CENTURIONS Gareth Summerskill and James Ross-Craig ensured Burwell II sailed to a decisive 144-run victory over Pymoor at the weekend. Keen to post a sizeable target batting first, Summerskill (134*) and Ross-Craig (122) scored at a breathtaking rate, mak
CENTURIONS Gareth Summerskill and James Ross-Craig ensured Burwell II sailed to a decisive 144-run victory over Pymoor at the weekend.
Keen to post a sizeable target batting first, Summerskill (134*) and Ross-Craig (122) scored at a breathtaking rate, making mincemeat of a Pymoor attack with had become renowned for its frugality last season. The home side finished on 304-4 from their 40 overs, a run-rate of some 7.6 per over. Pymoor's Lorens Herselmann took 1-56.
The visitors started promisingly in reply as they notched up 85 runs for the first three wickets, but the intervention of Burwell's Tom Jordan (4-17) changed the course of the game and Pymoor were dismissed for 160.
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