In-form goodrich helps Corsham to close win

Tamlyn Goodrich was Corsham 3rd's star man last Saturday, hitting71 to set his side up for a nail-biting two-wicket, final-overSurridge Wiltshire League Division 2 win over Wroughton Wranglers.

Wroughton kipper Rob Peyman won the toss and they posted acompetitive 193 for nine, led by Peyman himself (55) and Mike Evans(66), while Corsham captain Simon Acornley took 5-3 with his off-spinners.

Among his victims was Peyman, caught by Liam Sumsion to end an 84-run second-wicket partnership with Evans.

When Corsham stared their reply, they lost early wickets, butGoodrich and Gavin Salter took Corsham to the 97-run mark beforeSalter (33) was caught behind.

Goodrich powered on until he edged South African Johan Cloete toshort third man and Sumsion then weighed in with 25 before JohnSiggins hit eight off four balls in the final over to see Corshamhome with two deliveries to spare.

Wroughton's defeat left them 15 points behind table-toppersHighworth, while Corsham shortened the odds on them finishing in thetop three.

The only other Division 2 game to survive saw Swindon 3rd's AlanPayne grab a hat-trick in a 19-ball, 3-4 spell to wrap up a thumpingwin over Buscot Park.

Paul Baden had earlier hit 45 in Swindon's 156 for nine andPayne's blitz helped to reduce Buscot Park to a mere 40 all out.

Only one Division 1 game was played and that saw Cooper AvonTyres eke out a two-run win over Avebury, posting 164 all out andthen limiting their opponents to 162 for six in reply, despite 87not out from Dan Hollister.

In Division 3, Paul Merrett's 104 not out in 151 for three helpedBathford chalk up an unlikely win over promotion hopefuls Lacock,who could only muster 127 all out in reply thanks to James Stables'spell of 5-13.

Mickey Spong hit 91 not out for Beehive Bradford chasing the 198posted by Wilcot, but Mike Campion's 4-44 made sure Spong's sidecame up 16 runs short of victory.

Beckington mustered 151 all out against Swindon United Churches,who cruised past that to 153 for two with Kevin Thomas hitting 97not out.

In Division 4, Biddestone 3rd defied the indifferent weather torattle up 247 for nine and then bustled Burbage & ER out for just69, with Andy Marsh (4-32) and Brian McElminney (4-16) doing thedamage.

While the rest of the Division 5 programme was washed out, BathCivil Service 2nd posted 185 for nine on their way to a six-wicketdefeat to table-toppers Keevil.

Biddestone 4th beat Highworth, Warminster 4th saw off SwindonUnited Churches 2nd and Trowbridge B beat Beanacre in the threecompleted Division 6 games.

In Division 7, Dave Jenkins (67) helped Marshfield 3rd post 167 all out before they skittled Warminster 4th out for just 58, withBishop (5-9) and Dixon (5-45) cleaning up.