Court staring relegation in the face
Division 3
Gore Court could be relegated this weekend.
They’re 76 points from safety with five games remaining and their fate, which has seemed inevitable for weeks, may now be sealed as early as Saturday.
Court’s miserable season continued last weekend as they were bowled out for just 62 at home to leaders Harvel.
The Sittingbourne side, needing 267 for victory, were in trouble early on at 14-3 and the collapse help Canterbury towards 199 all out. Bexley slipped to 59-7 in reply as Jemuel Cabey and MacVicar picked up three wickets apiece for Canterbury.
Riley top scored for his side on 32 as the only one of his team-mates to pass 13, with the home side being bowled out for 132.
Tunbridge Wells overcame a strong bowling effort to beat Blackheath by 44 runs.
Opting to bat first, Wells were 0-1 and then 15-2 after losing Chris Williams for a duck and Christian Davis for six.
Having moved to 61-4, they then recovered through Michael Waller’s 42 before he was caught by Basit Ahmed off Dipayan Paul (3-16). Alexander Williams later top scored on 57 and Ian Mclean added 31 but Wells were bowled out for 193, Tanweer Sikandar taking 4-39. Sikandar then led Blackheath with 47, followed by the 37 Tunbridge Wells gave away in extras.
George Wells was the next top scorer on just 20 as his side finished on 149 all out, with David Smith ending with figures of 3-28.
HSBC lost by seven wickets in their clash with Lordswood.
The visitors were boosted by a 53-run opening partnership between Sam Perks and Richard Golbourn (71), before the former was bowled by James Anyon.
They were bowled out for 206, with Jack Laraman taking 3-29. Lordswood lost just three wickets as they successfully chased down the target.
Opener Linden Lockhart set his side on their way with an unbeaten 67, while Chris Piesley finished on 95 not out from 58 deliveries. only worsened.
Just one player, Samir Shah (23), reached double-figures as the Harvel bowlers ran riot.
Harrison Fermor led the way with
3-9 and he was supported by
Elliot Campbelton (3-16), Richard Stevenson (2-6) and Charlie McSweeney (2-12).
Earlier, Dominic Saunders had topscored with 85 for the visitors and Charlie McSweeney hit a rapid 38 before captain Robert McSweeney came in at No.11 and raced to 25 not out off 15 balls.
Harvel are seven points clear of Nonington, in second, with a further gap of 24 to third-placed Bexleyheath.
Nonington posted 179-9 against Catford & Cyphers and then bowled them out for 147 to win by 32 runs. Bexleyheath, meanwhile, dismissed Catford Wanderers for 205 having earlier scored 234 all out.
A brilliant century from Barney
Scott helped Cowdrey to a hugely impressive win at Leeds & Broomfield.
Scott, opening the batting, hit 20 fours and three sixes on his way to 125 off 107 balls and that laid the foundation for a big Cowdrey score. They closed their 50 overs on 311-9 with Minhaj Jalill racing to 45 off 28 deliveries as the Leeds bowlers were made to toil.
Several Leeds players got starts, Max Aitken top scoring with 27, but none went on to score big for the home side, who came up well short at 143 all out in reply.
Ralph Yeats-Brown was the pick of the Cowdrey bowlers, claiming 4-14 from his 10 overs.
Gravesend made 276 all out at the Bat & Ball Ground and then bowled Tonbridge out for 178.