OWCC Match reports 25th May 2024

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Old Wilsonians 59, Harvel 65 for 2

Harvel continued their excellent start to the season - this result makes it three wins from three games - with an emphatic eight wicket victory against Old Wilsonians
Some tight bowling from their openers, Abdul Majid Khan, 3 for 10 in eight overs, and Adam Whatman, 2 for 14 in seven, set the pattern as none of the Old Wilsonian batsmen were able to impose themselves, and with Charlie McSweeney, 2 for 7, and Shere Yar Zab, 2 for 8 also showing their skills, the visitors were dismissed for just 59 in 30.1 overs
The OWs were then encouraged by an early success, but a second wicket stand of 54 between Ben Patterson (24 n.o) and Jonah Lincoln (28) took them to the brink of victory

Orpington 2nd Xl 140, Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 141 for 6

Thanks to some solid batting from Pablo Sterling (20), Rahul Sarkar (25) and Mayank Singh (28), Orpington saw themselves handily placed for a competitive score at 105 for 3. However, Steve Blunt, 4 for 18, and Dilesh Patel, 2 for 17, enabled Old Wilsonians to fight back strongly to bowl them out for 140, with only Habib Salim (20) seemingly recognising the strong position they had built
In reply the OWs lost an early wicket but Josh Merchant (49) put them in a comfortable position before skipper Kenny Maxwell (30 n.o) guided his side to a four wicket victory, Aaron Sandhu, 2 for 23 and Ishtiaq Azam, 2 for 15, doing their best to restrict the home side's progress

Thanks to Clive Peckover, for his authoritative umpiring, and Dave Welch for his meticulous scoring

Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 103, Chislehurst and West Kent 105 for 9

Old Wilsonians were disappointed to be bowled out for 103, as Yassif Latif, 4 for 18 and Huxley McEntire , 2 for 22, in particular put them to the sword with only Jason James (22) providing any real resistance
However, when Chislehurst and West Kent slumped to 40 for 8, Anil Pappu 4 for 31, Doug Forbes, 3 for 15, getting into treble figures looked to be a magnificent achievement, but they reckoned without Ashwin Armitanand (66 n.o) who batted magnificently to secure a one wicket victory for his side

Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 104, New Beckenham 4th Xl 105 for 2

After a good start, at one point they were 72 for 1, Old Wilsonians collapsed dramatically to be all out for 104, a score-card that included seven ducks, only George Castle (26), Neil Treacher (22), Josh Holland (11 n.o) and Oscar Rushton (8) making a mark in the score-book, the main beneficiary of this carnage being Archie Hamilton, who finished with 5 for 18.
New Beckenham had little difficulty in acquiring the runs needed, opener Andrew Wright (48 n.o) leading from the front, ably assisted by Dominic Bavidge (33)