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AJ FORDHAM

Surrey

Championship

Year Book

On-Line

Facts and figures about the 2018 Surrey Championship season

Fixtures, details and news about the 2019 Surrey Championship season

Section 1 – Important Information

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Surrey Championship Year Book 2017 Contents

Our new SpOnSOr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11MeSSAGe FrOM THe CHAIrMAn 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13edITOr’S InTrOduCTIOn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15exeCuTIve COMMITTee 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Sub-Committees & Special responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18uMpIreS pAneL 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19SeASOn 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Surrey Championship - 1st xI League Tables for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Surrey Championship - 2nd xI League Tables for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Surrey Championship - 3rd xI League Tables for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24The Constitution and rules of the AJ FOrdHAM Surrey Championship . . . . . . . 25Surrey Championship - 4th xI League Tables for 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26Surrey Championship promotions and relegations in 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27Surrey Championship Twenty20 Competition 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Surrey Championship Twenty20 Competition 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28Competition records - 1st xI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

SeASOn 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331st xI premier division (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . 332nd xI premier division (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . 413rd xI premier division (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . 464th xI premier division (Final Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521st xI division 1 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 562nd xI division 1 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623rd xI division 1 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 674th xI division 1 (Final Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721st xI division 2 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

The Surrey Championship Year Book

No. 46 – April 2019CHAIRMAN:Peter MurphySECRETARY:Brian DriscollTREASURER:Crispin Lyden-CowanFIXTURE SECRETARY:Denham EarlREGISTRATION SEC:Anthony Gamble

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2nd xI division 2 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 833rd xI division 2 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 874th xI division 2 east (Final Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 914th xI division 2 west (Final Table) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951st xI division 3 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 992nd xI division 3 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1053rd xI division 3 Central (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . 1113rd xI division 3 east (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . 1163rd xI division 3 west (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . 1201st xI division 4 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1242nd xI division 4 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1301st xI division 5 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1352nd xI division 5 (Final Table, performances and Club reports) . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

CLuB deTAILS 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Addiscombe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Alleyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Ashford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147Ashtead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Bank of england . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Banstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Battersea Ironsides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Beddington / Beddington park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Byfleet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Camberley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Cheam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Chertsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Chessington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Chipstead Coulsdon & walcountians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Churt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151Cobham Avorians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152Cranleigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152dorking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152dulwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153east Molesey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153egham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153epsom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154esher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154ewell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154Farnham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Guildford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Hampton Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155Hampton wick royal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

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Haslemere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Horsley & Send . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156Kempton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Kingstonian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Leatherhead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157Malden wanderers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Maori Oxshott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Merrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158Merstham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Mitcham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159normandy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Old emanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159Old Hamptonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Old pauline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160remainder is TBd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Old rutlishians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Old whitgiftians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160Old wimbledonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161Oxted & Limpsfield / Crockham Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161purley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161reigate priory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162ripley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Sanderstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Shepperton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Sinjungrammarians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163Staines & Laleham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Stoke d’Abernon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Streatham & Marlborough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164Sunbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Sutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Teddington Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165Thames ditton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Trinity Mid-whitgiftian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166valley end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166wallington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167walton on Thames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167weybridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167weybridge vandals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168wimbledon / wimbledon Lakeside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168woking & Horsell / Horsell red Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168worcester park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

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OBITuArIeS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171HISTOrY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Surrey Championship - Officers 1968 - 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172History of the Surrey Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174Surrey Championship previous wInners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

SurreY CHAMpIOnSHIp FIxTureS 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Surrey Championship - 1st xI Fixtures for 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180Surrey Championship – 2nd xI Fixtures for 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182Surrey Championship – 3rd xI / 4th xI Fixtures for 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184Surrey Championship – 3rd xI / 4th xI Fixtures for 2019 (Continued) . . . . . . . . . . 186

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN 2019Peter Murphy - Chairman of The Surrey Championship

People’s reaction to change varies widely and there is a natural human tendency to gain comfort from familiar things, but in all areas of life change is never far away. Cricket is not usually thought of as a game eager to embrace radical thinking but the list of landmark changes over the life of our League (and published in the League Year Book) is a reminder of how regularly we have made significant changes to rules, structures, formats and the size and shape of the League.

2019 is the latest year to be attached to a milestone on the list, not just with the inauguration of the combined 3rd and 4th XI structure but also the introduction for the first time of divisions (Tiers 4 and 5 of the 3rd/4th XI structure) which will play Saturday afternoon cricket exclusively under a win/lose format. Moreover, the games played under that format will be shorter in length at 40 overs per innings than any previously played on Saturdays in the Championship.

Leagues in the North and indeed many other parts of the country might react with surprise to the fact that this “new” format for our league is worth mentioning, and even within Surrey some league cricket was being played under a limited over, win/lose basis back in the 1970s. Some Championship clubs have at one time or another placed lower XIs in the Surrey Cricket League (formerly Slazenger League) which have played under just such a format. But despite the Championship’s gradual move to the so-called “split format” for all its divisions over the last 10 years or so, the preservation of at least some timed cricket, or “declaration” cricket as it is sometimes known, under which club cricket in our part of the world was traditionally played in the pre-league days, has been robustly defended.

This is not a place to set out all the arguments on both sides of the debate. What we know is that surveys of current cricketers, particularly those playing at 3rd and 4th team level, have shown a growing preference for a win/lose format. There is also support for a shorter game of cricket which balances the opportunity to play a meaningful competitive match against the constraints on leisure time faced by many sportspeople in the modern world. Where time is to be given to playing the game, there is less tolerance of a drawn match or of a format which is less amenable to delivering a definite result when weather intervenes.

My hope is that much enjoyable cricket is played within the league this year, whatever the format. We look forward to getting player feedback, which continues to be a key component of decisions about the future shape of Championship cricket.

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EdITOR’S INTROduCTION2018 was the 50th Anniversary of the Surrey Championship . In addition to the on-line Year Book, a special, printed, commemorative booklet was produced which summarised the first 50 years of Championship cricket . This booklet makes a very interesting read for the young and the old; for those who were around when the Chapionship pioneered league cricket in the south of the Country and for those who have been born since . Copies of this booklet are still available . please contact the editor to secure a copy .The normal Surrey Championship Year Book is only provided on-line now . After 44 years of producing a printed publication, in 2017, the Championship decided to move into the 21st century; all future Year Books would be on-line . “why did this happened?” you might ask, when many players and ex-players enjoyed reading the written material and, indeed, may find the technology difficult moving on-line?The facts are that there are now an ever growing number of players and officials who rely on their mobile devices or laptops for all their up-to-date cricket and personal administration; they want things at their fingertips. In addition, the cost of producing the printed Year Book which, in 2016 was approximately £4,000, was a cost the League can ill-afford and your Executive Committee felt this money would be far better re-invested in our beloved sport rather than on a, much under-read, printed publication . Another advantage of the on-line version is that we can, and will whenever possible, keep it up-to-date as the season progresses .For the 2019 Year Book a .pdf version is being created again . This will be very similar in format to the printed document from 2016 and which will still be easily readable on a pC or a tablet. However, for hand-held devices, fixed format pdfs are not ideal. Consequentally, an alternative solution was developed in in 2017/18 and which will be continued for 2019 .we have implemented a version of the 2019 Year Book via the TeamApp application which runs on any iphone or Android device . TeamApp was not created to act as a handbook solution but it is a free-to-use off-the-shelf product that has been adopted as a trial so we can gather feedback to see if there is mileage in this sort of approach for the future . would a custom written App be worthwhile?You will find instructions on how to access the Surrey Championship App on the adjacent page . The App has proved popular over the last couple of years but we hope to attract a much wider audience for 2019 . If you like it, please spread the word .Meanwhile visit www .surreychampionship .com for the .pdf version of the Year Book, the Club Reports and the Honours Board . These documents are available now .we would be most interested in feedback on the Year Book ( .pdf version and App), positive or negative, plus any ideas for the future . If any reader has any thoughts about how we can continue to develop this from 2020 onwards, I would be most interested in hearing from you via the contact details below .I hope you enjoy reading the Year Book and I look forward to your feedback . Chris evans Surrey Championship Year Book editor chris@cjse .co .uk

http://www.surreychampionship.com/articles/year-book-2019-1428

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ExECuTIvE COMMITTEE 2019To ensure this publication complies with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), only Exec members who have given a positive “opt-in” indication have their contact details included here.President: Roland Walton

106 Little Bookham Street, Bookham, Surrey, KT23 3AP (H) 01372 454979, (M) 07836 293171, [email protected]

Chairman: Peter Murphy 38 Rosehill Avenue, Horsell, Woking, Surrey GU21 4SE (H) 01483 832943, (M) 07815 816304, [email protected]

Secretary: Brian Driscoll 358 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BF (H) 01737 551596, (M) 07841 385818, [email protected]

Treasurer: Crispin Lyden-Cowan 6 Lion Gate Mews, London SW18 5EN (H) 0208 812 3938, (M) 07768 036979, [email protected]

Fixture Secretary: Denham Earl 33a Smitham Downs Road, Purley, Surrey CR8 4NG (H) 0208 660 6621, (M) 07941 126279 , [email protected]

Registration Secretary: Anthony Gamble (M) 07816 499419, [email protected]

Umpires Panel Member: Jeremy Beckwith 75 Grove Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 2DB (M) 07771 762452, [email protected]

Other Elected Members:Alex Anderson

26 Crooms Hill, London SE10 8ER (H) 0208 305 1089, (M) 07843 037072, [email protected]

John Bramhall 37 West Street, Reigate, RH2 9BL (M) 07771 725495 [email protected]

Chris Evans 33 Sayes Court, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 1NA (H) 01932 848473, (M) 07801 715905, [email protected]

Graham Jackson 24b Cavendish Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5ER (H) 0208 643 0323, (M) 07967 901510, [email protected]

Helen Ross (M) 07515 343228, [email protected]

Phil Trayner Hillview Cottage, Slines Oak Road, Woldingham, CR3 7BL (H) 01883 650293, (M) 07717 346194, [email protected]

Co-opted Members:Neil Baker (M) 07709 823567, [email protected] Babb

c/o Surrey County Cricket Centre, George Abbot School, Woodruff Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1XX. (M) 07793 223511, (O) 0207 820 4195 [email protected]

Paul Taylor (Surrey Cricket Foundation - Director of Cricket Participation) c/o Surrey CCC, The Kia Oval, Kennington, London SE11 5SS (M) 07785 722279, (O) 0207 820 5683, [email protected]


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SuB-COMMITTEES & SpECIAl RESpONSIBIlITIESCricket and Competitions:

Phil Trayner, Neil Baker & Chris Evans

Discipline:

John Bramhall, Paul Barford, Brian Driscoll, Mick Martin, Simon Robins

Grounds & Facilities:

Graham Jackson, Paul Abraham, Brian Driscoll, Denham Earl, Chris Evans & Roland Walton

Rules & Playing Conditions:

Alex Anderson, Crispin Lyden-Cowan, Jeremy Beckwith & Anthony Gamble

Sponsorship:

Crispin Lyden-Cowan & Roland Walton

Surrey CCC:

Crispin Lyden Cowan, Paul Taylor & Roland Walton

Website:

Helen Ross

Year Book Editor:

Chris Evans

Communications:

Helen Ross & Chris Evans

Advertising:

Denham Earl

Match Results & League Tables:

Helen Ross, Crispin Lyden-Cowan, Graham Jackson, Chris Evans & Martyn Holloway-Neville

Statistician (1st, 2nd & 3rd XIs only):

Martyn Holloway-Neville 01372 723453 [email protected]

Umpires Panel:

See Umpires Panel page 20 - All Sub-Committee Chairmen are indicated in bold type.


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SuRNAME FIRST NAME MOBIlEBartlem Steven 07990 615006Bartlett Robert 07770 931565Beckwith Jeremy 07771 762452Blondell Anthony 07730 943669Brown David 07808 181743Burcombe Jude 07981 062374Campbell Joe 07519 132666Carnegie Andrew 07508 105844Carr Mick 07929 629522Collins Roy 07778 841066Corstorphine Dale 07774 436888Davies Peter 07850 530771Dodwell Bernie 07799 891730Dwarakanath Vijay 07837 578692Elliott Andrew 07702 074452Ennis Mark 07557 671326Fidler Stephen 07956 299819Flatley John 07980 742727Fletcher Nigel 07988 983273Foster Steve 07941 191737Geddes David 07736 387400Gray John 07774 654954Harris Nigel 07775 602769Harvey Neal 07771 887672Hemnani Madhur Bhupin-

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Henderson Chris 07957 576645Hodge Steve 01372 457615Hunt Digby 07971 692893Hunte Michael 07847 409653Jackson Graham 07967 901510Johnson Matt 07770 850844Jones Cedric 07936 376778Kent Colin 07956 020524Khan Muhammad

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KING Peter 07932 641406Lavis Tim 07881 693170Legg Nigel 07793 722216Maguire Stephen 07808 481278Malayammal Rajkumar 07939 943505Malpus Mark 07941 751192Martin Mick 01784 244882Moore Chris 07837 500860Morrison Dennis 07808 293758

SuRNAME FIRST NAME MOBIlEMoynehan Carl 07717 661932Nichols Angus 07867 481730Penston Nick 07801 081072Quinton Clive A 07766 761864Robinson Gordon A 07785 242047Rogers Janet 07803 231564Rogers Simon 07977 407665Sanwalka Rajeev 07725 424446Saunders Gareth 07855 362416Sherlock Phil 07759 483776Simmons Hugh 07773 352241Simmons Jonathan D 07748 652899Smith Robert 07817 774673Starkey Graeme 07981 082448Storey Andy 07775 900095Thorpe Geoffrey 01252 718182Todd Stuart 0781 6783035Trafford John 07732 702347Turner Ian 07846 236898Tuck Jim 07872 507438Van As Matthew 07393 663929Walter Dave 07565 422079Wightwick Ted 07910 321974Wilkinson Mark P 07912 345545Witney Paul 07939 867556Wood Richard 07825 028252Woods Rob 07768 722150Yandell David 07711 337146

uMpIRES pANEl 2019To ensure this publication complies with the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), only Umpires who have given a positive “opt-in” indication have their contact details included here. At present the panel is seeking this indication from all the umpires.

Section 2 - Season 2018 Statistics and Records

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SEASON 2018Surrey Championship - 1st xI league Tables for 2018

points: Time – win 24, Tie 12, wd 2, ed 1, Ld 0, Aban 4; Limited Overs – win 20, Tie 10, no result 4

ECB premier division – 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsWeybridge 18 12 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 17 10 0 301reigate priory 18 11 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 9 9 0 282Ashtead 18 7 0 2 0 3 5 0 1 36 16 0 222wimbledon 18 7 0 3 0 1 6 0 1 26 18 0 214Banstead 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 0 1 21 16 0 203Sunbury 18 5 0 3 0 1 8 0 1 41 19 0 194Sutton 18 5 0 2 0 1 9 0 1 31 24 0 173east Molesey 18 5 1 1 0 0 10 0 1 22 22 0 170normandy 18 5 0 0 0 4 8 0 1 29 22 0 163Cranleigh 18 5 0 0 0 2 10 0 1 26 14 0 156

division 1 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsGuildford 18 11 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 14 13 0 273esher 18 11 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 15 12 0 273Leatherhead 18 10 0 3 0 0 4 0 1 14 8 0 258Camberley 18 9 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 12 15 0 231valley end 18 8 0 1 0 0 7 0 2 23 11 0 218Chessington 18 7 0 1 0 0 9 0 1 13 17 0 194Spencer 18 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 11 17 0 192Beddington 18 7 0 0 0 3 7 0 1 13 12 0 191Chipstead Coulsdon walcountians 18 4 0 1 0 1 11 0 1 19 21 0 134Farnham 18 3 0 1 0 1 12 0 1 25 27 0 130

division 2 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsWalton on Thames 18 13 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 15 8 4 313Malden wanderers 18 12 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 10 11 0 293dorking 18 11 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 8 13 0 273Sanderstead 18 8 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 14 14 24 188Bank of england 18 5 0 4 0 0 8 0 1 31 18 2 175dulwich 18 6 0 1 0 1 9 0 1 13 18 0 169worcester park 18 6 0 0 0 2 9 0 1 15 13 0 168Oxted and Limpsfield 18 4 0 2 0 3 8 0 1 20 19 2 139Kingstonian 18 4 0 2 0 1 10 0 1 19 17 0 138Old whitgiftians 18 3 0 1 0 3 10 0 1 29 24 0 127

division 3 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsOld rutlishians 18 13 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 10 10 0 318Stoke d'Abernon 18 11 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 14 12 0 280epsom 18 12 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 8 8 44 250purley 18 8 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 24 13 0 213Streatham & Marlborough 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 16 6 0 184Old wimbledonians 18 6 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 16 16 0 170Addiscombe 18 6 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 12 17 0 165Staines & Laleham 18 5 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 21 21 0 156Cheam 18 4 0 2 0 1 10 0 1 18 21 0 141Churt 18 5 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 1 8 118 9


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Surrey Championship - 1st xI league Tables for 2018 (Continued)


division 4 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsOld Hamptonians 18 13 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 8 5 0 311woking & Horsell 18 9 0 1 0 0 7 0 1 12 14 0 242Maori Oxshott 18 9 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 15 14 0 237Ashford 18 7 0 1 0 2 7 0 1 20 17 0 201Trinity Mid-whitgiftian 18 7 0 1 0 0 9 0 1 18 16 0 194Haslemere 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 14 17 0 193Cobham Avorians 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 0 1 13 10 0 177Hampton wick royal 18 6 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 15 22 0 173egham CC 18 6 0 1 0 2 8 0 1 8 22 0 170Byfleet CC 18 6 0 1 0 1 9 0 1 18 14 0 170

division 5 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsChertsey 18 15 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 4 0 344Old pauline 18 11 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 10 10 0 268Alleyn 18 11 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 9 9 0 268Horsley & Send 18 9 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 13 19 0 248Merstham 18 8 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 9 14 0 213Kempton 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 9 20 0 187Old emanuel 18 6 0 3 0 0 8 0 1 21 17 0 186weybridge vandals 18 6 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 8 20 0 162Guildford City 18 3 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 11 20 0 95Merrow 18 2 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 8 20 0 82


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Surrey Championship - 2nd xI league Tables for 2018 points: Time – win 24, Tie 12, wd 2, ed 1, Ld 0, Aban 4; Limited Overs – win 20, Tie 10, no result 4

premier division – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptswimbledon 18 12 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 17 9 0 298east Molesey 18 12 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 7 13 0 296reigate priory 18 10 0 2 0 2 3 0 1 16 11 0 259Sunbury 18 10 0 0 0 1 6 0 1 13 16 0 251Banstead 18 7 0 0 0 2 8 0 1 14 18 0 192Spencer 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 0 1 15 14 0 191Ashtead 18 5 0 1 0 2 9 0 1 25 21 0 170weybridge 18 5 0 1 0 1 10 0 1 16 19 0 165Farnham 18 4 0 1 0 0 12 0 1 10 15 0 117Malden wanderers 18 2 0 1 0 0 14 0 1 20 18 0 90

division 1 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsSutton 18 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 10 6 0 296Guildford 18 12 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 10 11 0 293esher 18 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 9 11 0 236Beddington 18 8 0 2 0 0 7 0 1 11 18 0 221normandy 18 6 0 1 0 2 7 0 2 25 15 0 196dulwich 18 6 0 2 0 1 8 0 1 25 18 0 185Old rutlishians 18 6 0 2 0 1 8 0 1 19 16 0 177valley end 18 6 0 1 0 2 8 0 1 21 18 0 175walton on Thames 18 6 0 1 0 2 8 0 1 17 22 0 175Cranleigh 18 3 0 0 0 2 12 0 1 21 18 0 107

division 2 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsChertsey 18 13 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 10 0 312dorking 18 11 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 9 13 0 272Chipstead Coulsdon walcountians 18 8 1 1 0 2 5 0 1 18 13 2 233Bank of england 18 9 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 22 18 40 208Old whitgiftians 18 7 1 2 0 1 6 0 1 18 20 0 208epsom 18 6 1 1 0 1 8 0 1 9 19 2 180woking & Horsell 18 5 0 0 0 1 11 0 1 15 19 0 148worcester park 18 4 0 3 0 2 8 0 1 20 18 0 146Old wimbledonians 18 4 0 1 0 2 10 0 1 19 20 0 139Oxted and Limpsfield 18 4 1 0 0 1 11 0 1 23 12 0 137

division 3 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsLeatherhead 18 13 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 8 8 0 310Ashford 18 11 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 11 7 0 280Sanderstead 18 10 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 16 17 0 261Camberley 18 9 0 3 0 0 5 0 1 18 11 0 245Streatham & Marlborough 18 7 0 1 0 3 6 0 1 23 19 0 208egham 18 7 1 0 0 3 6 0 1 16 11 0 197Trinity Mid-whitgiftian 18 6 0 1 0 0 10 0 1 23 17 0 176Chessington 18 6 0 2 0 2 7 0 1 15 14 0 173Kempton 18 3 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 11 25 0 108Stoke d'Abernon 18 1 0 1 0 1 14 0 1 25 21 0 80


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Surrey Championship - 2nd xI league Tables for 2018 (Continued)

points: Time – win 13, Tie 7, wdraw 4, Ldraw 1, Aban 1; Limited Overs – win 9, Tie 5, no result 1, Bonus 1

division 4 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsewell 18 14 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 7 0 326Hampton wick royal 18 12 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 12 0 289Kingstonian 18 9 1 0 0 1 6 0 1 16 10 2 242purley 18 9 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 14 11 0 229ripley 18 8 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 19 3 0 204Addiscombe 18 6 1 2 0 0 8 0 1 17 23 2 194Cheam 18 7 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 20 16 0 192Merstham 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 7 26 0 191SinjunGrammarians 18 6 0 3 0 0 8 0 1 15 19 0 182Cobham Avorians 18 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 1 26 19 0 69

division 5 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsOld Hamptonians 18 14 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 9 6 0 333Old emanuel 18 8 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 25 11 0 264Battersea Ironsides 18 10 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 6 16 0 252Mitcham 18 10 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 11 4 241Maori Oxshott 18 8 0 1 0 1 7 0 1 16 12 0 210Hampton Hill 18 6 0 3 0 1 7 1 0 18 17 0 205Thames ditton 18 6 0 2 0 1 8 0 1 18 20 0 184Alleyn 18 5 0 0 0 1 10 1 1 10 18 0 142Merrow 18 4 0 0 0 2 11 0 1 15 19 0 130Guildford City 18 1 0 0 0 0 14 2 1 4 9 4 33

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Surrey Championship - 3rd xI league Tables for 2018 points: Time – win 13, Tie 7, wdraw 4, Ldraw 1, Aban 1; Limited Overs – win 9, Tie 5, no result 1, Bonus

premier division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptswimbledon 18 15 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 8 0 343dulwich 18 12 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 14 0 281Ashtead 18 11 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 11 12 0 267reigate priory 18 10 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 11 13 0 248Spencer 18 8 0 2 0 1 6 0 1 17 17 0 220weybridge 18 6 0 2 0 0 8 1 1 22 17 0 203Sunbury 18 5 0 1 0 0 10 1 1 20 16 -4 180walton on Thames 18 6 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 9 14 0 161Sutton 18 6 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 7 13 0 158Old whitgiftians 18 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 1 3 14 0 21

division 1 – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsMalden wanderers 18 12 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 6 2 0 292Banstead 18 11 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 14 0 270Beddington 18 9 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 7 14 0 231east Molesey 18 12 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 11 6 60 229normandy 18 8 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 13 15 0 212Streatham & Marlborough 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 7 13 0 182Old rutlishians 18 6 1 2 0 0 7 0 2 10 13 0 179Battersea Ironsides 18 6 0 1 0 0 10 0 1 15 19 0 178valley end 18 6 0 1 0 0 10 0 1 13 18 20 143Oxted and Limpsfield 18 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 17 24 0 63

division 2 – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsGuildford 18 12 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 3 -4 301Hampton wick royal 18 9 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 9 12 -4 257Sanderstead 18 9 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 14 11 -4 251Old wimbledonians 18 10 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 8 6 0 242Cheam 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 4 17 0 203Ashford 18 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 1 9 14 0 199woking & Horsell 18 7 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 13 14 0 185esher 18 6 0 0 0 0 9 1 2 6 15 0 157Farnham 18 5 0 1 0 0 8 2 2 6 15 0 145worcester park 18 3 0 0 0 0 13 1 1 4 12 0 88

Central division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsOld Hamptonians 16 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 6 7 0 277dorking 16 10 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 8 9 0 243SinjunGrammarians 16 8 0 1 0 1 5 0 1 19 21 0 206Hampton Hill 16 8 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 12 13 0 191Kingstonian 16 6 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 17 27 0 166Chessington 16 6 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 14 24 0 158Teddington Town 16 5 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 16 18 0 154Kempton 16 4 0 1 0 0 9 1 1 20 19 0 125Thames ditton 16 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 12 33 0 89


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Surrey Championship - 3rd xI league Tables for 2018 (Continued)

points: Time – win 13, Tie 7, wdraw 4, Ldraw 1, Aban 1; Limited Overs – win 9, Tie 5, no result 1, Bonus

East division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptspurley 18 14 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 10 9 0 305Trinity Mid-whitgiftian 18 11 1 0 0 1 4 0 1 18 14 0 266Chipstead Coulsdon walcountians 18 10 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 13 13 0 262Addiscombe 18 7 0 3 0 1 4 2 1 21 24 0 235Mitcham 18 7 0 0 0 2 5 3 1 14 20 0 218epsom 18 6 0 0 0 2 7 2 1 17 30 0 211Merstham 18 8 0 2 0 0 6 1 1 18 16 0 202Old emanuel 18 4 0 0 0 0 9 4 1 7 15 0 126woodmansterne 18 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 31 28 0 99wallington 18 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 0 3 30 0 53

West division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsChertsey 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 360Staines & Laleham 18 10 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 5 12 0 261Camberley 18 8 0 0 0 0 4 5 1 3 8 0 255egham 18 10 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 6 12 0 242Shepperton 18 5 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 13 18 0 195ripley 18 8 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 6 4 0 194Byfleet 18 7 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 11 26 0 179whiteley village 18 2 0 1 0 0 10 4 1 18 30 0 154weybridge vandals 18 0 0 0 0 1 10 6 1 0 11 0 55Cobham Avorians 18 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 1 10 20 0 34

The Constitution and Rules of the AJ FORdHAM Surrey Championship

The Constitution of the Surrey Championship plus the Rules and Playing Conditions are separately maintained elsewehre on the web site.

The AJ FORDHAM Surrey Championship Constitution

Tier One Rules and Playing Conditions Premier & Division One 1st XIs

Tier Two Rules and Playing Conditions Divisions Two through Four 1st XIs

Tier Three Rules and Playing Conditions Division Five 1st XIs, all 2nd XI Divisions, Premier and Division One 3rd XI and 4th XI Divisions

http://files.pitchero.com/leagues/6184_1489713320.pdf





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Surrey Championship - 4th xI league Tables for 2018points: Time – win 13, Tie 7, wdraw 4, Ldraw 1, Aban 1; Limited Overs – win 9, Tie 5, no result 1, Bonus 1

premier division – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsdulwich 18 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 1 0 342Banstead 18 13 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 6 4 0 304wimbledon 18 11 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 12 8 0 276Streatham & Marlborough 18 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 5 10 0 215Sunbury 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 13 10 0 185Old rutlishians 18 6 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 8 13 0 177reigate priory 18 7 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 6 11 0 177SinjunGrammarians 18 6 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 19 12 0 163Oxted and Limpsfield 18 5 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 18 17 0 155normandy 18 3 0 0 0 1 12 1 1 5 10 0 81

division 1 – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsSpencer 18 11 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 9 3 -4 302east Molesey 18 11 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 10 12 -4 286woking & Horsell 18 6 1 0 0 0 6 5 0 2 6 -8 218purley 18 7 1 1 0 0 7 2 0 6 10 2 210Beddington 18 8 0 1 0 2 6 0 1 12 11 0 207Battersea Ironsides 18 8 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 3 4 0 191Chertsey 18 6 1 0 0 1 7 2 1 6 15 2 173Ashtead 18 4 0 0 0 1 7 5 1 5 7 4 154walton on Thames 18 2 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 3 2 0 133weybridge 18 2 0 0 0 1 10 3 2 10 18 0 118

East division – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsSanderstead 14 9 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 7 3 0 238Cheam 14 7 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 5 -8 234Addiscombe 14 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 6 6 0 194Old wimbledonians 14 5 0 2 0 0 5 1 1 12 16 0 176wimbledon 14 6 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 9 -4 172Merstham 14 3 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 5 7 0 94dorking 14 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 4 8 0 82Beddington 14 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1 2 7 0 13

West division – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l C A Bap Bop pen ptsKingstonian CC, Surrey 16 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 2 4 324Malden wanderers CC 16 7 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 10 12 -4 236Hampton wick royal CC 16 7 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 2 11 -4 193egham CC 16 4 0 3 0 1 6 1 1 19 16 0 161Staines & Laleham CC 16 5 0 1 0 0 6 2 2 4 9 0 157Ashford CC, Surrey 16 4 0 3 0 0 7 1 1 19 12 0 151Kempton CC 16 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 5 13 -8 122valley end CC 16 2 0 1 0 1 8 2 2 13 18 0 109epsom CC 16 1 0 0 0 1 6 8 0 4 13 -4 67


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Surrey Championship promotions and Relegations in 2018 ECB premier Champions runner-up relegated1st xI Weybridge reigate priory normandy and Cranleigh2nd xI Wimbledon east Molesey Farnham and Malden wanderers3rd xI Wimbledon dulwich Sutton and Old whitgiftians4th xI dulwich Banstead Oxted & Limpsfield and Normandy division 1 Champions runner-up relegated

1st xI Guildford esher Chipstead Coulsdon & walcountians and Farnham

2nd xI Sutton Guildford walton on Thames and Cranliegh3rd xI Malden Wanderers Banstead Valley End and Oxted & Limpsfield4th xI Spencer east Molesey walton on Thames and weybridge division 2 Champions runner-up relegated1st xI Walton on Thames Malden wanderers Kingstonian and Old whitgiftians

2nd xI Chertsey dorking Old wimbledonians and Oxted & Limpsfield

3rd xI Guildford Hampton wick royal esher, Farnham and worcester park4th xI (e) Sanderstead Cheam 4th xI (w) Kingstonian Malden wanderers division 3 Champions runner-up relegated1st xI Old Rutlishians Stoke d’Abernon Cheam and Churt2nd xI leatherhead Ashford Kempton and Stoke d’Abernon3rd xI (C) Old Hamptonians dorking 3rd xI (e) purley Trinity Mid-whitgiftian3rd xI (w) Chertsey SinjunGrammarians division 4 Champions runner-up relegated1st xI Old Hamptonians woking & Horsell Egham and Byfleet

2nd xI Ewell Hampton wick royal SinjunGrammarians and Cobham Avorians

division 5 Champions runner-up relegated1st xI Chertsey Old pauline Guildford City and Merrow2nd xI Old Hamptonians Old emanuel Guildford City - Note 1

promoted from Fuller’s Brewery Surrey County league

1st xI SinjunGrammarians and Hampton Hill 2nd xI Old pauline - Note 1

new Clubs joining the 4th xI league Alleyn, east Molesey and Thames ditton

Note 1: Only one team relegated to the Surrey County League as putney is to remain in the Fuller League in the light of League facility requirements.


