Score: Rayleigh (108-0) beat Pegasus & Corringham (79-7) by 29 runs
Three days on from the 1st round victory, Rayleigh were away again in the second round to Pegasus & Corringham. On a glorious Sunday morning at the most picturesque of grounds, Pegasus won the toss and elected to bowl.
A super innings of 37 retired from Matt, solidly supported by an ailing Max (21 not out), got Rayleigh off to a near perfect start – Matt’s innings included a big six over mid-off. They put on 87 before Matt’s retirement, and a quick-fire 12 not out from Craig Smith ensured that Rayleigh passed 100 for the 2nd time in 3 days, posting a testing 109 for victory.
In reply, Pegasus got off to a good start themselves scoring 32 for the 1st wicket. However, this took them nearly 9 overs to do so. Once the breakthrough had been made, Mihir (3-10) and Owen (1-11) squeezed the opposition with some impressive bowling. There was no let up as Henry, Craig, Calum and Alec all bowled accurately to stifle Pegasus further and it was left to Josh to bowl the last over which saw 3 wickets fall, a good run out from Mihir and a solid catch from skipper Conor. Pegasus finished on 79-7.
Another good all round performance with 9 bowlers being used, and no catches dropped. The 3rd round sees us in with teams from the other districts as the adventure continues.