Match reports from weekend of 5th and 6th June
Posted 7th June 2021
ODCUACO RECOVER FROM POOR START: League leaders succumb to local rivals
Old Wilsonians 1st XI, 137 ODCUACO 1st X 147 for 8 - ODCUACO win by 10 runs
ODCUACO recovered from a daunting 79 for 8 to end their innings on 147 for 8 thanks to a battling unbeaten ninth wicket stand of 68 between Andrew Ainger (51 n.o) and Eashan Patel (26 n.o) which ultimately proved to be match winning. Earlier James Sellar, 3 for 24 and Dave Ellicott-White, 2 for 13 had the visiting top order in all sorts of trouble as top of the table Old Wilsonians strove to make it five wins out of five
And, despite the heroics of Ainger and Patel, this seemed likely as the OW openers, Jon Rodda (37) and Syd Sherlock (28) put on 57 for the first wicket. However, their respective dismissals brought about an alarming collapse with seven batsmen contributing just six runs between them, with only Matt Golding (32) and Michael Mitchell (20) making significant contributions to that opening stand. Chris Webster finished with 5 for 26 with both Rohan Patel and Jamie Batten claiming 2 for 30 as the visitors, like their hosts, continued their good start to the season.View scorecard
THIRD WICKET PARTNERSHIP PROVES DECISIVE: ODCUACO make good use of their last 20 overs
ODCUACO 2nd Xl 214 for 7, Old Wilsonians 146 - ODCUACO win by 68 runs
Both sides initially found runs difficult to come by - after 30 overs ODCUACO were 76 for 2 and Old Wilsonians 97 for 5 - but the former won this game because they scored freely in the last 20 overs of their innings whilst the latter fell away in theirs and were bowled out for 146 in the 43rd over. Dan Webster (66) and Isaac Loader (41) shared a third wicket stand of 113 which proved to be key, as the OW bowlers wilted in the summer sunshine - and I'll repeat that 'summer sunshine' - with Dan Simpson, 4 for 49, being the only bowler to be rewarded for his efforts. In reply none of the OW batsmen were able to play a major innings, with Liam Pooley, 4 for 22, being the pick of the ODCUACO bowlers.View scorecard
TIGHT GAME GOES TO THE WIRE: Old Roan triumph by four runs
Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 149 , Old Roan 2nd Xl 153 - Old Roan win by 4 runs
In a game that went right to the wire, Old Roan beat Old Wilsonians by just four runs in this exciting encounter. Batting first Roan did so with purpose as their top order attempted to post a large total, Lovepreet Singh (45) and Ahmed Khan (34) being particularly impressive. However, a late rally by the OW bowlers, Howard Abbett, 3 for 7 and Kevin Carruthers, 4 for 23 restricted their progress and they finished on 153. The OW reply was in complete contrast in that only Chethan Kamat (36) of their top order batted to great effect and they had to rely on their lower order, Doug Forbes (30), Kevin Carruthers (17) and Howard Abbett (15) as they attempted to close in on the total required. But it was not enough as three wickets apiece from Matthieu Prendergast, and Felix Urser and two apiece from Tanker Aslam and Ravindrandash Chowdary, bowled Old Roan to victory.View scorecard
STREATHAM & MARLBOROUGH IN CONTROL: They ease to a comfortable victory over Old Wilsonians
Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 119 for 9, Streatham & Marlborough 6th Xl 122 for 3 - Streatham win by 7 wickets
Some mean - six overs for three runs from Barrington Wilks - and penetrative, Karthik Harith, 3 for 20, Fraser Knapp, 2 for 22 and Paranjoy Roy Chaudhury, 2 for 35 enabled Streatham & Marlborough to restrict Old Wilsonians to 119 for 9 from their 40 overs, Nick Herbert top scoring for the visitors with just 19. By contrast the home side found batting relatively easy with Neil Cook (23), Sander Viswanthan (36 n.o) and Roshan Salini (47) easing them home to a comfortable victory.View scorecard
CRUSADERS TOO GOOD FOR A YOUNG OWS SIDE
Old Wilsonians Sunday XI 114 all out versus Crusaders 188 for 7 Crusaders win by 74 runs.
Crusaders had first use of a used pitch that saw a low scoring encounter the day before and didn't get off to the best of starts as they quickly slipped to slipped to 21-3 as Robbie Adams (who ended up with 4-33) bagged both openers. From there, the recovering began as Son Singh (43) and L Singh (59 not out) rotated the strike well combined with some clean hitting in their partnership. Some further quick runs from Dahat (27) took Crusaders to a challenging total of 188 and OWs knew they would need a positive start to their reply. That didn't materialise and although there was plenty of promise from colts Ollie Reid (18) and Josh Frampton (19) in their partnership of 40, the innings never really got going. However, Dan Simpson didn't give in and smashed a quick 50 (his first for the club) to give the Crusaders bowlers a few scares but in the end, it was not to be as the reply finished 74 runs short on 114.View Scorecard
