Defeated in Bedfordshire!

The beautiful Bedfordshire Village of Eversholt was the venue for the Division 7 match between league leaders Mill Hill Village CC and the hosts 2nd XI. The visitors won the toss and decided to bowl first. Eversholt built a solid innings total, maintaining a steady approach throughout. The run rate was kept in check by the fall of wickets at regular intervals, whenever they looked likely to get on top. A flurry of late runs from the lower middle order saw Eversholt reach 225-8 from their 53 overs.

In reply the usually dependable Village top order failed to fire for once and stuttered to 60-3. A partnership developed between Greg Vaughan (59) and Phil Smith (40) that put the visitors back into the match. At 132-3 with 14 overs remaining, the game was in the balance. However the two set batsmen both fell within the space of a couple of overs and this triggered a collapse of the middle order. The lower order were also unable to score quickly from the outset as the Eversholt attack maintained good tight lines and lengths. Ever attacking the Village kept chasing the total but ended up well short on 162 all out.

Just the 2nd defeat of the season and the Village will be looking to bounce straight back next week.