Teenage fifties, Harry Fisher (left) and Dan Cox (right).
Alton’s tenth wicket pair held out for the last 20 minutes to deny Lymington the Time pennant spoils, having had their New Forest visitors on the rack before lunch.
Teenage pair Harry Fisher and Dan Cox both made fifties as Lymington recovered from 62-5 to reach 212-8 before forcing Alton to hold out at 159-9 at stumps.
The match, in which the on-field officiating came under scrutiny, took a dramatic turn after lunch, after Kiwi all-rounder Matt Bacon (3-51) had made serious dents in Lymington’s top order.
The Otago paceman struck twice with the new ball, whipping out Ben Rogers third ball, then Terry Crabb.
Oli Calcott (23) and Gareth Schreuder (19) both made starts, but were back in the pavilion before the interval.
Darren Cowley (25) and Fisher initiated the recovery, but it was the post-lunch 94-run stand between Fisher, the former Sherborne School batsman, and Cox, with eight boundaries in a maiden 52, which turned the tide in Lymington’s favour.
They knuckled down, adding a crucial 94 as Lymington progressed from 96-6 and into the driving seat at 190-7.
Fisher, who made a mature 52 not out, added later runs with Matt Metcalfe as Lymington reached a competitive 212-8 after 64 overs, Julian Ballinger chipping away with a 3-57 return.
Scott Myers (41) held Alton’s reply together as the Brewers stumbled to 66-6, Matt Metcalfe (3-32) and Darren Cowley (3-18) making frequent inroads.
Mark Heffernan, whose unbeaten 44 largely saved the day for Alton, found some useful support from Alton’s lower-order as Lymington ramped up the pressure.
But Metcalfe’s side were unable to prise either Heffernan or last man Ballinger from the crease as Alton hung on at 159-9.
Teenage pair Harry Fisher and Dan Cox both made fifties as Lymington recovered from 62-5 to reach 212-8 before forcing Alton to hold out at 159-9 at stumps.
The match, in which the on-field officiating came under scrutiny, took a dramatic turn after lunch, after Kiwi all-rounder Matt Bacon (3-51) had made serious dents in Lymington’s top order.
The Otago paceman struck twice with the new ball, whipping out Ben Rogers third ball, then Terry Crabb.
Oli Calcott (23) and Gareth Schreuder (19) both made starts, but were back in the pavilion before the interval.
Darren Cowley (25) and Fisher initiated the recovery, but it was the post-lunch 94-run stand between Fisher, the former Sherborne School batsman, and Cox, with eight boundaries in a maiden 52, which turned the tide in Lymington’s favour.
They knuckled down, adding a crucial 94 as Lymington progressed from 96-6 and into the driving seat at 190-7.
Fisher, who made a mature 52 not out, added later runs with Matt Metcalfe as Lymington reached a competitive 212-8 after 64 overs, Julian Ballinger chipping away with a 3-57 return.
Scott Myers (41) held Alton’s reply together as the Brewers stumbled to 66-6, Matt Metcalfe (3-32) and Darren Cowley (3-18) making frequent inroads.
Mark Heffernan, whose unbeaten 44 largely saved the day for Alton, found some useful support from Alton’s lower-order as Lymington ramped up the pressure.
But Metcalfe’s side were unable to prise either Heffernan or last man Ballinger from the crease as Alton hung on at 159-9.
