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Forest Row Sponsored by Flora Pro Activ, Visited Copthorne – Who Eventually Won the toss and elected to bat, on a wicket, which would deteriorate as the game went on. Row opened with M Divall & Sid Shreeve. Ali and cook put on 59. Ali (29) flaying away to good effect, Cook limpit like. Britt, then Woodward took over the attack and the pair combined as Britt took a superb running diving catch off Woodward to dismiss Ali. The pair plugged away Manfully in the heat of the day, until finally, Britt induced a mis-times drive by Toms (15), caught by Farncombe. Soon after, Britt prised the limpit off his rock by knocking back his off stump. This then induced a mini collapse as Britt collected another & Woodward 2. A missed catch by Wycherley resulted in a run out – reducing Copthorne to 111-7. A 30 run stand, dominated by Smart (30) enabled Copthorne to wrestle some initiative back, when Britt yorked him in a spell of 18 overs. Copthorne declaring on 143-8 off 48.

In reply, Wycherley & Way opened for Row gave Copthorne the perfect start. Wycherley (7) wafted and was caught at slip, then way (4) followed – run out on a suicidal 2ND. This brought the form players Neil Divall And Steve Barnett together. On a wicket, which was tougher to bat on, the pair initially rode their luck – then took the attack back to Copthorne. Taking full advantage of the increasingly loose offerings, as Copthorne persisted with Toms & Garland. 2 fours witnessed Divall pass his fifty, whilst Barnett provided able support. The pair added a match winning 127 and were only parted when Barnett chased a personal milestone – bowled Smart for 47. Jackson picked his ball to smash out of the park to win in style. Divall, unbeaten for a superb 72.

Copthorne 143-8 (48) Cook 37, Smart 30, Ali 29. Britt 18-2-44-4, Woodward 15-2-44-3

Forest Row 146-3 (36) N Divall 72* Barnett 47 Smart 6-0-17-1, Garland 12-2-58-1