Following a minutes silence, events further afield cast a subdued shadow
over proceedings. WC's innings - interrupted by a heavy shower which
slowed the outfield even more & their total was never going to be
straightforward to overhaul. John Baglivi, in his 1st appearance for a
month found good rhythm almost immediately & posed the biggest threat to
WC's attempts at an imposing total. He was ably supported by Allan
Roberts
& Jim Davies. Ashley Garrod who top scored with 48 batting & picked up 4
wickets from his quick medium slingy action was pivotal to WC's batting.
The 18 year old who has already turned down Leicestershire &
Northamptonshire is a true prospect indeed & his dismissal came as a
surprise as a target total was being set. P's 2nd wicket stand between
Steve Lay & Dougal DeKeller looked a solid foundation but Garrod ate away
at the top order with only Jim Davies proving defiant. A match winning
partnership with, the soon to be departing to Exeter Tim Mileham, saw the
target within reach & Tim, batting as assuredly as he often promises saw
the target surpassed in the gloom with an all run 4, called by the
evergreen Frank Baglivi.
A good start to the tour.
Weston Colville: 136-9 off 35.
Pacific: 137-6 off 32.5
Bowling - JB : 11-3-23-4, JD: 7-3-13-2, Dougal: 5-1-23-1, AR: 9-0-43-1. Peter C ran someone out - Al and Tim took catches. Top scores A Garrod (6) 48, W Brown (3) 22, Addley (10) 20.
Batting - JD: 41, TM: 26*, Dougal: 14, SL: 13, PC: 13, FB: 10*, Biggest stands 39 for second wicket between Steve & Dougal, 41 for 6th wicket between Jim Davies and Tim. Best bowling - A Garrod 8-1-14-4. A touch over 2 overs in hand.
