Kentish Express Ashford & District
Taylor lays foundation for win
Ashford Town
C Vernon c Barber b Howick .............14 A Crawford c Richardson b Bekker ......8 J Du Plooy b Bowden ........................62 L Lockhart c Coldman b Bekker ..........8 B Price c&b Bowden .........................10 T Griffin lbw b Pearson........................4 R Sparks lbw b Coldman ...................29 R Singh c Bekker b Coldman.............15 S Weller run out ..................................1 T Richards not out ..............................4 J Rand run out ....................................5 Extras ...............................................27 O Barnes c Reeves b Buckham .........11 V Patel c Richardson b Buckham.......26 N Edwards lbw b Tegg ........................8 D Kularanthnam c Woodger b Buckham... 7 T Sterling c&b Buckham ...................16 L Ojumu b Buckham .........................25 N Panwar run out ..............................28 S Panwar not out ..............................10 J Walker lbw b Buckham ....................4 Extras ...............................................10 M Leclere lbw b Peters .....................37 J Webster c Macer b Anwer ..............16 A Watson c H Brooks b Kirk ..............38 W Elgar c Woollard b Paris ................44 R Mahadevaiah lbw b Kirk ..................2 D Noden run out .................................5 R Elgar not out ....................................8 K Secrett not out ...............................21 Extras ...............................................10 An unbeaten century from Simon Taylor helped Division 3 leaders Ashford Town to victory over Catford Wanderers on Saturday.
Taylor finished 109 not out in a total of 266-6 after Ashford had won the toss and chosen to bat first.
The home side had slumped to 50-3 at one stage but Taylor and Fraser Harrison (65) shared a 130-run fourth-wicket partnership to swing the game their way.
Wickets fell early in the Catford reply as Craig Buckham – the Kent League’s leading wickettaker – did some major M Tuffs b Gaire .................................22 D Lodge b J Grove ............................56 G Hall st Matthews b Carroll ..............28 A Clark c Iles b Carroll.......................18 R Howells b Jolley.............................68 M Dilkes run out ...............................11 C Ross c S Grove b J Grove .................1 K Ives run out .....................................5 S Post not out .....................................2 J Parsons not out ................................1 Extras .................................................6 damage on his way to 6-59.
Buckham has now claimed 27 wickets at an average of 8.56 so far in 2017 and his latest haul steered Ashford towards a 92-run victory.
Catford were all out for 174 in the 45th over and this win – Ashford’s fifth of the season – leaves them 17 points clear at the top.
Ashford captain Liam Tegg said: “It’s coming out well for Craig at the minute.
“He bowls leg spin and that’s something you don’t face often. I couldn’t name S Richardson lbw b Price ....................0 J Womak b Andrews .........................49 N Griffiths c Lett b Rodway .................1 J Griffiths c Lett b Andrews ...............29 M Willoughby b Lett ..........................18 J Owens b Price..................................1 I Avery b Rodway ................................8 S Britton c Morris b Andrews ..............0 M Clarke b Andrews ...........................0 L Hughes lbw b Andrews ....................2 T Keaveney not out ...........................12 Extras ...............................................36 another leg-spinner in the Kent League and he’s got good control.
“He’s bowling consistently well and we’re chuffed to have someone like that. He’s done it every week this year.
“Our goal was to be top at the halfway stage of the season and it’s all positive right now.”
Ashford 2nds are ninth in Division 5 following their seven-wicket defeat at second-placed High Halstow.
Rehan Mithu (50) top scored in the Ashford total of 137 all out and Halstow chased that down inside 28 overs. J Knight Jnr b Mangold .....................23 G Woollett run out .............................18 H Pelling-Smith b Jones......................2 J Hogben not out ................................0 T Knight (Snr) not out ..........................0 Extras ...............................................23 S Wellard st Piper b R Knight ............51 R Sparks c T Knight Jnr b T Knight (Snr).....42 A Pask c Pelling-Smith b Knight Jnr ..59 B Daking b R Knight ..........................10 A Newport lbw b Knight Jnr ..............22 L Mangold b T Knight (Snr)..................6 D Velvick c Piper b Pelling-Smith ......19 P Hope c R Knight b T Knight (Snr) ......1 N Harper not out ...............................18 S Jones b Pelling-Smith ......................0 N Crossley-Roberts not out .................2 Extras ...............................................36 A Sweeting c Wilson b J Sargent.........2 B Carter c Paine b Rayment ................8 G Hamlyn run out ..............................14 T Gower run out ................................10 P De Zoysa lbw b Rayment .................0 C Knight c Wilson b Jessop .................3 B Sweeting not out ...........................25 D King run out.....................................1 Extras ...............................................13
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