OWCC Match reports 8th June 2024

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Gravesend 241 for 9, Old Wilsonians 190

In a game between two struggling sides, Gravesend secured an important 51 run victory
Having lost two early wickets they were indebted to Tanweer Sikandar (37), Tahir Adil Khan (73), Mohammed Haider (46) Sumit Ohri (26) and Rohan Sharma (26) to enable them to post a competitive total, Jon Rodda taking an impressive 5 for 43 for the visitors
In reply Old Wilsonians were never able to keep up with the required run rate despite the efforts of Syd Sherlock (31) and the ubiquitous Rodda (76), and were bowled out for 190, Rajan Sin, Rohan Sharma and Amendeep Singh all taking two wickets each for the hosts

Linden Park 2nd Xl 204 for 6, Old Wilsonians 2nd Xl 208 for 3

This was a game where the bat dominated the ball, with 412 runs being scored for the loss of nine wickets
Batting first, the Linden Park's innings was steady rather than spectacular, with useful contributions from Richard Holman (47), Tom Davis (30) and Ved Swaminathan (49)
A third wicket stand of 80 between Ali Hasan Butt (64) and Chris Scott (68 n.o) and an unbeaten fourth., between Scott and Kevin Carruthers (19 n.o) were the highlights of the Old Wilsonians' reply and enabled them to secure a seven wicket victory with 19 balls to spare

Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 76, Blue Star 1st Xl 80 for 0

It took Blue Star just 44 balls to secure the runs they required to beat Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl by 10 wickets, openers Gajendra Singh (20 n.o) and Faisal Hayat (50 n.o) ensuring that none of their team mates had the opportunity to bat.
Still,  at least Touseef Mohammed, 4 for 25, Chand Channa. 3 for 7, Robert Mills, 2 for 15 and Nitin Dahat, 1 for 21, had the opportunity to bowl

Bromley Common 5th Xl 99, Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 100 for 9

In a tense finish, Old Wilsonians snatched victory from the jaws of defeat as Nathan Carpenter (21 n.o) and Paul Jenkins (10 n.o) shared in an unbeaten 10th wicket partnership of 37 after Adam Nicholson, 4 for 25, and Dave Williams, 3 for 13 had seemingly bowled the Common into a winning position
Earlier the visitors had slumped to an alarming 21 for 4 after the OWs opening bowlers, Rahmet Dawoodzai, 2 for 6 and the indefatigable Jenkins, who eventually finished with 3 for 11, ripped into their top order
However a determined stand of 32 between Adam Nicholson (29) and Aditya Srivstana (12) gave them some hope and when the OWs lost their ninth wicket with the score on 63, it looked as if they would finish on the winning side, only be denied by that last wicket stand
(Un)interesting fact of the day: Both sides conceded 33 extras