Week 11 Bristol & District League round-up

PAK Bristolians and Winterbourne, third and second at the start of the day, tied a thriller in the Senior Division of the Martin Berrill Sports Bristol & District League.

The home side owed much to opener Ahmed Tabraiz who top scored on 70 in a total of 148-9, Nabeel Ahmad (4-22) and George Ford (3-22, both from nine) giving the batters plenty to think about.

In reply, Winterbourne slowly moved closer to their target and went into the final over still needing nine but could only score two from the last delivery, sent down by Abdul Sami, to leave the two sides locked together.

Leaders Frenchay extended their 100 per cent record to 11 with a 107-run victory away to neighbours Downend 2nds, Tom Bibby crashing 101 off only 79 balls (10 fours, eight sixes).

Second placed Golden Hill 2nds were seven wicket winners away to Portishead, who began the day third, in Division One.

James Norris pouched 4-38 ahead of Romesh Tenuwera (53 not) and Norris (41 not) completing the job.

Bath 3rds are the new pacesetters in Division Two after defeating Bristol West Indian Phoenix 2nds, who started the day in pole position, by six wickets.

Shirehampton made the most of this result to move up to second courtesy of a 166-run away hammering of Brislington 2nds, Chris Van Os thumping 74 ahead of Nathan Brown and Brad Spooner capturing four wickets apiece.

Lowly Frenchay 2nd stunned Division Three leaders Bristol 3rds by one wicket, Max Richards contributing a vital unbeaten 68.

One of the innings of the day came in Division Seven East where opener Alex Parsons plundered an unbeaten 152 from 135 (20 fours, two sixes) for Saltford to pave the way for a 122-run home triumph over Taveners.

And in Division Seven West, James Michallat captured 6-13 from seven for Long Ashton 2nds who edged their Claverham counterparts by 12 runs.

Bitton 2nds recorded their first victory of the summer in Division Eight East, overcoming Chilcompton Sports by 79 runs.

And there was a first taste of defeat in Division Nine West for Barrow Gurney 2nds who lost by eight wickets away to Tamil Nadu, Deepak Shanmugam taking 4-29 from eight before opener Raghav Naresh thumped an unbeaten 80.

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