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Rowlands slide towards division 2 continues ..

Don lost the toss to Adders and Rowlands were asked to bat anyway. Ian Younger and Andy Robson suffered a slow start with only 21 runs coming off the first 5 overs of Andy Bryant and Richie Marshall. Andy went bowled Marshall for 12 (1 four) and then Ian was caught off Marshall for 21 just as he was finding the boundary (3 fours). That was 45-2 off 8 overs and the tone of the innings changed dramatically as Bob Tulip and Richie Munro built up the momentum. After 12 overs it was 95-2 and going much better. Bob was caught of Bryant's final over (15th) that had been kept back and his MoM 46 included 5 fours and a six. Richie kept going for 44 not out (4 fours) built mainly on well worked singles punctuated by the occasional boundary. Phil Hornsey hit a six off his first ball but was caught off his second ball. Robbie made it to the crease for 1 not out in Rowlands 138-4 with Marshall 4-0-24-2 and Bryant 4-0-23-1 holding up the runs chase; four other bowlers were not so mean.

Robbie Burn's first two overs went for 30 and Chris Wilkie and Marshall started up with determination. Andy Robson bowled his 4 off the belt for 23 runs and the wicket of Wilkie caught for 16 by Gary Hall. After 5 overs Adders were 61-1 and finding gaps in the field. Martin Eve and Marshall could not be restrained by Richie Munro whose first 2 overs went for 25 and then Don's first over went for 16. However, Ian Younger in his first over bowled Marshall for 62 and Don then produce a double wicket maiden with a stumping and catch by the superb Guy Scholes who really had a good game behind the stumps (only 7 byes). Don improved to 3-1-27-2 and Ian claimed another wicket with a catch by Bob. Richie finally bowled Eve to give him 3-0-32-1 and it was down to Ian's final over with 5 runs needed for victory. The story was 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 and two byes off the final ball which moved sharply to leg and was missed by the batsman and unsighted keeper. A good effort from Ian with 4-0-20-2 but not quite good enough as Rowlands again came second in a good game of cricket. Adders were 139-6 with Kimber on 11 and Bryant on 5 at the end; they had been 103-3 off 12 overs and the match already well balanced at that stage.