Match Reports 17-18 July

Posted 18th July 2021

OLD WILSONIANS JUST GET HOME: Both sides recover from early setbacks

Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 178 for 6. Natwest Blues 1st Xl 161 for 8 - 3rd XI win by 17 runs.

Old Wilsonians won this evenly fought contest against Natwest Blues by 17 runs as both sides lost early wickets - the OWs were 30 for 3 and Natwest 32 for 3 - but recovered well. Dan Seston (66) and John Fornear (42) shared in a fourth wicket stand of 85 for the OWs whilst Rob Dolby (58) and Matthew Dean (54) were the rescuers for the visitors with a stand of 76, also for the fourth wicket. The Natwest bowlers shared the wickets between then with Lewis Barham, 1 for 24 from nine overs, being the most economical, whilst Joe Jukes, 2 for 10 from seven was even meaner , with Simon Doherty and John Fornear also claiming two wickets apiece for the OWs.View scorecard 

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE NEIGHBOURLY KIND: Old Wilsonians take the spoils

Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 178 for 6 Natwest Blues 2nd xl 166 for 8 - 4th XI win by 10 runs.

Having lost early wickets Old Wilsonians were indebted to James Egan (58) and Graham Nelson (48) for a fine stand that rescued them from a small total with Dave De Soyza, 2 for 30 and Mohammed Wadud, 2 for 13, inflicting the initial damage for the home side against their near neighbours
In reply Natwest Blues, also started badly and looked to Andrew Hind (43) and the ubiquitous Wadud (21) to keep them in the game, but they finished a tantalising 13 runs short of their intended target as Neil Treacher, 3 for 48, Lawrence Wilson, 2 for 24 and Paul Jenkins, 2 for 43 bowled the OWs to victory in this close encounter of the neighbourly kind.View scorecard 

OLD WILSONIANS CONTINUE WINNING RUN: Bickley Park overhauled

Bickley Park Sunday Development 178 for 7, Old Wilsonians 179 for 6 - Old Wilsonians Sunday Development XI win by 3 wickets.

Bickley Park scored a creditable 178 for 7 from their 35 overs after losing their top three for 45 with Alex MacPherson (44), Thomas Franks-Moore (48) and William Holcombe (31) all scoring well, with Robbie Adams being the most successful OW bowler with 3 for 24 - and those top three at that
Bickley Park also took early wickets but the home side recovered well and, thanks to Syd Sherlock (23), Michael Mitchell (51) and Josh Lawrence (25 n.o) they got home with 17 balls to spare to continue their winning run, despite the efforts of Max Luckett, 2 for 42.View scorecard