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Surrey Championship Twenty20 Competition 2019• round 1 to be completed by Friday 17 May 2019

• Super-Monday (rounds 2 & 3) to be completed at 8 venues across the county on Monday 27 May 2019

• Quarter-Finals to be completed by Friday 12 July 2019The Semi-Finals and Final will be on Sunday 21 July at reigate priory CC The eCB national Area Finals will be on Sunday 28 July hosted by the Surrey Champonship, at a venue to be advised .The eCB national regional Finals will be on Sunday 18 August at a venue to be advised .The eCB national Finals day will be hosted by derbyshire CCC on Sunday 22nd September .

Please put all of these dates in your diary.

See the Surrey Championship Website for the draw and to see the results of each Round.

Please contact Phil Trayner for further details (M) 07717 346194

Surrey Championship Twenty20 Competition 2018The thirteenth Twenty20 Finals day was played on a gloriously hot day at Sunbury CC on Sunday 15th July .

East Molesey, Guildford, Reigate Priory and Sunbury made it through to the finals. The umpires were david Brown, digby Hunt and paul Witney .

Semi-Final 1: Guildford (175-6) beat reigate priory (128-9) by 47 runsSemi-Final 2: Sunbury (191-4) lost to east Molesey (191-5) on a bowl-outFinal: Guildford (132 in 19 .1) beat east Molesey (76) by 56 runsMany thanks go to Sunbury CC for hosting a very successful day .After a wonderful days cricket, Guildford were deserved winners of the david edwards Cup, beat-ing east Molesey in the Final . nathan Tilley’s 65 guided Guildford to a thrilling last ball victory against Banstead in the Q-Finals and they continued their good form with a comprehensive 47 run victory over Reigate Priory in the first semi-final. Joel Walker made 53 and the tournaments top scorer Tilley (214 runs at 42 .8) contributed a solid 30 . despite 29 from Gale, reigate lost wickets at regular intervals and were never really in the hunt . The second semi final was one of the most exciting games ever, and East Molesey won through on a bowl-out after the scores were tied . Sunbury seemed in command having posted a daunting 191-4 with a wonderful 85 from Alex Hughes . But east Molesey never gave up and an unbeaten 53 run 6th wicket partnership between Sam Burge and Jake Kings secured the tie . east Molesey looked like they had been practicing the bowl-out and hit the stumps regularly to win through .This effort seemed to take its toll and despite bowling Guildford out for a modest 132 in the middle of the final over, their batters collapsed and only Dominic Reed made double figures as the ram-pant Guildford side bowled them out for 76 .Guildford could also boast the tournaments leading bowler with Jonathan Charles, who just pipped his teammate Freddie Geffen, taking 14 wickets for just 101 runs. They progressed to the Area Finals Day, where they lost to Roffey CC (Sussex) by 23 runs.previous Area Final stage winners from the Surrey Championship have been:

2006 - wimbledon2007 - Old whitgiftians2008 - Ashford2009 – reigate2010 – wimbledon2011 - valley end2012 – wimbledon

2013 – wimbledon2014 – Ashtead2015 - wimbledon2016 - Sunbury2017 – wimbledon2018 - Guildford


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Competition Records - 1st xI Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville

2018 records indicated in bold, All-Time records also listed as All RecordBATTINGMost Runs in Competition19319 C Evans (Ashford), 18667 J Fry (Sutton) (970 purley, 10565 Sutton, 3901 dulwich, 3431 Mitcham)11909 I Messom (Addiscombe), 11159 A Bernard (esher),11023 n Angus (361 Horsley & Send, 10662 epsom)Highest innings by a clubpremier 419-5 Avorians (a) vs Guildford 2004division 1 420 Sutton (a) vs Avorians 2005division 2 355-4 esher (a) vs Cobham Avorians 2012 (lo)division 3 409-5 valley end vs Horsley & Send 2010 (lo)division 4 436-7 Kingstonian (a) vs Old Emanuel 2015 (lo)division 5 403-5 dorking vs Croydon MO 2010 (lo)lowest Innings by a clubpremier 21 east Molesey vs Mitcham 1970division 1 26 epsom (a) vs Spencer 2010 (lo)division 2 20 Leatherhead vs worcester park 2011division 3 21 richmond Town (now Kempton) vs Brook 1993Division 4 23 Byfleet vs Farncombe 2015division 5 32 Merrow (a) vs Alleyn 2018 (lo)All Record 4 Maori Oxshott (a) vs Woking & Horsell 2009 (lo) 2nd xIMost Runs In a Season Inns NO Runs HS Ave. Yearpremier d Ward (Banstead) 18 3 1500 163 100.00 1999division 1 M Higgs (o) (Avorians) 17 3 1118 187* 79 .86 2003division 2 B Erasmus (dorking) 17 3 1017 149 72.64 2018division 3 Cp Singh (o) (Old wns) 16 3 1084 128 83 .38 2016division 4 L reece (egham) (o) 16 4 1077 141 89 .75 2013division 5 n woods (Chipstead Cw) 18 2 1064 137 66 .50 2010Original M Roberts (Met police) 1116 1989 Od1Highest Individual Inningspremier 220* d ward Banstead (a) vs Cheam 2003division 1 208* M daykin (o) Avorians (a) vs Bank of england 2001division 2 188 T Burns Camberley vs esher 2016division 3 186 d redwood valley end vs Horsley & Send 2010 (lo)division 4 170 AK Tyrone (o) Cobham Avorians vs woking & H 2016 (lo)division 5 225* A Redpath (o) Blackheath vs Carshalton C G 2005Record Wicket partnerships1st 301* D Dempsey (o) and T Hodgson Weybridge (a) vs Limpsfield 1998 (OD1) 2nd 284* H Grice and M Shoveller Camberley vs Cranleigh 2007 (d2)3rd 275* p Harrison and A Ansari Cheam vs Guildford 2005 (d1)4th 253 K prashad and AK Tyrone (o) Cobham Avorians vs woking & H 2016 (lo) (d4)5th 210 A Ahmed and S dissanayaka Guildford City (a) vs Stoke d’A 2013 (d5)6th 215* J webb and p Yorke purley (a) vs Malden wanderers 1968 (SC)7th 177* M Watts and F Uddin Kempton (a) vs Limpsfield 2003 (D3)8th 163* e Coplestone and J weller Cranleigh vs epsom 1997 (Od2)9th 138 r pearson and p redwood wimbledon (a) vs Cheam 2003 (p)10th 116* J Sadler and n wilson Sanderstead (a) vs Str . & Mar . 2017 (d3)


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BOWlIINGMost Wickets in Competition1325 d Morgan (Cheam), 849 C page (764 Sunbury, 42 Malden wanderers, 43 Beddington)807 p Sawyer (Old emanuel), 708 d Marriott (707 Mitcham, 1 Beddington)Most Wickets in a Matchpremier & Od1 9 S Bahutule (o) reigate priory 2003 J Bamber Malden wanderers 1987 M Cornelius Ashtead 2011 I Curtis Old whitgiftians 1983 S dyson wimbledon 1980 G evans Addiscombe 1973 T Gripper (o) weybridge 2002 G Grobler (o) Sutton 1985 T Jewell (cp) Guildford 2013 r Kotkamp wimbledon 2002 d Marriott Mitcham 1975 d Morgan Cheam 1983 F Munro epsom 1971 H naseem Spencer 1995 d pauline Malden wanderers 1988 M roberts Banstead 1988 S russell Sutton 1969 & 1975 p Sampson Sutton 2007 K Smith Sunbury 2018 S Trenorden (o) Ashford 1986 J webb east Molesey 1976 division 1 9 r Gould Sunbury 2003 T Miles purley 2012 r pineo Bank of england 2003division 2 10 A Murphy Maori 1998 (13.3 – 5 – 21 – 10 vs Old Whitgifitans)division 3 10 A nazir (o) Ashtead 2001 (12.4 – 6 – 15 – 10 vs Alleyn Old Boys)division 4 10 S Sharma (o) epsom 2005 (24.2 – 7 – 71 – 10 vs Ripley)division 5 9 A Miller dorking 2014 S Naqvi (o) Wallington 2005 J Scowan Old Hamptonians 2005Most Wickets in a Season Overs Mdns Runs Wks Avge Yearpremier & Od1 M roberts Beddington 427 .3 125 1163 78 14 .91 1991division 1 B Oldroyd (o) reigate pry 369 .2 143 875 72 12 .15 1999division 2 p petrusiewicz dorking 371 .4 93 1037 75 13 .82 1990division 3 A Nazir (o) Ashtead 216.5 45 640 85 7.52 2001division 4 S Sharma (o) epsom 293 .5 94 678 82 8 .27 2006Division 5 S Naqvi (o) Wallington 341.2 97 850 77 11.03 2005

WICKET-KEEpINGMost Catches in Competition348 M Graves (Epsom), 337 G Meadows (1 Guildford, 17 Camberley, 69 esher, 250 egham)285 p Clare-Hunt (263 esher, 23 Oatlands park), 277 B Messom (261 Addiscombe, 16 purley)218 J Spalton (wimbledon), 208 M rowland (175 Cheam, 33 Banstead)Most Stumpings in competition128 M Graves (Epsom), 104 J Spalton (wimbledon)Most Catches in a Seasonpremier & Od1 32 M Bennett reigate priory 2008division 1 29 S Houghton walton-on-Thames 2010division 2 33 G Hopkins (o) pyford 2005division 3 28 G Green woking & Horsell 2005division 4 24 M Graves epsom 2006Division 5 26 A Rannie Byfleet 2014


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Most Stumpings in a Seasonpremier & Od1 20 p Bates Reigate priory 2003division 1 15 S Hewitt Farncombe 2002division 2 15 p James Beddington 1994 S Macdonald Avorians 1993 M patel warlingham 1996division 3 14 A v patel warlingham 2003Division 4 12 M Wood Oxted & Limpsfield 2014division 5 11 G Thomson Godalming) 2010 S ramdin (o) Stoke d’Abernon 2014Most dismissals in a Seasonpremier & Od1 41 M Bennett Reigate priory 2009 29 c, 12 sdivision 1 33 S Hewitt Farncombe 2002 18 c, 15 s S Houghton walton-on-Thames 2010 29 c, 4 s T Hutcheson Camberley 2013 20 c, 13 sdivision 2 35 S Macdonald Avorians 1993 20 c, 15 sdivision 3 35 A v patel warlingham 2003 21 c, 14 sDivision 4 35 M Wood Oxted & Limpsfield 2014 23 c, 12 sdivision 5 30 G Francis Chessington 2006 22 c, 8 sMost Catches in an Inningspremier & Od1 6 n Baker Spencer 2008 d Brown Spencer 1975 J Brown wimbledon 2013 S Lee Sang dulwich 1987 A London Sunbury 2015 S Macdonald weybridge 1998 H norman Oatlands park 1985 G pearman weybridge 2005division 1 6 r Arthur Cheam 2005division 2 6 G notton weybridge 1989division 3 6 M Graves epsom 2002division 4 6 J Lawrence Alleyn & Honor Oak 2013 d rowntree S railway & Kenley 2005division 5 7 R Redmond Chertsey 2015Most Stumpings in a Matchpremier & Od1 4 C Bates reigate priory 1994 d Brown Spencer 1985 d edwards Guildford 2014 M Laidman weybridge 2017 M Lane weybridge 2000 M roberts Streatham 1987 e Strange dulwich 2005 I Turner walton 1991 & 1992 J winslade Guildford 1989division 1 4 C Collins Ashtead 2009 r Coombe Sutton 2005 B Kingsnorth valley end 2012division 2 4 J Cox normandy 1994 G Mawson Old paulines 1987 G notton weybridge 1990 & 1991 M patel warlingham 1996 G Strudwick Send 1987 J winslade Avorians 1997Division 3 4 T Duffill Chipstead 1996 p Lloyd Old Mid-whitgiftians 1996division 4 3 S Mohammed Guildford City 2016 J L Taylor Churt 2008 M wood Metropolitan police 2013division 5 4 S ramdin Stoke d’Abernon 2013All Record 5 M pryor Woodmansterne 2016 3rd xI


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FIEldINGMost Field Catches in a SeasonAll Record 24 R Oliver Reigate priory 2016

Most Catches in an inningsAll Record 6 d Redwood valley End 2010

OTHER RECORdSBeddington and Old Whitgiftians were the first pair to achieve the unique feat of tying both their Champion-ship games in 2013 (in division 1) - round 2: Bed 164-8 vs wgt 164 (lo) & round 13: wgt 212 vs Bed 212

Epsom became the first club in Championship history to record a ‘perfect’ season, scoring the maximum 207 points available in Division 3 in 2013. This includes all 9 bonus points available from the LO fixtures.

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Section 3 – Club Details and Reports

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SEASON 20181st xI premier division (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)1st xI premier division Final league Table 2018

Points: Time – Win 24, Tie 12, WD 2, ED 1, LD 0, Aban 4; Limited Overs – Win 20, Tie 10, No Result 4

ECB premier division – 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pts ptsWeybridge 18 12 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 17 10 301 299reigate priory 18 11 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 9 9 282 253Ashtead 18 7 0 2 0 3 5 1 0 36 16 222 245wimbledon 18 7 0 3 0 1 6 1 0 26 18 214 228Banstead 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 1 0 21 16 203 227Sunbury 18 5 0 3 0 1 8 1 0 41 19 194 213Sutton 18 5 0 2 0 1 9 1 0 31 24 173 207east Molesey 18 5 1 1 0 0 10 1 0 22 22 170 180normandy 18 5 0 0 0 4 8 1 0 29 22 163 127Cranleigh 18 5 0 0 0 2 10 1 0 26 14 156 59

The Best performances in the ECB premier division - 1st xI in 2018 Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville

The Championship Double (Qualification: 250 runs and 20 wickets) player Runs Wickets H Allen (Sutton) 632 @ 42 .13 25 @ 30 .00 M Atallah (Cranleigh) (o) 346 @ 26 .62 20 @ 36 .30 F Boys (Sutton) 404 @ 28 .86 20 @ 26 .65 C Green (Sunbury) (o) 301 @ 43 .00 23 @ 24 .13 S Homes (Ashtead) 260 @ 23 .64 20 @ 23 .05 C Jones (normandy) 482 @ 37 .08 24 @ 32 .33 T Lancefield (Banstead) 691 @ 53.15 32 @ 23.78 J Scriven (Cranleigh) 392 @ 21 .78 30 @ 23 .23 A westphal (east Molesey) 388 @ 24 .25 24 @ 24 .63

50 runs and 5 wickets in a Match: T Bruce (weybridge) (o) 109* & 5-80 vs Sutton T Lancefield (Banstead) 50 & 5-49 (a) vs Ashtead, 92 & 6-105 vs Sutton and 56* & 5-66 (a) vs CranleighHighest Team Score: 350-7 east Molesey vs normandy (lo)lowest Team Score: 28 east Molesey vs Sunbury (lo)Highest Match Aggregate: 608 reigate priory 304-9 vs Ashtead 304-7Highest Individual Innings: 152 d white (Ashtead) (o) (a) vs reigate prioryMost Runs in 2018: 895 d white (Ashtead) (o)Most Wickets in a Match: 9 K Smith (Sunbury) 9-8 (a) vs East Molesey (lo) (=CR)Most Wickets in 2018: 43 L Beavan (reigate priory)Most Catches in 2018: Fielding 15 C Jones (normandy) Wicket-Keeping 22 d Murphy (Sutton)Most Stumpings in 2018: 10 M Laidman (weybridge)Most W/K dismissals in 2018: 25 J Brown (wimbledon) 19 catches & 6 stumpings d Murphy (Sutton) 22 catches & 3 stumpings———————————————————Best Wicket partnership for First xIs in All divisions – 20181 214 A Maan & R Rawlings Bank of England (a) vs Oxted & Limpsfield (D2)2 242* S Jackson & J Lloyd Oxted & Limpsfield (a) vs Worcester Park (D2)3 217 B Mcdermott (o) & n Solomon east Molesey vs Banstead (lo) (p)4 202* M denley & S Thomas (o) Horsley & Send vs weybridge vandals (d5)5 157* J Corbishley & I Hopton Stoke d’Abernon vs Addiscombe (d3)6 127* T Collins & J pipkin Guildford (a) vs Chipstead, Coulsdon & walcountians (lo) (d1)7 146 n prowse & C Young normandy vs weybridge (p)8 107 A Hussain & n Shan Kingstonian vs Malden wanderers (lo) (d2)9 90 Z Khan & A Mason esher vs Camberley (d1)10 79* d patel & G porter Kempton vs Alleyn (lo) (d5)


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Top players in the premier division - 1st xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville

Batting (Qualification: 6 completed innings and 400 runs)

player Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50sT Bruce (Wey) (o) 16 4 869 109* 72.42 1 9D White (Atd) (o) 17 2 895 152 59.67 2 6M Andersson (Sby) 9 1 474 120 59.25 3 1T Lancefield (Ban) 15 2 691 124 53.15 1 5A Delmont (RPy) (o) 16 4 601 100 50.08 1 4T Ward (Nor) (o) 16 1 736 141 49.07 1 6N Welch (Wim) 17 2 689 115* 45.93 3 3D Newton (Ban) 16 2 601 102* 42.93 1 4H Allen (Sut) 17 2 632 121* 42.13 2 3A Curtis (Wey) 14 0 524 124 37.43 1 3G Harper (Atd) 15 1 521 107 37.21 2 2R Oliver (RPy) 17 0 631 112 37.12 2 2C Jones (Nor) 17 4 482 103* 37.08 1 4S Barrett (EMy) 12 0 424 110 35.33 2 2J Johnston (Wim) 15 1 482 106* 34.43 1 3N Prowse (Nor) 14 1 433 79 33.31 0 2D Murphy (Sut) 14 1 424 71 32.62 0 3C Murtagh (RPy) 16 3 405 82 31.15 0 3C Young (Atd) 16 2 418 73* 29.86 0 2O Swann (Wim) 16 0 476 129 29.75 1 4F Boys (Sut) 15 1 404 62 28.86 0 1L Bedford (Cra) 18 1 469 77 27.12 0 5D Reed (EMy) 16 0 418 93 26.13 0 4S Burgess (Sby) 17 440 62 25.88 2

Bowling (Qualification: 20 wickets)

player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5w BestJ Fawcett (EMy) 132.1 17 469 33 14.21 3 7-51L Beaven (RPy) 217.4 37 694 43 16.14 0 4-19M Munday (RPy) 187.0 18 677 40 16.93 3 6-10R Stevens (RPy) 107.3 13 399 23 17.35 0 4-31K Smith (Sby) 124.2 23 490 27 18.15 1 9-8W Hodson (RPy) 177.1 27 626 34 18.41 1 5-33M Tigg (EMy) 122.3 12 495 25 19.80 0 4-60B Kay (Wey) 158.4 22 628 31 20.26 2 5-46K Bunting (Wim) 156.2 28 623 30 20.77 0 4-27A Shinwari (Sut) 126.4 19 534 25 21.36 0 4-33T Homes (Atd) 224.0 23 846 39 21.69 1 7-107V Venkateswaran (Nor) 213.0 24 793 35 22.66 0 4-29S Homes (Atd) 110.5 13 461 20 23.05 0 3-19R Sillars (Sut) (o) 174.1 17 739 32 23.09 0 4-27J Scriven (Cra) 187.3 23 697 30 23.23 1 5-66T Lancefield (Ban) 182.5 15 761 32 23.78 3 6-105A Singh Sambhi (Sby) 129.4 5 552 23 24.00 0 4-38C Green (Sby) (o) 144.4 20 555 23 24.13 2 6-63A Westphal (EMy) 154.3 21 591 24 24.63 2 5-23P Mann (Wey) 177.2 18 670 27 24.81 1 5-94F Vainker (Wey) 176.0 13 710 28 25.36 1 5-79


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player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5w BestH Patel (Atd) 171.0 26 738 29 25.45 2 5-56S Arachchige (Wim) (o) 170.1 19 678 26 26.08 1 5-70F Boys (Sut) 122.4 5 533 20 26.65 0 4-6A Abbas (Ban) 197.5 11 878 32 27.44 0 4-35H Allen (Sut) 177.1 11 750 25 30.00 1 5-45T Meyer (Ban) 204.0 14 854 27 31.63 1 5-60C Jones (Nor) 206.5 18 776 24 32.33 0 4-59M Atallah (Cra) (o) 162.0 8 726 20 36.30 0 4-27

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixture

Also scored centuries: C Green (Sby) (o), B McDermott (EMy) (o), L McKendry (Wim), J Maunders (Sby), N Solomon (EMy), S Waters (Cra), A Westphal (EMy)Also scored 300+ runs: 392 J Maunders (Sby) & J Scriven (Cra), 388 A Westphal (EMy), 379 H Cripps (Wey), 377 S Waters (Cra), 375 G Willis (Ban), 368 I Singh Sohi (Sby), 364 B McDermott (EMy) (o), 351 D Scott (Wim), 346 M Atallah (Cra) (o), 343 D Edwards (Sut), 337 A Randhawa (Sby) (eo), 336 O Mills (Wey), 335 B Curran (Wey) (cp), 324 C Young (Nor), 318 N Baker (Ban), 316 B Broughton (Cra) & C Fulton (Sby), 305 G Outram (Sut), 301 C Green (Sby) (o) & O Kolk (Nor), 300 O Davey (Wey) & L Smith (Sut)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: A Virdi (Sby) (cp), S Waters (Cra) 5: Twice: J Winslade (Wey) Once: T Bruce (Wey) (o), F Knight (EMy)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: 6: J Brown (Wim) (a) vs Sby (6c) (lo) (=CR) 5: H Storey (Atd) (a) vs Ban (2c/3s) (lo) 3 stumpings in a match: H Storey (Atd) (a) vs Ban (3s/2c) (lo), M Laidman (Wey) vs Sby (3s)4+ Fielding catches in a match: R Bedi (Sby) vs EMy, J Maunders (Sby) (a) vs EMyTeam ReportsAshtead 1st xIAfter 6th place in 2016 and 7th place in 2017, Ashtead knew 2018 would be another challenging year in the premiership .It was a challenging start with no joy in the first round of limited overs matches, with 3 losses (albeit two of them close defeats to reigate priory and Sutton) and an abandonment against east Molesey .The timed matches, as is so often the case, brought far more success . draws against Sunbury and Cranleigh prove frustrating, but scores of 290 and 288 proved that the batting, so often a worry, was firing well. Success finally came in Match 7 away to Normandy, with a 7 run victory despite only setting 171. A loss at home to wimbledon would prove the only defeat in the long format and with further wins against east Molesey and Sutton, Ashtead would begin the run for home in 5th place in the table and a premiership spot for 2019 all but secured .August would prove a revelation, as Ashtead showed their short format credentials, with four crushing wins to propel the side to 3rd place, the best ever finish for the Club in the Surrey Championship. A far cry from the year 2000, when Ashtead spent their only year in the Fuller’s League .Batting this year was spearheaded by the South African overseas star david white (with 895 runs at 59 .67, including two centuries in a remarkable late season run of form that saw consecutive scores of 152, 96*, 94* and 133) . Another good season for Guy Harper (521 at 37 .21, with 2 centuries) and a welcome return for Conor Young (418 at 29 .86) also stood out .Bowling was a four man affair this year, with Tom Homes leading the way again (39 wickets at 21.69, including a 7 for 107 vs . Banstead) . Also in the wickets were Harshil patel (29 at 25 .45), Sam Homes (20 at 23 .05) and Tom deighton (15 at 40 .60) .


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Banstead 1st xI2018 was an up and down season which saw a pleasing 5th place finish in the 1st Xl’s first Premier League season since 2014 . dan newton led the side well and dealt brilliantly with every challenge thrown his way .Without a stand-out strike bowler or a well-known spinner like many other sides a different way to win had to be found . Six out of the seven wins were chasing, showing calmness in the batting line up that had not always been there in the past .Tom Lancefield and Dan Newton as so often were the mainstays of the batting. New signing George Willis added fight at the top of the order and hopefully in 2019 can turn the four 60s he scored into hundreds. Arsalan Abbas developed into a very useful all round cricketer and it was great to have Tyler Meyer around all season .A very enjoyable season and with a couple of additions there will be hopes to kick on in 2019 .

Cranleigh 1st xIAfter climbing 4 divisions in 7 years, Cranleigh suffered a first set back in over 10 years with relegation to Division 1. The league in 2018 was extremely tight and with 3 last over losses being the difference between staying up and relegation . After an opening season victory against wimbledon, the Cranes were looking to continue momentum from the 2017 season but 2 narrow losses to weybridge and Banstead halted that . A crucial away game against Ashtead at the end of season where the home side needed 40 from last 4 overs when the rain came; Ashtead winning by 3 runs of d/L was a tough one to take . Lewis Bedford in his first full season since leaving school top scored with 460 runs offering the level of consistency you need in premier League Cricket . Skipper Jack Scriven led from the front with the ball taking 30 wickets for the 2nd year running .In 2019 Cranleigh CC will be looking to bounce straight back and build on what has been a terrific last 10 years for the club .

East Molesey 1st xIThe Moles completed a third great escape in as many years finishing 8th with one match to go. Having not won a game in the first half of the season the signs were not looking good. Heavy defeats to normandy, reigate and weybridge were overshadowed by a record loss to Sunbury as the team was bowled out for a record breaking 28 .It was the return of Simon Barrett from injury which sparked a turnaround in fortunes . After beating Sutton at home, Barrett with the bat and Jonny Fawcett with the ball were consistent performers for the remainder of the season .After Barrett’s battling hundred at wimbledon overseas player Ben Mcdermott and niall Solomon scored centuries in a record win vs . Banstead . This sparked a remarkable August as the Moles won three and secured a tie in a bizzare match with reigate .The re-emergence of opening bowling partnership reed and westphal supported by Fawcett, Tigg and Knight was the backbone .The belief was back in the team and each week there were stand out performers helping win games for the club .Survival was confirmed with victory at Sutton after a Frank Knight five-fa. Thanks to everyone associated with the club for keeping the faith!

Normandy 1st xIAfter the success of 2017, hopes were high for the 1st XI in 2018 and to finish 9th and be relegated was hugely disappointing for all concerned. No excuses can be made but mitigating circumstances can be offered in the form of an injury list to the seam attack that meant five front line seamers played less than six games each. The opening attack of Grimshaw and pereira, so potent in 2018, made just 8 appearances between them and were absent completely from July onwards .In the circumstances to carry the fight to the penultimate league game was an achievement in itself and much credit should go the slow men, viggy venkat and Chris Jones with 35 and 24 wickets respectively who pretty much carried the attack for the entire second half of the season .On the batting front overseas opener Tim ward led the line up like a trooper . His 736 runs, including a splendid 141 versus Sunbury, represent a fantastic effort. He was backed up by Chris Jones with 482 including his maiden 1st team century and the skipper with 433 . perhaps the biggest success of the year was the emergence of Charlie Young whose attacking style had earned him a reputation in 2nd team cricket last year but, in this campaign, he was often forced to curb his natural game and show some dogged resistance . He ended with 324 runs but showed great application and maturity and along with Freddy Austin showed that there is still great talent below the headline acts .


