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Rowlands catch out YAARS

Matt won the toss and inserted YAARS to good effect. The opening strike pair of Andy Robson and Richie Munro kept the YAARS boys under wraps. After a steady but slow start, Andy had Haji Sahin caught behind by Matt following a big six hit that took him to 21. Andy completed 3-0-17-1 with many balls unplayable. Richie then went mad and took 3 wickets in an over to claim 4-0-19-3 with 2 bowled including opener Rohail Ahmed for 18 and a catch by Colin Tait. Don bowled a steady 4-0-22-1 to keep the pressure on with a catch by Bob Tulip who had just been correctly positioned at point by Matt, although three other almost identical chances to deep mid on were not taken! At the other end Chad excelled with 3-0-17-4 thanks to catches by Richie, Roy, Matt again and Richie again. These were all good catches and well backed up with athletic fielding all round. YAARS were all out with a final suicidal run out for only 80 in the 14th and final over. The rest of the batsmen threatened but could not score runs against the well disciplined Rowlands team.

The Rowlands reply saw the new pairing of Chris Robson and Niall Penfold take to the crease against the attack of Bobby Vedhara and Mark Little. Runs were not going to be easily obtained and Chris fell caught Surj Singh off Vedhera for a duck. The YAARS celebrations were something else! Bob Tulip came in three with usual determination and the pair began to graft well together. Bobby went off injured after spilling a sharp caught and bowled attempt. Mark Little continued to bowl with venom but one superb hook from Bob brought a six and an important chink of light in the run chase. Bob and Niall matched eachother with careful shots and boundaries and achieved the target in the 11th over with only the one wicket down to ensure maximum 10 points to YAARS 1 batting point. Niall finished on 44 not out with a final 6 and 4 (4 fours, 2 sixes) and Bob hit 36 not out with that 6 and 4 fours. Mark Little bowled 4-0-26-0 and haji 2-0-10-0. Surj Singh was taken for 34 off 2.3 overs. Rowlands had a strong batting line up in the hutch but the pairing of Niall and Bob meant they were not required this time! Richie was awarded MoM for his superb bowling and catching.