Senior Results - 1.6.13

Not a great weekend for Worthing CC as they came second in each match.

1st XI v Roffey (Away):
The first eleven don't do boring games and this was yet another game that went down to the wire as the hosts crept over the line on the last scheduled ball of the day having scored 15 off the final over the get there.

Having lost the toss Darryl Rebbetts' men were asked to bat and got off to a good start through Michael Gould (68), Matt Green (46) and Matt Machan (27), but a middle order collapse left just Nick Ballamy (26) to offer some resistance as a below par score of 228 was posted on the fast-scoring ground.

Worthing took wickets at regular intervals but it wasn't quite enough as Luke Vinter (2 for 48) and Machan (2 for 77) tried in vain to claim he points. Nick Oxley and Ballamy took a wicket each and there were two run outs, but the highlight was perhaps Gould's one-handed catch to dismiss Rohit Jagota.

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2nd XI v Roffey:
Worthing didn't get enough runs at the Manor against Roffey 2nd XI as the twos went down by 5 wickets. Worthing were put into bat and although a few got starts only posted 152. Brad Lewis (40), Luke Barnes (32), Gary Tester (35) and John Kaye (26) set up a decent score but one or more should probably have pushed on. A tailend collapse from 152 for 5 to 152 all out didn't help.

Martyn Swift bowled a tight spell taking 2 for 11 from 7 overs, and there was a wicket each for Tester, Shane Felton and Jamie Piper but it was in vain as Roffey reached their target with ease.

Scorecard

3rd XI v Barns Green:
The third eleven were soundly beaten against Barns Green as the visitors won the toss and elected to bat. Injury to Paul Westlake in the first over of the game didn't help as Barns Green racked up 247 for 1 declared with Adam Squires taking the only wicket.

The reply started well with Tim Dunn finally getting some runs with 82 and Tom Chambers 34, but after that resistance was minimal with only Sam Greenrod (16) reaching double figures as Worthing succumbed for 197.

Scorecard

4th XI v Barns Green:
Batting once again was the issue (it seems to be a common theme for every team at the moment!) at Barns Green. The hosts opted to bat and notched 169 for 7 with James Belton (3 for 31) and Greg Harris (2 for 31) being the main threat. Robson Piper and Glenn Harris took a wicket each.

The reply stuttered to 100 all out with Yasir Iqbal (18) top scored and Josh Hyde hit 17 as no-one pushed on.

Scorecard