A LAST wicket partnership between Ben Holloway and George Dolling gave Cam a dramatic victory over Fairford.

Stuart Newman’s half-century set the hosts on their way in their first game of the season, but after a middle order collapse it was left for the tailenders to score the winnings runs.

Cam captain Ben Williams asked Fairford to bat, and opening bowlers Eddie Rendall and Ben Holloway kept a low run rate, eventually leading to a run out from Paul Belton in the ninth over.

The introduction of George Dolling saw Cam take their second wicket.

A partnership between Richard Hatton (34) and Lee Clark (60) steadily built up until first team debutant Fin Dixon claimed both wickets, bowling Clark with Dolling catching Hatton.

Despite dropping chances bowlers Gareth Udal and Ryan Western remained economical, both grabbing a wicket apiece.

Rendall returned to the attack and polished off the tail.

The Cam innings started brightly with Udal and Newman both finding the boundaries until the former was caught for 12.

Dixon looked solid in defence and played some aggressive attacking shots, including a big six over square leg in a steady partnership with Newman.

When Dixon fell for 23, Cam still looked comfortable at 87-2.

A middle order collapse saw Peter Hall, Adam Holloway, Paul Belton and Ben Williams all fall cheaply with the score at 136-5.

Newman reached his 50 with a straight six before eventually falling for 77, having put Cam in a winning position.

Rendall and Western batted patiently with only 30 runs required and looked like steering Cam over the finish line, but within three balls both departed after being caught for seven and 16 respectively.

Holloway and Dolling were left to pick up the pieces and with 17 runs needed from four overs.

A poor over from Townsend gave Cam the initiative and Dolling was able to finish it off with a boundary.

Stroud League Division One Eastcombe (129-2) beat Cam 3rds (126-7) by eight wickets Cam crashed to defeat against Eastcombe.

Having been put in, Cam found it very hard going on a two-paced pitch.

Marlon Zoglowek made a relatively fluent 31, whilst fellow opener and new recruit Steve Collard did his bit with a particularly soporific debut.

Only James Colborn of the later batsmen got to grips with matters, his 32 performing a minor rescue of sorts, but 126-7 from 40 overs was woefully inadequate. Steve Taylor took 4-27 for the home side.

The omens did not look good for Cam when from the very first ball of Eastcombe’s chase, the ball squirmed through keeper Jake Dolbear’s gloves and pinged his grounded helmet to concede five penalty runs.

Home captain Anth Perrins has scored thousands of runs down the years, and he made hay against bowling that varied between lamentable, and downright dross.

A mixture of full tosses and half-track long-hops were despatched with disdainful authority, and victory was in the bag with 15 overs to spare as Perrins finished on 71 not out.

Chris Wilcox took an early wicket, courtesy of a good Dolbear catch, and Kit Dixon was the only other successful bowler.

Tom Hancock’s maiden in the 13th over proved to be an oasis in a sea of mediocrity.

Gloucestershire CB Women’s T20 League Gloucester City Winget (103-6) lost to Cam (160-5) by 57 runs Ali Dixon and Nicola Dickson shone with the bat for Cam in this emphatic win against Gloucester City Winget.

Cam were put in to bat and opener Lucy Johnson was run out for two before Vicky Mansell was bowled for eight and Becky Woodward was caught for ten. Nicola Dickson and Dixon pushed up the runs.

Dixon was then bowled by Amy Collinson for 64, which included seven fours. Charlie Pretty made 13 when she was caught on the last ball, with Dickson scoring 20 not out, which included two fours.

Gloucester City Winget needed 161 to win but found scoring hard to come by from Cam’s bowlers. and finished short of their target.

Woodward (1-14), Mansell (1-19), Abi Wilson (1-14) and Dickson (1-6) took one wicket apiece.