Buckingham Town Cricket Club - April 21st 2007Bicester & North Oxford vs Buckingham TownBob Hutt writes:Visiting Bicester for a friendly Buckingham batted first and were quickly bowled out for a modest 134. Jimad Khan and Jonny Cater both got into the forties before being dismissed. Lee Tomlinson offered some support but Buckingham had several players unavailable and they collapsed. Bicester ground out a win with one over left and one wicket remaining. Bicester were relegated from the Home Counties last season and will also be playing Buckingham twice in Divison 1 of the Cherwell League this year. Dom Pritchard did well with the ball grabbing 4 wickets. Innings of Buckingham TownLeigh Tomlinson c (Ryan Bennett) b Matthew Woods 15 Jonny Cater b Ryan Bennett 43 Dan Harris+ c (Matthew Woods) b Stephen West 3 J Khan lbw Ryan Bennett 42 J Tomlinson lbw Ryan Bennett 0 Greg Pearson Not Out 14 R Thompson* b Ryan Bennett 0 Dom Pritchard b Ryan Bennett 0 V Valambhia c (Mark Fitzsimons) b Krishan Talsania 1 T Hill c (Ryan Bennett) b Stephen Lewis 6 Chris Harris b Stephen Lewis 0 Byes(4); Leg Byes(4); No Balls(2); Extras 10 Total 134 Wickets 10 Overs 25.5Fall Of Wickets 21-1 Leigh Tomlinson (Jonny Cater-6*); 28-2 Dan Harris (Jonny Cater-10*);Bowling figures Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No Balls 1 Stephen West 7 0 27 1 0 0 2 Matthew Woods 5 1 39 1 0 1 3 Ryan Bennett 7 2 23 5 0 0 4 Krishan Talsania 6 0 34 1 0 1 5 Stephen Lewis 0.5 0 3 2 0 0 Innings of Bicester & North OxfordShiv Talsania lbw Dom Pritchard 11 Stafford Sansome lbw V Valambhia 29 Graham White b Dom Pritchard 13 Krishan Talsania lbw Dom Pritchard 0 Gary Sansome c (Dom Pritchard) b Dom Pritchard 3 Mark Fitzsimons + lbw Dan Harris 21 Darryl Woods * Not Out 38 Stephen Lewis Not Out 1 Matthew Woods Did Not Bat Ryan Bennett Did Not Bat Stephen West Did Not Bat Byes(6); Leg Byes(1); Wides(5); No Balls(7); Extras 19 Total 135 Wickets 6 Overs 43.4Fall Of Wickets 39-1 ; 59-2 ; 60-3 ; 71-4 ; 72-5Bowling figures Name Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No Balls 1 Greg Pearson 10 0 22 0 0 0 2 Chris Harris 6 1 13 0 0 0 3 V Valambhia 10 1 23 1 0 0 4 J Khan 3 0 9 0 0 0 5 Dom Pritchard 10 0 29 4 0 0 6 Dan Harris 2.4 0 18 1 0 0 7 J Tomlinson 2 0 14 0 0 0 Great Horwood vs Buckingham Town 2nd XIAndrew Holland writes:For Buckingham Town 2nd XI, it was a new group of youngsters, with some familiar old faces, striding out for the first friendly of the 2007 season. Procedures began badly as new skipper Adam Izzard lost the toss, and Great Horwood were able to grab first use of the pitch. Captain Stuart Parker and Matthew McStraw set about building a solid start for the home side, but were also restricted by some accurate early bowling from youngsters Lawrence De Silva and Robin Pritchard. Scoring at less than 4 runs an over McStraw fell in the 11th over to a straight quick ball from De Silva to leave Great Horwood at 39-1. The scoring remained low, despite efforts from captain Parker, after the wicket, with Pritchard finishing a tidy 10 overs (0-36), and the first change bowler Andy Norman keeping up the pressure. However, Buckingham showed some start of season errors by flooring 2 or 3 simple chances, and so Great Horwood passed the half way mark with 9 wickets still in hand. Parker reached 50 and opened up with 4 quick boundaries before holing out to midwicket off the bowling of Norman