Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Boys maintain unbeaten start
Tennis
Herne Bay Tennis Club’s Aegon under-16 boys team continued their fantastic start to the league by convincingly beating Broadstairs and Chilham to make it three wins with two more matches to come.
Robbie Benka and Josh Deverson were never really being troubled by the Broadstairs team, conceding a total of only three games, while Benka and 12- year- old debutant Sam Hodge then saw off Chilham, completing a 3-0 sweep.
The ladies 3rds had an excellent win at home to Bearsted 3rds in Division 6A of the Kent League.
Denise Parrett/anja Stileman beat both the visiting pairs in straight sets with the loss of only seven games while Diana High/ Helen Lipeat took a crucial set to ensure the match ended two rubbers each, Bay winning 5-4 in sets.
The men’s second team of Matt Newman/dave Lawrence and Dan Walker/robbie Benkawent down 3-1 at David Lloyd Dartford CANTERBURY v THE MOTE
The Mote M White lbw b Glass ...........................6 T Harvey c Macvicar b Campbell .......12 G Fatouros c Lewis b Macvicar .........10 J Hodgson c Francis b Glass .............53 J Marriott lbw b Cooper ....................25 C Back not out ..................................52 O Hills c Francis b Drakeley ................3 W Thirkell b Glass ...............................2 W Jackson lbw b Glass .......................0 A Fordham run out .............................4 Extras ...............................................20
Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 187 Bowling: Glass 10-1-34-4, Macvicar 7-0-25-1, Cooper 9-2-32-1, Campbell 7-1-23-1, Bale 8-1-29-0, Drakeley 9-0-42-1.
Canterbury J Macvicar c Back b White ................24 E Lewis lbw b Harvey ........................64 K Glass c Hills b Hodgson..................47 G Francis b Harvey ............................13 S Drakeley b Hodgson .........................1 S Burt not out ...................................17 M Campbell b Hodgson .......................7 W Beck c Hills b Hodgson ...................1 A Beck not out ....................................4 Extras ...............................................10
Total (for 7 wkts, 43 overs) 188 Bowling: Aukett 9-1-49-0, White 7-123-1, Hills 4-0-24-0, Thirkell 3-0-26-0, Hodgson 10-2-26-4, Fatouros 2-0-9-0, Harvey 8-0-28-2. Canterbury won by 3 wickets.
CHESTFIELD 2nds v ADDINGTON
VILLAGE 2nds Addington Village 2nds P Roxburgh lbw b Moody-smith ........37 A Eldridge b Tolson .............................0 M Cuming b Tolson .............................7 P Livingstone lbw b Tolson................51 M Eldridge c Daly b Barton..................9 M Lucas c Carpenter-friend b Nordin...3 C Roxburgh lbw b Tolson ..................15 O Scott b Tolson .................................0 A Mortimer b Tolson ...........................4 R Lucas b Tolson ................................0 J Janagill not out ................................2 Extras ...............................................21
Total (all out, 43.2 overs) 149 Bowling: Nordin 14-3-33-1, Tolson 11.2-3-22-7, Moody-smith 8-2-31-1, Z Benfield 6-0-30-0, Barton 4-0-22-1.
Chestfield 2nds S Cox lbw b Janagill ...........................1 B Carpenter-friend c M Eldridge b R Lucas ..64 T Barton c A Eldridge b Mortimer ......54 D James lbw b Cuming .......................1 Z Benfield not out .............................25 M Daly not out ....................................0 in Division 7A.
The 1sts entertained Walmer in Division 3B and although Alex Kazakeos/ben Keighley and Graham Miles/ian Cooke finished the match level on two rubbers and five sets each, the visitors secured victory by 44 games to 33.
The ladies midweek 2nds won at Sevenoaks in Division 2. Sheila
Total (for 4 wkts, 37.5 overs) 150 Bowling: Cuming 10-3-38-1, Janagill 9-0-30-1, A Eldridge 9-0-43-0, Mortimer 7-0-30-1, R Lucas 2.5-0-8-1. Chestfield 2nds won by 6 wickets.
