Frimley Green Cricket ClubFGCCvsRoyal AscotRoyal Ascot
Sunday 15th July 2007, 14:00
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Royal Ascot (200 all out) beat Frimley Green Cricket Club (109/9) by 91 runs
Tim Jones
A superb catch on the run from Tim Jones, who took the ball above his head from just inside the boundary.
On an overcast day at Frimley Green Recreation Ground, Royal Ascot won convincingly thanks to some tight bowling and hard-hitting batting. Winning the toss and opting to bat, Royal Ascot started poorly, Julian Bland bowling opener C Foreman with the first ball of the match. Bland and Nick Gates shared 4 wickets in their opening spells, and had the opposition up against it. However, the middle order fought back hard, Dilon and Muneer sharing 120 runs in a superb partnership. When that partnership was finally broken with Paul Broome's first ball, the tail folded, Tim Jones bowling excellently to add 4 wickets to his 2 catches. When Antony Johnson caught number 11, A Wiggett, Royal Ascot were all out for 200. FGCC then never really looked like overhauling that total. Royal Ascot bowled well, with opener Gihan finishing with excellent figures of 8-2-11-2. Frimley Green's struggles to score were summed up by Gordon Marsh, who took an incredible 36 balls to get off the mark. Tim Jones scored a useful 22, and Jon Prior a creditable unbeaten 36, but the asking rate was well beyond FGCC, who finished up on 109/9 from their 40 overs.