Cricket: Eversholt squeeze out the Bray in village cup

Posted on May 17, 2011

In a very competitive game played in a good spirit to the end, home team Eversholt ran out winners by 20 runs despite a powerfully struck 72 by Flecknell. Eversholt batted first and compiled 207ao from 39.5 overs with Litchfield 44 and Ben Nichols 47 providing the majority of the runs. Ellerton took 3-24 and Flecknell 2-29 to help hold the home team down to a chaseable target, however with the Bray 0-1 after 3 overs the chase didn't look promising...enter Flecknell who almost turned the game single handed, he was out (to an excellent return catch by Ben Nichols) with the score at 115-3 from 22 and despite Josh Peacock well crafted 39 and Dave Hopkins 17, the Bray challenge ran out of steam with 30 needed from the last 3 overs.

Scorecard

• Result: Eversholt CC - 1st XI Won by 21 runs
• Date: Sun 15th May 2011
• Start Time: 13:00
• Ground: Recreation Ground
• Type: Cup : National Village Knock-Out - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire - Group 22 (Quarter Finals)
• Scoring: Standard
• Toss: Eversholt CC - 1st XI won the toss and decided to bat

Source: Eaton Bray Cricket Club