GORE COURT v ST LAWRENCE & HIGHLAND COURT
Gore Court G Williams c Vant-harrison b Trott ....25 A Kent c Vant-harrison b Widerstrom ..2 R Cooper c&b Widerstrom ...................7 C Solomons c Hammond b Widerstrom.. 5 T Palmer lbw b Payne .......................16 P Edwards c Hilton b Tryon ...............33 A Hussain c Hammond b Vant-harrison .9 R Slater b Tryon ..................................7 M Diamond c Hilton b Tryon ..............28 F Zaman c Tryon b Emmett .................8 S Boynes not out.................................0 Extras ...............................................10
Total (all out, 39.2 overs) 150 Bowling: Widerstrom 7-1-16-3, Trott 8-1-38-1, Payne 6-2-16-1, VantHarrison 10-0-44-1, Tryon 7-0-27-3, Emmett 1.2-0-4-1.
St Lawrence & Highland Court A Cotter c Boynes b Slater ..................9 M Hammond b Hussain .....................60 G Tryon b Hussain...............................0 J Widerstrom c Palmer b Boynes ......26 K Sims c Williams b Hussain ...............6 W Hilton not out ................................20 J Vant-harrison not out .....................24 Extras .................................................6
Total (for 5 wkts, 32.1 overs) 151 Bowling: Hussain 9-2-38-3, Boynes 7.1-2-24-1, Slater 5-0-36-1, Zaman 4-0-24-0, Diamond 5-1-14-0, Solomons 2-0-13-0. St Lawrence & Highland Court won by 5 wickets.
BROMLEY COMMON v WHITSTABLE
Bromley Common L Walker b Loader...........................116 J Patterson c Loader b Dale ..............55 W Chapples c Sinclair b Guinan.........12 M Solway c Smith b Dale ..................57 S Clarkson c Rahmen b Dale ...............2 D Draper c Loader b Phillis..................3 H Burke c Lewis b Phillis.....................6 J Mannall not out ................................7 J Merrell not out ...............................20 Extras ...............................................17
Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 295 Bowling: Phillis 8-1-50-2, Loader 10-1-50-1, Rahmen 7-0-60-0, Mills 6-0-42-0, Dale 9-0-45-3, Guinan 10-2-41-1. Whitstable Wyver/diana High and Christine Hanson/debbie Holden rallied from behind to win 3-1 with the final two rubbers decided on Championship tie-breaks.
The mixed 3rd team continued their fine start to their Division 6A campaign away at Hayes.
Matt Newman/sue Toye and Eddie Fisher/caroline Packer finished with rubbers and sets even but Bay edged the win by 41 games to 35.
Peter Elsden/dani Miles and Ben Keighley/sue Toye managed a convincing win by 7 sets to 1 as the mixed A team won their Dover & District League opener at home to Knoll A and then beat Hythe 5-3 a week later.
The ladies’ team of Caroline Packer/ Debbie Holden and Diana High/sarah Pout won by the same scoreat Hythe in their opening game while the men’s B team drew 4-4 with Sellindge through Gary Smith/ Dave Lawrence and Bryan Packham/ Jason Hollingsworth.
More information can be found at www.hernebaytennis.co.uk or by contacting coach Nicola Mileham on just.tennisnic@ yahoo.co.uk S Denly c Patterson b Clarkson .........12 T Phillis b Kirby ...................................8 D Lewis c Hall b Clarkson ...................1 J Guinanc Merrell b Kirby ..................10 S Sinclair c Walker b Hall ..................32 J Loader c Patterson b Kirby ...............0 B Mills c Solway b Hall ........................7 A Garvey c&b Kirby .............................9 T Rahmen not out .............................37 S Dale c Mannall b Draper ..................7 J Smith lbw b Hall ...............................1 Extras ...............................................13
Total (all out, 40 overs) 137
Bowling: Clarkson 10-3-30-2, Kirby 10-2-26-4, Hall 8-2-21-3, Chapples 8-0-24-0, Solway 2-0-17-0, Draper 2-0-12-1. Bromley Common won by 158 runs.
