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                                   JOHNSTON II v LAMPHEY 27/8/11

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               Johnston II (202 for 7) beat Lamphey (88) by 114 runs

Lamphey travelled to Johnston with only 10 men and several stand in players in this final game of the season. Johnston on the other hand were still in danger of relegation strengthened their side with a number of their better 1st XI players as they looked for the win.

Lamphey won the toss and elected to field however the home side got off to a flying start and the opening pair added 70 odd before the first wicket fell. After 20 overs they had passed the 100 mark and a big score looked odds on. The Stags did however show some fightback as Skipper Oatley set the benchmark taking 4 home wickets, Gibbs, Skeels senior and Cole 1 apiece as the home side reached 202 for 7 off their allocated 40 overs. In the field there were 2 catches for Cole and one a piece for Skeels, Carroll and Lewis.

The Stags were dealt a further blow at the interval with Gibbs having to leave the match. A daunting score of 203 to win the aim of the Stags was just to hang in for the draw. Trimarco and Haines got the side off to a good start adding 27 for the 1st wicket before Haines was out for 15. Trimarco soon joined him in the hutch as he departed for 8. Oatley played a cameo role with a quickfire 19 before the game slipped away from the Stags. Mathias in at 4 being the only person to get a hold of the home sides bowling attack to finish with 33 not out as those around him crumbled. Cole, Skeels, Carroll and White all departed for 0 and Jon Mathias 2. The Stags disappointingly dismissed for 88 as Johnston first team bowler Summons finished with 5 for 24.

A disappointing result and it would have been nice if the Stags could have finished the season on a high, however with a side shorn of its first XI players the side that went out onto the field managed to reach the objective of the day by securing the necessary points to finish 3rd in the league. With 3rd secure after a topsy turvy season where the Stags won as many as they lost they will be left to reflect on games lost which should have been won and they know that with a bit of strenghtening over the winter - 3 or 4 new faces - could have the impetus needed to look at a promotion charge. With the likes of old foes Pembroke Dock and Stackpole coming straight back down and Llangwm IIs and Haverfordwest IIIs coming up there should be nothing for the Stags to fear in 2012.

Star Man - Jason Oatley - A good job skippering during 2011 and showed with his 4 wickets and 19 runs that their is still plenty left in the tank.







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