In the North Suffolk Academy League Stradbroke drew with Brantham.Stradbroke's continued policy of making their Academy XI very much family based, will always put them at a disadvantage against more experienced sides, but the format of the NS League offers the ability to draw a game should victory be out of reach.
In the North Suffolk Academy League Stradbroke drew with Brantham.
Stradbroke's continued policy of making their Academy XI very much family based, will always put them at a disadvantage against more experienced sides, but the format of the NS League offers the ability to draw a game should victory be out of reach.
Once visitors Brantham had posted 230 for 7 (E Knobbs 82, G Orman 45, C Nicholson 32), a draw was the only option.
Containing three father and sons, and a pair of brothers, Stradbroke tried hard, and with Matthew Seaborn (3-31) and Surjay Rughani (2-30), they at least enjoyed some reward.
As usual, Richard Pierce-Saunderson set off on a one man crusade, hitting a fluent 28. After that Seaborn continued his good all round work, hitting 39, most of them with his son as a runner.
S Webb then took a hand. From 88-3 with seven overs to survive, his mixture of seam and spin gained him 6-14, and leaving the last pair to bat out two overs to save the game.
Brantham Academy 230-7, Stradbroke Academy 101-9.
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