Sunday saw an in form Chesterfords team travel to Newport to avenge the close loss earlier in the season. Losing the toss, Chesterfords skipper Wazz Mughal was more than happy to be invited to bat first by the opposition.

Vice captain Paul Phillips opened the batting with Piers Robson. Robson, who made his debut earlier in the season against Newport where he was dismissed for a duck obviously had other ideas this time. He made the bowling look simple as he caressed the ball around the ground. Phillips got in on the act looking imperious as ever until he was caught scoring a well earned 35. Luke Claydon joined Robson at the crease, and together they demoralised the opposition, occasionally taking singles but mostly hitting the ball to the boundry. Robson eventually succumbed after hitting 15 4’s and a 6 as he made a magnificent 80. Claydon was briefly joined by youngster Liam Woodcock, and then by veteran David Lightning. By this time, Claydon had taken over where Robson left off, hitting 8 4’s for himself with Lightning anchoring the other end. Claydon was eventually bowled for 49. This bought skipper Wazz Mughal to the crease, who also seemed to be in an aggressive frame of mind. Mughal brutally smashed the ball into the near by forest, then caused damage to the neighbouring croquet lawn as he scored 29 from 6 scoring shots before being caught. Jamie Perring and Walter Jackson continued in the same vain as Chesterfords reached 262 for 8 off their 40 overs.

Chesterfords started well with the ball, Openers Tom Thake and Jamie Perring bowled economically and intelligently, and in Perring’s second over he struck twice putting Newport on the back foot. Thake finished his 8 overs wicketless going for 34 runs, and Perring took 2 for 37. Adam Laird and Walter Jackson bowled well, Laird taking 2 for 40 and Jackson 1 for 53 but by now Powell and Ingham were starting to get their eye in, as Newport started to make a game of it. Mughal then took the wicket of Powell who batted well for his 85, and Newport lost the impetus. Lightning (0 for 34) and Mughal (1 for 37) bowled out the innings with Newport only managing to get to 251 allowing Chesterfords to win by 11 runs.

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