Bedouins v Pedmore Over 40s – Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Beds win by 2 Wickets

The Beds kicked off their 2014 season with a new fixture against Pedmore Over 40s and enjoyed a thrilling finish with a two-wicket win on the last ball of the match.

Pedmore batted first and found Spratters in accurate bowling mode, his three overs costing just 4 runs and including 2 wickets.  Josh Lemm marked his arrival on the Bedouins scene with three accurate overs for 15 runs, and there were good bowling performances, too, from Adrian Susman (2 for 14), Malcolm McConnell (1 for 16) and Lee Bywater (1 for 12).

Pedmore’s closing score was 96 for 6, which looked pretty challenging as the Beds lost their first two wickets with no runs on the board.  However, Adrian Susman and skipper Lee Bywater both reached the 30 retirement point to calm things down a bit.  Both returned later, but Bywater was soon dismissed without adding any runs to his total, leaving Susman to join Josh Lemm (8 not out) and hit the winning run off the last ball of the 20th over.

All together a good opening performance and a reminder of the joys of playing Bedouins cricket.

Pedmore: 96 for 6 (Spratley 2 for 4; Susman 2 for 14; MacConnell 1 for 16; Bywater 1 for 12)

Bedouins: 97 for 8 (Susman 35 not out; Bywater 30)