The 1s dodge the rain to chalk up 3 wins out of 3!
Posted 23rd May 2021
OLD WILSONIANS CONTINUE WINNING RUN: Leaders recover from mid-order wobble
Old Wilsonians 1st XI 186, Ashford Town 1st XI 135 - Old Wilsonians win by 51 runs
Old Wilsonians continued their perfect start to the season - three wins from three games - but not without alarms as Ashford Town reduced them to 94 for 6 before a seventh wicket stand of 57 between Michael Mitchell (50) and Josh Lawrence (27) gave them hope but, even so, they failed to use all of their 50 overs and were dismissed for 186, Ashford's Simon Taylor finishing with 3 for 44, Luke Perkins, 2 for 33 and Liam Tegg 2 for 18. The visitors then lost a wicket to the third ball of their innings but a positive second wicket stand of 63 between Richard Coles (39) and Liam Tegg (19) soon repaired the damage but when they were dismissed within a run of each other wickets began to fall at regular intervals, despite the efforts of Peter Sheilds (23), and they were dismissed for 135. The OW bowlers shared the wickets among themselves, Dave Ellicott-White finishing with 3 for 17, Matt Golding 2 for 19, Michael Mitchell 2 for 27, James Sellar 2 for 31 and Josh Lawrence 1 for 2.View scorecard
BICKLEY PARK BOWLERS WIN THE DAY: Neither side convincing with the bat
Bickley Park 3rd Xl 134 for 6, Old Wilsonians 3rd Xl 84 - Bickley win by 50 runs!
Having restricted Bickley Park to 134 for 6 from their 35 overs, Old Wilsonians must have fancied their chances of victory but they also found runs difficult to come by and were dismissed for 84. Despite the efforts of Marcus Day (34), Vishesh Mantri (19), Jack Cooper (35), Simon Melaniphy (16) and Chris Jacob (16) the visitors never threatened to post a huge total but they need not have worried as their bowlers proved to be their strength, Richard Horner in particular causing all sorts of problems to finish with remarkable figures 0f 6-3-3-3 with Sunny Saikia not far behind him, claiming 3 for 8 from his 8 overs. Indeed, had it not been for a stoic innings of 30 not out by Kevin Carruthers, and a more flamboyant one of 17 from Chris Kennedy, they might have struggled to reach 50.View scorecard
OLD WILSONIANS WELL BEATEN: Dartfordian bowlers make the most of the conditions
Old Wilsonians 4th Xl 78 for 9, Old Dartfordians 2nd Xl 79 for 4. Dartfordians win by 6 wickets!
Old Wilsonians found batting difficult in this game against Dartfordians and were restricted to 78 for 9 from their 26 overs, with only Laurence Allen (22) and the ever dependable extras - also 22 - saving them from complete humiliation as Thomas Gubby, 3 for 7, Kyle Deane, 3 for 10 and Max Johnson, 2 for 15, enjoyed themselves in the bowler friendly conditions. The OW bowlers then took three early wickets, Graham Nelson finishing with 2 for 23 , but when Kyle Deane (36 n.o) and Andrew Mason (16 n.o) put their minds to the job in hand, there was only going to be one winner.View scorecard
