Summary
GAME HARRY IN VICTORY MOOD GRIMSBY Town Cricket Club made a promising start to their Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League season with a 20-run victory against Bourne. With skipper Richard Antcliffe unable to get a flight back from Barbados, vice-captain Paul Taylor led the side. Bourne won the toss and not surprisingly chose to bowl first on a green Augusta Street pitch. Pakistan professional Fahad Masood opened the bowling and, keeping a full length, he got some movement.
Masood clean bowled Lee Charlton in the first over but then John Maddock (22) and Neil Snell (18) put on 33 for the second wicket. Snell (18) put on 33 when he nicked one off Masood to wicketkeeper Duncan Smith, which brought Grimsby's Sri Lankan Gihan Perera to the crease. Perera looked dangerous as he raced to 43 from 51 balls, hitting six fours and pulling a short ball from Charlie Hopkins for six.See the full content of this document
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Game Harry in Victory Mood
With Maddock offering valuable support, 46 were added for the third wicket. Off spinner Ben Stroud entered the attack and had an immediate impact. He trapped Maddock lbw and the...
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