Buckingham Town Cricket Club - May 31st 2006Buckingham Town U15 vs Willen (Bucks Cup)Nick Wilkes writes:On a warm Wednesday evening Buckingham Town U15’s travelled to Preston Bissett for their second round Bucks cup tie against Willen. Buckingham won the toss, elected to bat and got off to a steady start, reaching 31-1 after 7 overs. From this point on Town began to accelerate. During the next 8 overs Town put on 90 runs before Dilshan Direkze (58) was caught after a speedy and powerful knock, including 7 fours and 3 sixes. Direkze’s departure did not slow the scoring rate, as Town continued to dominate the bowling. Jack Deal (22) batted very well supporting Nick Wilkes, who smashed 100 not out, including 10 fours and 4 sixes, reaching his century with one ball to go. At the end of the innings Buckingham had reached a daunting 203-3 after their 20 overs. Willen lost early wickets, reaching 26-6 after 11 overs, thanks to excellent bowling from Adam Bone (3-4), Harsh Jethra (1-10) and Jonny Neeves (2-4). Their late order batsman held out against tight bowling, losing only two further wickets, to Tom Hill (1-11) and Rob How (1-5). Willen finished on 63-8, losing by a comprehensive 140 run margin. Buckingham now progress to the third round where they will face Tring Park. |