WEEKEND REVIEW - MAY 14-15
By Simon Heaney
Saturday 14 May 2016
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION THREE - FIRST TEAMS
North London CC 1st XI 168 all out (43.2 overs)
Bessborough CC 1st XI 169-8 (42.2 overs)
Bessborough won by 2 wickets
MIDDLESEX COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION THREE - SECOND TEAMS
Bessborough CC 2nd XI 93 all out (31 overs)
Southgate CC 2nd XI 95-2 (20.3 overs)
Southgate won by 8 wickets
MIDDLESEX 1987 CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
Bessborough CC 3rd XI 82 all out (42.2 overs)
North London CC 4th XI 145 all out (46.3 overs)
North London won by 63 runs
MIDDLESEX 1987 CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION FIVE
Brentham CC 4th XI 165 all out (47.4 overs)
Bessborough CC 4th XI 94 all out (32.1 overs)
Brentham won by 71 runs
Sunday 15 May 2016
MIDDLESEX COUNTY KNOCKOUT CUP
Acton CC 229-8 (45 overs)
Bessborough CC 162-7 (45 overs)
Acton won by 67 runs
Bessborough off the mark
Bessborough’s first eleven picked up their first league points of the 2016 season on Saturday in a nervy Middlesex County Cricket League victory at North London.
Batting first, North London were ticking along comfortably on 46 without loss after 15 overs before a run out (Sherrick Chavda) claimed opener-keeper Ralph Pedersen for 13, and soon after Jack Godfrey-Wood and Tom Wakeford were both sent back to the clubhouse without troubling the scorers. A fourth-wicket partnership of 65 between opener Hussain Shabbir (86) and Alan O’Shea (14) got the score up to 123 before another flurry of wickets ended the innings on 168 before the allocated 45 overs were up. Number eight Jordan Gregory with 24 added most of the late-order runs for the home side.
Pick of the bowlers for Bessborough were spinners Chavda (4-38) and skipper Rohan Karkhanis (2-12 with econ. 1.33 per over).
Bessborough’s response was anything but plain sailing as few of the top order could stick with opener Ishan Shah (34) for long. Nonetheless at 150-4 the away side were looking comfortable with the always dangerous Ian Barrie (pictured) cruising on 64. However, his wicket sparked a collapse as a further three wickets fell in quick succession leaving our boys needing three more runs with only two wickets remaining. Fortunately, tailenders Karkhanis (1*) and Chamath Thuduwewatta (4*) saw the side home without any more scares.
The game was held up for a time during our batting innings when Umpire Tim Langer was struck on the forehead and had to be taken to hospital. Everyone at Bessborough Cricket Club wishes Tim a speedy recovery and hopes to see him out in the middle very soon.
The victory for the 1s was as good as it got for the rest of weekend as all three other Saturday sides suffered heavy losses. The defeat for the third eleven at home to North London ended their superb 13-game unbeaten streak although the last-wicket pair of Stephen Kimsey and birthday-boy Peter Doole nearly pulled off a remarkable salvage operation as they bravely blocked out for 22 overs before succumbing 10 balls from securing a losing draw when Kimsey was bowled.
On Sunday, we exited the Middlesex County Knockout Cup at the second round stage with a 67-run defeat away to Acton CC.
Bessborough CC 2016 Fantasy League - Week 4 MVPs
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1. Sherrick Chavda 135 points
2. Ian Barrie 115 points
3. Rohan Karkhanis 110 points