09 July 2007
GIBBS DENLEY EAPL REVIEWFakenham's position at the bottom of the table looks ever more perilous after they were beaten by Norwich on Saturday and fellow strugglers Horsford beat Cambridge Granta.
Norwich batted first at Ingham and openers Ben Patston and Felix Flower gave them a solid base with a stand of 30.
All of the Norwich top order made starts, but only skipper Chris Borrett went on to compile a telling score.
He hit 60, before becoming one of five victims for his Fakenham counterpart Michael Smith.
Fakenham would have been reasonably happy having kept Norwich to 148 for seven, only for Ali Horsley (17) and Surappulige Malinga (15) to provide a late boost to the home side's innings.
Norwich were all out for 193 in the 57th over, with Shaun Cooper also picking up three wickets.
Fakenham made a poor start as Malinga removed Paul Dunger and Paul Wiseman bowled Smith to make it 14 for two.
Cooper (20) and Stephen Gray (24) began to recover matters, but Fakenham crucially lacked the big score that Borrett had provided for Norwich.
Malinga (three for 27), Wiseman (three for 51) and Ashley Watson (three for 26) steadily took the Fakenham innings apart and Norwich were always in command of the game. Although number 10 batsman Ben Smart provided some late order resistance by hitting 18, he was the last man out as the visitors were dismissed for 132 to hand Norwich a 61-run win.
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