Washout hands Leeds top spot
In focus Kent County Village League
N Pullin c Banfield b Tucker...............16 A Panda c Tucker b Drury ..................37 T Adams c Tucker b Bullivant ..............0 G Rogers c Bullivant b Ludlow...........12 A Douglas c Ambler b Ludlow ...........10 C Meanley c Ludlow b D Gilbert ..........6 N Maher b Ludlow ..............................8 M Regardsoe not out...........................1 S Darlington not out ............................2 Extras .................................................8
Total (for 7 wkts, 37.3 overs) 100 Bowling: Bullivant 10.0-2-23-1, Dawson 10.0-4-18-0, Tucker 4.0-016-1, Drury 5.0-0-23-1, Ludlow 8.0-212-3, D Gilbert 0.3-0-4-1. J Griffiths not out ................................5 P Povey not out ...................................8 Extras ...............................................21
Total (for 6 wkts, 40 overs) 148 Bowling: Fisher 10-1-30-2, Maroufkhail 8-0-29-1, Smith 8-1-27-1, Raj 5-0-22-0, Ahmed 4-0-15-0, Hamill 2-0-10-0, Gilks 3-0-12-0. J Thurston c Hopley b L Hughes ..........9 A Abbott c Francis b Hopley ................0 C Fisher lbw b Fletcher .....................36 R Hamill lbw b L Hughes .....................2 K Raj c Chapman b L Hughes ..............1 B Hughes c J Griffiths b Povey ..........17 S Maroufkhail c Fletcher b Chapman 18 M Gilks c Swann b Povey ....................0 Y Ahmed b Povey ................................0 S Smith not out .................................17 Extras ...............................................18
Total (for 9 wkts, 32.3 overs) 118 Bowling: Hopley 7-3-14-1, J Griffiths 6-1-22-0, Fletcher 6-2-11-1, L Hughes 6-1-24-3, Povey 3-0-10-3, Swann 2-0-11-0, Chapman 1.3-0-10-1, Britton 1-0-11-0. 10-4-23-1, Butcher 10-2-28-2, Masters 10-1-24-2. A washout wasn’t the way Leeds & Broomfield wanted to clinch the league – but they deserve their latest triumph.
Leeds travelled to secondplaced Catford for the Kent League, Division 4 title decider.
An abandonment denied Catford the chance to overhaul Leeds’ seven-point advantage.
And while it meant Leeds were champions in Chris Davis’ first season as captain, he would rather have settled the issue out in the middle.
He said: “We had a strong team out and wanted to make sure we finished first by J Pentecost c Robins b Parmar..........10 N Fanthome-Hodgson b Smith ..........17 R Dalton not out ................................25 A Simmonds b Hicks .........................19 Marc King not out .............................11 Extras .................................................7
Total (for 3 wkts, 35.2 overs) 89 Bowling: Dixon 4-0-12-0, M Prime 7-39-0, Smith 9-0-22-1, Parmar 10-4-21-1, Hicks 5-0-17-1, Apps 0.2-0-4-0. H Buckland b Harding .......................18 J Pude c Holbrook b Harding .............22 S Buckland lbw b Difford ....................5 L Bone c Johnston b Bullock ...............2 R Adams b Difford .............................13 N Periera not out ...............................27 M Chowdrury c & b Difford..................0 J Easton c Harding b Bullock...............0 G Bone run out..................................12 Extras ...............................................21
Total (for 8 wkts, 40 overs) 120 Bowling: Difford 10-2-25-3, Bullock 10-1-51-2, Holbrook 4-0-19-0, Harding 6-2-11-2, Tippett 10-4-13-0. J Miller c H Buckland b Chowdrury .....2 D Round c L Bone b Pude .................48 P D’Mello lbw b Periera .......................9 S Harding not out ..............................35 S Johnston not out ..............................4 Extras ...............................................23
Total (for 3 wkts, 25.5 overs) 121 Bowling: L Bone 6-1-23-0, Chowdrury 5-0-22-1, Periera 2-0-4-1, Adams 4-1-18-0, Baker 2-0-17-0, Easton 2-011-0, Pude 1-0-3-1, H Buckland 0.5-03-0, S Buckland 3-0-9-0.
