Betteshanger Cricket Club miss out on place in National Indoor Six-a-side final
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Betteshanger Colliery Welfare CC
missed out on the chance of a national title after an agonising
last-gasp defeat in the National Indoor Six-a-side competition at
Lord’s on Sunday.
Bettes were representing the Kent
Cricket Board but lost in the final over of the semi-final to
Cambridgeshire side Godmanchester Town.
Godmanchester batted first in the
spacious Lord’s arena and the runs flowed, with the Cambridgeshire
side on 94-1 from seven overs before two wickets apiece for Derek
Towe (2-34) and Liam Collins (2-40) took the score to 108-5 before
a late flourish took Godmanchester to 139. Andy McNicholas took
1-25.
Bettes needed 12 an over and
Cheeseman and Collins got them off to a fine start, retiring on 25
and 26 respectively as they reached 67 inside five overs.
The first wicket fell when
McNicholas (11) was caught with the score on 88 from eight
overs.
Jamie and Derek Towe (pictured)
kept the score ticking over and after 10 overs their side were
sitting pretty on 127-1. However Martin McNicholas departed without
scoring, Cheeseman was trapped lbw without adding to his score upon
his return and Collins then went for 27 to leave the score at 137-4
with one over remaining.
Derek Towe (18) was run-out trying
to make his ground while another calling error led to Jamie Towe
being run-out for 25 to see Godmanchester home by two runs.
Thursday, March 18 2010
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