An all day game out in Essex & an under strength side.
P : 161-10. D Roberts 46*. J Edwards 13-4-39-4.
B : 162-1. P Wright 97*. A Coulson 3-2-6-1
The conditions were
blustery & the temperature was coolish. Nobody seemed to want to be there &
that was more or less how we played. We won the toss & Nigel was right to
bat first only this looked becoming a 2 innings game when the batting
slumped to 85-8. Benfleet¹s Captain was wise to what could easily have been
& with the assistance of the 3rd string bowlers Pacific¹s batting reached a
total approximately 50% below par. This was thanks to a 74 run partnership
for the 9th wicket, Darryl Roberts knocking up his season¹s best. Essex
Under 15 Phil Wright found the bowling to his liking & was unlucky not to
complete his century when the target was reached with 10 overs to spare. In
summary, Pacific¹s best bowling figures were handed in by A Coulson.
Needless to say, they were not so keen for us to take the fixture again in
99 -in fact the silence has been deafening.
P : PH IL+ CJ A Coulson DB C Taylor SR JM NW* SR D Coulson
