OWCC Match reports 1st June 2024
Posted 5th June 2024
Old Wilsonians 61 Bromley Common 64 for 2
Bad weather - well; rain - had prevented this game being played earlier but when conditions eventually made this possible, Bromley Common progressed seamlessly into the next round of the KCL 20/20 Cup after they bowled Old Wilsonians out for 61, and but for an eighth wicket stand of 23 between Syd Sherlock (17) and Eoin Matthews (10) it would have been a lot less.
Stan Moore, Sam Clarkson and Sam Archer all took two wickets for the Common but they were surpasses by Amogh Bhat, who finished with 3 for 12.
The visitors then took their time in scoring the runs required - 68 balls - but then there was no need to hurry, opener Dilivio Ridgard finishing on 21 not out, with Adiya Anoop (20) also making a valuable contribution
Foilkestone 314 for 6, Old Wilsonians 113
With their score on 148 when their fourth wicket fell in the 29th over, Folkestone were in a perfect position to double their score - and more - in this game against Old Wilsonians, and in Chinmay Sutar (112) and Stuart Graham (87 n.o) they had the perfect players to do this as they piu on 127 in 17 overs in a merciless display of batting
Old Wilsonians constantly changed their bowling but nothing could halt this majestic pair and Folkstone finished on 314 for 6 from their 50 overs
The OWs needed to be aware of cricketing cliches - do not lose early wickets, get to 200 and then re-asses the situation but, after nine balls, they were 2 for 2!However, a spirited stand of 53 between Velson Deverajulu (24) and Tariq Holmes Dennis (34) steadied the ship to a degree but, in the 36th over, the inevitable happened as they were dismissed for just 113 to suffer heavy defeats in consecutive weeks
Sutar, 2 for 21, and Graham, 4 for 14, did most of the damage to underline their all-round prowess and had to toss a coin to decide who was 'man of the match.' As for Old Wilsonians, they have some serious thinking to do as they were totally out-played in every aspect of the game, but it was good to see a number of their players shake Sutar's hand as he left the field after his magnificent innings - the spirit of cricket is not dead
Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 161 for 9, Addington Village 1st Xl 162 for 9
In a game in which the bowlers dominated, Addington Village secured a one wicket victory against Old Wilsonioans with just five balls to spare, the key to their victory being a ninth wicket stand of 28 between Jack Sopp (26 n.o) and George Culpack (12), with only James Worrall (53) of the 'specialist' batsmen causing the OW bowlers any real problems, for whom Steve Blunt took 4 for 16
The OW innings was dominated by Harry Williams (65) and a late flurry from Shanakar Balakrishnan (30), with Jackson Todman and Adam Dobley both taking two wickets each for the hostsSidcup 3rd Xl 153, Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 80
Four Sidcup batsmen, Nathanial Hitch (20), Jacob Walker (20), Harin Jayawarenda (23) and Vishal Saxena (25) all got themselves set for big innings but then failed to make substantial scores as Old Wilsonians bowled the hosts out for 153, Howard Abbett, 4 for 29, Kevin Carruthers, 2 for 13 and Anil Pappu, 2 for 17, inflicting most of the damage
However, in Jonathan Regg, Moksnitch Allada, Sameer Mizra and the ubiquitous Jayawardena they had bowling stars of their own - all four took two wickets - who dismissed the OWs for just 80, Alex Forbes (14), Max Ruskin (18 n.o) and the evergreen Howard Abbett (12) being the only players to make it to double figuresOld Wilsonians 4th Xl 83, Beckenham 6th Xl 55 for 9
A determined ninth wicket stand of 23 between Roger Nichols (24) and Jack Hudson (4) and a tenth wicket stand of 22 between Nichols and Paul Jenkins (8 n.o) ) dug Old Wilsonians out of a massive hole after they had slumped to 38 for 8, Siva Harindiran 3 for 5, Dave MacVicar, 2 for 10 and Pasana Mathivana, 2 for 16, doing most of the initial damage, with only Sam Marshall (14) standing firm during this initial onslaught.
But had the OW's numbers 9. 10 and 11 done enough to put their side in a winning position, with Beckenham having 40 overs to score just 84 runs?
In the event the visitors did use all of their 40 overs but were aghast to realise that, by the time the last ball was bowled, their score had reached only 55 for 9! Opener, Joji Thankachan (22) started with honest intent but some extremely tight bowling from Paul Jenkins, 1 for 5 in nine overs, Lawrence Wilson, 0 for 8 in six, Sam Marshall, 0 for 15 in six, Roger Nichols, 3 for 13 in nine, Neil Treacher 3 for 9 in eight and Jack Hudson, 2 for 2 in two meant that the hosts secured a 28 run victory
Old Wilsonians 116. Beckenham 119 for 3
Beckenham had little difficulty in chasing down the 116 Old Wilsonians had set them in this Sunday friendly fixture, winning by an impressive seven wickets
Danny McConnell (35) and Antony Robert (20) laid the foundation before James Carvalho (39 n,o) saw them comfortably home, with Noah Doherty taking 1 for 2 in five overs for the OWs
Earlier the hosts had started well through openers Alpen Patel (23) and Laurence Allen (10) but the innings then fell away before Oscar Rushton (20) and all-rounder Noah Doherty (24) managed to get them into three figures, Sampan Kumar taking 3 for 8 for Beckenham
