Kentish Gazette Canterbury & District
Down miss out on top spot
Kent Village League
Harbledown had to settle for runners-up spot in the Kent Village League after losing at Littlebourne on the final day of the Division 1 season on Sunday. The visitors posted 223-5 as Jago Pearson (61) top scored but despite Richard Heywood’s 4- 48 haul with the ball, Littlebourne reached their target with four wickets and 21 balls in hand. It meant just a third defeat of the season on Down and it was Leeds & Broomfield who finished as champions by just two points after they beat Egerton. Selling were skittled for just 89 by visiting Elham Valley, who won by 66 runs in the same division, while Stone in Oxney beat Ash by five wickets. Jake Smith hit 61 in Ash’s 173-9 but Jamie Drew’s 55 helped the hosts to victory. Wingham were thrashed by Wye who managed to stay up ahead of Woodchurch, courtesy of a superior run-rate. Justin Macvicar took 5-17 as the visitors were ousted for just 89, with Wye then winning by six wickets. Street End finished bottom and lost their final game by 36 runs against Sheldwich. James Creed cracked 94 as the visitors posted 220-7 and despite Dan Dolman’s 70 in reply, End were dismissed for 184. Tom Barton hit 63 and Joe Mitchell scored 78 for Chestfield as they sealed the Division 5 title by a single point. The duo helped the hosts post 234 and they then restricted visiting Stockbury to just 187-9 in reply. Harbledown 2nds had to settle for second, a point behind,
Nonington 2nds P Bennett b Mitchell ............................0 N Collins lbw b Mitchell.......................1 B Spurgeon b Mitchell.........................5 D Betts b Rose ..................................12 F Weldon c Bewick b Mitchell ...........12 S Coulson b Mitchell ...........................0 J Cork c Bewick b Mitchell ................34 B Birch c Mitchell b Rose ....................0 M Tricker c Colley b Bewick ..............11 R File b Mitchell ..................................0 D Luckhurst not out ............................0 Extras ...............................................10
Total (all out, 33 overs) 85
Bowling: Mitchell 11.2-3-23-7, Howard 7-2-10-0, Shersby 7-2-27-0, Rose 6-3-6-2, Bewick 3-0-11-1.
Upchurch 2nds A Collis b Coulson ...............................7 M Colley b Coulson .............................3 D Delport not out ..............................44 Y Brown lbw b Cork ............................5 N Fairclough c Birch b Cork ................6 P Carlton not out ...............................10 Extras ...............................................11
Total (for 4 wkts, 19.5 overs) 86 Bowling: Cork 10-1-41-2, Coulson 9-0-27-2, Birch 0.5-0-8-0. Upchurch won by 6 wickets ASH v HOLCOMBE & BLUE BELL HILL
Ash N Hopkins c Knight b Fookes ............23 T Dudgeon lbw b Short .......................4 C Laslett b Short .................................2 G Laslett c Hayward b Davis .............20 T Panayides b Davis ............................6 T Laslett b Davis .................................4 E Laslett run out ...............................49 N Fox b Dix .........................................0 S Philpott c Short b Davis..................27 P Gambrell b Short ..............................3 T Smith not out ...................................1 despite crushing Littlebourne 2nds by 149 runs. The hosts amassed 207-2 before skittling their short-handed visitors for just 58 in reply. Boughton under Blean lost to St Nicholas and Sarre by three wickets in the same division. Richard Kier hit 84 to inspire already-relegated Tyler Hill to a 10-wicket win at home to Borstal in their Division 2 season finale. The third-placed Total (all out, 46 overs) 148
Bowling: Fookes 11-2-48-1, Short 12-5-24-3, Davis 11-2-37-4, Hayward 7-1-25-0, Dix 5-0-12-1.
Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill J Attridge c&b T Laslett.......................0 R Baldwin b T Laslett ..........................0 A Bunker lbw b T Laslett ...................13 I Hayward b E Laslett ..........................4 L Short b E Laslett ............................10 P Chell b T Laslett .............................14 H Knight lbw b T Laslett ......................0 D Davis not out .................................90 L Perry c C Laslett b Dudgeon .............0 P Fookes c&b E Laslett .......................2 C Dix not out .......................................0 Extras ...............................................16
Total (for 9 wkts, 43.5 overs) 149 Bowling: T Laslett 12-4-27-5, E Laslett 12-4-20-3, Fox 4-0-21-0, Gambrell 6-0-28-0, Dudgeon 9.5-1-40-1. Holcombe & Blue Bell Hill won by 1 wicket. STREET END v SHELDWICH
Sheldwich J Creed b Kite ...................................94 S Blythin lbw b Gransden ....................1 T Copestake run out............................9 H Gilson b Kite ..................................17 A Roe b Kite ........................................8 K Sims c Gransden b M Goldbacher ..43 C Annand b Kite ..................................0 D Annand not out ..............................22 M Hammond not out .........................10 Extras ...............................................16
Total (for 7 wkts, 40 overs) 220 Bowling: Gransden 9-1-52-1, W Betts 6-0-31-0, J Goldbacher 9-2-45-0, Kite 9-2-41-4, Duggan 5-0-34-0, M Goldbacher 2-0-11-1.
