CHEPSTOW skipper blamed slack bowling and the loss of wickets at key times for his side's John Macey Cup defeat to local rivals Sudbrook.

In the only T20 match to escape the weather Chepstow scored a defendable 112-9 in their 20 overs.

Dobbie said: "We were about 20 runs short, but we should have been able to defend that total."

"We bowled far too many extras and varied line and length which made setting a field near impossible. We also lost wickets at the wrong times."

Sudbrook were helped on their way to a four-wicket victory with the help of 12 wides, two no-balls and three byes, a total of 17 extras.

The home side won the toss and decided on a track that had seen a lot of rain but was playable.

Early wickets fell with Dobbie losing partners on a regular basis with David Bennett departing for five, Tuhin Gavand for 14 off the bowling of Martin Norton and David Monk being trapped leg before by Lewis Morgan (4-0-13-3) for the addition of a single run.

Dobbie top scored with 24 dismissed by a Greg Shaw catch off the bowling of leg-spinner Morgan

But his contribution, which included three boundaries, had con­tributed half of his side's 45 as Chepstow lost five wickets for 18 runs.

Luke Watson offered stubborn resistance, scoring 22 before being caught by Jonathan Lewis off the bowling of Rhys Pescod (4-0-25-3) and Rhodri Fawsitt weighed in with 12 runs.

Despite Fawsitt picking up opener Matthew Kinchin for 11 and Dobbie trapping Matthew Spencer leg before on 13 Sudbrook eventually made the target with five deliveries to spare.

Ross Lewis found the boundary three times in his 22 total before being snapped up by Dobbie to give David Monk his only wicket.

Lewis Morgan (nine) was run-out by Fawsitt and Greg Shaw (13) was stumped by Bryan Dickinson to give Malith Madurasinghe the first of two wickets but Jonathan Lewis (25 no) steered Sudbrook to victory with a run off the first ball of the final over.

Winning captain Ross Lewis said: "It was a good performance. We were missing a few of the regular first team players and the lads that came in did well – especially the spinners. Lewis Morgan bowled well and so did Martin Norton and Rhys Pescod.

"Because a lot of the senior players struggle to make a 6pm start with work commitments it is a good opportunity to play some of the younger players and it was good experience for them."

And Lewis said with the weather putting paid to last weekend's league fixtures it was good to have had the opportunity to keep his side's good run of form.

He said: "It is just good to get out there whenever you can at the moment. The Macey is always good fun and with the introduction of a power play in the first six overs it has revamped it a bit and made it more exciting.

"We are at home in the next round so hopefully we can get a few people down there and make a big occasion of it."

Sudbrook visit Aber­gavenny in the league this Saturday while Chepstow are at home to Blackwood.