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Blandford win promotion to Div 1 North Petherton thrash Yeovil to win Somerset Premier League
Dorset Cricket League, Division Two, August 28 Blandford 223-4 Broadstone 157 Blandford (20pts) bt Broadstone (6) by 66 runs A brilliant 92 not out from skipper Luke Carter set the scene for a solid victory over Broadstone and promotion for Blandford to the second tier of Dorset cricket. With three wickets down, Christian Watts joined Carter at the crease and the pair put on 108 before Watts was out for 41 on the last ball of Blandford’s 40 overs. In response, Broadstone lost wickets at regular intervals as tight bowling from Ryan White and Robert Harding kept runs to a minimum. Andy Lawrence (3-30) and Aaron Day (2-19) picked up wickets as Broadstone subsided to 111-9 before the tail wagged a little. Blandford had lost just three games of 18 all season and finished 18 points ahead of Poole Town 2nds. Shillingstone ended the season fourth in Div Two, and Shaftesbury seventh. Blandford will now join Compton House, Marnhull and Stalbridge in Dorset’s Division One next season.
Somerset Premier League August 28 North Petherton 200-3 Yeovil 197-8 North Petherton (33pts) bt Yeovil (12) by seven wickets
Buckhorn Ladies become Dorset softball champions Pictured are Buckhorn Weston Blues, who beat Marnhull in the final of the Dorset Softball Cricket League Finals last Sunday. The two topped the North and West Dorset league to win through to Finals Day, along with Bournemouth and Broadstone of the S&E League.
The competition attracted 17 teams from across the county. Buckhorn beat Bournemouth, and Marnhull overcame Broadstone to set up the final which Buckhorn won and avenged their only defeat in the league matches, to Marnhull.
Sherborne’s season runs out of promise Dorset Premier League August 28 Wimborne 182-3 Sherborne 181 Wimborne (20pts) bt Sherborne (5) by seven wickets Sherborne’s strong start to the season gently subsided with two defeats in their last
two games to finish midtable, one place ahead of Wimborne. Sherborne batted first and reached 98-1, with Craig Jones making 52 including three sixes. But once he was out the bowlers took over, with Tom Harris the only other batsman to top 20. Sam
Prince took 3-23 for Wimborne as Sherborne were all out with a ball to spare. In reply, two wickets fell cheaply before James Miller (71no) guided Wimborne to victory within 37 overs, backed up by Tom Butcher (44) and Mark House (40no). Sherborne gave eight bowlers a turn.
The top two teams in Somerset’s Premier League met in a title decider with North Petherton ruthlessly putting Yeovil to the sword. Put into bat, Yeovil opener Ben Ford scored 82, with contributions from Calum Gundry (30), Dan Ewens (34) and Jack Veale (26). But tight bowling and fielding never allowed Yeovil to post a big score off their 45 overs. The pick of the bowlers were Lewis Knight (2-29) and Liam Winter (1-23), both off nine overs. In reply, Petherton lost opener Adam Burns for one but Tom Lott (57) and Winter (65) put on a century partnership to put their team firmly on course, aided by some wayward bowling – Yeovil conceded 36 extras, including 23 wides. Petherton won with 11.5 overs to spare to win the title with just one defeat all season, and adding to their T20 Somerset Intermediate Cup victory earlier in the season n Wincanton CC won Somerset’s Division 7 Green title, while Kilmington and Stourton’s 2nd XI won the Div 7 Blue title.
