SUNDAY, 23 MAY vs CLAVERHAM at CLAVERHAM
Blagdon 271-3, Claverham 229-7 - Won by 42 runs


This Sunday under a successive near cloudless sky at Claverham we deservedly secured our first league win by a margin of 42 runs, with a stronger team and a much improved and disciplined performance.

Batting first we did nothing rash whilst keeping the runs flowing. Good performances from Clayton Davies (11) in our opening pairing and Will Yard (11) in our final pairing were complemented by some steady play from our middle order as we protected our wickets, losing only 3 in the 20 overs for a total score of 271, our highest so far and a challenging target.

With a few odd exceptions our bowling was tight enough to thwart Claverham's attempts to overhaul this. There were a couple of points where they threatened to get within striking distance but Archie Wall (3-15) and Will Yard (2-10) ensured that we took wickets at just the right times to pin them back. They were ably assisted by Tom Blanchard (1-9 ) and Martyn Mail (1-5) as Claverham were restricted to 229-7.