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Sadly, when the chips were down too many of the side went missing and the side lost crucial games to Ashtead and Cranleigh in June that meant despite three wins in the last 4 weeks the dreaded drop could not be avoided . Hopefully a fitter squad will be able to bounce back in to the top flight in 2019.

Reigate priory 1st xIdespite topping the premier division 1st xI table for a large part of the season, reigate priory stumbled in the last few games, ending in second place, 19 points behind weybridge .After nine wins in the first 12 games, the Priory could manage only two wins in its last six games, losing to both weybridge and Sutton (for the second time) .The priory failed to score four runs in the last over of what proved to be an even draw with Ashtead (both sides scoring 304) and were lucky to gain an unlikely tie against east Molesey when the home side lost its last eight wickets for 20 runs with Michael Munday spinning his way to 6 for 10 .The Priory certainly had the bowling attack to win the title. For the fourth time in five years left-arm spinner Luke Beaven topped the league wicket-takers with 43 wickets at an average 16 .24 . Leg-spinner Munday (40 at 16.93) was in second place and medium-pacer Will Hodson (34 at 18.41) in fifth place. Add in Richard Stevens (23 at 17.45), who like a fine wine only gets better with age, and there’s a top bowling attack.It was the batting that let the side down . richie Oliver scored 631 runs at 37 .12, Andy delmont (601 at 50 .08), skipper Chris Murtagh (405 at 31 .15) also contributed but thereafter the number of runs scored and the averages attained, dwindled .Still, second place was an excellent season for the Llamas and the side undoubtedly will be looking to challenge for the title again…next season

Sunbury 1st xIBy standards set in previous seasons, 2018 was ultimately a disappointing one finishing 6th and a poor return; performances in the limited overs format was one of the main reasons for this .Individual players did not find the consistency or play well enough for long enough periods and many will be unsatisfied with their final aggregates whether with bat or ball.There were many positives; Sam Burgess at the top of the order (440 runs) and young keeper Conor Fulton (316 runs and 20 dismissals) . Martin Andersson struck three centuries (474 at 59) impressed when he

Reigate priory CC 1st xI Runners-up ECB premier division 2018Back: P.A.Bridge (Scorer), S.J.W.Hall, A.E.C.Dahl, B.J.Shoare, B.R.M.Scriven, M.G.K.Burgess, M.K.Munday

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was available, Chris Green (301 at 43) and John Maunders (392 at 44) both made centuries and valuable contributions in the top order . due to varying circumstances none of the above three players managed to play over 10 games which for a young squad made a huge difference.On the bowling front, the spinners did not quite have the same impact but both Green (23 wickets) and Ajit Singh Sambhi (23) bowled well when called upon and the skill of leg spin from Singh Sambhi was excellent and perhaps under bowled at times . Kevin Smith was the leading wicket taker with (27 at 18) and again used the new ball to good effect despite carrying a couple of injuries. No better example was when he destroyed a decent East Molesey side with figures of 9 for 8!; an astonishing performance of skill and intent.Other bowlers such as Amar virdi showed his class when available and vishal Manro bowled some good spells. Ishy Sohi continues to be an all-rounder that impresses at times with destructive batting and quick spells .The squad will get a chance to atone for a disappointing season and will no doubt be looking to improve on this season’s performance going into next year. It is still a very talented squad with a good mixture of experience and youth .

Sutton 1st xISutton, with a very youthful team, faced many challenges throughout the 2018 season and finished with a record of 5 wins 3 draws and 9 loses .Sutton’s wins came against Ashtead, Sunbury, Cranleigh, and twice vs . reigate, away wins at Sunbury and reigate were the stand out achievements .Harry Allen took last year’s form into the 2018 campaign with bat and ball with 632 runs at 42 .13 with 100s vs. Sunbury and Wimbledon and 25 league wickets at 30.00 with a match winning five wicket haul at Reigate. Harry will be hoping to take this form to Australia during the winter and everyone wishes him the best of luck .Many thanks to newly appointed wicket keeper/batsman david Murphy for his season behind the stumps and with the bat 423 at 32 .62 and with the gloves 22 catches and 3 stumpings . david set the league standard behind the stumps with under 10 byes throughout the season; the team is looking forward to Murph’s 2019 campaign!!Freddie Boys 404 runs at 28 .86 with 20 wickets at 26 .65 with a stand out bowling display at Cranleigh of 4 for 6, Skipper edwards 343 at 26 .38 former Captain Outram 305 and L . Smith 300 runs. A big effort came from Aman, rehan and Seadon this season bowling in tough conditions and with many injuries along the way .Many congratulation to Suttons 2nd XI captain Jamie Griffin who won division 1, a fantastic achievement and the 1st xI wish all the best next year in the premiership . Also huge congratulations to Jamie Smith who received his first county contract with Surrey CCC .A massive thanks for everyone who has helped the captain over the past 3 season and all the best for the next captain the best of luck .


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Weybridge CC 1st xI Winners ECB premier division 2018Back: Henry Turner, Tom Bruce, Matt Laidman, Thushara Managei, Phil Mann (Captain), Brent Kay, Ben Curran, Will Jacks,

Andrew Curtis, Odge Davey, Tom WinsladeFront: Dog (Buldo), Oliver Mills, Jack Barton (President), Mike Arnot (Cricket Chairman), Harry Cripps, Joel Pope,

Jack Winslade, Tom CurranNot present: Ralph Day, Francois Vainker, Ali Stanley, Adam Dean, James Cunningham

Weybridge 1st xIFinally, after 14 years of waiting, the club 1st xI achieved the prestigious title of Surrey premier league champions . This team, which has been together for the past three seasons, put in some stunning performances to ensure it just got across the line on the final day of the season.This was a collective effort of the highest order and on multiple occasions players stepped up to put in match changing contributions including; Matthew Laidman’s 97 off 84 balls (Cranleigh), Jack Winslade’s 5 for 31 (reigate priory), Ollie Mills 60 (Sutton), Brent Kay 5 for 58 (normandy), Odge davey’s and Thushara Managei’s partnership of 105 (wimbledon) and Andrew Curtis 124 (Ashtead) .Consistency had been the focus this year and, with only losing two matches, weybridge managed to pip reigate priory at the post to claim the title .As always the League is hugely competitive environment with no easy matches . notable batting achievements included Tom Bruce (869 runs), Andrew Curtis (524), Harry Cripps (379), Oliver Mills (336) and Ben Curran (335) . Bowling performances included Brent Kay (31 wickets), François vainker (28), phil Mann (27), Tom Bruce (16) and Jack winslade (16) .The player of the Season award went to Tom Bruce for his contributions with both bat and ball .As always, it takes more than the players to ensure that the season runs smoothly and the team was hugely grateful to all the efforts from everyone at the club to ensure that the players are able to just focus on cricket.

Wimbledon 1st xIThe 1st xI enjoyed some very good wins but unfortunately, as has been the trend for the over the last few years, the team was unable to string a number of outright wins together in order to really make a play for the league title .The side started the season poorly in the 50 over competition but following a big team night out on the Southbank, went on a run of games where some fantastic cricket was played . The batters enjoyed success


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with a total of six 100s being scored, the most for many years . nick welch was once again the stand out batsman scoring 689 runs at 45 .93 backing up his sensational season in 2017 . The team’s best performances were during the 120 over format of the competition but the side did not manage to convert these dominant performances into outright victories .no matter what the conditions the bowlers trucked in all summer, Kieron Bunting took 30 wickets at an average of 20 .77, an impressive return given how batsman friendly the majority of pitches were during the season .The team finished the season with three consecutive wins over Sutton, Sunbury and Ashtead. This has given the side belief and momentum going into the winter and there is already talk of looking forward to the 2019 season!A heartfelt thank you goes out to scorer Chris Lowe who was an integral part of the squad often producing (and printing!) match statistics before the first post-match beer!

dATES FOR THE dIARYMon 28th May Surrey Championship T20 Super MondaySun 21st July Surrey Championship T20 Finals day at

reigate priory CCwed 10th April 2019 at 14:00 distribution of cricket balls and stumps at

wimbledon CCFri 4 October 2019 at 19:15 Surrey Championship Annual dinner at The Kia

OvalMon 14 October 2019 at 19:30 SC Council Meeting at wimbledon CCMon 27 January 2020 at 19:30 SC Annual General Meeting at wimbledon CC

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2nd xI premier division (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)2nd xI premier division Final league Table 2018premier division – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsWimbledon 18 12 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 17 9 298 285east Molesey 18 12 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 7 13 296 253reigate priory 18 10 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 16 11 259 211Sunbury 18 10 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 13 16 251 209Banstead 18 7 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 14 18 192 183Spencer 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 1 0 15 14 191 179Ashtead 18 5 0 1 0 2 9 1 0 25 21 170 165weybridge 18 5 0 1 0 1 10 1 0 16 19 165 158Farnham 18 4 0 1 0 0 12 1 0 10 15 117 135Malden wanderers 18 2 0 1 0 0 14 1 0 20 18 90 117

Top players in the premier division – 2nd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50sS Ventham (Sby) 11 1 488 112* 48.80 2 2T Cross (Wey) 12 2 438 97* 43.80 0 4K Burge (EMy) 16 3 535 77 41.15 0 4J Moore (EMy) 15 2 470 100 36.15 1 2D Wills (Wim) 17 0 461 111 27.12 1 2


player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5w BestD King (RPy) 64.2 16 201 20 10.05 1 5-25J Miller (EMy) 99.1 5 329 22 14.95 2 5-26J Clare (Wim) 133.0 26 434 28 15.50 1 5-49A Stanier (Sby) 105.0 18 331 21 15.76 2 5-53S Ahmad Khan (Ban) 130.3 10 568 32 17.75 3 6-50M Caprano-Wint (Atd) 125.1 23 426 22 19.36 0 3-20A Dean (Wey) 106.5 10 484 24 20.17 1 5-37C Higgins (Sby) 136.5 8 630 25 25.20 1 6-53D Foy (EMy) 148.1 8 613 24 25.54 4-89E Beck (EMy) 141.1 21 589 22 26.77 4-16S Crabtree (Wey) 131.5 14 544 20 27.20 3-38R Graham (MWs) 138.3 20 594 21 28.29 3-22

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixtureAlso scored centuries: 2: M Sanderson (Atd) 1: J Culff (Ban), L Haughton (RPy), J Marks (MWs), G Mitchell (Wim), A Stanley (Wey)Also scored 400+ runs: 532 M Sanderson (Atd) (9 – 4 – 532 – 129* – 106.40 – 2 – 3)Also scored 300+ runs: 388 R Gunn (Wim), 373 G Mitchell (Wim), 354 N Saker (RPy) & A Stanley (Wey), 335 M Hutcheon (RPy), 334 J Culff (Ban) & H Mahajan (Sby), 331 S McConnell (Scr), 319 C Rose (Wim), 315 P Malkin (EMy), 309 W Taylor (Far), 308 B Bannister (EMy) (eo), 304 D Hammond (MWs)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: A Rose (Atd) 6: C Douglas (Atd), Z Rizvi (EMy), M Tahir (RPy), S Thorpe (Ban) 5: J Dewes (Wim), L Haughton (RPy), B Hussain (Scr), N Madan (Sby), J Smith (EMy), W Tiley (RPy)


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Hat-tricks: A Rose (Atd) (a) vs Scr4+ Fielding catches in a match: J Gillam (Ban) (a) vs Far (lo)Team ReportsAshtead 2nd xIFollowing their 3rd place finish in the 2017 season, Ashtead 2nd XI entered the 2018 season with ambitions of repeating that success or better yet, topping it. The 7th place finish therefore could have been seen as somewhat disappointing, though there were several highlights both as a team and individually . In an open season where most teams could seemingly beat anyone, consistency in performance cost Ashtead a higher league finish, ultimately closing the season on 170 points.runs were seemingly harder to come by in the 2018 season, with only three batters surpassing 200 runs . Head and shoulders above anyone else this year with the bat was Michael Sanderson, who’s runs (523 at 106.40) came in only 9 innings and also included 2 hundreds and 3 fifties. The next closest run scorers were Gary Martin (278 at 18 .53) and Josh pickering (271 at 27 .10), top scoring with 96 . Sanderson’s 129* against a strong reigate team being a particular highlight for the season and a pleasure to watch; that form leading to him playing in the 1st xI for the back end of the season .As has been the way for the last couple of seasons, youth has made up much of the Ashtead 2nd xI bowling reserves with ball new and old . Marcus Caprano-wint (22 at 19 .36) led the way with his slow left arm and regularly controlled the middle periods of games . up front Jake Martin (18 at 28 .89) provided the most reliable and potent threat ably supported by the likes of Amirali Akberali (12 at 24 .92), Tayler Young (12 at 35 .58) and Chris douglas (10 at 7 .50) .

Banstead 2nd xIFollowing promotion in 2017, Banstead 2nd xI looked to assert themselves as a competitive force with yet another young squad and some new winter additions. This combination ensured Banstead sat in the top three after the first five games. Notable performances came from Callum Estall who picked up 10 wickets in this period with the ball . Mid-season the 2s found it tough to string a run of wins together in the 100 overs format . However, Sadiq Kahn, a new addition to the squad shone with an exciting 6 for vs. Malden Wanderers and cemented his place in 2s folklore . Players continued to develop during the season, particularly the tail where James Culff stood out scoring runs consistently, and a tactical promotion up the order enabled him to score his maiden hundred vs . Spencer in a hard fought knock, assisted by a 49 from Stef Wood and 54 from Alex Elster. This new-found confidence in his game saw Culff score 300 runs in 6 games, not bad for someone who started the season batting 8. The trait of scoring runs in the tail also continued with Mike Condie and Tom pitchley both scoring important 70s on different occasions to ensure maximum chances of scoring points and winning games. Banstead were not clear of trouble until convincing back to back wins vs . weybridge and Ashtead . Spin was the way forward as the end of the dry summer was nigh. It was Sam Thorpe and Sadiq Kahn who took advantage of these conditions, Thorpe taking a beautiful 6 wickets vs. Weybridge and Sadiq running through Ashtead. with the batting clicking into place at the back end of the season, some solid hitting from the likes of Harawal wassam and Liam Head saw Banstead set and chase big scores . If Banstead can continue the momentum that was found at the end of the season, there is no doubt they can challenge for the premier league championship next year .

East Molesey 2nd xIAfter a tough 2017, the 2nd xI started the season with high hopes having been strengthened by a number of new recruits over the winter. The optimism was proven to be well justified as the team only missed out on the top spot by two points in the final standings.It was particularly pleasing that this was the result of a true team effort with important contributions coming from the whole of the squad during the season. This is clear to see in the final statistics as the squad finished boasting 4 of the top 25 run-scorers in the division and 6 of the top 25 wicket-takers . Special mention must however go to some excellent individual performances over the course of the season . Zain rizvi’s 6 for 10 against Banstead, Jack Miller’s 5 for 26 at weybridge, evan Beck’s 4 for 16 at reigate priory and Jason Moore’s 100 at Malden wanderers all set up valuable wins for the team .despite all the success it is easy to pick the home win against weybridge as the performance of the season . After losing the toss on a very wet wicket and stumbling to 39 for 4, paul Malkin (31), phil ellwood on one leg (26) and James Smith (42) led the comeback as the side fought its way to 188 all out . James Smith’s 5 for 36


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and an excellent all-round team effort in the field saw the Moles squeak home by 16 runs.The disappointing end to the season should not overshadow what was a very enjoyable summer in which the team integrated a number of fantastic new players into the club . The team was also proud to be able to give a number of the promising junior section a first taste of 2nd XI cricket. More will doubtless be seen of them in seasons to come .The team is looking forward to next year and doing its best to go one better . until then, congratulations to wimbledon on a deserved title .

Farnham 2nd xIIt was a mixed but ultimately disappointing season for the Farnham 2nd xI which ended in relegation from the premier division .Pre-Season was a wash out so the first league game away at East Molesey was, for most, their first match of the season and Farnham were comprehensively beaten . round 2 saw Farnham travel to Spencer where, at 126 for 1 and in a commanding position at drinks, the weather eventually got the better of them and the match was abandoned. The side’s first win was at home against Weybridge in the fourth game with Matt Clarke and Russell Golding performing well with the ball to finish the game following runs from the ever-reliable Matt Crew.The side was not able to put together a win in the longer format until the final game versus Banstead where they showed all of their class and proved why they are fully capable of playing premiership cricket, bowling Banstead out for 162 in their pursuit of 204 . runs again that day from Matt Crew as well as Jamie Jones and Matt Clarke helped build an insurmountable total which was then well defended by rob dale and dom Lloyd who picked up 7 of the wickets between them .The beginning of August saw relegation confirmed and so the primary objective became enjoyment and preparation for the 2019 season. 2 wins took the side from rock bottom of the league to only a few points off 8th!Huge thanks, as ever, must go to the Farnham committee for their support, david Goldsworthy for his umpiring and Toni Thorpe, dom Lloyd, George Osborne and neil French for scoring . Finally, thanks must also go to vice-captain russell Golding for doing such a fantastic job stepping up and captaining half of the game whilst the captain was playing in the 1st xI .The team thoroughly look forward to the 2019 season!

Malden Wanderers 2nd xI2017’s report began ‘the 2nd XI had one of those years where everything seemed to go right”. For 2018, you could replace ‘right’ with ‘wrong’ and be close to the truth, with only two wins and a draw from 17 completed games . not helped by injuries in the 1st xI, the summer’s heatwave led to pitches which didn’t suit the side’s seam attack and intensified the batting line-up’s vulnerability against spin. After 2017’s promotion success, the first game of the season against Wimbledon was a rude awakening and a sign that previously papered over cracks would be exposed at premier league level . Although 83 all out would remain a seasonal low, the lack of runs proved to be an ongoing issue; in the side’s 14 defeats, 150 was passed on only four occasions . Opponents were either able to ride the storm of some early wickets, or come out aggressively to make the chase a formality . The two victories, against weybridge (by eight wickets) and Farnham (nine wickets) were, however, comfortable .Encouragingly, Dan Hammond topped the 2nd team run-scoring charts for the first time with 304 and James Marks proved he was not just a bowler . His remarkable 105* from number 8 against Sunbury was the highlight of the season, although John Hess’s 44-ball 83 against east Molesey was a close second . The emergence of classy opener ragu Aravinthan, aged only 14, was incredibly pleasing .with the ball, captain rob Graham led the way with a workmanlike 21 wickets, supported by Ben Flux and James Marks with 14 apiece . There were bright performances from young spinners Jack Morgan and Harry williams when they were available, alongside those of stalwart Matt Marks . dan Kenton was unplayable at times, his 4 for 12 against Farnham the pick of the season’s figures. Performances of youngsters in the final game and in the 3rd xI hint at the positive rebuilding process ahead .

Reigate priory 2nd xIOn reflection, it is fair to say that the 2nd XI had a rather frustrating season. There were opportunities for the team to make a real push for the title but, due to inconsistent performances, particularly with the bat, a mid-table finish was a fair result. At the start of the season, the team set out with the goal of providing competitive cricket, which would help to develop the youth within the squad and allow for those on the cusp of the first team to play cricket in a similar environment to that of the first team and everyone was delighted to see Luke and Rory Haughton given extended runs in the 1st xI . Sticking with the youth element, it was great to see Oli Thilo, will Hodgson


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and Johnny Flanders play regular second team cricket and although all three showed glimpses of a bright future, far more important was the steep learning curve that all three experienced . neil Saker, re-invented as a technically correct, Geoffrey Boycott esque opening batsman, led the side regularly and shared his wealth of experience . I am not sure how much the players realised how lucky the team was to have a player of neil’s quality, experience and knowledge within the group and he was brilliant, particularly with the youngsters, throughout the season. However, no one was surprised that he was bottom of the batting ‘strike rate’ table.Matt Hutcheon was outstanding with bat and ball all year and Mobeen Tahir, undoubtedly the find of the season, was invaluable and he also performed well for the Sunday Cup side . As this season draws to a close the team looks towards 2019, it is hoped that everyone enjoyed a year of competitive cricket, whilst being able to reflect that the team didn’t do itself justice.

Spencer 2nd xI2018 was very much a copy and paste season from 2017, Spencer 2nd xI once again started brightly but mid-season defeats left ended with a mid table finish once again. An early one-wicket win over Banstead, then comprehensive victories over Ashtead and Malden put Spencer top after 5 weeks but a poor run in the timed games meant the side didn’t kick on from there .depth in bowling was an issue throughout the club and the 2nd xI struggled at times to stem the runs, which left the batting side with a lot to do and when you combine that with weeks when east Molesey and Ashtead bowled Spencer out for under 130 the side is not going to win many cricket games .with the ball, Cameron ponsonby stuck to his task resolutely and led the way with 18 wickets . Babar Hussain supported him well with 16, his personal highlight however was an outrageous 57* to save a game vs . Wimbledon. Anil Iqbal and Asad Bajwa added some street smarts to the bowling towards the end of the year, leading Spencer to victory at Sunbury the peak of this . Both will be key for 2019 .with the bat, Simon McConnell was the mainstay of the batting, leading the way in the aggregates but will need more support so Spencer can consistently post match-winning scores . Adam Caddy also showed glimpses of his quality with two sparkling fifties and there are high hopes of seeing more of him in 2019. James Smith’s 96* to chase down Farnham shows that the unit can take responsibility and get the job done . Here’s to doing that more next year . phil Cummings kept beautifully (if noisily) and scored valuable lower order runs, proving he can excel at this level . More too can be expected from Fred Horler, Lucas wilson and Fred eltringham all showed glimpses of their talent, Horler’s 70 key to beating Ashtead and eltringham’s 81 versus Malden showcasing their skills .

Sunbury 2nd xIA similar story followed from the previous season for the 2nd xI . Inconsistency over the 18 games meant that the team was unable to string more than 3 consecutive victories together and despite still being in with a shout for the title in the closing stages, it never seemed like a realistic prospect .A young core of the side was helped with some returning experience from leading seam bowler Adam Stanier (21 wickets at 16), all-rounder Justin Granger (11 wickets at 24 and 176 runs at 22) and former 1st xI captain Oliver roland-Jones (173 runs at 58) . The batting was led by exciting opening batsmen Sean ventham (488 at 49) including 2 centuries . rajan Soni also scored consistently throughout the season (371 at 25) who was unlucky not to make his maiden league ton away at Ashtead .The bowling was led by skipper Curt Higgins (25 at 25) and apart from Stanier the wickets were shared around . unfortunately injuries to leading seam bowlers for the last 3 season, Saran Kalsi (broken leg) and eddie Knight (broken ankle), meant that the side often fielded an inexperienced bowling line up. Despite the inexperienced sides at times, the team showed a lot of fight throughout the season, twice winning games by 1 wicket with last wicket partnerships of over 30 runs and twice winning games by 3 wickets after poor starts to the run chases .However the flip side of this was apparent as the team often let sides off the hook after reducing oppositions to around 100 for 6 or 7 but partnerships would then build and targets were set in the region of 200+ when they should have been much less .More consistent availability and performances and this side has the potential to post a serious championship challenge next season .

Weybridge 2nd xIAs with 2017, it was a disappointing season for the 2nd xI, ending up in 8th place but securing safety 4 games before the end of season .For the first third of the season the team was decimated by poor availability and poor form with the bat which was reflected in the results in only winning one game and sitting bottom of the table. That win was a memorable one though, winning away at eventual Champions wimbledon, which rarely is done by any visiting team . A run of 3 wins in a row in the middle of the season secured safety but overall it was a poor season especially with a team with so much talent and ability .


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Wimbledon CC 2nd xI Winners premier division 2018Back: Alex Mason, Charlie Leonard, Colin Rose, Charlie Hetherton, Jak Gaff, Oli Jones, Jono Clare, Alex Anderson (scorer)

Front: Martin Conway (umpire), Guy Mitchell, Robbie Gunn, David Wills (captain), Ray De Passos

The bowling was generally very good, led by Captain Adam dean who claimed 24 wickets . Sam Crabtree, Masud Javaid and Leo Methley all provided excellent back up and produced some superb spells . with the bat, Tim Cross led the way again and had an excellent season even after a slow start and topped the charts with 438 runs at an average of 43 .8 . newcomer Ali Stanley had a good start to his weybridge career scoring 354 runs which included a superb century against Spencer on the last game of the season . These two were supported by Harry Samuels (254), Haydir Ali (199) and Adam dean (193) all of which had good individual knocks .There will need to be plenty of improvement in 2019 in order to challenge wimbledon, who were once again deserved Champions . Many thanks to Jeremy dyer who was a true club man and a great support every weekend whether it was scoring or umpiring and to paul Burgess who helped out when the team was short .

Wimbledon 2nd xIStarting the season as reigning champions can sometimes add extra pressure but Wimbledon 2nd XI got off to a good start with 3 wins and 1 abandonment from the initial set of overs matches . The resilience shown in these early season performances was to be a recurring theme, defending 170 against east Molesey and recovering from 69 for 5 to beat Reigate by over 100 runs. As well as taking points off major title rivals, these results gave the side confidence that it could win from any position and set the platform to retain the title, although east Molesey were matching the team game for game .It all came down to the final match of the season away at Ashtead. It seemed as though Wimbledon had thrown the title away when the side slipped to 53 for 6 . As had happened throughout the season, however, individuals put their hands up when needed most . wimbledon recovered to post 234 before bowling Ashtead out for 184 to spark joyous celebrations .There were significant contributions throughout the season across the whole squad with a total of 31 players used . The team’s leading run scorers were wills (461 at 27), Gunn (388 at 35) and Mitchell (373 at 37), while topping the wicket taking charts were Clare (28 at 15), Gunn (19 at 18) and Leonard (19 at 21) . Special mention must also go to u17 Billy Sewell who, in just 4 games, took 6 wickets at 13 and amassed 226 runs at 75 to be the 5th top run scorer, culminating in a match winning 90 on the final day of the season to secure the title.Thanks go to scorer Alex Anderson and umpire Martin Conway for their long-standing support, loyalty and dedication .So after 18 games, Wimbledon came out on top by just 2 points out of 298. Significant credit must go to East Molesey for pushing the team all the way . ultimately, wimbledon’s performances in the overs matches (8 wins and 1 abandoned) and against the other members of the top four (4 wins and 2 winning draws) proved just enough to clinch back-to-back titles .The squad will be looking to make it three in a row next year in what promises to be another keenly fought campaign.


