2's Slip to defeat

The second team under-performed having had a few weeks of success. Harborne batted first and despite a 100 run opening partnership the Hales bowlers managed to keep their opponents to 195-9 thanks to accurate spin bowling from Carl Bust (4-62) and Mohammed Shauib (3-48). However an eminently gettable score became a mountain to climb when the reply slumped to 28-4 in the 10th over. Some rebuilding from Deon Patel (61 including 6 4s and 4 6s) and Richard Cox (28) set a platform at 105-5 however other than Joe Tromans (21) no other batters were able to dig-in for victory and the innings closed at 139 all out with 10 overs to go. Halesowen now lie back in the relegation zone with key matches upcoming.