cricket 08 Aug 2006 03:38 pm
Comprehensive victory at Hampton
Our first of two consecutive away fixtures saw a 153 run victory against Hampton who finished on 62-8 with one batsmen retired hurt, and the other having driven him to hospital. Clearly they are struggling for players which is a great shame given the superb facility they have available to them at their Solihull ground.
Whilst the top of our order struggled, we were treated to a fine stand between Guy Morris (now a 1st XI veteran at 26) and new boy Kamil Munir (16, playing his second 1st XI game). Kam’s nerveless 50 included a couple of big sixes - as ex-Warwickshire spinner Harold Turner saw the ball bounce off his groundsman’s shed. Guy batted as steadily as ever, and only fell as he tried to push the score on - something that Jim Shirley did spectacularly well with his 29* at the end comprising some great boundaries.
We wrapped up the Hampton batting in just over 23 overs - Jim Shirley found pace and bounce and would no doubt fancy bowling on that track regularly. Good catching in the slips and from Jack behind the wicket - our only miss was from Kam, who unfortunately fractured his thumb doing so.
Next week we travel some distance to Stockton as we start a crucial period in terms of looking to climb the table. Kamil’s brother, Nasir, is in contention for selection after hitting 62 and taking 3 wickets as the Sunday 1st XI beat Warwick.
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