4:41pm Wednesday 4th August 2010
Abhi Monker took eight wickets for the second successive match as Almondsbury bowled Hampset out for just 16.
Having lost the toss, Almondsbury skipper Tom Armfield took the new ball with the in-form Monker, who was recalled to the first team after returning figures of 8-34 in the seconds.
In favourable conditions for swing bowling it was Abhi who struck first, removing opener Nick Lear in his first over for a duck.
Jonathan Solly and Seth Tapsfield both fell in Abhi’s second over, leaving Hampset reeling at 5-3.
Armfield then got in on the act, removing Mark Hill and Alex Lear in consecutive overs, and when Abhi had Mark Prentice caught at cover Hampset were on 6-6.
The situation got worse still for Hampset when Abhi removed Alex Davies, Josh Self and Chris Cleland in his next two overs to leave them staring down the barrel on 8-9.
Matthew Sellars was the last man out clean bowled by Abhi after top scoring with two.
Incredibly that total included 13 wides with only two Hampset batsmen troubling the scorers.
Abhi was left with the remarkable figures of 8-14, while Armfield weighed in with 2-2 off seven overs.
Almondsbury lost last weekend’s centurion, Deepak Bhadri in the first over.
Fellow opener Andy Parkinson was in no mood to hang about, smashing two fours and a six as Almondsbury wrapped up the win in under three overs.
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