OWCC Match reports 13th July 2024
cricket newsletter • Posted 17th July 2024
Sidcup 245 Old Wilsonians 246 for 8
Sidcup lost early, and late, wickets in this game against Old Wilsonians but, and thanks to Pranav Dhanawade (48), Felix Mann (74) and Wides (46) still managed to score 245, with Ed Castle finishing with 4 for 53 for the home side
The OW's reply was a little more consistent with regard to batting with Tariq Holmes Dennis (33), Velsen Devarajulu (30), Louis Pryor (71), Jon Rodda (36) and Sahan Adeesha (26 n.o), all making valuable contributions, Cameron Jacobson finishing with 4 for 42 for the visitors
This was an important win for Old Wilsonians as the season started its second phase, and they need 'more of the same' in order to drag themselves out of the relegation places
Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 139. Sidcup 140 for 4
With their score on 62 for 1 in the 15th over, Old Wilsonians were in a strong position to post a large score against Sidcup, but less than 3 overs later they had slumped to 67 for 6, thanks mainly to the guile of Vlneal Busireddy, who finished with an impressive 4 for 21
Aii Hassan Butt (13) and Siva Ranjan (24) tried to rescue the visitors with a seventh wicket stand of 34, but the initial damage could not be retrieved and they were bowled out for 139
The OWs then reduced their hosts to 97 for 4 but any hope of a victory were silenced by James Worf (28 n.o) and Tim Cork (23 n.o) who saw their side comfortably home
Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 92. Hayes 3rd Xl 93 for 0
Old Wilsonians started this game well enough with Barrie Frampton (25) and Alex Forbes (12) putting on 43 for the first wicket, but then things started to go downhill swiftly, with Md Belal, 4 for 10 and Matthew Warne, 3 for 9, making light work of the rest of their batting order
Hayes had little difficulty in acquiring the runs they needed with their own openers, Adam Greenway (40 n.o) and Matthew Warne (44, n.o) seeing them home to a resounding victory
Ex-Blues 2nd Xl 174 for 7, Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 156 for 9
Despite losing early wickets - six of them - Ex-Blues recovered well thanks to a seventh wicket stand between James Dilly (65 n.o) and Saravanan Mani (45) to end on a respectable 174 for 7, Paul Jenkins, 4 for 21, inflicting most of that early damaged for Old Wilsonians
In reply the OW innings never managed to keep up with the required run rate, despite the efforts of Lawrence Allen (35), Oscar Rushton (24) and Lawrence Wilson (24 n.o) and fell 19 runs of their target, Andrew Persuad, 4 for 29, taking the bowling honours for the visitors
Old Wilsonians Sunday Development 208 for 5, ODCUACO 212 for 5
An unbeaten sixth wicket stand of 97 between Joseph East (67 n.o) and Isaac Loader (32 n.o) rescued ODCUACO after Old Wilsonians had reduced them to 115 for 5, Josh Frampton, 3 for 32, being their main protagonist
Earlier the OWs had done well to post 208 for 5 from their 30 overs, thanks to valuable contributions from Dan Nichols (41), Ed Castle (37), Shehan Sivaranjan (50 n.o) and Chris Scott (26), and their initial inroads into the host's batting must have convinced them they had done enough, but they reckoned without the resilience of East and Loader
