On a glorious day at the Hill, Bowers lost the toss, however the Hill were put into bat. Still damp outfield and spongy wicket.
Kitch & Chappers opened. Chappers started in usual aggressive style smashing a 3 massive sixes. However the Wonersh bowlers bowled very discipled lines and the Hill couldn’t get away, making steady progress until Chappers was bowled by Kenyon in the17th over, leaving the Hill 75 for 1. Kitch soon followed, tamely spooning Kenyon to cover for 21, 90 for 2. Footzy was next to go for a swift 16, he top edging Lloyd to be caught at mid-wicket, now 100 for 3. This brought the ‘massive’ presence of Gillett in to join Bowers. Both battered confidently as the Hill looked to increase the pace to enable an earlier declaration. The highlight been a straight 6 from Gillett that hit a parked car. Brett fell 4 short of his fifty, this lift OHCC 193 for 4 from 38 overs. Greg was next in for what proved to be the last over. Bowers reached his fifty from 62 balls and promptly declared on 204 for 4 from 39 overs. Greg didn’t actually face a ball, but ran eagerly, thanks for coming! A fine around batting display, partnerships of 78 (Kitch & Chappers) and 93 (Bowers & Gillett) put the Hill in a strong position.
Wonersh requiring 205 from their 46 overs.
Danger and Camp opened the bowling, and a breakthrough was made in the 4th over, with Camp claiming the wicket of the opener Miller, with some excellent work behind the stumps from Footzy, 9 for 1. Camp followed up with another short wide ball to claim the other opener Bawden, in his next over, excellently caught by Footzy again, 15 for 2. The pressure was applied further by a splendid delivery from Camp to remove Humphris, squared up and caught at 2nd slip by the Duke, 16 for 3. Dano bowled well without reward, and was replaced in the attack by Jay. Shutts & C Hill steadied the innings and made it to drink unscathed. Jay soon claimed a wicket with and awful dismissal, trapping Shutts LBW with a slow short ball, 27 for 4. Spitz replaced Camp at the Punch Bowl end and bowled economically with little success. Bowers replaced Jay and instantly got another breakthrough bowling R Miller, 57 for 5 with 25 overs remaining. Bowers soon struck again trapping the stubborn C Hill LBW, leaving Wonersh in real trouble at 68 for 6. Spitz finally joined the party and removed J Hill and Lloyd in the same over both caught and bowled, well deserved wickets after some steady bowling, 71 for 8. Another wicket fell in the next over, Bowers bowling Grabowski for 1, leaving Wonersh 71 for 9. The Hill now needing the final wicket with 15 overs remaining, and Wonersh needing 130 to win! Clark & Kenyon dug deep and managed to repeal all that the Hill through down at them. Alex, Bowers, Camp, Dane, and then Camp again couldn’t make the vital last breakthrough, the match ending in a draw.
A winning draw gave OHCC 17pts, Wonersh’s 6. A disappointing day, Wonersh never attempted to go for the win, even after winning the toss at 1:30, however OHCC were within victory, needing the last wicket with 15 overs remaining and fell agonisingly short.
