Saturday 10th May
First XI away Knebworth Park
StMCC team included all four Anstead brothers together in the 1st XI for the first time.
Knebworth won toss and batted
Simon Tilbury trapped opener Steve Gregory LBW for a duck in 3rd over.
Giles Tilbury, fielding off his own bowling, deflected a Ryan Skeggs straight drive onto the stumps, running out the dangerous non striker Jarrod Turner for 39.
Anthony Anstead took a spectacular one handed boundary catch to prevent six and dismiss Phil Simpson (22).
Adam Sergeant (23) and Tony Skeggs (43) also contributed to a Knebworth total of 217-7 off 53ov.
Nick Anstead (18.1.67.2) and Joe Anthony (7.0.38.2) pick of the StMCC bowlers.
In reply Damon Livermore scored 37 on his StMCC debut. Whilst Simon (34) and Giles (13) Tilbury, set up a run chase for the middle order of three Anstead brothers; Nick(61) Tim (18) and Anthony(24).
With one over to go, StMCC were on 210-8, needing 8 to win. Oliver Tilbury was out off the first ball, leaving Michael Anstead and last man Martin Robinson to score 4 runs off the next three balls. Now four were needed off two balls. The fifth ball, faced by Michael, went for four byes, to win the game for StMCC.
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