Bedouins v Pedmore Over 40s at Pedmore – Wednesday, 9 July 2014

Bedouins win by 5 wickets

The return fixture against Pedmore Over 40s (one or two of them would have needed a few biological tests to check their qualification to be regarded as “over 40”), was on the lovely Pedmore ground on a perfect summer evening.

Pedmore rattled up 123 for 5 in their 20 overs, with a couple of star batsmen helping the score along considerably.  The Beds were hampered when Spratters discovered during the first over that he had, after all, still got a muscle, which he proceeded to pull, leaving the Beds one bowler short.  The skipper had to bowl a couple of overs at the end, which, although expensive, at least yielded two wickets.  Most economical of the bowlers was Josh Lemm, with 1 for 15 in his 4 overs.

John Branch made his customary 30 at the top of the Beds order, and Pankraj made 26.  But it was Jono Hill who really got the Beds innings on the right track with a 30 (retired) which included one hit for 6 which went like a tracer bullet and disappeared into the nearby churchyard, never to be seen again

Just like the game in early season at Enville, this one went right down to the wire.  The last ball arrived with the Beds needing 2 to win.  Tony Hancock and Josh Lemm scampered for a single, as the ball was rightly called “wide”, giving the Beds a 5-wicket win.

Pedmore 123 for 5 (Branch 2 for 28; Pankraj 1 for 2; Lemm 1 for 15; Bywater 1 for 21)

Bedouins 124 for 5 (Branch 31 not out; Hill 30 not out; Pankraj 26)