OWCC Match Reports 13th & 14th August 2022
cricket newsletter • Posted 16th August 2022
WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN
The Premier Division beckons
St Lawrence & Highland Court 263 for 6, Old Wilsonians 172
A first wicket stand of 130 between Charley Nash (88) and Matt Hammond (63) laid a splendid foundation for St Lawrence & Highland Court and with Michael Hales Jnr (26), Harry Podmore (22) and Harry Wren (27) then coming to the party, they posted an impressive total of 263 for 6 as the Old Wilsonian bowlers and fielders toiled in the extreme heat
The OWs could have done with a similar positive start but, having been reduced, to 25 for 3, they were always playing catch-up-up. Matt Golding (90) and Louis Pryor (25) then put in 49 for the fourth wicket but they then lost 3 wickets for 1 run to see them floundering at 75 for 7, and hard as the later batsmen tried to support the imperious Golding, his dismissal made even a second batting point seem unlikely; and so it provedIF ONLY RUNS WERE THE MUCH NEEDED RAIN
Old Wilsonians and Catford Wanderers share in a run feast
Old Wilsonains 2nd Xl 312 for 6, Catford Wanderers 2nd Xl 315 for 6
Old Wilsonians and Catford Wanderers shared 627 runs between them on an afternoon when only 12 wickets fell as the bat completely dominated the ball
There were two century makers - Velson Deverajulu (127) for the hosts and Haris Karman (111) for the visitors, but the OWs were also indebted to Josh Merchant (44), Dan Nicholas (24) and Brett Monagle (50 n.o) for their massive total
Undaunted by the task of scoring at over six runs an over, and let by the fine example of Kamran, Catford Wanderers set about their task manfully with Nasi Payman (45), Masehullahh Sadiqi (57) and Navid Ahmadi (29 n.o) giving splendid support to their opening batLOCAL RIVALS INVOLVED IN NAIL-BITING CONCLUSION
Sidcup defeat Old Wilsonians by just one run
Sidcup 3rd Xl 188 for 6, Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 187 for 7
In a nail-biting finish Sidcup defeated local rivals Old Wilsonians by just one run
The Sidcup skipper, Nathan Hitch (66) led by example but his side were also indebted to Tom Newman (35 n,o) and Adrian Crust (28), who all made useful contributions, with Joe Jukes taking 3 for 23 for the OWS
Chetan Kamat (50), Rupankar Majumdar (27), Jason James (21) and Alex Le Conte (19) then set about their run chase manfully but just failed in their task, Vinell Busireddy finishing with 3 for 13 for the visitorsEMPHATIC VICTORY FOR OLD WILSONIANS
Frampton family to the fore
Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 255 for 6, Dulwich 6th Xl 156
Old Wilsonians continued their recent good form with this emphatic 99 run victory over Dulwich
Opening bat Barrie Frampton (104) led the way with some excellent support from Prem Semthitkumarn (30), Karim Mir (29) and Derek Birmingham (28 n.o), who followed his fine example
After the break the Dulwich innings never really got going despite the efforts of Matteo Varner Moore (23) and Albert Gardner (45) as Josh Frampton, 5 for 39, and son of Barrie, bowled his side to victoryBROMLEY JUST MAKE IT
Old Wilsonians give them a scare
Old Wilsonians Sunday Development 223 for 8, Bromley 224 for 9
A first wicket partnership of 96 between Stan Greenleaf (69) and Aditya Kumar (42) gave Bromley a fine start against Old Wilsonians as they chased 224 for victory, and at 172 for 4 they seemed to be coasting.
However, the OWs then came back at them with intent and reduced the visitors to 221 for 9 to cause some alarms, but there was no need to panic and they made it with two balls to spare, Dan Simpson finishing with 3 for 18 for the hosts
Earlier Dan Nichols (33), Ollie Willis (27), Syd Sherlock (76) and Dan Simpson (20 n.o) all batted well for the OWs, with Oliver Butterfill, 3 for 31, being the most successful of the Bromley bowlers
