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Kent Regional League
Staplehurst 2nds, Milstead 2nds v Rumwood, Upchurch 4ths v Sheppey 2nds. 2C Central: Headcorn 2nds v Leybourne 2nds, Holborough Anchorians 3rds v Holmesdale 3rds, Hunton Wanderers 2nds v Yalding, New Ash Green 2nds v Sherwood 3rds.
KENT COUNTY VILLAGE LEAGUE Division 1: Bearsted v Shipbourne, Four Elms v Bidborough, Horsmonden v Flimwell, Outwood v Penshurst Park, Sissinghurst v Plaxtol. Division 2: Cudham Wyse v Hadlow, Linton Park v Speldhurst, Locksbottom v Meopham, Underriver v Leigh, Withyham v Ightham. Division 3: Limpsfield Chart v Groombridge, Marden v Farningham, Otford v Knockholt, Southborough v Shoreham, St Lawrence v Eynsford. Division 4: Bidborough 2nds v Four Elms 2nds, Chiddingstone v Horsmonden 2nds, Plaxtol 2nds v Stonewall Park, Shipbourne 2nds v Luddesdowne, Weald v Halstead. Division 5: Chevening Amblers v Sissinghurst, Flimwell 2nds v Kemsing, Fordcombe v Linton Park 2nds, Meopham 2nds v Sennocke, Penshurst Park 2nds v Limpsfield Chart 2nds. Division 6: Betsham v Locksbottom 2nds, Farningham 2nds v Cudham Wyse 2nds, Horsmonden 3rds v Outwood 2nds, Leigh 2nds v West Farleigh, Speldhurst 2nds v Southborough 2nds. Division 7: Bidborough 3rds v Otford 2nds, Cudham Wyse 3rds v Withyham 2nds, Eynsford 2nds v Kilndown & Lamberhurst, Hadlow 2nds v Marden Rain played havoc with the Kent Regional League fixtures on Saturday. Hunton Wanderers and Sheldwich managed 58 overs in their 1A Central match – more than anyone else locally – but still no result was possible. Alex Newman hit 70, including 11 boundaries, as Hunton, having been put in to bat, made 185-9. The visitors then raced to 150-3 in 18 overs, with Dan Ray 63 not out, before play ended early. Yalding wicketkeeper Andy Vale top scored with 20 not out in their 95-8 at home to Gravesend RF. 2nds, Shoreham 2nds v Bearsted 2nds.
KENT VILLAGE LEAGUE Division 1: Ash v Elham Valley, Egerton v Harbledown, Leeds & Broomfield v Street End, Littlebourne v Bapchild, Stone-in-Oxney v Sheldwich, Wingham v Great Chart. Division 2: Challock v Dymchurch, Linton Park v Woodchurch, Meopham v Holborough Anchorians, Selling v Wye, Smarden v Leybourne, Tyler Hill v Detling, Worth v Mersham Le Hatch. Division 3: Bearsted v Selsted, Borstal v Bredgar, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill v Addington Village, Pluckley v Aldington, Staplehurst v Town Malling, Stowting v Brookland, Upchurch v Frindsbury. Division 4: Blue House v Higham & Mockbeggar, Borden v Exiles at Stelling Minnis, Horton Kirby v Charing, Kingsnorth v Mersham Sports, Norton Sports v Wingham 2nds, Saltwood v Hunton Wanderers, Teston v Harrietsham. Division 5: Bilsington v Littlebourne 2nds, Great Chart 2nds v New Ifield, Harbledown 2nds v Boughton-underBlean, High Halstow v Kings Hill, Little Chart v Eastchurch, Rolvenden v Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow, St Nicholas and Sarre v Linton Park 2nds. Division 6: Chestfield v Borstal 2nds, Frittenden v Horton Kirby 2nds, Holborough Anchorians 2nds v Loose & Leeds, Kennington v Sherwood, Pett v Telston & Mereworth, Stockbury v Hythe Green, Woodcoombe v Sturry.
MEDWAY YOUTH LEAGUE Friday: Under-13 East Division: Linton Park v Sherwood Outlaws. Tuesday: Under-17 Division: Bearsted The 2C Central clash was reduced to 26 overs per side but only 15 were possible in the Gravesend reply before the players came off for the day with the scoreboard showing 59-3. In 1A Central, The Mote 3rds reduced Milstead to 99-7 with two wickets each for Jacob Taylor, Martin Prudence and Nathan Periera. Headcorn reached 50-3 at home to Sheppey in the same division before rain stopped play. A thunderstorm cut short Holborough Anchorians 2nds’ home fixture against Sherwood in 1B Central with the visitors at 33-1, while only 14 balls were bowled in the 1A West fixture between New Ash Green and Leybourne. Leybourne were 5-1 when the players were forced off. Little play was possible in the Kent County Village League on Saturday. Bearsted travelled to Bidborough in Division 1 and the home side were 112-1 when heavy rain stopped play in the 17th over. Linton Park faced just seven deliveries before their Division 2 match at Meopham was called off with the score 4- 0. Marden were 29-1 at Shoreham when play was abandoned in Division 3, while four players had a bowl for Linton Park 2nds in Division 5 before the players came off with the visitors Meopham 2nds 75-1. Five bowlers picked up two wickets each for West Farleigh as they bowled Farningham out for 108 in Division 6. However, play was abandoned before Tom Williams’ side could start their run-chase. In Division 7, Bearsted 2nds entertained Bidborough 3rds, who reached 67-1 in 14.2 overs. v Sherwood, Borstal v Rainham, Frindsbury v Old Williamsonians, Lordswood v Higham & Mockbeggar.