Extras ...............................................37
Total (for 3 wkts, 40 overs) 276 Bowling: Matthewson 10-2-44-1, Bushell 10-2-42-1, Daniels 8-0-54-1, Maguire 9-0-69-0, Snelling 2-0-29-0, Appleby 1-0-8-0. M Daniels b Brennan ........................10 G Appleby b Mitchell ...........................1 A Maguire lbw b Brennan..................11 N Chapman b Brennan ........................1 A Snelling b Brennan ..........................4 J Fisk b Mitchell..................................4 S Vickers b Brennan ............................2 T Matthewson c Williams b Brown ....10 P Bushell b Joshi ................................0 C Appleby not out..............................10 K Leadbetter c Light b Joshi................0 Extras ...............................................29 Bowling: Mitchell 6-0-19-2, Brennan 7-1-32-5, Joshi 4-1-13-2, Brown 2-0-13-1. C Cooper b McEntyre ........................46 J Millen c Hammon b Crouch ..............3 G Davey lbw b Lelliott .........................6 P Kenward b Hayward.......................46 S Puxty c & b McEntyre .......................0 C Davey b Crouch ...............................7 A Hogg b Hudson ..............................11 R Wood lbw b Crouch ..........................0 A Harris b Crouch................................0 S Lander not out .................................3 Extras ...............................................16
Total (for 9 wkts, 40 overs) 138 Bowling: Lelliott 9-3-18-1, Crouch 9-2-25-4, Hudson 6-2-19-1, McEntyre 8-1-27-2, Davidson 2-0-15-0, Clarke 3-0-15-0, Hayward 3-0-13-1. K Hudson b Cooper ...........................21 M Clarke lbw b Cooper......................26 M Cooper run out ................................0 A Hayward not out ............................41 J Hammon c Wood b Kenward ............8 S Crouch not out ...............................28 Extras ...............................................15
Total (for 4 wkts, 27.2 overs) 139 Bowling: Millen 4-0-35-0, Cooper 7-026-2, Kenward 6-0-25-1, Puxty 5-0-19- winning the game.
“It was a bit of an anti-climax as it turned out but it didn’t stop the celebrations.
“The umpires left it as long as they could before calling it off but it was too wet.
“It wasn’t just the wicket, the outfield was terrible.”
Leeds have won six promotions in seven seasons, including back-to-back Kent League titles following last season’s Division 5 triumph.
Davis said: “It was evident
0, C Davey 4-0-22-0, Wood 1.2-0-10-0. M Barnes not out ............................108 M Campbell b A Lush ........................19 M Leclere c Jefferies b B Lush ..........66 S Knighton not out ............................50 Extras ...............................................27
Total (for 2 wkts, 40 overs) 270 Bowling: A Lush 9-0-38-1, Vant 9-1-540, Jefferies 5-1-18-0, Keeler 4-0-28-0, Patton 3-0-38-0, B Lush 5-0-49-1, Haggart 3-0-17-0, Benjamin 2-0-20-0. J Haggart b Lewis .............................20 S Benjamin c Knighton b Lewis ...........1 A Keeler b Lewis .................................5 D Jefferies b Banks...........................13 P Cottee-Jones lbw b Lewis ..............13 D Patton c Blackman b Secrett..........25 A Lush not out ..................................45 D Vant run out .....................................0 Y Oakland b Blackman ........................6 B Lush run out ....................................6 Extras ...............................................16
Total (for 9 wkts, 36.5 overs) 150 Bowling: Lewis 9-0-32-4, Barnes 9-140-0, Banks 7.5-0-36-1, Secrett 7-1-271, Blackman 3-2-2-1, Knighton 1-0-5-0.
P W D L Bt Bw Ps Hartley .......... 18 13 1 2 6 12 272 Sevenoaks V . 18 12 1 3 5 12 252 Beckenham .. 18 8 3 5 22 26 228 Blackheath ... 18 8 2 5 15 20 212 Bexley .......... 18 8 1 8 18 28 201 Lordswood.... 18 7 2 8 22 32 200 Tun Wells ...... 18 7 0 9 20 21 178 Bromley ........ 18 4 1 11 28 31 152 Sandwich Tn . 18 4 2 10 20 30 141 Folkestone .... 18 2 3 12 21 43 103 Dartford ........ 18 9 2 5 20 23 234 Tenterden ..... 18 9 2 6 23 25 223 The Mote ...... 18 9 3 5 17 24 217 Whitstable .... 18 8 1 7 19 27 211 Canterbury.... 18 8 0 9 22 27 206 Hayes ........... 18 8 1 6 15 18 202 HSBC ............ 18 7 3 7 19 29 193 Linden Park .. 18 4 5 5 33 34 193 Bickley Park .. 18 4 3 9 30 37 164 early on it was going to be a three-horse race between us, Catford and Harvel.
“We won the big games, beating Harvel twice and getting a winning draw in the first game against Catford, and that made the difference.
