CATTISTOCK & SYMENE 105 (2pts) lost to BERE REGIS 106-3 (20pts) by seven wickets

BERE Regis stormed to a seven-wicket victory at relegation-threatened Cattistock & Symene in the Dorset Premier League.

While Bere are best of the rest behind the top three of Poole, Dorchester and Wimborne, it was Cattistock who needed the points more given their situation in the table.

Instead, they saw bottom side Puddletown close the gap to nine points despite their loss to Christchurch.

Foxes’ skipper Steve Tucker won the toss and chose to bat but had not bargained on Rob Murphy (3-28) and Matt King (3-31) being in exceptional form with the ball.

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The duo ripped through Cattistock’s batting order, reducing them to 28-6 as a complete humiliation briefly looked on the cards.

Tucker, though, as he so often has done this season, dug deep to score 48 including five fours and two sixes, ably assisted by George Wyrill’s 22.

However, two run outs later, Tucker had only just helped Cattistock & Symene over 100 before Pete Russell (1-22) stopped him short of a battling fifty.

And Sam Goodhew (1-22) picked up the final wicket to fall as Bere bowled the Foxes out for 105 in just 23.5 overs.

What followed was scarcely believable as a fine opening gambit from Bradley Mullins (2-31) and Wyrill (1-45) castled Bere’s top three batters.

However, after seeing off his first six balls for dots, Cameron Robertson launched into rocket mode with 77 from his next 26 balls.

The 21-year-old blasted an outrageous 11 boundaries and five sixes as he obliterated the Foxes’ attack.

Tim Goodhew (15no from 10) played a mere supporting role as Bere finished the contest in 11.2 overs, ensuring the match was over after just two and a half hours.

Speaking to Echosport, Bere captain Brian Keegan said of Robertson: “Previously I think he’d had three or four years at Lymington in the Southern League.

“He’d scored a fair few runs for them, even at a tender age as well. When he gets going, it’s very hard to stop him.

“Cam came in and it didn’t last very long. Bearing in mind there was 12 dots in that, so with scoring shots it was 77 off 20 balls.

“The dimensions of Cattistock, if you get in and can hit the ball then you getting caught on the boundary is unlikely. All the bowlers got tap.

“It was job done, Cam just smacked the ball all over the place. It wasn’t any hoicking, it was proper cricket shots.”

Elsewhere, Bere Regis Seconds beat leaders Cerne Valley by three wickets in County Division Three.