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3rd xI premier division (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)3rd xI premier division Final league Table 2018

points: Time – win 24, Tie 12, wd 2, ed 1, Ld 0, Aban 4; Limited Overs – win 20, Tie 10, no result 4premier division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsWimbledon 18 15 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 8 0 343dulwich 18 12 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 14 0 281Ashtead 18 11 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 11 12 0 267reigate priory 18 10 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 11 13 0 248Spencer 18 8 0 2 0 1 6 1 0 17 17 0 220weybridge 18 6 0 2 0 0 8 1 1 22 17 0 203Sunbury 18 5 0 1 0 0 10 1 1 20 16 0 180walton-on-Thames 18 6 0 0 0 1 11 0 0 9 14 0 161Sutton 18 6 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 7 13 0 158Old whitgiftians 18 0 0 0 0 0 15 1 2 3 14 0 21

Top players in the premier division – 3rd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100s 50sS Singh (Wey) 7 0 359 88 51.29 0 3B James (Wim) 11 1 351 88* 35.10 0 3A Ireland (RPy) 16 4 405 79* 33.75 0 4J Lipscombe (Scr) 13 2 359 58 32.64 0 3


player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Ave 5w BestJ Graham (Atd) 60.3 15 192 21 9.14 1 5-18S Isaac (Dul) 85.4 19 233 22 10.59 1 6-37P Murray (Atd) 68.0 12 225 20 11.25 1 5-32A Sindhu (Scr) 160.4 37 437 38 11.50 0 4-18M Quaife (Dul) 69.1 11 237 20 11.85 1 5-32J Brickley (RPy) 92.3 17 379 24 15.79 0 4-12J Birch (Sby) 97.4 21 353 21 16.81 0 4-50D De Silva (Wim) 106.5 7 395 22 17.95 1 5-50J Jones (Dul) 111.3 12 366 20 18.30 0 3-21E Thom (WoT) 117.5 12 521 21 24.81 0 3-11

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixtureAlso scored centuries: Twice: A Pillai (Sby) Once: G Bains (Wey), A Bhat (RPy), T Cross (Wey), O Davis (WoT), S Dickson (Wim), C Hiram (Scr), A Kacker (Wgt), C Latham (Atd), G Nerurkar (Sut), L Sharma (Sby), C Smith (Wey), R Wint (Atd)Also scored 300 runs: 317 R Tulsiani (Dul), 303 F McGuinness (RPy), 301 J Greet (WoT)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: J Emler (Dul) 6: K Clarke (WoT), J Gaff (Wim), N Gavigan (RPy), S Raymonde (Sby), W Whipple (Wim) 5: N Bashir (Scr), S Bedi (Sby), Z Brown (Dul), W Culhane (Atd), L Edwards (Wim), J Flanders (RPy), J Greaves (Sby), N Gunawardena (Sby), A Iqbal (Scr), D O’Connell (WoT), J Thomas (WoT), O Tobin (Dul), T Young (Atd)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: R Nicholls (Atd) vs Sby (5c)3 stumpings in a match: C Moore (Sut) (a) vs Atd (3s/1c) (lo)


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4+ Fielding catches in a match: C Hetherton (Wim) vs SutTeam ReportsAshtead 3rd xIA very impressive season saw Ashtead 3rd XI finish in their highest ever position, third in the league. The main difference between 2018 and previous seasons was the ability to get over the line in tight games against the top sides. For the first time in recent years, if not ever, Ashtead beat Wimbledon and Dulwich, completing the double over both sides who ended the season deserved winners and runners-up respectively . Had such consistency been shown against all opponents then a title challenge could have been possible . As it was, the final position was one that the club should be very proud of.There were some memorable personal performances during the Summer . Shaun wallace’s bowling and Connor Caprano-wint’s catching in the drizzle vs . walton, 15 year old James Graham’s opening salvos on numerous occasions providing some deadly incision up front and at the back end of the innings Alex Culhane’s masterful 70* to take Ashtead home by 1 wicket vs. Dulwich, Tayler Young leading a remarkable fight back at home to wimbledon, patrick Murray showing the other bowlers how it’s done against Old whits, rob wint rolling back the years at home to walton, Ahson Bukhari powering 66 against dulwich and Ollie Hunt and will Culhane sharing 9 wickets in an epic comeback victory at wimbledon .The bowling was led by James Graham (21 wickets at 9) and patrick Murray (20 at 11), ably supported by will Culhane (19 at 20), Alex Culhane (12 at 12) and Ollie Hunt (10 at 10) . The batting performance were shared around with captain Tom Culhane scoring 297 runs with rob wint and Shaun wallace also scoring over 200 . The three Culhane brothers led the fielding stats with Tom, Will and Alex taking 13, 8 and 6 dismissals respectively.All in all, a fantastic season and plenty to look forward to in 2019 .

dulwich 3rd xIThe 3rd XI enjoyed an excellent season, eventually finishing 2nd to runaway leaders Wimbledon. 12 wins and six defeats showed that the team was keen to play positive cricket to achieve results, even at the risk of losing . There were some tight games, notably the two defeats to Ashtead and the win vs . Spencer in the last game . wimbledon, however, showed their superiority comfortably winning both matches .The excellent performances were despite the ever changing team as happens at this level, exemplifying the strength of the Club . raj Tulsiani led the way in the batting (317 runs at 35) but there were good contributions from lots of others, including skipper Andy Bailey, Ben Lester and Matt Balch .On the bowling front the seam trio of Sunil Isaac, Matt Quaife and Jeremy Jones led the way . Isaac, however, was at the forefront with his metronomic control allied to clever seam and swing troubling most batting line ups . His 22 wickets at 10 .5 was just reward and would have been a lot more but for games missed . Quaife and Jones provided able support to bag 20 wickets each . Others played their part though the team lacked a regular, reliable spinner in many matches . Highlight, however, was 13 year old Jacob emler’s debut at this level when he took 7 for 21 vs. Walton on Thames; yet another quality product from the Dulwich junior production line who was given his chance at a high level and grasped the opportunity .Thanks as always are due to umpire Chris reardon, often standing at both ends in matches, in a very hot summer .

Old Whitgiftians 3rd xIThe 3rd xI had a nightmare season . The team struggled to put out the side that had won promotion to the premier division and it was vastly outmatched in virtually every game . Highlights included the game at Croham road against walton on Thames, where Akshat Kacker scored 104 and Zubair Amin’s 4 for 36 gave the side the chance of a win plus the home match against Ashstead, when Shaharyar Bajwa and richard Chilvers helped to build a convincing reply to Ashtead’s score of 191 before a late order collapse led to a 35 run loss .The club introduced a number of younger players to the side towards the end of the season who acquitted themselves admirably and gave their all, despite the mismatches involved .Thanks also to James robbins, who took on the captaincy and kept spirits high .

Reigate priory 3rd xI2018 was a transitional season for reigate priory 3rd xI . James Brickley stepped down after 9 seasons to be replaced as captain by Antony Ireland. Over the winter, the squad lost several key players to injury, relocation and family commitments, making availability a challenge in the first half of the season.Having dropped 12 catches in defeat to dulwich on the opening day, priory were saved by the rain after conceding 92 in 14 overs at Sunbury . The side then won 3 in a row including a thrilling 1 run win over Spencer


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to kick-start the season and stay in contention .A close defeat to weybridge (gifting the visitors an extra hour having misread the new match timings!) followed by a draw at Ashtead left priory mid-table . priory next chased 200 to win at walton but title hopes hung on beating league leaders wimbledon at home on 30 June . priory bowled brilliantly to restrict wimbledon to 168 but collapsed from 132 for 5 to 150 all out, slipping to 5th . This was a key defeat . Sloppy losses to Sunbury and Sutton eliminated all hope of winning the league but excellent wins defending 137 against weybridge and 153 against Spencer showed the team was still a force to be reckoned with on its day . Overall, priory were a batsman or two light this year but the bowlers were often outstanding .There were, as always, some strong individual performances . Ireland was top run scorer in the division with 405 runs while Brickley was second top wicket taker with 25 wickets . new keeper-batsman Fraser McGuinness scored an impressive 303 runs in just 8 innings, while new seamer elliot Lodge and Steve Cross also made several match-winning contributions with the ball .However, Priory struggled to field a consistent XI all season, reflecting in mixed results. Fourth was ultimately a fair finish but this ambitious side will regroup and expect better in 2019.

Spencer 3rd xIIt was a season of nearly but not quites for the 3rd XI, finishing in a disappointing 5th place. Perhaps the team had used up its luck over the past two championship winning seasons but on several occasions the side fell agonisingly close to picking up the victory only to be snatched away at the end. Although the final standing was disappointing, it was pleasing to see several players make the step up into the 2nd xI from the 3rds and secure their place with their performances. This gave opportunities to lower squad members to stick their hand up.Aqib Sindhu once again led the way in performances, taking 38 wickets at 11.50 with his miserly seamers. He finished top of the division for wickets for the third season running, a fantastic achievement. He was supported by Matt Glover, rediscovering his 2016 form through the season taking 19 poles at 22, sharing the new ball with rehan Malik who returned to 3rd xI cricket taking 14 wickets at 17 .50 .In a slightly disappointing season with the bat, new captain James Lipscombe belatedly found some kind of form with the bat to score 359 runs at 32 .64, also adding 26 victims behind the stumps . nouman Bashir in his first year at the club scored 281 at 31.22 after promotion from the 4th XI and Charlie Hiram scored 219 at 43.80 on the days he was not playing 2nd xI, including a sparkling 106* .Most pleasingly, several junior players transitioned from the team into the 2nd xI and had a very successful year, whilst Moin Khan, Max porter and Alec Kenningham established themselves as 3rd xI cricketers . Finally, 13 year old Ollie Sykes made his Surrey Championship debut and proved he is a player very much to look out for in the future .Finally congratulations to wimbledon for their title victory and the team looks forward to mounting a challenge in 2019 .

Sunbury 3rd xIAfter finishing 4th in the league in 2017, the side was hoping to push on and challenge for the top spot so finishing 4th from bottom was a huge disappointment.From the start the team knew it had a tough road ahead mainly due several key injuries and poor availability .The team won 6 games, lost 10 and had 2 games either abandoned or drawn . The wins included a double over Ashtead who were a very strong team finishing 3rd in the table, a convincing win at Reigate bowling them out for 120 after posting a score of 233 and wins over Sutton and Old whits . All these wins were very convincing wins and showed what this group of players is capable of . with consistent availability the team could beat and compete with the strongest teams in the league . There were a few tense moments towards the end of the season but a 7th place finish was achieved avoiding relegation with a week to spare.James Birch and Jack Greaves lead the bowling, both surpassing 20 wickets each, but with the bat no player surpassed over 300 runs which was the huge downfall this season . poor availability allowed the team to develop many younger players who were given the opportunity to play in the 3rd XI which will be a huge benefit in the years to come . It was a very hard season for the 3rd xI but the team showed heart and grit to get over the line . with the promising juniors coming through the side needs to develop some consistency and it could be an exciting future for the club but consistent availability from the senior players is required to get more balance to the team.

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Vice-captain Bobby Foster got the team off to a great start with a win against Walton on Thames and was flying in the second game against Old Whitgiftian. Sadly the game got abandoned during the first innings due to the weather and with other games going ahead this result proved decisive in relegation by only 3 points . Availability proved to be a huge factor in the struggles, however, our plight cannot be blamed solely on this . The team simply were not good enough for the majority of the season . The batting overall, let the team down quite badly, with whoever was batting at six, usually occupying the crease between the 15th and 20th over.It was not all doom and gloom though; when the team got it right and availability was strong, it was capable of beating any other team in the league . This showed with consecutive wins against three very strong teams Ashtead, reigate priory and weybridge .A few big batting performances did take place surprisingly. Ganesh Nerurkar (101 vs. Weybridge) Rob Griffin (76* vs . Ashtead) and not forgetting the standout innings of the season, Zeeshan Zafar (75 vs . dulwich) .The bowling overall was good throughout the season . Sadly there was no 5fers but everyone chipped in with wickets, most notably Lee Quincy (4 for 18 vs . walton on Thames), Amarullah Jan (4 for 33 vs . reigate) and richard Clark (4 for 50 vs . Old whitgiftian’s) .There were some positives to take from the season with, once again, the emergence of some really good talent coming through the junior set up . Lee Quincy, George duckworth and Amarullah Jan (all u14) showed they have a great future ahead of them and from the start to the finish of the season.Thank you all for your support .

Walton on Thames 3rd xI2018 was another challenging season but contained some superb individual and team performances, leading to a second successive 8th place finish.The summer began poorly with three heavy defeats but the first win came thanks to a fine 69* from Jon Greet (301 runs at 30) chasing 185 against Old whits . That kick-started the season and some solid performances followed, including beating local rivals Sunbury chasing 203 and a gutsy losing draw away at Spencer thanks to a flawless 105 from Olly Davis.u15 uddhav umakanthan and u14 Michael Simpson established themselves as key members of the squad, performing excellently in their first season for the 3rd XI, with the latter scoring his maiden 3s fifty at Ashtead. A trio of victories in the final timed matches included a devastating 6 for 22 from newcomer Kurt Clarke against Sutton, a 10 wicket victory over Old whits and concluded with a fine win over neighbours weybridge with Cam Allen and Tom Cates both registering unbeaten fifties to take the team home after dan O’Connell took 5 for 42 in the first innings.Yet again, it was the bowling of the evergreen ed Thom (21 wkts at 25) that led the way with Josh Thomas, uddhav umakanthan and Connor Hobbs all putting in excellent spells throughout the summer .A fantastic chase of 213 to do the double at Sunbury epitomised the fight and determination within the squad and went a huge way to securing the team’s top flight status . A well-constructed 66 from Jonny wright led the way with the middle and lower order (Connor Hobbs 24*) chipping in to secure the win with 1 over and 2 wickets to spare .In the end, a few bonus points gained away at dulwich was enough to survive with one game to spare . The team aims to be challenging higher up the table in 2019 .


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Wimbledon CC 3rd xI Winners premier division 2018Back: Joel Haverson, George Whipple, Ishaan Rajan, Adam Slater, Jak Gaff, Brad James, Bob Cairns (scorer)

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Weybridge 3rd xIThe 3rd XI freshly from a winter off after securing the 1st Division title went into this season full of confidence, even thinking of pushing for the title and after 8 games it was on . The team started the season with an unbeaten run including 5 wins and 3 draws to leave the 3s second by 4 points and dreaming that the first premier League title was coming home . However, the team was derailed by serious injuries to 3 key members and poor availability from the sides above . Only 2 more victories were recorded in the last 10 games meaning a mid-table finish was all the lads achieved in what could have been a special season.The majority of the damage was done by nayeem Afridi (14 wickets), Tan Ashhar (13) and ed edge (12) with the ball and Simran Singh (359 runs at 52), dave wotherspoon (237 at 34) and Tim Cross (212) but he only played in 2 games including a career best of 162* . Special note must go to Chris Smith and Gurvinder Bains who also hit centuries in what was a good first year back in the prem.

Wimbledon 3rd xIHaving narrowly missed out on the title in 2017, wimbledon 3rd xI started the season determined to go one better in 2018 . Having retained the majority of players from the previous season, plus a few useful additions from outside and the usual production line of young talent coming through, the team was quietly confident of doing just that.After a routine win and a close fought win away at dulwich in very heavy, persistent rain, came one of the highlights of the season . An away game at Spencer is always tricky and not a place wimbledon has had much success in recent years . However, with one of the strongest 3rd xI line ups in recent years on the park, Wimbledon put in a complete display from start to finish. All the bowlers were on song and to bowl out such a strong team for 138 was a great effort. What followed was the rarest of rare sights, a composed run chase where the team was always confident and never looking like losing wickets in clusters! A really important win in the context of the season both for the points and the confidence gained.with 5 wins on the bounce during the mid-stages of the season, including a particularly enjoyable win over Spencer, before the opportunity arose to win the league and avenge an earlier season defeat at Ashtead . Unfortunately, with a lot of ‘regular’ players missing, Wimbledon were not quite able to get over the line that day but credit must go to Ashtead who were consistently the best cricket side played against this season . In the end the league was sewn up the following week at Sutton in a really good game of cricket where the all-round talents of Eric Anand and Jak Gaff came to the fore once again and a rare outing from Joel Haverson saw Wimbledon over the line and allowed the champagne to flow.In the batting department Brad James led the way in both runs and style, with 351 at 35 . Leading on the


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bowling front was de Silva with his 22 wickets at 18 . But probably the key contributor over the course of the season was Eric Anand with 212 runs at 23, 14 wickets at 16, 10 fielding catches, 6 keeping catches, 1 stumping, 3 goals, 2 tries and a touchdown!what was particularly pleasing over a season with such varied availability was the number of young players that were brought into the side and who quickly became key components!




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4th xI premier division (Final Table)4th xI premier division Final league Table 2018premier division – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsdulwich CC 18 14 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 1 0 342Banstead CC 18 13 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 6 4 0 304wimbledon CC 18 11 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 12 8 0 276Streatham & Marlborough CC 18 9 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 5 10 0 215Sunbury CC 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 13 10 0 185Old rutlishians CC 18 6 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 8 13 0 177reigate priory CC 18 7 0 0 0 0 9 1 1 6 11 0 177SinjunGrammarians CC 18 6 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 19 12 0 163Oxted and Limpsfield CC 18 5 0 1 0 0 11 0 1 18 17 0 155normandy CC 18 3 0 0 0 1 12 1 1 5 10 0 81

Team ReportsBanstead 4th xIAnother successful season for the 4th XI, finishing in 2nd place having won 13 of the 16 matches played. This was an excellent result considering that over 30 players were used during the season with the usual 4th xI Friday night call-ups . The season saw some solid batting contributions, especially from Kanth scoring 600 runs in 9 innings at 85, including 2 hundreds and Indrarajah 475 at 47 . Captain Siva Kugathas again topped the bowling averages with 23 wickets at 11 aided by all rounder Indrarajah with 18 .

dulwich 4th xIThe 4th XI finally put right their wrongs of the three previous seasons and clinched the Premier League title after successive heartaches of being pipped at the post or just falling short . 14 wins out of the 17 matches played showed the degree of dominance that clinched the title by almost 40 points. It was not a flawless season, however, as two defeats were suffered against a strong Banstead team and a below par performance vs . Streatham & Marlborough .The team benefited from a core of regulars but, as is the case at this level, also suffered from availability issues but the many that stepped in proved their worth . Captain Andrew Swain led the team well and from the front in claiming a league leading 33 wickets at 12 including three 5-wicket hauls . He was ably supported by a well balanced attack, notably prasanna Callaghan, will palmer (two 5-wicket performances) and the spin dup of dan peters and the evergreen david woods . Andrew Cornick surprised everyone (none more so than himself) with a 5 for 33!Often small totals were being chased so the batsmen were not called upon to ‘dig deep’ on too many occasions. When required a number shone, notably Ollie Smith (263 runs at 53), Zeeshan Chaudhry (223 at 56 before injury curtailed his season) and Matt phillips . Many of the players earned promotion to the 3rd xI once again showing the strength of the Club at present is at the 3rd / 4th xI . what was pleasing was that towards the end of the season a number of the club’s junior players were able to be integrated and play a full part without any weakening of the team . This is something that the club will look to build upon at this level through its emerging pathway programme .With the potential move to a linear league in 2019 the team looks forward to different challenges, playing different teams and on different grounds. Given the strength of the Club currently at this level, expectations are for, at least, consolidation in the first instance and then progression.

Normandy 4th xIFor the 4th xI a return to the premier League was what it always has been, a tough summer and the changes to the league structure are a welcome sight . As the bottom rung of the club’s 4 teams being elevated to the top tier is always a huge struggle as the sides at the top are far stronger than our more traditional old men and boys and it is huge credit to the side that the older heads never let the enthusiasm drop and the youngsters continue to battle to the end .Relegation was not unexpected, particularly when significant absences in the 1st XI filter down to leaving gaping holes in the 4th XI. On the rare occasions when a genuine 4th XI side was fielded it was competitive but too often the margin of defeat reflected the number of Friday night recruits coerced.The batting was largely carried by the older heads with dave edwards (228 runs) leading from the front supported by Tim Jones (177), Matt Medlock (152) and Keith Ford (132) . The top score of 74 was made by Aaron Hunt and if only the Sampson father and son double act could have been fielded more regularly then the team would have had an opening pair to be proud of .


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Of the bowlers Matt Cook was the star, his pace accounting for 12 victims and Aaron Hunt and George newton both took 10 wickets each when 3rd xI duty and injury (respectively) allowed . Tim Jones and Sunny Singh provided the slow bowling options when sufficient runs were posted.Some new young faces entered the side and gave excellent accounts of themselves; Jonny Hodgson, George Anderson, Alfie Beardall and Henry Sumsion all show promise and set about their game in the right manner.Thanks to all those who helped out at (very) short notice in a tough campaign and good luck to incoming captain Matt Medlock .

Old Rutlishians 4th xIAfter winning promotion to the premier division last season, the 2018 season was a step into the unknown for the 4th xI . As with many 4th xIs across the country, player availability was always a concern, however, thanks to using upwards of 50 players throughout the season, the team was always able to field an XI and avoided any cancellations .Having got a taste for winning throughout 2017, the team had to experience the other side of the coin a fair bit this season as from the 18 games, 6 were won, 11 were lost one was conceded by the opposition. For a first season in the top division, taking into consideration availability and newcomer status, consolidation/survival was the primary objective . Thanks to a number of excellent team and individual performances, the team managed to steer clear of relegation with a respectable 6th place finish. The club prides itself on continuously bringing through young players from the burgeoning youth set up at Poplar Road. The 4th XI, along with the 5ths, benefit hugely by being able to provide youngsters with a first taste of senior cricket and the 2018 season saw no exception to this with 15 year old Elliot Sanders finishing the season with 16 wickets at 17 .31 . Captain Slatford, along with d Grindrod and S piper-Masha formed the core of senior players who, as touched upon, where supported at various times throughout the season by a whole host of players .Runs were hard to come by at times but Robbie Larcombe earns special mention for hitting his first senior 50 for the club with a well-made 67 opening the batting against Oxted & Limpsfield, only to slowly slide down the order as the season progressed and finishing the season having potentially batted in every position for the 4s this season!The team looks forward to what 2019 brings .

Oxted & Limpsfield 4th XIIn a very enjoyable season the 4th xI was a tad unlucky to be relegated on 155 points . There were some cracking games notably against S&M (twice), Old ruts, reigate priory and Sinjuns which all went down to the wire .The batting was helped by a couple of big contributions from Keith Tushingham (a century vs . S&M being the standout) and Simon virley, whilst the principle wicket takers were, once again, Kevin powell and a couple of promising under 13’s, Matt Thomas and Jos Heaver . Also a special mention to Ben Barney, another under 13, who opened both the batting and the bowling on a number of occasions and Jack plunkett (u17) who took a career best 8 for 69 against Sinjuns .In spite of the usual struggles with availability and using 62 players in total the season was played out in good spirit in a very competitive league where most teams went for the win even in the timed games . Finally thanks to dolores who was a Trojan on the teas and all those players who stepped in at the last moment to play .

Reigate priory 4th xIThe side had selection issues due to several players at the top end no longer playing and struggled to remain competitive throughout the season. Some of the side’s key players put in some fine performances however but for little reward .Four batsmen scored around 200 runs or more with Jonny wickes being the pick with 321 runs at 45 .6 . Other leading run scorers were Sam Gregson, Brijesh patel and Matt van Staden . Michael ramsden also averaged over 40 in his 4 innings .Only 3 bowlers, Steve Cross, Simon Morris and peter Friend, took just over 10 wickets with Cross being a match winner with both bat and ball when he played . The fact that the most overs anyone bowled in an 18 match season was 54 shows the lack of a consistent side, with 48 players being used .with four games to go relegation loomed but the side rallied to secure victories and retain the 4th xI premier League status. The final match was won to remain in the Premier league, in fact finishing 6th. After the euphoria of staying up however it was then discovered that under league restructuring the final push looks like being rendered a little meaningless .despite the various traumas the side, week in and week out, always returned to the club to help support other teams and make their charitable donations behind the bar . Onwards and upwards for next season whatever it may hold .


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SinjunGrammarians 4th xIThe campaign for the 4th xI was enjoyable, with a change in personnel . new skipper and fresh faces, with a good balance of seniors and youths, with availabilities and injuries the team varied in strength on a weekly basis .The side had some good victories, close defeats but always competitive and enjoyable . Fahim Abbas, Craig presaud and Kash Malik batting consistently well with the pick of the bowlers being Adam Ismail, Shaf Malik, Abdul Haq.The player of the Season was Fahim Abbas with 15 wickets and 617 runs (top scored 119) . Hopefully the team can build on this and look forward to the 2019 season .

Streatham & Marlborough 4th xIwith a new full-time captain, the 4th xI was looking positively to the year ahead with a mind-set that could seek a top of the table finish. However, a series of up and down results, with some serious injuries to key players, made a challenge at the top more difficult than was desired and Streatham & Marlborough finished 4th, which was still the team’s highest finish in the 4th XI Premiership.Early losses to Wimbledon, Reigate and Oxted & Limpsfield had the team questioning the season and after the Lazarus like results against normandy and Old ruts, there was some belief that the team could win games from inconceivable positions, too often caused by a porous top order . Further wins over Banstead and then eventually providing Dulwich with their first loss of the season saw the team rise from the fiercely contested mid-table to finish 4th.with only four batsmen scoring over 200 runs and none over 300, batting was the weakness . The runs tally was led by newcomer to the club Simon wright (250 at 50) with a slew of red inks . He was supported by Curtis Knott (237 at 33 .9) in his newly found number three spot, roshan Saini (225 at 25) and skipper Benn Glazier (223 at 22 .3), the skipper hitting a purple patch at the end of the season with two half-centuries on the trot .The bowling was led by Glazier (23 wickets at 17 .9), with support from raj patel (20 at 26 .1) and Avin ramani (17 at 8.88) who, when available, was a fierce cannon to demolish all comers. Alas, it was not to be, and this was the story of the season with regard to availability or a lack thereof .Overall, a solid season, but moreover, a thoroughly enjoyable one as a new unit was forged, enjoying playing quality cricket on Saturdays but also remembering what club cricket is all about.

Sunbury 4th xIA well-earned mid table finish was a reasonable success for the 4th XI; although two places lower than the previous season, mid table was good in what felt like a stronger division .Spearheading the attack this year, once again, was nobby Clarke, who just seemed to produce it week in week out, sending down 115 overs taking 24 wickets at 15 .5; a remarkable performance once again . He was well assisted by opening pair ranjit Gopi (15 at 19) and Stan raymonde (13 at 16) . Both were economical going at under 4 an over for the season and given the hot weather and flat surfaces that was quite an achievement.The same names appear with the batting too . Stan averaged 44 in just 5 innings with a couple of very good half centuries . ranjit Gopi scored 363 at 36 .Other notable innings were Manvinder Sehmi 87* vs. SinjunGrammarians on the final day, Mo Khan’s very powerful 55 against wimbledon and ranjit Gopi’s 69 to complete victory against reigate priory .Once again, the 4th xI blooded several new youngsters this year which will serve the club well in the future . new players included Ben Maskery, Ahmed Khalir, Asim rehman (5 for 12 against normandy), James Hicks and Subhan ramzan, all of whom will go on to bigger and better things, which is the main aim of the 4th xI .Once again, with stronger availability throughout the club this side could push for a top 3 finish, something it hopes to achieve next season .

Wimbledon 4th xIwimbledon 4th xI started well with a win against Streatham thanks to ehtisham Qadir (85*) and Anthony Kane (4 for 23). The second match was rained off after 9 overs following which Wimbledon won the next 3 games, including a tight game at Sunbury on the usual good batting surface . Highlights from those games included father and son vince and Joshua Tallent opening and batting through for a 10 wicket win against normandy and a 170 run partnership between Joshua Tallent (93) and Amjad Husain (82) against Sunbury .Against Sinjuns, with eric Anand making 73 and Joshua Tallent 61 in wimbledon’s 274 for 6 declared, followed by bowling Sinjuns out for 92 with eric Anand taking 6 for 34 and Anthony Kane 4 for 56 . dulwich, who were slightly ahead of wimbledon and leading the table at that point, would be met the following week .On world cup quarter final day, Dulwich won the toss and put Wimbledon in to bat. Wimbledon struggled to 197 all out off 45.1 overs, with Alistair Muirhead carrying his bat for 81*. After watching England do the business against Sweden Dulwich got off to a flyer, with their opener cracking a 28 ball 50 and racing on to 72 out of 115 off 43 balls. Wimbledon fought back manfully but in the end Dulwich’s excellent start told and Dulwich got home


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by 3 wickets (Jamie Andrews taking 4 for 45) . From that point onwards, dulwich were in the driving seat in the league and despite a couple of hiccups, never relinquished their lead, going on to win the 2018 title.Overall, 40 players which was a reduction on the previous year ., The leading run scorers being Joshua Tallent (586 runs) and Amjad Husain (485) and the leading wicket taker Jamie Andrews (20) Several 4th xI players went on to contribute to the 3rd xI league winning side which bodes well for the future .







