On Saturday 22nd August 2009 Collingbourne traveled to Seagry looking to win there penultimate game to guarantee promotion from Wiltshire League Division 3.
After losing the toss Seagry Captain Will Tidmarsh chose to bat first. A decision that seemed incorrect as Collingbourne started well reducing Seagry to 65 for 4 wickets from 21 overs due to some accurate and aggressive swing bowling form their 4 young bowlers of Charlie Knight (1 for 21 from 8) Ian Kiy (1 for 70 from 12) Tom Grant and Ollie Scott.
After surviving two drop catches no. 5 bat M.Purton and no. 6 N.Jones worked hard to try and give Seagry a total to bowl at. They succeeded.
The partnership between the two amassed to 156 with Collingbourne trying everything to both take a wicket and slow the runs. Success finally came with the return of Ollie Scott.
He bowled Purton for an incredible 111 which included 7 sixes and accounted for 2 more wickets before the Seagry no.
9 Burton was run out on the last ball by Jan Treroux in a freakish incident involving the umpire. Jones remained unbeaten on 68 and Seagry ended the innings on 243 for 8 from there 45 overs.
Ollie Scott ending as the pick of the Collingbourne bowlers taking his first 5 wicket haul of the season with match best figures of 5 for 47 from 10 overs.
In reply Collingbourne started aggressively and despite losing 2 early wickets found themselves on 116 for 2 from 20 overs. Opener Graham Chandler and Captain Owen Sheppard shared an 81 run partnership before Chandler was trapped LBW to Lancaster.
No. 5 came and went but Sheppard found much needed support and aggression in Geoff Rogers. Both Batsmen played cautiously against Lancaster and off spinner Lewis but managed to keep the runs going.
The Sheppard Rogers partnership finally fell with Sheppard being bowled by Lewis for 82 with the score on 191. The pair had put on 65 but Collingbourne were left needing 53 runs from 10 overs with only 5 wickets in hand. When Rogers finally fell for an impressive 50 in the 38th over with the score on 214 the game was still any bodies.
But it was no.7 Jon Cummings who had the last laugh. Ably supported by the tail Cummings managed to hold his nerve to guide Collingbourne to victory with only 2 balls to spare scoring a timely 28 not out at the same time.
The Seagry bowlers of Symonds (2 for 39 from 9.4) Lancaster (2 for 45 from 12) and especially Lewis (4 for 36 from 12) bowled tirelessly and continually gave Collingbourne problems. But in the end it was to no avail.
Else where in the league Collingbournes main rivals for the title Beehive Bradford lost to Chippenham 3rds. This means that Collingbourne go into the last game of the season having already won the league. Well done to all involved and lets hope for a successful season in Division 2 next year.
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