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Burley Down as Paultons Make Their Point
Trevor Phillips - 3 March 2002
Paultons lost their final match of the season against New Milton, but the bonus point they gained from the game was enough to secure their Division One survival.
Going into the game with only five men, Paultons were always up against it as Milton rattled up an imposing 149 for 4 thanks to Dean Miller (38), Lee Beck (31no) and Nick Gargaro (30no). To their credit, Paultons made a real fight of it with Mark Weaver (26) guiding his team to a promising position. But just as Paultons were sniffing a shock victory Gargaro re-entered the fray and changed the course of the match. His three quick wickets condemned Paultons to a 15 run defeat, but by this time they had already gleaned the bonus point they required to take them above Burley and Swan Green at the foot of the table.
There was another relegation battle in Division Two as Milford-on-Sea and Lymington Seconds fought to avoid the drop. Milford received a good start through Matt Dowding (25no), Steve Thomas (27no) and Robin Butler (23), but Lymington tightened up their bowling in the latter stages of the innings and found themselves chasing a total of 111 for victory. This they achieved with some ease with Mark Gannaway (25no), Tony Thorp (25no) and Alan Spencer (25no) all featuring as Lymington cruised to a 5 wicket victory with 11 balls to spare.
With the final matches of the regular league season completed, attention turned to the Anniversary Trophy which is being staged to celebrate the 25th year of the New Forest Indoor League.
In the first match of the competition, Milfordıs miserable day continued as they fell to another defeat against Esso. Although Essoıs Andy Parratt struck a classy 40, Iestyn Lewis and Steve Thomas both grabbed two wickets as the Oilmen were dismissed for 106. But the total proved too much for the sorry seasiders who were bowled out for 82 despite the best efforts of Robin Butler who scored 24.
Pylewell Park fell to defeat in their first round tie against North Baddesley. They did, however, achieve the notable feat of dismissing Baddesleyıs previously unstoppable run-machine Jon Bance, although by then he had already added another 30 runs to his seasonıs mammoth haul.
Neil Williams also chipped in with 35 as Baddesley were bowled out for 125. Graham Smith, who had earlier taken three wickets, led the Pylewell reply with a fine half century, but his heroics were in vain as Pylewell were restricted to 108 for 5.
Lymington made it safely through to a quarter final encounter with Brockenhurst thanks to their high scoring victory over plucky Godshill. Peter Tapper slogged his way to 31, and with the help of Trevor Phillips (41no) and John McGuirk, Lymington reached a formidable 154 for 5. Aided by some indifferent bowling and fielding, not to mention some daring running between the wickets, Godshill amassed 140 for 5 in reply with Jim Harrison scoring an unbeaten 40.
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