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8/9/07

Second team

When they arrived (in togas incidentally), Bledlow were top of the league and looking to claim the title with a win on this final weekend. However, we knew that having taken Wolverton to the wire a couple of weeks earlier, if we played well we could cause an upset. A lot depended on the start, and having been inserted, we could not have asked for better... Maestro Meadows and Roger put on 209 for the first wicket in less than 40 overs, silencing the opposition. However, both were out in quick succession with Meadows having cruised to his fourth league century (119) and Roger making 69. The new batsmen struggled to keep the momentum, Croney swung hard but the bowling was tough and we got up to 253-7 off the 50 overs.
Again, the start of the chase would be crucial and after a minor first-couple-of-overs hiccup, DuPlessis and Rey slammed the breaks on the opposition. They picked up a couple of wickets, and then the spinners Harries and Meadows joined in. The outfield was lightning fast, but with the likes of the energetic Pill, Pepper and Harvey prowling the boundaries (and the limping but determined Pritchard) the pressure was always on the batsmen. Considerable spin was being extracted with Rob bowling particularly well, and wickets were falling at regular intervals despite the asking rate never being above 6. In fact, a run-a-ball was required off the last 3 overs (with 3 wickets left) and the Bledlow skipper came out blasting the ball over midwicket, but Meadows got his revenge and then picked up the last 2 in successive balls. Challow win by 12 runs with 8 balls left, with Meadows, Rey and DuPlessis all claiming 3 wickets. Another great all-round performance to end the season on a high.

2/9/07

BERNARD TOLLETT OXFORDSHIRE CUP Semi-finals

Oxford 121-8 (20 ovs, M Phillipson 3-22), Challow 87-8 (20 ovs, M Phillipson 45).

1/9/07
Second team
With the toss out of our hands, Challow set about batting at Buckingham on a grassy wicket and instantly found scoring to be difficult. Of course, a lush outfield didn’t help but the over-riding difficulty for us appeared to be good, straight, wicket to wicket bowling. Lusty but streaky batting from Benny Vanstone saw us to about 60 when the first wicket fell.  Fighting to wind up the total saw Challow lose further wickets cheaply. Belated resistance from the Skipper increased the total to 130 with 5 wickets and 5 overs left, and Phil Cox providing support until a desperate dive for the crease saw him a foot or ten short following a quick second run. A rapid collapse followed, not helped by travelling with only 10, to leave us all out for 137.

Given the shortage of runs, a positive attitude was required to pop a couple out early doors. Good opportunities in the form of sharp catches came and went and the ground fielding would have left the U13’s embarrassed. Inevitably, the total increased and left little choice but to rotate the bowling but to no avail, as we did not bowl as straight as the home team. Not unsurprisingly, victory was snatched after about 30 overs, by 8 wickets.  Great to be home before 7pm when travelling to the ends of Buckingham to play!


25/8/07
Second team

A cracking game, keenly contested, that was enjoyed by players and spectators alike. Challow 2nds won the toss and batted first against Wolverton who had won all their games so far this season. We hoped to post a big total and exert some scoreboard pressure on the leaders, but after a very rare failure by Maestro Meadows, Challow had to grind the runs out instead. Up against a good bowling attack and constricting fields, Roger Podbery provided the backbone to the innings with 62, whilst Nigel Hume and Justin Penrose chipped in with 30s. Wickets fell fairly steadily though, and it was up to young Luke Russell to drag the score up to 213-7 off the 50 overs, with 31 from just 18 balls. It was a below par score, but defendable, and some reward for determined batting against difficult bowling.
Challow knew that they must not let Wolverton get off to a good start, and the opening pair of Rey (on debut) and DuPlessis duly responded by giving very few scoring opportunities. They were backed by an excellent fielding performance, from Harries, Russell and Meadows in particular. The fielding pressure paid off when Challow were able to claim 3 run-outs in a 5 overs burst (2 direct hits!) but despite another good spell from Russell, Wolverton never required more than 6 an-over. Indeed they appeared favourites with less than 10 overs to go. But Meadows claimed 2 wickets in successive balls with his off-spin and Wolverton were left needing 18 from 18 balls with 2 wickets left. Meadows and DuPlessis were still holding their nerve and the final over, with all 4 results still possible, saw Wolverton needing 9 to keep their 100% record, with 2 wickets left. A full toss claimed a wicket, 9 down, and 6 were still wanted off 2 balls, but with the field spread to prevent the boundary a shot fell agonisingly into space. A swing and a miss saw the game end in a draw, with Challow claiming the edge in points: a fantastic team performance.
 

