Sport Dorset Cricket League Premier League June 19 Poole Town 223-5 Sherborne 181-8 Poole (19pts) bt Sherborne (6) by 42 runs Sherborne won the toss and put Poole into bat and were rewarded with two quick wickets. A third fell with the score on 88 but Sherborne were then punished by a stand of 107. Three late wickets helped but no bowling figures stood out, bar the economical Shane Pulling who conceded 19 off nine overs. Josh Lawrence made a strong start to the Sherborne innings, scoring 32 of 39 when Mark Roca fell for six. Lawrence was third out with the score on 60, after which the visitors collapsed to 1298. Rob Wigley (22o) and Richard Carter (36no) battled but Poole bowled tightly and ran out comfortable winners. June 12 Sherborne 285-1 Christchurch 224-7 Sherborne (18pts) beat Christchurch by 61 runs Skipper Josh Lawrence continued his remarkable form with his third century of the season to see Sherborne through in a highscoring contest. He carried his bat for 158no including 20 boundaries and now averages 97.8 this season. Only one wicket fell, that of Mark Roca (37) with the score on 94. Marc Lock then joined Lawrence in a 191-run partnership of which Lock scored 70 not out. The last five overs yielded 80 runs, with Lawrence scoring three consecutive sixes. The strong finish put the game beyond Christchurch. 90
STALBRIDGE CC: Flying high in Division One with only one defeat this season
Div1: Stalbridge go second after four consecutive wins An opening stand of 80 in 18 overs laid a base but wickets fell steadily. With no fireworks to come the game petered out. Dorset Cricket League Division One June 19 Stalbridge 128-2 Witchampton 126-9 Stalbridge (19pts) bt Witchampton (4) by 8 wickets Stalbridge continued an impressive winning streak with four wins in a row since narrowly losing to league leaders Puddletown a month ago – their only defeat of the season. Witchampton elected to bat but lost two wickets quickly to Stuart Sweatman who conceded just 14 runs from his eight overs. The visitors recovered to 552 but then collapsed to 98-9 before their last pairing scratched another 27 runs. Howard Batten fiished with 4-39. A total of 126 from 40 overs was never going to worry a
confident Stalbridge team, who moved into second 30 points behind Puddletown and one ahead of Hamworthy, who they play tomorrow. Portland 216-9 Marnhull 135 all out Portland (20pts) bt Marnhull (7) by 81 runs Ashley Young took 5-39 as Marnhull restricted Portland to a moderate total, skipper Matthew Randall the only batsman to trouble scorers, with 77 off 70. But from 51-2, Marnhull collapsed to 90-8. No 8 bat Spencer Pearce top-scored with 38 as Marnhull subsided in 23 overs. Weymouth 244-5 Compton House 184 Weymouth (20pts) bt Compton (7) by 60 runs Weymouth won the toss and Wilson (65) and Beals (63) led the home team to 244 aided by 39 extras. Wickets fell as Compton
tried to build a response, with Sapsworth the pick of the bowlers (3-14). Michael Harper (41) top scored for Compton. June 12 Beaminster 53 Stalbridge 266-8 Stalbridge (20pts) bt Beaminster (4) by 213 runs A century from Stuart Sweatman (103) set Stalbridge on the way to an impressive total, with James Lewis also contributing a quickfire 62. Sweatman then ripped Beaminster apart with 3-6 off eight overs. Andy Dike also took 3-13 as the visitors were scuttled in 22 overs. Marnhull 93 Puddletown 97-1 Puddletown (20pts) bt Marnhull (1) by 9 wickets Swanage 256-7 Compton House 93 Swanage (20pts) bt Compton (4) by 163 runs
