Buckingham Town Cricket Club - May 22nd 2010Oxford Downs vs Buckingham TownAndrew Holland writes:Plenty of runs in drawn matchLosing the toss for the 2nd game in a row, Buckingham were put into bat against Oxford Downs. Leigh Tomlinson and Rob Large made a solid start, Large particularly quick to punish any width outside his offside. Lester Smart was accurate was accurate but failed to have any support from his teammates with Large reaching 50 from 57 balls. For the third time in 3 innings since they were reunited at the top of the order for this season, the opening pair went past 100. Tomlinson reached his 50 with Buckingham on top. Large reached his 100 as the batsman started to accelerate, the 1st wicket partnership passing 200. Tomlinson finally fell for 87 to spinner Darrel Johnson with the score on 215. Jonny Cater came in at 3 and kept the score moving adding 47 with Large from just 29 balls. The return of Smart saw Large caught at long off for a magnificent 146 from 145 balls with 4 overs to go. 38 were smashed from the final 4 overs with Cater finishing on 33 from 25 balls to take Buckingham to 300-4 from 53 overs.There were bad signs for Buckingham early on in reply as they dropped a catch and claimed another off a no ball in the opening two overs. In the third they finally struck though as skipper Jason Ell removed his opposite number Daryl Woods for 0. 4 overs later and Ell has Bartlett out lbw and Buckingham were buzzing. Oxford Downs began to rebuild, but the introduction of James Gear saw Cantrill put a short ball straight down Harris' throat at square leg. Runs dried up and Oxford Downs crept to 80 from 25 overs when Ben Stafford struck in his first over. That was to be the last success for Buckingham however. There were plenty of chances that either got put down or avoided the fielders, as Andy Buckingham and James Barrett played towards safety. At no point did Buckingham look like losing, and it was only some attacking fields which saw the runs flow near the end with Oxford Downs finishing 205-4 from 51 overs. Innings of BuckinghamTomlinson c Moshin b Johnson 87 Large c Woods b Smart 146 Cater+ Not Out 33 Pearson lbw b Smart 8 Harris b Smart 6 Extras (2lb, 12w, 6nb) 20 Total 300-4 53 oversFall of wickets 215-1 (Tomlinson) 262-2 (Large) 294-3 (Pearson) 300-4 (Harris)Bowling figures Smart 12-2-41-3 Rafiq 12-0-68-0 Buckingham 2-0-14-0 Moshin 13-1-81-0 Johnson 12-1-74-1 Bartlett 2-0-20-0 Innings of Oxford DownsWoods* c Gear b Ell 0 Bartlett lbw b Ell 4 Cantrill c Harris b Gear 27 Buckingham Not Out 74 Taylor c Harris b Stafford 19 Barrett Not Out 73 Extras (2lb, 4w, 2nb) 8 Total 205-4 51 oversFall of wickets 1-1 (Woods) 16-2 (Bartlett) 52-3 (Cantrill) 80-4 (Taylor)Bowling figures Ell 8-3-27-2 Nix 12-3-33-0 Gear 8-0-41-1 Valambhia 9-0-37-0 Stafford 12-1-53-1 Large 2-0-12-0Match drawn.
