MacKay in the runs as Melton dominate

GMCC B team vs Eaton – Saturday 22^nd April

GMCC B team 215 a/o beat Eaton 115 /6 by 100 runs.

Early season form based on some good net practise helped Great Melton to dominate this traditional pre-season friendly as never before.

Phil Bugg (45), playing only his third match for Melton after two Sunday A Team friendlies, played initially an anchor role as opener alongside Woody Loines (17), but cut loose after two vicious pull shots off Neil Barker (1/37).

It was Chris MacKay (71) who took the game away from the hosts in a typically rumbustious fashion, eventually falling to the part time spin of Matt Duke (1/48)

Luke Billington (3/30) provided some semblance of control from his 10 overs, whilst Rob Duke (4/43) bagged the most victims of the day.

In response, Leo de Salis’ opening salvo of 6 overs, 4 maidens 1 for 2 and Ryan Hayward’s 6 over blast 2 for 9, stifled the life out of the home side’s reply.

Only Rob Duke with 28*, Owen Chambers 19* and Sam Butcher, with an uncharacteristically slow 18 provided any real resistance.

GMCC B

D Loines                                 c Butcher                     b R Duke         17

P Bugg                                                                           b Billington     45

C MacKay                                                                     b M Duke        71

M Rushton                                                                  b Billington     13

J Bickel                                   c Chilvers                    b Billington     1

K Wilkinson-Loines                c R Duke                     b N Barker      16

C Rennie                                 Run                             Out                  9

M Henderson                          c Cranston                   b R Duke         9

Fawad Kaiser                                                              b R Duke         20

R Hayward                             c unknown                  b R Duke         4

R de Salis                                Not                              Out                  0

Extras                                      10                                Total                215 all out

R Duke                        10        0          43        4

N Barker                     8          0          37        1

M Duke                       7          0          48        1

L Billington                 10        1          30        3

N Massingham            10        0          49        0

Eaton CC

M Duke                                                                       b de Salis         5

G Best                                     c Wilkinson-Loines     b Hayward      4

S Butcher                                c Wilkinson-Loines     b Rushton        18

R Cranston                                                                  b Hayward      0

G Sturgess                                                                   b Henderson    12

N Barker                                                                     b Rushton        11

O Chambers                            Not                              Out                  19

R Duke                                    Not                              Out                  28

Extras                                      18                                Total                115 for 6

R Hayward                 6          1          9          2

R de Salis                    9          5          12        1

M Henderson              7          3          9          1

Fawad Kaiser              6          1          15        0

J Bickel                       7          2          16        0

M Rushton                  5          1          10        2

C Rennie                     5          0          29        0