A TERRIFIC all round performance and a superb spell of bowling by Spiers saw Newland emerge 126 run victors over Hewell in this Division Five encounter.

NEWLAND v HEWELL

Tolley won the toss yet again and Newland elected to bat yet again. Newland's prolific openers Freeman and Genever negotiated the new ball and slight swing to build yet another 50 plus opening partnership. Just as they were starting to up the rate Genever called Freeman for a single, the fielder took the ball first bounce and sent the ball over the stumps and Freeman had gone for 20.

Genever recovered from his mistake to dominate the bowlers and was peppering the boundary whilst Birch (28) was caught at cover just as he was into his stride.

This brought Steve Beavan to the crease and his imperious wristy play soon had the fielders scurrying all over the pitch. Genever was now in destructive mood, two towering sixes took him into the 90s but Branlee brilliantly caught him on the long on boundary for 96.

The last five overs saw Hewell wilt under the hot sun as Newland added 64 runs, Beavan hit a rapid 59 before falling to another fine catch on the boundary as Newland posted 275 runs.

After a fine tea prepared by Mrs Rouse, Newland took the field knowing that the surface offered little to the bowlers. Sutton and Smith easily dealt with Churchill and Rouse, though Rouse was in mean form yet again only conceding 14 runs in his nine overs.

Newland didn't help their cause with a series of dropped catches and it took a juggling effort from Addison to dismiss Smith for 16.

The next over saw Sutton become Spiers first victim when he was bowled for 25. Spiers then produced a superb spell to swing the match in Newland's favour. With Freeman putting an excellent shine on the ball for him, his ability to swing the ball up the slope had all batsmen in trouble. Branlee attempted to up the rate but when he fell for 38 to Spiers, Newland could sniff victory.

Spiers destroyed the middle order and 5-39 was just reward for a superb spell. Gailey (15) and Jones (14) offered some resistance but Clive Churchill, 3-6 in his second spell, having seen chance after chance be put down off his bowling had his sights trained onto the stumps.

He knocked back the stumps on three occasions to leave Hewell 126 runs short.