Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Robinson makes his mark
Cycling
Oliver Robinson provided Thanet Road Club with the biggest achievement in their 70-year history with a third place at the Junior Men’s Road Race National Championships, at Wallingford in Oxfordshire.
The 112k (70 mile) course included four short laps and two laps of a longer course, with a punishing 100m climb at maximum 13.4%.
A small group got away on the second of the four shorter circuits and established a lead of almost two minutes but Robinson and Louis Rose-davies, of Canyon UK, attacked off the front of the peloton with about 40k remaining to try to bridge the gap.
They were soon joined by a chasing group that included the reigning national, European and world cyclocross champion Tom Pidcock and world silver medallist Dan Tulett.
The group of 18 maintained their lead until Pidcock attacked going up the steep climb for the last time and the group was down to six. Bowling: Marrable 7-2-18-2, A Whatman 5-2-9-1, A Maurice 13-529-4, C Whatman 4-2-7-0, C Maurice 4.3-2-3-0, Murray 3-0-20-1.
High Halstow D Sibley b Machin ...............................5 A Whatman c Machin b Howe .............3 C Maurice b Safi ...............................13 A Maurice b Mahameed ....................40 J Marrable b Safi ..............................11 C Whatman not out ...........................13 C Fredericks not out............................9 Extras .................................................6
Total (for 5 wkts, 14 overs) 100 Bowling: Machin 4-0-25-1, Howe 5-0-31-1, Safi 3-0-21-2, Mahameed 2-0-22-1. High Halstow won by 5 wickets. WHITSTABLE 2nds v BECKENHAM 2nds
Beckenham D Evans lbw b Butterworth................26 R Hari st Denly b Bennett ..................36 B Awan lbw b Williams .......................2 R Piller c Vant b Butterworth ...............2 J Evans run out .................................63 J Edie c Clements b Denly ................47 M Dayal c&b Denly .............................0 A Rowland not out ............................12 S Aziz c Denly b Clements.................10 C Forden b Clements ..........................0 Extras ...............................................49
Total (for 9 wkts, 50 overs) 247 Bowling: Clements 10-4-32-2, Legge 10-0-69-0, Bennett 6.1-0-13-1, Barnes 5-0-35-0, Butterworth 10-425-2, Williams 2.5-0-16-1, Denly 6-0-53-2. Match incomplete ORPINGTON 2nds v CANTERBURY 2nds
Orpington G Fuller b Rutherford.......................109 M Lane c Kirk b Scott........................41 C Brook run out.................................17 G Atkinson b Rutherford ....................31 J Morrow c&b Rutherford ....................1 J Fotheringham lbw b W Beck ............1 S Ingram b W Beck ...........................18 C Watts not out .................................11 Extras ...............................................52
Total (for 7 wkts, 50 overs) 281 Bowling: Ghaffar 5-0-33-0, Harris 5-020-0, Bale 4-0-39-0, Scott 10-1-36-1, Rutherford 10-0-64-3, A Beck 7-0-310, Line 2-0-12-0, W Beck 7-0-40-2.
Canterbury B Goldsack b Game ............................7 A Kinch not out .................................28 W Beck c Brook b Naylor ....................1 B Line b Game ..................................14 J Kirk not out ....................................13 Extras .................................................5
Total (for 3 wkts, 18 overs) 68 Bowling: Game 7-1-26-2, Naylor 6-1-15-1, Ingram 3-0-19-0, Markell 2-1-5-0. Match incomplete CHESTFIELD 2nds v COWDREY 2nds
Cowdrey D Apps c Robson b Nordin ................10 G Marshall lbw b Nordin......................1 O Holmes c Moody-smith b Nordin .....2 D Challis b Tolson ...............................4 N Ranasinghe b Nordin .......................0 G Apps b Tolson ..................................1 D Steyn not out ...................................0 P Sullivan b Moody-smith ...................1 Extras .................................................7
Total (for 7 wkts, 16.2 overs) 26 Bowling: Nordin 7-3-10-4, Wain 6-310-0, Tolson 2-1-1-2, Moody-smith 1.2-0-1-1.
