BY ANN BOULTON
Graeme
Hume’s first appearance in the Grimsby Town Knock Out was instrumental in Cleethorpes’
progress to the semi-finals at the expense of Fenner.
Hume, back
for his second year as Cleethorpes overseas player, missed the Meggies’ only
game in the 2012 competition but this year batted and bowled his side through
to a semi-final match against Louth.
Having won
the toss and elected to bat, Cleethorpes captain Alex Osmond opened the innings
with Hume, getting off to a slow start with only 28 runs coming off the first
four overs. In the fifth, Osmond was
bowled by Steve Sergeant for 21 and with only four runs added, Will Rhodes
bowled Joe Farmery.
Indy Hayre
joined Hume to take the innings into the eighth over and the total to 55 before
he too was bowled, this time by Ryan Kirk and with 72 on the board, Sergeant
struck again to dismiss Bill Kirby, caught by Kirk.
This
brought Callum Robinson to the crease and he and Hume gradually upped the run
rate, Hume reaching his 50 in which he hit five fours and two sixes and when
the overs ran out, Cleethorpes were 141 for four, Hume unbeaten on 74 and
Robinson on 17 while Sergeant finished with an economical two for 20 off his
four overs.
Hume then
opened the bowling and scored immediate success, bowling Dominic Rhodes and
having Will Rhodes caught behind by John Mansfield in his first over.
Fred Lumby
took the next wicket with the score on 22 but Fenner dug in and after eight
overs were three runs ahead of the Cleethorpes score on 58 for four.
But in the
ninth over, Alex Osmond struck twice to dismiss danger men Ross Davy and Sam
Fuller and from here the Hull side fell behind despite the
efforts of Sergeant and Kirk.
Sergeant
was bowled by Liam Dickens to make it 101 for eight and the last two wickets
fell with only two runs added, Osmond finishing with three for 21 and Hume
three for 22.
Hume was
named man of the match and was presented with his award by Stephen Smith of
Infiniti Hull. This match was sponsored
by Peter Beavis Fencing and East Ferry Timber.
Next
Monday’s game is between Lincolnshire Cavaliers and Messingham.
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