Bashley (Rydal) 108 all out beat Bournemouth 93 all out by 15 runs.
These are the type of results, which come the end of the season, win championships. Just may be in Bashley's case.
"For 95 per cent of the game, we weren't going to win, but in the end we did," confessed a relieved head coach Steve Wilson, after Bashley had successfully defended a low 108 total – 20-year old left-armer Brad Currie celebrating his second consecutive six-wicket return.
Even more remarkable was that Bournemouth appeared near certain winners when Luke Matthews (28) and Chris Park (21) eased their reply to 64-3 - 45 runs shy of victory.
At that point, Bournemouth suffered a quite astonishing collapse - six wickets falling for a mere three runs and the Lions to the brink of defeat at 67-8.
It was the second consecutive match that Bournemouth, eventually 93 all out, allowed a great chance of victory to slip from their grasp. Hampshire Academy's last pair gazumped them a fortnight earlier.
Bournemouth took the initiative early on, a double strike by Simon Woodruff (2-21) and a third by Dan Conway left Bashley in the lurch at 11-3 after Michael Porter had elected to bat on a bowler friendly BCG surface.
Fortunately for them, Tom Friend was able to glue the middle order together, although by the time Bashley's score had reached 50, they were five down.
Friend's thoughtful 45 (scored out of 71-6) was to prove an eventual match winner - Patrick Lewis making a handy 21 while Robbie Pack toiled productively with a 4-30 return before Bashley got their 108 on the board.
“Tom’s innings was superb in the context of the game. After all the rain we’d had, it obviously wasn’t an easy track to bat on, but Tom adapted to the conditions and put vital runs on the board, as did young Patrick (Lewis) later on,” praised Wilson.
Fragile
Dan Goodey (4-34) sent Nick Park and Luke Webb back to the pavilion in quick succession (15-2), but Matthews and Chris Park steadied the ship and guided the Lions into a potentially winning position.
But when Currie trapped Matthews leg before at 64-2, Bournemouth’s fragile batting unit fell apart.
One run later Goodey had Park caught behind – the Lions’ dressing room door almost spinning off its hinges as a succession of batsmen returned from the crease and the wickets lamp on the BCG electronic scoreboard blowing a fuse as Currie ripped through.
Ed Denham (19) launched a late counter-attack, but Currie (6-18) proved too hot to handle as the innings collapsed in a great heap. Bournemouth were 93 all out – the last eight wickets falling for 29 runs, the teenage gloveman Lewis bagging four victims behind the sticks.
“I doubt if there’s a better pace bowler than Brad (Currie) in the country at the moment,” said Wilson. “He’s got 23 wickets now, 12 in the past fortnight.”
Bournemouth skipper Chris Park reflected: “It was absolutely gutting. The game was there to be won, but we couldn’t get over the line.
“I couldn’t ask any more from the bowlers and fielders – we took a couple of good catches and it was an excellent bowling performance in general.
“Batting-wise we spoke about our plan and to be 64 for two at tea, common sense said that 10 overs after tea we were nearly there.
“But Luke Matthews was out the over after tea, I was out the next over and the floodgates opened. Nobody could put a stem to it.”
These are the type of results, which come the end of the season, win championships. Just may be in Bashley's case.
"For 95 per cent of the game, we weren't going to win, but in the end we did," confessed a relieved head coach Steve Wilson, after Bashley had successfully defended a low 108 total – 20-year old left-armer Brad Currie celebrating his second consecutive six-wicket return.
Even more remarkable was that Bournemouth appeared near certain winners when Luke Matthews (28) and Chris Park (21) eased their reply to 64-3 - 45 runs shy of victory.
At that point, Bournemouth suffered a quite astonishing collapse - six wickets falling for a mere three runs and the Lions to the brink of defeat at 67-8.
It was the second consecutive match that Bournemouth, eventually 93 all out, allowed a great chance of victory to slip from their grasp. Hampshire Academy's last pair gazumped them a fortnight earlier.
Bournemouth took the initiative early on, a double strike by Simon Woodruff (2-21) and a third by Dan Conway left Bashley in the lurch at 11-3 after Michael Porter had elected to bat on a bowler friendly BCG surface.
Fortunately for them, Tom Friend was able to glue the middle order together, although by the time Bashley's score had reached 50, they were five down.
Friend's thoughtful 45 (scored out of 71-6) was to prove an eventual match winner - Patrick Lewis making a handy 21 while Robbie Pack toiled productively with a 4-30 return before Bashley got their 108 on the board.
“Tom’s innings was superb in the context of the game. After all the rain we’d had, it obviously wasn’t an easy track to bat on, but Tom adapted to the conditions and put vital runs on the board, as did young Patrick (Lewis) later on,” praised Wilson.
Fragile
Dan Goodey (4-34) sent Nick Park and Luke Webb back to the pavilion in quick succession (15-2), but Matthews and Chris Park steadied the ship and guided the Lions into a potentially winning position.
But when Currie trapped Matthews leg before at 64-2, Bournemouth’s fragile batting unit fell apart.
One run later Goodey had Park caught behind – the Lions’ dressing room door almost spinning off its hinges as a succession of batsmen returned from the crease and the wickets lamp on the BCG electronic scoreboard blowing a fuse as Currie ripped through.
Ed Denham (19) launched a late counter-attack, but Currie (6-18) proved too hot to handle as the innings collapsed in a great heap. Bournemouth were 93 all out – the last eight wickets falling for 29 runs, the teenage gloveman Lewis bagging four victims behind the sticks.
“I doubt if there’s a better pace bowler than Brad (Currie) in the country at the moment,” said Wilson. “He’s got 23 wickets now, 12 in the past fortnight.”
Bournemouth skipper Chris Park reflected: “It was absolutely gutting. The game was there to be won, but we couldn’t get over the line.
“I couldn’t ask any more from the bowlers and fielders – we took a couple of good catches and it was an excellent bowling performance in general.
“Batting-wise we spoke about our plan and to be 64 for two at tea, common sense said that 10 overs after tea we were nearly there.
“But Luke Matthews was out the over after tea, I was out the next over and the floodgates opened. Nobody could put a stem to it.”