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1st xI division 1 (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)1st xI division 1 Final league Table 2018


division 1 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsGuildford 18 11 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 14 13 0 273esher 18 11 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 15 12 0 273Leatherhead 18 10 0 3 0 0 4 1 0 14 8 0 258Camberley 18 9 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 12 15 0 231valley end 18 8 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 23 11 0 218Chessington 18 7 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 13 17 0 194Spencer 18 7 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 11 17 0 192Beddington 18 7 0 0 0 3 7 1 0 13 12 0 191Chipstead, Coulsdon & walcountians 18 4 0 1 0 1 11 1 0 19 21 0 134Farnham 18 3 0 1 0 1 12 1 0 25 27 0 130

The Best performances in division 1 - 1st xI in 2018 Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville

The Championship Double (Qualification: 250 runs and 20 wickets) player Runs Wickets T Bevan (Beddington) 401 @ 30 .85 25 @ 20 .44 J Crowson (Leatherhead) (o) 424 @ 26 .50 29 @ 18 .72 A dyson (Leatherhead) 416 @ 32 .00 34 @ 19 .03 T nevin (valley end) 394 @ 35 .82 25 @ 23 .88 r Qazi (Chessington) 298 @ 21 .29 20 @ 19 .00 L Samarakoon (Camberley) (o) 301 @ 30 .10 33 @ 15 .36 n Thorpe (Farnham) 383 @ 27 .36 30 @ 20 .80

50 runs and 5 wickets in a Match: T Bevan (Beddington) 84 & 6-39 vs SpencerHighest Team Score: 351-5 valley end (a) vs Farnhamlowest Team Score: 66 Leatherhead (a) vs SpencerHighest Match Aggregate: 571 Guildford 286-5 vs valley end 285Highest Individual Innings: 176* n Tilley (Guildford) (a) vs Camberley (lo)Most Runs in 2018: 873 n Tilley (Guildford)Most Wickets in a Match: 8 K Irshad (esher) (eo) 8-40 vs BeddingtonMost Wickets in 2018: 47 G Grant (Spencer)Most Catches in 2018: Fielding 13 T Grimes (Farnham) & G Hicks (Farnham) Wicket-Keeping 23 A Martin (esher)Most Stumpings in 2018: 8 T Hutcheson (Camberley)Most W/K dismissals in 2018: 28 A Martin (esher) 23 catches & 5 stumpings

Top players in division 1 - 1st xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Innings Not Outs Runs H S Average 100s 50sN Tilley (Gui) 11 3 873 176* 109.13 6 1A Sweet (Gui) 11 2 459 133 51.00 1 3B Kingsnorth (Val) 13 1 590 100* 49.17 1 5J Berry (Far) 18 2 611 107 38.19 1 4M Nicol (Lh) 17 4 491 115* 37.77 1 3T Carmichael (Cam) (eo) 15 0 548 89 36.53 0 6A Birkby (Eer) 15 3 436 77 36.33 0 6T Hutcheson (Cam) 13 1 432 87 36.00 0 3G Taylor (Cam) 16 3 431 70 33.15 0 5A Dyson (Lh) 17 4 416 88* 32.00 0 1T Bevan (Bed) 13 0 401 84 30.85 0 4


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player Innings Not Outs Runs H S Average 100s 50sM Clarke (Eer) 15 0 454 80 30.27 0 3A Martin (Eer) 17 2 450 66 30.00 0 4M Shoveller (Cam) 14 0 419 131 29.93 2 0J Crowson (Lh) (o) 16 0 424 91 26.50 0 1


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBE Green (Cam) 164.5 34 558 38 14.68 4 7-45L Samarakoon (Cam) (o) 130.1 26 507 33 15.36 0 4-24G Grant (Scr) 222.2 41 734 47 15.62 4 7-26J Pipkin (Gui) 101.5 14 319 20 15.95 0 4-50S Usman Maqbool (Css) 160.3 35 500 31 16.13 1 6-74A Jafri (Scr) 127.2 36 347 20 17.35 0 3-19D Yarnley (Css) 181.3 51 517 29 17.83 2 5-23D Selmes (Gui) 113.2 24 420 23 18.26 1 6-27J Crowson (Lh) (o) 176.4 39 543 29 18.72 2 7-78K Irshad (Eer) (eo) 195.2 32 693 37 18.73 2 8-40R Qazi (Css) 92.2 12 380 20 19.00 1 5-39A Dyson (Lh) 211.3 37 649 34 19.03 1 5-71C Beck (Bed) (o) 145.2 29 479 25 19.16 1 5-44T Bevan (Bed) 140.3 32 511 25 20.44 2 6-39J Charles (Gui) 205.5 31 698 34 20.53 2 6-65N Thorpe (Far) 146.0 11 624 30 20.80 0 4-31R Cummins (Bed) 203.1 52 675 32 21.09 0 4-11M Bradley (CCW) 120.0 21 504 23 21.91 1 5-49T Nevin (Val) 138.5 23 597 25 23.88 0 4-36R Goldsworthy (Far) 145.1 28 566 22 25.73 1 5-27A Shah (Val) 144.3 14 653 25 26.12 0 4-43


Also scored centuries: Twice: S Wyatt-Haines (Scr) Once: J Dixon (Css), O Dunnett (Val), G Hicks (Far), F McMillan (Gui), C Peploe (Val), D Vyas (Bed), N Woods (CCW)Also scored 300+ runs: 399 F McMillan (Gui), 397 C Thompson (CCW), 394 T Nevin (Val), 391 O Trower (Lh), 387 T Davies (Far), 385 P Vyas (Bed), 383 N Thorpe (Far), 382 A Macpherson (Scr), 378 K Thorns (Css), 370 G Hicks (Far), 363 C Peploe (Val), 361 R Woolley (CCW), 352 T Ward (Far), 345 J Oakes (Val) (o), 333 J Walker (Gui), 331 S Lewis (Bed), 328 O Dunnett (Val), 326 N Woods (CCW), 325 T Roy (Bed), 322 W Edwards (Eer), 303 R Edmond (Css), 301 L Samarakoon (Cam) (o)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: M Edwards (Scr) 5: Twice: F Milton (CCW) Once: A Birkby (Eer), R Carrick (Val), M Dawes (Lh), S Durandt (Val), A Goldsworthy (Far), J Mason (Eer), B Ungaretti (Gui), M Wakefield (Lh)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: T Hutcheson (Cam) (a) vs Eer (4c/1s) & (a) vs Far (5c), B Kingsnorth (Val) (a) vs Eer (4c/1s), J Walker (Gui) (a) vs Val (4c/1s) (lo)3 stumpings in a match: J Matthews (Far) (a) vs Cam (lo)4+ Fielding catches in a match: G Lester (Bed) vs Scr, J Pipkin (Gui) vs Val


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Team ReportsBeddington 1st xILike 2017, it was another disappointing start for the 1st xI . Managing just 2 wins before the end of June left the side bottom of the table . A change of approach and a shake up to the batting order saw some good performances put together . A run of 5 wins in 7 games in July and August, including two big wins at home to Spencer and Guildford, saw a move into the top half of the league . unfortunately, a fairly poor end to the season once safety was secured saw the team ending up in 8th position .The mid-season run showed a lot of teams what Beddington are capable of and in a season where a lot of younger members of the club were blooded, there is a lot to be positive about going into next season .performance wise there were two real highlights . Tom Bevan against Spencer, hitting a fantastic 84 to help set 230 for 9 and then taking 6 for 39 to bowl them out for 121 . The other from dharam vyas at Farnham, chasing 240 he went out and smashed 141* from just 135 balls in just his 4th game in the 1st team .Special mention must go to 14 year old Sam Hadfield who came into the team half way through the season and made a big difference. Hitting his maiden first team 50 in the win at Chipstead and ending the season with 181 runs at 30 and taking 10 wickets at 29 .Main contributors were the ever reliable Tom Bevan 401 runs at 31 and 25 wickets at 24, parth vyas 385 at 26, Ryan Cummins 32 wickets at 21 and Chris Beck in an encouraging first season taking 25 wickets at 19.Thanks go to Ian ‘Robbo’ Roberts for his fantastic wagon wheels, Michael Lewis for his continued hard work and all the regular supporters .

Camberley 1st xIThe 2018 season finished as a pleasing one with the 1st XI pushing for promotion and missing out narrowly (4th) due to several avoidable losses . The season started slowly, losing the first two matches to the weather, but the first win came the following week home vs. Spencer. Scoring 251 (Hutcheson 87) ended up being too many for Spencer and the 1st XI were off. The 2nd win wasn’t far away beating Chipstead away, chasing 157 with 5 wickets down - Stephens 4-31 and Taylor 57* the main contributors . A disappointing result away at esher was next . esher recovering from 140 for 8 to score 238 . Camberley 1st xI were cruising to victory at 180 for 3, but when Hutcheson (53) was out, it started a collapse and ended up 11 runs short; a costly loss . A win followed comfortably beating Beddington (111ao) (Samerakoon 4 for 24) by 8 wickets . Then a loss to Leatherhead who chased 272 with ease despite (Green 5 for 58), but a nervy win against Farnham the following week got CCC back on track. Camberley were firmly chasing promotion now and just needed a bit more consistency, so it was disappointing not to chase 164 vs . Guildford the following week . Another disappointing defeat the week after away vs . Chessington, perhaps summed up the season . Green 7 for 45 set up a run chase and when Taylor 70 (54 balls) was in, it looked like a comfortable win . 127 for 2 tuned into an embarrassing 161 ao . A formidable 331 for 5 (Shoveller 131) was too many for valley end the week after and following a crunching 200 run win against Chipstead, the 1st xI refused to give up . CCC were next found out chasing 131 against Spencer, bowled out for just 71 . Tight wins against esher and Beddington kept CCC in touch, but losses against Leatherhead and Guildford kept CCC in div 1 for another season . CCC ended with a 113 run win against Farnham thanks to Shoveller’s 109, but it was not enough!

Chessington 1st xIThanks got to Jane Legg and pam whittle for not just making the best teas but also the best lunches in the county! Also a big thank you to Brian whittle who works tirelessly to get the ground looking an absolute belter every week and another thank you to John Yarnley who kindly scores each week . If an 8th place finish had been offered at the start of the season, the team would have taken it! To be able to finish 6th and confirm Division 1 cricket next year with 3 games to go just goes to show how successful this season has been for the club . The team have had 22 players represent the 1st xI this season with nobody looking out of place when called upon, which goes to show how strong the club is . The stand out performances of the year with the bat were as follows; Karl Thorns top scoring with 378 runs at an average of 23, Jack dixon scoring 277 at 69, with the only 100 of the year away to esher on debut (115), rob Edmond’s 97 away to Chipstead and Fazal HaqJan elegantly biffing his way to 219 runs with a strike rate of 133!The stand out performances of the year with the ball were as follows; Syed Usman Maqbool taking 31 wickets at an average of 16 (6 for 74 against Leatherhead), dan Yarnley taking 29 at 17 (5 for 23 away to Leatherhead and 10 overs for 7 runs away at Valley End) and Roman Qazi taking his first 5 fer for the club away to Guildford.


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A mention must go to Mike O’donnell who has kept extremely well this year on some tricky wickets at times . He has also settled really well into the club and in the process has taken 16 catches alongside 5 stumpings . The side looks forward to going again next season! up the Chessy!

Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians 1st xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians 1st XI had a disappointing season finishing in 9th position in Division 1 and nearly 60 points shy of securing a place in the division for 2019 .The team amassed only 4 wins but it was the defeats column which really tells the story; 11 defeats .There were few highlights but early season wins against Farnham and eventual champions Guildford showed what the team was capable of; also doing the double over Spencer was very satisfying .The batting was led by Chris Thompson, rob woolley and nick woods with support from Ben dombrandt, Michael Armstrong and Matt Foakes . nick woods scored the team’s only century in the win against Guildford .The bowling statistics tell a tale with only one bowler, Michael dombrandt (23 wickets) taking more than 20 wickets . The other main bowlers were rob woolley (19), Harrison Chamberlain (19) and Finlay Milton (15) .Tim Baker was consistent behind the stumps with 19 catches and one stumping .The 1st xI must now regroup in division 2, re-establish the necessary desire and push for promotion back to division 1 .

Esher 1st xIwith the hope of emulating the form of the 2017 season, esher began the 2018 season in stop start fashion .A win against Chessington was followed by a frustrating loss at home to valley end and a washout versus Chipstead before an impressive win over Spencer. A nail biting win over Camberley kicked off the timed games before a brilliant run chase against Farnham saw Esher top the table after the first third of the season. Promotion favourites Guildford visited esher in the middle of June and, with a depleted team due to injuries, esher were handed a reality check . Two resounding victories against Beddington, where Khurram Malik bowled superbly to pick up figures of 8 for 40, and Chipstead followed. A downturn in fortunes followed, however, with Esher suffering 3 defeats in the next 4 games, against Chessington, valley end and Camberley . This left esher in 3rd place with 4 games to go and chasing both Leatherhead and Guildford in the promotion spots .esher did not let the pressure get to them and put in a near-perfect display to beat Leatherhead by 8 wickets

Esher CC 1st xI Runner-up division 1 2018Back: Brian Dunleavy (scorer), John Mason, Khurram Irshad, Ben Collins, Ali Birkby, Matt Clarke, Zafar Khan

Front: Nick Winder, Alex Martin, Will Edwards (captain) , Archie Stroud, Austin Wilman, Sohail Ahmed


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in the next game and moving level on points with Leatherhead in the process . Two more victories followed against Farnham and Beddington and, with Leatherhead losing their game to relegated Farnham, esher went into the final game of the year against Guildford knowing a victory would guarantee promotion and possibly the division 1 title . The final game of the year turned out to be a classic encounter which swayed one way and the other from the first ball. Set 225 to win, the run chase started well but soon slowed after the fall of 4 quick wickets. Alex Martin and Ali Birkby steadied the ship but once they both fell with 70 still required to win it looked as though Guildford would come out on top . John Mason and Zafar Khan played brilliantly taking esher to within 5 runs of victory before Mason was dismissed, a wicket that eventually handed Guildford the title after count-back . Zafar Khan and Nick Winder composed themselves and got Esher home and back to the Premier Division for the first time since 2006 . A fantastic achievement, and one the club can be extremely proud of .

Farnham 1st xIIt was a hard fought but ultimately disappointing season for the Farnham 1st xI which resulted in relegation from division 1 of the Surrey Championship . The 1st xI amassed only 3 wins across the season and 2 draws but that doesn’t quite tell the whole story. The 1st XI achieved victories over Guildford, Leatherhead and Chessington, however, the season came down to close finishes, where invariably the side ended on the wrong side of the result. There were 2 single wicket defeats and 2 last over losses, that, had they gone differently, could have changed the fortunes of the season .despite a tough season there were some outstanding performances and contributions . Jim Berry was the clubs leading run scorer with 611 runs including 4 fifties and 1 hundred, 107 versus Leatherhead a brilliant individual innings . notable mentions must also go to nathan Thorpe, Toby davies, Toby ward and Guy Hicks who all amassed more than 350 runs with 8 fifties shared evenly between them and with Hicks scoring a fine 133 in a victory versus Guildford that was the highlight of the season .Nathan Thorpe ended the season as the top wicket taker, taking 30 wickets across the year with his off-spin. notable mentions must go to rob Goldsworthy and Jim Berry, who between them accounted for 40 wickets and bowled consistently well throughout the season . Congratulations to rob Goldsworthy who took 5 for 27 against Guildford and Alec Goldsworthy who took a maiden 1st xI 5 for 51 against Leatherhead .Thanks must go to all the players who represented the 1st xI this year . Thanks to scorers rachel Golding and Chris Peers and all behind the scenes at Farnham for their effort and help this year. Also, congratulations to all the new caps .The club looks forward to bouncing back in the 2019 season .

Guildford 1st xIA run of six straight victories took Guildford back into the Premier Division at first attempt, much to the delight of Tom Collins in his first season as captain.Three defeats in five weeks in mid-season, following by a losing draw at Leatherhead, left the promotion campaign very much in the balance . However, wins over valley end, Chipstead, Chessington, Farnham, Spencer and Camberley guaranteed promotion and it meant that five bonus points in the narrow defeat at home to esher, who joined Guildford as runners-up, secured top spot .There was no doubt about the star of the show, Nathan Tilley hit six centuries the final eight matches to finish with a remarkable 873 runs at 109 a time, which made him the highest scorer in division One by more than 200 runs and third overall in the Surrey Championship and despite only playing 11 league matches, spending his early weeks turning out for reed’s School . He received excellent support from Alex Sweet (459 at 51) while Fred McMIllan (399) and Joel walker (333) included some vital early innings while the batting order was depleted .Off-spinner Jonny Charles was the outstanding bowler, claiming 34 scalps at 20 in his first full season at first team level, holding together the attack . duncan Selmes (23), Joe pipkin (20) and Jamie Odell (16) all shone despite having to miss a number of matches and there were promising contributions from George Barlow and Freddie Geffen. Captain Collins led the side with considerable flair, constantly chipping in with runs, wickets and fine catches and showing a selfless attitude which was an example to all his team-mates. With coach Jeremy Greaves, he will be working hard to ensure Guildford make an impact on the return to the premier division in the new season .

leatherhead 1st xIThe 1st XI had a very good season, finishing third in Division 1 and narrowly missing out on promotion on the last day of the season .After a slow start, the team came into its own during the timed matches, with 5 wins and 3 winning draws taking them briefly to the top of the league. Disappointing late season losses to Esher and Farnham left the side needing to beat Chipstead on the last day and hope that Guildford could beat esher . Alas it was not to be but


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the team can be proud of the performances in 2018 and look forward with optimism to 2019 .Adam dyson lead the side well and was also leading wicket taker with 34, as well as scoring 416 runs . He was ably supported on the bowling front by fellow spinners James Crowson (28 wickets) and Marcus dawes (17) . Mark Farrant was the leading paceman with 15 victims and there were also 5 wicket hauls for Mike dawes and Mike Wakefield. The leading batsman was again Mike Nicol (491 runs at 38), including the team’s only century, 115 not out in a comprehensive win at valley end . Crowson scored 424 runs and Ollie Trower 391 and with dyson, these four formed the backbone of the batting, with good contributions also coming from John Tribe, Wakefield and Ross Richardson, who also kept wicket superbly. The team was at its best chasing, with someone always stepping up to see the team home, often in very tight matches . There were particularly nail-biting wins against Farnham, by one wicket thanks to Ollie Tower’s 77 and against Chessington by two wickets with Mike nicol leading the way with 78* .Overall, after a disappointing 2017, it was a strong return to form for the team and there is every reason to be positive about being able to push for promotion back to the premier League in 2019 .

Spencer 1st xI2018 was a transitory year for the Spencer 1st xI . Many older, more experienced players had moved on at the end of the previous season and made way for a young team, made up predominantly of former Spencer juniors .The team performed exactly as you would expect an inexperienced, talented team to . There were some absolutely blistering performances; new boy Sam wyatt-Haines totalling 20 sixes in the two match-winning hundreds he scored, the team bowled out Leatherhead for 66 (Grant 7 for 26), and Luke Billingham even scored a few runs .Spencer were even in the promotion contention at the halfway stage . However, the team’s inexperience showed. Spencer lost the last five matches in a row to end up finishing in the bottom half of the league but safe from relegation, largely thanks to some gritty batting from Archie Macpherson in the middle of the season .Spencer can look back on 2018 with some fond memories as a team, ready to kick on and mount a promotion push next season .

valley End 1st xIThe season for the 1st XI began as a bit of a damp squib, two weekends into May and still not a game completed through pre-season or into league season .Having experienced a difficult year in the Premiership the previous season it was important for the 1st XI to bounce back and have a strong building season . The season began doing just that performing well . However, through the middle of the season, the inability to field the same team for consecutive weeks made for a more challenging times and saw 26 different players used throughout the year.There were some notable batting and bowling performances, with three players making hundred’s, Chris peploe and Ben Kingsnorth away at Farnham and Oliver dunnett making a brilliant ton and carrying his bat in the final game of the season against Beddington.Along with the batting there were also some excellent bowling performances with rob Carrick in a brilliant spell taking all five of the wickets gained away at Guildford and Steve Durandt taking five helping the team on its way to bowling out Chipstead for 133 .Despite availability issues the first team performed admirably to finish mid-table come the end of the season to provide a great springboard for improvement next season .







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2nd xI division 1 (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)2nd xI division 1 Final league Table 2018


division 1 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsSutton 18 12 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 10 6 0 296Guildford 18 12 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 10 11 0 293esher 18 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 9 11 0 236Beddington 18 8 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 11 18 0 221normandy 18 6 0 1 0 2 7 2 0 25 15 0 196dulwich 18 6 0 2 0 1 8 1 0 25 18 0 185Old rutlishians 18 6 0 2 0 1 8 1 0 19 16 0 177valley end 18 6 0 1 0 2 8 1 0 21 18 0 175walton-on-Thames 18 6 0 1 0 2 8 1 0 17 22 0 175Cranleigh 18 3 0 0 0 2 12 1 0 21 18 0 107

Top players in division 1 – 2nd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sH Straw (Gui) 10 1 599 136 66.56 2 2J Blake (Sut) 14 1 654 97 50.31 0 6S Dance (Bed) 14 5 402 95* 44.67 0 2C Nelson (ORs) 11 1 395 77 39.50 0 2J Gray (Val) 10 0 372 83 37.20 0 4S Woods (Sut) 13 0 467 82 35.92 0 4A Parker (Gui) 14 3 364 48 33.09 0A Shelley (Eer) 16 2 442 131 31.57 1 3R Skidmore (Nor) 14 0 441 86 31.50 0 4M McDonagh (WoT) 15 1 427 79 30.50 0 4K Fisher (Val) 15 0 441 102 29.40 1 1L Robinson (Nor) 16 1 411 82 27.40 0 3


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBS Chick (ORs) 94.0 14 295 22 13.41 1 5-25D Miles (Nor) 86.1 16 332 24 13.83 2 6-44W Bevan (Bed) 115.3 31 352 24 14.67 0 3-22A Jhalla (Sut) 133.4 16 444 30 14.80 1 6-15S Blake (Sut) 129.4 23 479 32 14.97 1 5-22M Teale (Gui) 100.5 11 337 21 16.05 0 4-39L Robinson (Nor) 168.2 34 628 34 18.47 3 6-28C Griffin (Sut) 131.4 19 501 26 19.27 0 4-23S Asad Rizvi (WoT) 128.0 15 477 23 20.74 0 3-19R Kraus (WoT) 116.0 10 460 22 20.91 1 5-74J Steven (Eer) 160.2 19 544 26 20.92 0 4-18V Singh (Gui) 140.0 15 542 25 21.68 0 4-50M Wright (Dul) 149.3 31 526 24 21.92 0 4-54S Reedman (Val) 139.5 4 674 25 26.96 1 5-38

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixtureAlso scored centuries: S Asad Rizvi (WoT), G Ealham (Cra), S Holland (Nor), C Morris (Sut), C Preece (Cra), A Stroud (Eer), M Teale (Gui), E Towner (Dul), P Williams (Val)Also scored 350+ runs: 428 D Miles (Nor) (9 – 4 – 428 – 85* - 85.60 – 0 – 5)


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Also scored 300+ runs: 326 M Teale (Gui), 322 J Redwood (Val), 309 G Williams-Sales (Val), 301 R Anderson (Cra)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: P Bainbridge (WoT), D Baker (Bed), S Chmielinski (Bed), C Coombs (Gui), G Crawford-Khan (Dul), J Henderson (Gui), S Japal (Bed), A Khan (Gui), A McCallum (Eer), V Patel (ORs), J Rogerson (Bed), D Taylor (ORs)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: M McDonagh (WoT) vs Gui (4c/1s), A Mason (Eer) vs Sut (5c) (lo), A Pomfret (WoT) vs Nor (4c/1s)50 runs and 5 wickets in a match: D Miles (Nor) 51 & 5-52 (a) vs ORs, D Taylor (ORs) 76* & 5-54 (a) vs Sut (lo) Team ReportsBeddington 2nd xIBeddington 2nd XI finished in its highest place for nearly a decade as a combination of savage hitting, excellent bowling and some very handy new recruits saw the team improve to potentially be a real force for promotion next year .After great early wins against Sutton, dulwich and walton on Thames, the side were all set for what could have been an even better year . The evergreen Scott dance averaged 45 with the bat and a host of players played match winning innings before disappearing to the 1s .The later part of the season was one of missed opportunities. The team squandered opportunities at Guildford and Sutton where a likely win turned to defeat and sadly this epitomised the season . There was much promise but just short on regular quality.In the bowling department will Bevan led the way with 24 wickets at 16 apiece and notably Ben Butcher with 19 wickets at 23 apiece despite coping with a variety of different nicknames!with young players like Beeton, Green, O’ Sullivan and Gardner the club is well set looking forward and if captain Baker can keep the squad together over the winter, don’t be surprised to see a charge for promotion next year.

Cranleigh 2nd xIThe 2018 season was undoubtedly a challenging one for the Cranleigh 2nd xI with several close matches going the wrong way in the latter stages after some valiant but fruitless attempts at taking seemingly unlikely victories .The season was fraught with ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ like performances, with a failure to build on an early season victory against a strong Beddington only adding to the disappointment of ‘what could have been’.However, it was not all bad . The introduction of 13 year old leg-spinner Sonny Clephane was a revelation; one to watch for the future . Solid contributions from Tommy ealham, Harvey Jackson, will Howard, Sam wade, dave Burke, ryan Anderson, Simon warren and Sam Bugler, amongst many others, showed what is possible when availability allows . The ever-present dave white was a source of strength and stability, not to mention his boa constrictor-like spells throughout the season .Thanks to all who played, supported, and helped out over the season; the team looks forward to 2019 and what it has in store .

dulwich 2nd xIThe 2018 season was déjà vu for the 2nd xI in terms of the pattern rather than the league position . As in 2017 what looked like a potential promotion challenge in the first half of the season preceded a poor second half and a flirt with relegation. The 6th place finish was about right though a disappointment.The batting was a mixed bag. When it fired it was good (8 scores of 200+) but when it mattered in the crucial games, or against disciplined bowling attacks, it spluttered a bit . There was an early century from ed Towner vs . Cranleigh and there were numerous other good performances with 15 half centuries . However, only two batsmen scoring over 200 runs tells a story of a lack of both consistency and availability on occasions . The batting highlight has to be 13 year old veer patel’s 70 vs . eventual champions Sutton in a thrilling run chase, an innings that will live long in the memory of the significant crowd that had gathered.The bowling was also a mixed bag . Good on paper, good in a number of games but on other occasions lacking potency. Only one 5-wicket haul (from Assan Crawford-Khan) signifies a lack of match winning performances, Matt wright led the way with 24 wickets and newcomer Zach Brown showed huge promise at this level in the second half of the season troubling many batsmen with controlled swing . Special mention is due to 13 year old Ahmed Khan who played the whole season in the 2nd xI bowling his leg spin with a high level of maturity, skill and control . He is a real talent .Huge thanks as always are due to reinaldo Frezzato for his umpiring and Jenny pratt for her scoring, both of whom are important members of the team .


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Esher 2nd xIAfter winning division 2 last year, the main aim of the season for the esher 2nd xI was some stability in division 1 . The season started against walton with a nervy 3-wicket win . A knock of 45* by dan dickenson and a debut 4 for 16 from Jonathan Miles restricted the visitors to 125 all out . esher then lost to dulwich in a rain-affected game and were soundly beaten by Valley End in what was arguably Esher’s worst performance of the year; the only high for Esher was a fine innings of 96 by Jamie McCormack. esher bounced back by beating Sutton . Archie Stroud’s 106* and 4 for 10 was the standout performance . esher then beat Old rutlishians (Harry Alderson 4 for 25) and Cranleigh (Jim Steven 4 for 25 and Almaher Shelley 60) . Sadly, a 3-game losing streak would follow, losing to normandy (Almaher Shelley 50), Guildford and Beddington (Matt Sabben-Clare 60*) . The loss to dulwich earlier in the season was avenged as esher ran out winners, with 92* by pete Blackhurst . esher then lost to walton (Austin wilman 4 for 58 and 55) and Sutton .That prompted a 5-match winning streak, propelling esher up the table . Austin wilman’s 63 helped beat valley end by 3 wickets, then 131 by Almaher Shelley and 52 by Adam Koep saw esher set-up a 10-run victory against Old Rutlishians. Cranleigh were beaten with Almaher Shelley and Jamie McCormack scoring 50s and fine bowling from Jim Steven, Andrew McCallum, Oscar nicholson and Freddie Harrison giving esher a 19-run victory . normandy were soundly beaten with Andrew McCallum’s 5 for 22 keeping the hosts total down to 84 . Beddington travelled to esher and stand-in captain Alex Mason’s 56 and ruari Crichard’s 51* helped gain a 7-wicket victory .The last game of the season saw Guildford thump Esher at home but, with a 3rd place finish guaranteed, Esher could look back with pride on what they had achieved throughout the year .

Guildford 2nd xIThe 2nd XI had three loses in the first seven games and promotion hopes were hanging by a thread.However, after beating esher at home the team went on a run of six wins in the all-day format; four bowling second! By the end of the all day games the side was sitting 2nd .There was a wobble with defeat to walton but a bounce back to superbly beat normandy at home and then champions Sutton away .Promotion was mathematically secured against Old Ruts and the team finished the season off superbly by demolishing esher .The strength was an experienced team with real depth in the batting . There were big contributions from Teale, parker, Appleton and French with the bat . However, Henry Straw was immense with 599 league runs in only 10 innings!wickets were shared but Matt Teale showed promise with 21 wickets and vik Singh’s great consistency with 25 .Bring on the premier in 2019!!!

Normandy 2nd xIFor the 2nd xI the aim at the start of the year was to burst back into the premier league cricket but when the 1st XI bowlers began dropping like flies the early season enthusiasm and success had to be tempered with a succession of players being lost to the upper echelon .In the end 5th place was a fair reflection on the season and thanks go to all those from the 3rd XI who helped out (in some instances on a weekly basis) and never let anyone down .The batting was led by ross Skidmore with 441 runs at the top of the order and when latterly he found a new opening partner in the emerging Sam Holland the side had found the ideal mix of youth and experience . Holland, the find of the year, stuttered at first after elevation from the 3s, but in the latter part of the season blossomed and his century against valley end was a season highlight . elsewhere dan Miles scored 428 runs when work commitments meant he could not join the 1st xI and he was the class act in the line-up while skipper robinson regularly provided the mid innings impetus and 400 league runs have rarely been scored so lustily .On the bowling front the skipper topped the charts with 37 wickets at 17 .8 apiece while the speedy dan Miles took 24 at under 14, including a devastating 5 for 25 versus Old ruts . Older brother Chris Miles took 15 with his nagging left armers but otherwise there was insufficient support from the bowlers to lift the side above mid table.richard Burton proved invaluable behind the stumps and contributed important runs while latterly the return of George Mackenzie and Sam Jelley added some reliability to the side .Thanks to umpires David Iliffe and Russell Home (the latter will be much missed after hanging up his coat) and to scorer Geoff Burton.

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in a relegation battle for large parts, the team dug deep and got the points to secure division 1 cricket for a 5th year running . The season saw 18 games played; 6 wins, 3 draws, 8 defeats and 1 abandoned at walton . It always rains at walton!There were some brilliant individual and team performances throughout the season . none more so evident from the first win of the season away to eventual champions, Sutton where the side chased down 210 with little trouble . A special mention goes to dan Taylor for taking 5 wickets and hitting 76 in a match winning performance . In addition, young Fraser trimmings saw the team home with a mature, unbeaten 24 .It was brilliant to see the young players break into the team with the likes of Ayush patel, vinay patel and Asad Khan stepping up . One notable performance was the important win over walton on Thames where vinay patel opened the bowling alongside Stephen Chick where both took 5 wickets apiece to win the game .There were plenty of other fine performances with the ball, many of those coming from the ever- consistent Chick who took 22 wickets at 13 .41 .However, for hitting 395 runs at 39.5, taking some important catches behind the stumps and offering valuable advice on and off the pitch throughout the season, the Player of the Season was Cory Nelson.A special mention goes to Jonathan Mapp, who took the reins while watson carried out 1st xI duties and did an excellent job in his absence . despite results not always going the right way, the team can certainly be proud of the success at bringing through young, talented cricketers which bodes well for the future . It has been a pleasure to captain this side and everyone looks forward to the 2019 season .

