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Taylor blasts charges as Bashley slide to second defeat
Mike Vimpany (as published in Daily Echo) - 13 May 2002
Neil Taylor launched a blistering verbal assault at his team-mates after Bashley (Rydal) crashed to a second consecutive ECB Southern ELectric Premier League defeat against Liphook & Ripsley.
He described the team's overall performance as "lacklustre" and laid the blame for the five-run defeat firmly at the feet of the top order batsmen.
"They lacked application," he said, "Too many of them got themselves out to poor shots."
Taylor, who played for Middlesex at the peak of his career, was furious after Bashley's poor out-cricket had allowed Liphook to post 210-9 in 50 overs.
"For the opening 20 overs, we fielded like a Hampshire Combination West Division League team - and I don't mean that disrespectfully to the players that turn out in that standard of cricket.
"We were awful," he said.
The woeful performance has left Bashley, beaten by one run off the last ball at Calmore last week, anchored to the foot of the table after just two weeks of the season.
Teenager Chris Wright (24) and Steve Riley (20) got Liphook away to a positive start, but it was Duncan Berry, batting at six and hitting a forceful 43, who was largely responsible for their challening 210-9.
But Bashley's rank-bad top order batting cost them dear as Tim Wheatley (3-36) and Wright (2-38) had them rocking at 143-6, with only Neil Thurgood (47) making any impact.
Seventh wicket pair Shaun Lilley (40) and Taylor (33) added 57 to take Bashley to 200-7.
But even 11 runs for victory off the final ten balls of the match proved beyond Bash who, despite Chris Sketchley's unbeaten 20, lost two more wickets and finished five runs adrift at 205-9.
Russell Rowe, last season's top Premier League run scorer, struck a match winning 114 as South Wilts nailed Bournemouth by five wickets at Chapel Gate.
Bournemouth totalled 212-5, but saw their target overhaulled with 11 bals of the match remaining.
They made an uncertain start and were struggling at 24-2 against the twin left-arm attack of Hampshire prospect Jimmy Tomlinson and South African Shaun Adam.
Martin Miller (26) averted any further immediate slips, but it was largely due to Julian Cassell (52) and Geoff Warrington (44), who added 96, that the Sports Club were able to set a 200-plus target.
Richard Scott (32) and Dave Kidner added a crucial 51 as Bournemouth reached 212-5.
Scott (4-38) removed Paul Draper at 36, but was unable to break the scoring routine of Rowe and his team-mates.
"They hit the ball at catchable height before the fielders all the time and not once - until it was almost too late - did we manage to lay a hand on the ball," bemoaned Bournemouth vice-captain Martin Miller.
Rowe, surviving a stumping chance, went on to hit two sixes and ten fours, and received significant support from Tom Caines (38) during a key 118-run third-wicket partnership.
Scott returned to the attack to great effect - three wickets falling for one run at 199 - but his burst came too late to deny South Wilts a five-wicket win.
Andover were cock-a-hoop after beating Calmore Sports by 49 runs to notch a second consecutive win.
Mark Miller (44) held things together at the top of the Andover order after James Hibberd (2-35) had struck a double blow.
But it was Ian Langdown's undefeated 53 which hoisted Andover to 201-7.
Calmore's top order was ripped apart by Dean Woodhouse (2-24) and Richard Taylor (3-18) and defeat was always likely as the visitors nose-dived to 63-6 (Hibberd 25).
David Rouse (25) and James Lucy (23) rallied late on and lifted Calmore's reply to 152 all out.
© SPCL / Daily Echo / Mike Vimpany
| Players/Umpires | Neil Taylor, Christopher Wright, Neil Thurgood, Russell Rowe, James Tomlinson, Shaun Adam, Martin Miller, Richard Scott, David Kidner, Paul Draper, James Hibberd. |
| Tournaments | Southern Electric Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |