Earlswood batted first and a 73 run 2nd wicket partnership between Ben Jackson (29 not out) and Captain Alex Benton (25) put Earlswood in control. Some good shots by George Nickless got Earls up to 100 off their 20 overs. Astwood Bank had one or two good bowlers including Taran (4-3-6-2) and Joel (4-0-14-1) and the pitch produced some bounce that was unorthodox at times to say the least!

George Nickless (3-0-7-0) and Max Ward (3-0-14-0) opened the bowling with tight spells then Sam Bott applied the brakes on the Astwood Bank innings even more with an excellent direct hit run out from mid-on. Max followed this up with a neat catch off Alex Benton that put the home side on 17-2. Joel then came in and hit three boundaries in an over before James Thorne (2-0-6-2) came on and clean bowled him.

The fielding was good all game with some good stops and quick returns to the wickets notably from James Behan and Josh Wardle. Ben Jackson was a star behind the stumps as the ball was bouncing all over the place off the uneven pitch and he bravely stopped several deliveries with his body. He was also unlucky with a close call for a runout following a good catch and quick take off of the bails.

Sam Delaney (2-0-5-2) started the collapse of the Astwood middle order joined by good wickets from Sam Bott and George Shale and the team disappointingly narrowly missed out on the Ashley Mansell chicken dance as he beat the bat a couple of times but the batsman didn't quite get a nick.

An all round good performance with each of the lads playing their part. Keep it up!

Earlswood Cricket Club

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