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CRICKET: Thame demolish rivals
10:20pm Sunday 3rd August 2008
AN awesome all-round display from the Thame attack saw an inexperienced Buckingham side scratching their heads in disbelief after they were dismissed for a meagre 68 in Division 2 West.
The result - Thame's six victory of the season - lifted them to fourth spot. But so tight is Division 2 West, that they are by no means safe from relegation.
Star of the show, after Thame won the toss and asked the visitors to bat in a match reduced to 73 overs, was seamer Sam Lachlan.
Lachlan tore the heart out of the Buckingham top order with a typically accurate spell of seam bowling returning figures of 5-45.
He was supported well by 15-year-old Michael Beard (10-4-11-2) and another fine spell from overseas left-arm spinner Jaydeep Bhatti (14-6-10-3).
Incredibly, in two matches against Buckingham this season, Bhatti returned figures of 32.4-14-32-10 In reply, Thame made short work of the target knocking them off in 21 overs for the loss of two wickets.
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