Devon Dumplings v Haberdasher's Askes

Thursday 06 July 2017 at Exmouth

Haberdashers' 129 ao DD130-4

 On a lovely sunny day, perfect for cricket, Haberdashers won the toss and decided to bat in a 40 over match. They started badly, losing their opener, Saul Kaye, to the first ball of the second over of the game bowled by Dan Fogerty. With an attacking field in place, runs came steadily until the 9th over, when spin was introduced and then the school lost their second wicket Freddie Wright caught on the boundary by Deniko Visser off the bowling of Bernie Wilson for 18. Meanwhile Jordan Urban continued to bat well, despite losing Lakhani stumped by Jack Hatton charging the spin of Wilson for 4, who also accounted for Rasakulasuriar, well caught by Paul Berman for 5. 

So at drinks after 20 overs, the school were 100 for 4 with Urban just completing a very good 50. He used his feet well, especially against the spinners, and it was a touch of fielding brilliance by Dumpling Visser after drinks, who when bowling his spin, the ball was hit back to him and he threw the stumps down at the striker’s end which left Jordan Urban marginally out of his crease. Wickets then fell more quickly to Paul Berman 2, Sam Ewen 1 and Deniko Visser 2 and so the school subsided to all out for 129 in 29th over. 

Dumplings started steadily until Luke Davies was out for 10 with the score on 26 and soon after James Horler was caught in the slips off the spin bowling of Choudhury for 13. Sam Ewen and Jack Hatton then both played some good attacking shots on a very fast outfield and took the score to 78 before Hatton was caught in the deep for 33. Craig Penberthy was also caught in the deep by Freddie Wright for 7 and it was left to JP Van Rensburg and Ewen to see the Dumplings home in the 26 over, with Ewen and Van Rensbury on 45 and 16 respectively.

 Haberdashers Askes 129 all out (J Urban 56, B Wilson 3 for 23, P Berman 2 for 7 and D Visser 2 for 10). Devon Dumplings 130 for 4 (S Ewen 45 n.o. J Hatton 33, A Lakani 1 for 13).