Wednesday July 13th, v Bryanston Butterflies, at Bryanston

Bryanston Butterflies 243 (I Pearce 110; G A B Elwood 4 for 23); Sherborne Pilgrims 169 (S Street 4 for 45). Lost by 74 runs

On the Wednesday of the Week, the Pilgrims travelled to Bryanston for a timed game. On losing the toss, the Pilgrims were put into the field. Bryanston started and continued to score at a positive rate with Pearce, one of their openers, going on to score a hundred and acting as the anchor of the innings. Dampney bowled a particularly good line throughout the innings and was eventually rewarded for his hard work with two wickets, although Ellwod was the pick of the bowlers, finishing with four wickets. The Pilgrims eventually bowled the Butterflies out in the 53^rd over, being set a competitive yet reachable 243 to win.

The Pilgrims started positively with Langly-Smith followed by Cheal batting well. An unnecessary run-out saw the departure of Cheal and the anchor that was holding the Pilgrim run chase together. From this moment the run rate rose, wickets began to fall at regular intervals and the prospect of the Pilgrims winning faded. With 15 overs to go, requiring 140 to win with eight wickets down, James Clifton offered sterling resistance, batting with a runner having been injured in the field. However, the Pilgrims eventually succumbed in rather disappointing style with six overs left, with McKillop holing out to long-off when such aggressive strokeplay was not needed. While a more cautious approach would not have provided the most compelling spectacle, it would have been more conducive to filling the Pilgrims scorebook with a draw rather than a loss.

Archie Mackay-James