DARTFORD LEAPFROG OLD WILSONIANS IN EMBRYONIC TABLE: The visitors implode after promising start

Dartford 213 for 6, Old Wilsonians 212 - Dartford win by 1 run

In a nail-biting finale, Dartford beat Old Wilsonians by just one run to see them move ahead of their rivals in the embryonic Division Two table. Batting first the home side were reliant on some steady batting from John Smyth (38), Garry Cook (62) and Joe Reynolds (45) for the bulk of their runs whilst the OWs must have been pleased to restrict them to 213, Michael Mitchell finishing with 3 for 39, but Sean Beckett was the epitome of economy, his ten overs yielding a miserly 24 runs. And things looked even brighter for the visitors after Jon Rodda (56) and Syd Sherlock (23) put on 94 for the first wicket. However, after that only Matt Golding (46), Louis Pryor (20) and Michael Mitchell (26) troubled the Dartford bowlers as they slumped from a winning position of 199 for 4 to 212 all out, Brin Dhoul finishing with 3 for 12.View scorecard

COMFORTABLE VICTORY FOR OLD WILSONIANS: St Lawrence reply fails to get going

Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 194 for 6, St Lawrence & Highland Court 2nd Xl 112: OWs win by 82 runs

A fifth wicket stand of 70 between Kenny Maxwell (58) and Dan Nichols (22) enabled Old Wilsonians to finish their innings on 194 for 6 which, earlier, had not seemed likely, despite the efforts of Velson Devarajulu (28) and Nick Morley (24), as the St Lawrence bowlers kept the run rate in check, Tory Hughes finishing with 2 for 34 and Culum Hannard 2 for 35. In all honesty the St Lawrence reply never really got off the ground , with only Alex Cotter (22) and Will Vant (22) scoring to any effect as Siva Ranjan, 4 for 28, David Pilgrim, 3 for 31 and Andrew Pomerng, 2 for 9, bowled the OWs to a 82 run victory in 30.5 overs.View scorecard

BROMLEY COMMON IN CONTROL: They win the battle of the 3rd Xls

Old Wilsonians 3rd 119, Bromley Common 122 for 3 - Common win by 7 wickets

 Facing a total of 119, Bromley Common 3rd Xl cruised to a seven wicket victory in 26 overs against their Old Wilsonian counterparts. Openers George Beechey (63 n.o) and Ben Lloyd ( 31) set the tone, with Harry Roberts (22) also contributing well to their cause, and although the OWs picked up two late wickets, they only served as a consolation. Earlier the visitors' innings never got going, despite the valiant efforts of Josh Holland (37) and Howard Abbett (21), with Graeme Moir Jnr, 3 for 22, being Bromley Common's most successful bowler, whilst Oliver Wade, Amogh Bhat and Alex Nelson all picked up two wickets apiece.View scorecard

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE CRICKETING KIND: Old Wilsonians win tight game by 5 runs

Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 191 for 6, Old Roan 3rd XI 186 - OW's win by 5 runs

Old Wilsonians beat Old Roan by just 5 runs in this close encounter of the cricketing kind. Batting first the OWs were indebted to Laurence Allen (66) as the rest of the top order found batting difficult, but he eventually gained some support from Phillip Le Conte (30) and Graham Nelson (47) and this enabled them to finish on 191 for 6, Martyn Prendergast and Eve Sales both picking up two wickets each for the visitors. The Old Roan reply was steady with most players contributing to the run total, Rajesh Sharma (51), Henry Lear (34) and Miz Rahman (24) being in particularly good form, but they were ultimately undone by the bowling skills of Tom Finan, 3 for 39, and Neil Treacher, 3 for 6.View scorecard