Buckingham Town Cricket Club - June 12th 2010

Shipton elected to bat and struggled generally apart from Andy Hemming who survived a couple of chances and went on to top score with 90.

Town's opening bowlers skipper Jason Ell and Josh Nix kept it tight early on and then long spells from young Vishal Valambhia 4-87(18 overs) and James Gear 3-67(19 overs) kept the Shipton batsmen to a modest scoring rate as they reached 221-9 in 53 overs.

After losing promoted opener Judd early on Buckingham made a steady reply with the top order all scoring runs. Constistent opener Leigh Tomlinson scored 32. The 3rd wicket partnership between Ash Pearson(54) and Jonny Cater(42) put Town back on track before Pearson was run out and dropped down the order Robert Large 37 not out and Dan Harris(27) saw Town comfortably reached their target for the loss of 6 wickets and now move up to 4th in the league. Ben Stafford scored a patient 14 to make sure Town won.

Innings of Shipton

A. Hemming                      b Valambhia     90
C. Brain                        b Nix            5
S. Hole                       lbw Gear          24
T. Senior       c Cater         b Gear          31
P. Hemming                      b Valambhia     13
C. Wood         c Judd          b Valambhia     15
c. Lambert              run     out              1
C. Panter                     lbw Gear           0
S. Cross                not     out              7
S. Miller                       b Valambhia      0
P. Jennings             not     out             10
                                Extras          25
                                Total          221-9

J. Ell          6-3-13-0
J. Nix          7-1-23-1
V. Valambhia    18-1-87-4
J. Gear         19-2-67-3
B. Stafford     3-0-25-0

Innings of Buckingham Town

L. Tomlinson                    b Miller        32
G. Judd                         b Cross          4
J. Cater        st Jennings     b P.Hemmings    42
A. Pearson              run     out             54
D. Harris                       b Brain         27
R. Large                not     out             37
B. Stafford     c Brain         b Miller        14
J. Gear                 not     out              1
                                Extras          12
                                Total          223-6

C. Panter       7-1-20-0
S. Cross        12.4-2-48-1
S. Miller       20-1-70-2
C. Wood         3-0-13-0
P. Hemmings     5-0-22-1
C. Brain        7-0-40-1

Town batted first and scored a useful 245-4. Openers Mike Taylor and Ryan Spragg gave them a good start with both players scoring 50. Their good work was carried on by Nick Cadman 66 not out and skipper Andy Thatcher who was run out for 58.

Wallingford at 71-3 were rescued by middle order batsmen Damirichi(76) and Rob Sessions(74) to see Wallingford grab the win. Matt Dipple bowled well for Buckingham taking 2-52 from 16 overs.

Innings of Buckingham Town 2nds

M. Taylor       c L. Ainsworth  b W. Ainsworth  50
R. Spragg                       b W. Ainsworth  50
N. Cadman                     lbw Spindler      68
A. Thatcher             run     out             58
D. Pritchard            not     out              6
C. Cater                not     out              1
                                Extras          14
                                Total          245-4

T. Spindler     21-3-88-1
C. Allen        11-1-46-0
A. Dimirichi    10-2-36-0
W. Ainsworth    6-1-27-2
S. Rahulan      5-0-36-0

Innings of Wallingford 1sts

M. Bowman                     lbw Spragg         1
L. Ainsworth                  c&b Dipple         5
I. Saunders                     b Coates        12
R. Sessions     c Pritchard     b Dipple        74
A. Dimirichi    c Pritchard     b Pengelly      96
C. Allen                not     out              7
W. Ainsworth            not     out              0
                                Extras          35
                                Total          249-5

R. Spragg       6-0-37-1
M. Dipple       16-2-52-2
D. Pritchard    15-1-71-0
C. Coates       4-0-24-1
R. Pengelly     9.1-0-42-1

Kimble batting first scored a modest 153 all out thanks to Whitehead(76) and Tony Skeggs(42). Chris Wigan for Town produced a devestating spell taking 5-27 ripping out Kimble's middle order batting.

Steve Brunning bowled well with 3-25 from ten overs and skipper Helps took 1-45 from 14 overs in a tidy spell. In the field Jack Wilkins took a important catch to dismiss Whitehead and Neville Pritchard took a superb catch.

In reply Town won by 5 wickets thanks mainly to two batsmen. Ade Johnson, who has been in good form this season, again batted very well for his 74 not out the backbone of Town's innings and Chris Wigan smashed a quick important 32. Nigel Norman(17) ansd Stuart Helps(11) both reached double figures.

Innings of Kimble 2nds

A. Whitehead    c J. Wilkins    b Wigan        76
B. Rose         c A. O'Dell     b Helps         2
T. Skeggs                       b Brunning     42
F. Cooke        c N. Pritchard  b Wigan         0
J. Agrace       c A. O'Dell     b wigan         1
M. Graham       c Helps         b Wigan         1
S. McCrae       c Le Grice      b Wigan         7
S. Skeggs               not     out             6
J. Dumbarton                    b Brunning      0
J. McCrae                       b Brunning      0
J. Price                not     out             5
                                Extras         13
                                Total         140

S. Helps        14-5-45-1
M. Le Grice     7-1-33-0
S. Brunning     10-3-25-3
J. Wilkins      5-0-17-0
C. Wigan        9-3-27-5

Innings of Buckingham Town 3rds

N. Norman                       b Price         17
A. Johnson              not     out             74
C. Wigan                        b Cooke         32
R. Freshwater           run     out              4
S. Helps                        b J. McCrae     11
J. Wilkins      c S.McCrae      b J. McCrae      0
S. Brunning             not     out              8
                                Extras          10
                                Total          156-5

S. Skeggs       8-1-27-0
J. McCrae       9-0-27-2
J. Price        4-0-22-1
B. Rose         6-2-37-0
F. Cooke        4-0-21-1
J. Dumbarton    3.4-0-20-0