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| Published date | 11 June 2021 |
| Date | 11 June 2021 |
Opening bowlers Kieran Moore and Mark Wharton bowled well in tandem with Moore once again bowling with a lot of fire and this week he was rewarded with the scalps of Appleby's number one and three batsmen, the first a catch by Craig Bourner and the other a clean bowled.
Wharton proved to be the perfect foil to Moore, bowling a tight line, giving the batsmen no width and conceding only six runs in six overs. It is unfortunate for the club that he works most Saturdays, because it was no coincidence that their contrasting bowling styles caused problems for their opponents.
The introduction of Bourner at the first change didn't relieve the pressure on the opposition and he picked up two wickets, one an athletic catch by Davy Fallas and the other one a bowled.
Tom Holmes with his medium pace and Connor Bowie with his offspin took the last six wickets to fall, Holmes with one and Bowie five. He was rewarded for keeping the ball up to the bat, bowling two and the other three caught, two catches by Reece McNay and one by Holmes. Bowie is now the second top wicket taker in the division with 14 dismissals.
The bowlers were backed up by an outstanding fielding performance, Niamh Muir and Rory MacLeod making noteworthy stops in the out field and Andy Geddes once more wicket-keeping in a flawless manner. The bowlers bowled so well that not a single wide or no ball was conceded in their opponent's innings.
In reply, openers Holmes and McNay continued from last week passing the Appleby total in 19.1 overs. Holmes is in the form of his life and didn't need strike rotation this week, nabbing a single at the end of most overs. This was another masterful display of hard hitting, only the long boundaries preventing him from hitting more than his seven fours and one six in his innings of 67no.
Holmes' innings was so good that his partner McNay was a bystander most of the time contributing 8no. Nevertheless, batting is about partnerships and another fine one was achieved on Saturday. Holmes with 340 runs is the second top run scorer in the division.
McBurnie's Removal performance of the day was awarded to the entire team for an outstanding display.
Scorecard Appleby Eden: 78 all out (A Butterworth 17, J Hutt 16).
St Michael's bowling: K Moore 7 overs 2 for 15; M Wharton 6 overs 0-6; C Bourner 8 overs 2-14; T...
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