A marvelous all-round display from Lewis Smith helped Hurst to earn victory over Fleet in Thames Valley Division 2B.
Hurst were put in to bat first by Fleet skipper, Jake English, and made a slow start with a maiden over and only three runs scored from Muir and Simon.
James Watt and Sam Warren were caught by Swaran bowled Muir for one in the third over.
Lewis Smith, skipper, joined Warren but the next four overs produced few runs and Simon bowled a maiden over. The score reached 8-1 when Watt was bowled by Torrens Simon.
It was a wicket maiden; 8-2; eight overs and in came Ashley Cupido to rescue the dire beginning with Smith.
Over nine was looking like a maiden but Smith found the boundary from the last ball. two overs later with just a minimum of runs added, Smith hit two boundary fours on 24-2.
Lysaght replaced Simon and bowled a wide ball reaching the boundary. Swaran replaced Muir and Smith dispatched his first ball to the boundary. Cupido hit the last ball there as well and 43-2.
Smith hit Lysaght for four then Swaran received the same treatment in over 15. Singles were the next additions to the scoreboard but Cupido carted the ball for a six in over 18 with a four the next
ball thus over 18 was 76-2.
Swaran conceded a big six to Cupido but for the next four overs Smith hit a boundary each over. By over 22, Smith’s four brought up the century.
In the 28th over Cupido scored a four among three singles and a two bowled by Lysaght to make it 139-2.
Over 30 belonged to Cupido, who smacked three boundaries from Lysaght and with running a two at the end of the over the score reached 155-2.
Simon had returned to bowl over 32 and over 34 saw Smith run a single first ball then Cupido hitting another four but, after a dot ball, Terrons Simon took his wicket when Jack Lysaght caught him
for 88.
Over 40 saw the score reach 222-3 and Udipi Diggavi came on to bowl over 42 and runs came from all six balls; two 4s and two singles to Smith.
Smith added one more run from Muir then he bowled Lewis Smith who had notched With foyur balls left in the last over Lovegrove was caught Comfort bowled Muir for 10 and next ball Joe
Warren was bowled first ball for a zero. Hurst ended with 312-6.
Fleet opened the batting with Diggavi and Jake English facing Hurst bowlers, Ruddock and Joe Warren.
Udupi Diggavi was caught Watt/Carroll bowled Joe Warren for one to make it 6-1 after seven overs.
Hilditch was third in the batting order and faced Ruddock making a single from the last ball. Facing Warren in the next over English ran a two.
English fell to Ruddock caught by Cupido for 16 in over 14 at 20-2.
The 50 came up in over 22 but Hilditch scored six, including a boundary, in over 24 which was bowled by Lewis Smith.
Hilditch scored a four from Lewis Smith but over 31 made a big difference when Lewis Smith dismissed Leavold caught by Lovegrove for 36.
Hilditch took a run giving the strike to new batsman Torrens Simon who was caught Sam Warren bowled Smith for a zero on 97-4.
The 100 came up in over 33 Smith to Hilditch. In over 34 Roxburgh-Smith had Hilditch caught by Max Carroll for 37.
Smith bowled a wicket maiden and the victim was Muir, bowled for six.
Smith had bagged Jack Lysaght, caught Lovegrove for a zero on 106-7.
Kayser dismissed Karthee Swaran, caught Watt for one and Fleet were all out for 123 as Hurst won by 189 runs.
By Arthur Strand
