Match Reports weekend of 19th May
Posted 23rd May 2018
Old Wilsonians 1st XI 182 for 6 V Chestfield 181 for 7 - Old Wilsonians win by 4 wickets!
A defiant innings of 113 not out by Dan Patching was not enough to deny Old Wilsonians as they cruised to a comfortable wicket victory with overs to spare. The Chestfield innings rarely got to above three runs an over and only Tom Barton (23) managed to help Patching to any degree as the out on 64 for the fifth wicket, by far the highest stand of the innings. The Old Wilsonian reply was positive from the start and although their first three batsmen were dismissed when they all looked set for a big score, there never seemed much doubt that they would achieve their target with Matthew Abbett (52), Michael Mitchell (31) and Cameron Jones (24 n.o) all making valuable contributions.View scorecard
Sidcup 2nd Xl 233 for 8 v Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 230 for 8 - Sidcup win by 2 wickets!
Some impressive batting from Syd Sherlock (80), James Sims (31), Sanj Dandeniya (27) and Kenny Maxwell (20) enabled Old Wilsonians to post 230 for 8 from their 50 overs with Abdul Majid Khan, 4 for 36, being the pick of the Sidcup bowlers. However, it was a case of ‘Anything you can do we can do better’ as Sidcup’s Tim Cook (79) and Calum Nash (73) led the chase for victory and, although there were some anxious moments following their respective dismissals, their team mates ensured that their good work had not been in vain and they secured victory with two wickets and one over to spare.View scorecard
Bromley 4th Xl 144 for 7, Old Wilsonians’ 3rd Xl 146 for 2 - Old Wilsonians win by 8 Wickets!
The loss of some early wickets put Bromley 4th Xl on the back foot but thanks to Max Leeves (35), Thomas Faether (20) and Hemachandrarao Kuppuswamynaidu (36), they recovered to a certain degree but not enough to offer Old Wilsonians’ 3rd Xl a competitive target to chase, with the visitor’s Stan Sherlock finishing with an impressive 4 for 31. The OWs then lost an early wicket but Josh Holland (31), Rob McEwen (50 n.o) and Andy Hazzard (53 n.o) saw them safely home to a comprehensive 8 wicket victory.View scorecard
Streatham & Marlborough 6th Xl 120 v Old Wilsonians’ 5th Xl 163 for 4 - Old Wilsonians win 43 runs!
Some controlled batting by their top order, Neli Treacher (60 n.o), Brian Pomering (32) and Bhavin Patel (44) enabled Old Wilsonians’ 5th Xl to hit a creditable 183 for 4 from their 40 overs in this game at Streatham & Marlborough, with only Alf Grimsey, 3 for 66, having any success with the ball, although he was somewhat expensive. The home side lost three early wickets and never really recovered, as Fraxer Baxendine, 3 for 18, Rohan Mehra, 2 for 21, Alex McCrossen, 2 for 35 and Andrew. View scorecard
Old Wilsonians Sunday Friendly 11 Xl 215 for 9 v Statics CC 214 for 9. Sunday Friendly XI win by 1 wicket!
Needing seven runs from the last over and with three wickets remaining the Sunday Xl promptly lost two wickets to the first two balls, scrambled a single from the third, failed to score from the fourth only for Adrian Beckett to hit a towering six over the pavilion from the fifth to achieve victory – it was that sort of game. For their part the Static innings had been a stop start affair before D. Patel (68) and a late flurry from their Nos 10 and 11, both of whom defied their batting positions, enabled them to exceed 200.