Street End visitors were dismissed for just 130 before opener Kier helped his side to just their second win. Fabian Weldon hit 61 for Wingham 2nds but they fell 49 runs short at home to Eastchurch in Division 4 after being bowled out for 132. Sturry were bowled out for 95 on their way to an eightwicket defeat at Loose in Division 6. S Gransden c Blythin b Roe ...............42 T Stewart c Ray b C Annand................9 J Goldbacher c&b Roe ........................0 D Dolman c Sims b Creed .................70 M Goldbacher st Sims b Creed ............4 T Williams b Copestake.......................2 S Azizi c&b Hilton ..............................28 W Betts b Copestake .........................10 P Betts b C Annand .............................3 J Duggan run out ................................5 B Kite not out ......................................1 Extras ...............................................10
Total (all out, 40 overs) 184
Bowling: C Annand 9-2-30-2, Roe 9-0-37-2, Copestake 9-0-57-2, Creed 9-0-40-2, Hilton 4-1-14-1. Sheldwich won by 36 runs. MILSTEAD v LITTLEBOURNE
Littlebourne B Gould c M Annand b Ryder ..........142 P Ritson b Ryder .................................4 S Gould c Yates b Morrell ..................77 T Beer b Buckner ..............................26 N Davey c Ryder b Yates .....................0 J Gould c Cusworth b Buckner ............1 J Vaughan b Morrell ............................9 R Loomer not out ..............................18 R Townson c Tooke b Buckner ............0 G Gould b Buckner ............................12 J Coleman c Yates b Morrell ................0 Extras ...............................................19
Total (all out, 32 overs) 308
Bowling: Ryder 9-1-75-2, C Annand 4-0-62-0, Yates 8-0-93-1, Buckner 7-0-39-4, Morrell 4-0-20-3.
Milstead T Miller c Townson b B Gould............80 M Yates c B Gould b G Gould .............10 A Tooke c Coleman b G Gould ...........19 B Ryder st S Gould b G Gould ..............7 R Cusworth c Davey b G Gould ............0 M Annand c&b J Gould .......................8 C Annand c Davey b J Gould ...............5 D Annand c B Gould b J Gould ............0 P Morrell c Ritson b B Gould................4 E Buckner not out ...............................0 Extras .................................................6
Total (for 9 wkts, 23.2 overs) 134 Bowling: Coleman 4-0-25-0, G Gould 9-0-47-4, Loomer 5-0-36-0, J Gould 3-0-14-3, B Gould 2.2-0-14-2. Littlebourne won by 174 runs. SHELDWICH v GORE COURT 3rds
Sheldwich J Creed b Emery ...............................79 M Blythin c Newell b Miller ...............60 D Ray c J Sutton b Mowatt................33 P Stanford b Miller ............................17 P Stuart b Mowatt ...............................7 J Smyth not out ..................................1 H Vinson not out .................................0 Extras ...............................................16
Total (for 5 wkts, 40 overs) 213 Bowling: Newell 10-2-31-0, Miller 10-0-65-2, Crompton 10-1-46-0, Emery 8-1-51-1, Mowatt 2-0-10-2.
Gore Court 3rds J Sutton run out ..................................0 W Sutton c M Smyth b Harris ..............0 N Emery c&b Roe ..............................20 S Miller b Roe ...................................23 G Fernand b M Smyth .........................8 S Conway c Creed b Harris ...............39 A Rahat Zakhil st Ray b M Smyth ........4 D Crompton c Stuart b Taylor ............18 A Mowatt not out ................................0 J Newell not out ..................................6 Extras ...............................................20
Total (for 8 wkts, 40 overs) 138 Bowling: Taylor 8-1-31-1, Harris 10-0-21-2, M Smyth 8-1-17-2, Roe 7-1-21-2, Vinson 3-0-10-0, J Smyth 1-0-12-0, Stanford 3-0-13-0 Sheldwich won by 75 runs.