Buckingham Town Cricket Club - Dinton Sixes 2006

Buckingham were placed in Pool B of the 6 team competition. In Buckingham's first match they played what looked a strong Tring side. Buckingham fielded first as they did throughout the tournament and had Tring in dire at 2 for 36 after 4 overs, unfortunately the 5th over saw 25 scored off it and allowed Tring to set a reasonable target of 62 for Buckingham to win. Buckingham went about the total with fireworks in the first over scoring 18, the opening pair of Dan Harris and Jimad Khan looked to be well on top until there was a slight falter as Dan Harris departed, Ben Stafford was then introduced at number three and this pair saw Buckingham through with 4 balls to spare.

The second game saw Buckingham once again restricted well as they conceded just 56. Dan Harris was the star of this innings with his over going for only 4 runs. Jonny Cater's entry into the competition saw him take 2 wickets in his over also. Buckingham eased to the total set for them with Ben Stafford hitting 4 sixes, including three in one over.

Buckingham played the South Africans VI in the final pool game needing to win for a place in the final. Buckingham's bowling five once again produced the goods restricting the South African VI to only 41. Unfortunately both Buckingham openers, Khan and Harris departed early with the score on 7, Ben Stafford and Jonny Cater then came to the crease and carried the team through to the completion of the game with two balls to spare.

The Final of the competition was between Buckingham and Kidlington, for the fourth game running Buckingham fielded first and bowled extremely well again. Unfortunately a couple of ill directed balls resulted in wides and this costed Buckingham 8 runs and a mis-field at a vital time in the game cost 3 more runs and made the Kidlington target seem a little more respectable.

Buckingham then went into bat against the formidable bowling attack of Kidlington feeling positive and confident. The early loss of Khan was a slight set back but Stafford was in good form. The score proceeded through to 47 for the loss of only 2 with Stafford also departing. Cater and Harris needed 15 off the final over and only managed 10 as Buckingham fell 5 short in a thriller.