Buckingham Town Cricket Club - July 7th 2006Penn & Tyler's Green vs Buckingham Town U15 - Bucks Cup FinalChris Wilkes writes:Buckingham Town won the Bucks U15 cup by 8 wickets at Penn & Tyler's Green, after an attempt to play at Bourton Rd on 5 July had been rained off with Town on 49-2 from 8 overs (Nick Wilkes 28*). This time Penn elected to bat. Jonny Neeves removed their danger man in the third over with help from a catch by Josh Goff at mid wicket, then a succession of batsmen made a start but were out before they could become established. The fielders took every chance offered - 5 catches, a stumping and a run-out - with wicket-keeper Tom Jones involved in four of the dismissals, as further wickets fell to Toby O'Neill, Harsh Jethra, Adam Bone (2) and Stuart Powell (2). The innings closed on 106-8. Town's openers went cheaply but Jamie Hirst (49*) and Dilshan Direkze (23*) saw off the opening bowlers before accelerating to reach the target with four overs to spare. Direkze ended the match with an off drive for six. The win qualifies Town for the National U15 Club Championship, the first round being against Harrold Cricket Club from Bedfordshire at Bourton Rd on 16 July.
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