BROADSTAIRS v CHESTFIELD
Chestfield J Mitchell c Huntley b Flint ..................0 M Nordin c Dewell b Flint ....................0 D Hunter lbw b Dasari .......................51 J Lock c Kidd b Flint ...........................5 J Dowkes lbw b Kidd ........................14 H Bee c Wheeler b Dasari .................15 A Bennett c Bailey b Dasari ...............14 P Gibson b Dewell ...............................3 D Brown c Dasari b Kidd ...................21 T Chandler st Wheeler b Frewin ........21 T Santer not out ..................................7 Extras ...............................................16
Total (all out, 45.2 overs) 167 Bowling: Flint 7-1-21-3, Fox 7-1-320, Kidd 10-0-41-2, Dasari 10-3-18-3, Frewin 4.2-0-12-1, Dewell 5-0-25-1, Rangin 2-0-16-0.
Broadstairs S Dasari b Bennett ..............................8 E Fox b Lock .......................................0 A Bailey c Hunter b Lock ...................19 S Narraway c Bennett b Hunter .........23 C Flint b Hunter .................................49 J Wheeler b Hunter .............................0 M Frewin b Hunter ............................25 A Huntley not out ..............................16 J Dewell not out ................................10 Extras ...............................................18
Total (for 7 wkts, 47.2 overs) 168 Bowling: Bennett 10-1-33-1, Lock 9-0-28-2, Chandler 4.2-0-27-0, Hunter 10-3-36-4, Brown 8-1-18-0, Bee 6-1-25-0. Broadstairs won by 3 wickets.
WHITSTABLE 2nds v BEXLEY 2nds
Bexley 2nds A Griggs c Coupe b Bennett ..............66 S Evans c Coupe b Clements.............14 M Abbas st Coupe b Butterworth.......45 J Bell c Barnes b Jordan ...................82 S Barton st Coupe b Clements...........37 D Haley not out .................................31 A Shanks not out ..............................10 Extras ...............................................25
Total (for 5 wkts, 50 overs) 310 Bowling: Jordan 10-1-49-1, Legge 6-0-55-0, Clements 9-1-59-2, Bennett 10-2-49-1, Butterworth 10-0-35-1, Barnes 4-0-42-0, Wratten 1-0-14-0.
Whitstable 2nds N Denly lbw b Barton ..........................4 R Legg c&b Patel ..............................50 L Blake c Griggs b Patel ....................48 S Clements b Abbas ............................6 F Coupe c Bell b Evans .....................50 J Butterworth c Parkinson b Barton ...28 T Jordan b Barton .............................13 A Bennett c Abbas b Barton ................0 J Barnes c Evans b Hill .......................1 H Legge not out ..................................1 Extras ...............................................24
Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 225 Bowling: Parkinson 2-0-2-0, Hill 6-316-1, Barton 10-0-36-4, Patel 10-145-2, Mcwhinnie 5-1-22-0, Abbas 7-0-45-1, Evans 10-0-50-1. Bexley 2nds won by 85 runs.
SHELDWICH v HUNTON WANDERERS
Sheldwich J Creed c&b Bassam ........................30 M Blythin b Bassam ............................7 M Felgate c Newman b Bassam ........12 P Stuart lbw b Price ............................7 J Heward b Price ..............................22 D Ray c Hart b Price ..........................27 N Collins b Bushell ..............................0 A Roe b Hart .......................................7 M Smyth b Price .................................2 J Harris not out .................................13 R Brown not out ..................................9 Extras ...............................................19
Total (for 9 wkts, 40 overs) 155 Bowling: Hart 10-2-46-1, Bassam 9-0-36-3, Hamilton 6-1-19-0, Bushell 5-0-15-1, Price 10-3-29-4.
