Cricket Match reports from Weekend 20th / 21st May 2017
Posted 22nd May 2017
Old Wilsonians 1st XI 236 for 8, Nonnington 115 - Old Wilsonians 1st XI win by 121 Runs!
Old Wilsonians again posted over 200 - they have batted first every time so far this season – but this time they managed to complete the job by bowling Nonnington out for 115 to claim their first victory of the year. A fourth wicket stand of 110 between Jonathan Rodda (97) and Pasan Weeraratne (43) laid a solid foundation after which the OWs sacrificed wickets in search for runs with Keegan Allan, 4 for 33, being the main beneficiary of this policy. In reply the Nonnington openers, Jamie Burrett (31) and Daniel Birch (35) got the visitors off to a solid if not spectacular start to the extent that the score stood at 84 for 2 with only a little over 20 overs remaining by the time they had both departed. The innings then folded as spinners Josh Lawrence, 4 for 21 and Michael Mitchell, 3 for 24, bowled the hosts to that first win.View full scorecard
Old Wilsonians’ 2nd Xl 178 for 9 Nonnington 2nd Xl 93 - Old Wilsonians 2nd XI win by 85 Runs!
Despite some positive batting from Callum Steel (72), Hugo Lovelock (21) and Rob McEwen (23), Nonnington did well to restrict Old Wilsonians to 178 for 9 from their 50 overs, with Ben Birch, 5 for 49, being both economical and penetrative. However it was the batting that let them down as wickets fell early, and regularly, with only their latter batsmen, Richard French (22) and Tony Shaw (18 n.o) showing any significant resistance as OWs bowled them out for 93 in just 36 overs, Doug Forbes, 4 for 8, David Pilgrim, 3 for 34 and Siva Ranjan, 2 for 9, doing most of the damage.View full scorecard
New Ifield 1st Xl 200 for 4. Old Wilsonians’ 3rd Xl 165 for 6 - New Ifield Win by 35 Runs
Some steady batting by Joe Lawrence (76), Greg Dassrath (20) and Lyle Wheeler (39 n.o) enabled New Ifield to score at exactly five runs an over against Old Wilsonians’ 3rd Xl . In reply the OW innings had an encouraging look of consistency about it, Barrie Frampton (27), Jason James (33), Stephen Benwell (29), Josh Holland (24) and Graeme Nelson (30 n.o) all batting well, but they finished 36 runs short of their target, with Nick Bodie, 4 for 32, bowling particularly well for the hosts.View full scorecard
Old Wilsonians’ 4th Xl 115 for 7, Lessa Christ Church 2nd Xl 106 - Old Wilsonians 4th XI win by 9 runs!
A tight, low-scoring game saw Old Wilsonians’ 4th Xl victorious over Lessa Christ Church 2nd Xl by just nine runs!
Batting first the OWs were reliant on Neil Treacher (31), Andy Hazzard (18) and Howard Abbett (14) for the majority of their runs, with Tauhidul Islam, 3 for 25, being the pick of the Lessa bowlers. A fine innings of 45 by Colin Quinn, 17 from the ubiquitous Islam and a handy 11 from Sumon Abdullah gave the visitors hope, but their hosts were not to be denied as Shehan Sivarajan, 4 for 28, Andy Hazzard, 3 for 37 and Howard Abbett, 2 for 20, bowled them to victory. View full scorecard
Streatham & Marlborough 6th Xl 42 , Old Wilsonians’ 5th Xl 43 for 3 - Old Wilsonians 5th XI win by 7 wickets!
A remarkable spell of bowling by OW President Paul Jenkins, 7 for 4, in 7.3 overs, destroyed Streatham & Marlborough as they were bowled out for just 42.
Things started well enough for the visitors with openers Paul Hutchin (19) and Newton Moss (12) laying a sound foundation, but when Jenkins dismissed them both the rest of the side found him virtually unplayable, and they succumbed in 24.3 overs. The OWs romped to victory in just 44 balls, the only consolation for Streatham being that they managed to capture three wickets during that time, Jack Griffiths finishing with 2 for 21.View full scorecard
Sunday Friendly Xl 217 for 8, Plumstead 130 - Sunday Friendly XI win by 87 Runs!
An unbeaten 109 not out from Chris Scott and three wickets each from Steve Lawrence , 3 for 19, and Jake Phillips, 3 for 13, were the highlights of the Sunday Xl’s 87 run victory over Plumstead. Chris was helped in his endeavours by a first wicket stand of 61 with Louis Pryor (34) and although the innings then faded away a little a late rally, courtesy of Stan Sherlock (17), Jonathan Davies (11) and Andrew Pomering (13 n.o) saw them get bove the magic 200. Plumstead started their reply brightly and at 96 for 2 looked to be heading for victory, but the game then changed dramatically and they were all out for 130
