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Kings CC V Imber 29 Jun 08 |
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The return fixture between these two sides finished in an emphatic victory by 95 runs for the home side. Unfortunately there was to be no repeat of the excitement of the result hanging on the last ball as was in the first fixture. This time the result saw Kings dominate throughout as they powered their way to a score of 217. The mainstay of the runs came from a scintillating unbeaten century from Kings opener Dave Miller, who carried his bat to finish 121, the third highest individual score in Kings history, and just 3 runs short of the all time highest score. After some excellent bowling early on from Imber's Dayes and Mason Kings openers of Miller and Perry, the latter restricted from his usual flowing best by a side strain soon upped the scoring and had put on 98 before the first wicket fell. Paul Bygrave (a Kings and Imber player) lured Perry into a checked drive and Dayes took the catch at mid off. Bygrave was Imbers best bowler and both Miller and Warne were struggling to score freely as the bowler took all the pace off the ball. However there were runs to be had from the other end and with ten overs left Kings had climbed to 130-1. Warne also fell to Bygrave soon after, but with wickets in hand Miller and Miah were able to push on impressively in taking 87 off the last ten overs, Miller duly completed his 7th Kings century, and Miah was his fluent best working the ball into gaps. Both batsmen were also able to make good use of the wide-open spaces left by the Imber skipper at cover. Miller needed six off the last ball to pass Dave Perry's record score but could only manage two, but nothing could take the gloss of what was a superb master class on batting from the Kings opener. Imber's response saw a slow start, and Pipe conceded just 9 runs from his five overs, but although Sones also started tightly Hall started to open up to get the scoreboard moving. Pipe was replaced by Young, who kept the pressure on, but Hall kept his attack going against Gale, who had replaced Sones. Young got the first breakthrough having Donnelly caught at slip by Miller, before Miah was introduced to the attack. Hall finally succumbed, leg before to Young, and then Miah effectively swung the game when he picked up four quick wickets, having Elliott caught behind by Perry, David and Edgeworth both caught in the covers by Tighe and then Bygrave excellently caught by Miller at wide second slip. Jackson was unfortunate to play on from a Nick Tighe delivery and Miah should have had his fifth wicket when Pipe put down Mason at point. Gale returned to pick up Holmes, who paddle a catch to back square where Tighe took his 3rd catch of the innings and the match was won over when Wright had Mason adjudged leg before off his second ball KINGS D.
MILLER NOT OUT 121 DAYES
8-2-28-0 IMBER COURT HALL
LBW B. G YOUNG 44
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