Hunton Wanderers D Rodgers c Ray b Harris ....................9 S May b Brown ...................................6 S Taylor lbw b Brown ..........................0 A Newman b Brown ..........................13 J Price c Ray b Brown .........................0 C Dalton b Harris.................................5 J Hart c Creed b Collins ......................0 M Hamilton c Blythin b Roe ...............24 J Sceats c Ray b Collins ......................4 P Bushell c Heward b Roe ...................2 M Bassam not out ...............................5 Extras .................................................8
Total (all out, 27.1 overs) 76 Bowling: Brown 10-1-19-4, Harris 10-3-12-2, Collins 4-0-19-2, Roe The King’s junior squash first team have become Kent Division 1 champions. Their squad of Jon Hart, Josh Cutting, James Donaldson and Adam Dickinson secured the title after 3-1 wins over Maidstone 1st and Belxey 1st in the divisional finals. The match between Maidstone and Bexley finished Sheldwich won by 79 runs.
LITTLEBOURNE 2nds v OLD WILLIAMSONIANS 2nds Old Williamsonians 2nds C Halls b Coleman ..............................4 N Fanthome-hodgson c Malkin b Anderson ...4 A Simmonds b Anderson ...................13 A Routledge b Lawson ......................60 W Walshe b Coleman ..........................1 S Webb c Lawson b Mears................11 J Butcher c Draper b Lawson ............20 D Bage c Harrison b Mears .................2 A Mumford not out ............................28 J Sullivan run out ...............................0 T Bell not out ......................................5 Extras .................................................5
Total (for 9 wkts, 40 overs) 153 Bowling: Coleman 10-2-19-2, Anderson 9-0-25-2, Harrison 7-0-280, Mears 8-0-35-2, Lawson 6-0-39-2.
Littlebourne 2nds M Draper c Halls b Simmonds ...........34 R Lawson c Halls b Bage...................16 S Malkin b Routledge ........................12 I Attenborough b Bell ........................13 R Lawson lbw b Butcher ...................19 A Coleman not out ............................16 S Harrison b Butcher ...........................6 J Mears b Simmonds ..........................9 T Anderson not out .............................0 Extras ...............................................31
Total For 7 wkts. 38.2 overs) 156 Bowling: Bage 9.2-1-34-1, Mumford 7-1-18-0, Butcher 10-4-21-2, Routledge 4-0-18-1, Bell 3-0-26-1, Simmonds 5-0-23-2. Littlebourne 2nds won by 3 wickets.
ST LAWRENCE & HIGHLAND COURT 2nds v HYTHE 2nds
Hythe 2nds P Owen lbw b Rumbelow ..................12 A Bill c Hicklin b Reimer ......................9 N Hasseldine lbw b Vaughan ...............3 M Delo c Copestake b Day ................10 H Large lbw b Day ..............................5 M Stevens b Vaughan .........................0 R Mapstone c Jenkins b Day ...............5 A Bolonghe st Hicklin b Feeney ...........9 B Stevens c Fowle b Copestake ........15 H Ahmad not out .................................2 J Hudd c Vaughan b Copestake...........0 Extras .................................................8
Total (all out, 36.4 overs) 78 Bowling: Rumbelow 6-2-9-1, Reimer 8-0-20-1, Vaughan 9-5-11-2, Day 7-36-3, Copestake 3.4-0-13-2, Feeney 3-0-12-1. St Lawrence & Highland Court 2nds T Copestake b Bill ...............................4 2-2. There were several close matches along the way but the King’s quartet proved worthy winners. Against Maidstone, Hart and Dickinson both won 3-0 with Josh Cutting getting home 3-1. Donaldson was the sole loser, going down 3-0. Donaldson reversed that scoreline against Bexley with Hart and Dickinson both J Medhurst not out ...........................51 C Hicklin b Bill ..................................14 T Shaw b Bill ......................................0 J Fowle not out ...................................4 Extras .................................................6
Total (for 3 wkts, 17.2 overs) 79 Bowling: Bill 8-3-21-3, Bolonghe 5-0-21-0, Ahmad 3-1-16-0, B Stevens 1-0-12-0, Hudd 0.2-0-6-0. St Lawrence & Highland Court 2nds won by 7 wickets.
