Ten-wicket win over Kenn gives Barton fighting chance of survival in D Division West | 'We have been here before and will have to draw on experience and some heart if we are going to survive' – skipper Adam Last
BARTON 2nd XI handed out a 10-wicket hiding to visiting Kenn that hauled them off the bottom of the D West table.
The Cricketfield Road outfit had to win to stand any chance of getting out of the bottom two before it is too late – and are now just seven points from safety.
The team Barton have to overtake now are Kenn, whose third defeat in four outings and left them in the relegation mix.
Adam Last, the Barton captain, said: “We have given ourselves a chance.” Last added: “Results have bought four teams, maybe five, into it.
“We have been here before and will have to draw on experience and some heart if we are going to survive.”
No one made more than Ben Chaloner (20) for Kenn in a meagre total of 136 all out. Best of the rest were James Gosling – 19 off 55 balls – and stand-in captain Pete Chislett (17no).
Barton shared the wickets around with two each for Devanshu Sinha, Sree Sankaranaryanan, Adrian Lipton and the ageless Dave Cadwallader.
Openers Adam Last and Lewis Crocker knocked off the runs in by the end of the 25th over.
Skipper Last made 85 not out – 16 fours and a six – and Crocker was unbeaten on 38.
Last said despite the result, Barton were not quite as ‘comfortable’ as it seems.
“Even though the score card suggests it was comfortable, we were nervy with the ball,” said Last. “And in the field the most wides we have bowled all year and missed chances.
“The key was getting all 10 wickets, something we hadn't done when we have bowled and fielded better this year.
“Batting-wise got away with a few. Lewis Crocker is in good form and we have formed a good partnership over the last two weeks. We put on just shy of 100 last week, so to see it home together was great.
“Fair play to Kenn they kept going and created chances, but just not their day.” 
