BRIDON slumped to a disappointing defeat at Edwinstowe on Saturday.
The game at Edwinstowe saw the hosts elect to bat, and this decision appeared to have backfired when the first six wickets fell for just 97 runs.

Simon Davison, Matt Makings and Wayne Spooner early damage and Tim Muir chipped in with a further wicket.

Despite Muir claiming Paul Peacock's wicket via a Richard Topham catch, leaving the score on 118 for seven wickets, an eighth-wicket stand of 73 changed the game.

Paul Benson's 38 and Aaron Rhodes' 35 took Edwinstowe to 191 before Benson fell to Makings.

The same bowler accounted for Rhodes and with Colin Hurst removed S. Bullen cheaply, the Edwinstowe innings ended at 196.

Bridon's reply began well but James Peacock had David Fagan caught by Bullen for eight.

Seven runs later, Rob McLeod was trapped leg before by Bullen and when Aaron Haycock fell to Peacock cheaply, the score stood at 34 for three wickets.

A fourth-wicket stand of 37 between Muir and Spooner pulled the innings around but the former pulled a long hop from Rhodes to Peacock at deep square leg.

When Spooner was caught and bowled, half the Bridon side were back in the pavilion for 87.

Topham briefly threatened to take control of the home side's attack until he became one of Ian Smith's amazingly cheap victims.
Despite defiance from Stuart Parkin and Simon Davison, the lower order slumped against Peacock and Bridon were dismissed for a disappointing 153.

Division Two
Bridon II 212 for 7
Sherwood 113 all out

BRIDON seconds overcame Sherwood Colliery on Saturday, at home.
The hosts were asked to bat first and Andy Legg began in partnership with Ashley Corrie.

Corrie was beaten by S. Betts but Stuart Goodall and Legg kept the runs ticking over until Goodall gwas caught after scoring 20.

Alistair Skinner and James Tomlinson fell cheaply but Andrew McGlen provided Legg with support, adding 68 for the fifth wicket.

Nick Legg joined his father with five overs remaining and took the side past the 200 mark, until Nick became Waterhouse's third victim, leaving his father needing eight from the final over for a deserved century.
In attempting to reach his ton from the penultimate delivery Legg was bowled for 98.

Sherwood's reply began with Steve Hunt and D. Baton putting on 33 untroubled runs until the latter was trapped leg before by Jeff Saxby.

With the total on 52 Hunt also departed for 26 to Saxby and from this point the innings disintegrated. The slow bowling of young George Appleyard and Stuart Goodall destroyed the middle and late order.

The pair finished with three and four wickets respectively as the visitors were all out for 113.

Bridon II 242 for 6
Clumber Park 240 all out

ON Bank Holiday Monday the second team entertained near neighbours Clumber Park.

The visitors elected to bat first and got off to a fine start through David Beard and the experienced left hander Jim Delaney.

The pair put on 91 untroubled runs until the former was bowled by George Appleyard for 41.

Delaney and Gareth Beard added 39 until Delaney fell to David Fagan for 64.

Beard fell 56 runs later, trapped by Fagan, but with Mark Dean and Ross Stallworthy contributing solid innings, the Clumber total appeared to be well on the way to 250.

However, with eight overs remaining and the score on 210 for three , good spells from Matt Makings and Fagan began a late order collapse.
The pair shared nine wickets in total but the last seven wickets fell for just 30 runs.

Bridon's reply began on a positive note with Ashley Corrie and Roder Wells combatting the new ball attack of David Beard and Simon Dean.
The pair took the total to 80 before Corrie was caught and bowled by Dean for a valuable 36.

Unfortunately Fagan fell cheaply to the same bowler and Wells was caught off Stallworthy for 39, leaving the score on 82 for three.
Skinner and Topham settled about rebuilding the innings, but after adding 24 runs, the former was caught by Dean off Steve Shelley for 13.

Andrew McGlen joined Topham with Bridon requiring 135 from 16 overs.This task seemed improbable in view of the bowling attack, but the pair played some exhilarating shots to set up a victory.

Off just 12 overs 108 runs were added until Topham fell to David Beard for 54.
Shelley struck again in having Makings caught but James Tomlinson gave McGlen the required support for a marvellous victory.