Weekend Round Up - 19 July

Culham Takes 5-44 as 4s are Eventually Overhauled

A poor Saturday saw only the 1xi emerge victorious as threatened storms stayed away when perhaps a decent deluge would have saved a skipper or two's blushes.

The 1xi successfully chased 132 after restricting Cobham Avorians with all the bowlers taking regular wickets, spin mopping up the tail. Crowther and Ali knocked off the runs after a shaky start saw the Wick subside to 29-3, losing Davies, Hirsch and Imran cheaply. The 1s are 18 points off promotion so will need to go unbeaten (probably) to escape the division.

The 2s did not make enough runs again this week and were overhauled with wickets and overs to spare by Chessington on the main square. As there are no details on the website and Del didn't want to talk about it on Saturday night that's it... except to say bums will be getting squeaky soon as the boys are only three points above the trap door...

Walton skittled the 3xi on Saturday afternoon after the boys had put up a valiant fight to restrict them to 195-9 from 50. With a number of frontline bowlers missing or selected elsewhere Dom Jones stepped into much larger shoes and took 4-35 in two spells of excellent swing and seam bowling and even found himself on a hat-trick during the death overs. Full, straight bowling was too much for the top order in reply though and there was no way back from 36-5. There is now a 13 point gap to second place in the table. The 3s will need to win from here on in to gain promotion.

In echoes of other xis, the 4s did not put enough pressure on the scoreboard with only Ben Stephens (39) and Nick Browning (34) making contributions of note as 117 was posted. E X Tras backed them up with a handy 17. In reply the oppo were wilting in the face of the Lord's bowling subsiding to 82-7, Pete taking 5-44 but an 8th wicket partnership saw them home. The boys are 5 points above the relegation zone.

A good push in the next couple of weeks is required...

WICK