OWCC Match reports 3rd August 2024
cricket newsletter • Posted 7th August 2024
Old Wilsonians 127, Folkestone 129 for 2
Folkestone took just 100 balls to secure the runs they needed to secure an 8 wicket victory against Old Wilsonians, thereby enhancing their promotion ambitions and denting the OWs chances of survival at the same time with just five games remaining
The OWs lost two early wickets and although Dan Nichols (24) and Syd Sherlock (14) dug in to try and retrieve the situation, Folkstone then exposed the brittleness of their batting, apart from a stoic 52 from skipper Jon Rodda who, arguably, played the innings of the game, Zia Ullah and Nick Ward both finishing with 3 for 22 for the hosts
Opener Shaheer Malik then survived a first ball dismissal to finish on 64 not out as his side sauntered to a comfortable victoryAddington Village 1st Xl 198 for 9, Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 188 for 8
At 7 for 3 Addington Village found themselves in all sorts of trouble and when they reached 37 for 5 it could hardly be described as a 'recovery', but, and thanks to Chris Slater (23), Harry Grinstead (59) and a wagging tail, they managed to reach 198 for 9 from their 45 overs, Joe Jukes finishing with 3 for 35 for the OWs with Shankar Balakrishnan, Josh Frampton and Kenny Maxwell all picking up 2 wickets apiece
In an apparent attempt to mimic their visitors, the hosts soon found themselves struggling at 38 for 5, but Danny Phillips (25), Kenny Maxwell (56) and Harley Tucker (39 n.o) then dug in to the extent that they were only 11 runs short of their target, Jackson Todman finishing with 3 for 15 for AddingtonOld Wilsonians 3rd Xl 130 for 8, Sidcup 3rd Xl 132 for 3
Having restricted Old Wilsonians to 130 for 8 from their 40 overs, Sidcup then made light work of their reply to romp home by 7 wickets with time to spare
For the OWs only Alex Forbes (21) and Kevin Carruthers (29) threatened to give the visiting bowlers any headaches as Robin Saldahna, Sameer Mirza and Harin Jayawardena all finished with two wickets each
The Sidcup reply was dominated by opener Nathaniel Hitch (77 n.o), who was given valuable support by Seejharan Krishnamurthy (28)Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 185 for 7, Beckenham 6th Xl 92
Some fine batting by Monty Tupman (35), Nathan Carpenter (32) and Ben Rodda (64) enabled Old Wilsonians to post an impressive 185 for 7 in this game against Beckenham, Nathanial Sawyer taking 3 for 26 for the home side
In reply the hosts could not come to terms with the fine bowling of Paul Matthews, 5 for 19, as they crashed to a 93 run defeat, although credit must go to Eleanor Varnier-Moore, who finished on 18 not outBromley Common Sunday Development 153, Old Wilsonians 157 for 8
Having bowled Bromley Common out for 153, Old Wilsonians looked to be in a comfortable position at 140 for 6 but a couple of quick wickets saw them twitching before the cool head of Harley Tucker (16 n.o) saw them safely over the line, but it was a second wicket partnership of 99 between Chris Scott (50) and Andrew Pomering (48) that was the highlight of their innings, Aditya Anoop claiming 3 for 19 for the Common
The latter's innings never really got going, with only Matten Haider (29) and Leigh Walker (21) scoring to any effect, with Louis Pryor, 5 for 29, Ryan Burridge, 3 for 39 and Rahmet Dawoodzai, 2 for 18, sharing the ten wickets between
