CRICKET: Birdlip rout Stanley thanks to Green's 96

9:24am Wednesday 2nd July 2008

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BIRDLIP made the most of a strong batting line-up and skipper Ian Green made the most of some woeful fielding by the hosts King's Stanley.

Green, dropped on several occasions, scored heavily before being bowled on 96.

Prakash, elevated to No 3, added 96 with Green for the second wicket to lay a solid foundation to the innings.

King's Stanley's Ireland (2-41) and A Jones (2-55) bowled with some success, however Birdlip's batsmen piled on the runs.

Toby Harris (38) returned to form, while James Buse, on first debut and Trevor Holder all helped Green post a 264 total.

In reply, Stanley's in-form A Jones was soon removed by George James without scoring, thanks to a superb catch by Harris. Prakash (2-29) bowled his usual tight spell and first-change bowler Charlie Harris (4-37) bagged well-deserved wickets.

S Wheeler (36) and G Dean (45) batted aggressively to pose Birdlip some problems until Harris claimed both their wickets. Andy Hieron (3-23) cleaned up the tail with the hosts well short on 149.

The win keeps Birdlip in fourth spot in a GCCL Division One with most of the mid-placed teams having 50-50 won-lost ratio.