Strong batting brings win for Plymouth College 1st XI against DHS - 13/5/10
Published: 13 May, 2010
With it bitterly cold and the weather threatening yet again, the
Plymouth College 1st XI entertained a spirited Devonport
High School 1st XI at Ford Park.
After Plymouth College's normal openers Henry Bennett and
Luffman went cheaply with their stumps up rooted by Marsh, the
Plymouth batting order was changed to give others a chance and the
players didn't disappoint.
First Ben Jackson then Will Dickinson batted well with Jackson
scoring 34 and Dickinson 28. Ollie Mulberry then blasted a couple
of sixes in his quick fire 17 before George Stephenson and Alex
Hill, coming in down the order, put on a magnificent 134 in the
last 10 overs with shots all over the park. A number of sixes hit
the Meade King Hall and the staff in the OPM Suite had their
meeting disturbed as the ball bounced off the side of the building!
Given the condition of the pitch, 262-5 off 35 overs was an
excellent batting exhibition and the running between the wickets
was of a very high standard.
In reply, DHS's Marsh, who was well supported by Alex Carr,
played superbly hitting a terrific 74 before being brilliantly
caught by Will Dickinson having just been caught by Chris Head who
fell over the boundary rope in the process. Henry Bennett then
caught Carr off a fierce extra cover drive off the Iceman and the
match turned. Bennett and Will Dickinson then both took regular
wickets. Bennett finished with figures of 4-34 and Dickinson 3-3 as
DHS were all out for 154 in the 26th over.
Plymouth College won by 108 runs.