MATCH REPORT

40 POINTS CLEAR AT THE TOP

Buckingham Town 3rd XI extended their lead in the league to 40 points with a

comfortable 6 wicket win over MK Park 3rds and meet Chearsley who have moved into 2nd spot this weekend.

MK Park 3rds elected to bat and scored very slow against B. Valambhia

and Su. Talsania and scored a modest 170-9 with S. Helps taking 4-39,

D. Pritchard 2-54, B. Valambhia 2-41 as all four bowlers used did well.

Buckingham lost Archdeacon for a duck but S. Helps completed a good

Days work with a solid 63 well supported by Jonny Cater 40 and Russell

Thompson (34n.o.) and J. Pengelly (15n.o)saw Buckingham home with ease.

MK Park 3rds

Ward b B.Valambhia 4

Chilagani b B.Valambhia 16

Harley ct&b S. Helps 14

Gladwin b S. Helps 48

Latham c R.Thompson b D. Pritchard 13

Thorpe run out 12

Dowdle c N.Pritchard b D. Pritchard 8

Brookes b S. Helps 14

Merrill b S. Helps 5

Moore not out 2

Extras 34

Total 170-9

S. Helps 4-39

B. Valambhia 2-41

D. Pritchard 2-54

 

Buckingham Town 3rds

T. Archdeacon c Merrill b Thorpe 0

S. Helps ct & b Brookes 63

J. Cater b Brookes 40

R. Thompson not out 34

Su. Talsania b Stockbridge 0

J. Pengelly not out 15

Extras 19

Total 172-4

Buckingham Town 3rds won by 6 wickets

 

By Bob Hutt - posted 31 May, 2003