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By Mark Bristow The Mote’s new captain Mike Ruffell hailed the composure and discipline displayed by his side in a five-wicket victory away to local rivals Leeds & Broomfield that got their Kent League Championship campaign off to a flying start on Saturday. The stakes could hardly have been higher for Ruffell in a game freighted with anticipation and emotion but The Mote prevailed with 25 balls to spare in front of a healthy crowd at Leeds. “It was a big win for us but nothing more than that and we have got to back it up week in week out,” said Ruffell, 31, a Zimbabwe-born New Zealander embar…

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