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The West Dorset Magazine, August 12, 2022
Sport
Proud Puddletown’s invincible season By Robin Potter
Puddletown 1st XI capped a magnificent season in the Evening League, achieving their goal of a 100% record by defeating St Georges. Gautham Rajendar kept the Saints total down with three wickets for 16 and it took a whirlwind 44 not out from Jamie Barrett to set Puddle a target of just 116. Sam Goodhew took three for 13 in reply but Lucas Allen judged his innings perfectly with an unbeaten 69 to cement Puddle’s season with a sixwicket win. St Georges fared better against Charlton Down, Jamie Barrett starring with three wickets for 14 and then 37 not out to give them victory. Hazelbury Bryan, however, beat the Saints by four wickets, with the crucial play being the run out of St Georges’
CUP OF JOY: Double winners Puddletown showing off their Evening League cup medals
Sam Goodhew for 64 when he was going well. Adam Fitzgerald’s 44 for Hazelbury was backed up well by his teammates to give them a four-wicket win. The most exciting game of the week came at Cattistock. Steven Tucker set the Catts up well with 45 but it needed Ollie Legg
with 51 not out from a mere 16 balls to set Dewlish a decent target of 184. Crispin Brown’s 104 had his side well on course however three run outs left them agonisingly one run short. The Division III title rests between Frampton and Bere Regis, who both finished with 18 points, so
a play-off on Wednesday, August 10, will decide who gets the honours. Once the last games are completed, the trophy winners, including those for most runs, most wickets, most catches and most sixes will be decided ready for the league’s presentation evening on Thursday, September 15.
order reached double figures, however some disciplined Dorchester bowling meant that nobody went on to make a matchwinning score, with Mark House top-scoring with 34. Simon Mitchen (3-33) and Gautham Rajendar (2-26) helped to restrict the middle order. Evergreen Jim Ryall led the chase, scoring 40 at the top of the order, with Eral Anderson adding 26. Wimborne chipped away with some disciplined bowling and regular wickets fell. When skipper Dan Belt and Owens were dismissed in the same over to leave the home side 152 for 7, the game looked to have swung
towards the away side. However a patient and welltimed 21 not out from Rajendar, with 12 not out from Jamie Barrett was enough to steer Dorchester home for a vital win.
time Roca fell just six runs short of a century, he had steered his side to within 23 runs of victory. Fellow opener Ryan Monk made 45, with the pair adding 109 for the first wicket. Mark Lock (39 not out) and Roger Parfitt (11 not out) saw the hosts home with plenty of overs to spare. Earlier, Martinstown had posted a competitive total, with opener Ed Nichols 50 the top scorer, and good support down the order from Tom Pope (33) and Finley Williams (40). Emlyn Kuhn was the pick of the Sherborne attack, bagging five for 40 from his ten overs, with Tim Durston returning 3-38.
CRICKET ROUND-UP
Wimborne & Colehill CC 1st XI 177 (45.3 overs) Dorchester CC 1st X1 180/7 (49.2 overs) Dorchester CC 1st XI won by 3 wickets – Dorchester CC 1st XI 20 points; Wimborne & Colehill CC 1st XI 6 points Dorchester Firsts leapfrogged their title rivals with a tense three-wicket win at the Rec, with just four balls to spare. The victory owed much to Dorchester’s bowlers, who dismissed the visitors inside their allotted overs, with Jack Owens picking up three crucial late wickets to return figures of three for 21. All of Wimborne’s top and middle
Martinstown CC 1st XI 205 (48.1 overs) Sherborne CC 1st X1 210/2 (43.4 overs) Sherborne CC 1st XI won by 8 wickets – Sherborne CC 1st XI 20 points; Martinstown CC 1st XI 5 points Mark Roca’s excellent 94 helped Sherborne ease to victory at home to Martinstown and consolidate their fifth place standing in the Premier Division. By the
