Buckingham Town Cricket Club - June 16th 2008Milton Keynes Park vs WizardsBeverley Helps writes:Wizards Cast Their Spell In the ParkOn Monday night the Buckingham Town Wizards continued their winning ways in the under 10's Shires League, with a comfortable win against Milton Keynes Park. Buckingham lost the toss and were put into bat on a difficult slow low surface. Openers Ryan Marsden and Albert Johnson worked hard to provide a solid start, this was continued by James Holmes and Oliver Plummer - Clark both playing some excellent strokes. However, the MKP bowlers kept taking wickets just as Buckingham seemed to be getting on top. When Albert Oswald and Joe Robey came to the crease the Wizards total was below par, Oswald played some attacking backfoot shots and Robey dispatched the bowlers to all parts of the ground to score 23, the pair putting on an impressive 32 run partnership. The Wizards last two batsmens Jordan Helps and Alistair Martin kept the pressure on the MKP bowlers with Helps taking the lead role with a brutal 20 not out. The Wizards finishing with a total of 103.Facing such a big total the MKP batsmen were going to struggle, the Wizards bowlers were always on top with Marsden and Helps taking a wicket a piece, tight bowling from Martin, Robey and Johnson kept the pressure on, James Holmes bowled three tight overs and took one wicket thanks to a brilliant catch by captain Ryan Marsden. The bowling attack was led by an outstanding spell from Oliver Plummer - Clark of two overs; one run for three wickets. All the Buckingham bowlers were backed up by the tidy Albert Oswald behind the stumps and the tireless efforts of eight year old Albert Johnson in the field, who completed an excellent all round performance.
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