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ROWLEDGE BROTHERS MAKE A WISH COME TRUE

2/7/2015

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A Wish came true for a pair of young Rowledge brothers, who brought about the destruction of Southern Electric Premier Division 1 rivals Liphook & Ripsley.
Brothers, Jake (left) and Ben Wish, had a hand (or, more specifically, a glove) in eight of the ten wickets Liphook & Ripsley lost in their ten-run defeat.
Bowling his medium left-arm over-the-wicket seam, 16 year old Jake produced a maiden 5-35 return, three of his wickets being snapped up behind the stumps by his elder brother Ben, who ended the day with six victims !
His hands were lightning fast at Ripsley Park, taking three catches and three key late stumpings, two off his sibling brother.
Ben won the Premier Division 2 wicket-keeping award last summer with 17 victims : he’s got 21 already this summer !!!
“Jake and myself have obviously played a lot of back garden cricket over the years, but I don’t practice keeping wicket to his bowling as my mum is too busy with our washing and ironing to get a bat,” Ben chuckled.
It wasn’t only in the field – where Rowledge were defending a relatively modest 204-8 – that the brothers shone.
Rowledge had reached an uncertain 129-6 when Jake, a correct and compact left-hander playing in his first SPL season, came in and made 20.
With Richard Forbes (25) and Ben Wish (17 not out) adding further runs, Rowedge got a total they were just about about to defend.
Talking about his younger brother’s performance, Ben said: “Getting a five-fer at 16 and in his debut season at this level is just the confidence boost he needs.
“He’s a decent young player, who will get plenty of opportunities at Rowledge.”


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