P W D L Bt Bw Pt Hartley ............ 8 6 0 1 1 4 119 Blackheath ..... 8 5 0 1 5 5 112 Bexley ............ 9 5 0 3 6 3 105 Tenterden ....... 8 4 0 2 5 12 101 Beckenham .... 8 4 0 3 9 7 94 Tun Wells........ 9 3 0 4 10 16 92 Sevenoaks V ... 8 2 0 3 7 14 77 Lordswood ...... 8 2 0 4 4 11 65 Bromley .......... 8 1 0 5 10 19 61 Dartford .......... 8 0 0 6 9 7 30 Canterbury ...... 8 6 0 1 7 2 123 Holmesdale..... 9 4 0 3 5 14 105 HSBC .............. 9 4 0 3 3 6 97 Linden Park .... 8 3 0 2 5 6 87 The Mote ........ 8 3 0 3 6 10 84 Sandwich........ 8 2 2 3 10 6 78 Hayes ............. 8 2 1 4 6 11 71 Folkestone ...... 8 2 0 3 5 6 69 Gore Court ...... 8 2 0 3 3 6 67 Whitstable ...... 8 1 1 4 6 9 57 Broadstairs ..... 9 4 1 1 10 13 127 Leeds & B ....... 8 3 0 2 13 12 108 Orpington........ 7 4 0 2 4 8 97 Catford & C ..... 7 3 1 2 8 15 94 Chestfield ....... 8 3 0 3 5 11 89 OD CUACO ...... 8 3 1 2 9 13 86 Sidcup ............ 8 3 0 3 4 9 85 O Elthamians .. 8 3 0 3 5 11 82 Minster ........... 8 1 1 5 14 15 55 Catford Wdrs... 8 1 0 5 5 10 47 Old Wills ......... 9 5 1 2 4 6 124 Harvel ............. 8 6 0 1 0 4 120 Bexleyheath .... 8 4 1 1 8 6 113 Downham ....... 8 5 1 1 2 10 113 Cowdrey ......... 8 2 1 3 7 12 75 Old Colfeians .. 8 3 1 3 5 6 75 Offham ........... 8 2 0 4 7 12 72 Addington V .... 8 2 1 3 2 10 70 Betteshanger .. 9 1 1 6 6 24 61 Westgate ........ 8 0 1 6 9 23 40 Tenterden ....... 8 7 0 0 0 0 136 Blackheath ..... 8 5 0 2 2 4 110 Beckenham .... 8 4 0 1 5 6 105 The Mote ........ 8 4 0 1 3 6 102 Canterbury ...... 8 2 1 3 20 12 87 Holmesdale..... 8 2 1 3 9 11 71 Bromley Com .. 8 2 0 5 3 17 60 Linden Park .... 8 2 1 3 9 19 54 Gravesend ...... 8 1 1 5 13 14 48 Bickley Park.... 8 0 3 3 16 14 40 Rainham ......... 8 7 0 1 0 4 136 Minster ........... 7 5 1 0 0 0 114 Blackheath ..... 7 3 1 1 4 8 90 Bexley ............ 7 2 0 3 9 5 70 Chestfield ....... 7 2 1 2 4 14 67 Addington V .... 7 2 0 3 0 7 63 Frindsbury ...... 7 1 0 3 4 6 47 Faversham...... 7 1 1 4 2 3 43 Harvel ............. 7 0 0 6 5 16 29 Cowdrey ......... 8 4 1 1 11 8 107 Bromley Twn .. 8 3 2 2 12 12 91 Bapchild ......... 8 2 1 2 11 11 88 Chislehurst ..... 8 3 1 2 8 9 86 Hartley ............ 8 1 2 3 14 20 79 Ashford Twn ... 8 2 2 2 10 7 78 Offham ........... 8 3 2 2 6 4 74 High Halstow .. 8 3 0 3 1 6 72 Betteshanger .. 8 2 1 4 8 14 63 Shooters Hill ... 8 2 0 4 5 10 57