“That’s six promotions in seven years and with basically the same group of players who have come through the youth team, plus the two experienced players in Martin McCague and Adrian Samson.
“We’ll have a look to see if there’s anyone who can add extra quality but we don’t want to change dramatically.”
Bromley Cm .. 18 4 2 11 34 36 157 Ashford Twn .. 18 11 2 3 11 16 262 O Wilsonians . 18 11 0 5 9 14 252 O Elthmians .. 18 9 1 7 26 22 231 OD CUACO .... 18 8 1 6 15 19 203 Chestfield ..... 18 5 3 6 28 20 189 Sidcup .......... 18 7 2 8 20 22 183 Broadstairs ... 18 5 2 8 19 29 181 Minster ......... 18 8 1 9 9 20 181 O Colfeians ... 18 5 0 11 10 34 157 Addington V .. 18 5 0 11 16 34 156 Leeds & B ..... 18 10 4 3 20 26 278 Catford Wdr .. 18 10 4 2 24 20 271 Harvel ........... 18 10 3 5 19 24 251 Westgate ...... 18 8 2 7 21 29 215 Offham ......... 18 8 2 7 19 25 203 Cowdrey ....... 18 8 2 8 16 29 201 Downham ..... 18 6 3 7 34 33 198 Betteshangr .. 18 7 2 7 22 29 196 Bapchild ....... 18 3 3 11 28 36 141 Faversham.... 18 2 1 15 30 38 104 Bexleyheath .. 18 12 3 1 17 16 285 O Williamsns . 18 11 4 2 17 24 284 Chislehurst ... 18 9 4 4 20 27 236 Rainham ....... 18 9 2 6 13 20 220 Blackheath ... 18 7 0 11 20 28 188 Rodmrsham .. 18 7 1 9 14 27 174 Walmer ......... 18 7 3 7 16 24 173 RACS ............ 18 5 4 8 14 42 161 Bromley Tn ... 18 3 3 10 24 37 145 Holborough ... 18 3 0 15 23 40 123 Orpington...... 18 12 1 4 9 15 271 Folkestone .... 18 10 3 4 19 20 248 Blackheath ... 18 9 3 6 25 22 245 The Mote ...... 18 8 2 6 27 20 211 Bickley Park .. 18 6 3 7 21 33 192 Tenterden ..... 18 5 3 8 31 35 182 Gravesend .... 18 6 2 9 25 25 171 Linden Park .. 18 6 6 6 29 24 167 Hayes ........... 18 4 4 8 23 33 164 Catford & C ... 18 4 1 12 30 36 151 Nonington ..... 18 11 3 2 20 18 277 O Colfeians ... 18 12 2 3 10 11 274 Sibton Park ... 18 10 1 6 15 15 230 OD CUACO .... 18 7 3 5 27 21 202 Catford Wdr .. 18 8 0 8 14 18 199 O Elthmians .. 18 6 4 6 32 32 196 Sidcup .......... 18 6 2 9 17 29 174 Downham ..... 18 5 4 6 20 32 171 Hollingbrne ... 18 2 4 12 33 38 135 Chestfield ..... 18 2 1 12 15 36 105 Bearsted have won Division 2 North in their first year in the league. Mark Sandhu, who took over as skipper this season, saw his side clinch the title with victory over Limpsfield Chart. Steve Horrocks and junior Alex Lush claimed three wickets each as Chart closed on 184-9. Skipper Sandhu top scored with 66 from 87 balls to set up a five-wicket success. Steve Benjamin’s 40 victims made him the leading wickettaker in the division, backed up by Andrew Dampier (28) and Sandhu (26). Bearsted’s leading runscorers were Dan Jefferies (478), Ben Johnston (365) and Noel Johnston (353). Marden (123) finished with a three-wicket defeat by Withyham. Linton Park 2nds clinched promotion from Division 6 on the final day. Glen Rawson made 47 in a total of 178-4 against closest rivals Locksbottom, who started above Park in third. Ian Hollingworth and Martin Harris took three wickets each as the visitors were bowled out for 120 in reply, Linton winners by 58 runs. Relegated Bearsted 2nds finished with a nine-wicket win against Limpsfield Chart 2nds (120). Bottom side Marden 2nds were bowled out for 59 in a 78-run defeat by Speldhurst 2nds. Bexleyheath .. 18 10 5 1 25 23 282 Hythe ............ 18 12 3 1 12 10 258 Blackhth W ... 