Strongroom Strongwin
Lustleigh, Devon, 11/6/2016
Strongroom won by 9 wickets
Lustleigh: 95 [G.Dixon 5-11]
Strongroom: 96-1 [J.Hall 51*]
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Rain was in the air, which always makes Lustleigh a risky fixture. In addition, Jon G drove Joe to Totnes and Newton Abbot hospitals, for x-rays on his heavily bruised thumb, which caused both of us to arrive late, with Joe finally arriving mid-innings in a taxi.
Lustleigh won the toss and batted first on what proved to be a horribly erratic surface. At one end the ball bounced alarmingly off a length, whereas at the other it scuttled through at shin-height. As a result, Lustleigh never really got going, and Grant yet again was chief-plunderer - taking 5-11. This gave him aggregated rich-pickings of 13-73 over three visits to Lustleigh. I should also mention a fantastic running and diving catch by Jules.
As always, a splendid Devonshire tea as provided by the ladies of Lustleigh village.
In our response, Jimmy (51*) and Vinay batted really well. Vinay finished with a straight 6. Then we headed to Moretonhampstead, to watch Euros football (Eng v Russia 1-1).
Written By: J.Gower
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