Bishop’s Stortford pulled themselves out of the Saracens Herts League, Premier Division drop zone with a 69-run victory at relegation rivals Old Owens on Saturday (August 3). They now sit in eighth place, 24 points clear of their opponents who find themselves in the relegation play-off spot. Stortford lost the toss and, having been asked to bat, were 88-6 at the lunch break. Joe Hawkins batted well for his 39, but wickets kept falling and they were 100-8 with 27 overs remaining. A superb ninth-wicket partnership worth 96 followed between Adam Bassingthwaighte and Dom Clutterbuck as they hit th…
