FAIR OAK
Standing (from left): Sam Reed, Ben Smith, Freddie Eley, Joe McNeeney, Asad Abbas, Harry Reed. Front: Phil Smith, Rhys Oxley, Gregor McKenzie (capt), Rich Featherstone, Nick Doubell.
Standing (from left): Sam Reed, Ben Smith, Freddie Eley, Joe McNeeney, Asad Abbas, Harry Reed. Front: Phil Smith, Rhys Oxley, Gregor McKenzie (capt), Rich Featherstone, Nick Doubell.
Oak’s Southern Premier Division 2 chequered pattern of win one, lose one continued as fourth placed Hartley Wintney inflicted a five-wicket defeat on them at Lapstone Park.
Gregor McKenzie, having been dropped at extra-cover off the very first ball of the match, nicked one behind two deliveries later. Then Shafeh Asmat (3-28) had Oaks deep in trouble at 31-4 before a partial recovery through Harry Reed (38) and Nick Doubell (41).
The Fair Oak lower order then wagged effectively, with Rhys Oxley striking an unbeaten 31 and Ben Smith, Asad Abbas and Rich Featherstone each adding 21. Ryan Bone took 2-38 as Oaks closed on 200-8.
Two early wickets by the pacy Freddie Eley gave Oaks hope at 37-2, but Hartley Wintney built a recovery through Bone (31) and Ben Williams. A crucial fourth-wicket stand of 89 between 17-year olkd Williams, who clouted three sixes and ten fours,and Farooq Qureshi followed. Both were out to the spinners, Williams striking 74 and Qureshi 24, but Hartley Wintney sixth-wicket pair James Mulvey (19*) and Jamie Teale (20*) saw their side home at 203-5 with nearly 19 overs in hand.
Gregor McKenzie, having been dropped at extra-cover off the very first ball of the match, nicked one behind two deliveries later. Then Shafeh Asmat (3-28) had Oaks deep in trouble at 31-4 before a partial recovery through Harry Reed (38) and Nick Doubell (41).
The Fair Oak lower order then wagged effectively, with Rhys Oxley striking an unbeaten 31 and Ben Smith, Asad Abbas and Rich Featherstone each adding 21. Ryan Bone took 2-38 as Oaks closed on 200-8.
Two early wickets by the pacy Freddie Eley gave Oaks hope at 37-2, but Hartley Wintney built a recovery through Bone (31) and Ben Williams. A crucial fourth-wicket stand of 89 between 17-year olkd Williams, who clouted three sixes and ten fours,and Farooq Qureshi followed. Both were out to the spinners, Williams striking 74 and Qureshi 24, but Hartley Wintney sixth-wicket pair James Mulvey (19*) and Jamie Teale (20*) saw their side home at 203-5 with nearly 19 overs in hand.
