Fray drives Bay to weekend double
Bailey’s Bay 208-9, defeated St. David’s, 132, by 76 runsBailey’s Bay continued their dominance over St. David’s this season with their second victory over their Eastern Counties rivals this weekend they beat St. David’s in the T20 final on Friday night at Sea Breeze Oval yesterday.The Logic Premier Division leaders can thank number three bat Terryn Fray for keeping their unbeaten record intact, after Bay had them reeling at 116 for six with just 15 overs remaining. Coming in the first over after Sinclair Smith was run out with just three on the board, Fray patiently repaired added 41 for the second wicket with Cal (Patches) Dill (24) before St. David’s fought back to rock the home team as Stephen Outerbridge, Rodney Trott, Tre Govia and Ryan Steede all failed to reach double figures as Bay slumped to 104 for six.However, as long as Fray was there, there was hope and he found some useful late order support from Lateef Trott (22), Dennico Hollis and Kyle Hodsoll to post the 200 and then was ninth out moments later, bowled by Justin Pitcher for a well-played 98 that contained 10 fours and a six. Pitcher led the St. David’s bowling with three for 36 from nine overs while captain Fiqre Crockwell took two for 48 off 10 overs.Spinner Del Hollis, who shared the new ball with Rudell Pitcher, was the most economical of the St. David’s bowlers, giving up just 24 runs in his 10 overs and taking one wicket. Pitcher and Sammy Robinson both claimed one for 45 from 10 overs.Bay’s total of 208 was too challenging for St. David’s who lost Robinson with just nine runs on the board and then sank further in trouble when Crockwell and Chris Foggo departed in successive deliveries, both caught behind by Sinclair Smith off Kyle Hodsoll to make it 24-3 for three.Opener Ajuan Lamb and Justin Pitcher moved the score on to 43 before Pitcher drove a high catch to Govia at mid-off. Lamb finally departed for 30, bowled by Hodsoll, to make it 54 for five and Bay knew most of the major damage has been done.Brothers Loren Marshall and Rudell Pitcher added 43 for the sixth wicket the biggest stand of the innings before Ryan Steede claimed both wickets in his sixth over, bowling Pitcher with a gem of a delivery that brought him forward before uprooting his off stump. He then had Marshall pop an easy catch to Fray at backward point.Marshall scored 24, Pitcher 19 and Del Hollis 19 as ten-man St. David’s put up some resistance late in the innings, but it is Bay who will take a huge psychological edge into this weekend’s Eastern Counties clash.Hodsoll claimed four for 32 from nine overs while Lateef Trott took two for 16 from 3.3 overs and Ryan Steede two for 29 from seven.Cleveland County, 217 all out, beat Devonshire Rec, 180 all out, by 37 runsDevonshire Rec dug themselves a major hole to dig out of as they fell to fellow strugglers Cleveland County.In a match between the bottom two sides, it was the hosts who lost a vital chance to move out of the automatic relegation spot and could be relegated before the final weekend of the season.With 17 points separating the pair, it was the visitors who batted first and posted 217 with Dennis Musson (40) and Lavar Talbot (29) guiding the team to what would prove to be a formidable total.Jaionni Outerbridge and Dennis Williams grabbed two wickets apiece to restrict Cleveland.The hosts’ run chase would fall short, however, as Makai Young ripped through the Rec batting line-up, claiming four wickets in six overs.Somerset Cup Match all-rounder Derrick Brangman (54) and Tori Henry (30) had the side on course for the win having come together with the score on 47 for four, but once the partnership was broke, wickets fell frequently.The result leaves Rec more than 20 points behind Cleveland for the play-off spot, while the winners have all but solidified their position in fifth position.The match between Willow Cuts and Southampton Rangers at Southampton Oval was not played as Cuts complained to the Board that they had both their matches with Rangers scheduled as away matches. The game has been rescheduled for September 2.