Review: Felsted 270-9 dec, Haileybury 166-9
After Felsted had played all the good
cricket in the game, a draw with Haileybury was frustrating to say the least. To
their credit, the last pair for the away team batted out the last 16 overs of
the game. It seemed impossible at 6 o clock that at 7.15pm the game would still
be going on.
Another sunny day started with Felsted
being inserted on a flat track.
This meant either Haileybury fancied the
chase or had come for the draw. As the game unfolded it became obvious which
option was in operation. Before that, however, Hebron (53) showed his touch
with the bat for the first time this season. Hassan (49) and Hunter-Jordan
(70), both batting with authority, also helped Felsted compile 270-9. The side
did have a little wobble in the middle, but Lewis (29) guided the bottom order
through to post a total and allow Felsted to declare just before half time.
Haileybury reply hit the rocks early
with 3 wickets falling before tea. After the tea break they built a
partnership; once it was broken the wickets steadily fell. Initially it was the
pace and excellence of Price (5-31) who took control, but Lewis (2-9) came back
on into the wind and nipped a couple out. When the 9th wicket fell with 16
overs left, it looked inevitable that Felsted would wrap the game up. However,
the last pair blocked all the various bowling efforts on a now perfect batting
track.
Although frustrated that the win had not
been attained, it can't disguise the dominance of the performance.
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