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Sam leads the 2nds to a wonderful victory

Sam leads the 2nds to a wonderful victory

Kim Berry4 Aug - 06:21

A Derby day double

Leading from the front
- kim Berry

The 2nds made it a double bubble when they claimed a great last over victory local rivals Burghill & Tillington. The home side set a challenging target of 255 which looked at one time beyond the visitors capability when we found ourselves at 189 for 7 however the backbone really came to the fore when Sam Bradley strode to the wicket his 20 off 26 balls ably supported by fellow tail enders took CCC to a truly great victory. A fine knock by Euan Buttle of 55 Max Moor 35 & James Beswick 39 laid the foundations but it was captain Sam that saw his team home including a huge 6 in the last over.

Chris Kendall & Will Brandreth both bowled tight spells taking 3 wickets a piece

This win takes the 2nd team back to 2nd and with just 6 games to go it is in our hands to gain promotion.

Sadly the 3rd team came up against a strong Luctonians team who are top of the league currently. CCC could only muster 104 and that was never going to be enough and the home side strolled to victory in just 19 overs.
Difficult times as ever for our third team due to Mid summer availability but as ever Tom keeps on going with a superb attitude & despite the injury to his thumb of Saturday. Lets give him and the team every support by making yourself available

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