4 hours Ago
Players in the Third, Fourth and Fifth XIs played their warmup game at The Castle, while the First and Second XIs played at Blagdon Hill where the pitch was in remarkable condition for this stage of the season. A number of players put in impressive performances with newcomer Bhuvanesh Jayaraman reaching his 50 in just 39 balls. Skipper for the day, Josh Cobb, looked very comfortable in his unbeaten half century while Sunil Lachit, the club’s overseas player showed his contribution to the team will not be solely his bowling.
Nick Pepper, Sam Burgess and Max Smyth-Lees piled on the pressure to take the A side to a daunting 318-6. After the break there was a chance to see Sunil in action as he opened the attack bowling to Harry Smith. The B side were always behind the asking rate and only Ed Mellor (36) looked as if he might salvage some pride from the contest.
Players and spectators returned to then Convent Field to enjoy a BBQ, a new regular feature of match days at the Deane. This Saturday sees a full set of fixtures with the Deane Second XI at home to Minehead and the First XI away to Ilminster.!.