18/8/07

Drizzled all day and everyone was eventually rained off.

The first team game against Leighton Buzzard was abandoned with Challow 45-1.

The second team game against Didcot was abandoned (after a decent Challow start, then Didcot fightback) with them at 153-3 (39overs).


11/8/07
Second team

Bicester elected to bat on a what looked to be a belter of a track, and got off to a flakey start with a steady stream of boundary’s coming mostly from the edge inside the first 10 overs. They then tucked in to produce a first wicket partnership of 138 (father and son incidentally), maintaining a scoring rate of 5 an over throughout, aided by some ordinary fielding.  The opening spells of Mike K and Phil C failed to make inroads, as Bicester batted positively, but their second spells were more fruitful leaving Bicester with seven down for 290 off the full 50 overs. Coxy bagged 4 tailenders, and Robbie Harries also struck off the back of his 6-for at Brackley, but clearly this was a big total despite the lightning fast outfield.

Niko Meadows and Roger opened up with the intent to chase and were broadly successful in keeping up with the required rate. Niko cruised on to score his third hundred (102) in as many innings, but batsmen came and went with no-one really providing extended support despite some nice starts. Challow elected to continue the push with 8 overs to go and seven down -there was an outside chance- but the inevitable collapse came as we folded to 227 all out, with the Konch stranded on 37no.

5/8/07
M.C.C. game

As part of the clubs 60th Anniversary celebrations we again hosted the MCC in a bi-annual fixture.  The weather played its part with the hottest day of  the year tempered by a cooling breeze. The ground was in magnificent condition set off by a marquee for our guests that include founding players from 1947 and past members who helped establish the current ground.

As ever the MCC skippered by Rupert Evans batted first and despite an early wicket for occasional seamer Neil Podbery all the bowlers were put to the sword by opener Graham Charlesworth who struck a magnificent 139 and with Joe Porter (40) added 106 for the 3rd wicket. A very sporting declaration by the MCC at 246 for 4 from 51 overs set up the match perfectly.

The Challow innings almost mirrored that of the MCC and yet again the crowd were treated to another excellent display of batting as opener Nick Meadows also made a century. At the start of the last twenty overs Challow were 125 for 2 but with both Nick and Steve Burry going well, they added 147 for the 3rd wicket. Nick was eventually run out for 124. Thereafter Steve took over and steered Challow to a 7 wicket victory with 8 balls to spare on an undefeated 71 not out. He was accompanied to victory by 14 year old Nigel Hume who gave a brief glimpse of his talents with a quick fire 15 no.


4/8/07
First team

League leaders Abingdon asked Challow to bat first and we were yet again indebted to Aussie Michael Philipson who top scored with 53. This time however he was well supported by the rest of the batsman who chipped in with useful runs especially Owen Dimbylow with 27.  However, the final total of 172 all out was a little disappointing as spinner Paul White worked his way through the team claiming 7 for 50.

Seeing that spin was the best way to win skipper Ian Demain opened the bowling and it paid immediate dividends as with fellow opener Olly Dimbylow they reduced Abingdon to 37 for 5. There was no way back for Abingdon who were eventually dismissed for 136 with Ian Demain finishing with 7 for 55 and Olly Dimbylow 3 for 33. This result lifts Challow another place up the table.


Second team

Despite the prospect of a warm trek to Brackley, a young Challow side set out with the determination to bring 12 or 13 points back from a game that would usually be ours for the taking. We passed a fellow cricketer on the A34 in whites, spikes, bag on back with a bat poking out the top (old skool style) ON A MOPED innit (photographic evidence available).

Challow batted first on the traditionally difficult wicket that saw the ball doing odd things and also made it very difficult to score.  Roger and Steve Pritchard accumulated 50 odd between them with others chipping in to bring the total to a sub-standard 106.

The view at tea was to bring as many points home as possible given the low score-this we did with ruthless efficiency. The first 10 overs or so took some stick but Lano and Big Bird Dunc took it on the chin.  A bowling change saw economy from Wes with Robbie Harries taking a swift six fer using the unique surface to compliment his spin. Then, the process of taking some spectacular catches and rattling the sticks regularly began in earnest..  The best catches were seen from Wes on the boundary somewhere and Tom Pill accepted a skyer at square leg. Big Dunc ended up with at least a three fer that will have impressed the nice young lady he is currently courting.
 Having been 50 odd for 1, Brackley slumped to the late 70’s all out-30 points in the bag. Robbie Harries celebrated with lager and felt peculiar on Sunday morning.

