MATCH REPORT

HUTT'S BOYS UNSTOPPABLE

Buckingham Town 3rd XI had a superb win against rivals Chearsley 2nds in their quest for the league title and with three games left lead the table by 41 points. Both sides had key players missing and Chearsley elected to bat scored

an impressive 271-4. Buckingham with seven players under 20

stuck to their task well in very hot conditions with Simon Board, Brijesh

Valambhia, and Dom Pritchard the pick of the bowlers in a good team effort.

Buckingham made a tremendous start with 14 year old Jonny Cater(83) and Tim Archdeacon (112) in fine form putting on 166 for the first wicket to set up victory with three overs left. A superb game of cricket from both sides.

Chearsley 2nds

Mead st Cater b Board 50

Bird c D.Pritchard b L. DeSilva 4

Street b B. Valambhia 20

A.Lazaruk not out 100

R. White c Copping b Valambhia 58

Weston not out 0

Extras 30

Total 271-4

S. Board 1-86

B. Valambhia 2-62

L. DeSilva 1-25

Buckingham Town 3rds

T. Archdeacon c Lazaruk b Holland 112

J. Cater c Wiffin b Bird 83

D. Pritchard b Bird 16

J. Pengelly lbw Holland 20

S. Copping c Weston b Holland 9

R. Hutt not out 8

N. Pritchard not out 10

Extras 19

Total 278-5

Holland 3-62

Bird 2-126

Buckingham Town 3rds won by 5 wickets

 

By Bob Hutt - posted 31 May, 2003