Out-of-form Hampshire opener Jimmy Adams got some precious ‘middle time’ under his belt as he hit an undefeated century to lead St Cross Symondians to an eight-wicket victory to heighten Burridge’s relegation troubles.
The former Hampshire captain scored 102 not out as St Cross successfully chased down a Burridge total of 217-9 to win with seven overs to spare, writes Mike Vimpany.
He hit a six and 11 fours – and also took a wicket in a rare left-arm bowl, trapping Burridge opener Joe Collings-Wells leg before during his six-over stint.
But Adams was essentially in the St Cross team to bat – and will probably play against Alton this Saturday – and relished an opportunity to get back to form in a competitive environment.
“It’s always nice to have probably 20-plus overs in the middle. I started to find a bit of rhythm towards the end,” he said.
Adams said that scoring a Southern Electric Premier League century was far from plain sailing.
“It was quite hard work up front. I thought the Burridge new ball pair bowled really nicely. They had a bit of assistance, but so did we.
“Batting was all about having patience up front and naturally it got easier the longer I spent at the crease, as is usually the case.”
Adams admitted how difficult the past two months had been for him.
“The last two months have been really wretched. I haven’t really managed to get past the new ball and as an opener that’s your first port of call.
“This year’s been tough. You have standards that you want to achieve and little goals that you set yourself.
“You want to score 1,000 runs, score a few hundreds along the way and average 40-odd.
“It hasn’t happened and that’s one of the main reasons why I came back to St Cross to get some cricket and feel bat on ball for a decent period of time.
“Getting a century in the Premier League isn’t necessarily going to make it harder or easier next time I bat, but it’s a nice fillip to have knowing that I can bat for 100 or 150 balls, whereas getting to 20 balls sometimes recently has been tough.
“It will be nice to finish the season well. We at Hampshire have still got a lot to play for,” he added.
Scores –
Burridge 217-9 (Dods 61, Steward 43, Collings-Wells 36, Weatherley 4-44, Stokes 3-26, inc hat-trick)
St Cross Symondians 219-2 (Adams 102*, Stokes 43, Weatherley 25)
St Cross Symondians won by eight wickets.
The former Hampshire captain scored 102 not out as St Cross successfully chased down a Burridge total of 217-9 to win with seven overs to spare, writes Mike Vimpany.
He hit a six and 11 fours – and also took a wicket in a rare left-arm bowl, trapping Burridge opener Joe Collings-Wells leg before during his six-over stint.
But Adams was essentially in the St Cross team to bat – and will probably play against Alton this Saturday – and relished an opportunity to get back to form in a competitive environment.
“It’s always nice to have probably 20-plus overs in the middle. I started to find a bit of rhythm towards the end,” he said.
Adams said that scoring a Southern Electric Premier League century was far from plain sailing.
“It was quite hard work up front. I thought the Burridge new ball pair bowled really nicely. They had a bit of assistance, but so did we.
“Batting was all about having patience up front and naturally it got easier the longer I spent at the crease, as is usually the case.”
Adams admitted how difficult the past two months had been for him.
“The last two months have been really wretched. I haven’t really managed to get past the new ball and as an opener that’s your first port of call.
“This year’s been tough. You have standards that you want to achieve and little goals that you set yourself.
“You want to score 1,000 runs, score a few hundreds along the way and average 40-odd.
“It hasn’t happened and that’s one of the main reasons why I came back to St Cross to get some cricket and feel bat on ball for a decent period of time.
“Getting a century in the Premier League isn’t necessarily going to make it harder or easier next time I bat, but it’s a nice fillip to have knowing that I can bat for 100 or 150 balls, whereas getting to 20 balls sometimes recently has been tough.
“It will be nice to finish the season well. We at Hampshire have still got a lot to play for,” he added.
Scores –
Burridge 217-9 (Dods 61, Steward 43, Collings-Wells 36, Weatherley 4-44, Stokes 3-26, inc hat-trick)
St Cross Symondians 219-2 (Adams 102*, Stokes 43, Weatherley 25)
St Cross Symondians won by eight wickets.