Friendly: Ilminster 115-3 (12.4 overs) defeated Chard 111 all out by seven wickets
Ilminster Cricket Club’s T20 side warmed up for the new season with a seven-wicket victory over Chard on Sunday (April 13).
In this friendly played at Chard Cricket Club, the home side won the toss and chose to bat first but lost their first wicket three balls in as Harvey Evans was stumped off the bowling of Sam Grinter for just four runs with the score at 8-1.
George Wilkes joined Dan Parsons at the crease and they put on an additional seven runs before Wilkes was caught off the bowling of Grinter for a single run.
Just eight balls later Edward Sclater was next out as he was bowled by T. Pattermore for a single run. Parsons and Legg got the score to 27 before Legg was run out for three runs.
Dalwood was then out for a golden duck before wicketkeeper Nathan Warren put on a partnership with Parsons of 15 runs before he was bowled by Francis Caswell for 10 runs.
Nathan Johnson then went for a duck leaving Chard on 42-7 before opener Parsons succumbed lbw to Lachlan Rice for 12 runs off 22 balls.
Reid Mawdsley and Josh Short put on a partnership of 57 before Mawdsley was caught off the bowling of Lee for 28 runs off 17 balls.
The score had reached 111 when Richard Scott was out off the final ball of the 19th over.
In response, Ilminster’s opening pair put on 16 before Tom Salisbury was bowled by Evans for six runs, bringing Riley Millett to the crease. The second wicket pair reaching 39 when Millett was caught by Josh Short off the bowling of Nathan Johnson for 12 runs.
Opener Hurford and Michael McNee steadied the ship for Ilminster, putting on 48 for the third wicket. McNee was caught and bowled by Jon Dalwood for 14.
Pattermore and Hurford saw out the innings, reaching the target inside 13 over. Hurford ended not out on 47 and Pattermore got a quick-fire 21 off 10 balls also not out.
Chard begin their Somerset Cricket League Premier Division season with a trip to North Petherton on Saturday, May 10. Ilminster begin their West of England Premier Cricket League campaign against Wembdon away from home on the same day.
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