Kentish Express Ashford & District
Town fall to fellow strugglers
Ashford Town
A Crawford c Sehmi b Sadler ............15 C Vernon b M O’Riordan ....................81 B Popli hit wicket b Griffin ...................9 B Price c Weller b M O’Riordan..........74 D McDonald run out ...........................6 J Drewe b Waller.................................3 S Weller c Waller b M O’Riordan ........29 A Neale c Waller b Griffin ....................9 T Richards b A Williams.......................3 T Curteis run out ................................1 W Edwards not out..............................0 Extras ...............................................23 A Rana lbw b Sparks.........................75 L Pahal c Jones b Rand.......................7 Z Ghous lbw b Rand ............................0 J Hinks c Mangold b Jones ...............40 A Singh c Collins b Sparks ..................0 S Singh c Russell b Sparks ...............17 W Arif not out ....................................14 Hermitage run out ...............................1 Extras ...............................................11 M Leclere not out ..............................19 J Kellam c Killip b G McNamara ..........1 W Spain b Deer ...................................0 K Secrett not out .................................5 Extras ...............................................21 Ashford Town’s hopes of avoiding a swift return to Division 3 suffered a blow following a four-wicket home defeat by fellow strugglers Nonington on Saturday at Stacians Park on Saturday.
The defeat extends the gap between the sides to 12 points with three games left.
Town looked on course to set a challenging target, having been 190-2 at one stage but the innings faltered. Ashford lost seven wickets for only 43 to close on 233-9.
Liam Tegg hit 64, with Jack Richardson (48) and Tim Hambridge (41) supporting him well, before all three fell when well set.
Town lost four for the addition of only 10 runs, J Southern c Wijesiriwardana b Barker.. 39 K McAlister b Wijesiriwardana .............8 D Coulson c Franklin b Wijesiriwardana ..12 D Fagg c Pleydell b Wijesiriwardana ....0 A Cook c Pleydell b Wijesiriwardana ..78 M Fagg b Barker ...............................29 E Wright c Franklin b Harman ............16 M Gill c Fentiman b Harman ................3 L Stoner-Lewis not out ........................0 J Shah not out ....................................0 Extras ...............................................27 I Carney b Hart ..................................19 E Miller c Drakeley b Lancaster ...........7 D Gray not out...................................36 R Snelson b D Finch ............................7 E Schryver b Finch ..............................4 C Mannering not out .........................17 Extras ...............................................12 with their total boosted by 34 extras, including 20 wides.
Overseas signing Saul Anstey claimed an early success before Nonington skipper Jamie Burrett led the reply with 57, as the visitors got home with two overs to spare.
Gary Sutton’s hundred proved to be in a losing cause as Ashford 2nds went down by eight wickets at Offham.
Sutton made 122 out of a total of 263-6, but an unbeaten 113 by Neil Willis proved the matchwinning knock as Offham ended on 264-2. R Mahadevaiah b Rowlands ................0 J Kellam b Rowlands ..........................9 W Spain not out ................................30 L Blackman c Arnold b Miller ..............3 I Lewis not out ....................................2 Extras ...............................................17 Bromley Cm .. 15 4 3 7 17 35 132 Bickley Park.. 15 3 1 8 21 22 123 Gravesend .... 15 2 3 8 25 26 109 Linden Park .. 15 2 4 6 24 36 100 Cowdrey ....... 15 7 4 1 20 15 197 Bromley Tn ... 15 7 3 3 14 20 185 Hartley .......... 15 3 6 4 34 35 166 H Halstow ..... 15 6 1 5 14 15 165 Bapchild ....... 15 3 5 5 30 27 155 Chislehurst ... 15 5 1 6 14 25 153 Offham ......... 15 6 2 6 17 11 148 Ashford Twn.. 15 4 3 6 25 13 147 Shooters Hill . 15 5 0 7 9 15 134 Betteshanger 15 4 3 7 20 21 128
Lordswood v Blackheath, Bromley v Hartley Country Club, Dartford v Sevenoaks Vine, Tenterden v Bexley, Tunbridge Wells v Beckenham.