FAVERSHAM v FRINDSBURY
Frindsbury A Carr lbw b Streatfield .......................0 A Palmer b Streatfield .........................4 R Sait c Gore b Streatfield ...................8 M Palmer c&b J Rigden ....................17 A Ling b Streatfield .............................4 S Holbrook c Streatfield b J Rigden .....9 S Dudgeon c Jarrett b Streatfield ......45 S Gracey b Streatfield .......................28 L Seymour b Smith ...........................15 C Mumford b Streatfield ......................1 M Gracey not out ................................0 Extras ...............................................11
Total (all out, 48.1 overs) 142 Bowling: Streatfield 14.1-4-45-7, J Rigden 15-8-14-2, Jarrett 10-2-39-0, Smith 9-0-36-1.
Faversham A Machin c Ling b S Gracey ..............49 D Sadler c S Gracey b Mumford ..........1 D Haxton c Ling b Seymour .................6 L Rigden lbw b M Gracey ..................10 R Beake c S Gracey b Dudgeon ...........7 C Smith c Sait b S Gracey ...................3 N Gammon run out .............................3 L Gore b Seymour .............................21 J Jarrett st A Palmer b M Gracey.........0 C Streatfield not out ............................8 J Rigden c Holbrook b M Gracey .........4 Extras ...............................................10
Total (all out, 50 overs) 122
Bowling: Mumford 8-5-12-1, Seymour 13-4-24-2, Dudgeon 7-1-26-1, M Gracey 15-5-27-3, S Gracey 7-0-25-2. Frindsbury won by 20 runs.
WYE v LITTLEBOURNE
Littlebourne S Gould c Blackman b Cotter ............21 S Davies c Campbell b Blackman ......18 B Gould c Blackman b Knighton ........93 T Beer c Knighton b Campbell ...........40 I Attenborough c Leclere b Cotter ......16 N Davey b Campbell ...........................0 R Lawson not out ..............................10 G Gould not out ...................................6 Extras .................................................9
Total (for 6 wkts, 40 overs) 213 Bowling: edging their opponents 3-2. Cutting was beaten 3-1. King’s 2nds finished fourth in Division 2 while the third team were third in Division 3.
Junior coaching is available at The King’s Recreation Centre throughout the week. For details, contact Tom May on t.may@kingsrecreation. co.uk 9-0-45-2, Knighton 9-2-39-1, Blackman 9-0-49-1, Leclere 2-0-23-0, Clark 2-0-7-0.
Wye M Campbell b R Loomer .....................9 S Knighton lbw b S Loomer .................5 M Leclere c&b R Loomer.....................0 J Elgar c R Loomer b G Gould ...........17 R Mahadevaiah lbw b S Loomer ..........4 A Cotter c Beer b G Gould ...................1 J Kellam c B Gould b S Loomer .........18 J Spain lbw b Parr ..............................9 A Clark b S Loomer .............................0 I Davis not out.....................................5 L Blackman b Parr ..............................1 Extras .................................................4
Total (all out, 23.2 overs) 73 Bowling: R Loomer 5-2-9-2, G Gould 9-2-29-2, S Loomer 7-1-29-4, Parr 2.2-2-2-2. Littlebourne won by 140 runs.
