Westbury-on-Severn 2XI v Frampton-on-Severn 2XI.

On Saturday June 9, the 2XI welcomed Frampton to the Parish Hall on a sticky pitch in overcast conditions. Groudsmen Rich Eeles and Mike Edginton produced a great wicket after a period of rainfall and Frampton were asked to bat after home skipper Ian Nice won the toss. 

After Frampton's captain and main run scorer was bowled by opener Tom Burrows (5-0-38-1) with the second ball of the afternoon, the hard work and industrious bowling of Jeremy Fern came into fruition and he bowled with pace and swing to sweep through Frampton's batting line-up and he ended up with his maiden 5 wicket haul for Westbury, conceding just 20 runs in his 9 overs. Tony Campbell came on for Burrows and he carried on the good work, he was rewarded with 4 wickets - 2 catches for Burrows along with some poor batting saw the wicket-keeper come bowler put in his best figures in his so far short Westbury career. 

Chasing 89 for victory, opener Neil Wyman batted sensibly and responsibly to nearly carry his bat before being dismissed (by a 13 year old) with just 1 run remaining. Wyman finished on 59 and Westbury chased down the total within 22 overs for the loss of 4 wickets with Joe McGregor hitting the winning runs to seal a rather convincing win for the 2XI. 

The victory owing much to the great bowling of Fern and Campbell and Wyman's top quality batting to anchor the chase. 

This Saturday's fixture away at Woodmancote 2XI fell foul of the weather. 

Next weekend the 2XI host Cheltenham Saracens at the Parish Hall with a 1:30 start.