OWCC Match Reports 1st & 2nd September
Posted 5th September 2018
Old Wilsonians 233 for 7 Gore Court 113
Having put themselves in a strong position - 147 for 2 afer 30 overs; Malinda Thotiwilage (71), Syd Sherlock (37) – Old Wilsonians then suffered a batting collapse as Keenan Bowers, 3 for 34, and Matthew Roche, 3 for 19, determined to put Gore Court back into this game
However, an unbeaten stand of 71 between Jonathan Rodda (41 n.o) and Josh Lawrence (30 n.o) saw them finish on 233 for 7
In reply the Gore Court innings never really got going with only Craig Williams (27) and Keenan Bowers (32) scoring to any degree with the OW’s Dave Ellicott-White finishing with an impressive 6 for 20 to gain his side an 120 run victory in this final game of the season which sees them finish fourth in the table
Gore Court, by contrast, have to contemplate Third Division cricket in 2019 and seek to rebuild
Old Wilsonians’ 2nd Xl 254 for 8, Gore Court 2nd Xl 129
A second wicket stand of 76 between Sanath Dandeniya (72) and Dan Seston (20) laid a solid foundation for Old Wilsonians and with Isaac Rodda (35) and Kapilla Perera (51 n,o) also coming to the party the side ended on an impressive 254 for 8 from their 50 overs
Samuel Miller, 3 for 47 and Andrew Mowatt, 2 for 28, did their best to stem the flow, but their side needed something special from their batsmen to avoid defeat
Sadly this was not forthcoming, despite Paul Geary (25) and Ali Hajilou (36) doing their best to recover from the loss of an early wicket but a slump from 58 for 1 to 86 for 8 tells its own story, The OWs used nine bowlers to achieve their victory, David Pilgrim, 3 for 26 and Doug Forbes, 2 for 10, being the most successful
Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 189 for 8 , Old Colfeians 139 for 8
Needing to win this game to gain promotion, Old Wilsonians’ scored 189 for 8 in this game against Old Colfeians from their 40 overs and would probably have hoped for more
However, it proved to be enough as their bowlers, Kevin Carruthers, 3 for 31 and Andrew Steel, 3 for 33, in particular, bowled so tightly that they restricted their hosts to 3,47 an over and victory was theirs
The OW innings seemed to reflect the nervousness of the situation with only Seth Clifford (46), of the top order batting, showing the form of a promotion chasing side and they had to rely on the experience of skipper Howard Abbett (40) and the youthful vigour of Andrew Steel (44 n.o) for the majority of the rest of their runs
Old Wilsonians' 4th X 104, ODCUACO 4th Xl 105 for 1
ODCIACO 4th Xl ended their season on a high with this comfortable victory against Old Wilsonians
Some penetrative bowling from William East, 5 for 30 and Isaac Loader, 4 for 19 had the home side in all sorts of trouble and they were dismissed for just 104, with only Chetan Kamat (23) and Jeff Mascarenhas (26) causing them any real problems
By contrast the ODCUACO innings was an almost majestic affair as they raced to victory in 25.2 overs, opener Dan Murrell leading the way to finish on 59 not out
Old Wilsonians' 5th X 94, Beckenham 5th Xl 95 for 6
Well done to the 8 who made themselves available & with an extra man or two would have won this encounter. Wilsons batted first and due to a 3rd wicket partnership between Steve Millward (12) & Rob Bryan (32) putting on 45 we managed 94 .
5s bowled well with both laki & matt carruthers both taking 3 wickets a piece.
Well done to the 8 men for making it so competitive .
A positive season from the 5s ending up in mid table & with lots of colts making debuts & dads playing after years out . Hopefully if we can recruit another 5 cricketers we should be able to field 11 throughout the season
Sunday Xl 211 for 6, Carlton Sports 153 for 9
The final game of cricket at Hayes this season saw the Sunday Xl record a comfortable 58 run victory over Carlton Sports, with Jake Phillips (23) and Matt Abbett (100) putting on 120 in the first 20 overs before the latter retired, gracefully, in the 21st
The second 20 overs saw Dan Nichols (18), Nick Herbert (18) and Dan Seston (28 n.o) all make valuable contribution to push the score beyond 200
The visitor’s reply was a somewhat turgid affair and they crawled to 57 for 5 after 24 overs before some spirited aggressive play from S.Raphy (53) at least gave their total a more respectful look as the OW bowlers shared the nine wickets to fall between each other
