Wiltshire CCC Results
Wiltshire v Devon - 18/19/20 July 2010 - Exmouth CC
Wiltshire’s match in the Minor Counties Championship against Devon at Exmouth on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday was abandoned as a draw when rain prevented any play after lunch on the third day. Devon won the toss and on a pitch damp after recent rain asked Wiltshire to bat. They had reached 110 for the loss of 3 wickets by lunch with Henry Langford scoring 59 assisted by Michael Coles (18), Joe Breet (26) and Mitchell Stokes (23). After a middle order collapse, Andy Sutton with 25 not out saw the total to 190 all out in 59 overs. For Devon Ian Bishop bowled 27 overs to take 7 for 74 and Neil Hancock took 3 for 37.
Wiltshire took early wickets and at one time Devon were 88 for 5 before a partnership of 89 for the 6th wicket between David Lye (66) and Josh Bess (78) saw them to a total of 257 all out in 74 overs. Simon Branston took 5 for 67 in 21 overs and Tom Bowler 3 for 35. Wiltshire started their 2nd innings 67 runs in arrears but having reached 117 for the loss of 2 wickets proceeded to lose 6 further wickets when reaching 188, a lead of only 121. Jayden Levitt made 54, Henry Langford 37 and Mitchell Stokes 45. Andy Sutton (55 not out) then took charge and when rain ended play 8 overs early on the 2nd day Wiltshire had reached 208. Play started on time on the third day and when Adam Miles was out at 221, he and Sutton had added a valuable 33 runs. Last man Simon Branston then joined Sutton and they had added a further 37 runs when first bad light and then rain brought an early end to the match with Wiltshire 258 for 9 wickets. For Devon, Chris Metters took 3 for 75, Trevor Anning 2 for 55 and Neil Hancock 2 for 33.
Points Devon 10 Wiltshire 9.
Wiltshire’s next match is a 3 day game in the Minor Counties Championship against Wales Minor Counties at Trowbridge on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday August 1/2/3rd.
MCCA Semi Final - Wiltshire v Lincolnshire - 11 July @ Corsham CC
Wiltshire’s run in the MCCA trophy came to an end on Sunday when they lost to Lincolnshire in the semi final at Corsham by 82 runs. Wiltshire won the toss and asked Lincolnshire to bat and had an immediate success when Dan Birch was caught by James Hibberd in Richard Bedbrook’s first over. Lincolnshire were pegged back by Alex Senneck’s miserly spell of 10 overs for 14 runs and Richard Bedbrook who took 4 for 52 and at one time were 105 for 5 wickets. They recovered somewhat to reach 224 for 8 wickets in their 50 overs with Paul Cook scoring 50.
Wiltshire were looking for a good start but they lost Mitchell Stokes to the first ball of the innings and with James Hayward and Joe Breet failing to reach double figures, the innings was reliant on Tom Morton continuing his great run of form scoring 52 in 43 balls before being fourth out with the score at 72. Thereafter only Henry Langford with 38 and Michael Coles with 15 reached double figures as Wiltshire lost their last 4 wickets for 14 runs and were all out for 142 with 20 overs still remaining. For Lincolnshire, Andy Carter took 4 for 49, Matt Dowman 3 for 21 and Martyn Dobson 2 for 13.
Lincolnshire will now play Shropshire in the final.
Wiltshire’s next match is a 3 day game in the Minor Counties Championship against Devon at Exmouth on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday July 18/19/20th.
Wiltshire v Cornwall - 4/5/6 July 2010
Wiltshire ended their losing run in the Minor Counties Championship when they had the better of a draw against Cornwall at Corsham on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday. Wiltshire won the toss and took advantage of the excellent batting surface to score 384 for 8 wickets in their 90 overs. The innings was anchored by Luke Stoughton who made an excellent 139. After Wiltshire were reduced to 130 for 4 wickets, Luke took part in two stands, first with Michael Coles (47) of 102 runs for the 5th wicket and then one of 89 for the 6th wicket with James Hibberd (67). Play finished 40 minutes early on the first day because of rain with Cornwall 38 without loss.
Cornwall were bowled out on the second day for 360 in 86.5 overs with centuries for Dan Davis (104) and Tom Sharp (114). These two put on 144 for the 5th wicket. For Wiltshire James Hibberd took 4 for 115 in 28.5 overs and Nick Harrison 3 for 74 in 20 overs. By the close of the second day, Wiltshire had reached 160 for 1 wicket with Henry Langford (109) reaching his maiden Minor Counties century and taking part in an opening stand of 93 with Luke Stoughton (33) and Wiltshire had a lead of 184 runs.
On the third day Wiltshire were looking to score quickly but lost 3 wickets for only 8 runs before James Hayward (46) and James Hibberd (54 not out) enabled them to declare at 326 for 7 wickets leaving Cornwall a minimum of 55 overs to score 351 to win. Cornwall started well and had reached 130 for 3 wickets when a stand of 106 between David Roberts (102, the fifth centurion of the match) and Tom Sharp (55 in 34 balls) left Cornwall needing 115 in 13 overs to win. When Owen Alsop (4 for 58) took 2 quick wickets including that of Sharp and Mitchell Stokes dismissed Roberts, Cornwall shut up shop and finished on 254 for 6 wickets with the match ending in a draw.
Points Wiltshire 12 Cornwall 11.
Wiltshire’s next match is the semi final of the MCCA Trophy against Lincolnshire which is at Corsham on Sunday July 11th (reserve day Monday 12th). Play starts at 11.00am.
Wiltshire v Cheshire - 20/21/22 June 2010
Wiltshire’s young and inexperienced side suffered their second successive defeat in the Minor Counties Championship when they lost to Cheshire by 8 wickets at Chester Boughton Hall on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday. Winning the toss, Wiltshire made a good start and after a partnership of 110 between Jayden Levitt (97) and Joe Breet (54), they had reached 172 when the 3rd wicket fell. The remaining batsmen struggled against the spin of Nathan Dumelow (4 for 81) and Jonny Fawcett (4 for 35) and Wiltshire were all out for 251 with 14 overs of their innings remaining. By close of play on the first day, Cheshire had reached 125 for 3 wickets.
Wiltshire continued to take wickets on the second day and Cheshire had reached 205 for 6 wickets when Richard Logan came to the wicket and he proceeded to take the match away from Wiltshire as he scored 139 not out in 99 balls with 6 sixes and 16 fours, putting on 125 with Dan Berry (44) for the 7th wicket as Cheshire’s innings closed at 404 for 7 and a lead of 153 runs. Wiltshire again made a good start with a 2nd wicket partnership of 88 between Jayden Levitt (75) and Ben Walker (63) but when they were out only Henry Langford (56) and Michael Coles (22) batted for any length of time as Richard Logan wrapped up the innings with the 2nd new ball taking 4 for 64. Wiltshire’s score was 266 leaving Cheshire to score 114 to win which they achieved for the loss of 2 wickets scoring 117 for 2.
Points Cheshire 24 Wiltshire 5.
Wiltshire’s next match is a 3 day match in the Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall at Corsham on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday July 4/5/6th.
Wiltshire v Dorset - MCCA Quarter Final - 13 June
Wiltshire returned to winning ways as they beat Dorset by 22 runs in their quarter final of the MCCA Trophy at Dean Park Bournemouth on Sunday. Winning the toss, Wiltshire started aggressively with an opening stand of 49 in 5 overs between Mitchell Stokes and Tom Morton before Stokes was run out for 31. James Hayward joined Morton and these two put on 61 for the 2nd wicket before he was stumped for 39. There then followed the match winning partnership between Tom Morton and Joe Breet as they put on 201 for the 3rd wicket in 27 overs before Morton was run out for a run a ball 132. Breet also completed his century and was finally out for 111 in 91 balls as Wiltshire finished their 50 overs with 343 for 6 wickets.
Dorset needing nearly 7 runs an over needed a good start but they lost wickets steadily to Richard Bedbrook (3 for 73) and Alex Senneck (2 for 45) and after 18 overs were 98 for 5 wickets. Wickets continued to fall steadily and after 39 overs, Dorset were 220 for 8 when Tom Hicks was joined by Ed Denham and with aggressive hitting these two put on 101 in 11 overs before Hicks was out for 93 with one ball left as Dorset finished on 321 for 9 wickets, with Denham left 46 not out off 31 balls.
Wiltshire will now play Lincolnshire in the semi final which will be played at Corsham on 11th July (Reserve 12th July).
Wiltshire’s next match is a 3 day match in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire at Broughton Hall, Chester on Sunday/Monday/Tuesday June 20/21/22nd.
Wiltshire v Shropshire - 6/7/8 June 2010
Wiltshire’s first Championship match of the season ended in a 9 wicket defeat to Shropshire at South Wilts Cricket Club, Salisbury. Winning the toss, Wiltshire were bowled out, before lunch on the first day for 117. Henry Langford made 26 and both Joe Breet and Steve Bullen made 24. For Shropshire Stephen Taylor look 3 for 34, Andy Gray 4 for 22 and Robert Foster 2 for 4. In reply Shropshire piled on the runs and by close of the first day had reached 393 for 4 wickets off 81 overs. Ed Foster made 120, Chris Murtagh was 126 not out and Jono Whitney 52. There was an opening stand of 102 for the first wicket between Foster and Alex Huxley (29) and 104 for the second wicket between Foster and Murtagh.
On the 2nd day Shropshire declared at the beginning of play with rain forecast for later in the day and Wiltshire started their second innings needing to score 276 to avoid an innings defeat. They lost early wickets and were 32 for 3 when Joe Breet was joined by Steve Bullen and these two put on 103 for the fourth wicket when Bullen was out for 53 (his maiden half century for the county). Joe Breet went on to complete his maiden century for Wiltshire and was out for 103 after he and Michael Coles (64) had put on 97 for the 5th wicket and when rain brought an early end to play they had scored 233 for 5 wickets. Play could not start until 2.45pm on the 3rd day because of overnight rain and Wiltshire continued to fight hard to avoid defeat with Tom Bowler scoring 38 and were finally all out for 329 in 148 overs. This was a good rearguard action after the disappointing batting display on the first morning. For Shropshire Stephen Taylor took 2 for 43, Andy Gray bowled 59 overs to take 3 for 121 and Jono Whitney took 2 for 34. Shropshire needed to score 54 runs to win in 9 overs which they achieved for the loss of one wicket in 6.4 overs.
Points Shropshire 24 Wiltshire 1.
Wiltshire’s next match is the Quarter Final of the MCCA Trophy against Dorset at Dean Park, Bournemouth on Sunday 13th June starting at 11.00am.
Team v Dorset
Michael Coles (Bridgwater) (Captain)
Owen Alsop (Potterne and Hampshire Academy)
Richard Bedbrook (Banstead)
Tom Bowler (Corsham)
Joe Breet (Westbury)
James Hayward (South Wilts)
James Hibberd (South Wilts)
Henry Langford (Brockhampton)
Tom Morton (South Wilts) (Wicket keeper)
Alex Senneck (Walton on Thames)
Mitchell Stokes (Silverdale)
12th Man Steve Bullen (Corsham)
Wiltshire v Buckinghamshire - 23rd May 2010
Wiltshire finished their group matches in the MCCA Trophy with a win against Buckinghamshire at High Wycombe on Sunday by 2 wickets. Winning the toss, Wiltshire asked Buckinghamshire to bat. They made a steady start on a wicket which looked full of runs and at the end of their 50 overs had totalled 273 for 6 wickets. Ricky Hopwood scored 51 and Bobby Sher 67 not out. For Wiltshire Owen Alsop took 2 for 44 and there was 1 wicket each for Simon Branston, Mitchell Stokes, James Hayward and Michael Coles.
Wiltshire were looking to score quickly so as to improve their run rate but in order to overtake Devon’s run rate and to be certain of making the quarter finals it was thought that they needed to score the runs in about 32 overs (a nearly impossible task). Openers Mitchell Stokes (38) and Jon Chandler (35) attacked the bowling and put on 85 in the first 10 overs. Both were out almost together and when James Hayward was also out Wiltshire had slumped to 95 for 3. Henry Langford (47) and Michael Coles (34) set about repairing the situation but both were out by the time the score had reached 175. Tom Bowler batting at number 7 in only his 3rd senior county match then played an innings of great maturity as he marshalled the remaining batsmen to see Wiltshire home in the 45th over to win by 2 wickets. He finished on 65 not out as Wiltshire totalled 274 for 8 wickets.
News then came through from St Austell that Cornwall and Wales had tied meaning that Devon and Wiltshire both with 6 points were in the 2 top places in the group with Cornwall (who had the best run rate) on 5 points. It is thought that Devon with the superior run rate had topped the group leaving Wiltshire with an away quarter-final against Dorset at Dean Park, Bournemouth on June 13th.
Before this match takes place, Wiltshire start their 3 day Championship programme against Shropshire at South Wilts Cricket Club, Salisbury on June 6/7/8th staring at 11.00am on each day.
Wiltshire v Devon - 16 May 2010
Wiltshire’s unbeaten run in the MCCA Trophy group matches came to an end when they lost to Devon at Trowbridge on Sunday by 5 wickets. In a match reduced to 45 overs a side because of rain, Devon won the toss and asked Wiltshire to bat in conditions which were likely to make run scoring difficult. Wiltshire were soon in trouble losing their first 3 wickets for 16 runs before Henry Langford (32) and Steve Bullen (25) put on 49 for the 4th wicket. Further wickets fell before James Hibberd (17) and Alex Senneck (29 not out) put on 32 for the 8th wicket. The Wiltshire innings closed at 135 for 8 wickets. For Devon, Bobby Dawson took 3 for 8, Ian Bishop 2 for 18 and Scott Barlow 2 for 31.
Devon’s innings started in a similar way to Wiltshire’s as they lost their first 4 wickets for 20 runs to the opening bowlers Alex Senneck (9 overs 1 for 9) and Richard Bedbrook (3 for 25) before David Lye (47 not out) and Josh Bess (25) put on 51 for the 5th wicket and when Bess was out Sandy Allen (25 not out) joined Lye to see Devon home by 5 wickets with more than 3 overs to spare.
Wiltshire’s final group match is against Buckinghamshire at High Wycombe next Sunday, May 23rd. In order to qualify as group winner or runner-up for the quarter finals, Wiltshire will have to beat Buckinghamshire and Cornwall fail to beat Wales or will have to win the match by a margin sufficient to raise their net run rate above that of either Devon or Cornwall and both of these counties have a far higher net run rate at present. Alex Senneck is unavailable for this match and his place will be taken by Ryan Watkins who has missed the last 2 matches.
Wiltshire v Wales - 2 May 2010
Wiltshire gained a remarkable 1 wicket win over Wales Minor Counties in their latest MCCA Trophy group match at Pontarddulais on Sunday with starring roles for three young players, all products of the County’s Youth Development programme. With James Hibberd already unavailable, Wiltshire lost 3 players on the day before the match, with Eddie Abel being ill and both Alex Senneck and Ryan Watkins being injured. Into the side came Nick Harrison (aged 18) and Tom Bowler (aged 20) who was making his senior county debut joining Owen Alsop (aged 17) who played in the previous match.
Wales won the toss and chose to bat in cold conditions with a strong wind blowing down the ground and by the 40th over had reached 150 for 4 wickets. Nick Harrison had taken the first 2 wickets in consecutive balls. Wales attempted to increase the run rate but were all out on the last ball of the 50th over for 214. Nick Harrison who had taken a third wicket proceeded to take another 3 in the final over to finish with impressive figures of 10 overs 6 for 30. Tom Bowler took 2 for 39 with his leg spin. For Wales Daniel Roberts top scored with 68.
Wiltshire felt confident with a score of 214 at just over 4 runs per over required but proceeded to lose wickets at regular intervals with both seamers and spinners causing them problems. When Richard Bedbrook was out in the 32nd over the score was 114 for 8 wickets. At this point Owen Alsop was joined by Tom Bowler and with sensible batting they put together a partnership of 87 for the 9th wicket in 14 overs. When Bowler was out for 34, 14 runs were still needed and Alsop was joined by Nick Harrison. Alsop now took control and with 10 runs scored in the 47th over, the scores were level and Alsop proceeded to hit a boundary off the 2nd ball of the 48th over to take the score to 218 for 9 wickets to give Wiltshire a win which had seemed unlikely an hour earlier. Owen Alsop finished on 69 not out.
Wiltshire’s next match in the competition is against Devon at Trowbridge on Sunday May 16th starting at 11.00am.
Wiltshire v Cornwall - 25 April 2010
Wiltshire started their group matches in the MCCA Trophy with a narrow 6 run victory under the Duckworth Lewis method against Cornwall at Devizes on Sunday. Cornwall won the toss and asked Wiltshire to bat under overcast conditions. Wiltshire lost Jon Chandler in the first over but this was followed by a stand of 105 between Mitchell Stokes (52) and James Hayward (45). Ryan Watkins also scored 45 and with Michael Coles scoring 31 and James Hibberd 43, Wiltshire were all out in the 50th over for 276. For Cornwall Justin Stephens took 3 for 48.
Cornwall’s reply was delayed after rain in the interval and they had reached 67 for 1 wicket in the 9th over when there was a further delay through rain and after the loss of 9 overs the revised target under the Duckworth Lewis method was 248 in 41 overs. Cornwall had reached 210 after 35 overs mainly thanks to a 5th wicket stand of 95 between David Roberts who made a splendid century and was finally out for 113 in 105 balls and Chris Hunkin who made 44. When this partnership was broken Wiltshire quickly got on top and when the final over started Cornwall needed 9 with the last pair at the wicket which they did not achieve as Wiltshire won by 6 runs. Cornwall finished at 242 for 9 wickets. Ryan Watkins took 3 for 39 and James Hibberd 2 for 29.
Wiltshire’s next match in the competition is against Wales Minor Counties at Pontaddulais next Sunday, May 2nd, with one change in the team with Ben Walker replacing Jon Chandler.
Team v Wales Minor Counties
Michael Coles (Bridgwater) (Captain)
Owen Alsop (Potterne and Hampshire Academy)
Richard Bedbrook (Banstead)
Steve Bullen (Corsham) (Wicket Keeper)
James Hayward (South Wilts)
James Hibberd (South Wilts)
Henry Langford (Brockhampton)
Alex Senneck (Walton-on-Thames)
Mitchell Stokes (Silverdale)
Ben Walker (Havant)
Ryan Watkins (Abergavenny)
Further information from:-
Brian White, Tel 01722-320806 or Mobile 07720-394558
Email: brianwhitewccc@hotmail.com
Or
Neil Shardlow Tel 07801064195
Wiltshire v Berkshire - 18 April 2010
Berkshire regained the Marlborough Cup at Devizes on Sunday when they comprehensively beat Wiltshire by 8 wickets. Wiltshire won the toss in ideal batting conditions, but made a slow start losing both openers early. James Hayward (41) and Owen Alsop (35) steadied the ship and it was left to James Hibberd (52 not out in 46 balls) and Richard Bedbrook (20) to take the score to 217 for 7 wickets in their 50 overs which it was hoped would be a competitive total. Berkshire however had other ideas and after losing their first wicket to Alex Senneck with the score at 4, a partnership between David Barnes (75) and Jono McLean (138 not out) of 197 took them to the brink of victory and they reached 223 for 2 wickets with 18 overs remaining.
Wiltshire start their competitive programme with a group match against Cornwall in the MCCA Trophy at Devizes next Sunday, April 25th starting at 11.00am. They have selected a squad of 13 players from which the team will be selected.
Squad v Cornwall
Michael Coles (Bridgwater) (Captain)
Owen Alsop (Potterne and Hampshire Academy)
Richard Bedbrook (Banstead)
Steve Bullen (Corsham)
Jon Chandler (Falkland)
Wes Durston (Corsham)
James Hayward (South Wilts)
James Hibberd (South Wilts)
Henry Langford (Brockhampton)
Tom Morton (South Wilts)
Alex Senneck (Walton-on-Thames)
Mitchell Stokes (Silverdale)
Ryan Watkins (Abergavenny)
Further information from:-
Brian White, Tel 01722-320806 or Mobile 07720-394558
Email: brianwhitewccc@hotmail.com
Or
Neil Shardlow Tel 07801064195
Wiltshire v Dorset - 5 April 2010
Wiltshire’s first friendly match against Dorset on Easter Monday was cancelled because the ground at Dean Park, Bournemouth was unfit due to heavy rain.
Wiltshire’s next match is the annual friendly match against Berkshire for the Marlborough Cup which will take place on Sunday April 18th at Devizes starting at 11.00am and will be a 50 over a side match including power plays which will be used in the MCCA Trophy matches this year. They include in their side Mitchell Stokes an opening batsman who has been playing for Berkshire for a few seasons and before that was on the Hampshire staff. Also playing his first game will be Andy Sutton an opening bowler who played for Herefordshire last season. Back into the team comes last year’s captain, James Hibberd as well as James Hayward.
Team v Berkshire
Michael Coles (Bridgwater) (Captain)
Owen Alsop (Potterne and Hampshire Academy)
Richard Bedbrook (Banstead)
Steve Bullen (Corsham) (Wicket Keeper)
Jon Chandler (Falkland)
James Hayward (South Wilts)
James Hibberd (South Wilts)
Henry Langford (Brockhampton)
Mitchell Stokes
Andy Sutton
Dominic Webb (South Wilts and Kent Academy)
12th man Pat Turk (Spencer)
Further information from:-
Brian White, Tel 01722-320806 or Mobile 07720-394558
Email: brianwhitewccc@hotmail.com
Or
Neil Shardlow Tel 07801064195