Bromley Common v Hythe, Gravesend v Ashford Town, Old Wilsonians v Nonington, Sibton Park v Bickley Park, Upchurch v St Lawrence & Highland Court.
Blackheath v Bromley Common, Beckenham v Gravesend, Bickley Park v Tenterden, Canterbury v The Mote, Holmesdale v Linden Park.
Catford and Cyphers v Broadstairs, Hayes v Lordswood, HSBC v Old Colfeians, Nonington v Old Wilsonians, St Lawrence & Highland Court v Upchurch.
Ashford Town v Bapchild, Betteshanger Colliery Welfare v High Halstow, Bromley Town v Shooters Hill, Chislehurst & West Kent v Hartley Country Club 4ths, Offham v Cowdrey.
Bexley 3rds v Dartfordians, Blackheath Wanderers City of London v Mersham Sports, High Halstow v The Roebucks, Shooters Hill v Bromley Town.
Ash v St Margaret’s, Cobham v Staplehurst, Kings Hill v Nelson, Sandwich Town 3rds v Sherwood.
Canterbury 3rds v Boughton & Eastwell, Folkestone 3rds v Deal Victoria & Barns Close, Kennington v Wye, Saltwood v Littlebourne, Worth v Margate.
Borstal 2nds v WestgateOn-Sea 2nds, Deal Victoria & Barns Close 2nds v Leeds & Broomfield 2nds, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 2nds v Cobham 2nds, Littlebourne 2nds v Old Williamsonians 2nds, Mersham Sports 2nds v Walmer 2nds.
Belvedere 2nds v Dartfordians 3rds, Bexleyheath 3rds v Bexley 5ths, Bexley Park 2nds v Pembury 2nds, Hartley Country Club 5ths v Tunbridge Wells 4ths, Swanscombe & Greenhithe v Southfleet.
Dover Cosmopolitans v Elham Valley, East Langdon v Hawkinge, Ramsgate Corinthian v Hythe Green, Selsted v Street End, Stowting v Sturry.
Herne Bay v Kennington 2nds, Margate 2nds v Ash 2nds, Nelson 2nds v Sandwich Town 4ths, Willesborough v Whitstable 3rds.
Boughton & Eastwell 2nds v Littlebourne 3rds, Exiles at Stelling Minnis v Folkestone 4ths, St Margaret’s 2nds v Nonington 3rds.
Bapchild v Sheldwich, Harvel v Great Chart, Leeds & Broomfield v Harbledown, Littlebourne v Elham Valley, Stone-in-Oxney v Egerton, Wingham v Ash.
Detling v Woodchurch, Linton Park v Dymchurch, Selling v Holborough Anchorians, Smarden v Challock, Tyler Hill v Mersham Le Hatch, Worth v Meopham, Wye v Leybourne.
Aldington v Addington Village, Borstal v Frindsbury, Bredgar v Town Malling, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill v Bearsted, Pluckley v Brookland, Staplehurst v Selsted, Upchurch v Stowting.
Borden v Mersham Sports, Charing v Hunton Wanderers, Exiles at Stelling Minnis v Wingham 2nds, Horton Kirby v Higham & Mockbeggar, Kingsnorth v Blue House, Norton Sports v Harrietsham, Saltwood v Teston.
Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow v Kings Hill, Boughton-underBlean v New Ifield, Great Chart 2nds v Eastchurch, Harbledown 2nds v Linton Park 2nds, High Halstow v Little Chart, Rolvenden v Littlebourne 2nds, St Nicholas and Sarre v Bilsington.
Holborough Anchorians 2nds v Horton Kirby 2nds, Kennington v Sturry, Loose & Leeds v Hythe Green, Pett v Borstal 2nds, Sherwood v Telston & Mereworth, Stockbury v Chestfield, Woodcoombe v Frittenden.