Match reports 18 June 2022
Posted 1st July 2022
Old Wilsonians 203 for 9, Bromley Common 205 for 7 - Bromley Common win by 3 wickets
Bromley Common recorded their first win of the season by defeating local rivals Old Wilsonians, the key to their victory being a fifth wicket stand of 81 between Lee Hall (34) and Sam Clarkson (79 n.o) after the visitors had reduced them to 61 for 4. The dismissal of Hall gave the OWs renewed hope but, although they captured two further wickets, it was too little too late and the hosts got home with 9 balls to spare The Old Wilsonian innings had started well with openers Jon Rodda (27) and Michael Mitchell (40) putting on 66 for the first wicket and even when they had both departed the OWs were still in a strong position at 83 for 2 after 20 oversHowever, after that only Matt Golding (65) and Elliott Bettridge (21) batted with any purpose and they were restricted to 203 for 9 from their 50 overs. Ishmail September took 4 for 24 for the OWs, Vidur Goel, 2 for 31 and Lee Hall, 2 for 23, being the most successful bowlers for the Common.View scorecard
Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 175, Whitstable 176 for 5 Whitstable win by 5 wickets
Whitstable made it seven wins out of seven with this emphatic 5 wicket victory over Old Wilsonians with 20 overs to spare. The OWs never recovered from a disastrous start and although Kenny Maxwell (33), Wayne Crosland (46) and Andrew Ifill (22) did their best to repair the damage they were thwarted by Will Cook, who finished with 3 for 28, and Joe Clements, Scott Dale and Harry Fulton, all of whom two 2 wickers each By contrast the Whitstable reply saw the top four, Dean Lewis (32). Henry Goss (46), Scott Dale (31) and Harry Fulton (24 n.o) all contributing well, with only Simon Doherty, 4 for 47, causing them any problems.View scorecard
BOTH SIDES RECOVER FROM POOR STARTS: Old Wilsonians win low scoring game
Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 150 Catford and Cyphers 3rd Xl 136 - Old Wilsonians 3rd win by 14 runs!
Both sides started their respective innings badly, Old Wilsonians being reduced to 39 for 4 and Catford and Cyphers 33 for 4, and both recovered to a degree, but it was the OWs who achieved victory by 14 runs in this low-scoring game. After their disastrous start Jason James (32) and Kevin Carruthers (17) dug in to retrieve the situation whilst vital contributions from Howard Abbett (12) and Doug Forbes (33) saw them reach 150, Shar Khan, Martin O'Shea and Forir Ahmed all taking two wickets for the hosts. The Cyphers potential hero was Mohammed Kashif Sohal (55), who received positive support from Nooragha Zaoran (16) and Shar Khan (16), but it was not enough and they never recovered from that initial blast, Tom Sullivan, who had started the carnage, finishing with 5 for 35.View scorecard
CATFORD AND CYPHERS IN CONTROL: Hampson stars with bat and ball:
Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 106, Catford and Cyphers 4th Xl 107 for 5
Having collapsed to an ignominious 9 for 5 , Old Wilsonians did well to reach three figures as Premnath Senthitkumaran (11), Paul Matthews (10). Alex Forbes (27 n.o) Dave Jukes (10) and Ceejay Watson (8) dug them out of a hole that could have seen them exploring another continent. Jed Hampson, who had inflicted the initial damage, finished with 4 for 14 and then went on to score 40 not out to demonstrate his all-round qualities as the visitors cruised to victory, Imran Qazi (29) also scoring well with Paul Jenkins and Neil Treacher taking two wickets each for the OWs.View scorecard
