Day #1 Cup Match Cricket Report
St. George’s Cricket Club will look to press home their advantage after dominating the first day’s play at the Annual Cup Match Classic at Wellington Oval today [July 28].
Somerset, who won the toss, elected to bat and could only muster 97 runs in their first innings as they failed to come to grips with the pace of Justin Pitcher (5-42) and Stefan Kelly (4-26).
In reply, St George’s made 188 giving them a lead on first innings of 91 runs. This lead was achieved in spite of excellent bowling performances from Somerset’s Kevin Hurdle (5-38) and Janeiro Tucker (4-7). Top scorers for St George’s were Jason Anderson (52), Lionel Cann (38) and OJ Pitcher (26).
Dion Stovell was first to go for one when a Damali Bell ball outside the off stump, saw him get a top edge and was caught by Oronde Bascome running from his slips position to take the catch over his shoulder.
Stephen Outerbridge was next to go when he attempted to hook a Justin Pitcher delivery and was caught on the boundary by Bell without scoring.
Terryn Fray after being dropped by Pitcher off his own bowling, was out the very next ball when he got an edge and was taken by Jason Anderson.
When former Somerset Cup Match captain Janeiro Tucker attempted to dig one out and the ball flew to Rodney Trott the rot was starting to set in for the challengers.
To add to the challenger’s misery Kamau Leverock and Malachi Jones both got ducks trying to hit the ball out of the ground, while Jacobi Robinson who was swinging from the first ball he faced was bowled by Kelly for the top score of 17.
A 15 run partnership at the end between Joshua Gilbert and Kevin Hurdle saw Somerset move from 82/9 to 97, before Hurdle was the last man out just before lunch.
Justin Pitcher took five wickets to lead the St. George’s Cricket Club bowling attack, while Stefan Kelly took four wickets and Damali Bell grabbed one. In reply the St. George’s Cricket Club were bowled all out for 188, a first innings lead of 91 runs.
Jason Anderson was the top scorer with 52, while Lionel Cann added 38, Kevin Hurdle took five wickets to lead the Somerset Cricket Club bowling attack, while Janeiro Tucker took four wickets for just seven runs as Somerset battled back at the end of the first day of Cup Match.
Somerset had to bat the final hour looking not to lose a wicket however that plan was not to be as Dion Stovell was bowled by Kelly for one, Fray finished on 31 and Outerbridge on 7 seeing Somerset to the close of play at 39/1.
The match resumes tomorrow at 10:00am
