Last-ball thriller as Tring win the county junior title
After getting past Bishop’s Stortford in the semi-final, the Tring side faced a final against a strong Harpenden team in scorching temperatures.
Tring won the toss and elected to bowl.
Despite some accomplished bowling and fielding from Tring, the Harpenden batsmen posted a formidable score of 289-6 after some fine batting and intelligent running between the wickets.
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The Tring innings that followed was built steadily, with smart rotation of the strike and some brilliantly executed boundary hitting.
The Tring reply stayed up with the run-rate, but some tight Harpenden bowling towards the end of their innings meant they required a challenging 13 runs from the final over.
The exciting contest went down to the last ball, as Tring completed an exhilarating run chase to reach 293-6.
The game was evenly matched and played in a fantastic spirit throughout.
It was a great advert for junior cricket in the county.