Like
dominoes Twickenham fell
Twickenham ladies travelled to Rowledge looking to consolidate their
league challenge. Having won the toss they put Rowledge in on a very
slow and unpredictable pitch. It had dried considerable well
but was
still damp and spongy after all the rains of the previous week.
Rowledge
made a positive start gathering the runs with almost 5 an over in
the
first10 overs. However, the loss of wickets slowed the
momentum right
down and with Twickenham bowlers now not giving much away, they took
the
upper hand. Rowledge were contained at 114 for 5 when the
innings
closed after 40 overs. For Twickenham Ann Baker took 2 for 2 in 6
overs,
Katherine Anderson 2 for 36 off 9 overs and Janet Greenhead 1 for 26
from 10 overs.
114 should have been an easy target for the experienced Twickenham
bats
to reach.and with 61 on the board for the loss of the first wicket
it
looked as if it would be a formality. All credit to Rowledge
as they
prove them wrong. Like the dominoes effect, Twickenham toppled
one
after another. As the pressure of acquiring the runs mounted,
silly
shots and two run outs all went to Rowledge's advantage.
When
Rowledge
took the last wicket, Twickenham were disappointingly 16 runs short
of
the target. All credit to Marina Steel for her 37, Baker's 24
and Tee
Hollingsbee's 12
Next week they are at home to Horsham.at Broom Road, Teddington.
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