Young guns fire on all cylinders
Kent League
A Leeds & Broomfield side featuring five teenagers did captain Chris Davis proud.
They beat Orpington by two wickets to move up to sixth place in Division 3 on Saturday.
With George Davis, 19, Dominic Smith, 19, Monte McCague, 18, Charlie Luxton, 17, and Ed Scrivens, 15, all regulars, Leeds are comfortably the youngest side in the division.
Scrivens and McCague took four wickets each as Orpington were bowled out for 239.
Daniel Creasy (65) anchored the reply while Michael Shelton finished on 48 not out as Leeds claimed their fourth win of the summer.
Davis said: “We’re going through a period of transition.
“We’ve got a really young side so we’re pretty happy with how we’ve performed.
“We’ve won four, lost five and drawn one.
“Of the five we’ve lost, three or four were close margins, one wicket or 10 runs, that kind of thing. So we’re performing well, it’s just learning to get over the line in a few of the close games.
“We did it on Saturday and it was good to see, especially with five teenagers in the side.
“We’re competing well and it’s looking good for the future.”
With only 28 points separating second and eighth, the promotion race is wide open.
Davis said: “If you can put a run of five wins together, which any team can do, you don’t know where you will end up.
“We’ll see but I just want us to keep playing the way we are.”
In Division 1, The Mote’s M White c Slater b Faulkner .............. 28 T Harvey c Wright b Faulkner ............ 14 G Fatouros c Hutton b Faulkner ......... 45 J Hodgson c&b Golbourn..................... 3 J Marriott c Wright b Golbourn .......... 30 R Coles c Shah b Golbourn ................ 17 C Back c Wright b Golbourn .............. 22 T Grinstead b Hassan ........................ 17 O Hills not out ..................................... 6 L Bone c Hutton b Hardinges............... 0 Extras ............................................... 17
Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 199 Bowling: Hardinges 9-0-37-2, Hassan 10-2-23-1, Faulkner 10-0-47-3, Slater 4-1-12-0, Golbourn 10-0-29-3, Shah 3-0-28-0, Whitbread 4-0-21-0. S Hassan c Fatouros b Aukett ........... 51 R Golbourn b Harvey ......................... 35 A Wright c Back b Harvey.................. 40 G Hutton c Fatouros b Hodgson ........... 2 W Shah not out ................................. 42 A Slater lbw b Hodgson ..................... 14 S Perks not out ................................... 4 Extras ............................................... 15
Total (for 5 wkts, 46 overs) 202 Bowling: Aukett 10-0-38-1, Hills 5-0-38-0, Fatouros 5-0-30-0, White 6-1-18-0, Hodgson 10-1-47-2, Harvey 10-1-22-2, Marriott 0.1-0-4-0. three-match winning ended against HSBC.
Missing captain Alex Fordham, they lost by five wickets and dropped to sixth.
Gerry Fatouros (45) topscored as The Mote closed 50 overs on 199-9.
Tom Harvey and James Hodgson took two wickets apiece, but the Bankers won with four overs to spare.
Division 4 bottom club Offham fell agonisingly short against Downham & Bellingham – by one run.
Ben Gittings (4- 61) and Sam Ward (3-25) led the way as Downham were held to 170-9. H Bernard c O’Riordan b Sale .............. 4 B Raja c Williams b Smith ................... 7 N Mitchell not out ............................... 1 Extras ............................................... 15 Bowling: Smith 9-1-43-1, Sale 7-156-3, O’Riordan 10-1-51-2, C Williams 9-0-47-1, A Williams 10-0-40-2, Churchill 5-0-42-0. C Williams c Mitchell b Bernard ........ 50 N Sale c Mitchell b Raja ...................... 7 C Davis b A Khan ................................ 3 A Williams c Laraman b Bernard ..... 128 M Waller c Bernard b Laraman.......... 36 M O’Riordan c Taylor b Bernard ........ 12 W Stickler c Z Khan b A Khan .............. 5 M Barker run out................................. 0 D Smith lbw b Laraman ...................... 7 E Hyde not out .................................... 2 M Churchill b Laraman........................ 1 Extras ............................................... 10 Bowling: A Khan 9-0-52-2, Raja 8-034-1, Bernard 10-0-39-3, Cowdrey 6-0-44-0, Laraman 7-0-54-3, C Piesley 8-0-37-0. M Tyrer c Sallis b Marshall................ 20 A Hawkins lbw b H Grinstead ............ 33 O Lea c C Rolfe b Marshall ................ 14 J Austin b H Grinstead ...................... 29 D Taylor lbw b H Grinstead................ 18 J Ward c Sallis b C Rolfe ................... 10 T Burns not out ................................. 40 S Chipperfield b C Rolfe ...................... 4 L Stepney b H Grinstead ..................... 3 G Mottram not out............................. 23 Extras ............................................... 27 run
Gittings anchored the reply with 74 from 107 balls while Luke Harcourt hit five fours and three sixes in a knock of 45 but Offham were all out for 169.
Ten-man Addington Village lost to Rainham by 74 runs.
