League cricket makes a welcome return!
Posted 12th May 2021
UNBEATEN FOURTH WICKET STAND PROVES DECISIVE: Harvel and Old Wilsonians defy the rain in entertaining game
Harvel 1st XI 192 for 5, Old Wilsonians 1st XI 194 for 3 - Wilsons win by 7 wickets!
Heavy overnight rain, and that of a more gentle nature on Saturday morning, reduced this game to 30 overs a side but both teams made up for lost time in a game that garnered almost 400 runs. Harvel gave a perfect demonstration of how important it us for all top order batsmen to make contributions with Ben Patterson (29), Dominic Saunders (24), Jordan Mitchell (33), Arthur McCormick (18). Tanishq Tanishq (41) and Harrison Fermor (33 n.o) ensuring that they scored at over a run a ball. And things got even better for the visitors when they reduced Old Wilsonians to 16 for 2. Matt Abbett (43) and Matt Golding (77 n.o) then redressed the balance of the game to a degree by putting on 63 for the third wicket, but it was an unbeaten stand of 131 for the fourth, between Golding and Louis Pryor (48 n.o) , that saw the OWs to a seven wicket victory with 14 balls to spare. View the scorecard
TENSE AFFAIR AT LENNARD ROAD: Old Wilsonians keep their heads in tight game
HSBC 2nd Xl 97, Old Wilsonians 2nd X1 98 for 7 - Wilsons win by 3 wickets!
Having bowled HSBC out for 97, Guy Hannah 4 for 14, Siva Ranjan 2 for 15 and Tom Sullivan 2 for 10, Old Wilsonians must have fancied their chances of victory in their first league game of the season and, but for a fifth wicket stand of 34 between Gulpaul Singh (24) and Joseph Odell (21), they would have been chasing an even smaller total. However, and on an afternoon and wicket that favoured the bowlers, HSBC reduced them to 75 for 7, Nicholas Wheddon 3 for 23 and Andy Hamilton 3 for 23, before an adventurous innings of 24 not out by Daniel Simpson - he hit four boundaries - and a stoic 2 not out from Guy Hannah, enabled them to scrape home to a three wicket victory.View the full scorecard
ROEBUCKS WIN LOW SCORING GAME: Old Wilsonians fail to post an adequate total
Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 84 for 9, Roebucks 2nd Xl 85 for 6 - Roebucks win by 4 wickets
Some fine bowling by Mark Wilson, 3 for 8 and Jack Parton, 3 for 18, restricted Old Wilsonians to 84 for 9 from their 35 overs with only Seth Clifford (17), Alex Le Conte (15 n.o) and Simon Doherty (14 n.o) making it to the dizzy heights of double figures for the home side. Not that Roebucks found batting much easier as Joe Jukes, 2 for 14, and Kevin Carruthers, 2 for 30, did their best to defend a small total but, in Wasim Hoque (20), Mark Wilson (21) and Faisal Nazir (19 n.o) the visitors had the players to see them safely over the line with four wickets and two overs to spare. View the full scorecard
Beckenham 6th XI versus Old Wilsonians 4th XI - Match Abandoned
Rain meant an early cancellation of this match due to be played at Hayes Cricket Club. 10 points each and both teams will be hoping for better conditions next weekend.
