Twenty 20 - Fletching beat Uckfield by 1 run
Fletching secured a first win in the competition with a thrilling one-run win over Uckfield at Victoria Park last night. The undoubted star for Fletching was Ed Smith who opened the batting with Sam Newman and soon set the tone with an audacious six back over the bowlers head first ball of the match.
Some huge hitting saw Ed race to 50 from only 20 balls and the big hitting continued as he flew to 98 from only 50 balls before getting caught on the boundary.
With Eddie gone the scoring rate slowed somewhat and Fletching closed on 146-6.
In reply Uckfield got off to a flyer and looked well on course to knock off the required runs. However Ed Smith continued his eventful evening by claiming the dangerous Pete Holman off his first ball. Terry Lucas then came on and stemmed the flow of runs and together with a flurry of wickets the match swung back in favour of the visitors.
With 36 runs required from the last three overs skipper Tom Randle made the bold decision to introduce Ken Newman to the attack. This plan nearly backfired as Ken accurately found the middle of the bat and was dispatched to all parts of the ground.
A typically tight over from Terry Lucas followed and it left Uckfield needing 10 from the final over. Tom Randle took the responsibility and thanks to Derek Durrant’s energetic fielding Uckfield couldn’t quite reach the target, finishing on 145.