MATCH REPORT

PROMOTION NOT FAR AWAY

Buckingham Town 3rd kept their promotion push on tracks with a comfortable

7 wicket win over Shipton 3rds. Shipton after a reasonable start collapsed to 114 all out with D. Pritchard 3-39 and B. Valambhia 3-26 the main wicket takers. In reply openers S. Helps(35) and T.Archdeacon(35) gave Town a good start and they won comfortably.

Shipton 3rds

Wilson c V.Valambhai b B.Valambhia 33

Morris c Archdeacon b Thorne 9

McLean c V.Valambhia b Talsania 1

Walker c Cater b B.Valambhia 20

Cox c B.Valambhia b D. Pritchard 4

Williamson c Thorne b B.Valambhia 4

Hemming c B.Valambhia b D.Pritchard 5

Barnes not out 19

Dyawoski c Sub(R.Pritchard) b Helps 0

Bishop b Helps 0

Cornish c Thorne b D. Pritchard 5

Extras 15

Total 114-10

D. Pritchard 3-39

B. Valambhia 3-26

B. Thorne 1-29

S. Talsania 1-9

Buckingham Town 3rds

S. Helps c b Williamson 35

T.Archdeacon c b Wilson 35

Su Talsania c b Cornish 17

P. Board not out 5

J. Cater not out 7

Extras 18

Total 117-3

 

Buckingham Town 3rds won by 7 wickets

 

By Bob Hutt - posted 31 May, 2003