Milton II vs Soham CC
Milton II 215 for 6 from 40 overs (I. Jackson 100 n.o., G. van Schalkwyk 62, T. Bridgland 8-2-28-5)
Soham I 196 all out from 39.2 overs (T. Bridgland 69, L. Beckett 40)
Milton II win by 19 runs
Milton II win their second game of the season after a superb 100 not out from Ian Jackson and four wickets for Gerhard.
Milton II batted first and quickly got off to a bad start losing Graham Newton in the second over. Phil followed in the 8th over also to Bridgland who was bowling well. Bob and Ian steadied the ship however and took the score through to a respectable 71 for 2 at drinks. Bob was caught in the 22 over and this brought Gerhard and Ian together. Ian and Gerhard put on 119 runs together with bowlers French and Peck taking the majority of the punishment. After Gerhard was caught in the 36 over, the score rate kept going at an impressive rate due to some good running between the wickets. At the end of 40 overs, Ian was left with a very impressive 100 not out.
Despite losing an early wicket, Soham\'s response began steadily, reaching 64 for 1 after 16 overs. A quick flurry of wickets however, meant that they were reduced to 96 for 5 from 23 overs. A good all round performance by the Milton bowlers mean that Soham were never really in the hunt for the runs. Despite a flurry of boundaries toward the end from Becket, Soham were 19 runs short of the target at the end when Bridgland was finally run out. Gerhard was the pick a good bowling performance, taking 4 wickets for 45 runs from 10 overs.