Andover Cricket Club 4th XI (Sat) v Hungerford II on Sat 28 Aug 2010 at 2:00pm

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Andover Cricket Club 4th XI (Sat) v Hungerford II on Sat 28 Aug 2010 at 2:00pm
Andover Cricket Club Won by 10 wickets

Match report Andover's fourth team secured their biggest win this season with a fantastic team effort against Hungerford IIs.

Skipper Matt Goodman won the toss and chose to bowl on the greenest deck of the season, and his faith in his bowlers was well-placed, as Graeme Anderson and Robin Richards caused real problems for Hungerford. After Anderson had removed Hungerford's #1 for a duck, the pressure mounted on the opposition, culminating in a spectacular direct hit run-out from Harry Blackburn to remove the second opener as he tried to get off the mark.

Hungerford's batsmen then continued to struggle against very good bowling from Phil Knight and Fran Andrews, and wickets fell in quick succession till Hungerford were struggling at 35 for 7 in the 16th over. S. Walker (14) and L. Franklin (8) managed to pull Hungerford back somewhat before Matt Brown took the catch of the season in the slips off Goodman's bowling to remove Franklin. Andover then ran through the tail, and Dan Du-heaume sealed off Hungerford's resistance with a stunning catch in the deep off Harry Blackburn's bowling. It was a fantastic bowling effort from the squad, particularly Anderson and Knight, who both took two wickets, and Richards, who continues to improve.

Blackburn (43) and Will Turner (21) demonstrated the right balance of control and aggression as they chased down the total, both ending unbeaten to see Andover home for maximum points.

With their decisive win and Damerham's loss to Upper Clatford, Andover stayed clear of the relegation zone in Regional Division 2 North West. After a difficult season, the town's fourth XI are looking forward to next year with a young and improving side.

Hungerford II Batting

69 for 10

Player name		Runs
Burkitt	Bowled G. Anderson	0
McKevitt	Run out Blackburn	0
S. Jubb	Caught Holman, Bowled: Anderson	5
K. Rowell	Bowled P. Knight	18
Smallman	Lbw Anderson	0
C. Mills	Bowled Richards	0
S. Walker	Not Out	14
S. Buck	Bowled P. Knight	0
L. Franklin	Caught Brown, Bowled: Goodman	8
S. Miller	Caught Blackburn, Bowled: P. Knight	5
Hassan	Caught Du-heaume, Bowled: Blackburn	1

Andover Cricket Club 4th XI (Sat) Bowling

Player Name	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average	Economy
Graeme ANDERSON	8.0	2	14	3	4.67	1.75
Robin RICHARDS	5.0	0	11	1	11.00	2.20
Phil KNIGHT	6.0	1	10	3	3.33	1.67
Fran ANDREWS	9.0	4	14	0	0.00	1.56
Matthew GOODMAN	7.0	2	12	1	12.00	1.71
Harry BLACKBURN	1.3	1	0	1	0.00	0.00

Andover Cricket Club 4th XI (Sat) Batting

70 for 0

Player Name		Runs	Catches	Run outs
Harry BLACKBURN	Not Out	43	1	1
Will TURNER	Not Out	21
Andy HOLMAN			1
Dan DU-HEAUME			1
James FRECKNALL
Graeme ANDERSON
Matt BROWN			1
Phil KNIGHT
Matthew GOODMAN
Fran ANDREWS
Robin RICHARDS