for 68, and with Chapman (29) going 3 overs previous the hosts started the last 10 overs at 131-3. The entertainment was about to begin however as Steve Willett and Neil Hogston cut lose. A partnership of 62 off 42 balls followed, putting Buckingham on the back foot, and Hogston (31 off 23) only fell when he accidentally hit a passing car with a massive 6, and appeared to lose concentration. Fortunately, despite 2 broken windows, no one was hurt, and after a strong cup of tea in the pavilion, mother and daughter were both able to walk away unscathed. The last 27 balls of the innings then went for 42 runs however with the young pairing of O'Neil and Powell going for 79 off 10 overs, allowing Great Horwood to finish with 225-5 from 40 overs. Steve Willett finished with an unbeaten 58 from 42 balls including 4 big sixes. In reply, Buckingham had the worst possible start with the new opening partnership of Mike Taylor and Robin Pritchard undertaking some poor running in just the second over to leave the experienced Taylor walking back to the pavilion for 2. Despite the next 4 batsman all getting in, no one was able to push on, and Buckingham found themselves 107-5, with the big wicket of Adam Izzard (28 off 27) falling in the process. The slower bowling of Ian Chapman seemed the key as he picked up 3-23 in 5 overs before heading off the field for another commitment. The game was lost from that moment though, as only Stuart Powell showed some fight with 19, while McStraw (10 overs, 2-34), Hogston (4 overs, 2-16) and Arnold (1.2 overs, 2-8), picked up the last five wickets in less than 8 overs, to leave Buckingham all out for a disappointing 138, and presenting Great Horwood with an 87 run win. Taking nothing away from a very good all round performance from a dominant Great Horwood team, but a young Buckingham team showed lack of experience and possibly a misinterpretation of the conditions as they fell a long way short. It should be pointed out that at the start of the last 10 overs, Great Horwood's 131-3 played Buckingham's 130-8, and maybe Buckingham should have paid more attention to Great Horwood's pacing of an innings, and not worried about an increasing run rate, after all, in any form of cricket, wickets in hand will always allow you to catch up at the end. Great Horwood won the toss. Innings of Great HorwoodParker* c Williamson b Norman 68 McStraw b De Silva 12 Chapman b O'Neil 29 Steve Willett not out 58 Hogston b O' Neil 31 Ridgway b De Silva 3 Sam Willett+ not out 0 Extras (12b, 7lb, 5w) 24 40 overs Total 225-5Bowling figures De Silva 10-1-38-2 R. Pritchard 10-2-36-0 Norman 10-0-53-1 O'Neil 8-0-58-2 Powell 2-0-21-0Fall of Wickets 39-1 (McStraw) 112-2 (Chapman) 122-3 (Parker) 183-4 (Hogston) 211-5 (Ridgway) Innings of BuckinghamTaylor run out 2 R. Pritchard+ b McStraw 22 Wilkinson c&b Chapman 14 Izzard* lbw b Chapman 28 Jones+ c McStraw b Chapman 24 Powell c Willett b Arnold 19 Shaw b McStraw 0 De Silva b Hogston 6 N. Pritchard b Hogston 3 Norman lbw b Arnold 2 O'Neil not out 4 Extras (2lb, 6w, 6nb) 14 32.2 overs Total 138 all outBowling figures McStraw 10-0-34-2 Ridgway 6-1-12-0 Taylor 6-1-43-0 Chapman 5-1-23-3 Hogston 4-1-16-2 Arnold 1.2-0-8-2Fall of Wickets 6-1 (Taylor) 34-2 (R. Pritchard) 60-3 (Wilkinson) 75-4 (Izzard) 107-5 (Jones) 112-6 (Shaw) 120-7 (De Silva) 125-8 (N. Pritchard) 132-9 (Powell) 138-10 (Norman)Great Horwood win by 87 runs |