3rd XI win at Wallingford
Buckingham 3rd’s closed their league season with a superb 4 wicket win at Wallingford and after a poor start to the campaign finished third in the table a splendid effort with a young squad..
Wallingford inserted made a steady start with good bowling from Ben Thorne and Brijesh Valambhia and then Vish Valambhia continued his good season with 5-30 from 14 overs and the Oxon side closed on a respectable 161-6 on a difficult batting track. Martin Foster took two superb catches in the slips.
Buckingham made a steady start but then a middle order collapse saw then 80-6 but a match winning innings of 48n.o. from Vish Valambhia saw Buckingham win by 4 wickets. Opener Tim Archdeacon continued his good form of late with a gritty 57 n.o.
Scorecard
Wallingford T. 2nd’s
Searle c M.Foster b V.Valambhia 58
Saunders c Cater b B. Valambhia 6
Priestley c M.Foster b V.Valambhia 35
Matthews c D.Pritchard b V. Valambhia 4
Stowe not out 26
Smart lbw V.Valambhia 2
Arris b V.Valambhia 4
Ghosavi not out 3
Extras 23
Total 161-6
V. Valambhia 5-30 B. Valambhia 1-19
Buckingham T. 3rd
M. Foster b Rahulan 4
R. Thompson b Rahulan 0
N. Pritchard c Ghosavi b Rahulan 0
T. Murray b Rahulan 7
R. Hutt b Rahulan 16
D. Pritchard b Arris 0
V. Valambhia not out 48
Extras 31
Total 163-6
Rahulan 5-53