Plymouth CS & Roborough CC 1XI vs Bridestowe CC 1XI - 27/06/15

Post date: Jun 28, 2015 8:36:04 PM

Bridestowe 1XI got back to winning ways with a 4-wicket victory at Plymouth Civil Service and Roborough. Captain Mark Butler won the toss and chose to bowl first. Tom and Dan Fogerty passed the outside edge and caused a few problems early on but couldn't find their usually tight lines and lengths consistently enough. Gaylard and Sanders played mainly defensively, launching the odd ball over the top. BCC were not helped by being 1 fielder light for the first 15 overs, with Barry rushing back from golf. The change in bowling got the breakthrough on 65, as Lavis bowled Sanders for 23. That brought the Gaylard brothers together for what would be a massive partnership. They initially played fairly defensively, with Lavis (1-26) and Khan bowling accurately. The Bridestowe fielding wasn't at it's usual high standard, and a few catches and run out opportunities went begging. Lavis finished a fantastic spell, going at 3 runs per over was a top effort in the context of the game. When the PCS&R score passed 100, the Gaylards began to open up, and smashed the returning Tom and Dan for a few big sixes. The score raced from 100-1 to 200-1, and with 6 overs left, it looked as though BCC would have a huge total to chase down. Sizmur came back in his second spell and again picked up wickets, first trapping Brian Galyard lbw for 71, ending a 140-run partnership. He soon had brother Rob as well, caught at deep midwicket by James Ewen for a powerful 84. The new batsmen proved just as able to find the boundary though, and the score continued to race along. Sam Ewen (2-16) bowled a tidy first over at the death, picking up the wicket of Sharp caught behind. His next over went for a few more runs, but he picked up another wicket through a great diving catch by Sizmur. The last over of the innings, bowled by Sizmur (4-56), was an eventful one; he went for a couple of 4s and a 6, but also picked up another 2 wickets for an extra bowling point. PCS&R finished on 259-7, an excellent score which would need some serious application for the Bridestowe batters to overhaul.

The Bridestowe chase got off to a fantastic start through Tom Fogerty and Gary Sizmur. Both went after the opening bowlers from the off, but kept most of their shots along the ground. The partnership raced passed 50 and was soon on to 100 through yet another exquisite Fogerty boundary through the covers. The home side's captain Windsor brought some control, and the run rate slowed to slightly below what was required. Tom passed his half-century with another boundary, and Gary followed suit a few overs later, as he punched Windsor back over his head for 4. PCS&R eventually got the breakthrough with the score at 147, as Windsor dropped one short, and Sizmur pulled it straight to the man at mid-wicket to finish a great innings of 55. Barry Down and Fogerty ticked things along for a few overs until Barry was adjudged LBW to give Windsor (2-33) his second wicket in his last over of a fine spell. Sam Ewen came to the crease and pushed the ball into the gaps and ran well with Tom, who was now smashing the ball to all parts at the other end. With three sixes in quick succession he raced towards another hundred, but holed out to deep-midwicket on 94. Khan clipped a boundary through the leg side, but soon departed thanks to a great catch at cover. The score was now at 191-4, with the required rate well above a run a ball. Just as the pressure was starting to build, Sam heaved Gaylard for three sixes over midwicket to bring the target to within touching distance. He smashed a few more boundaries, but was the run out to a direct hit, to depart for a brutal 42 from only 21 balls. James Ewen and Phil just needed to push the ball into the gaps and got within 19 of the target before James was run out. Phil (24no) then wasted no time in getting the last remaining runs, hitting four 4s to hand Bridestowe the win with 2.3 overs and 4 wickets remaining.

With Chagford losing, BCC extend thier lead at the top of C(West) to 15 points from D&T in second.

PCS&R 259-7 (B. Gaylard 71, R. Gaylard 83, G. Sizmur 4-58) lost to Bridestowe 260-6 (T. Fogerty 94, G. Sizmur 55, S. Ewen 42)