Shield replay joy for Potton’s cricketers

Potton Town will host Waresley this coming Monday for a place in the final of this season’s East Beds Senior Shield following a comfortable ten wicket replay victory.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jun 2011, 14:53 BST

Just seven days after rain forced the abandonment of their quarter-final match at Blunham – when they were edging close to victory – on Monday Potton completed the job in convincing fashion.

Having won the toss and with the threat of rain showers and thunderstorms forecast, Potton put Blunham in to bat first in a 12-six ball overs match on a damp track.

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With Stephen Williams (2-10) and a Ben Howlett run out taking care of openers Ashley Grimes and Matt Benson with the scoreboard on 2-10, Connor Heaps (23) and Ben Spendlove (29) displayed the most resistance but at 75-7 at the close, Blunham knew that the total would never be enough.

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And so it proved as Potton’s opening pair of Sean Stevens (36 not out) and Williams (42 not out) took just 37 balls to reach a winning 78 without loss, the winning boundary coming off Josh Sadd’s only delivery.

Last night (Thursday), Senior Shield holders Eaton Socon were due to host Ampthill Town for a place in this year’s final which is scheduled for Wednesday, July 13 at a ground to be decided by the competition’s executive ... but it’s likely to be Ickwell.