 Alex Samson |  Eric Linge wrapped on the pads |
Ferndown Wayfarers are through to the ECB national indoor sixes championship final at Lord's after a dramatic semi-final victory over Halesowen - last year's Hampshire League champions winning by virtue of losing fewer wickets in tied match. They made 137-2, Halesowen 135-5 after a near remarkable comeback.
The Dorset champions are rubbing shoulders with serious ECB Premier Division at NW8, Halesowen being a prominent Birmingham & District side. Recent indoor finalists Broadstairs and Ockbrook & Borrowash ply their respective grades in the Kent and Derbyshire Premier Leagues.
Underdogs they may have been, but Wayfarers posted a healthy 137-2 with teenager Freddie Pittaway (27) and James Raftery (25) building on the positive start by openers Eric Linge (32*) and Alex Sansom (36*).
Halesown plunged to 74-5 in reply, but stayed in the game through one-time Worcestershire left-hand opener Matthew Pardoe, who struck an unbeaten 85. He needed 16 off the final over, but could only manage to tie the scores at 137-5 - much to Wayfarers' relief !
The Dorset champions are rubbing shoulders with serious ECB Premier Division at NW8, Halesowen being a prominent Birmingham & District side. Recent indoor finalists Broadstairs and Ockbrook & Borrowash ply their respective grades in the Kent and Derbyshire Premier Leagues.
Underdogs they may have been, but Wayfarers posted a healthy 137-2 with teenager Freddie Pittaway (27) and James Raftery (25) building on the positive start by openers Eric Linge (32*) and Alex Sansom (36*).
Halesown plunged to 74-5 in reply, but stayed in the game through one-time Worcestershire left-hand opener Matthew Pardoe, who struck an unbeaten 85. He needed 16 off the final over, but could only manage to tie the scores at 137-5 - much to Wayfarers' relief !
Matt Pardoe led a remarkable Haleowen fightback
ECB Indoor Six-a-side Championship final photographs by Sarah Williams.