28/7/07
First team

Bourton Vale match cancelled due to waterlogged pitch.

Second team

A welcome return to winning ways for the 2nd XI against Princes Risborough this week, which sees us up to 4th in the table. After winning the toss, the PR skipper reluctantly chose to bat and almost instantly regretted his decision as Olly Dimbylow knocked back his middle stump inside the first over. This was to prove the start of a rather attritional phase as both Olly and Mikey K bowled long probing spells, limiting any scoring opportunities. Backed by good all-round fielding (an amusing 'shy' at fine leg by Penrose notwithstanding), a couple of wickets went down and it wasnt until after drinks, when the score was barely over 50, that they tried to break out. Having eventually prised the ball from Mike's hands, it was thrown to James Mabbett who despite a wobbly couple of overs to start, was rewarded for perseverance with the prize wicket of perhaps their best batsman... trimming his off bail. Olly's 19-over spell was eventually ended, amid rumours that the 1st XI skipper and coach were about to invade the pitch to forcefully remove him from the attack for fear of burn-out, and Robbie Harries arrived to mop up some of the tail. They ended on 156-9, some way short of what they would have liked, with the Konsch the pick with 4-39 from 16 overs.
Nick Meadows and Ben Vanstone got the chase off to a healthy start, but when Vanstone departed with the ball still nibbling around a bit, a mini collapse saw Challow at 70-odd for 3. However, the bowling attack faded as Maestro Meadows cruised to his second century of the season, 102no. No more wickets were lost, and fully 20-overs still remained when the winning runs were thrashed through extra-cover.

Third team
Victory for Wantage lifted them into third place with a game in hand.  Wantage were indebted to Simon Moulds with 61, as skipper Steve Pritchard made the only other contribution with 23 in a final total of 142 all out.

After tea the Wantage bowlers got to work and Ryan Martin did the early damage as he claimed 3 for 31 from his 12 overs. However, it was 15 year old Tom Pill that secured victory as he took 4 for 14 from just 6.2 overs as Marsh Gibbon were dismissed for 115 giving Wantage and Grove victory by 27 runs.

21/7/07
First team

After the monsoon conditions of Friday when the ground was under water nobody expected any play but the fast draining out field and the covers meant play started on time.

Challow won the toss and took the brave decision to insert fellow relegation candidates Morris Motors. Opener A Shah made 49 and with S Khan chipping in with 39 alongside M Abbasi with 41 in the middle order Morris Motors were looking at a total in excess of 200 but spinner James Phillips with 5 for 36 and Mike Philipson with 4 for 43 ensured that the final total of  169 all out in the 44th over was below par.

Rain at tea delayed the Challow reply which was initially reduced to 44 overs. Aussie opener Michael Philipson dominated matters and with Laurence Houghton (27) put Challow in an excellent position being ahead of the run rate and with wickets in hand. Another rain break further reduced the numbers of overs available to 38 and wickets were sacrificed in pursuit of quick runs as the weather closed in. Despite the continued hard work of the ground staff a final down pour after 27 overs finished the match a Challow at 139 for 5 had to settle for a draw a frustrating 31 runs short of victory.  Michael Philipson top scored with 82.

Second team
Abandoned rain
 Third team
Abandoned rain

14/7/07

Second team


Challow made a good start after winning the toss as Aussie Mick Meadows and Ben Vanstone added 79 for the first wicket. However, when Nick was out for a quick fire 67 the run rate slowed. Youngsters James Phillips 41 and 14 year old Nigel Hume 40 added 73 for the 3rd wicket. Thereafter as Challow pushed for quick runs wickets began to fall and the final total of 213 for 8 was not quite enough on an excellent batting wicket. Slow bowler G Pound claimed 4 for 32.

Stokenchurch’s overseas player A Latif was in a hurry as he raced to 63 before being caught behind but by this stage they were well ahead of the required run rate. M Maddock 38 and C Prime 34 edged them to victory but a flurry of late wickets kept the Challow bowlers interested but K Copenhale with 25no steered Stokenchurch to a 3 wicket victory with Duncan Wooloff claiming 3 for 66.

 Third Team

Luke Russell with 5 for 32 helped dismiss King Sutton inside 35 overs for 152 despite the efforts of N Sellwood 32no and R Orme 30.

