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AFTER the previous week's two cancelled matches (Southwesters and Somerset Stragglers) the Dumplings managed to play a very damp game at Exeter against the Strollers.

   The match was played in miserable conditions with outbreaks of drizzle recurring. Because of the wet outfield the over rate was slow.

   The Dumplings batted first and made a very slow start with Marshall Hood (35) and Mike Rawnsley (24). 

   Gareth Tidball (43) and Houston Engel (52) accelerated the scoring rate but when they were out the innings subsided, from 143 for 2 to 177 for 7 declared, in 48 overs. K Rutherford took 4 for 56 in 16 overs and D Jones 2 for 9 in 2 overs.

   The Strollers needed only 32 overs to score 178 for 3, with P Arnold 71 not out, D Lawrence 29 and M Way 40.