Spaxton Cricket Club defeated in opening fixture
Spaxton First XI started their season in Division Three of the Somerset League with a home match against Minehead Seconds. After choosing to bat first the hosts found themselves 12 for two after four overs before a mini rebuild from the watchful Ryan Gamblin and promoted Adam Richards carefully progressed the score to 35 without further loss after 10 overs. Gamblin went for nine and Richards soon followed going for one shot too many him saw him caught for 35 from 33 balls including eight boundaries and Spaxton were wobbling at 58 for four after 15 overs. Ben Rich and skipper David Pople then ticked the score along to 98 at the the 25 over mark before Pople went for 17. Scott Bellinger went cheaply which brought Dan Andison to join Rich and the two added 32 before the latter went for 18. Rich took his own score onto 46 off 70 balls before he was out with the total on 162 shortly after which the Spaxton innings concluded on 169 for nine from the 40 overs.
When Minehead replied their openers rattled along to 66-0 after 14 overs, before Bishop and Pople were introduced soon after which two wickets fell. A double breakthrough in the 20th over from Pople saw Minehead wobble and find themselves 90 for four. A steady partnership from Lewis Goodrum and Sam Cobb saw Minehead edge to 135 when Matt Mackenzie broke through accounting for Cobb on 27. With Minehead needing 35 from 10 overs, Goodrum with a patient 31 not out off 42 balls and Ranjeesh Krishnan who hit unbeaten 22 off 12 balls attacked to see the visitors over the line comfortably with six overs to spare. John Bishop ended with two for 24 while Pople claimed two for 22. A huge thank you to Minehead for a game played in good spirits and traditions upheld and huge thanks also to James Venton Planning for sponsoring the game and the continued support.
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