18th July 2009

Treeton’s first team got back to winning ways despite the awful weather in the build up to the game against Wath at Washfield Lane.

In a match reduced to 35 overs per side Treeton skipper Chris Cobb lost the toss and was invited to bat first on a very damp wicket. A decision which the Wath skipper would have been scratching his head at as Andy Tomlinson and Steve Foster put on 145 for the first wicket before Tommo fell for 82. The top order came and went in pursuit of quick runs but Fozzie stroked his way to 76 before he fell to a good catch on the deep midwicket boundary and Dave Burden helped to raise Treeton to 200 for 7 from 35 overs.

The visitors never looked up for the chase though and they found runs hard to come by up against the tight bowling from the Treeton lads and they could only reach 91 for 7 from 35 overs, Steve Foster and Gary Montgomery both picking up two wickets each.

The 1sts extended their lead at the top of the table to seven points after Hallam were rained off against Phoenix. A tough fortnight is in store though with Elsecar the visitors to Washfield Lane next followed by a trip away to Hallam the following weekend.

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