EYMET v. DAMAZAN, 10th June

Damazan won the toss and elected to bat in muggy conditions. Perhaps mindful of the fact they'd been dismissed for 55 the week before, they began cautiously. They barely reached 40 off the first 15 overs. Then Minor Counties player Mike Gear lost his cool to the cunning Kiwi, Palmer. Neil Vasey held the rest of the innings together with a diligent 55. However, until the last over no one was prepared to hit in the air and runs were at a premium. Our bowlers all bowled tightly.In particular, Harvey Benwell turned the screw and returned to form with a miserly 3 for 14 off 8. As a result Damazan were thirty or forty short of a good score when they closed their innings on 134 for 5.
Eymet struggled too. After recent rains the lush grass turned certain fours into singles. At 30-odd off 13 overs Simon was out lbw. David and Nigel then took control and mixed their shots well. Even the leg-spinner ,with his tempting looping wares, was played sensibly. They took us to over 90 before David holed out going for his fifty with a big one. With the hard work done, Harv then Martin kept Nigel company 'til the target was reached with time to spare.
A good team performance all round. Perhaps the difference between the two teams lay in Damazan's circumspection compared to Eymet's willingness to adapt to the conditions and biff the bad ball over the infield occasionally.

RESULT: WON DAMAZAN 134-5 off 40 overs (Vasey 55, Gear 36, Benwell 3-14)
EYMET 135-3 off 34 overs (Jones 50*, Horlock 46)