Wantage made light work of this total as Francis Brown and skipper Steve Pritchard added 103 for the first wicket. When Francis was out for 30 Steve was joined by James Mabbett and they ensured a very comfortable 9 wicket victory in the 32nd over. Steve finished undefeated on 74 and James 25no.

07/7/07

Second team

An unfamiliar Challow 2nd eleven won the toss and elected to bat against a Bledlow Ridge side whose recent form and current position a whole two divisions above suggested this would be a tough game, wait a minute... Meanwhile, down the road at Bledlow Village, the actual Challow 2nd  team were also batting first. Roger succumbed early on to a ball that skidded on bringing Cronie to the crease. There then followed the best  partnership of the innings with some swashbuckling batting from Mark  (49) and solid stroke play at the other end by OD. Apart from a 47(no) from a laconic Lynchy the rest of the Challow batsman did little to  trouble the scorers as we were bowled out for 172. Despite feeling that there weren't enough runs on the board the bowlers stuck to the task. Rob "bowlers don't get enough credit when they get 3 wickets" Harries was the pick of the bunch netting himself 4-54 with some sublime bowling and one or two dodgy ones. Thanks to his efforts there  was a moment when it seemed that an unlikely victory could be snatched from the jaws of defeat but it was not to be as Bledlow managed to get  the runs with fives wickets down. Special mention should be made for Rudi and Coxy who both put their bodies on the line for the cause,walking way with not insubstantial injuries. Tribute should also be paid to Luke Jones's for his attempt to lift team morale by repeatedly falling over his shoe laces in the field...classic. Two broken ribs, a sore back, a torn stomach muscle, a burnt out clutch and twelve points was all we could take away from Bledlow Ridge...sorry, Village. Next week we face Stokenchurch at home. They lie one above us in the league and it's time for the 2nd's to get back to winning ways.

 Third Team

Wantage won the toss and elected to bat on one of the nicest cricketing days in recent weeks. Francis Brown (51) and Steve Pritchard (43) got Wantage off to a fine start with a 100 partnership before Pritchard was out in the 29th over. West Ilsley 2's hit back with some fine bowling, taking 5 wickets in 10 overs before some fine agressive batting by James Mabbett (21 not out) and Luke Russell (32 not out) saw Wantage to a competitive total of 196.

West Ilsley 2's scored quickly in response, before some good fielding to produce a run out and a wicket from Mabbett saw them at 62/2 after 16 overs.  However, Evans (51) and Siva (50) steadied the ship. Ryan Martin managed to remove Evan immediately after he hit his 50, and some quick fielding by Wantage produced two more run outs. However, captain Chris Benning (8*) and R Taylor (9*) held their nerve to see West Ilsley 2's home in the 44th over with 4 wickets to spare.

26/6/07

 Bernard Tollett Oxfordshire Cup

23/6/07

First Team

Having won the toss Challow struggled against some tight bowling on a bowler friendly pitch after overnight rain had got under the covers. They had no answer to Paul Brzezicki with 5 for 34 and Chris Welsh with 5 for 23 and were shot out for just 68 in the 43rd over. Although Bledlow Ridge were naturally keen to play the heavy rain returned and with the square flooded play was abandoned with them 1 with out loss.
Second Team

Match cancelled because of weather

 Third Team

The young opening bowlers for Wantage applied early pressure and 17 year old Dan Rey took 1 for 16 from 7 overs. 16 year old Luke Russell bowled 5 overs for just 4 runs which allowed 15 year old spinner Adam Taylor to capture 4 wickets for 40 runs as Chipping Norton were dismissed for 105.
Skipper Francis Brown then held the batting together with 39no as with Luke Russell 17no they steered Wantage to a 6 wicket victory.

9/6/07

First Team
On what looked like a good wicket, Tubes finally did the right thing and lost the toss. Horspath chose to have a bat. After taking a few early wickets, Challow looked good, Horspath dug in, and got going with a couple of partnerships.  They left it a bit late to really push on, and with the standard of fielding higher than previous weeks, they were restricted to 218-7, which everybody felt was not enough on the Challow outfield. Mikey K bowled his best spell of the year to date, ending up with 3 wickets, and Olly was his usual dependable self. Stevo bowled well, although he has added a nice grunt to his bowling action, is this a variation on the goodnight ball??  Half the job done, and done well.
Then we came to bat. This is probably where this part of the report should end as it was, even by our standards, pretty poor. Laurence and Olly were the only people who showed that the pitch was good, and put on the best part of a 50 partnership, but being 64-8 when Olly came in, it was always asking a lot.When Olly departed, leaving Laurence in the 40’s, it was game over (no disrespect stevo!). With 7 of the side scoring 4 or less,  it was one of the performances (for most) to forget. We were taught a lesson by our opposition with their batting. Lets hope we can learn from it and take the positives from our fielding forward to next week. Oh, and none of the first team even won at poker, winners were Adam Tamplin (honestly table 1, what were you guys doing to let him win) and John took the table 2 winnings.

