FERNDOWN Wayfarers captain Eric Linge blasted his team’s 10-wicket defeat to leaders Parley and described the performance as “absolutely embarrassing”.

The Parley juggernaut continued as they skittled the hosts for just 127 before Sam Collins (36*) and Mark Morley (79*) took to the crease and needed no help in wiping the floor with Linge’s charges on their way to their seventh straight victory.

Parley’s Ollie Green clean bowled openers Craig McLean (5) and Dean Elsworthy (8) and Ferndown never got a partnership going. James Raftery (41*) carried the fight but the closest his team-mates came to supporting him was when skipper Linge reached 20 before being caught by Morley off Jamie Hicks.

And it was largely the form of Sam Thomson that saw the visitors slice through Wayfarers’ lower order like a hot knife through butter, taking five wickets in an effort which saw him dismiss both Karl Jensen and Andy Armstrong for ducks.

Morley then made quick work of wrapping up the result with 13 fours and a six from his 57 balls to leave Linge, whose team had denied Parley the league title on the final game of last season, in a foul mood.

In a brief interview with the Daily Echo, Ferndown skipper Linge said: “We played like a Division Three side. It was absolutely embarrassing.

“Parley went about their job in the way that Parley always go about their job, but we were just rubbish.”

  • Broadstone battled their way to a one-wicket win over struggling Winton at the Delph, despite the best efforts of Mike Kitson.

Winton were all out for 144 with Adam Willard (33) top scoring from the middle order with five boundaries. Matt Clark (23), Kitson (21) and Ally Williams (20) also contributed, while Mike Holm (3-29) and Greg Parsons (2-13) topped the bowling figures.

But Broadstone were made to fight for their win by the impressive Kitson (5-38) who clean bowled four of his victims, including opener Steve Trembath for a duck off his second ball.

Top scorer Pete Russell (39) went in similar fashion after rattling off eight fours and the hosts looked in trouble as the wickets fell at an alarming rate.

However, Broadstone saved their best for last. Holm scored an unbeaten 37 from just 27 balls to edge his side over the winning line, finding the boundary with six fours and a six as he and Parsons (4) did enough in their last stand.