Match Reports from 21st April
Posted 28th April 2018
Bromley Common 1st XI 301 for 5, Old Wilsonians 1st XI 292 for 7 Bromley Common win by 9 runs!
Bromley Common and Old Wilsonians took full advantage of the premature arrival of summer to score nearly 600 runs between them in a game in which the bat was always in control, with Toby Finzel (60), James McGruer (76 n.o) and David Draper (55) for the home side, and Malinda Thotiwilage (44) and Michael Mitchell (75) for the visitors, being in particularly fine fettle. Games of cricket in April tend to produce low scores, with batsmen not yet able to shake off the winter rust, but on this occasion it was the bowlers who seemed to be all at sea, with only Dave Ellicott-White, 3 for 23 for the OWs, and Ghulam Rasool, 4 for 42, for the hosts, having justification to be happy with their afternoon’s work The result was in doubt until the very last over –perhaps a tie would have been the most just of outcomes – in a game which can give both sides encouragement for the months ahead Bromley Common begin their first ever season in the Premier Division of the Kent League in two weeks time when they visit Tunbridge Wells, and every one at Old Wilsonians wishes them good fortune in their inaugural season and will be following their results with interest………. and hope to be joining them before too long! View Scorecard
Bromley Common 2nd Xl 180, Old Wilsonians’ 2nd Xl 181 for 5 - Old Wilsonians win by 5 wickets!
The Bromley Common 2nd Xl openers got their side’s season off to a good start by putting on over 100 in this friendly fixture against local rival Old Wilsonians.
However , OW bowlers Kapila Perera and Howard Abbett then both took three wickets each before Syd Sherlock joined the party with another two to dismiss them for a disappointing 180. In reply the visitors had little difficulty in getting the runs required for victory and did so with two overs to spare and just five wickets down, Sanj Dandeniya (59 n.o), Syd Sherlock (29) Cameron Jones (28) and Tom Finan (17) being their main contributors.