Harry Grinstead took 4-72 as Rainham closed on 221-8.
Addington lost opener Tom Sallis to a four-ball duck but made Rainham work hard for victory with a number of patient knocks.
Thomas Wooding, with 27 off 58 balls, was among those to dig in, but they were out for 147.
The Mote eased to an eightwicket victory over HSBC in Bowling: Marshall 15-6-30-2, McDermott 10-1-41-0, H Grinstead 15-1-72-4, C Rolfe 10-1-66-2. T Sallis c Burns b Lea ......................... 0 R McDermott c Ward b Mottram.......... 8 H Grinstead b Lea ............................. 16 T Wooding st Tyrer b R Ward ............ 27 A Page c Taylor b Lea ......................... 2 D Grinstead c Lea b J Ward............... 19 A Rolfe c&b Stepney ......................... 19 J Marshall not out ............................. 27 C Rolfe b Lea ...................................... 7 C Wooding lbw b Lea ........................ 11 Extras ............................................... 11 Bowling: Lea 14-1-50-5, Mottram 11-2-29-1, R Ward 13-4-39-1, Burns 5-3-5-0, J Ward 2-1-6-1, Stepney 2-1-16-1. G Smith c C Davis b Samson ............. 49 A Lessey c Smith b Dibben ............... 54 P Sterling c Dibben b Scrivens .......... 12 R De Mel c Monte McCague b Scrivens .4 A Watts b Monte McCague ................ 39 A Graham c Luxton b Scrivens .......... 20 M Knight st Creasey b Scrivens ........ 18 C Watts b Monte McCague .................. 2 B Clarkson b Monte McCague ........... 23 D Grover b Monte McCague ................ 5 A Harding not out ................................ 1 Extras ............................................... 12
Total (all out, 48.4 overs) 239 Bowling: Monte McCague 11.40-57-4, Luxton 4-0-28-0, Samson 15-0-64-1, Dibben 6-0-26-1, Scrivens 12-1-55-4. C Davis c De Mel b Clarkson ............. 25 D Smith run out .................................. 9 D Creasey c&b Harding ..................... 65 G Davis c Knight b Clarkson .............. 32 N Dibben b Harding............................. 2 Martin McCague c Grover b Harding ... 6 Monte McCague b Harding.................. 0 M Shelton not out ............................. 48 C Luxton c Smith b Harding ................ 2 E Scrivens not out ............................... 8 Extras ............................................... 38
Total (for 8 wkts, 49.4 overs) 240 Bowling: Grover 11.4-1-40-0, Watts 8-0-41-0, Clarkson 15-0-77-2, Harding 15-0-53-5. D Powell b Ward ............................... 54 K Martin c Brooker b Gittings ............ 34 H Purbrick b Ward............................... 7 J Nash b Ward .................................. 12 A Gregson st Ardley b Gittings ............. 4 J Bumstead st Ardley b Legg ............ 19 D Clark c&b Gittings ............................ 4 W Crouch c&b Gittings ........................ 8 S Barnes b Legg ................................. 2 C Goddard not out ............................... 9 D Meeking not out .............................. 6 Extras ............................................... 11
Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 170 Bowling: Stoodley 13.4-3-39-0, Legg 14-4-34-2, Gittings 15-2-61-4, Ward 7-1-25-3, Brooker 0.2-0-1-0. D Gilbert c&b Bumstead .................... 11 N Willis b Goddard .............................. 7 B Gittings c Martin b Nash ................ 74 S Ward b Goddard............................... 0 L Harcourt c Clark b Nash ................. 45 L Ashe-Jepson c Clark b Nash .......... 19 O Gibson c Purbrick b Nash ................ 0 Division 1 of the 2nd XI league.
Chris Feltham claimed 3-18, with the visitors 185 all out.
Howard Waters hit 10 fours in a knock of 65 while Dan Mason made 61 from 41 balls.
Addington Village made light work of Frindsbury in Division 4.
Mitchell Cuming (4-10) and Steve Merralls (4- 45) did the damage as the Medway side were bowled out for 89.
Craig Roxburgh (30 not out) completed a six-wicket victory.
In Division 5, Offham lost to High Halstow. Lawrence Ball made 52, but they were out for 189 in reply to 223-7. H Legg lbw b Nash.............................. 0 N Stoodley c Gregson b Nash .............. 2 N Brooker c Gregson b Bumstead ....... 1 J Ardley not out .................................. 1 Extras ................................................. 9 Bowling: Bumstead 14-3-48-2, Goddard 15-6-22-2, Meeking 7-1-340, Barnes 5-0-26-0, Nash 8-0-37-6. Unsure c Sheriston b Afhmat............. 25 S Raphy b Afhmat ............................. 23 M Zaheer c White b Feltham ............... 5 M Rhodes b Feltham ......................... 11 W Holcombe run out ......................... 59 V Julka b Feltham ............................... 1 D Wright lbw b Adams ........................ 1 J Crozier st Trussler b Mason............ 13 C Kelly run out .................................... 2 N Wheddon b Mason ......................... 10 E Caunce not out ................................ 0 Extras ............................................... 35
Total (all out, 46.1 overs) 185 Bowling: Sheriston 8-3-30-0, Waters 4-0-19-0, Mason 9-0-32-2, Afhmat 8-0-39-2, Adams 8-0-38-1, Feltham 9.1-2-18-3. K Corke b Wheddon ............................ 6 H Waters c Raphy b Wheddon ........... 65 J White not out ................................. 42 D Mason not out ............................... 61 Extras ............................................... 12
Total (for 2 wkts, 36.4 overs) 186 Bowling: Caunce 9-2-27-0, Raphy 4-0-40-0, Wheddon 10-1-26-2, Zaheer 3-0-12-0, Julka 4-0-26-0, Rhodes 4-0-32-0, Unsure 2.4-0-18-0.