Second Team
A hot and humid afternoon saw Challow win the toss against Bicester and North Oxford 2nd  and elect to bat on an average looking wicket.  Nick Meadows employed ballistic tactics to reach 128, ably supported by Nigel Hume on 59 not out.  Challow raced to 270ish declaring with 2 overs carried forward.

The wicket played a lot better than it looked providing Challow with a good opportunity to harness early movement off the seam. B & NO lost two early wickets but then proceeded to chase admirably.  At drinks, they were 150 for 3.Rob Harries and Justin Penrose must have taken their ‘Special Drinks’ as they decided to destroy the remaining batsmen closing the Bicester innings at 178.  JP returned 5 for 19 with RH buying 3 wickets for 60 odd….blimey.

Once again, a polished Challow performance which could only have been made better with the rub of the green going our way in terms of half chances etc.  The team will look forward to making 30 points at home on Saturday.

2/6/07

First Team

Only Steven Burry (47) could get going in Challow's disappointing 159 all out, which Vale passed for the loss of four wickets.

Second Team

A second wicket partnership of 101 between Roger Podbery and Mark Crone set the tone for a big Challow total. Roger Podbery was out for exactly 50 in the 34th over but Mark Crone continued the onslaught with some glorious shots and although he tired towards the end of the innings he made a magnificent 118, including 18 boundaries. A rapid 37 from skipper Justin Penrose allowed him to declare after 49 overs with Challow 261 for 7. Henry Newby toiled away to claim 4 for 75 from 18 overs.

Brackley had no answer to Duncan Wooloff who using every inch of his height bowled with aggression to claim 6 for 30 from 10.2 overs. Only opener D Beckett with 50 and a late flurry from number 10 J Ayres with 30 gave the scoreline any respectability as Brackley were shot out for 109 inside 22 overs giving Challow victory by 128 runs.

Third Team

Steve Dixon Cup round 2

Wantage visited Chesterton who play in Div 5 for this cup fixture.  Chesterton opener D Holly dominated their innings with 63 but he received little support apart from J Mansfield with 28 as they were dismissed for 144 with Wantage youngsters to the fore. Ryan Martin claimed 4 for 15 and was well supported by Daniel Rey with 3 for 26 and Adam Taylor with 3 for 32.

It was also an opening bat for Wantage that laid the platform for victory as Simon Moulds top scored with 45. That took the pressure off the rest of the batsmen as youngsters Nick Burton 22 and then Alex Pepper 18no and Daniel Rey 16no took Wantage to a 4 wicket victory with 7 overs to spare.


26/5/07

First Team

Challow's batsmen all struggled to get going at home to Bourton Vale before they were all out for 176.  Only James Phillips (35) managed a score of note.
Vale captain Nick Anderson continued his fine start to the season by hitting 65 as the visitors cruised to a seven-wicket victory with 13 overs remaining.

Second Team

Challow made the trip to Risborough with an under strength side. Batting first Risborough made steady progress and importantly kept wickets in hand despite the best efforts of Phil Cox who reeled off 17 overs on the trot. A second wicket partnership of 126 between P Strong 111no and A Morton 49 allowed Risborough to declare after 48 overs on 221 for 3.

Challow needed one of the top four to play a long innings and when this failed to materialise it was left to Steve Pritchard 45no and Phil Cox who batted with great restraint to ensure that the match finished in a draw as Challow limped to 127 for 5 in 52 overs.

    Third Team

SHRIVENHAM v WANTAGE & GROVE

In an amazing innings no less than 7 noughts were recorded as complete embrassment was only saved by a half century from Ryan Martin and some good support from Colin Mercer with 23. They were finally dismissed for just 88 with R Slater claiming 4 for 8. Things did not get any better after tea as C Taylor hit 56 as Shrivenham cruised to a 9 wicket victory inside 28overs.


