Summer Tour 2000 Report

A tremendous week on tour in Hampshire / Dorset for Offley & Stopsley CC. Three fighting victories, a winning draw and one defeat for the Lions during a week of marvellous sunshine and some tremendous performances.

Bournemouth

OSCC 226 – 7 Bournemouth 130 All out Won by 96 runs

First day victory sealed by good solid batting.

Richie Barker (77) Dave Bridgland (26) Keith Towndrow (24) Darren George (40 no)

Barker 2 – 7 Bains 2 – 1

Lymington

Lymington 161 – 9 OSCC 164 – 7 Won by 3 Wickets

Tight economical bowling from Bexfield and McCulley backed up with wickets from Warrington. Could have been better but for several dropped chances due to several late nights.

Great victory late on when all seemed lost, Bexfield and George seeing the team home with huge hits against a hostile pace attack including ex Hampshire man Jason Carr.

Simon Warrington 4 – 35

Dave Bridgland (40 no) Keith Towndrow (40) Darren George (48) Steve Bexfield (16 no)

Bashley

OSCC 235 – 2 Bashley 161 – 8 Match Drawn

Against a team who are top of Southern Premier OSCC performed well above their level. Steve Bexfield claiming the prized scalps of ex Kent opening bat Neil Taylor for just 5 runs and ex Australian Youth International Luke Ronchi for 44.

Keith Towndrow crashed his first ton for the club in a magnificent display of controlled hitting against a first class attack.

Keith Towndrow (105) Dave Bridgland (59 no) Darren George (50 no)

Steve Bexfield 5 – 46 Martin McCulley 3 –8

New Milton

New Milton 174 – 7 OSCC 175 – 8 Won by 2 wickets

Victory with three overs to spare. Jarrod “Toadfish” Rebecky and Richard Hatfield seeing the lads home with a ninth wicket stand of 22.

Mark Tattersall (37) Martin McCulley (32) Darren George (59) Jarrod Rebecky (19 no)

Broadstone

Broadstone 220 – 6 OSCC 162 all out Lost by 58 runs

OSCC gave several of the younger bowlers a chance on a ground with a very short boundary. This proved to be their downfall as the target grew. Veteran Neil Bigmore made 30 on his 72 birthday then.

Richie Barker and Simon Warrington looked to be going well with an 8^th wicket partnership of 80 from 45 balls however the luck ran out when Man of the Match Barker fell for a great 65 which included 12 fours and 2 sixes.

Neil Bigmore (30) Richie Barker (65) Simon Warrington (19)