After a number of close losses Ivanhoe finally prospered with its first win of the season.
It was an emphatic victory. We played at Bentley Heaths lovely ground in the Wroxham Park estate.
The pitch looked a bit dodgy and so it transpired with the ball shooting up and down unpredictably for both sets of batsmen.
Bentley Heath were weaker on the day but that should not detract from our performance.
Ivanhoe batted first with temporary captain Collins (until our regular tosser Woodcock arrived) loosing the toss.
The first two partnerships of 77 (Richard a steady 37 before
trigger-finger Loveday gave an lbw) and 80 (Collins 66 and Max 52) were
the foundation of our Innings with not much else to write home about (Woodcock
11 and Nathan 10).
Ivanhoe finished on 191 for 7.
Of special mention was Bobs record breaking run of 14 consecutive singles!!
After a nice Tea, Bentley Heath started their Innings.
It was finished in 26 overs, all out for 54! None of their batsmen reached double figures. Ivanhoe fielded well with 2 catches for Max and 1 for Hausler.
Best bowling for Ives were Hausler ( 3-12), Loveday ( 2-10), Woodcock (1-5) and Richard Parnell (3-13).
Man of the Match would be a close call, with Richard’s all round performance being pipped by Bobs excellent Innings and Singles record.
Andy H.