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A sudden ending meant Kenilworth were denied the chance of victory, when well placed and batting well in their run chase but had to settle with 6 pts against Kings Heath, as the match was abandoned. The game got under way 3 hours late with the minimum of 25 overs a side contest after persistent rain through the afternoon. Town skipper, Geoff Edmunds, asked King's Heath to bat and they made 136-5 in their allotted overs. Only former Harborne player, Jim Moreton, with 46 in 63 balls and opener Phil Jefferies 23 made significant contributions. Gregg Peebles 2-44, Mitch Lowe 1-21 and Charlie Leonard 1-30 took the wickets for the Town. In reply, Kenilworth were going well at 67-2 off 13.2 before a short rain delay took the players off. On the resumption with both captains keen to achieve a result, Dave Edmunds drove the ball towards the boundary only for a King's Heath player to twist his ankle and after a conference between both umpires, the match was frustratingly abandoned. Opener James Nason made 25 with Joe Haynes and Dave Edmunds unbeaten on 18 and 11, respectively.
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