Bear Flat 1st XI league opener cut short by rain but 2nd XI beaten

Bear Flat 1st XI’s league opener was trashed by the weather – but the 2nd XI suffered an away defeat.

Bear Flat 1st XI’s league opener was ruined by the weather – but the 2nd XI suffered a five-wicket defeat when they faced their Shaftesbury Road counterparts

The seniors’ home game with Trull 1st XI in Somerset League Division Four on Saturday 2nd May was brought to a premature end by rain, the visitors from the Taunton area 140-2 off 32 overs at the close.

Bear Flat inserted their guests at The Glasshouse Playing Fields in Combe Down but found Trull skipper and opener Elliott Trotman in fine form – he hit an unbeaten 68. Tom Russell made 31.

There was a wicket apiece for the Bath team’s Matthew Strange and Tomo Blomfield, Bear Flat taking 14 points but Trull earning 19.

Bear Flat 2nd XI were skittled for 62 at Shaftesbury Road 2nd XI in Somerset League Division Six North and lost the 2nd May encounter by five wickets.

Having chosen to bat in Winford, the visitors had a wretched time at the crease and were dismissed in 21.2 overs, opener Simon Brocklebank (19) and number eight Mohammed Jassim (10) the only players to reach double figures.

Jack Toogood and Brian Mawford were the pick of the Shaftesbury Road attack, snaring 4-13 in 6.2 overs and 3-2 from one over respectively.

The hosts did not have things all their own way in the reply, Richard Bahadoor taking 3-27 off 6.2 overs and Damien Cull weighing in with 2-19 from five overs.

But Shaftesbury Road reached 63-5 in 12.2 overs, extras (17) the top-scorer. Faizan Hakim (12) was the best of the batters.

Bear Flat took eight points – but the North Somerset villagers secured 33 to sit at the top of the embryo table.

Forthcoming fixtures:

Saturday 9th May:

Somerset League:

Division Four: Spaxton 1st XI v Bear Flat 1st XI.

Division Six North: Bear Flat 2nd XI v Harptree Villages (at The Ken Willcox Cricket Ground).