Oxford Downs - 8 points
Buckingham Town 2nd XI vs CropredyBob Hutt writes:Buckingham Town 2nds won an exciting match against Cropredy by just six runs in their league match sponsored by Bourton Mill Leisure and Health Club. Buckingham batted first and scored a useful 188 all out. Callum Cater(47) returned to form with the bat and the only other worthwhile contributions came from skipper Andy Thatcher(36),Nick Cadman(26) and Mike Taylor(17) in a general disappointing batting performance. Cropredy made a poor start losing wickets quickly and opening bowlers Richard Penmgelly 4-39 and Ryan Spragg 3-39 bowled very well. Cropredy rallied however and looked likely to win but the turning point in the game came when Matt Dipple came on to bowl and his 3-17 won the game for Buckingham in an exciting finish. Town fielded well and held their catches this week. Innings of Buckingham Town 2nds
M. Taylor c Colling b Twynham 17
R. Spragg lbw Somerton 5
N. Cadman c Coleman b Fox 26
A. Thatcher c Barrett b M.Amos-Simpson 36
C. Cater c Pond b Jennings 47
S. Lewis c Pond b Jennings 2
R. Thompson c Hazel b M.Amos-Simpson 6
C. Coates lbw M.Amos-Simpson 0
D. Pritchard st Pond b M.Amos-Simpson 6
R. Pengelly lbw M.Amos-Simpson 3
M. Dipple not out 1
Extras 39
Total 188-10
Bowling figures
E. Somerton 6-2-16-1 H. Twynham 7-3-29-1 W. Hazel 5-0-26-0 J. Fox 6-0-29-1 M.Amos-Simpson 15-2-4-1-5 J. Jennings 12.1-2-28-2 Innings of Cropredy
R. Barrett st A.Thatcher b Spragg 12
W. Hazel b R. Pengelly 24
E. Somerton c D. Pritchard b Spragg 4
P. Colling c Thompson b Pengelly 1
J. Coleman c Coates b Spragg 1
J. Jennings c Cadman b Dipple 59
M.Amos-Simpson c Thompson b Pengelly 44
J. Fox b Dipple 11
J. Glazier not out 1
M. Pond b Dipple 0
M. Twynham b Pengelly 5
Extras 19
Total 182-10
Bowling figures
R. Spragg 11-2-39-3 R. Pengelly 14.2-5-39-4 D. Pritchard 8-2-40-0 C. Coates 6-1-23-0 S. Lewis 2-0-10-0 M. Dipple 5-1-17-3Buckingham Town 2nds beat Cropredy by 6 runs. Great Tew 3rd XI vs Buckingham Town 3rd XIBob Hutt writes:Buckingham Town 3rds drew their away match against Great & Little Tew 3rds. Buckingham batted first and openers Adrian Johnson(47) and Nigel Norman(44) gave them a solid start with 81 for the first wicket and Anant Peshavaria did well with 29 and Josh Whitehead 19 not out and Stuart Helps(16) saw a useful total of 200-8 reached. After the Great & Litte Tew openers had been dismissed a middle order collapse saw the match fizzle out into a draw with Town unable to grab the last two wicket to win as the home side closed on 123-8. Steve Brunning bowled very well taking 4-29 and skipper Helps took 2-22 from 15 overs. Frank Johnson and Jack Wilkins grabbed a wicket apiece whilst Anant Peshavaria took a brilliant catch in the field. Innings of Buckingham Town 3rds
N. Norman b Murray 44
A. Johnson c Samsome b Young 47
C. Wigan b Murray 5
A. Pesgavaria b Wooley 29
S. Helps c Brock b Young 16
J. Wilkins st Selwood b Young 1
S. Brunning c&b Young 7
F. Johnson b Brock 5
Josh Whitehead not out 19
A. Freeman not out 5
Extras 22
Total 200-8
Bowling figures
L. Brock 8-3-11-1 S. Murray 13-1-54-2 C. Taylor 8-0-46-0 T. Young 10-0-54-4 P. Wooley 6-2-30-1 Innings of Great & Little Tew 3rds
D. Freeman c A. Johnson b F. Johnson 19
G. Samsome c O'Dell b Brunning 44
M. Perry lbw Helps 1
T. Clayton b Brunning 0
T. Catling lbw Helps 2
C. Taylor c O'Dell b Brunning 0
S. Murray b Wilkins 1
G. Selwood c Peshavaria b Brunning 16
P. Wooley not out 24
T. Young not out 0
Extras 16
Total 123-8
Bowling figures
S. Helps 15-5-22-2 F. Johnson 10-3-29-1 S. Brunning 10-2-29-4 J. Wilkins 4-2-8-1 C. Wigan 6-1-21-0Match drawn. |