National Cricket Championship News-Round 2 report

ROUND 2 SUMMARY REPORT

Following the decision made by Scotland to withdraw from the Championship due to lack of player availability, operational requires throughout the Summer and ongoing covid restrictions still in force there we no Group 2 matches played.The 3 remaining Forces of Northumbria & Durham, West Yorkshire and Humberside will now contest the remaining 2 fixtures with all to play for as run rate may now play a vital factor in the overall winners.

Back to the matches that were played……both Stuart Drakeley (Kent) and Gary Williams (Dyfed-Powys) continued where they left off in round 1 with unbeaten half centuries.

Group 1

Gloucs & Wilts 196 - 8 (45 overs)

S. Dodson 51
L. Mutton 39*
A.Pockett 38
M. Harris 2 - 26

S. Wales & Gwent 176 - 8 (45 overs)
Extras 41
L. Wintle 2 - 24
A. Pockett 2 - 32

Devon & Cornwall 148 - 9 (35.1 overs)
I. Jarman 53
B. Holding 4 - 23
A. Williams 2 - 16

Dyfed-Powys 151 - 5 (34 overs)
G. Williams 59

Group 2
No fixtures played


Group 3
No fixtures following East Midlands Alliance conceding to Staffordshire as unable to raise a team


Group 4
MetCity 194 all out (43.1 overs)
J. Taylor 53

Hants 191 all out (44.1 overs)
L. Laksamba 48
L. Ingram 40
J. Taylor 3 - 33

Herts 106 all out (32 overs)
J. Pike 36
P. Hambleton 3 - 23

Kent 109 - 0 (11.4 overs)
S. Drakeley 71

Observations - the 2 Kent batsmen involved in the run chase dealt exclusively in 4’s and singles