Bascome’s Coventry & North Warwickshire Edge Bedworth
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Bedworth Cricket Club 239/4 Coventry & North Warwickshire CC 242/4
Okera Bascome’s Coventry & North Warwickshire Cricket Club secured a hard-fought six-wicket victory over Bedworth Cricket Club in a high-scoring Warwickshire County Cricket League Premier Division clash at Miners Welfare Park.
A commanding batting performance, anchored by a brilliant 89 from Akshaykumar Patel, ensured the visitors successfully chased down a challenging target of 240 with overs to spare.
After winning the toss on a pristine afternoon, Coventry & North Warwickshire elected to bowl first, looking to exploit any early moisture in the wicket. However, Bedworth's batting lineup proved resilient, building a formidable total of 239/4 from their allotted 50 overs.
The bedrock of the hosts' innings was a superb, unbeaten 60 from Ross Parnell, who anchored the middle-order to push Bedworth toward a competitive score.
Coventry’s bowling attack had to work hard for their breakthroughs, but Abhinav Rangappa provided the crucial control. Rangappa finished as the pick of the visitors' attack, turning in an incredibly economical spell of 1 for 20 from his 4 overs.
Bermudian international Bascome also made his mark in the field, showing sharp reflexes behind the stumps to claim a vital catch and keep the pressure on the hosts.
Faced with a steep run rate, Coventry & North Warwickshire's reply was clinical. Opening batsman Akshaykumar Patel took control of the innings, playing a masterful knock of 89 to break the back of the chase.
Bascome contributed a brisk 14 to keep the scoreboard ticking over, ensuring the momentum remained firmly with the chasing side. Bedworth’s Israr Hussain bowled with commendable grit to threaten a comeback, finishing with impressive figures of 2 for 37 from his 10 overs, but it wasn't enough to halt the visitors' charge. Coventry comfortably reached 242/4 to seal a crucial Premier Division victory on the road.
Bedworth Cricket Club Inning
..34 (62) Ryan Parnell c Okera Bascome b Taran Toor ..25 (42) Henry Thomas c Vikram Sodhi b Abhinav Rangappa ..34 (54) Max Page c Sameer Vohra b Toby Palmer ..21 (50) Haaris Azram c & b Akshaykumar Patel ..60 (59) Ross Parnell Not Out ..44 (35) Scott Friswell Not Out ..21 Extras (4b-1lb-14w-2nb) 239 Total for 4 wickets after 50 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-42 (Thomas), 2-75 (Parnell), 3-121 Page), 4-157 (Azram)
..14 (11) Okera Bascome c Ross Parnell b Israr Hussain ..09 (20) Viraj Sorathia b Israr Hussain ..65 (91) Taran Toor LBW Abdul Hafeez ..20 (35) Vikram Sodhi st Abdul Siddik b Max Page ..89 (82) Akshaykumar Patel Not Out ..28 (37) Noman Ahmed Not Out ..17 Extras (4b-6lb-7w) 242 Total for 4 wickets after 46 overs
Fall of Wickets: 1-23 (Bascome), 2-28 (Sorathia), 3-81 (Sodhi,), 4-170 (Toor)
Bedworth Cricket Club Bowlers
10.-1-37-2 Israr Hussain 9.0-0-42-0 James Ward 10.-0-61-1 Max Page 6.0-0-45-0 Sree Vatsan 10.-1-39-1 Abdul Hafeez 1.0-0-08-0 Haaris Azram
