Buckingham Town Cricket Club - June 30th 2008Wizards vs KnightsBeverley Helps writes:On Monday evening the Buckingham Wizards and the Buckingham Knights faced each other at Stowe School in the under 10's Shires League. The Wizards won the toss and asked the Knights to bat. The Knights batsmen were in attacking form and would not let the Wizards bowlers settle with Jack Carter, Connor Stygal (Capt), Jamie Lonergan and Connor Heron playing some impressive strokes. The Wizards bowlers only managed four wickets, two to Ryan Marsden (Capt) and one apiece to Vikram Pandit and Jordan Helps, assisted by an excellent catch by Oliver Plummer-Clark. On a lively grass wicket the Knights posted a very respectable 42. All the Wizards batsmen struggled against some excellent bowling from the Knights with Jack Carter, Jamie Lonergan, Archie Bassett and Tom Skinner being the pick of the bowlers who were backed up by Will Freeman behind the stumps. The outstanding fielding by Matt Cruise was the best the game saw. The Wizards batsmen dug deep, Oliver Plummer-Clark (24), Jordan Helps (22) and Vikram Pandit (14) steering the Wizards home to a hard fought victory. A special mention must go to eight year olds Henry Wilkinson and Hamish Bassett (Knights) and Joe West and Alfie Robey (Wizards) who came to support their teams and competed against each other at the end of each innings. A credit to BTCC. This match was sponsored by Mark Carter Brickwork Ltd. |