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16-06-07
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A crushing 143 from Rob Wrinch set Earl Stonham on course for a crushing
182 run victory over Great Yeldham.
In a game reduced to 35 overs-a-side to allow for forecasted showers
Yeldham won the toss and put Stonham in to bat. Stonham got off to a
flying start with Wrinch hitting his first of 10 sixes in just the
second over, and Tunstall smashing three early boundaries of his own.
Tunstall was soon run out by some sharp fielding, but this was a rare
bright spot on an otherwise unimpressive session in the field. Johnny
Hails and Duncan Turner were both out after big swishes, Hails after
missing a straight ball and Turner after being caught deep in the field by the
only Yeldham fielder to come out of the innings with any credit. Yeldham put down chance after
chance and could have heavily restricted Stonham's score if they had
held more of their opportunities. Simon Edgar joined Wrinch as the
innings began to look like it could sway and added some much needed
stability before playing onto his own stumps for a hard fought 18. Edgar
was replaced by Stephen Lewis and soon after Wrinch went into overdrive,
peppering the boundary with relentlessly powerful hitting, passing the
century mark for the second time this season. However, he was not
finished and only fell in the last over when attempting another 'big
one'. Lewis added an unbeaten 31 of his own as Stonham finished on 243
for six.
Yeldham came out to bat with the intention of attacking the total from
the off. After three boundaries in the first over Brown fell trying to hit
Tom Prior once too many. This started a delightful early spell from
Prior and Bob Wrinch yielded four wickets in the first five overs.
This included the wicket of the stubborn grinder Andrianates, who was
bowled by Wrinch. This was the beginning of the end for Yeldham who
capitulated with concerning ease. The only real resistance was put up by
M Holt who batted intelligently and finished unbeated on 24. Prior was the
pick of the bowlers, despite some difficulties with his run up, and he
finished with four more wickets to add to this season's total. Jeff
Lewis and Stephen Lewis mopped up the remains of the tail as Yeldham
crawled to 61 all out.
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