Chestfield J Robson not out ...............................18 S Cox b Steyn .....................................0 T Barton not out ..................................6 Extras .................................................3
Total (for 1 wkt, 3 overs) 27 Pidcock looked to have the race won as the riders descended at 80k per hour and headed towards the final few kilometres but Rose-davies powered past on the run-in to win by just three seconds from Pidcock in second and Robinson third.
“I am delighted and still can’t believe it,” said 18-year-old Robinson.
“I have been training and racing hard this year, all over the UK and in France and Belgium, too. I won the South East championships and finished 75th in this race last year but still didn’t expect this.
“The hard work has paid off and I would like to thank Thanet RC and my parents for their support and encouragement.” Results: 1 Louis Rose-davies (Canyon UK) 2:40.42, 2 Thomas Pidcock (PH-MAS/PAUL Milnes/oldfield Cycles) @ 0:03; 3 Oliver Robinson (Thanet RC Race Team). Chestfield 2nds won by 9 wickets. COBHAM v LITTLEBOURNE
Cobham T Simcock c Beer b G Gould..............23 E Marshall b G Gould ........................11 M Turnnidge c Davey b G Gould ..........9 S Kidd c&b G Gould .............................0 R Smith b J Gould ...............................3 L Marshall lbw b J Gould...................10 M Corden c B Gould b Parr ..................2 J Corden b Parr...................................5 N Kraus not out ...................................7 M Sheppard not out ..........................10 Extras .................................................6
Total (for 8 wkts, 35.0 overs) 86 Bowling: R Loomer 9-2-18-0, G Gould 9-2-32-4, Parr 9-2-16-2, J Gould 8-2-18-2.
Littlebourne B Gould b M Corden ..........................34 O Holton c Sheppard b M Corden ........4 S Gould c Turnnidge b Sheppard .........9 P Ritson not out ..................................5 J Gould not out .................................20 Extras .................................................2
Total (for 3 wkts, 13.5 overs) 74 Bowling: Sheppard 5.0-0-22-1, M Corden 6.5-2-38-2, J Corden 2.00-12-0. Match abandoned.
STURRY v HAWKINGE
Sturry S Lamyman b Unsure..........................6 D Hards b Unsure..............................10 K Jessup c Unsure b Unsure ...............1 A Busby b Unsure .............................10 D Gentry b Unsure...............................0 B Marshall c Unsure b Unsure .............0 P Moon b Unsure ................................2 S Busby b Unsure .............................16 A Pout b Unsure ..................................0 M Reynolds b Unsure ..........................2 F Wrench not out ................................1 Extras .................................................8
Total (all out, 26 overs) 56
Bowling: Unsure 10-3-19-5, Unsure 10-2-19-2, Unsure 3-0-10-1, Unsure 3-1-5-2.
Hawkinge Unsure b Wrench ................................0 Unsure not out ..................................33 Unsure not out ..................................22 Extras .................................................3
Total (for 1 wkt, 10.2 overs) 58 Bowling: Wrench 4-0-12-1, Moon 3-1-14-0, Pout 2-0-11-0, Marshall 1.2-0-21-0. Hawkinge won by 9 wickets.
SHEPHERD NEAME KENT LEAGUE: 1st XI, Division 1: Bickley Park v The Mote, Hayes v Bromley Common, HSBC v Canterbury, Linden Park v Bromley, Whitstable v Dartford. Division 2: Chestfield v Upchurch, Folkestone v Gore Court, Nonington v Gravesend, Old Wilsonians v Broadstairs, St Lawrence & Highland Court v Sibton Park. Division 5: Blackheath 3rds v Bapchild, Chislehurst & West Kent v WestgateOn-sea, Dartfordians v Faversham, Frindsbury v Betteshanger Colliery Welfare, Walmer v High Halstow. 2nd XI, Premier Division: Beckenham v Sevenoaks Vine, Bexley v Folkestone, Dartford v Whitstable, Hartley Country Club v Sandwich Town, Tenterden v Tunbridge Wells. Division 1: Blackheath v Lordswood, Bromley v Linden Park, Bromley Common v Holmesdale, Canterbury v HSBC, The Mote v Orpington. Division 3: Catford and Cyphers v Blackheath 4ths, Downham & Bellingham v Minster (Sheppey), Hythe v Rainham, Old Elthamians v Sidcup, Sibton Park v St Lawrence & Highland Court. Division 4: Addington Village v Bexley, Catford Wanderers v Chestfield, Cowdrey v Chislehurst & West Kent, OD CUACO v Frindsbury.
