2004
Season Results
Saturday July 24 th
Date and place of Match: Saturday July 24th, at Home. League: NSA Saturday Division 1.
Scoreboard: Wayfarers 180
( A.Skirrow 47, I.Jones 23, P.Stacey 23. C.Wells 3 - 40, I.Perry 3 - 58.)
Swanage 183 - 4
( C.Wells 83*, I.Booth 32, G.Watson 20*. )
Result: Swanage won by 6 wickets.
Details:
Fourth placed Swanage entertained top of the table Wayfarers in a keenly fought contest with some good opening bowling. After Guy Watson had reduced Wayfarers to 15 - 2, J.Jones steadied the ship but number four , A.Skirrow, attacked immediately with some well struck fours and sixes. The introduction of Craig Wells' off spin posed problems for the batsmen. To release the shackles, Skirrow attempted to hit him for six and instead was athletically caught low down near the sight screen by Ryan Norman. Wells bowled Jones with his next ball and another fine boundary catch by Norman gave Wells his third wicket. At the other end, Ian Perry also took three wickets with his inswingers to reduce Wayfarers to 143-8. It was thanks to P. Stacey and J.Stoodley that they managed to reach 180 before the innings closed with two balls to go.
After tea, Wayfarers classy attack presented the Swanage batsmen with all sorts of problems. First change Stoodley particularly impressed with his whippy action bringing the ball right across from outside the leg stump. After Anton Howse was bowled behind his legs, Stoodley came on to hit incomer James Harris' stumps with a fine first delivery. Ian Booth and Craig Wells steadied the ship with Booth driving nicely but Stoodley then rattled the stylish Booth's stumps with an identical ball to the Harris dismissal. When Sellars deceived Jonny Clark with a good slower ball to make the score 95 - 4, Swanage were struggling. Wells and Guy Watson showed tactical sense by playing carefully and, apart from the odd explosive shot from Wells, waiting for the end of Stoodley's twelve overs. Wayfarers' sloppy fielding did not match their bowling and downing Wells four times ultimately cost them the game. With three overs to go, Wells lifted a new bowler for two huge leg side sixes and then smashed the ball past extra cover in a thrilling stroke which emphasised his control and won the game for Swanage.
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Date and place of Match: Sunday July 25 th, at Home. League: NSA Sunday Division 3.
Scoreboard: Swanage First Eleven 138
( I.Perry 38, P.Dyer 23. T.Burton 4-32)
Broadstone First Eleven 125
( L.Thoem 29. I.Perry 4-39, T.Edgar 3-30.)
Result: Swanage won by 13 runs.
Details: Swanage kept losing wickets on the slow pitch to the visitor's tight bowling, with T.Burton being Broadstone's most dangerous bowler. Only some big hitting from Ian Perry and Peter Dyer took the home team past the hundred mark. However, a late collapse saw them all out with eight overs to spare.
In their turn, Broadstone's batsmen were also made to struggle by Tim Edgar and Ron Barker (2-31). Later, they threatened to cut loose with L,Thoem and R.Cummings, who brought them ahead of the required run rate. Then a late burst from Ian Perry took the last two wickets in two balls to bring lowly Swanage a much needed victory.
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There was no Second Eleven game.
250 club draw. June: £65 W.Smith(49), £35 P.Nash(250), £20 C.Wells(82).
July: £65 J.Higham(212), £35 P.Wells(186, £20 D.Constable(168).
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