Buckingham Town Cricket Club - May 7th 2005

Dinton vs Buckingham Town

Cherwell League Division 1

Large held the top of the innings together with a valuable knock as he and Dan Harris (14) shared a 69-run second wicket partnership.

The improving Shiv Talsania (25) chipped in before being adjudged leg before as Large reached his half century with another boundary. It took the former Exeter University batsman 62 balls as he continued his good early season form.

Skipper James Gear gave the innings late order momentum with some hefty blows, including two sixes, before finally being caught for 37 runs from just 27 balls.

Large continued in a similar vein as his seventeenth boundary gave him a superb century from 109 balls.

Jonny Cater (5) came in at the end and like Large was dismissed in trying to runs.

Large finished by being caught in the deep for a 103 runs from 116 balls and had helped his side post 217 for 7.

Rodney Browne was the pick of the Dinton bowling with three for 39 from ten overs.

In reply, Dinton paraded new signing Paul Atkins to open the innings on his debut. The Bucks Skipper started brightly and proved to be the backbone of the home side's innings.

Early on, Town did not bowl as well as they would have hoped to as John Purcell and Atkins put on 81 for the opening wicket.

The introduction of Jason Ell and Matt Arnull bowling in tandem stemmed the runs with Ell forcing Purcell to edge to Cater behind the stumps.

King (22) chipped in as Atkins held the innings together, surviving a bat-pad decision that was caught by Large at first slip.

The introduction of Gear saw him pick up the wicket of King as Dinton carried on until they got within one shot from victory.

Dan Harris was introduced and had Atkins caught by Bryn Jones just four runs short of his century.

Talsania then held a two catches, one a superb effort, as wickets tumbled.

Dinton finally made it home with a six from Darren Risden despite a wobble late-on.

Dan Harris collected three for 6, Gear two for 42 while Chris Harris and Ell grabbed a wicket each as Town picked up a creditable sixteen points for their efforts.

Innings of Buckingham Town

B.Jones         ct King b Gregory             0
D.Harris        Lbw b Gregory                14
R.Large         ct King b Scott             103
A.Thatcher      b Spicer                      6
S.Talsania      Lbw b Browne                 25
J.Gear          ct Saunders b Browne         37
J.Cater         c & b Browne                  5
M.Arnull        not out                       5
J.Ell           not out                       3
Extras                                       19
Total                                       217 for 7 in 50 overs

S.Bowler    13-4-38-0
P.Gregory   14-0-58-2
N.Spicer    6-0-29-1
R.Browne    10-0-39-3
R.Scott     7-0-47-1

Innings of Dinton

P.Atkins         ct B.Jones b D.Harris         96
J.Purcell        ct Cater b Ell                43
R.King           b Gear                        22
R.Scott          b C.Harris                     4
N.Spicer         b D.Harris                    27
P.Scott          ct S.Talsania b D.Harris       7
D.Saunders       ct S.Talsania b Gear           0
P.Gregory        Not out                        0
D.Risden         Not out                        6
Extras                                         11
Total                                         221 for 7 from 45.4 overs

C.Harris     12-0-73-1
V.Valambhia  4-0-31-0
M.Arnull     10-0-36-0
J.Ell        8-0-30-1
J.Gear       8.4-0-42-2
D.Harris     3-1-6-3

RESULT: Dinton won by three wickets

Long Marston 2nd XI vs Buckingham Town 3rd XI

Long Marston 2nds scored a modest 178-8 from their 46 overs. Pick of the Buckingham bowlers were Chris Colbourn 4-63 and Stuart Helps 3-39. Matt Dipple also bowled well taking 1-29. In reply Buckinghams early batsmen did well and at 154-4 looked set for victory but they lost 4 wickets for 2 runs and eventually tied the match scrambling a bye off the last ball of the game. Pick of the Buckingham batsmen was Russell Thompson(44), who received good support from J.Merrill(31),Tim Archdeacon(31) and Robin Pritchard(28).

Innings of Long Marston 2nds

Roberts                 b Colbourn                     3
Pearce                  c N. Pritchard b Colbourn      0
Evans                   c R.Pritchard b Helps         33
Tymms                   c Powell b Dipple             10
A. Vessey               b Colbourn                     0
McKenzie                b Helps                       20
Graveson c Dipple       b Helps                       46
Winfield                lbw Colbourn                  13
S. Vessey               not out                       18
                        Extras                        25
                        Total                        178-8

C. Colbourn      14-1-63-4
M. Dipple       10-2-29-1
S. Powell       5-0-20-0
S. Helps        13-2-39-3
N. Wilkes       4-0-20-0

Innings of Buckingham Towns 3rds

T. Archdeacon           b Roberts          31
T. Murray c             b Christiansen      2
R. Pritchard            lbw Horn           28
J. Merrill              b Vessey           31
R. Thompson             b Roberts          44
N. Wilkes               b Vessey            2
S. Helps                b Roberts           1
N. Pritchard            b Vessey            0
M. Dipple               not out            14
C. Colbourn             not out             7
                        Extras             18
                        Total             178-8

S. Vessey       18-3-67-3
Christiansen    10-2-33-1
Roberts         13-1-52-3
Horn            5-1-20-1

RESULT: Match tied. L.Marston 2nds 15pts BTCC 3rds 7pts