19/5/07

First Team

Morris Motors won the toss and inserted us on a pitch that had several damp patches on a length. If it had been at Challow Stef would have certainly pulled up the stumps and taken them home!  However even though we lost Phillips and Nobby early doors, the Oz began to stamp his authority after getting used to the slowness of the pitch and getting his chin up.  He was supported first by Loz and then by Buzzer in our best partnership of the match; Buzzer took the initiative and attacked the bowling before being caught on the boundary for 37. Philipson continued his merry march to a hundred and was finally dismissed for 102. The lower order managed to push the total up to 220 exactly, even though Stevens was unable to walk the walk after talking the talk as he was dismissed first ball.

 Motors reply never got going and they lost their first wicket with the total on one. None of the batsmen were able to score freely off the Challow opening attack of Dimbylow and Philipson. Both of the opening bowlers ended up with four wickets each as they decimated Motors top order leaving them 12 for 7.  Even though Motors had some sort of recovery they were shot out for just 38 with Stevens taking the final wicket to end a memorable day in the field for Challow

Man of the match would have to be Philipson for his hundred and four wickets.  DOTD- Lee Stevens, but if Philipson wears those pink cycling shorts again.....

 Second Team

Toss won by Challow and Childrey 2nds
Oxford Downs II batted first: 224 for 7 (50 Overs) N. Pearson 59, M.Watts 66 R. Du Plessis 3-71
Challow and Childrey II batted second: 225-5 (46 overs) N. Meadows 73, Owen Dimbylow 72*, R. Berryman 4-66

Challow and Childrey II: 30pts  Oxford Downs II: 15pts

Having considered the damp pitch and the mixed weather forecast, Challow opted to insert Oxford Downs in the hope of chasing down a modest total.  However, despite excellent opening spells from both Cox and Du Plessis the anticipated assistance from the pitch failed to materialise... along with any rush of wickets.  Downs top order batted well and although young Luke Jones put in a promising 5 overs, they were well placed at 180-odd for 3 with 10 overs to go. But Challow had fielded well all game and generated pressure and run-out opportunities which, together with the return of the opening bowlers, restricted Downs to 224-7 off their allotted 50 overs.  Rudi finished with 3 wickets, and a very sore Sunday to look forward to, from his 18 overs.
    The reply was given instant momentum by a century opening partnership between Nick Meadows and Owen Dimbylow.  Meadows smashed 73, but when he was dismissed Dimbylow then settled into a steady focal role for the innings. He was ably supported by Nigel Hume, and between them they kept the asking rate to about 4-rpo. Downs were only briefly able to exert any pressure, thanks to Dimbylow's patient accumulation, and when they did eventually get a couple of wickets it was almost too late. To settle the matter though, Will Harvey crashed the remaining runs in his usual manner to leave 4 overs remaining, and Dimbylow 72 not out.

12/5/07

  First Team
Challow & Childrey 95-3 (27 ovs, J Penney 42no) v Tiddington - rsp.
The League season began under leaden skies at Vicarage Hill.  Electing to bat first on typical early season seamer, Challow’s progress was fitful.  The early loss of Changi Phillipson for 17 slowed the early upbeat tempo with Tiddington seamers, Richardson and Hollingshead using the friendly conditions to nibble the ball around.  With James Phillips remaining solid, but shackled, Nobby Penney rode his early luck and then elected to go airborne with some heavy blows.  Under darkening skies, Phillips departed for 10 and after a break for rain, Houghton went for 15.  More rain followed, and with the threat of the stumps being thrown away with numerous empty bottles of Peroni, play was ended with Challow on 92 –3, Nobby unbeaten on 42.  A short day resulted in the Weapon of the Day award deservedly going to the Skipper for forgetting his playing underwear.  Despite having a lot on his mind, there is excuse for leaving the ground during play in order to rectify poor kit admin.

Match Abandoned Challow & Childrey CC 10 Points – Tiddington CC 10 Points
Second Team
A washout .... we had Stokenchurch 42-1 off 14 overs with Rudi and Will giving us an excellent start with the ball.
Third Team
Kings Sutton II (A) abandoned

5/5/07

Second Team
Pre-season friendly against Falkland 2s. We batted second after Falkland made 220 off their 46-overs.  Roger Podbery and Nick Meadows put on a good 50 opening partnership before a rather spectacular collapse saw us all out for about 120.

Third Team
Wantage 190 for 9 wkts (Barry Martin 59, Steve Pritchard 39) West Ilsley II  189 all out (Daniel Rey 9.2-0-34-3, Steve Pritchard 6.0-1-27-3,Tom Pill 8.0-0-44-3)