TIMSBURY continued their remarkable turnaround in form with their fifth successive victory in the Bristol and District League Division 1 . A comprehensive 52-run win at home to Keynsham 2nd XI saw them move out of the bottom two.

Once again the foundation of the win was a dominant opening partnership between Mark Sage and Gary Pearcy. Sage looked to be batting on a different wicket to everyone else and it was a surprise when he holed out on the boundary for 57 after he and Pearcy had put on 86. Thereafter no batter found it easy to push the score on but an undefeated 36 from Kev Sibley enabled the home side to reach a challenging 182-8. Simon Knowles (2-18) and Sam Parsons (1-15) bowled tight spells for Keynsham.

The visitors, who are bottom, looked like getting on top of the Timsbury attack. Opening bowler Freddie Hosford set the pattern conceding just a run a ball in his eight overs and despite a fighting 32 from Ian Fiebelkorn Timsbury maintained a tight grip on the match. Martin Richards (3-20) and Jon Strand (2-35) kept up the pressure and the only disappointment for the home side was that they failed to take the final wicket with Keynsham finishing on 130-9.

It has not been the easiest of seasons for Timsbury’s second eleven who were well beaten by ten wickets away to Stapleton’s second eleven in their penultimate game in the Bristol and District League Division 6.

I t was an historic day for Timsbury’s third eleven who ended their home campaign with an 130 run win against Whitchurch’s third eleven in the Bristol and District League Division Nine East. Skipper Chris Rawlings (85) and Steve Ford (96) forged a record breaking opening partnership of 196 in their total of 248-5. Ford then took 4-22 as Whitchurch were dismissed for 118.