Belper Meadows 1st XI 95 all out lost to
Denby 1st XI 195 all out
DEFEAT against local derby rivals Denby in the Marston’s Smooth Trophy means Belper Meadows’ best chance of silverware this season lies in the Butterley Cup.
Meadows face S
andiacre Town 2nd XI in the semi finals of the 20-over Butterley Cup competition this Friday (July 4) at Spondon CC (6.15pm start).
Denby batted first and despite a prolonged rain break mid-innings which saw an early tea were able to compile a more than competitive score at 195 all out.
L Carlisle (59) and S Poplar (43) were the pick of the Denby batsmen.
This was always going to be a tough test for the Belper side playing higher level opposition but Asad Ali (3-27) again showed his class with the ball.
The Belper reply never got going as P Furstenburg (5-38) ran riot with a fine spell of bowling which decimated the Belper batting line up. Slipping to 95 all out to bring a disappointing end to the cup run.
Ripley & Heanor News Wright Cup, second round
Belper Meadows 2nd XI
153 all out lost to
Rolls Royce 2nd XI 154-6
Belper Meadows second XI also limped out of the cup last Sunday at the quarter final stage.
After a rain interrupted start the wickets began to fall and Rob Borland (64) soon found himself at the crease.
He found a succession of partners who all chipped in with runs.
D Nightingale (15), P Nightingale (10) and C Maleham (23) all made useful contributions.
The latter running between the wickets like a well trained whippet. When Borland departed looking for big runs in the latter overs Maleham continued his lightning running with L Mundin (13*).
However, the scoring rate never crept over 3.5 an over as the rolls Royce bowlers hit their line and length consistently M Ali (2-21) and Venkatappa (3-26) being the most effective.
The total of 153 all out was a reasonable effort in the circumstances and it looked even better as Borland (4-27) claimed three early wickets with vicious swing at pace to send stumps flying.
However, a 102-run stand between veteran Malcolm Mason (32) and M Ilyas (53) for the fourth wicket proved decisive despite late wickets from the returning Borland and C Maleham (1-13).
A final score of 154-6 brought an end to a good game of cricket played to the spirit of the game.
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