Total (for 6 wkts, 40 overs) 180 Bowling: Marsh 9-1-25-2, Hogben 10-2-42-2, Douglas 7-0-32-0, Siddans 4-0-17-0, Milroy 6-0-38-2, Bailey 4-0-23-0. R McAlister c Bailey b Longhurst ......... 1 E McGrath c&b McCague .................. 13 L Milroy b McCague ............................ 9 D Hogben b Smith ............................. 24 M Aplin lbw b Smith .......................... 17 K Marsh lbw b Mustill ......................... 0 M Burton b Smith................................ 0 S Mcgrath st Hunt b Parmar .............. 19 T Douglas c Parmar b Longhurst ....... 22 G Bailey not out ................................ 23 N Siddans not out ............................... 6 Extras ............................................... 12 Total (for 9 wkts, 40 overs) 146 Bowling: Longhurst 8-2-26-2, McCague 5-0-16-2, Mustill 10-3-201, Pope 2-0-13-0, Smith 10-1-33-3, Parmar 5-1-32-1. Carl Dockwray b Ball......................... 21 T Dockwray b Willis .......................... 70 D Brumbaugh c Evans b Carpenter ... 30 A Trigg c Ball b Carpenter ................. 30 T Munday b Harcourt .......................... 2 J Kingsbrook b Harcourt ..................... 2 P Belsey not out ................................ 32 R O’Hara b Willis ................................. 0 A Reeves not out ............................... 11 Extras ............................................... 21
Total (for 7 wkts, 46 overs) 223 Bowling: Willis 6-1-36-2, Hallbrook 9-3-28-0, Ball 11-1-50-1, Harcourt 14-2-66-2, Carpenter 6-0-28-2. G Evans c&b Reeves ......................... 10 D Tucker c Trigg b Belsey ................. 27 L Bell c Trigg b T Dockwray .............. 52 J Rothwell b Trigg ............................. 21 A Dimmick lbw b Belsey ..................... 1 S Ball st Munday b Chris Dockwray ... 25 M Brooker c T Dockwray b Belsey..... 20 A Harcourt c O’Hara b Trigg ................ 6 S Willis b Belsey ................................. 0 S Hallbrook not out ............................. 6 P Carpenter lbw b Chris Dockwray ...... 6 Extras ............................................... 15 Bowling: Trigg 12-3-44-2, Reeves 8-4-22-1, T Dockwray 9-1-28-1, Taylor 3-0-23-0, Belsey 9-2-33-4, Chris Dockwray 5-1-27-2. P Elswood c Cuming b Lucas .............. 7 I Budd b Cuming ............................... 40 D Peters c&b Merralls ....................... 10 M Ashenden c Rivers b Merralls .......... 4 J Villiers b Merralls ............................. 7 G Moore st Galligan b Cuming ............. 3 S Jones c Livingstone b Merralls ......... 9 S Thomas b Cuming ........................... 0 Unsure st Galligan b Cuming ............... 0 Unsure not out .................................... 0 Extras ................................................. 9
Total (for 9 wkts, 34.2 overs) 89 Bowling: C Roxburgh 9-2-12-0, Lucas 6-2-19-1, Merralls 11-1-45-4, Cuming 8.2-3-10-4. M Cuming b Jones .............................. 9 P Livingstone lbw b Moore .................. 2 C Galligan c&b Elswood .................... 25 L Rivers lbw b Moore .......................... 7 C Roxburgh not out ........................... 30 S Boyd not out .................................... 1 Extras ............................................... 19
Total (for 4 wkts, 31 overs) 93 Bowling: Moore 10-2-17-2, Jones 6-1-14-1, Thomas 5-1-11-0, Villiers 4-0-18-0, Elswood 4-0-15-1, Budd 2-0-9-0. Addington Village 2nds won by 6 wickets. S Preston b Hussain .......................... 32 R Gentry b Bullivant .......................... 11 D Jones b Hussain .............................. 3 J Hill lbw b Akram............................. 36 A Rossiter c Sunil Landa b Akram ....... 9 J Hobbes c Hussain b Akhtar .............. 6 M Dunn c Beerling b Akram ................ 0 H Parker c Howard b Akhtar .............. 12 B Hughes run out ................................ 7 S Mukhtar c A Landa b Akram ............ 3