Stanford were keen to start more positively then they did in the previous week but Belhus opener Jamie Riley bowled with good pace and accuracy as he swung the ball to knock over openers Luke Abbey and Alex Ellis cheaply. With the score 31-2, Leslie joined Knight at the crease. Knight began in confident mood as he punished the loose deliveries he received and once Owen Jefferies removed Leslie, Stanford only needed another 30 runs. Michael Gray (12 not out) finished proceedings with Lee Knight finishing on 34 not out as Stanford won by 7 wickets.
PALMER'S College student, Hayley McLean did the borough proud by reaching the final of the 400 metres hurdles at the UK Olympic trials in Birmingham on Sunday.
Club spokesman Jason Plom said, it was a very enjoyable game with Farningham CC always being a great place to come to. Although the team were a young side there are some very good cricketers in there with most a direct product of our youth system.
A strong start by Green's opening pair of Jon Bayfield (19) and Paul Hurworth (37), who put on 51 for the first wicket, proved decisive in this Dukes Essex T20 fixture at Central Park on Sunday. Belhus were back on terms when Danny Joyce picked up 3-26 from four overs and Joe Joyce collected 2-30, also from four overs.
Their first race was just as entertaining as a 30 car race with all three having turns at the lead and Rob Buckmaster coming out on top. Effective handicapping made the other two races watchable too with Danny Rosenthall winning heat two and Tommy Langley taking his first race win in the meeting final.
Horndon's fifth win of the season consolidates their lead at the top of the SNEL 2nd XI Division 3 with a gap of 25 points to second placed Old Parkonians. This weekend Horndon entertain Old Brentwoods at the Recreation Ground.
Five Belhus batsmen made good starts but they were dismissed after just 30.4 overs which gave the home side plenty of time to reach their target on Saturday. Earlier, Amit Gohil top scored with 34, while opening partner Dale Kenyon struck 26, as did Naveed Mirza.
They would like to have 22 children to walk out with the teams, so if your child is a Grays Athletic or West Ham supporter, and they would like to take part, please get in touch.
With pressure building on the WOSCC batsman, Knight rested his frugal openers and introduced the match winning partnership of Gary Sanderson and Ross Poulton. The grey haired Sanderson looks like a man of many years but this didn’t deter him from running in hard into the wind. 2 wickets in consecutive balls (one of which was Pratt) placed SLHCC in pole position at drinks with the score at 52-3. From this point onwards it was very much the Ross Poulton show. Poulton bowled with venom, hunger and spun the ball at right angles to bamboozle the WOSCC batsman. Poulton ripped through the WOSCC batting line up to record impressive figures of 6-22 off 14.1 overs.
The three regular mainstays of the team, Dan George, Mark Jenkins and Michael Shortall all turned in their usual selfless contributions. The ultimate team man, Michael Shortall, covered 5 events and both relays
to contribute 13 points to the total. His best event was the 58s 400m hurdles for 2nd place. Dan and Mark were hampered by injuries but helped out the team filling in in throws and jumps. Dan notched up 8 points before 'retiring hurt' while Mark, restricted to 3 events,brought his 30 years league experience to the team ethos.
Chairman Tommy South said "We are all very excited with our new set up, there is genuine confidence within the club and the management team that we are heading for a successful season in the Ryman Premier League".
