Another Stocking thriller at Broseley
It seems if you want to go and enjoy an exciting Furrows East Shropshire Mid-Week League game, Broseley is the place to go!
Not for the first time this season, there was a thrilling finish at The Stocking as they got the better of Albrighton with just one ball to spare.
Batting first, Albrighton finished their 20 overs on 146-2 with Ben Glendinning hitting 50 before retiring, Sam Wood 39 and Chris Morris unbeaten on 25.
In reply, Broseley reached their victory target mainly thanks to opener Fin Welch hitting a run-a-ball 31 and Thomas Holcroft a rapid 50 off 26 balls before retiring.
Charlie Mayhew claimed 3-20 for the visitors and Christopher Potter 2-39.
That leaves Broseley second in the Division Two table behind Codsall, who remain unbeaten.
This week they hosted Wheaton Aston and came out on top in a high-scoring affair.
Batting first, the visitors got off to a great start with Andy Nichol hitting 48 and Joe Marson 50 before retiring as they finished on 157-6, Karandeep Singh Aulakh claiming 2-10.
Codsall opener Aidan Boucher hit an unbeaten 46 in the reply while Prab Singh provided the fireworks with an unbeaten 53 off just 19 balls before retiring. Marson claimed 2-17 for the visitors.
In the other game in Division Two, Newport enjoyed their short trip to Lilleshall, claiming victory by 39 runs.
Batting first they finished on 181-2 with opener Swapnil Mundra hitting 29 and then Ryan Jones and Iain Anderson both hitting half centuries before retiring. Adam Binfield claimed 2-6.
Steve Boney top scored in the reply with 21 as a succession of Lilleshall batters got in but then got out as they finished on 142-9, Pankaj Shah and Ewan Woodhouse claiming two wickets apiece.
Church Eaton Knights continue to lead the way in Division One after comfortably beating Priorslee by seven wickets.
Batting first the visitors finished on 125-6 with Unni Kurin chipping in with 33, Renjish Rajan 28 and Rohit Goranti 24 with Richard West and Jordan Talbot both taking two wickets for the hosts.
In the reply, Douglas Hughes hit 48 and Sam Whitehouse 47 not out from 20 balls as the Knights reached their victory target in the 15th over. Nithin Nedungattu claimed 2-34.
St Georges got back to winning ways with victory over visitors Harpers.
Batting first, Harpers lost four wickets to run outs as they made 145-8 with Madhu Jallipalli hitting 39, Bharath Bangaru 27 and Manideep Edara 24. Raja Janga and Shahnawaz Ahmad claimed two wickets apiece.
Nazir Mooman’s half century and Jagdeep Singh’s unbeaten 44 ensured the Dragons claimed the win for the loss of three wickets in the 15th over.
The other game saw hosts Forton get the better of Allscott Heath with seven balls to spare.
Batting first, Allscott Heath made 139-5 with Connor Starling hitting 36 and Dan Brentnall 25. Lewis Teale and Henry Spencer claimed two wickets apiece.
In the reply, skipper Joe Roberts hit 49 and James DuBoulay was unbeaten on 46 off 31 as Forton reached their victory target for the loss of five wickets. Todd Jenkins chipped in with 24.
They did have a scare when Matt Hutchings claimed 3-10 off his three overs, but eventually claimed the victory to remain in second place in the table.
There was another game played this week which saw Allscott Heath travel to Harpers.
The visitors batted first and were bowled out for 136 with Steve White hitting 51 and Michael Francis 29. For the hosts, Kartik Wadodkar and Harshavardhan Kolla both took 3-18 and Sunil John 2-39.
Harpers reached their victory target in the 18th over with Vivian John hitting 37, Chitti Arumilli 32 and Rama Chaitanya Bammidi unbeaten on 38.
Ben Lees did give them a scare when he claimed three wickets in four balls in the 13th over.