KENT REGIONAL LEAGUE: Championship East: Eastwell v Borstal, Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill v Cobham, Littlebourne v St Margaret’s, Nelson v Ash, Sandwich Town 3rds v Milstead. 1A Central: Gore Court 3rds v Headcorn, Holborough Anchorians v Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow, Hunton Wanderers v The Mote 3rds, Sheppey v Sherwood. 1A East: Canterbury 3rds v Kennington, Margate v Deal Victoria & Barns Close, Ramsgate Corinthian v Selsted, Saltwood v Worth. 1B Central: Bapchild 3rds v Staplehurst 2nds, Faversham 2nds v Stonehouse, Rodmersham 2nds v Lordswood 3rds, Rumwood v Lenham. 1B East: Dover Cosmopolitans v Sturry, Folkestone 3rds v Hythe Green, Mersham Sports 2nds v Elham Valley, Willesborough v Minster. 1C East: Ash 2nds v Exiles at Stelling Minnis, Grasmere Park v Boughton & Eastwell 2nds, Nonington 3rds v Nelson 2nds, Tenterden 3rds v Littlebourne 3rds. 2A East: Betteshanger Colliery Welfare 2nds v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill 2nds, Borstal 2nds v Leeds & Broomfield 2nds, East Langdon v Old Williamsonians 2nds, Sherwood 2nds v Walmer 2nds, Westgate-on-sea 2nds v Littlebourne 2nds. 2B East: Deal Victoria & Barns Close 2nds v Margate 2nds, Herne Bay v Whitstable 3rds, Northdown v Sandwich Town 4ths, St Margaret’s 2nds v Street End. SHEPHERD NEAME KENT VILLAGE
LEAGUE Division 1: Bapchild v Harbledown, Leeds & Broomfield v Wingham, Littlebourne v Ash, Selling v Egerton, Kent, Sheldwich v Woodchurch, Street End v Elham Valley, Wye v Stonein-oxney. Division 2: Detling v Smarden, Leybourne v Mersham Le Hatch, Linton Park v Borstal, Selsted v Worth, Tyler Hill v Challock. Division 3: Addington Village v Frindsbury, Aldington v Hunton Wanderers, Bredgar v Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill, Pluckley v Great Chart, Saltwood v Bearsted, Staplehurst v Upchurch. Division 4: Borden v Teston, Brookland, Kent v Harrietsham, Eastchurch v Mersham Sports, Horton Kirby v Town Malling, Kings Hill v High Halstow, Norton Sports v Kingsnorth, Wingham 2nds v New Ifield. Division 5: Boughton-under-blean v Woodcoombe, Chestfield v Littlebourne 2nds, Great Chart 2nds v Hythe Green, Harbledown 2nds v Litttle Chart, Holborough Anchorians v St Nicholas and Sarre, Rolvenden v Bilsington, Stockbury v Exiles at Stelling Minnis. Division 6: Borstal 2nds v Frittenden, Kennington, Kent v Linton Park 2nds, Loose v Cobham, Kent, Pett v Sturry, Rainham v Bobbing Court and Lower Halstow.
SWALE ASSOCIATION: Today (Thursday): Under-11: Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow v Minster, Faversham v Sheppey, Rodmersham v Bapchild Bears, Upchurch v Bapchild Barricudas. Sunday: Under-13: Faversham v Bobbing Court & Lower Halstow, Minster v Rodmersham, Upchurch v Bapchild.