BARNARDS Green visited Chaddesley Corbett for a 40-overs per side friendly.

BARNARDS GREEN SUNDAY v CHADDESLEY CORBETT

On winning the toss skipper Kevin Ratcliffe elected to bat on a firm wicket. Progress for the Green was slow against accurate bowling from K Truswell (1-21) and M Edwards (1-15).

Rich Williams played some fine offside shots before mistiming a pull shot to be caught at mid-wicket. Judd Doughty soon followed caught at mid-off from the bowling of the accurate Truswell. Kevin Ratcliffe played a patient innings of 31 before being bowled by off spinner Riches.

Paul Drinkwater and Cyril Dean steadied the Green, in the latter overs some clean hard hitting by Drinkwater (71no) enabled the Green to reach 146 off 40 overs.

In reply Chaddesley started steadily but good bowling from Rich Brown brought him two wickets. J Woods (25) was caught at mid-wicket by the diving Cyril Dean, soon after Boden (25) was caught by Drinkwater at square leg. Henry Gregory came on to bowl and tempted Baylis to sky one to Drinkwater at mid-wicket.

After this some intelligent batting from skipper Chambers (52no) and Australian G Snowball (32no) saw Chaddesley home with six overs to spare.