Another match, another win for Huncote, but this was by no means easy.  With rain a plenty the few days before the match the pitch was very sodden and played very low.  Powdrill, the visitors captain won the toss, and selected to bat, hoping to get runs on the board and pressure Huncote on an indifferent wicket.  The low bounce was there to be seen in the first over as Aucott was bowled by a Tim Kirby length ball.

Wickets continued to tumble after the skipper and John's stiff resistance was ended.  Peck was the only batsmen to get going and Sommer and Knibbs picked up one each as Tim Kirby ripped through the order from the other end.  Soon Driver ended the innings having Kev Dyke caught by Sommer in the deep.  Tim Kirby again the main destroyer, picking up 7-41 in an excellent spell of bowling.

Hubbard and Crossley offered a solid base to the innings, with Frank Hubbard looking to anchor the innings.  Crossley was first to go, trapped LBW by Kev Day off one that stayed low again.  Schutz fired some nice shots before Jones undid him, and Spencer and Kirby offered nothing to the score.  Spencer bowled by a good Jones in swinger, Pete Kirby trapped almost identically to Crossley to one that stayed very low.  Haroon Khawaja on his return to the team only added 4 before he was bowled by Luke Dyke.

Dyke bowled well in his second spell, and also picked up the wicket of Brewin for 4.  Tim Kirby entered the fray, and followed up his excellent bowling with the winning runs.  He helped Frank Hubbard over the winning line.  Hubbard was superb throughout his marathon innings, adding his 21 runs off exactly 100 balls.  Another Huncote win, which they had to earn, and another great Tim Kirby performance.

Man of the Match- Tim Kirby

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