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Venue:
Bath CC 1st XI v Bristol CC 1st XI
Bath CC 1st XI v Bristol CC 1st XI
Despite picking up 15 points, Bath CC 1st XI were left frustrated on Saturday as rain abandoned their match against Bristol CC 1st XI when the home side only needed two wickets for victory.
After being asked to bat first, Bath’s top order made a strong start, with Jack Scrivens (51), Brad Porteous (77) and Kester Moseley (65) all recording half centuries. Supported by some strong hitting down the order from skipper, Harry Ellison (32 from just 16 balls), Bath finished on a very competitive 289-6 from their 50 overs.
rain intervened to set Bristol a revised target of 224 from 32 overs, the away side struggled from the off against some excellent bowling, with Will Hope removing four of the top five batters, with a devastating opening spell of 4-6 as Bristol slipped to 21-4 in the eighth over. All the other Bath bowlers kept the pressure on as wickets continued to tumble, but at 82-8 and with Bath smelling victory, the rain returned and the match was abandoned. Bath remain fourth in Premier One.