SHEPHERD NEAME KENT LEAGUE Fixtures: Division I 1st: Bickley Park v Canterbury, Hayes v Linden Park, HSBC, Kent v Bromley Common, The Mote v Dartford, Whitstable v Bromley. Division II 1st: Chestfield v Gravesend, Folkestone v Old Wilsonians, Nonington v Gore Court, St Lawrence & Highland Court v Broadstairs, Upchurch v Sibton Park. Division V 1st: Chislehurst & West Kent v Betteshanger Colliery Welfare, Dartfordians v Bapchild, Frindsbury v Blackheath, Kent 3rds, High Halstow v Faversham, Walmer v Westgate-onSea, Kent. Premier 2nd: Beckenham v Whitstable, Bexley v Sandwich Town, Dartford v Tenterden, Sevenoaks Vine v Folkestone. Division I 2nd: Blackheath, Kent v The Mote, Bromley v Lordswood, Bromley Common v HSBC, Kent, Canterbury v Orpington, Linden Park v Holmesdale. Division III 2nd: Blackheath, Kent 4ths v Rainham (Kent), Catford and Cyphers v St Lawrence & Highland Court, Hythe v Sidcup, Old Elthamians v Minster (Sheppey), Sibton Park v Downham & Bellingham. Division IV 2nd: Addington Village v Blackheath Wanderers, Bexley 4ths v Frindsbury, Cowdrey v Chestfield, OD CUACO v Chislehurst & West Kent.
KENT REGIONAL LEAGUE Fixtures: Championship East: Boughton & Eastwell v Ash, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill v Nelson, Milstead v Borstal, Sandwich Town 3rds v St Margaret’s 1A Central: Holborough Anchorians v The Mote 3rds, Hunton Wanderers v Gore Court 3rds, Sheppey v Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow, Sherwood v Sheldwich. 1A East: Canterbury 3rds v Worth, Margate v Ramsgate Corinthian, Saltwood v Deal Victoria & Barns Close, Wye v Selsted 1B Central: Bapchild 3rds v Lenham, Faversham 2nds v Staplehurst 2nds, Rodmersham 2nds v Rumwood, Upchurch 3rds v Lordswood 3rds 1B East: Dover Cosmopolitans v Mersham Sports 2nds, Folkestone 3rds v Elham Valley, Hawkinge v Sturry, Minster v Hythe Green 1C East: Ash 2nds v Boughton & Eastwell 2nds, Nelson 2nds v Exiles at Stelling Minnis, Nonington 3rds v Ashford Town 3rds, Tenterden 3rds v Grasmere Park 2A East: Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 2nds v Littlebourne 2nds, Borstal 2nds v Sherwood 2nds, East Langdon v Leeds & Broomfield 2nds, Old Williamsonians 2nds v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 2nds, Westgate-on-sea 2nds v Walmer 2nds 2B East: Deal Victoria & Barns Close 2nds v Street End, St Margaret’s 2nds v Sandwich Town 4ths, Stowting v Northdown, Whitstable 3rds v Margate 2nds
KENT VILLAGE LEAGUE Fixtures: Division 1: Ash v Selling, Egerton, Kent v Bapchild, Elham Valley v Sheldwich, Harbledown v Street End, Stone-in-oxney v Leeds & Broomfield, Wingham v Littlebourne, Woodchurch v Wye. Division 2: Borstal v Leybourne, Challock v Harvel, Mersham Le Hatch v Detling, Smarden v Selsted, Worth v Stowting. Division 4: Harrietsham v Wingham 2nds, High Halstow v Norton Sports, Kingsnorth v Horton Kirby, Mersham Sports v Kings Hill, New Ifield v Eastchurch, Teston v Brookland, Kent, Town Malling v Borden. Division 5: Bilsington v Harbledown 2nds, Exiles at Stelling Minnis v Boughton-under-blean, Hythe Green v Chestfield, Littlebourne 2nds v Stockbury, Little Chart v Great Chart 2nd, St Nicholas and Sarre v Rolvenden, Woodcoombe v Holborough Anchorians. Division 6: Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow v Loose, Frittenden v Rainham (Kent), Horton Kirby 2nds v Pett, Linton Park 2nds v Borstal 2nds, Sturry v Sherwood, Kent.