TUCKER PREMIER DIV. 1

Ickwell 1st XI 121 (30.3 overs) Foxton 1st XI 123-4 (21.1 overs)

A depleted Foxton side, due to university exams, still proved too strong for low in the table Ickwell. Winning the toss and deciding to bat on a good flat surface their openers Chris Asque and captain Ben Welch made good progress against the pace of Jeffery Douglas and Miguel Cumming reaching 40 without loss after eight overs. With the departure of Asque for 11, caught behind by stand-in keeper Rob Jarvis, the first of four consecutive catches by him, wickets then began to tumble. Cumming and Douglas, the latter finding his best rhythm this season, began to tear into the home sides middle order, and with the fall of Welch for 32 they collapsed, with the next seven batsmen unable to reach double figures. It was left to tail enders Jack Brown 18 not out and home keeper Daniel Szwajbak 19, along with 20 extras to salvage the innings. Douglas finished with an impressive haul of 13-3-39-6 and backed up by Cumming 12-2-53-3 they finished off Ickwell who finally totalled a disappointing 121 all out from 30.3 overs.

With a long tail Foxton were aware a good solid start was required, but the home side, opening with an all spin attack, were given early encouragement when Cei Sanderson was bowled by Good with a delivery that kept exceptionally low, and the fall of visiting skipper Lawrence Farnum and Peter Moor for 12 each saw them wobbling at 44-3. In form opener Antonnel Atwell was then joined by man of the match Douglas and they put Foxton's fears to flight with a stand of 71, which included some hefty boundary blows, and by the time Atwell departed l.b.w. to Welch for a well crafted 52 they had reached 115-4. It was left to Douglas to round off the match with 32 not out and with this win push his team into a mid table position.

Next week Foxton are at home to Wisbech.

PERSIMMON VILLAGE CUP

Having lost their area semi-final of this cup by 15 runs it was found that their opponents Kimbolton had fielded an ineligible player and were subsequently disqualified. Foxton now play in the Cambs/Norfolk final next Sunday away to Longstanton Grasshoppers.