West of England Premier Cricket League Prem 2 Glos/Wilt Gloucester City Winget 26-1 and Thornbury 163 ao – match abandoned

THORNBURY will have to wait until Saturday’s game away at Burbage and Easton Royal for their latest chance to get off the mark in the West of England Premier Cricket League Prem 2 Glos/Wilts after their clash with Gloucester City Winget fell foul of the elements.

It was a second league game in as many weeks that had seen Thornbury unable to finish a match and take a victory they are desperately in need of as they lay at the basement of the table.

Last Saturday, Gloucester City Winget won the toss as The Spa Ground and put Thornbury into bat. It was, though, a bright start to the innings as openers Dan Davis went about his business with four boundaries in a knock of 21 from 28 balls before he was caught out.

Willis-Stovold had struggled for runs when the wicket went down for thirty, and his stubborn 23-ball innings of three came to an end soon after his opening partner.

A couple of batsmen stuck around for low scores, before number five Luke Davis had a thrash and hit four boundaries in his 23-ball innings of twenty before his stumps were clattered around by Gloucester City Winget’s Craig Collinson.

Lower order batsmen helped Thornbury recover to a respectable total. Danny Slade managed 27, James Tunnicliffe hit 13, Joshua Morris scored twenty, which included a six, while Harry Wormwell hit a boundary and a six and was last man out for ten.

It left Thornbury on 163 all out and gave Gloucester City Winget something to think about in their reply.

And Thornbury were well on course to defeat the home team after Willis-Stovold caught Luke Davis’ delivery to take out Gloucester City Winget opener Steve Mascondo.

The home team needed just above three an over to reach their target but Davis and fellow seamer Slade had them on the rack when play was stopped after 12 overs.

Gloucester City Winget had made just 26 at slightly above two an over by then, with Davis’ five overs including that first wicket, coming at a cost of 16 runs, while Slade’s figures were even more impressive as he left the field with his six overs costing just eight runs.

It was, though, another frustrating afternoon and Thornbury will hope to kick-start the season on Saturday.