Buckingham Town Cricket Club - May 1st 2006Marston St Lawrence U15 vs Buckingham Town U15Tom Jones writes:On a sunny evening in the picturesque village of Marston St Lawrence, Buckingham Town CC U15s started their season with a comfortable 9 wicket win. The win was based on tidy fielding and accurate bowling. Opening bowlers Jonny Neeves and Adam Bone combined to create an effective partnership and ensured that the opposition made a slow start (23 for one from the first eight overs). Change bowlers Callum Cater and Josh Goodey both bowled well finishing with figures of (4 overs 2-13) and (4 overs 1-13) respectively as the innings closed on 72-6. The other wickets came from Bone and Harsh Jethra. There was a well executed run out by Neeves and Nick Wilkes and catches by Goodey and Jethra. Openers Josh Goff (7) and Jethra (26) laid down solid foundations for their season. Then Dilshan Direkze (34) and Jethra used the unchallenging situation to bat carefully and seal victory with 5 overs to spare. Buckingham Town U12 vs Great BrickhillAndy Bone writes:Town U12's got off to a winning start in the Bucks U12 League as they defeated Great Brickhill U12s by nine wickets. James Beesley and Franklin Johnson picked up a brace of wickets each as Brickhill U12s were dismissed for 31. Town U12 reached their target with Josh Whitehead (11), Richard De Mellow (6 not out) and Johnson (7 not out) seeing John Pengelly's side home. |