Sunday 21st July 2002 vs Sundowners C.C.
 
Sundowners put to bed early by Wash batters
 
Sundowners C.C. 202 for 4 dec (42 overs)
Washington C.C. 204 for 2 (30.3 overs)
 
Washington's batsmen guided their side to a spectacular victory on Sunday against a strong Sundown Specials side. Having watched the home side accumulate a total of 200 in 42 overs, Pete Demetri (66), Dale Bracegirdle (72 not) and Paul Irons (38 not) pummelled the required runs in just 28 overs!

Skipper Dave Walker was ecstatic: 'That was a game of two halves if ever there was one: I've never seen a Wash team field so badly - but I don't think I've ever witnessed such a brilliant batting onslaught either!'

Walker's reward for winning the toss first was, indeed, a very mediocre display from his team in the field. Catches were dropped, and the
numerous ground fielding errors proved costly on the lightning-fast outfield. The game seemed to be slipping away from Wash as Andy Vernon compiled a career best 72 not out for the Sundowners, supported by stylish stroke-making from Steve Golding (35) and some heavy blows from Tony Medlock (41.

Washington were short of bowlers and short of luck: Richard Minion bowled a massive 19 overs, claiming 3-57 and saw three chances go down; Gary Evans (1-62), similarly, came agonisingly close on numerous occasions during his 14 over stint.

Yet for all that the Sundowners had dominated with the bat, Washington still felt they were in with a chance at tea. The wicket looked a very good one, and Wash's top order batters have been in prime form: as Walker said, 'we felt 200 was a very get-able total'.

So it proved. Demetri was at his imperious best, scoring freely from the first, and reaching his fifty form just 36 balls. When he was joined by Dale Bracegirdle, all and sundry were treated to a feast of superbly aggressive but disciplined batsmanship. The pair put on 106 for the second wicket before Demetri fell lbw to Royle - but that was as good as it got for Sundowners.

Whatever relief they may have felt at watching Demetri's retreating form was quickly dispelled by the murderous attack launched on the bowlers by new batsman, Paul Irons. Picking up where he left off last week, Irons pounded 38 in just 17 balls, including three vast sixes.

So it all ended rather quickly: long before sundown, the sun had set for the Sundown Specials.

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