Town set early pace

Cricket

Competitive cricket returned to East Kent on Saturday.

Eleven clubs will compete in a three-division tournament, named the East Kent NHS Heroes League.

There are four teams in Division 1 and they will play each other twice on the same day in T20 games.

Sandwich Town lead the way after week one after winning both of their matches against Canterbury.

Canterbury were bowled out for 92 with Town’s Ben Smith claiming a couple of top-order wickets. Alex Smith (33) top scored in reply as Sandwich knocked the runs off in 11 overs.

Sandwich had won the earlier match at The Butts by eight wickets after chasing down 1256. Openers Zack Fagg (56) and doubled over the remaining 30 Tom Chapman (33) set them on overs and the home side finished their way. on 229 all out with two balls

The meeting between remaining.

Folkestone and St Lawrence & Key performances from Alex Highland Court produced a win Hogben (79), Elliot Fox (48 not apiece. out) and Matt Hardy (38).

Shaheer Malik hit 66 for In reply, Walmer looked Folkestone in a 16-run victory odds-on to win at 106-2 with 25 but the other match had gone overs remaining but a sequence the way of the visitors, claiming of three wickets over the four points thanks to a fivewicket subsequent six overs coupled success. with some containing bowling

Six teams are competing put the home team back in the in Division 2 – Broadstairs, driving seat. Elliot Fox took 5-43. Chestfield, Nonington, The eight teams competing in Sandwich Town 2nds, Walmer Division 3 are Ash, Broadstairs and Whitstable. They will play 2nds, Canterbury 2nds, each other twice, home and Chestfield 2nds, Folkestone away. 2nds, Littlebourne, St Lawrence

Broadstairs started the & HC 2nds and Whitstable 2nds. delayed 2020 season with a home There was a four-wicket win win against Walmer. for Ash against Chestfield 2nds

The hosts reached a meagre at the Recreation Ground. 43-1 after the first 15 overs Chasing 134, opener Richard but the scoring rate was then Ewart starred with the bat, hitting 76 not out.

Canterbury 2nds beat Littlebourne by seven wickets.

Byron Gould hit 70 for Littlebourne after they won the toss and elected to bat. They were bowled out for 178. Canterbury’s Christian Roberts (73 not out) and Andrew Kinch (51 not out) came together for the fourth wicket to guide them home.

Returning to the Street End ground where his father introduced him to the game, Russell Griffiths top-scored with 36 and captained Canterbury 3rds to an eight-wicket win in Division 2 East of the Kent Regional Cricket League.

Street End were all out for 114 and an unbroken stand of 59 between young Inigo Pullen and Will Trafford, who both made 32, clinched Canterbury’s victory in the 20th over.