Kentish Express Ashford & District
Tegg ton sets up last-ball win
Ashford Town
Liam Tegg hailed his unbeaten hundred as one of the best knocks of his Ashford Town career as he led them to an exciting two-wicket win off the last ball at Orpington.
The Town skipper struck the winning runs to finish 105 not out and complete back-to-back hundreds, as Town scored 13 off the final over to make 224-8 to claim their second victory of the season, to sit top of Division 3.
Tegg’s ninth-wicket partner David Foad hit four earlier in the over, then they ran a single, before Tegg finished the job, getting home C Laas c Price b Ball .........................26 C Basey c Griffin b Neale ..................61 A Jain not out ...................................98 M Cross c Bristow-Diamond b Vernon......40 M Stiddard lbw b Ball..........................9 G Haley c Neale b Weller ...................17 J Benn not out ....................................9 Extras ...............................................26 courtesy of a fumble in the deep.
He said: “It was a good game to win and an exciting finish, after we needed 70 off the last 10 overs.
“It wasn’t quite as fluent as the one the week before but probably one of the best innings I have played for the club, in the context of the game.
“I had to contain myself in the middle period when we were losing too many wickets.” Simon Taylor A Marsh b Finch................................42 B Mitchell c Ghaemian b Finch ..........29 R Brannan b Jolley ..............................3 S Killip b Jolley .................................22 P Moore c Jolley b Finch ...................11 M Duck c Jolley b Finch ......................5 N Francis c Lancaster b Carroll .........14 C Smith st Lancaster b Carroll.............6 M Harrington not out ...........................7 J Cuming not out ..............................11 Extras ...............................................15 C Calvert c Grover b Harding ...............7 D Ling b Alcock.................................19 A Crouch c Fotheringham b Grover......7 J Rodway b Harding ............................1 D Foad not out ....................................5 Extras ...............................................15 T Russell c&b Parkinson ...................24 B Daking c Haley b Parkinson .............5 P Collins b Wells .................................4 R Sparks c Barton b Hill ....................15 L Mangold c Shanks b Hill.................15 A Burge c Wells b Hill..........................4 J Collins lbw b Patel............................0 R Knight c Bell b Barton ....................35 S Freeman b Evans .............................5 J Rand c Shanks b Barton .................21 S Jones not out ...................................0 Extras ...............................................14 (38), opener Luke Reeves (23) and overseas signing David Ling (19) were Ashford’s other main scorers.
Skipper/wicketkeeper David Robinson (78) and Alex Watts (53) had earlier held up Ashford, before both fell to James Rodway who finished with 4-47, as Orpington totalled 223-7 in their 50 overs.
Tegg scored nearly 600 runs last season in a disappointing season for his side who were relegated.
He said: “I am hoping to go past 650 this time and could look to get up to 800, the way I have started
“We were plagued by too many L Mann b Beech................................21 R Bennett c Cooper b Crannis .........107 V Kokkiligadda c Senior b Crannis .......4 L Mcfall not out.................................23 M Chapelhow b Beech ......................21 P Thompson not out ..........................10 Extras ...............................................14 D Wood b Foord ................................22 T Beech c Foord b Kokkiligadda ........78 J Crannis not out ..............................72 J Colbran not out ..............................23 Extras .................................................9 injuries last season, losing Luke (Reeves) and Craig Buckham for most of the second half.
“If we stay fit and strong, we have got a great chance of going straight back up this time.”
Simon Taylor leads the side against Sidcup this weekend as Tegg is unavailable.
Tyron Beech (78) and James Crannis (72 not out) batted Town 2nds (204-2) to an eight-wicket win at Hartley 4ths (200-4) in Division 5. Home skipper Russell Bennett hit 107 in an opening stand of 135. G Gould c&b Gray................................8 S Gould c Mannering b Thomas ..........1 B Gould c Gray b Thomas..................53 P Ritson c Snelson b A Carney ..........14 T Beer not out ...................................29 N Davey not out ................................26 Extras .................................................6 S Wise c Leaver b Davis....................11 J Webster c Davis b Dempster ............0 M Barnes c Fox b Dempster ................8 M Leclere c Carr b Dempster ..............0 A Watson st Fox b Davis..................109 W Elgar b Davis ..................................0 R Mahadevaiah c Leaver b Woods-Libby..... 21 R Elgar not out ..................................17 K Secrett lbw b Dempster ...................1 M Shannon b Dempster ......................0 T Horgan c Gooding b Dempster .........0 Extras ...............................................28 J Taylor b S Graham .........................57 Z Sheriyar b S Jackson .......................9 A Pandithage b Meadows....................3 L Baldock c Graves b Meadows ..........1 D Beeson lbw b Meadows ...................0 P Beeson not out...............................25 A Alder c S Graham b Meadows ..........1 W Alder run out...................................4 Z Oriakhail lbw b S Graham ..............12 Z Waqas b S Graham ..........................0 R Fichett b S Graham ..........................0 Extras .................................................5 P Blake lbw b Oriakhail .......................9 J Hill b Oriakhail .................................0 D Jackson c Baldock b Fichett ..........16 G Sheen b Fichett ...............................6 C Jackson b Oriakhail .........................0 M Christie not out .............................20 S Graham not out..............................55 Extras ...............................................12 M Banning c Unsure b Sharpe...........25 M Statham b Sharpe ...........................5 R Ades c Unsure b Sharpe ................10 O Zaman b Sharpe .............................0 A Malik not out .................................29 M Nash lbw b Jordan ..........................1 O Zaman not out ...............................27 Extras ...............................................11 Staplehurst, The Roebucks v Blackheath Wanderers.
Deal Victoria & Barns Close v Wye, Ramsgate Corinthian v Saltwood, Selsted v Canterbury 3rds, Worth v Kennington.
Elham Valley v Willesborough, Folkestone 3rds v Sturry, Hythe Green v Dover Cosmopolitans, Mersham Sports 2nds v Hawkinge.
Ashford Town 3rds v Nelson 2nds, Boughton & Eastwell 2nds v Nonington, Exiles at Stelling Minnis v Tenterden 3rds, Littlebourne 3rds v Ash 2nds.
Bapchild v Stone-in-Oxney, Elham Valley v Harbledown, Selling v Leeds & Broomfield, Sheldwich v Ash, Street End v Wingham, Woodchurch v Egerton, Wye v Littlebourne.
Detling v Stowting, Harvel v Smarden, Linton Park v Worth, Mersham Le Hatch v Challock, Tyler Hill v Selsted.
Addington Village v Great Chart, Aldington v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill, Bredgar v Pluckley, Charing v Hunton Wanderers, Frindsbury v Bearsted, Saltwood v Staplehurst.
Borden v Norton Sports, Brookland v High Halstow, Eastchurch v Town Malling, Kings Hill v Horton Kirby, Mersham Sports v Teston, New Ifield v Harrietsham, Wingham 2nds v Kingsnorth.
Boughton-under-Blean v Rolvenden, Chestfield v St Nicholas & Sarre, Exiles at Stelling Minnis v Little Chart, Great Chart 2nds v Woodcoombe, Harbledown 2nds v Holborough Anchorians, Littlebourne 2nds v Hythe Green, Stockbury v Bilsington.
Horton Kirby 2nds v Cobham, Pett v Frittenden, Rainham v Kennington, Sherwood v Borstal 2nds, Sturry v Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow.