Wiltshire CCC Results
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Wiltshire v Shropshire - 6/7/8 July
Wiltshire’s 3 day Championship match against Shropshire at Bridgnorth on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday was reduced to a one day one innings a side match played on the Tuesday because of heavy rain on the first two days. Under the rules of the competition the duration of the match was 100 overs with the side batting first having a maximum of 60% of the overs.
Wiltshire won the toss and askedShropshireto bat. Their innings was based on a 3rd wicket partnership of 124 between Rob Foster (68) and Atiq Rehman (74) and they declared after 54 overs with a score of 239 for 7 wickets. For Wiltshire Ross Crick took 4 for 65 and there was one wicket each for Dudley Graham and Damian Shirazi.
In reply Wiltshire had 46 overs to score the 240 required to win and after the 46 overs had totalled 176 for 4 wickets. Simon Macey on his debut scored 48, Jayden Levitt 33 and Richard Bedbrook ended on 49 not out as the match ended in a draw.
Points Wiltshire 8 Shropshire 8
Wiltshire v Oxfordshire - 22/23/24 June
Wiltshire continued their improved form in their latest Minor Counties Championship match against Oxfordshire at Challow and Childrey C C on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday when the match played on a near perfect batting pitch and dominated by the batsmen on both sides ended in a draw. Oxfordshire won the toss and chose to bat and after a solid start, Ross Crick was introduced to the attack and took the wicket of James Hewitt with his first ever ball in Minor County cricket and finished with 3 for 32 off 13 overs. James Hibberd took 3 for 51, Damian Shirazi 2 for 22 and Rob Travers 2 for 111 as Oxfordshire were all out for 262. Wiltshire’s all rounder James Hayward broke his thumb fielding before lunch and was not able to take any further part in the match and is likely to be out for about 4/6 weeks. In reply Wiltshire lost Tom Morton for 10 but this was followed by an exhilarating century stand between Damian Shirazi who was out for 38 in the last over of the day and James Vince who dominated the partnership reaching 74 not out at the close of play. James played strokes all round the ground with his 50 coming off only 27 balls and including 10 fours.
Wiltshire stared the second day at 128 for 2 and their batsmen continued to dominate. Vince was finally out for 87 but Richard Bedbrook (103) scored his maiden Minor Counties century and with James Hibberd (78 not out) Wiltshire’s innings closed after 90 overs at 374 for 7 and maximum batting points. In reply, Oxfordshire lost early wickets to Dudley Graham (3 for 92) and Ross Crick (1 for 32) and if Nathan Hawkes had been caught before he reached double figures they would have lost 4 wickets before they had cleared the deficit. However after his escape he scored 92 and with Rob Williams who made a massive 169 not out they made Wiltshire work very hard for their wickets. With Hayward unable to bowl, off-spinner Rob Travers put in a marathon spell bowling 40 overs to take 1 for 143 as Wiltshire contributed with a series of dropped catches and after lunch on the third day Oxford declared at 398 for 5 leaving Wiltshire a minimum of 50 overs to score 287 to win. Damian Shirazi scored a brilliant 106 but with his only real support coming from James Hibberd 42 not out the match petered out into a draw with Wiltshire 218 for 5.
Wiltshire v Cheshire - 8/9/10 June
Wiltshire put in a much improved performance after their disappointing One Day form in their first championship match against the 2007 Minor Counties Champions, Cheshire at Trowbridge on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday, when 5 players made their Wiltshire debuts and another his championship debut. On a superb batting pitch, Cheshire won the toss and batted scoring 349 for 5 wickets in their 90 overs. An opening stand between of 122 between Danny Leech (53) and Warren Goodwin (103) set them on their way with Ben Spendlove scoring 84 not out and Andrew Hall 59 they set a formidable total. For Wiltshire Wes Durston took 3 for 102 and Rob Franklin 2 for 72. At close of the first day, Wiltshire had reached 74 for the loss of Luke Stoughton with Ben Walker 33 not out and Wes Durston 39 not out.
With both Walker and Durston out early on the second day it was left James Hayward with 124 and Richard Bedbrook (57) to put on 170 for the 4th wicket as Wiltshire’s innings closed at 302 for 8. Adam Syddall took 6 for 93 forCheshire. It was James Hayward’s second consecutive championship century as he had also scored one in the last innings of 2007. Cheshire started their second innings with a lead of 47 and had reached 128 for 2 by the close of the second day.
The third day saw Cheshire go for quick runs with Danny Leech, having been dropped on the first ball of the day scoring 126 and Ben Spendlove 60 and they declared at 291 for 8. For Wiltshire James Hayward took 4 for 26 and Wes Durston 2 for 69. Set to score 339 to win in a minimum of 74 overs, Wiltshire started well reaching 153 for 3 but in the final session they lost 6 wickets to lose by 130 runs with 6 overs remaining. Luke Stoughton scored 99 on his debut and Wes Durston 44 as they were all out for 208. Adam Syddall took 3 for 45, Chris Finegan 3 for 44 and Nathan Dumelow 4 for 54. Wiltshire were all out for 208.
Points Cheshire 23 Wiltshire 5.
Wiltshire v Herefordshire - Sunday 1st June
Wiltshire finished their programme in the MCCA Trophy with their third defeat in a row when they put in another disappointing batting performance to lose to Herefordshire at Kington on Sunday by 9 wickets. This means that they finished bottom of the group.
With a young and inexperienced side, Wiltshire won the toss and chose to bat in overcast conditions and on a pitch containing moisture after the recent rain. They were unable to cope with the Herefordbowling attack of S.Roberts (2 for 14), L.Sellers (2 for 14), Owen Price (3 for 23) and Chris Boroughs (3 for 5) and were bowled out for 57 in 32.5 overs. Only 15 year old Steve Bullen with 11 on his debut reached double figures while there were 14 extras.
Hereford reached their target in 15 overs for the loss of 1 wicket scoring 58 for 1. Alex Senneck (who was awarded his CountyCap before the match) took the only wicket and finished with 1 for 19 off 7 overs.
Wiltshire start their Minor Counties Championship programme next Sunday/Monday/Tuesday June 8/9/10 against the 2007 winners of the Championship, Cheshire, at Trowbridge with an 11.00am start on all 3 days.
Wiltshire v Devon - Sunday 18th May
Wiltshire produced another disappointing performance in their MCCA Trophy group match againstBerkshireat Trowbridge on Sunday when they lost by 89 runs and so ended their hopes of qualifying for the quarter finals of the competition. Berkshire won the toss and batted steadily scoring 212 for 7 wickets off their 50 overs. The main contributors were Jono McLean with 63 and Steven Naylor with 50. For Wiltshire, Alex Senneck took 1 for 18 off his 10 overs, Richard Bedbrook 2 for 31, James Golding 2 for 46 and Rob Travers 1 for 50.
In reply Wiltshire started badly, losing Liam Dawson, Peter Hickerton and James Vince by the time the score reached 25. In the end they were all out for 123 in 41.2 overs with Eddie Abel scoring 24, Michael Coles 23, Richard Bedbrook 23 and Alex Senneck 12. ForBerkshire, Craig Crowe took 3 for 30, Carl Crowe 2 for 26 and Paul Carter 2 for 22.
Wiltshire’s final group match is against Herefordshire at Kington on Sunday June 1st. Neither side can qualify for the knock out stages of the competition. Berkshirehave now qualified with the second place going to the winner of the Cornwall v Devon match on the same date.
Wiltshire v Devon - Sunday 4th May
Wiltshire once again suffered a heavy defeat away to Devon on Sunday in their second group match of the MCCA trophy at Exmouth, this time losing by 7 wickets. Put in to bat on an early season bowler friendly pitch, Wiltshire had no answer to the Devonseam bowling quartet of Ian Bishop (2 for 18), Neil Hancock (1 for 25), S. Barlow (3 for 22) and Trevor Anning (4 for 17) as they were bowled out for 91 in 33.5 overs. Only Damian Shirazi with a determined and patient 47 applied himself in the difficult conditions. No other batsman reached double figures as they succumbed to a combination of unplayable balls and injudicious shots.
Devon in reply were soon in trouble at 22 for 3, with Alex Senneck taking 2 for 31 and Richard Bedbrook 1 for 17, but then Neil Hancock and David Court mixing watchful defence with controlled aggressive shots produced the only partnership of the day putting on 70 for the 4th wicket to see Devon home in only 23.1 overs.
Wiltshire’s next match in the competition in on Sunday May 18th againstBerkshireat Trowbridge (11amstart), with it looking as if they will have to win both this and the final match against Herefordshire (away on June 1st) to qualify for the quarter finals.
Further information from:-
Brian White, Tel 01722-320806 or Mobile 07720-394558
Email: brianwhitewccc@hotmail.com
or
Neil Shardlow, Tel 07801064195
Wiltshire v Cornwall - Sunday 27th April
Wiltshire started their competitive season with a 42 run victory over Cornwall at Devizes on Sunday in a group match in the MCCA Knock Out Trophy. Put into bat, Wiltshire batted steadily and after losing openers Jayden Levitt and Liam Dawson while reaching 33, a third wicket partnership of 47 between Olly Smith (29) and Michael Coles (52) saw them on their way. A score of over 180 was always going to be challenging and Wiltshire were indebted to Alex Senneck who hit 28 off 23 balls at the end of the innings to take their score to 187 all out in 49.1 overs. ForCornwall, Kelvin Snell took 4 for 61 and Matt George 2 for 11.
In reply Cornwall lost early wickets to Alex Senneck and Richard Bedbrook and subsided to 42 for 5. Senneck took 4 for 28 off his 10 overs and Bedbrook finished with 1 for 41. At 75 for 6 the matched looked over but a partnership of 51 between Chris Hunkin (38) and Rob Harrison (13) gave Cornwall hope, but with 4 wickets falling for 19 runs Cornwallwere all out for 145 in 42 overs. Liam Dawson took 2 for 13 off 7 overs and there was 1 wicket each for James Hibberd, Rob Travers and Pat Turk.
Next Sunday (May 4th) Wiltshire travel to Exmouth to play Devon in their next group match in the competition. With Liam Dawson unavailable, Roger Sillence and Damian Shirazi, who both missed the Cornwall match, come into the side as does Eddie Abel who has been playing for Oxford University Centre of Excellence this season.
Squad v Devon
Richard Bedbrook (Beckenham) (Captain)
James Hibberd (South Wilts) (Vice-Captain)
Eddie Abel (South Wilts)
Michael Coles (Corsham)
James Golding (Lansdown)
Jayden Levitt (Bromsgrove)
Adam Miles (Chippenham) (Wicket keeper)
Alex Senneck (Corsham)
Damian Shirazi (Totton & Eling)
Roger Sillence (Corsham)
Rob Travers (Glastonbury)
Pat Turk (Spencer)
James Vince (Chippenham/Hampshire Academy)
Further information from:-
Brian White, Tel 01722-320806 or Mobile 07720-394558
Email: brianwhitewccc@hotmail.com
or
Neil Shardlow, Tel 07801064195
Wiltshire v Berkshire
Wiltshire narrowly lost the Marlborough Cup, which they had held for the last two years when they were defeated by Berkshire by 9 runs at Devizes on Sunday. Put in to batBerkshire scored 239 for 9 off their 50 overs. Mitchell Stokes scored 97 and David Barnes 40. For Wiltshire, Damian Shirazi took 4 for 28. In reply Wiltshire were always in the game but lost wickets at vital times with five batsmen reaching 20 but none going on to score 50 and finished with 230 for 8. Damian Shirazi scored 47, Jayden Levitt 35, Roger Sillence 23, Michael Coles 30 and James Hibberd 34. For Berkshire Carl Crowe took 4 for 26.
Wiltshire commence their competitive programme next Sunday (April 27th) with a group match in the MCCA trophy against Cornwallat Devizes with an 11amstart. The Wiltshire squad includes Liam Dawson (Hampshire’s Under 19 international from Chippenham) and Roger Sillence and they give a competitive debut to Rob Travers an off spinner fromGlastonbury. This season both the group winners and runners-up go into the knock out stages with the group winners being at home in the quarter finals.
