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Cricket: Spinners prove undoing as Bury slip to away loss
Gibbs Denley East Anglian Premier League Swardeston v Bury St Edmunds Swardeston won by two wickets
BURY St Edmunds played on a well worn pitch ideal for the home side's spin attack.
Bury batted first and were in a good position at lunch with Tom Huggins and Chris Warn doing well. Warn made 31 and Huggins 72 before a mix up saw him run out.
The spin of George Walker (ex Leicestershire) and Zimbabwe international Richard Simms proved difficult to counter as the Bury tail failed to build on the early basis and were all out for 181.
Swardeston were in control at 94-1, but there followed a spirited and determined fight back as wickets fell at regular intervals.
Simon Rees bowled well, returning figures of 4-47, this included Richard Simms for 73 and Tom Rash took 2-53 on a pitch with little help to them.
Despite a collapse, Swardeston won by two wickets.
Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Championship
Division Three
Worlington v Bury St Edmunds 2nd XI
Worlington won by 41 runs
BURY 2nd XI played leaders Worlington, who batted first to finish on 194-8, Tom Robotham taking 3-47 and Danny Reynolds 3-48.
Bury started well with Toby Adams scoring 38, but it was the spin of Downey that changed the game as he took 5-29 off 15 overs.
Mark Nunn scored 53 and Viveck had a late cameo but Bury were all out for 153.
Division Six
Bury St Edmunds 3rd XI v Elmstead Grasshoppers
Bury St Edmunds 3rd XI won by 14 runs
BURY 3rd XI, mindful that the ground had been flooded by a storm, lost the toss and were asked to bat. Phil Scherb scored 58 and Ashley Smith remained 54no for a total of 186.
Bury needed to bowl well and, from the first ball of the innings, Alfie Sears dived to take a superb catch off the bowling of Stefan Viljoen.
Frank Stennett bowled a good spell 15-6-48-3 and Javed 15.2.50.1, but it was Kevin Dobson who took 3-26 off just seven overs that saw Bury home to victory by 14 runs.
Hunts County Bats Suffolk League
Division Two
Bury St Edmunds v Mellis
Bury St Edmunds won by six wickets
BURY 1st XI entertained Mellis, who scored 178 with two wickets each for Thurkettle and Robotham. Bury won by six wickets as James McKinney scored 70 and Sam Bishop was not out on 43.
Cecil & Larter players of the week: Tom Huggins, Simon Rees, Mark Nunn, Phil Scherb and James McKinney.
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Thursday 09 February 2012
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