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SPCL 1 - Bournemouth trounce Bashley to close in on top
Mike Vimpany (as published in Daily Echo) - 2 June 2002
Kristian Wilson produced his best competitive bowling figures as Bournemouth thrashed Bashley (Rydal) by ten wickets at Chapel Gate to propel themselves into the thick of the ECB Southern Electric Premier League leadership race.
The 19-year old former Poole Grammar School medium-pace man took 5-19 - 11 of the runs he conceded were either wides or no-balls - in a splendid ten-over spell as Bashley were skittled for a meagre 101.
Matt Swarbrick blasted a boundary-strewn 66 not out as Bournemouth raced to a second consecutive Division 1 victory inside 19 overs.
The result was totally demoralising for Bashley - scorers of a daunting 301-5 at Burridge only seven days previously - who were looking to press home their own claims.
In many respects, Bashley - who have never won at Chapel Gate - contributed to their own downfall.
"I'm sure quite a number of the Bashley batsmen will look back upon some poor shot selection," said Swarbrick, the Bournemouth skipper.
"But I thought we bowled pretty well, putting the ball in the right areas and, after some erratic early stuff, kept things very tight."
Bashley must have realised it was going to be one of those days after only three minutes of play.
Andy Sexton pushed a shot to point, went for a quick single - only to see his batting partner Neil Thurgood run-out without facing by a direct hit throw from Bournemouth debutant Dan Jackson.
Thurgood was the Premier League's leading individual run scorer last month. Bashley dipped into further trouble when Jo Wilson, moving his modest medium-pacers into the batsman, breached Sexton's defences at 15-2.
It needed a major contribution from Luke Ronchi if Bashley were going to dig themselves out of the mire. For a while, it looked as though it might happen.
Watchful at first on an unusually green Sports Club surface, Ronchi took a distinct liking to teenager James Elliott-Square, who - blissfully unaware of the Western Australian's pulling prowess - dropped in a few short-pitched deliveries.
Two leg-side sixes, 19 runs and a potentially critical Dave Kidner dropped catch later, a bemused Elliott-Square departed from the Bournemouth attack.
But, just as Ronchi (25) looked as though he might rebuild Bashley's fragile start, Kristian Wilson came on at the scoreboard end - and promptly removed the Australian.
Ironically, he was caught low down at mid-on in the 11th over - by a much relieved Kidner !
It was the beginning of the end for Bashley as Wilson (no relation to the Liverpudlian), bowling away swing, cut through the visitors middle-order. He had Richard Knowles picked up at slip and, next ball, trapped Andy Neal leg before to leave Bashley rocking at 66-5.
So effectively did Wilson bowl that only eight runs came off the bat in his decisive ten over stint.
"Kristian has benefiting from the coaching of former England fast bowler Graham Dilley at Loughborough and he's come on great strides.
"He hadn't been able to bowl out-swing before this season and, if he's able to cut out his extras (11 wides and no-balls against Bashley), he'll become a very good bowler," praised Swarbrick.
Wilson and Dorset left-arm new boy Matt Mixer (3-15) reduced Bashley to 86-9 before John Whiting, eager to bat higher in the order, enjoyed a late flurry to take the total into treble figures.
It took Swarbrick and Tom Webley just 18.5 overs to put Bashley out of their misery. The Bournemouth captain launched onto the offensive, hitting Whiting out of the attack and Kevin Nash going for 39 off his six overs.
Webley, anxious to spend some time in the middle after only two innings for Somerset 2nd XI this season, played a watching brief as Swarbrick smacked a straight six and ten fours in an undefeated 66 off 57 deliveries.
Webley finished with 28 out out as Bournemouth completed a thumping ten-wicket victory over their near neighbours.
Bashley, having beaten Havant and Burridge in the past fortnight, go into next Saturday's nine-week session of all-day 'time' cricket with three losses in five matches.
Bournemouth, 19-run winners over champions BAT Sports last week, travel to table-topping Andover buoyant after beating two of the Premier League's strongest sides.
© SPCL / Daily Echo / Mike Vimpany
| Players/Umpires | Matthew Swarbrick, Andrew Sexton, Neil Thurgood, Luke Ronchi, David Kidner, Kristian Wilson, Graham Dilley, Thomas Webley, Kevin Nash. |
| Tournaments | Southern Electric Premier League |
| Season | English Domestic Season |