Sutton 2nd xI‘A season of missed chances’ just about summed up the 2017 season and by God did the team not let those ghosts come back to haunt in 2018!Well, that was not the thinking after the first 4 games of the season where 3 losses and an abandoned game left the team rock bottom of the league with 10 points; deja vu was starting to set in . The team then went into the time games and how thing changed!Away at Cranleigh, Connor Griffin took 4 for 23 in his 14 overs restricting them to 120 all out. A ‘charming’ 50 from Luke Smith and a quick fire 24 from 14 balls for Chris Morris set the team onto winning ways. This win certainly helped the team talk the following week . After a gritty maiden league 50 for Connor in the 186 ao it was over to the bowlers, Sam Blake this week with 4 for 33, eventually skittling the opposition out for 171 . A tremendous bowling performance and the favourite game of the season!Away at Guildford, Aneesh Jhalla produced the season’s best bowling performance with 6 for 15, which helped the team to 3 wins on the bounce, giving some momentum for the season .The wins just kept coming in the 100 over format of the game, in all 9! It did not stop there; 2 more wins came in the 50 over format, making it 11 on the bounce, and promotion was secured . A good feeling!Guildford bought the team back down to earth the following week and clawed back the deficit built up. A win at Dulwich was slightly soured after hearing that Guildford had too won, meaning the team went into the final game of the season still needing 4 points .In a season dominated by the opening bowling attack, Sam Blake (32 wkts at 18) and Connor Griffin (26 at 21), supported by the little wizard Aneesh Jhalla (32 at 16), it was time for the batters to step up . A wonderful partnership of 158 from what turned out to be the highest run scorers (Josh Blake 712 at 42 and Sam woods 501 at 30), put Sutton on the way to the 225 needed with veteran all-rounder, Sam Schofield, giving a little fist pump as he scrambled to that with a single!The loss to Walton in the final game was a bitter pill to swallow but does not stop everyone saying “We did it…..we are the Champions!!!”roll on premiership Cricket!!

valley End 2nd xIWinning the final two matches of the season to hang onto a Division 1 spot for next summer added a little shine to an otherwise disappointing season .There were a number of close finishes; in a cracking game at Normandy, defending 260 the team just held on in the final overs to win by 6 runs.However, despite regularly getting into strong positions, the team invariably missed chances or lost wickets to eventually come out second best .Availability was the usual roller-coaster . The most notable weekend featured a swing of 14 players being unavailable from the top two teams from one Saturday to the next .Keith Fisher topped the batting, though this was due largely to being the only 2nd xI batter not to spend half


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the summer with the 1st xI, and Sam reedman was the leading wicket taker with 25 .

Walton on Thames 2nd xI2018 saw the 2nd xI attempt to consolidate after a number of changes throughout the club . However, after a tough start to the season the side struggled to put together complete performances as often as was necessary . Good first halves of games were let down by poor second halves and vice versa, which left the team in a tight and ultimately fruitless scrap to avoid relegation . However, relegation on countback also felt unfortunate; few sides will ever have been relegated with as many as 175 points, nor with a season record of six wins and eight defeats. Not even an epic chase of 250 against champions Sutton on the final day was quite enough.There were many positives to take from the season with notable bowling performances from newcomer rob Kraus as well as old hands paul Bainbridge and Asad rizvi . Youngster Alex Minsull also shone as a spinner and the slow men were supplemented well by the return of Liam desai’s wily medium-pacers . The seamers often struggled, although Luke Minshull battled away with the new ball .The batting struggled to perform consistently, with a number of players dogged by starts which they failed to convert . Asad rizvi’s early hundred against Cranleigh was not followed up; paddy Haddow looked the part throughout but too often found his pad between ball and stumps, though captain Mike Mcdonagh found success in his new batting role in the middle order, leading the scoring with 430 for the year . Matt Haddow made key contributions when available but the line-up too often lacked cohesion .A disappointing result at the end of the year, but good things too upon which to reflect, and a hugely talented group of players will pick themselves up as they aim to come straight back up in 2019 .




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3rd xI division 1 (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)3rd xI division 1 Final league Table 2018


division 1 – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsMalden Wanderers 18 12 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 6 2 0 292Banstead 18 11 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 6 14 0 270Beddington 18 9 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 7 14 0 231east Molesey 18 12 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 11 6 60 229normandy 18 8 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 13 15 0 212Streatham & Marlborough 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 7 13 0 182Old rutlishians 18 6 1 2 0 0 7 2 0 10 13 0 179Battersea Ironsides 18 6 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 15 19 0 178valley end 18 6 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 13 18 20 143Oxted & Limspfield 18 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 17 24 0 63

Top players in division 1 – 3rd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sC Cleaver (MWs) 14 5 386 81* 42.89 0 2M Jacobs (MWs) 9 0 380 125 42.22 2 0J Christopher (Bat) 14 4 390 140* 39.00 1 2S Singh (ShM) 11 0 398 147 36.18 1 2M Collins (EMy) 12 1 385 100 35.00 1 1J Stainer (Ban) 16 2 431 103* 30.79 1 2T Maslona (Bed) 14 1 375 66 28.85 0 2R Paul (ShM) 16 1 352 69* 23.47 0 1


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBS Orpin (Val) 60.0 14 203 20 10.15 4-18S Hopkins (MWs) 77.3 8 288 24 12.00 1 7-31E Hanson (EMy) 98.0 11 369 27 13.67 2 7-49L Cooper-Stewart (Bed) 80.2 13 303 22 13.77 1 5-13J Winn (MWs) 91.2 12 345 24 14.38 4-33N Condie (Ban) 147.1 34 437 27 16.19 1 5-36M Cogliatti (Ban) 158.3 24 520 32 16.25 2 5-11J Tomlinson (EMy) 131.3 29 464 28 16.57 1 5-77L Smallbone (Nor) 126.1 11 446 26 17.15 1 5-19M Collins (Nor) 137.5 51 405 23 17.61 4-38A Cabirdassou (MWs) 92.0 10 381 21 18.14 1 6-29


Also scored centuries: G Brown (EMy), E Craig (EMy), A Down (Bed), I Messenger (Val), J Murphy (MWs), M Rosser (Nor), F Trimmings (ORs)Also scored 300+ runs: 338 A Mills (ShM), 335 J Pavitt (Ban), 318 I Messenger (Val), 316 D Clements (Bat), 313 R Watt (Val), 312 G Miller (OxL), 310 M Rosser (Nor)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: R Woodburn (Bat) 6: J Clifford (Val), C Heane (Nor), A O’Sullivan (Bed), D Read (Ban) 5: C Cleaver (MWs), J Clifford (Val), I Gilhespy (Bat), C Heane (Nor), C Holden (ORs), S Jayasinghe (EMy), A Khan (ORs), C Montgomery (Bat), H Moore (Bat), S Thorpe (Ban)


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5 wickets by a w/k in a match: H McNeill Adams (ShM) vs ORs (5c)4+ Fielding catches in a match: C Austin (Bed) vs Nor (lo)Team ReportsBanstead 3rd xIBanstead 3rd XI had a very successful season, achieving promotion into the Premiership finishing in 2nd place. The first part of the season was mixed with 2 wins and 2 losses from the first 4, before going on a dominant run of wins through the middle part of the season. Banstead cut it close with a shaky end to the season but finished 2nd and are looking forward to the challenge of next season in the higher division . with a good mix of youth and experience within the side Banstead are well placed to keep progressing and challenging in the future .Battersea Ironsides 3rd xIAfter back to back league titles in 2016 and 2017, the 2018 season yielded a slightly different outcome. Relegation was avoided in a dramatic final day. The loss of key men to overseas travel, the operating theatre and the local orthopaedic clinic meant an unprecedented number of absentees from the title winning sides . All the games bar one were close affairs and it was ultimately a lack of numbers (playing with 10) and fine on field margins which resulted in lost games . A stunning last day victory where we bowled the opposition out for sub 130 to remain in the division was a reminder of what the side was capable of when it played at its best . next season the team is looking forward to a healthier team, a better campaign and a return to the normal higher standards .

Beddington 3rd xIOverall a very pleasing season for the 3rd XI, the side struggled in 2017 but 2018 saw a third place finish, with 9 wins . As with every 3rd xI, availability was mixed with some very strong sides and some less so; wins away at Streatham and Marlborough and normandy were among the highlights . At Streatham a last wicket partnership of more than 40 runs in a low scoring game saw the game won by 24 runs while the game at normandy saw a side full of teenage batsmen combine with Beddington newcomer Matt rooke to chase down 230 runs .Throughout the season the side was a mix of youth and experience , the batting was ably led by Tom Maslona scoring 375 runs at 28 .65, Matt rooke added solidity to the side with 273 at 24 .82, Antony down scored 224 runs from just 4 games, Aaron O’Sullivan hit 200 runs in 9 games before elevation to the twos . Young Janaken prabhakaran looked the part with 143 runs in his 6 games .As in the last few seasons the bowling was dominated by slow bowlers, Louis Cooper- Steward led the way with 22 wickets, the evergreen Ian walters took 19 wickets, skipper Kevin Horkan took 18, Aaron O’Sullivan backed up his runs with 16 wickets and brothers George and Harry Gardner both impressed on many occasions throughout the season with the ball .Somehow, the skipper Kevin Horkan led the way with 9 catches, Gary Morris with 6 catches and a couple run outs improved the standard in the field; the wicket keeping duties were shared out over the season.The 3s are extremely lucky to have paul Baker as a regular umpire, so thanks go to him for his hard work over the season, often doing both ends .

East Molesey 3rd xIA fantastic season for east Molesey 3rd xI ended as a tale of what could, and perhaps should, have been .After an up and down start the side dominated the rest of the league, including bowling out eventual champions Malden wanderers for 81 in a crushing 8 wicket win but missed out on promotion due to a 60-point penalty, for accidentally fielding an ineligible player.despite this disappointment there were huge positives to take away from the season . Fielding consistently the youngest teams in the division, with 8 players every Saturday being 21-years-old or younger, usually 5 of those being u16 or u15, and even an u13 opening the batting (on merit) it showcased the impressive strength of east Molesey’s youngsters, further demonstrated by the U21s becoming Surrey Trust champions for the first time ever . with these youngsters set to push on for 1st and 2nd xI honours, the future looks very bright for the Moles .Although this young side sometimes showed naivety with the bat, most notably failing to chase down 165 at Normandy in the penultimate game of the season, a game that would have seen the Moles finish top of the league had they won . penalties notwithstanding, when the team clicked it was brilliant, including smashing 300 against then-top Banstead and finishing the year with 304 against Valley End. More impressive, however, was the bowling, taking all 10 wickets 11 times out of 18 matches despite the hottest summer on record and some soul-destroying, back-breaking flat pitches.Outstanding individual performances included Greg Brown’s 115 and ed Craig’s 106* vs . valley end and Mark Collins 100 vs . Streatham & Marlborough . with the ball elliott Hanson taking 7 for 49 vs . valley end and 5 for


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26 vs. Oxted & Limpsfield, Josh Tomlinson 5 for 77 vs. Malden Wanderers and Shaggy Jayasinghe 5 for 18 vs . Battersea Ironsides .A great season that bodes very well indeed for the future .

Malden Wanderers 3rd xIThe 3rd XI enjoyed an extremely successful and exciting season. Relegation from the Premier Division offered a great opportunity to fix the wrongs of 2018, one skipper Charlie Cleaver and his team grabbed with both hands. Deserved champions, the Stags ultimately finished 61 points clear of third place.unlike previous campaigns, good bowling and batting performances were strung together and unprecedented availability meant a strong core from week to week. Attendance at training was significantly improved and warm-ups were no longer a thing of myth . The eight captains of 2018 last year appeared a distant nightmare under Charlie’s consistent leadership . Having previously struggled to put together any sort of total, the batting line up consistently posted defendable scores which enabled a more than capable bowling attack to set attacking fields and take an impressive number of wickets . perhaps the most cheering aspect on this front was the number of younger players that contributed both with bat and ball; testament to the 4s and junior section at Malden wanderers, who have helped to develop some very promising talent .There were notable contributions throughout with the bat; captain Cleaver scored 386 runs, Michael Jacobs 380 (including a dazzling 125 at Old ruts), Andy Cabirdassou smashed the ball out of the park at every opportunity, scoring 297 . with the rest of the batting order struggling against promotion rivals east Molesey, James Murphy hit a fantastic 100 and finally, George Williams (a late joiner for the season) averaged 61 over four innings . Honourable mentions also go to phil downey and daniel Shepherd for consistently scoring important runs all season .Those batting performances, however, would have paled into insignificance if the bowlers had not also put in a shift. Teenage quick Jesper Winn and Sam Hopkins topped the boards with 24 wickets apiece and an impressive 7 for 31 from Sam against title rivals Banstead proved vital .Artie rice-Oxley, Andy Cabirdassou, Jak Luxford and Cleaver again all successfully contributed with the ball, taking wickets with miserly economy rates, which helped pile pressure on the opposition .A special mention also goes to Krish patel, who made the step up from 4s to 3s with ease and played for the 2s in the final week. After a remarkable season, the hope and expectation for 2019 is for the team to push forward. Good availability should mean a stable premiership campaign and, if we dare to dream, even giving those at the top of the table a run for their money .

Normandy 3rd xIAny hopes of returning straight back to the premier division were put on hold with the team managing just one

Malden Wanderers CC 3rd xI Winners division 1 2018Back: Jeremy Dyer, Oli Downey, Oli Selby, Toby Ashley-Collins, Chris Smith (capt), Nayeem Afridi, Rob taylor (manager)

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victory in the opening month; the tone was set in the first game with a loss by the narrowest margin away to eventually promoted Banstead .The hot summer took hold and with the sun on their backs the team secured three consecutive wins, including back to back thumping victories against Streatham & Marlborough and Oxted & Limpsfield for the loss of only one wicket.The rest of the season saw no shortage of effort and several moments of promise for future youngsters but the lack of quality opening bowlers and consistent batting performances saw the team rightly finish in mid-table.The batting statistics were led from the front by the evergreen Mark rosser 310 runs at 38 .75 which included a valiant 118* in what unfortunately turned out to be a losing cause . Second in the ranks was Sean Cox (252 at 63 .00) who in only 4 innings demonstrated his big talent and then came 3 club legends retiring peter Scott (192 at 21 .33), Jimmy Cox (181 at 22 .63) and Michael Scott (168 at 24 .00) .Two other innings that merit recognition came from opposite ends of the age spectrum with Jimmy Cox rolling back the years for his 89 from 85 balls against Beddington and young Sam Holland’s mature innings of 76* (and 3 for 4) against champions Malden wanderers .The bowling honours were secured in the last few weeks of the season with a hot run of form by Lee Smallbone 26 wickets at 17 .15 who not only secured his maiden club 5 wicket haul but also the 3rd xI player of the Year and normandy Bowler of the Year! He was followed by Michael Collins (23 at 17 .61), Chris Heane (19 at 14 .63) and peter Scott (11 at 15 .00) .eternal thanks go to russell Home and peter Scott, you will be missed .

Old Rutlishians 3rd xI2018 was a summer of consolidation for the Old Ruts 3rd XI. The squad was stretched to the full throughout the season with 45 players used . nevertheless, with a regular core of senior players such as T Berrington, T emerton, d de Leon and C Holden producing dependable performances, the team was able to look to the burgeoning youth section to provide the headline performances that turned losses and draws into wins . F Trimmings produced a performance beyond his years in scoring 116* and taking 4 for 48 in securing a tie against eventual champions Malden . Opening bowler v patel showed control and a good seam position in taking 14 wickets in just 7 games, while young leg spinner e Sanders is one for the future, showing his full repertoire of tricks in sending down 53 overs . w donegan displayed his increased consistency compared to last season in taking 18 wickets and scoring 146 runs to take the player of the Season award .If the team can manage to score a few more runs, especially at home, Old ruts will be looking further up the table in 2019 as the team has the variety and potency in the bowling attack to trouble any team on their day .

Oxted and Limpsfield 3rd XIThe 3rd XI had a challenging season only managing one victory in the final game of the season against Beddington . despite this, team spirit and commitment remained high and there were some promising performances along the way . Greg Miller led the way with the bat, scoring 312 runs at an average of 21, while Alex porm took 11 wickets at an average of 17 .

Streatham & Marlborough 3rd xIThe season was encouraging but the team was let down by inconsistency as some excellent performances were interspersed with some games to forget . partly this was due to a losing the entire pre-season which meant the side struggled to gel a as team in the first few games. Nevertheless, a solid mid table position was achieved with good contributions from a number of players .Special mention must go to Sahib Singh for his batting, with a majestic 147 backed up by two important half centuries . Ravi Paul, who finished as the club’s leading run scorer for the season (749) and his ability to take important wickets also deserves a mention . Amongst the bowlers, Fraser Knapp stood out, taking 14 wickets at under 23, the team’s best performer and showing a lot of promise for the future . Satish parthasarathy also performed consistently well, taking 14 wickets and seriously improving his game during his first full season of league cricket. Finally, Mark Bartolo performed consistently well throughout the season and the team benefited hugely from his experience and leadership .In summary, it was a solid season which provides a good foundation to build on for the next year .

valley End 3rd xIThis was a below par season for the 3rd xI with the team being relegated from division 1 . poor availability in the higher teams often left the 3rd XI having completely different teams each week.A good start to the season with 2 wins and 1 abandoned from 3 seeing the team top of the league however, the team only won one of the following 10 games which ultimately left them near the bottom of the table .The bowling throughout the majority of the season was very strong, it was the batting that was the problem with


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only 5 players scoring over 100 runs in the season .There were some very special bowling performances, especially from the younger age group, in particular Joe Clifford, Sam Orpin (top wicket taker with 20) and Elliot Sleep, with the former taking a hat trick in only his second senior appearance. Some standout figures included Joe’s 6 for 37 at home against Banstead and 5 for 33 at Oxted & Limpsfield, Sam’s 4 for 18 at Old Rutlishians and Elliot’s 4 for 3 at home against Oxted & Limspfield.Although the batting was unreliable, there were still some standout performances . Congratulations to Ian Messenger for hitting the team’s only century on the final day of the season, 107* at East Molesey and finished as the top run scorer with 318 . The best partnership of the season belonged to Sam Behr and ryan watt at Battersea Ironsides, opening the batting and putting on 136 off the first 20 overs; Sam finishing on 93 and Ryan on 50.Overall, it was great to incorporate many of the club’s youth and see them performing exceptionally in the team . The 3rd xI now looks forward to next season where the side will be aiming to bounce back from last year’s disappointment and come straight back up into division 1 .







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4th xI division 1 (Final Table)4th xI division 1 Final league Table 2018


division 1 – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsSpencer CC, Surrey 18 11 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 9 3 -4 302east Molesey CC 18 11 0 2 0 0 4 1 0 10 12 -4 286woking & Horsell CC 18 6 1 0 0 0 6 5 0 2 6 -8 218purley CC 18 7 1 1 0 0 7 2 0 6 10 2 210Beddington CC 18 8 0 1 0 2 6 0 1 12 11 0 207Battersea Ironsides CC 18 8 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 3 4 0 191Chertsey CC 18 6 1 0 0 1 7 2 1 6 15 2 173Ashtead CC 18 4 0 0 0 1 7 5 1 5 7 4 154walton on Thames CC 18 2 0 0 0 0 9 7 0 3 2 0 133weybridge CC 18 2 0 0 0 1 10 3 2 10 18 0 118

Team ReportsAshtead 4th xIThe usual slow start because of availability issues did not materialise picking up two key wins and a concession after a tough first game at 2016 Premier Division champions, and eventual league winners, Spencer. Struggling with first innings scores definitely caused issues throughout the season and losing players to the 3rd team, although not as big an issue as before, did affect options.There was a breakthrough season for u14 all-rounder Sam Conlan being the leading wicket taker with 13 wickets, as well as weighing in with a first senior 50 with the bat. Dominic Lloyd can count himself unlucky having had more than five times as many chances missed than the 6 he took for many reasons. U14 spinner Ambar vishnoi only played four games but picked up 8 wickets and his father Gyan was miserly throughout the season giving pressure from one end consistently with his seam bowling .Batting wise new captain Gareth Amer led the way with 255 runs, Sam Conlan picked up 126 runs and Ben Gale 122 runs . Only six scores of 50+ show where work is needed for 2019 .Stand out moments were winning away and then getting a comfortable draw against 2nd placed east Molesey, with daniel Geddes getting 98 in the draw, Josh watson losing Seven balls in his 88 against Chertsey, a 110 run partnership between Chris Latham and Sam Conlan at Beddington from 23 for 6 and finally a great team performance chasing against weybridge to secure safety .

Battersea Ironsides 4th xIThe season started with some new players, most of the 2017 squad returning and thus high hopes for a successful season ahead; it did not turn out as hoped for. There was a big squad but poor availability.There was a good start to the season and then availability across the whole of the Club left the 4th xI struggling . 8 wins was the good news, 10 defeats, including 3 games conceded, the bad news .Notwithstanding the varied results team spirit remained good and there were some fine performances. Shaigan Khan scored 344 runs at 28 .67 and ross drabble made 249 at 27 .67 including 118 vs . walton . ross drabble also had a good season with the ball taking 21 wickets at 7 .86 and was well supported by nasek wahhab with 13 wickets at 12 .00 . will 2019 be better in terms of getting better availability? who knows!

Beddington 4th xIThe 4th XI produced another mixed season, not really finding any momentum until the last few weeks of the season . Any suggestion that this uptick in form was related to the captain going on his summer holiday should be greeted with scepticism! A 5th placed finish to the campaign, with 8 wins, 6 loses and 3 draws from the 17 completed games was a fair reflection of this inconsistency but does not reflect the team spirit and fight that was displayed, especially in holding out for draws against Spencer and east Molesey, games where it may have been easier to roll over and head to the bar sooner! There were a number of notable performances both with bat and ball this season, including a hat trick for Stephen Mann in a 5 for 21 return against Weybridge, when 1st slip finally bribed Manny into bowling three straight balls in a row . dan Bainbridge’s 5 for 20 from 12 overs against purley was another bowling highlight . unsurprisingly dan and Stephen led the team’s bowling success across the course of the season; dan with 22 wickets at an average of 11 .27 and Stephen with 17 at 11 .18 . The third leading wicket taker was Jon Cowlin with 10 wickets at 18 .


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Batting wise, will Brown fell agonisingly short of a maiden century sweeping his way to 98 to setup a win over Ashtead . The seasons batting stats were headed by player of the season, Martin richards, having started the season batting far lower in the order, a forthright word with the skipper saw him promoted up to 4 from where he never looked back, scoring 409 runs at an average of 45 .44 and second place in the league batting ranks . He was ably supported by will with 273 (seventh place in the league ranks) and Alan Carroll with 240 .

Chertsey 4th xIAfter starting the season winless from the first five games, it looked as though this would be a tough campaign for the Chertsey 4th XI. However, a fruitful June, in which the side won two and drew one of their five matches, helped ease some pressure .Those results sparked an improvement in both confidence and performances and three wins on the bounce in August, against woking & Horsell, Ashtead and Spencer, ensured that division 1 status was retained for 2019 . By the end of the campaign a seventh-place finish can be both seen as a good result, all things considered, and something to improve upon for 2019 .Star performers for the outfit were Hugh Aish-Lyons with the ball and Craig Skelton with the bat.Aish-Lyons topped the team’s wicket-taking charts with 17 scalps at 13 .59 runs apiece and a best return of 4 for 38 in the win against woking & Horsell (a game he also scored 28* in during the run chase) . Mentioned in the 3rd xI report as well, Joe Clarke had a good season in the 4s too, with 16 wickets at a measly 10 .63 and took one of two 5-fors in the side during the season .Skelton’s team-leading 227 runs came at an average of 28 .38, with the highlight a bat-carrying 48* in victory over Ashtead in July . Bill pulling also broke the 200-run barrier for the side, scoring 201 with a best score of 91 .Tim Beer, Josh Loveridge and Kevin O’Flynn all reached triple figures for the campaign while David Sloan (he of the 3rd xI run feast) scored 99* in his only appearance for the side .

East Molesey 4th xIAt the beginning of the season and participating in Division 1 of the 4th XI section for the first time, mid table would have been a good return for the season’s efforts but to finish second and to gain a second promotion in two seasons was unbelievable .The juniors made a tremendous contribution to the success of the team with notable performances form Jack




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Crowther who finished with 24 wickets, the second highest in the league, Dan Sultan 295 runs and Harry porter 224 runs for the season and Ollie Mills 16 wickets, including one 5 fer . All of the boys that played this season were an absolute credit to the club and testament to the coaching and development program .Finally a big thank you to rod porter, darius Burge and Keith Tomlinson who with a combined age of 200 brought the average age of the side up, encouraged and organised the boys and most importantly provided transport!

purley 4th xIIt was a satisfactory season for the 4th XI, with a fourth place finish improving vastly on the bottom spot the previous year, including a comprehensive win over title-winners Spencer showing the potential if a settled side could be put out more often, although better availability throughout the club did help too . One catalyst for improvement was mid-season pick-up James Smith, with 364 runs at 72 .8 and an unbeaten century in the Spencer victory, as well as six stumpings . Other contributions came from veterans nick Hunt (336 at 30 .6), Ben Cox with (257) and Alan Thake (256). Nick Hunt also figured prominently in the bowling figures, with 32 wickets at 15 .5 . The bowling was a notable improvement thanks to two newcomers adding some youth to the considerable experience. Mulana Umer sent stumps flying and returned 24 wickets at 14.2 as well as providing some entertaining swishing down the order, while Azizullah Hakimy’s box of tricks brought him 18 wickets at 11 .6 . Hunt and Hakimy both took five-wicket hauls.

Spencer 4th xISeason 2018 was a total opposite of the season before in every sense possible for the 4th xI . The team played 18 games of which 11 were won, 3 lost and one drawn, one abandoned and an epic tie . Availability was top notch for most of the season and the skipper won more tosses than usual . There were plenty of outstanding performances . Corey Hamilton’s 6 for 11 vs . Ashtead in game 1 was one devastating spell of aggression and discipline at the same time . Also Hasan Jafri’s 92 at woking and a last ball stunner of a catch to tie the game was a thriller to watch, dan Shacklock’s blistering 102*at Beddington in a mammoth total of 324, Hussain Jafri’s tight spell of 3 for 26 defending a small total vs . purley away and Ali Bukhari’s outrageous spell of 3 for 6 at Battersea Ironsides in a decider for the title . Youngsters too played a big role in a number of wins; under 16 player Moin Khan’s brilliant 93*at walton on Thames batting second, under 15 Saqlain Aftab’s opening burst of 5 for 18 vs. Weybridge at home and under 16s Yusuf Saleem’s patient but solid knock of 62 that played a big part in winning the title at the end vs . Battersea Ironsides .

Spencer CC 4th xI Winners division 1 2018Back: Mahad Ikram, Mohammad Yasir, Yusuf Saleem, Sameer Khan, Hamzah Saleem, Ali Bukhari, Adeel Aslam

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Top three in the batting department were Hasan Jafri 438 runs at 29 .20, Moin Khan 218 runs at 72 .67 and Aun Naqvi 189 at 21. Top three bowlers were Wajahat Abbas 22 wickets at 15.32, Corey Hamilton 20 at 9.20 and Hussain Jafri 14 at 14 .86 . Best all-rounder Ali Bukhari scoring 110 at 27 .50 in the lower order and taking 11 wickets at 15.55 with his leggies. Best fielder by far with much improved wicket keeping skills over the previous year would be Aun Naqvi with 21 victims in the 4th XI of which 12 were caught and 9 were stumped who also ended up at the top of the wicket-keeping chart for the club in league games with 27 victims in total .Overall a brilliant season no doubt for the 4th XI, going right back where they belong in the top flight, the premiership . The team look to build on this season’s performances and also push the youngsters coming through who will no doubt go on to play for higher xIs .

Walton on Thames 4th xIThe Walton-on-Thames 4th XI fought hard all season long in an attempt to stave off back-to-back relegations and almost pulled it off. Hard fought victories against Weybridge and Beddington proved not enough as Ashtead pulled away with a game to go to see walton relegated .A typically youthful side saw big performances from ryan Bradley, Jake Bainbridge and Bobs Hey (all u13) help Walton to their two on-field victories. However, it was Ryan’s dad, Geoff, scoring 89 alongside Sachin Wilde’s 99, that set up the first win at Beddington. Ryan’s 10* was crucial in seeing Walton over the line; for a side with 7 players under the age of 16 to chase down 227, away from home, showed great character .The other memorable match came against local rivals weybridge when ugly runs from skipper George Cates and father Tony saw walton set weybridge 150 to win . Steve Gray looked like he would see weybridge over the line with a bludgeoned 55 but Oliver Clarke came to the rescue getting Gray lbw, ending with 3 wickets on the day. Jensen Chau (4 for 26 off 10 overs) and Sammy Davis (3 for 17 of 9.5) shared the other victims as Weybridge were bowled out for 144 in a thrilling finish, another game where Walton showed they had the character and determination to ensure the victory against a well led weybridge side .unfortunately, these two victories were not enough to mitigate three concessions in four weeks at the start of the season as walton were relegated on the penultimate Saturday .This was another season in which the walton youth learnt a lot from playing adult cricket . with some of 2017’s crop already having graduated to the 3s this year it seems sure that more of the young 4s will make the same move up in 2019 .