18 9 3 6 28 19 233 Frindsbury .... 18 8 2 6 14 25 218 Rainham ....... 18 8 4 5 25 27 206 Faversham.... 18 5 6 5 27 36 170 Bexley .......... 18 5 1 11 29 28 158 Addington V .. 18 7 1 9 9 29 146 Chislehurst ... 18 2 4 10 22 39 123 Rodmershm .. 18 1 1 13 20 19 60 Minster ......... 18 16 0 1 4 1 310 Harvel ........... 18 12 1 4 9 14 270 Hartley .......... 18 8 4 5 25 26 208 Ashford ......... 18 7 1 9 27 28 198 Shooters Hill . 18 6 3 9 30 30 194 Offham ......... 18 8 1 8 12 22 193 H Halstow ..... 18 7 1 9 16 28 189 Bromley Tn ... 18 5 3 9 22 38 167 Cowdrey ....... 18 6 1 10 14 27 158 Betteshangr .. 18 3 1 14 12 28 86
PW L BP Ps Frindsbury ........ 18 16 2 102 342 Tonbridge ......... 18 12 6 109 289 Hollingbourne ... 18 12 5 94 284 Blackheath ....... 18 10 8 109 257 Bexley .............. 18 9 9 112 247 The Roebucks ... 18 8 10 116 236 Shooters Hill ..... 18 6 11 125 225 High Halstow .... 18 7 10 107 222 Horton Kirby...... 18 6 12 98 188 Gravesend RF ... 18 2 15 87 127 Mersham Sp ..... 18 14 3 95 315 Kings Hill .......... 18 14 3 93 313 Staplehurst ....... 18 10 7 112 272 Cobham ............ 18 9 8 112 259 Nurstead ........... 18 8 10 121 241 Sherwood ......... 18 9 9 90 225 Sandwich Twn .. 18 7 10 101 216 St Margaret’s .... 18 5 11 105 200 Deal Victoria ..... 18 5 11 80 177 Holcombe ......... 18 4 13 98 168 Borstal .............. 18 15 2 78 318 Boughton & E .... 18 13 5 96 291 Bobbing Court ... 18 11 6 87 262 Headcorn .......... 18 10 7 87 247 Wye .................. 18 11 6 71 246 The Mote .......... 18 6 11 90 190 Upchurch .......... 18 7 10 80 190 Gore Court ........ 18 4 12 88 173 Sheppey ........... 18 4 12 79 159
Frindsbury ........ 18
3 13 58 118 New Ash Green . 16 12 4 98 278 Leybourne ........ 16 12 4 95 275 Bexleyheath ...... 16 12 3 81 271 Swanscombe .... 16 10 6 88 243 Dartfordians ...... 16 9 7 80 220 Snodland .......... 16 6 10 125 215 Hartley .............. 16 5 11 78 153 Bexley .............. 16 3 11 86 151 Holmesdale....... 16 1 13 58 73 Sheldwich ......... 18 17 1 70 340 Milstead............ 18 14 4 92 302 Hunton Wdrs ..... 18 13 4 86 296 Higham & M...... 18 9 9 83 228 Lordswood........ 18 9 8 82 227 Bapchild ........... 18 5 12 111 191 Rainham ........... 18 7 11 66 171 Minster ............. 18 5 12 75 160 Holborough A .... 18 6 11 57 137 Yalding.............. 18 2 15 55 90 Bapchild ........... 18 14 3 81 306 Leeds & B ......... 18 13 5 86 286 Westgate .......... 18 9 8 109 249 Walmer ............. 18 10 8 98 248 Mersham Sp ..... 18 8 9 99 224 Holcombe ......... 18 6 10 106 221 Old Wills ........... 18 7 11 119 214 Deal Victoria ..... 18 6 10 100 210 Holborough A .... 18 5 11 110 207 Sandwich Twn .. 18 7 10 81 203 Cobham ............ 18 15 3 94 319 Borstal .............. 18 16 2 76 316 Bexley Park....... 18 11 6 73 248 Belvedere ......... 18 8 10 127 247 Sherwood ......... 18 10 8 89 239 Tun Wells .......... 18 8 10 114 234 Staplehurst ....... 18 5 13 103 178 The Mote .......... 18 6 12 92 177 Gravesend ........ 18 6 12 79 174 Sheppey ........... 18 4 13 86 156 Lenham ............ 16 13 2 56 276 Milstead............ 16 12 3 52 257 Rumwood ......... 16 11 5 62 242 Lordswood........ 16 7 7 68 198 New Ash Green . 16 6 9 86 191 Hunton Wdrs ..... 16 5 11 104 179 Headcorn .......... 16 8 7 52 172 Boughton & E .... 16 5 11 50 110 Bobbing Court ... 16 2 14 52 52