Downham Stow Ladies beat Grimston in cup clash

Downham Stow Ladies softball team headed to Grimston CC on Monday to face a newly-formed Grimston team in the next round of the cup.Having won the toss DSCC put Grimston in to bat.The Downham Stow bowlers took a little time to get into their rhythm but despite that took three early wickets.Ellen Kerbey’s three overs went for four runs and two wickets with Andrea Hoskins taking the third.Molly Taylor ensured that the scoring was restrained with only six runs coming from her three overs.Grimston’s Chloe Richardson proved to be a handful with her hard hitting and Crystal Pegg also reached double figures with some great shots.Grimston set a target of 277 from their 100 balls. Downham Stow started their batting with the young pairing of Evie Griffin and Maya Flitney, who ran great singles with Grimston fielding well to prevent several boundaries.The pairings of Hopkins and Taylor, Wilcox and Page, Kerbey and Stevenson all scored consistently without the loss of a wicket to reach a total of 335 from their 100 balls. A good win and onto the next round for Downham Stow Ladies.The team is sponsored by Hart Farms and Downham Tandoori.