SPCL Premier Division cricket: Lymington beaten by St Cross Symondians
SPCL Premier Division
St Cross Symondians CC 224-9
Lymington CC 72
MANY consider Lymington one of the strongest batting lineups in the league, but none could take on the St Cross bowlers in a 152-run loss.
The Lymington innings lasted only 22 overs, while the wicket was a bit slow but still true, contributing to several LBW decisions, especially in the St Cross innings, writes Lionel Colby.
It was a batting collapse of epic proportions; at one stage Lymington were 11-5.
Charlie Gwynn (2-1) started the rout having out-of-form captain Ben Rogers (4) out LBW.
Then Matt Haworth (5-26) got going having fellow opener Jovan Dhariwal (2) caught-and-bowled and the division’s leading run-scorer Monam Abbas out for a two-ball duck.
The wickets continued to tumble, with Kyle Pike (3-43) removing most of the remaining top-order, including Kamran Dhariwal (11), who has also been in fine form.
Gareth Berg (17) held on for a while before being caught behind by Gareth Schreuder off Howarth.
The highest partnership of the innings produced just 32 runs for the ninth wicket before Guy Layman (14) was caught off the bowling of Haworth.
His partner Josh Royan (18 not out) was left high and dry when Gwynn bowled Liam Thompson (1).
In the St Cross innings, the Lymington bowlers plugged away, and at one stage, the opposition had slipped to 102-6.
Guy Layman (3-27) had opener Gregor McKenzie caught behind by keeper Conor Moors.
Ex-Lymington player Gareth Schreuder was soon out to Gareth Beg (1-36).
Monam Abbas (4-58), taking on the mantle as the primary spinner from his dad Asad, removed captain Ed Ellis (12) and then opener Wilf La Fontaine Jackson (55) after a patient knock.
The St Cross batters were then let off the hook as Ben Foster (72 not out) held the lower order together.
Together with second XI player Rory Acheson-Gray (41), the pair put on 75 runs for the seventh wicket in 19 overs before being caught by Berg off the bowling of Layman.
Lymington return to limited-overs games on Saturday when they host relegation-threatened Alton at 12.30pm.
