Stoke Gabriel Cricket Club

Stoke Gabriel 2nd XI vs OSM 2nd XI
Ottery St Mary II 186 (A Dean 52, G Iley 26; J Tolley 5-45),
Stoke Gabriel II 189-5 (D Ansley 84no).

Stoke Gabriel (19pts) bt Ottery St Mary (6) by 5 wkts

REPORT - Nick Sandbrook

Stoke's all conquering 2nd XI cruised to the summit of the C Division with a convincing victory at Ottery St Mary.

With the side brimming with youthful confidence, seasoned experience and aged embrocation, skipper Adam Newman inserted the host on a track showing more furrows than Mr Burnell's forehead, and soon after I was creaking down the hill and spraying the ball about like Alex Hill on camera, followed by fellow "senior" Jamie "Bubba" Day, as the veteran's took charge of the top end, rather than the wickets.

Thankfully, Newman's nippers did the bulk of the work up the hill - Jack Tolley was the star show with a five-for, impressing with his pace and accuracy, aided by contributions from Calvin Gay and Angus Lee, as the home side crumbled after a rapid start to 186-9, with youngster Andy Dean top scoring on 52. Had octogenarian Clive Burnell (87) hung onto a regulation slip chance early in Dean's innings, their total would of been far less, but it's fortunate considering how fatal it could be to a man of his age, that he couldn't catch a cold.

The early stages of our reply are a mystery to me, having been ensconced in the pavilion repairing a damaged phone and demolishing a tower of Pringles, but I understand Dave Higgin's nightmare game continued with the ball, as it had in the field, run out for nothing. Dr Doug took the fight to OSM in an innings equal parts rapier and scalpal in firing a decisive 86* to record his highest SGCC score, with chip ins from the skipper, Matt Taylor and Jamie Day as the game was wrapped up inside 30 overs.

Werther's Originals Moment: Clive Burnell


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	Stoke Gabriel 2nd XI vs OSM 2nd XI Ottery St Mary II 186 (A Dean 52, G Iley 26; J Tolley 5-45), Stoke Gabriel II 189-5 (D Ansley 84no). Stoke Gabriel (19pts) bt Ottery St Mary (6) by 5 wkts REPORT - Nick Sandbrook Stoke's all conquering 2nd XI cruised to the summit of the C Division with a convincing victory at Ottery St Mary. With the side brimming with youthful confidence, seasoned experience and aged embrocation, skipper Adam Newman inserted the host on a track showing more furrows than Mr Burnell's forehead, and soon after I was creaking down the hill and spraying the ball about like Alex Hill on camera, followed by fellow "senior" Jamie "Bubba" Day, as the veteran's took charge of the top end, rather than the wickets. Thankfully, Newman's nippers did the bulk of the work up the hill - Jack Tolley was the star show with a five-for, impressing with his pace and accuracy, aided by contributions from Calvin Gay and Angus Lee, as the home side crumbled after a rapid start to 186-9, with youngster Andy Dean top scoring on 52. Had octogenarian Clive Burnell (87) hung onto a regulation slip chance early in Dean's innings, their total would of been far less, but it's fortunate considering how fatal it could be to a man of his age, that he couldn't catch a cold. The early stages of our reply are a mystery to me, having been ensconced in the pavilion repairing a damaged phone and demolishing a tower of Pringles, but I understand Dave Higgin's nightmare game continued with the ball, as it had in the field, run out for nothing. Dr Doug took the fight to OSM in an innings equal parts rapier and scalpal in firing a decisive 86* to record his highest SGCC score, with chip ins from the skipper, Matt Taylor and Jamie Day as the game was wrapped up inside 30 overs. Werther's Originals Moment: Clive Burnell