were rescued by Dom Pritchard(50) and opener Tim Archdeacon who batted

sensibily for 66 to enable a useful score of 214-9 to be reached with valuable

runs coming from B. Valambhia 21n.o. and L. Bridges(21).

Chearsley always looked in control after a good start but Buckingham grabbed

a few wickets to make matters interesting and fought back well. With twelve needed off the last over the game was poised but with two needed to win off the last ball tension was high. Chearsley got their two runs but their umpire

signalled "one short" so the scores were tied but Buckingham gained more points than their visitors who were "gutted".

Buckingham Town 3rds

T. Archdeacon c Fielding b Weston 66

J. Cater c & b Holland 0

N. Pritchard b Bird 7

S. Talsania c Walker b Holland 10

R. Thompson c Holland b Bird 12

J. Pengelly b Holland 2

R. Hutt b Holland 0

D. Pritchard b Weston 50

L. Bridges c White b Weston 19

B. Valambhia not out 21

M. Dipple not out 1

Extras 26

Total 214-9

M. Holland 4-53 Weston 3-75 C. Bird 2-55

Chearsley 2nds

Hunt c J. Pengelly b D. Pritchard 1

Veness c J. Pengelly b S. Talsania 13

Mead c & b B. Valambhia 45

D. Fielding c Cater b S. Talsania 34

A. Lazaruk c N.Pritchard b D. Pritchard 42

R. White run out 13

B. Lazaruk not out 24

C. Weston lbw S. Talsania 2

C. Bird b S. Talsania 4

T. Walker not out 0

Extras 26

Total 214-8

S. Talsania 4-84

D. Pritchard 2-51

B. Valambhia 1-59