Academy Lose off Penultimate Ball

Tom Barber took two wickets in his first over

Match Report: Hampshire Academy v Bournemouth

HAMPSHIRE ACADEMY v Bournemouth
SOUTHERN ELECTRIC PREMIER LEAGUE
SATURDAY 2 June 2012
THE Ageas Bowl (Nursery Ground)

Summary: Bournemouth beat The Academy by 2 wickets
Hampshire Academy: 264-5
Lymington: 268-8 (49.5 ovs)
Scorecard

Academy Team:
George, Green, Gibson, Halson, Porter, Scott, McManus, Haggaty, Sheppard, King, Barber

The Hampshire Academy lost by two wickets to Bournemouth off the penultimate ball of a thrilling match at The Ageas Bowl Nursery Ground.

They looked to have done enough when they posted an imposing total of 264-5. That was thanks to a decent start from Ollie Green (33) and Rob Gibson (45) which was followed by a fine half-century by James Halson (54). Finally, a breezy 44 not out from Ryan Scott and pinch-hit 37 off 18 balls from Lewis McManus helped the total on.

They even started the chase well, reducing their visitors to 95-5 at the half way stage in their innings, left-arm pace bowler Tom Barber (3-53) removing the Park brothers, Nick and James, in his opening over.

But the visitors fought back hard with sizable knocks from Mark House (52), Jake Hurley (64) and a 28-ball 33 from Dave Kidner. Ten runs an over were needed – but on the quick Nursery Ground outfield such a target is achievable.

And so it proved, with visiting batsmen Ciaran Quinn (33*) and skipper Scott Barlow (14*) sharing an unbroken 50-run stand to climax a breathtaking Bournemouth run-chase, which ended in triumph with one ball to spare.

Words: Mike Vimpany
Images: NJM Photography

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