Trophyman Indoor Cricket Cup Round up Division 2 won a close contest against Wellow & in a high scoring match. Braishfield batted first and both openers W.Bowden 26 and R.Tatnall 26 ensured a good start. Both retired quickly and runs continued to be accumulated at a fast rate as the later batsmen all reached double figures. James Light 23 and K.White 18. In the closing overs the Wellow bowlers found their accuracy and 5 wickets fell in 2 overs. Scott Higgins with 3-18 was the pick of the bowlers as Braishfield finished on 140 all out. The Wellow batsmen were not put off chasing a big total and opener James Sampson 40no led the way. Kieran Hancock 28no helped him push the score along. The later batsmen did struggle as wickets by F.Wilde and Bowden slowed them down. The returning Sampson managed 25 off the final over with the help of extras but they fell agonisingly 4 runs short at 136-3. Wellow & Plaitford 6 pts Braishfield 10pts.

Old T’s & Romsey Youth had a comprehensive 161 runs victory over Michelmersh & Timsbury B to stay on top of Division 2. Old T’s openers Steve Smith 34no and John Whytehead quickly got on top of the bowling and both retired within 5 overs. Dan Turrell and Nick Tubb took a wicket each before Rob Newman weighed with 30no. John Whytehead returned to complete a fine half century with some brutal hits to the back wall. Young Harry Arthur bowled well and was unlucky not to take a wicket as Old T’s closed on a massive 198-2. Michelmersh mad a steady start but lost a wicket at 11. Dan Turrell 14 top scored but a fine bowling spell by Daniel Collins 3-10 put paid to any recovery as they slumped to 37 all out with Steve Smith 2-9 taking the last 2 wickets in consecutive balls. Old T’s & Romsey Youth 12pts Michelmersh & Timsbury 1pt

Hythe & and Bramshaw B had a close match with Bramshaw winning in the final over. Bramshaw batted first and openers S.King 27no and Josh Arnold 17 got them off to a good start. B.Pinkney 32no continued to push the score along and although K. McCarthy 2- 29 caused problems Bramshaw reached 118-3 with the help of 35 extras. After losing an early wicket to a run out S.Tongs 30 and Z. Miller 20 and extras got the scoreboard moving and they kept up with the required run rate. S.King 2-23 and two more run outs caused the later order batsmen to struggle for runs and they needed 17 off the final over with 1 wicket remaining. Ten runs came off 3 balls but King took a good catch off his own bowling to secure victory as Hythe were 112 all out. Bramshaw B 11pts Hythe & Dibden 3pts

Division 1 Table P W L Bat Bo Pts Old T’s & Romsey Yth 4 4 0 12 9 45 Bramshaw B 4 3 1 8 7 33 Wellow & Platford 4 2 2 10 9 31 Braishfield 4 2 2 9 7 28 Hythe & Dibden 4 1 3 7 6 19 Michelmersh & Tims B 4 0 4 0 4 4

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