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The 13s were looking to make it 5 out of 5 on the road to Bottesford.

Shepherd (2-0-3-0) bowled economically but needed to be fuller and straighter to trouble the batsman. With Bottesford 7 without loss off 3 it looked as though the squeeze would be applied but...

Again, another thorough pre match warm up appeared to go in one ear and out the other. Balls were waved to the boundary and disappeared through legs and non existant long barriers which was doing nothing for Tuckwell and Legge's blood pressure.

The Bottesford top order began to make hay - crashing a mammonth 42 runs in 5 woeful overs.

Nice was brought into the fray to lead by example and soon created surely some history (Barry you'll have to confirm) BACK TO BACK HATRICKS - his first delivery whistled past the batsman and caught the faintest of inside edges that, you guessed it, Blacklock duly pouched.

Bottesford 61-2 off 10

Newell and Wilson were unable to make a break through as the home side were handily placed with 5 overs to go.

Finally, some inspired fielding and straight bowling halted the carnage. 2 super run outs, thanks to great hands from Blacklock, were followed up with 2 wickets from Cairns (2-0-7-2) Malik bowled a magnificent penultimate over leaving Bottesford on 92-6.

Flewitt delivered another all action over. First Kitching hit the stumps direct before Malik and Shepherd were both at full stretch to roll the tail over.

Bottesford 93-9 off 18

Newell, Tuckwell and Legge all vented some mild disappointed after the fielding display but praised the tail end of the innings and instilled some batting belief.

Nice and Chamberlain set off like rockets amassing 60 in a chanceless opening 9 overs. Nice, on 33, was set to retire with one more boundary. This looked on with a full blooded straight drive. Unfortunately for Joe (and the bowler) the ball clattered into the bowler at warp factor 9 - somehow sticking between knees and midriff and leaving the bowler with a wicket but in a crumpled tear stained heap on the floor.

Chamberlain followed the next over for an excellent 21. Newell (13*) and Shepherd (11*) closed the match out in the 13th over for maximum points.

Keyworth 94-2 off 12.3