Park suffer third successive defeat
For the third successive week Milton Keynes Park's batsmen failed to perform, Bourton Vale securing a six-wicket home win.
Park's third defeat on the trot relegated them from top spot to fourth, the solid performance they were looking for deserting them on the day.
The flip of the coin fell Bourton's way and skipper Stephen Stroud had no hesitation in putting Park into bat.
Bourton's Ben Hughes got the home side off to a perfect start when he had James Sprittles caught at point.
Ian Smith and James Ward put together a solid partnership of 39 before Smith was adjudged caught behind off Stroud for 14.
Graham Simpson and Ward's partnership was broken with the score on 49 when Ward (21) got a lifting delivery from Stroud which he could only edge through to keeper Cartlidge.
Ward's wicket triggered a collapse with Simpson and Mike Alston falling caught behind to Graham Newhook and Stroud (4-48) respectively, Park now 49-5. There was brief respite for the sixth wicket before Tim Chapman fell leg before to Newhook (3-62).
Mark Grass became the fifth Park batsman to be caught behind and with Mark Roberts falling without troubling the scorers Park were in all sorts of trouble at 71-8.
Ghufran Mohammed (40) was the only Park batsman to get going, batting in his usual attacking style which included taking 21 off one of Newhook's overs. He was ably supported by James Clark (14) in a ninth wicket partnership of 49.
When Clark fell leg before to Hughes (3-12), Mohammed followed soon afterwards and Park were 121 all out.
In their reply Bourton managed to get 23 on the board before Mohammed removed Mucadam with Mike Alston taking a fine catch at mid-off.
The score was on 43 when Mohammed removed West Indian Almuzahim who was caught behind by Ward.
Bourton added 20 for the third wicket before Sprittles removed Smith caught and bowled but Bourton's fourth wicket partnership of 54 soon put paid to Park's hopes.
James Clark managed a further breakthrough when Newhook was caught by Grass but Bourton cruised home by six wickets in the 27th over.
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