Review: Felsted won a thrilling match on Saturday by 3 runs, after
having staged a remarkable comeback from the dire straits of 25-4. A 50 run
partnership between Oliver Squibb and Harry Pilcher transformed the match.
Harry’s adhesive batting lent stability to the innings, allowing Oliver the
freedom to play his shots, the most memorable of which was a huge six over
midwicket, which drew a round of applause from the spectators! Felsted’s final
total of 111 was competitive and the occasional delivery was beginning to keep
low on a two-paced pitch. There was an opportunity for the Felsted bowlers to
push for victory, which they seized with both hands. Ben Jewell’s accurate out swingers and James
McCran’s hostile and fiery left arm deliveries complemented each other
perfectly and between them, they accounted for five wickets. Oliver Squibb’s
left arm wrist spinners, which he has been perfecting in the nets, added
excellent variety to the attack and Harry Pilcher also chipped in with a
valuable wicket. However, Felsted could not shift the big hitting Haileybury
number six, which meant that the match went down to the last over. Simon Holme,
whose captaincy had been superb all the day, took the responsibility on himself
to bowl the final over under huge pressure. He only conceded four runs, leaving
Haileybury three runs short of their target. This was a great superb team
performance and will hopefully set us up for the rest of the season.
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