Buckingham Town Cricket Club - July 7th 2007Oxford Downs vs Buckingham TownAndrew Holland writes:Town hammer Oxford Downs!Stand-in skipper Jason Ell won the toss at Oxford Downs and decided to go for the aggression option of bowling first. It seemed a good decision when some tight opening bowling from Greg Pearson and Lawrence D'Silva kept the home team to 7-0 from the first 7 overs. Chris Sandbach, the Oxford Downs opener tried to run his partner out at least twice but finally some runs began to come as D'Silva leaked a few boundaries. The opening partnership lasted 13 overs though before Crouch edges Pearson to wicket-keeper Cater. Unfortunately rain arrived shortly after, losing both sides 3 overs. Runs flowed straight after the rain break though as Khan bowled 3 overs for 22, and the second wicket stand put on 70 in 80 balls. That was the last cheering the home side enjoyed though as they fell from 106-1 to 121-5 in 6 overs. Skipper Wesley Bartlett looked good as he hit 16 at a run a ball before falling to a sharp leg side stumping from Cater off captain Ell before, in the next over, opener Sandbach chipped Ell straight to deep square leg for 87. Oxford Downs were eventually all out for 192 with 2 balls to spare.In reply, Buckingham never looked troubled. The new opening partnership of Leigh Tomlinson and Dan Harris hit 73 in the first 10 overs as the opening bowlers sprayed the ball around. The only time the visitors looked under pressure was when Harris was bowled before out of form Cater was lbw for 8. Tomlinson and Jimad Khan never looked troubled though as they strolled along at far more than the required rate. Tomlinson got to his 50 first before being caught behind for 60. Khan though continued his impressive form smashing an unbeaten 70 from just 48 balls. After two disappointed abandonment's against the bottom two, Buckingham were back playing and winning, ahead of an important away tie with Banbury II next week. Innings of Oxford DownsSandbach c Jones b Ell 87 F. Crouch c Cater b Pearson 25 Milligan c Harris b Gear 25 Taylor lbw b Pearson 0 Perkin+ run out (J. Tomlinson) 5 Ellwood b Gear 3 List run out (Ell) 8 Bartlett* st Cater b Ell 16 T. Crouch b Ell 11 Florey c Khan b Pearson 1 Bowand not out 1 Extras (1lb, 6w, 3nb) 10 46.4 overs Total 192 all outBowling figures Pearson 19-4-50-3 D'Silva 8-1-41-0 Khan 3-0-22-0 Gear 10-1-49-2 Ell 6.4-2-29-3Fall of wickets 36-1 (F. Crouch) 106-2 (Milligan) 107-3 (Taylor) 117-4 (Perkin) 121-5 (Ellwood) 142-6 (List) 176-7 (Bartlett) 183-8 (Sandbach) 185-9 (Florey) 192-10 (T. Crouch) Innings of BuckinghamL. Tomlinson c Perkin b Bartlett 60 Harris b Sandbach 35 Cater+ lbw b List 8 Khan not out 70 J. Tomlinson not out 4 Extras (5lb, 12w, 2nb) 19 32 overs Total 196-3Bowling figures Milligan 5-0-35-0 T. Crouch 5-0-25-0 Sandbach 8-1-51-1 List 9-3-26-1 Taylor 3-0-29-0 Bartlett 2-0-25-1Fall of wickets 73-1 (Harris) 82-2 (Cater) 175-3 (L. Tomlinson)Buckingham win by 7 wickets Buckingham Town 2nd XI vs Oxford Downs 2nd XIBob Hutt writes:Buckingham Town 2nds had a winning draw against Oxford Downs 2nds. Town batted first and scored a modest 189 all out with Robin Pritchard(49) in good form. Most of the batsmen chipped in with a few runs. Skipper G. Judd(27) along with J. Hare(23) and Dom Pritchard(23) scored useful runs. In reply Downs made a good start through Pearson(45) and Hardy(36) after losing an early wicket but then Downs struggled losing wickets steadily and they held on to a draw at 137-9. Richard Pengelly and Dom Pritchard both grabbed three wickets apiece. Innings of Buckingham Town 2nds
M. Taylor lbw Hardy 8
R. Pritchard c Hunt b Gauntlet 49
J. Hare b Hook 23
G. Judd lbw Berryman 27
R. Thompson lbw Wilson 13
D. Pritchard b Berryman 23
R. Pengelly not out 16
J. Whitehead c Akers b Berryman 7
N. Pritchard b Wilson 0
M. Dipple c Watts b Berryman 2
P. Sly run out 0
Extras 21
Total 189-10
Bowling figures
T. Hardy 9-2-30-1 S. Roberts 12-2-35-0 T. Hook 4-0-34-1 R. Gauntlet 5-0-29-1 R. Berryman 12-1-34-4 S. Wilson 7.4-0-24-2 Innings of Oxford Downs 2nds
S. Roberts b Pengelly 0
N. Pearson c D. Pritchard b Pengelly 45
T. Hardy C N. Pritchard b D. Pritchard 36
S. Akers b Sly 3
M. Watts c R. Pritchard b D. Pritchard 6
R. Gauntlet c Dipple b Pengelly 13
T. Hook b D. Pritchard 13
C. Hunt b G. Judd 1
B. Carroll lbw G. Judd 4
S. Wilson not out 0
Extras 16
Total 137-9
Bowling figures
R. Pengelly 14-7-31-3 M. Dipple 8-3-19-0 D. Pritchard 15-2-38-3 P. Sly 10-2-33-1 J. Hare 1-0-9-0 G. Judd 2-1-4-2Buckingham Town 2nds(17pts) drew with Oxford Downs 2nds(15pts). Long Marston 2nd XI vs Buckingham Town 3rd XIBob Hutt writes:Buckingham Town 3rds lost by six wickets to top of the table Long Marston 2nds. With 10 men Town batted first and scored a modest 125 all out. Opener Ian Wilkinsion was in fine form for 40. Newcomer A. Rashid(19), Chris Colbourn(16) and Andy Norman 11n.o. were the only other players to reach double figures. A. Wells 5-41 and S. vessey 3-49 did the damage. Marston lost four cheap wickets but opener J. Roberts 60n.o. and G. Graveson 18n.o. saw them home. A. Rashid 2-47 bowled well for his two wickets and Chris Colbourn picked up 2-36. Innings of Buckingham Town 3rds
I. Wilkinson c Pierce b Horn 40
S. Brunning b Vessey 4
A. Rashid b Vessey 19
A. Peshavaria b Wells 6
J. Talbot b Vessey 5
T. Hill st Graveson b Wells 0
R. Laird c Miscampbell b Wells6 6
A. Norman not out 11
D. Hassell st Graveson b Wells 0
C. Colbourn b Wells 16
Extras 18
Total 125-9
Bowling figures
S. Vessey 17-2-49-3 N. Horn 7-0-21-0 A. Wells 13-2-41-5 J. Horn 3-1-11-1 Innings of Long Marston 2nds
J. Roberts not out 60
A. Pierce lbw Colbourn 10
B. Rose c b Colbourn 9
R. Gaymer b Rashid 3
R. McKenzie b Rashid 0
R. Miscampbell ret. hurt 4
G. Graveson not out 18
Extras 35
Total 129-4
Bowling figures
C. Colbourn 9.1-1-36-2 A. Rashid 12-0-47-2 A. Norman 7-1-16-0 S. Brunning 5-0-19-0Long Marston 2nds(30pts) beat Buckingham Town 3rds(9pts) by six wickets. |