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AXA Equity & Law Sunday League GLOUCS v DERBYS: Cheltenham Simon Base returned Sunday best figures of 4 14 as under strength Derbyshire still proved too strong for the hosts. Gloucestershire were skittled out for just 99 in 36 overs only 21 year old Tim Hancock (36) offering any resistance hitting five fours. By contrast Derbyshire knocked off their victory target inside an hour Chris Adams (58) leading the charge with two sixes and 10 boundaries. AXA Equity & Law Sunday League ESSEX v WORCS: Chelmsford Graeme Hick hit a magnificent 120 not out to steer Worcestershire home by four wickets. His 116 ball stay included three fours and five sixes the last of which came off John Stephenson to clinch victory with nine de- liveries to spare. Earlier Stephenson's unbeaten 103 proved the basis for a useful 248 4 by the hosts the opener smashing nine fours and a six. AXA Equity & Law Sunday League HANTS v WARWICKS: Southampton Robin Smith upstaged Asif Din by hitting a match winning century for the home side. He shared a second wicket stand of 194 with Paul Terry (74no) ending unbeaten on 118 as Hampshire won by nine wickets with al- most five overs to spare. His effort took the gloss off Din's 132 not out a Sunday best for a Warwicks batsman since the competition began as the visi- tors made 232 6. AXA Equity & Law Sunday League DURHAM v SUSSEX: Durham Univ Sussex skipper Alan Wells built on a fine all round performance by Neil Lenham to steer his side home for a two wicket success. Wells hit an unbeaten 69 off 136 balls and Lenham 34 as the visi- tors reached 195 8 with three deliveries left. Lenham had collected Sunday best figures of 5 28 as Durham strug- gled to 120 8 before ending on 194 8 skipper David Graveney hit- ting 33 not out. AXA Equity & Law Sunday League SOMERSET v YORKSHIRE: Taunton Yorkshire all rounder Peter Hartley smashed 46 off 42 balls as the visitors pulled off a four wicket win. Hartley who took three wickets in the Somerset innings joined West Indian Test ace Richie Richardson (58no) with the score on 123 6 in reply to 202 6. Mushtaq Ahmed bowled struggling Somerset into their match winning position with 2 15. Andy Hayhurst had top scored for the hosts with 80. AXA Equity & Law Sunday League KENT v LEICS: Canterbury A competition best 327 6 by Kent never looked under threat as their 63 run triumph put them back top of the table. Matthew Fleming (67no) and Graham Cowdrey (43) did the damage with a sixth wicket stand of 75 in five overs Carl Hooper chip- ping in with 64. Leics opener Tim Boon hit an unbeaten 135 a record for the 50 over contest and shared a 138 run opening stand with skipper Nigel Briers (63). AXA Equity & Law Sunday League SURREY v NOTTS: The Oval A century in even time by David Ward earned the hosts a thrilling success as they passed Notts's 314 7. Ward hit three sixes and eight fours in his 87 ball stay as he and Graham Thorpe (94) added 159 runs in 20 overs for the fifth wicket. New Zealand Test all rounder Chris Cairns cracked an unbeaten 126 and was well supported by Paul Pollard (74) and Paul Johnson (55) in the Notts innings. |
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