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Venue:
Bath CC 1st XI v Bedminster CC 1st XI
Bath CC 1st XI v Bedminster CC 1st XI
Bath 1st XI travelled to The Clanage in Bristol to play Bedminster CC 1st XI on Saturday. With four teams in Premier One with a chance to win the title including Bath and Bedminster, this was a hugely important match for both sides.
After Bath won the toss and elected to bat first, the away side lost both openers early to leave them 19-2 before Harry Ellison and Sam Young briefly rebuilt before Young went for 13 to leave Bath 45-3. After Ellison went for 34, Bath’s middle order batted effectively together through Charlie Brain (24), Campbell McKegg (52) and James Arney (29) to take the away sides total up to 198 when they were bowled out in the last over of their 50 overs.
Bedminster’s response stuttered as they lost Ollie Meadows (4) early, but then Max Tryfonos and Dylan Church built a steady partnership of 110 before Tryfonos went for 64, bowled by skipper, Tim Rouse. Church then continued to bat well with Joseph Phillips (20) and Tom Price (20*) to guide Bedminster to victory in the 47th overwith a match winning 76 not out. As a result of this match, Bath and Bedminster both missed out on the Premier One title, as Potterne won their match to beat Bridgwater to the race to the title by two points.