Weybridge 4th xIIt was a tough season for the 4th xI . For the previous few seasons the side has battled to maintain its status in the league despite having to bear the brunt of availability issues in other sides . unfortunately, this year it was just too much to overcome .despite this, there were still many positives to take from the season . nathan Jones and Henry Francis stepped up from junior cricket and becoming established members of the side which was fantastic to see . The club hopes that they will continue to be a part of the side for years to come and that their success will inspire other young players to want to play as well .Steve Gray was the leading run scorer and provided some stability at the top of the order and his experience was vital in helping the development of younger players .nick Mills was the leading wicket taker and in addition to his bowling he provided a great deal of energy and enthusiasm both on and off the field.All of this leaves the side with a positive outlook going into next season where a new challenge awaits . In a time where many clubs are struggling to get sides out, the 4th xI have done extremely well to stay together and next season the team should be confident that this will give them a chance to be competitive in a new league.

Woking & Horsell 4th xIThe 4th XI had a very successful season. At times selection was difficult but the side managed to play the majority of games and finish 3rd in the league winning over half of the fixtures.The standout moment was the draw against Spencer who more or less demolished every team that they played . A few people shined throughout the season . elliot Mcpherson performed fantastically as well as his younger brother Alex . Both were happy to play anywhere and get on professionally with the games . A few other juniors played regular as well such as Jude Silverton, will Carter and rahman Malik which helped majorly with selection .Overall a good season and everyone looks forward to pushing for promotion next season .


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division 2 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsWalton-on-Thames 18 13 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 15 8 4 313Malden wanderers 18 12 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 10 11 0 293dorking 18 11 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 8 13 0 273Sanderstead 18 8 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 14 14 24 188Bank of england 18 5 0 4 0 0 8 1 0 31 18 2 175dulwich 18 6 0 1 0 1 9 1 0 13 18 0 169worcester park 18 6 0 0 0 2 9 1 0 15 13 0 168Oxted & Limpsfield 18 4 0 2 0 3 8 1 0 20 19 2 139Kingstonian 18 4 0 2 0 1 10 1 0 19 17 0 138Old whitgiftians 18 3 0 1 0 3 10 1 0 29 24 0 127


The Championship Double (Qualification: 250 runs and 20 wickets) player Runs Wickets M Bainbridge (walton-on-Thames) 309 @ 34 .33 39 @ 11 .95 e Botha (walton-on-Thames) (o) 552 @ 34 .50 20 @ 19 .80 d douthwaite (dorking) 573 @ 38 .20 36 @ 13 .56 B erasmus (dorking) 1017 @ 72 .64 38 @ 13 .89 S Hassan (Sanderstead) 496 @ 31 .00 20 @ 23 .10 G Jackson (Sanderstead) 304 @ 25 .33 36 @ 14 .33 M nichols (walton-on-Thames) 347 @ 38 .56 26 @ 19 .42

50 runs and 5 wickets in a Match: M Bainbridge (walton-on-Thames) 85 & 6-17 vs Sanderstead e Botha (walton-on-Thames) (o) 82* & 5-23 vs Bank of england B erasmus (dorking) 114 & 5-27 vs worcester parkHighest Team Score: 341-3 Malden wanderers (a) vs Kingstonian (lo)lowest Team Score: 42 dulwich (a) vs Malden wanderersHighest Match Aggregate: 664 Kingstonian 323 vs Malden wanderers 341-3 (lo)Highest Individual Innings: 149 B erasmus (dorking) (a) vs Old whitgiftiansMost Runs in 2018: 1017 B Erasmus (Dorking) (CR)Most Wickets in a Match: 7 d douthwaite (dorking) 7-25 vs SandersteadMost Wickets in 2018: 39 M Bainbridge (walton-on-Thames)Most Catches in 2018: Fielding 16 B erasmus (dorking) Wicket-Keeping 18 S Owen (Sanderstead)Most Stumpings in 2018: 4 M Wood (Oxted & Limpsfield)Most W/K dismissals in 2018: 21 S Owen (Sanderstead) 18 catches & 3 stumpings



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sB Erasmus (Dkg) 17 3 1017 149 72.64 6 2J Lloyd (OxL) 17 3 845 116* 60.36 1 7J Hill (WPk) 16 4 716 118 59.67 1 5S Fawad (Wgt) 17 4 740 122* 56.92 3 2S Jackson (OxL) 17 3 792 141* 56.57 4 4R Hill (WPk) 14 5 508 90* 56.44 0 1A Butler (MWs) 17 2 743 130 49.53 2 4


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player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sS Harrison (MWs) (o) 11 2 402 121 44.67 1 3D Douthwaite (Dkg) 16 1 573 66 38.20 0 5H Ashfaq (Ksn) 16 0 574 93 35.88 0 4E Botha (WoT) (o) 18 2 552 83 34.50 0 6D Roberts (WoT) 16 1 507 103 33.80 1 4J Madoc-Jones (WoT) 16 2 459 111 32.79 1 2A Maan (BoE) 15 0 480 124 32.00 2 1S Hassan (Sds) 17 1 496 79* 31.00 0 3R Rawlings (BoE) 18 0 543 102 30.17 2S Rana (Wgt) 16 1 449 66 29.93 0 3C O’Brien (BoE) 17 0 432 90 25.41 0 3


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBM Bainbridge (WoT) 178.5 52 466 39 11.95 2 6-17D Douthwaite (Dkg) 159.4 24 488 36 13.56 1 7-25P George (Dul) 102.3 12 340 25 13.60 0 4-10B Erasmus (Dkg) 149.5 19 528 38 13.89 1 5-27G Jackson (Sds) 134.3 21 516 36 14.33 1 6-43H Ahmed Mubashir (Ksn) 89.2 15 305 21 14.52 1 5-30J Rimmer (MWs) 148.1 37 482 31 15.55 0 4-17K Winder (BoE) 131.3 17 499 32 15.59 1 5-26J Dominy (WoT) 114.4 12 487 31 15.71 0 4-25S Waqar (Dul) 108.4 14 446 26 17.15 2 6-9J Myers (Dkg) 111.3 9 386 22 17.55 0 3-24N Wilson (Sds) 152.4 24 613 33 18.58 1 5-46M Nichols (WoT) 146.0 30 505 26 19.42 1 6-41W Sagar (WPk) 148.2 22 468 24 19.50 1 5-46E Botha (WoT) (o) 130.4 24 396 20 19.80 1 5-23H Shah (Wgt) 104.2 8 403 20 20.15 0 4-30K Corbett (Dkg) 112.2 12 431 21 20.52 0 3-16J O’Gorman (BoE) 121.4 8 590 27 21.85 1 5-36M Cottrell (MWs) 138.0 24 499 22 22.68 0 3-32S Hassan (Sds) 131.5 21 462 20 23.10 0 3-13J Lavender (MWs) 155.5 17 611 26 23.50 0 3-24M Arundell (WPk) 130.5 10 523 21 24.90 1 5-54N Lack (OxL) 184.4 16 791 27 29.30 0 4-31


Also scored centuries: H Aravinthan (MWs), W Clapp (MWs), C Pitt (Dkg), T Ward (Sds), P Young (MWs)Also scored 300+ runs: 391 S Kent (WPk), 375 J Dalziel (OxL), 366 A Ahmed (Ksn) & P Young (MWs), 353 A Hussain (Ksn) & D Ridgway (BoE), 347 M Nichols (WoT), 337 T Ward (Sds), 329 M Marfani (Dul), 309 M Bainbridge (WoT), 304 G Jackson (Sds), 303 S Owen (Sds)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: J Lock (Sds) 5: R Abess (Ksn), K Munawar (Dul), J Morgan (MWs), J Newell (WoT), R Powell (OxL), N Shan (Ksn)4+ Fielding catches in a match: D Roberts (WoT) vs BoE, E Towner (Dul) vs Sds (lo)


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Team ReportsBank of England 1st xIBoE finished the season in 5th place with nine wins in a competitive league season.The team got off to a slower than planned start taking until the 3rd (completed) game to record a win away against dulwich, notably Charlie O’Brien (432 at 25) scoring an excellent 90 and also stepping up to complete an over at the death to help win the game .The top order batting was bolstered by the addition of ed Crowther who together with damon ridgway made sure the side regularly achieved competitive totals early in the season . damon, in his 11th season with the club, caught one of the best catches ever seen against dorking to ensure Bank’s second win . A game memorable for the destructive hitting by the returning Harry O’Brien and Joe O’Gorman (3 for 38) and richard rawlings (4 for 30) bowling in partnership to secure a complete performance .Halfway into a hot season saw an opening stand of 214 against Oxted & Limpsfield with both openers Richard Rawlings (543 at 30) and newcomer Arvind Mann (480 at 32) scoring their first centuries for the Bank, a feat they each repeated later in the season .Batting deep, the Bank were consistently giving the bowling attack a score to defend and Kit winder recorded another excellent season at the Bank leading the attack with 32 wickets at an average of 15 .6 and a best of 5 for 26 vs . walton-on-Thames . He can thank the support he received from the relentless nikul ramesh, his opening partner, who bowled brilliantly all year without any luck . Other bowlers included, the attacking leg spin of Joe O’Gorman (27 wickets, best 5 for 36) bowling some incredible spells and controlled bowling from Arvind Maan and ed Jones . The Bank will rue small moments which could have seen them win twice as many games but this side continues to build and is well placed to deliver in 2019 .

dorking 1st xIThe season began with promise . new captain Toby Blood and the whole club looked to be in a good place .The season began with a comfortable victory at home against dulwich, however, defeats followed away to Walton and Kingstonian, when good positions were squandered with disappointing batting collapses; Bradley Erasmus was the star in these games with his first century for the club. Sanderstead where the next visitors to pixham Lane and a dan douthwaite of 7 for 25 put paid to the visitors batting line up . dorking knocked the runs off inside 15 overs. Two back to back centuries from Bradley Erasmus led Dorking to victories against Oxted and worcester park . It was fantastic to see Andrew Homewood returning to the side with a vital 68 not out .Throughout the season dorking excelled with the ball, with Jack Myers (22 wickets), Kieran Corbett (21), Chris ward (8) and Charlie edwards (8) all contributing vitally to the wicket column . This added to dan douthwaite (36) and Bradley erasmus (38), dorking had an attack to trouble any batting line up . A disappointing result against Bank of england brought dorking back to earth but two wins against Malden wanderers and Old whits got dorking back on the right path; Chris ward striking a vital 50 against Malden and Cam pitt making a chanceless 64 helping the cause .with 6 games to go, dorking were part of a 6 horse race and were in with a real chance of promotion . There were two further victories against Kingstonian with Erasmus scoring another 100 and Corbett bowling a fiery spell. Sanderstead were skittled at Old Saw Mill when Jonny Gale knocked off the runs with relative ease. A superb Cameron pitt 100 at worcester park kept dorking in the hunt but ultimately two defeats to Malden wanderers and Bank meant dorking fell just short of promotion .

dulwich 1st xIThe team’s final position of 6th masked what was a difficult season. Most of the season was spent either in, or close to, the relegation positions but an excellent finish, winning four of the last five matches, saw relegation avoided comfortably in the end .performances were mixed to say the least ranging from 42 all out vs . Malden wanderers to posting over 300 in the return vs . Sanderstead . However, four scores of less than 100, with others not much more, is a clear sign that improvement is required in the batting in order to become more competitive. As in recent seasons the bowling, whilst leaving room for improvement, was less of a concern and quite often was the basis for the victories that were achieved .The spin triumvirate of Salaar Waqar (26 wickets at 17), Patrick George (25 at 14) and Alex Gledhill (19 at 16) all played a crucial part exerting control as well as taking wickets, George in particular, in his first full season at this level, showed a great level of maturity . Support came primarily from seamers Lodwick, Munawar, Crawford-Khan and Ellison who all had their moments with the ball. The latter in particular showed his all-round quality in his first season at this level.


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Malden Wanderers CC 1st xI Runner-up division 2 2018Back: Clive Roberts (scorer), Tom Long, Ben Flux, Michael Cottrell, Alex Butler, Joe Lavender, Stan Harrison

Front: Alex Redmayne, Will Clapp, Richard Croney (capt), Pete Young, Jack Morgan

On the batting there were no centuries and only ten 50s . newcomer Matt Marfani led the way with 329 runs at 33 but too often early wickets were lost leading to being on the back foot from the off and a rear guard action being required.Signs are positive for 2019, however, as the team is not that far short of competing in the top half of the division .Thanks as always are due to John Lewis for his immaculate scoring and to all the umpires who give up their time .

Kingstonian 1st xIFollowing back-to-back promotions as champions for the 1st xI, 2018 proved to be a frustrating season . Keeping faith with the team which gained the promotions, life was much tougher in Division Two. The first couple of games proved frustrating, with a low scoring affair vs. Old Whitgiftians and an abandoned game. As the weather improved, so did the results, albeit temporarily. An excellent win against a strong Dorking outfit proved the team could mix it in this division, with M Hasan continuing his previous season’s form with 4 for 35. A local derby with Malden Wanderers also saw a wonderful high scoring game, with Haroon Ashfaq and Nadeem Shan contributing significant knocks in a narrow loss.Batting proved to be the team’s downfall in a winnable game against dulwich but the team made amends against Bank of england with a solid win before a creditable performance against eventual champions walton on Thames ended in a losing draw. A couple of losses and several draws led to difficulty in picking up points consistently but rohit Syed’s 2nd xI form led to his promotion to the 1st xI and he often proved to be the glue in the middle order, along with skipper Amir Hussain . dhavyat udeshi also kept better, game by game, and he proved a useful addition .Four losses in the final five games followed, with key players like Raza Sikander lost to injury. Sikander (270 runs and 18 wickets) and nadeem Shan (254 runs and 15 wickets) ended the season as the team’s top all-rounders, while opener Haroon Ashfaq provided the runs at the top with 574. Abdul Aziz again troubled oppositions with 19 wickets, while Haseeb Ahmed Mubashir’s spin picked up an excellent 21 wickets .despite the disappointment of relegation, the team, and the club, have come a long way in the last three years and everybody is relishing the challenge the forthcoming season will present to gain back promotion to division Two .

Malden Wanderers 1st xIIn a fiercely competitive three-horse promotion race, the 1st XI confirmed elevation to the first Division for 2019, edging past dorking on the penultimate day of an exceptionally hard-fought season . early victories over Oxted, eventual league winners walton, and Kingstonian built momentum; Stan Harrison and Alex Butler


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excelling with the bat, a theme that would recur throughout the season .The timed format brought victory at Old whitgiftians, before progress was checked by defeat at home to neighbours Worcester Park. More wins followed, firstly overhauling Bank of England’s 250 with just three balls remaining, largely due to more runs from Butler and a magnificent unbeaten century from Pete Young, before Kevin Boudville dismantled dulwich’s batting as they were dismissed for just 45, the game completed inside 35 overs .A spate of injuries preceded a tough run of games where the side was firstly unable to withstand Dorking’s bowling unit, then struggled to force a result bowling second against dogged resistance from Oxted and Kingstonian . victory at Sanderstead kept Malden in touch with leaders walton, who were beaten for the second time, Butler and Tom Long partnering with the bat to secure 24 points and set up four huge games .In the first, Malden overturned Old Whit’s 296, Alex Redmayne sweeping the last ball of the match for four with one wicket in hand, after Butler had played his second match-defining innings in as many weeks. In the second, Malden defeated Worcester Park for the first time in two seasons, before a nine-wicket win over Bank set up a winner-takes-all showdown for promotion with dorking .In it, Malden restricted Dorking to 160, James Rimmer’s off breaks too good on this occasion for the Dorking top order, the game hinging on a staggering diving catch from Joe Lavender to dismiss key man erasmus . despite wobbling to 90 for 5 in reply, Malden maintained calm heads in the chase, Young and Long combining for what proved to be the defining partnership of the year. Young’s crunching pull for four took Malden over the line to spark memorable scenes in the shadow of Box Hill .Thanks as ever to those behind the scenes at the club, without whom it would not be possible to turn out year after year. It was a season in which off-field efforts were matched with a renewed focus from the playing group, one that ultimately translated into league success and revived hopes for a side who feel there is plenty more to achieve in 2019 .

Old Whitgiftians 1st xI2018 was another tough season for the side as they were relegated for the second year running . The team struggled to capitalise on opportunities in the field to secure victories and lacked consistency with the bat, only passing 200 five times all season.Highlights were the early season victories against Kingstonian and Bank of england and the loss to Malden Wanderers, who won off the final ball of the innings by one wicket.The batting was led by Fawad Syed, who scored 740 runs, including three hundreds at 56 .92 and Shaz rana who scored 449 runs at 29 .93 . The bowling was led by the spinners, Harshil Shah (20 wickets at 20 .15) and Shaz rana (18 at 20), whilst the seam attack was led by Suliman Younas (19 at 28 .37) . The side will look to strengthen after losing key players before and during the 2018 season and hopes to secure promotion back to division Two in 2019 .Congratulations to Malden wanderers and walton on Thames, who were clearly the best teams in the division . Thanks also to all the clubs for their hospitality, the umpires for their commitment to the game and finally to scorer, david Hagger .

Oxted and Limpsfield 1st XIIt was a long and challenging season for the 1st XI; definitely the most demanding in recent history ultimately ended with a miraculous escape from relegation . The contrasts between the 2017 and 2018 seasons are vast and interesting. The main differences were between battling for the glory of promotion vs. the impending gloom of relegation; a large talented squad vs. an extremely small and youthful squad; successes vs. learning experiences.with numerous established players not being available this season opportunities galore became available for the talented young players being produced by the exciting junior coaching programmes . The club has full faith in the young cohort that will continue to develop and make everyone extremely proud in future seasons .with points being hard to come by and wins even harder it would be correct to say that the three main elements of cricket did not often come together well for the majority of the season and performances ensured the side occupied 9th or 10th place for most of the season . The batting was probably the best skill on display throughout the season with Jack Lloyd (845 runs) and captain Simon Jackson (792) leading the way and ending 2nd and 3rd respectively in the division tables .with three leagues games to go the team was still in with a mathematically chance of survival . win the remaining three fixtures and hope for some unlikely results from other teams in the last week.Great team performances ensured that the three victories were secured and somehow all the other results went the right way (including no bonus points being earned by other contenders) . One solitary point was the difference at the end of eighteen league fixtures and the resulting 8th place was good enough for this year but


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Walton on Thames CC 1st xI Winners division 2 2018Back: Lawrence Nichols (scorer), Alex Firth, Jack Dominy, Matt Harris, Jamie Mann, Ben Monk

Front: Eben Botha, Mark Bainbridge, Dan Roberts (captain), Francis Annandale, Matt Nichols, Alex MinshullNot pictured: James Madoc-Jones

with significant improvement required in 2019.That one point could have come from anywhere throughout the season and for this reason every player who played for O&L CC this season must be commended and thanked .

Sanderstead 1st xIAfter three consecutive promotions, the priority for 2018 was to cement a place in division 2 and build towards next season, something which was achieved with great success, finishing comfortably in fourth place.With 4 new players joining the first team this year, it took a while to work out the best combination and as a result the batting was below par for the first part of the season. Despite that, Shareef Hassan constantly looked a threat, ending the season just shy of 500 runs which were all scored in a classy and destructive manner . Sam Owen’s promotion to the opening spot half way through the season paid dividends and he top scored in the second half of the season finishing with 304 runs. Tyler Ward found a new home at number 3 which he crowned with a chanceless 100* at Bank of england .The bowling, as ever, was Sanderstead’s strength, with George Jackson and nicholas wilson taking 70 wickets between them as they formed arguably the division’s stand out opening partnership . George would have finished as the divisions leading wicket taker comfortably if not for an injury which kept him out of bowling for the last four games and stranded on 36 wickets. Simon Carter finally found a slow bowling partner in Shareef and the two of them were constantly responsible for pulling the run rate back as well as picking up a handy 20 and 19 wickets respectively . Special mention to Jonny Lock who took 6 for 64 on a batters paradise at Bank of england and James Allen who had a season blighted by injury, but came back strongly at the end, picking up wickets and reminding everyone how threatening he can be with a swinging ball .with an exceptionally young side, the team can be very proud of what they achieved this season on the pitch and even prouder of what they did off of it!

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faces arrive including a new captain in dan roberts .In this context, the target was always consolidation in division 2 with a view to pushing on in 2019 . However, this aim quickly became obsolete as a string of fine performances and results saw Walton cement themselves in a three-way battle for promotion with Malden wanderers and dorking .With high pressure on each match, excellent performances from all three sides led to a tight finish but on the penultimate weekend Walton secured a return to Division 1 at the first time of asking; the Division 2 title followed a week later at Old whitgiftians . Crucial to the team’s success were its repeated wins in close, high-stakes affairs, notably both matches against Dorking, along with nail-biters against Worcester Park, at Oxted and at dulwich .Throughout the year there were many outstanding performances, notably in the batting department, where individuals were able to far improve on what they achieved in 2017 . Young overseas player eben Botha scored 552 at 34 .50, new captain dan roberts made 507 at 33 .8 as he jumped successfully from the lower leagues and James Madoc-Jones’s 459 at 32.79 was capped by a fine hundred on the last weekend. All three exceeded 2017’s highest total by more than 100 .However, the side’s greatest strength was in the bowling department, with club stalwart Mark Bainbridge taking 39 wickets at 11 .95 as well as scoring 309 runs at 34 .33 . Jack dominy again proved crucial with 31 wickets at 15 .71 and another all-rounder in Matthew nichols managed 26 wickets at 19 .42 as well as 347 runs at 38 .56, proving invaluable to the side’s fortunes . eben Botha (20) and Ben Monk (12) also made regular contributions with the ball and opposition sides were often restricted in both formats .Overall, huge strides were made in a short space of time as the team turned around a disappointing 2017 campaign to strike straight back in 2018 . The players will feel better prepared for the rigours of division 1 for this tough but exciting and ultimately successful season . Finally, many thanks to all those who assisted the team off the pitch, especially ever-present scorer Lawrence Nichols and those preparing the teas and the ground on a weekly basis . The side looks forward to the challenge of 2019 .

Worcester park 1st xIDue to poor player availability and lack of depth in the squad, 2018 was a disappointing year for Worcester Park. The final tally of 6 wins 2 draws and 10 losses resulted in the 1st X1 finishing in 7th position.The batting was led by Joe Hill with (716 runs at 59.67 with 1 hundred and 5 fifties). This was supported by his brother Rob (508 at 56.44 with 5 fifties). Other contributions came from skipper Kent (391) and Danny Palmer (289) .The bowling was dominated by the spin department of Waqas Sager (24 wickets at 19.50) with a best of 5 for 46 and Mike Arundell (21 at 24 .90) . The leading pace bowler was John Faller-fritsch (19) .Special thanks go to Alan Housden for scoring every week and also, many thanks to Barry and Adrian for preparing fantastic pitches .







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division 2 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsChertsey 18 13 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 10 0 312dorking 18 11 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 9 13 0 272Chipstead, Coulsdon & walcountians 18 8 1 1 0 2 5 1 0 18 13 2 233Bank of england 18 9 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 22 18 40 208Old whitgiftians 18 7 1 2 0 1 6 1 0 18 20 0 208epsom 18 6 1 1 0 1 8 1 0 9 19 2 180woking & Horsell 18 5 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 15 19 0 148worcester park 18 4 0 3 0 2 8 1 0 20 18 0 146Old wimbledonians 18 4 0 1 0 2 10 1 0 19 20 0 139Oxted & Limpsfield 18 4 1 0 0 1 11 1 0 23 12 0 137



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sD Saunders (CCW) 11 3 556 112* 69.50 1 4M Durrany (OxL) 9 1 397 130* 49.63 1 2A Lane (CCW) 11 1 420 87 42.00 0 3M Basit (Wgt) 9 0 360 74 40.00 0 5S Husain (BoE) 10 1 353 104 39.22 1 1P Boast (Cty) 16 4 437 116* 36.42 1 2S Bussey (Cty) 17 2 528 100* 35.20 1 4M Dawe (BoE) 12 0 370 108 30.83 1 1J Dunckley (CCW) 14 2 369 60 30.75 0 3T Duffy (Cty) 14 0 407 67 29.07 0 2


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBE Smith (WH) 106.0 29 305 28 10.89 1 6-24T Drage (Cty) 77.1 13 235 20 11.75 1 5-52G Kellingley (CCW) 102.0 17 355 28 12.68 0 4-26S Quinn (Dkg) 149.3 30 493 36 13.69 2 7-50Z Stanger (Eps) 146.3 25 461 31 14.87 1 5-8S Eagles (Cty) 120.3 28 484 31 15.61 2 5-34A Crane (BoE) 127.0 28 421 26 16.19 1 6-52J Anthony (Cty) 164.5 40 474 29 16.34 1 5-36N Symonds-Baig (BoE) 121.0 29 395 24 16.46 0 3-18S Thapan (BoE) 113.0 16 414 23 18.00 1 5-26M Ridler (Dkg) 159.3 28 585 31 18.87 0 4-46J Jackman (Cty) 170.0 34 561 27 20.78 1 5-20I Baksh (Wns) 141.0 25 462 22 21.00 0 4-45J Bailey (Cty) 134.0 28 420 20 21.00 0 5-16C Turner (WPk) 129.2 18 468 21 22.29 0 3-32J Culley (Wns) 125.3 10 473 21 22.52 0 4-34

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixtureAlso scored centuries: S Brandon (BoE), J Gale (Dkg), C King (WPk), T Nickels (Eps)Also scored 300+ runs: 347 S Watts (Eps), 340 Y Patel (BoE), 339 J Baldwin (Cty), 331 J Gale (Dkg), 330 R Adamson (OxL), 325 M Homewood (Dkg), 322 J Culley (Wns), 311 J Blackburn (CCW)


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Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: A Bell (WPk), N Durrany (OxL), D Paisey (OxL) 5: C Edwards (Dkg), F Edwards (Dkg), O Green (OxL), A Malik (WH), R Moody (CCW), H Shah (Wgt), E Thomas (OxL)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: 6: D Newton (WH) vs Wgt (6c) (lo) 5: R Broadfoot (Wgt) (a) vs Wns (5c), B Davies (WPk) (a) vs Dkg (4c/1s) (lo)Team ReportsBank of England 2nd xIA hugely positive season for the Bank 2nd XI, with some fantastic performances, the team finished 4th which is not a fair reflection of the season and with a little more luck and a captain who could actually win the toss, promotion could and probably should have been achievedThere were no fewer than 15 half centuries from the batsman and 3 hundreds . The hundreds came from Max dawe (370 runs) against worcester park . Shiraz Hussain showed a great deal of maturity in the second half of the season and his hundred against Chipstead showed this . Sam Brandon scored a match winning hundred against Old wimbledonians . There were also notable performances from Yogi patel (340), Marc williams who kept wicket superbly as well, naeman Symonds Baig, and will Jarrett .The Bowling was also strong with some notable performances but Aaron Crane was the most consistent bowler with 26 league wickets including 6 for 52 against Old wimbledonians, naeman Symonds Baig took 24 and Sanjay Thapan took 23, will Jarrett also provided excellent support along with Shyam patel .It was also very positive to see junior players Owen Thornbury and Leo Gardner make the step up into men’s cricket; the club is looking forward to seeing these two juniors play leading roles next season .This team really learned how to play as a unit this season and there is no doubt if this teamwork is carried into next season, they will be pushing very hard for promotion .A huge thank you must be given to our umpire paul Bartlett who provides a consistently high level of umpiring this season, in particular, as he had to endure some less than friendly situations . Also a huge thank you must go to Ian wall and his team at the Bank for providing fantastic surfaces in what was a very testing summer weather wise .

Chertsey 2nd xIIf the 1st XI were celebrating promotion and a league title for the first time in a while, it has become something of the norm for the club’s 2nd xI, who racked up their third consecutive championship to move into division 1 for 2019 .The last few years for this side has been nothing short of remarkable. Since finishing third in Division 4 in 2015, the group has lost just nine of the next 54 matches. In the space of three years the team finds itselves just one rung below the premier division .The secret to the success? A blend of young players growing in ability and confidence and consistent veterans who knit things together .Three of the squad finished the season inside the league’s top 10 run scorers. Another three achieved the same feat from a wicket-taking perspective and beyond those six there were plenty of other strong performers .Opening bat Steve Bussey and skipper phil Boast have been the batting card’s foundations throughout this astonishing run of success . This summer the pair combined for 965 runs, six 50s and two centuries . However, this season they had a third partner in crime in the form of Bussey’s young opening partner Tommy Duffy, who contributed 407 and another two half centuries . Middle-order player Jimmy Baldwin also deserves a mention for his 339 runs at 33 .90 .With the ball another veteran leads the way. Leg spinner Stuart Eagles finished the campaign having claimed 31 victims – the division’s second best tally . new-ball pairing Jamie Anthony and Josh Jackman were close behind with 29 and 27 wickets each and that trio were supported throughout by Tom drage (20), John Bailey (20) and Cade Skelton (16) .Can they make it four titles on the spin next season? Will they finally be brought down to earth in Div 1? What the future holds for this group is anyone’s guess, but it’s going to be very exciting finding out.

Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians 2nd xIno report was submitted by the clubl the following was written by the editor .Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians 2nd XI finished 3rd in Division 2 but missed out on promotion by 39 points.It was a fairly successful season with 8 wins and only 5 defeats but it was defeats to the two sides above them and Bank of England early in the season which were costly. Two defeats and a tie in the final three matches did not help the cause .The batting was led by darren Saunders, Alex Lane, Jamie dunkley and John Blackburn with support from


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robbie Martin, Bruce Lane, david Farrington, John Bristow and nathan Clarke . darren Saunders scored the team’s only century against worcester park .George Kellingley (28 wickets at 12 .68) led the bowling with support from nathan Clarke (17), darren Saunders (15) and will Timms (11), George Hebbard (11) and ross Moody (11) .The 2nd xI must produce more of the same to push for promotion to division 1 in 2019 . More consistency throughout the year, especially when it matters at the tail end of the season will be required.

dorking 2nd xIThe 2018 season proved to be a successful one for Dorking 2nd XI, at on the first attempt of trying, the team achieved promotion to division 1 . In previous season’s the 2nd xI have always started strongly, continued to be strong contenders at the half way point of the season but unfortunately fallen away with consistency of availability; this was not so in 2018 . even before the season began the team had added to its already strong squad, with the development of a handful of junior players increasing the skillset during winter nets.The team started in typical fashion, winning the first four games in the favoured 50:50 format and from then on, the confidence grew. The team knew that no matter what side was fielded, it had a very good chance of winning . The team was playing a much tougher brand of cricket, with players making an impact throughout the entire batting and bowling line ups. The team had a ‘fight to win’ spirit that just was not there in previous seasons and this saw games won that in previous years would have been lost .To be a successful team at any level, you need to have consistency from batsmen and bowlers and there were some season long notable performances with both bat and ball . Steve Quinn and Max ridler were just as impressive as 2017 with the ball and the team’s runs were evenly scored across the entire team, with 50s and 100s at various points .players’ player of the 2018 season was awarded to Steve Quinn and the captain’s player of the Year for the 2nds went to Max ridler . Matt Homewood has decided to call it a day on his captaincy after 3 years and 2 successful promotion campaigns, taking dorking 2nd xI to their highest ever league status . The team looks forward to testing itself in division 1 in 2019 .

Epsom 2nd xIA mixed season saw Epsom 2nd XI’s initial promotion hopes dwindle to finish in 6th place in Division 2. Overall a lack of a settled pool of players led to inconsistent performance that could not sustain the momentum required to challenge the top teams. Nevertheless there were several positives that first year skipper Zac Stanger could take from the year, including the continued progression of some talented junior players .Stu watts was the leading batsman of the year, scoring 343 runs with a high of 74* . Captain Stanger led the way with 31 wickets with able support from Fred retief (18 wickets) . George Beswick continued to develop as a promising batsmen and off spinner George Compton showed pace beyond his years and Alex Wileman displayed the flight and control that is often not present in a young spinner. The future looks bright for Epsom if they all continue to progress .Other performance highlights from the year include retief starring in a nervous 9th wicket partnership to defeat Bank of England in the first game of the season, a quality team performance seeing Old Whitgiftians dismissed for 39 (Stanger 5 for 8) and chasing down 200 with only one wicket down against Old wimbledonians (Tom nickels 113*, dan Allen 73) .

Old Whitgiftians 2nd xIThis was a season of contrasts for the 2nd xI, who were again ably led by Arun ramamurthy . After winning the first game, the side struggled for consistency before embarking on a six game winning streak to complete the season. The team won seven games and drew three, leading to finishing in fifth position.The side’s performances varied depending on player availability, only three players played more than ten games during, though there were some notable performances . All-rounder Mo Basit was the most consistent batsman, scoring 496 runs at 38 .15, with Arun ramamurthy scoring 262 at 20 . Mo Basit (22 wickets at 20 .14), and youngsters Izzet Khan (18 at 22 .17) and Moiz rana (17 at 14 .18) led the bowling attack . The side contains some of the club’s brightest prospects and will hopefully use this year’s experiences to push for promotion to the first team.

Old Wimbledonians 2nd xIThe Old wimbledonians 2nd xI recovered from a very poor start to almost pluck isself from relegation, having trailed way behind earlier in season . However some good wins in the last few games were not enough .These wins included a notable performance from opening bowler robbie whelan; when promoted a few places from his regular number 11 spot he scored 61*, supported by Irfaan for the 8th wicket, to get the team home chasing 200+ . Seven other batsmen contributed big scores and runs during the season (John Culley,


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Ales de Silva, Siraj durrani, Alan Gardner, Mike Tolmie and Sam Smithies) . However wickets were harder to come by with captain John Culley and Irfaan Baksh the only regular wicket-takers . Many thanks must go to Mike O’Brien, eddie Bell and paul Curran for umpiring .

Oxted and Limpsfield 2nd XIThe 2nd XI season ultimately ended up with a 10th place finish but with the team only 9 points from safety had they managed to get over the line in 1 more game then they would have stayed up . with some good cricket played and a side balanced with youth and experience the team will be looking to bounce straight back next season . The batting was led by 2 seasoned pros with nadeem durrany scoring 397 at 49 .63 in just 9 innings, including the sides only ton (130* vs . Bank) and richard Adamson who scored 330 at 30 (two 50s) while 8 other batters registered a 50. Durrany also led the bowling with 14 aqt 18.07 with Ed Thomas also taking 14 at 20.14 and dave paisey 12 at 11 .83 . All 3 achieved one 5 wicket haul, as did Oscar Green .As always our thanks go to the umpire nigel Turk .

Woking & Horsell 2nd xIThe 2nd XI was plagued by poor availability, using over 30 players as well as 4 different captains throughout the year . Availability had a noticeable impact on performance as probably the main reason that the side found itsself in another relegation dog fight. This being said it did allow multiple juniors to get their first 2nd XI caps, with many of them succeeding and going on to excel . Ashan Malik averaged 29 with the bat as well as having best figures for the season of 5 for 12. At the other end of the age spectrum, ed Smith had a stellar year with the ball taking 28 league wickets at an average of 10 .9 . ed led the attack both in the wicket column and for economy; this allowed for some strong performances from the seam department over the course of the year, special mentions go to Sam Styles and Alfie Winter. There were a few standout players one of which was Steve Jones who had an outstanding year taking 16 wickets at crucial times with the ball and top scoring with an impressive 71 . Another top performer and the 2nd XI Player of the Year was Dave Foot. New to the club at the start of the season Dave settled in very quickly claiming a total of 14 victims from behind the stumps . More importantly dave managed to save at least 2 games practically single handed and taking the side very close in one more .Looking back at how close the league ended up those couple of draws secured by dave were crucial in avoiding relegation .

Worcester park 2nd xIOn paper the 2nd XI’s season looks like one that will not be looked back on with too much fondness. A finishing spot one place above the relegation zone in division 2 having been relegated in 2017 does not seem much to write home about .However, had the rub-of-the green been with the team during its run of four home draws in June and July, the season could well have ended in a top 3 finish.Towards the end of the season, batting form and availability deserted the side and a nervy win chasing 100 at Old wimbledonians eventually secured division 2 status for another year .Availability proved to be an ongoing issue throughout the season, with a total of 43 players being used across the 18 games . But this particular cloud did have a silver lining as many of the club’s younger players took the opportunity to get their first taste of senior 2nd XI cricket. The latter part of the season also saw several younger players rewarded for 2nd xI performances by making 1st xI debuts .In the absence of many of the leading run scorers of recent seasons Troy Mackenzie stood up and led the batting stats (288 runs at 32) . veteran prakash Joshi, in his comeback season, was often the team’s middle order saviour (237 at 34) .Bowling saw outstanding contributions from left-arm spinner Aidan Bell (14 wickets in his eight games at 19) . Late-season recruit, Raheel Mushtaq (20 wickets in 5 games) was a revelation with his wrist-spin. However, it was the ever-green Chris Turner (21 at 22) who led the way .A final special mention should also be made for ever-present scorer Adrian Barratt and umpire Steve King who were often the sole officials at the ground.


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3rd xI division 2 (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)3rd xI division 2 Final league Table 2018


division 2 – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsGuildford 18 12 0 0 0 1 3 1 1 4 3 0 301Hampton wick royal 18 9 0 1 0 0 6 1 1 9 12 0 257Sanderstead 18 9 0 1 0 1 5 1 1 14 11 0 251Old wimbledonians 18 10 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 8 6 0 242Cheam 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 4 17 0 203Ashford 18 8 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 9 14 0 199woking & Horsell 18 7 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 13 14 0 185esher 18 6 0 0 0 0 9 2 1 6 15 0 157Farnham 18 5 0 1 0 0 8 2 2 6 15 0 145worcester park 18 3 0 0 0 0 13 1 1 4 12 0 88

Top players in division 2 – 3rd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sT Aiston (Ch) 12 5 559 100* 79.86 1 6S Hackshall (Sds) 10 1 550 101 61.11 1 5C Daniel (HWR) 14 4 393 89* 39.30 0 2H Butt (Ash) 12 1 428 96 38.91 0 4A Rehman (HWR) 10 0 351 112 35.10 1 3


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBP Goldsworthy (Far) 55.0 13 144 20 7.20 2 5-7A Shahpurwala (HWR) 90.1 18 276 29 9.52 1 5-35C McLean (Gui) 76.3 25 219 23 9.52 3 5-20M Jacobs (Wns) 102.5 22 336 28 12.00 1 6-44C Green (Gui) 95.0 19 279 22 12.68 0 3-9S Elleray (Sds) 96.0 17 295 23 12.83 0 4-59D Redelinghuys (Wns) 106.5 22 376 29 12.97 1 6-20C Lunn (Ash) 92.2 24 282 20 14.10 1 5-22E Stovell (Ch) 113.1 28 342 24 14.25 1 9-21C Cousens (Ash) 94.4 12 363 24 15.13 0 4-29P Smith (WH) 104.0 15 367 20 18.35 0 4-61R Airey (Ch) 146.0 35 506 27 18.74 1 5-68T Anwar (Ash) 125.2 23 394 21 18.76 1 5-29


Also scored centuries: J Bartosh-Short (Gui), A Bilton (HWR), J French (Gui), G Owen (Sds), Y Shahid (WH), J Thomas (Far), L Visser (Wns), T Walter (Gui)Also scored 350+ runs: 370 J Bartosh-Short (Gui) (6 – 1 – 370 – 117 – 74.00 – 1 – 3)Also scored 300+ runs: 339 T Walter (Gui), 333 Y Shahid (WH), 314 J Hedges (Gui), 307 G Evans (Ash)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: C Senanayake (Ch) 6: J Silverton (WH) 5: J Burrowes (Gui), R Harrison (Eer), J Jones (Far), J McMillan (Gui), C Parrish (Eer), S Rana (WH), V Smith (WPk)


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Team Reports Ashford 3rd xIAshford 3rd XI finished mid-table by winning half of the games. A very enjoyable season and all games whether won or lost, were tense, close and played with good spirit by all sides . Four out of the first five games were won based on some good innings from Hasib Butt, Ciaran Lewis, Anup edward, paul Cousens and Joe Balmer . Hasib Butt made 96 in the defeat at Sanderstead whilst Chris Lunn’s 5 for 22 set up a victory against worcester park . Lunn was well supported by Keith Manning and Simon wilson with their combined 16 overs costing just 35 runs . Gareth evans with 43 ensured the seven-wicket victory . A loss against Hampton wick royal followed, despite Connor Cousens’ 4 for 29 whilst the win against woking was due to Butt’s 73 and Lunn’s 71 .The next few games runs were frustrating with few highlights apart from Connor Cousens taking another 4 wickets and scoring 32 against Old wimbledonians . Ashford’s performances picked up in the last few games; highlights included 4 wickets for Shaun Cousens for 18 runs, Ciaran Lewis with 4 for only 16 and a very good 42 from young Josh wilson . Fielders taking 5 or more catches included paul wilson (5), Taimoor Anwar (5), paul Cousens (6) and Lunn (8) . wilson behind the stumps took 9 catches and 4 stumpings . players scoring well included Lunn (281), Lewis (293), Gareth evans (307) and paul Cousens (310) . Hasib Butt topped the scoring with 428 runs .Simon wilson, although playing only half of the season took 16 wickets . Lunn with 20 wickets and Anwar with 22 were topped by u15 Connor Cousens who led the way with 24 wickets .

Cheam 3rd xIHaving just been promoted, the 3rd XI had a successful first season in Division 2. The team achieved 8 wins and also had several hard-fought games that were not decided until the last few overs . The team included members with a wide range of experience of higher level adult cricket and allowed both juniors and seniors the opportunity to develop their skills in a supportive atmosphere .The team worked well together and the players managed to produce some outstanding performances . These included a patient and well executed century from Toby Aiston and a magnificent 9 wickets for 21 runs from a Cheam legend ed Stovell .The team, whilst regularly competitive, did show some inconsistency and with several players with experience of 1st xI and 2nd xI cricket the Club has high hopes that the 3rd xI can push on in the 2019 season and make their talent and experience come to the fore in a push for promotion .

Esher 3rd xIAfter four strong seasons under the illustrious leadership of Chris Burton, esher 3s had a change of reins for the 2018 season .The season started slowly and without luck as esher lost their opening four games by three wickets or fewer, realising that batting out their overs was of paramount importance, as shown by a good 50 in a losing cause by Alex Murray. Esher’s bowling and fielding performances were more impressive with Chris Harvey, Dimitri Balasuriyar and Tom Burnett all leading from the front. The first win of the season came against Cheam, where an excellent “5-fer” from Chris parrish and a 50 from Jess richman sealed a strong victory . unfortunately, esher were unable to take that victory and build momentum into the middle season . As temperatures rose and conditions became tougher and tougher to play in, esher struggled with player availability, injuries and the intense heat . Strong individual batting performances from Chris Burton (71), Bobby Lowe (60) and a couple of 40s from david Crook were the highlights in a trying middle season period . Too many losses on the trot did not reflect the resolve and commitment of those who put on the Esher shirt throughout this period .Another frustrating one-wicket loss to Worcester Park, despite the exceptional bowling efforts of Michael Michailidis, preceded a six-game winning streak, including beating three of the four top teams in the league . 50s from Tom Gwynne, Tom Brown, nick woollhead and Jack Slaney, as well as excellent bowling performances from richie Harrison, which included a “5-fer” against champions Guildford, Angus Barrett, Jonathan Barrett, Tom Gwynne, Jonathan Miles and Ollie John showed how esher could more than hold their own in a strong league. The influx of juniors in the latter part of the season mixed with experienced seniors was not enough to keep Esher afloat but a valiant end of season performance showed the strength and potential of the team.


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Farnham 3rd xIA season that promised so much ultimately delivered so little for Farnham’s 3rd XI as they suffered relegation in their maiden season in division Two .As every other team in the Championship kicked off their season on May 5th, Farnham’s match away at woking was abandoned due to the weather … on the hottest weekend of the year! Match-day 3 saw Farnham finally complete their first fixture, albeit a meek surrender to Old Wimbledonians with another disappointing home run-chase following against Hampton wick . A valiant 9-man effort at home to Ashford on match-day 5 saw Farnham register their first batting point of the season and there followed a run of four games without defeat, including three victories . victory away at esher was followed by an excellent, yet disappointing, winning draw against then league leaders Sanderstead; a team’s season-best 125 from Jack Thomas the standout performance . Consecutive victories at home to strugglers worcester park and away at Cheam (peter Goldsworthy with 9 for 46 across both games) left Farnham comfortably mid-table at the turn . However, this was to be as good as it got for them as despite a strong bowling attack, Farnham’s batting woes would persistently prove their undoing .July, a month in which Farnham only once put out a full xI, saw just one more bowling point added to the season’s tally as consecutive scores of 83, 52 and 46 unsurprisingly proved inadequate. Needing an undefeated August, an excellent 59 from dan peers proved decisive away to Ashford but any optimism was short-lived as Farnham were skittled at home against esher for just 35, chasing 150, the next week . Farnham then snatched defeat from the jaws of victory at Sanderstead capitulating from 70 for 2 to 106ao to lose by two runs, thus confirming relegation. A dead-rubber victory at Worcester Park saw the team finish on a high and, incredibly, end 2018 with the most victories of any Farnham side .

Guildford 3rd xIGuildford’s 3rd x1 were promoted as Champions in what can only be described as a successful and enjoyable season . This was undoubtedly helped by the strength of the 1st and 2nd teams who were both going for promotion and the strength of the club in general from the 2nd half of the season .There were naturally many highlights but the outstanding feeling for all concerned was seeing all our 1st and 2nd team players come down to watch the 3rds play on the first afternoon of the league season after both teams had secured victories . This was worth its weight in gold .The team had 2 outstanding performers with the bat, Jaedyn Short and John Hedges and three with the ball Callum Mclean, Jon Burrows and Cammy Green. There were naturally other fine contributions during the summer with the bat from Jonny French, Callum Mclean, Aqeel Iqbal, Will Jenner, Tom Geffen, Jevan Kher and Tim Walter. There were fine performances with the ball from James Mcmillan, Shane Isaacs, Jaedyn, Ahmed and Malorie Short and Jevan with the gloves .Many thanks go to Jon Hedges, Jonny French and Jon Burrowes who skippered the team when Tim was unavailable due to fitness. Also special mention to James Telling and Sanjay Kher for scoring and making life for all concerned so much easier .

Hampton Wick Royal 3rd xIThe 3rd XI started the season with the aim of bettering efforts from the previous one and finishing at least in the top 4. At the beginning, the prospects looked a little bleak as the team did not win any of the first three matches and were hovering around the relegation zone . Then it all clicked and came together from game 4 onwards when defending 116 to beat Farnham . The 3rd xI started to win consistently and had a winning, or rather not losing, streak of 7 matches that propelled the side to a promotion fight. The players stepped up to the challenge and performed admirably in all three aspects of the game securing promotion following a win at Old wimbledonians . C daniels, A rehman, A Bilton and w Strange scored 200+ runs in the season, while veteran B Stephens fell just short of 200 but averaged 66 with three 50s from 5 matches . In the bowling department A Shahpurwala and Z Ahmed took 29 and 19 wickets respectively .All in all, it was a great season for the 3rd xI playing their cricket with the right attitude and spirit to achieve a well-deserved promotion . well done, Gents!!!

Old Wimbledonians 3rd xIThe Saturday 3rd xI had a mixed season and narrowly missed out on promotion again .Max Jacobs took 28 wickets and continues to improve every year and is developing into a decent all-rounder .It was extremely pleasing to see the juniors come through and put in some notable performances . The future looks bright with the likes of Harry and william Chappel, Mustafa Murhill and Charlie Topley; the side can look to push for promotion in 2019 .Thanks to the ever present leadership team of evan da Silva and Trevor evans helping the team develop over


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the year and supporting captain dion redelinghuys . Also many thanks go to eddie Bell for umpiring .

Sanderstead 3rd xIThe 3rd xI had a competitive and largely enjoyable season winning 9 of the 16 matches actually played, drawing 2 and losing 5. The team finished a respectable 3rd in the league, just 6 points behind second placed Hampton wick using a total of 51 players in the process .With the bat, Steve Hackshall led the way with 550 runs from just 10 innings with 5 fifties to add to his hundred at Cheam . There were also valuable contributions from Stuart elleray, Lance Harris and Samir Ayub who all scored over 200 runs for the season whilst Giles Owen scored an excellent hundred on the rec . against woking & Horsell before being his elevation to the higher teams .The bowling was headed by Stuart elleray with 23 wickets and Sohail Abdul who claimed 17 victims in his debut season with many other useful contributions along the way . There were no 5-wicket hauls but six of the side did take 4 wickets in a match with Bob Hollands 4 for 14, as Farnham lost their last 8 wickets for 31 runs, being the best return of the season .The captain would like to thank everyone who played throughout the year and contributed to a first season at the helm . Special mentions must go to patrick Sherlock for umpiring the home games, Tommy Sherlock for rolling the wicket on the rec . and richard Carey for keeping it watered at the height of the summer and his tireless efforts in organising availability and selection.

Woking & Horsell 3rd xIThe 3rd XI was at times strong but hardly stable. Forty-nine different players manoeuvred the team to occupy every position in the table at some point of the season except the top two .The team was sustained by consistent performances from 3rd xI grandees peter Smith (20 wickets) and Tom Harlow (286 runs). Yasir Shahid shook off his coat of invisibility and, quite rightly, played most of his games in the 2s . The side certainly missed his runs and he still managed to be the top scorer with 333 runs in his seven innings, including a wonderful 103 against league-winning Guildford .It was a number of much younger new recruits though who provided key performances to win crucial games . Jake Silverton took 10 wickets in two games against Old wimbledonians and Farnham . elliot Mcpherson shared an unbeaten eighth wicket stand of 65 to chase down the target at Hampton wick . Sudeep rana, although a reluctant bowler, was, at times, the best and took 15 wickets in his truncated season . Jude Silverton and rhaman Malik made impressive starts to their adult cricket careers .There were some outstanding individual and team performances and to finish seventh in the table was a disappointment . Given the injection of new talent though, the side is looking forward with hope to 2019 .

Worcester park 3rd xIThe 3rd XI season was a tough one for all involved, as the team finished bottom of the table someway off the next highest team. The main issue for the team was availability, as 53 different players were used during the season. This was made worse by the team changing four or five players on a weekly basis, making continuity hard to come by .All was not lost as there where some great individual performances. Two players scored their first senior 50s for the club, dan Andrews and Tom Latham . whilst the club was able to give lots of the juniors more experience playing adult cricket which will benefit both the club and them in the future.There were other personal achievements as leading run scorer Stuart Bradshaw (173 runs at 24 .71), managed to start in the 3rd xI and work his way up to the 1st xI . This was also done by fellow batsmen Andrew Botting after scoring a crucial 47 to help beat woking & Horsell .The Achilles heel for the team was that not enough runs were scored on a regular basis . This is shown in the fact that the team failed to score over 100 on five occasions and only managed over 200 on two. This made it very hard for the bowlers to take wickets with no score board pressure . The leading wicket takers had just ten wickets apiece .Thanks must be said to all the players who did play this year and helped put a side out every week except when the world cup quarter final was on. Special thanks need to be made to the players who agreed to play, after a late night call on a Friday, which happened on many occasions .


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East division – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsSanderstead CC 14 9 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 7 3 0 238Cheam CC 14 7 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 5 -8 234Addiscombe CC 14 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 6 6 0 194Old wimbledonians CC 14 5 0 2 0 0 5 1 1 12 16 0 176wimbledon CC 14 6 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 3 9 -4 172Merstham CC 14 3 0 0 0 1 8 0 2 5 7 0 94dorking CC 14 3 0 0 0 1 4 5 1 4 8 0 82Beddington CC 14 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1 2 7 0 13

Team Reports Addiscombe 4th xIAddiscombe 4th XI finished 4th in the league but despite the same league placing it did not feel as positive a season as 2017, mainly due to the number of frustrating concessions, especially those that came late in the week .There were two great matches against Old wimbledonians (one win, one draw), wins vs . dorking and Beddington plus a very tight loss by 2 wickets to league winners Sanderstead . The match against wimbledon was a nerve-jangling classic where the team just sneaked home when 5 runs were needed to win off the last 2 balls with just one wicket left .Like last year, the team relied on juniors and many of them put in excellent performances . Aaryan purohit, aged 15, was the leading wicket taker with 11 wickets at 15 .0 including a hat-trick against dorking where he collected 4 for 23 . u13 Bevan west looked very promising picking up 7 wickets and always bowling well and danny Kuhrt got an excellent 3 for 18 vs. Old Wimbledonians. At the more ‘experienced’ end, Lee Ramsey made a great return to the playing ranks, bowling the most overs and conceding just 2 an over . vinay Malhotra bowled some great spells also picking up 7 wickets at a cheap rate .Batting wise, Jon Kuhrt led the run scoring with 304 runs at 33 .7 (83* vs . Beddington) . Both Martin Stone and Vinay Malhotra (61 vs. Old Wimbledonians) made excellent contributions, scoring significant runs under pressure . Also, Jack Stone made an excellent 76 vs . Merstham . 15 year old rikky Mano played a very mature innings vs. Wimbledon which ultimately led to the win, including his first ever adult 50.The team was very grateful to umpire Gavin Mander who did a great job until he was elevated to higher xIs! Thanks also go to all the players who played good cricket in the right spirit and bore with the many cancellations that marred the season .

Beddington 5th xIunfortunately, there isn’t really a way of disguising this season as anything other than very challenging . Beddington faced some strong sides and although the team came close in some games, most notably Cheam at home and Old wimbledonians away, it struggled badly in several others . The biggest issue was putting enough runs on the board; two batsmen scoring over 100 runs in the league and a team totalling 150+ four times over the year are testament to that . Good contributions were sporadic but there was a lot of promise for the future to be found in runs from Tom Wilkins, Joe Ridley and Lewis Wright, who would find himself playing more regularly further up the club .The bowling and fielding was far better, with the young bowlers taking the lead. The team used a very promising group of young bowlers throughout the season . Joe ridley once again shining, with notable contributions from Owen Cook, Ollie Green, Sam Beech, Joseph wozniak, and Toby Trevallion, who all bowled great spells and caused some good players real problems . Once again, the problem was stringing these performances together as individual efforts were not often mirrored at the other end.This phalanx of young players was backed up by some older heads as well as some players who proved their flexibility by turning out for the 5th XI when availability was strong further up the club. This includes the likes of Mark Curtis, Harry Sone, Angelo De Visser, Michael Loveridge and Ricky Layal but nobody exemplified this more than Herman Jeganathan who was key in providing control with the ball and runs with the bat . All that said, next season has to be better . with the continued development of the young players and a few additions, there is no reason to think that Beddington cannot be more competitive next season . After two winless seasons, the side will need to perform more consistently in order to break that streak .


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Cheam 4th xIThe 2018 season was a landmark one for the Club having reformed its 4th XI for the first time since 2010. The team put in a tremendous effort venturing into the unknown competing against other much more established 4th xIs in a competitive league . The commitment from the 4th xI players was encouraging and led to a fantastic result of finishing second.notable performers were A .vaidya, Shrinivas and K .patel in the bowling department . Youngsters paskaran and S .Brophy put in excellent all-round performances and Butt, Khurll, Hammond, Bharath, Chaudhry and donald all made significant contributions as batsman performing and winning key matches when it mattered the most and in the process losing just 3 matches all season . The team developed an excellent winning combination of energetic juniors and experienced adults .new Cheam 4th xI Captain Mohan elango did a superb job juggling players in a new team and responding to the demands and responsibility of winning whilst also understanding the need to bring on youngsters into a positive environment in adult cricket where they can learn their trade .The 4th XI overall had a fantastic first season back and would like to thank all those who welcomed the side back into the fold . The team is looking forward to the 2019 season and hopes to remain competitive with a realistic opportunity of promotion with the change in league structure . The aim of the 4th xI will be to bring on more adults and juniors to play competitive cricket and the team will be a stepping stone for them to gain the experience of League Cricket and develop through the Club .

dorking 4th xIdorking 4s ended second from bottom in east division 4There were some good performances from a young side ably led by Andy walker . In a good start to the year Michael Cox and dom Kenway both hit 50s to help amass 270 and defeat Merstham on the 5th May; Josh Shrives and Tim Johnson both picked up 3 wickets in this game .In one of the best performances of the season in mid-June, dorking pushed Sanderstead hard . Sanderstead scored 175 off 47 and Dorking with 150 from 43 came up just short. Aaron Buller picked up an excellent 70 but could not quite finish the job and Dorking ended with a losing draw to the eventual Champions.dorking then beat Beddington where dale Godfrey with 4 wickets for 12 and George edwards 3 wickets for 12 did the damage .From there things went downhill; plenty of losses and 5 conceded matches reflected a story of waning availability and younger sides .George Edwards hit 89 and Andy Walker 53 in the final game of the season, a win against Beddington but too little too late .Overall George edwards with 162 runs and Aaron Buller with 161 picked up the bulk of the runs . On the bowling front, dale Godfrey and Josh Shrives both took 9 wickets apiece to top the bowling but George edwards, Freddie Fownes-walpole and Cam Homewood all chipped in with vital wickets . There is plenty to build on for the future but more players are needed!

Merstham 4th xIMerstham’s fourth team experienced the sublime and the ridiculous in 2018; such is the topsy turvy nature of the level. An inauspicious thrashing by a strong Dorking on day one did not put Gopa Nair’s side off who went on to take three victories, including a nine-wicket revenge victory over dorking, with will prior notching 51* and dilhan Jayamanne stuck on 49* .The side also held the east division’s eventual winners Sanderstead to a draw, when the visitors set an unimaginable target of 280 . A combination of old hands and teenagers regularly looked capable of scoring 200 runs. Vice-captain Ian Lamont finally scored a maiden half-century (sadly in defeat at Wimbledon), while skipper nair topped the season’s run totals with 244, his best an unbeaten 69 at Addiscombe . Kashif noon (203) struck an unbeaten 74 at the ring against Sanderstead, while nair (58*) and wicketkeeper rob wood (60) showed patience and determination to combine to steer Merstham to a fabulous win over Addiscombe . wood’s wicketkeeping (7 catches) and improved runs total earned him player of the Year . with the ball, the evergreen Tony rickards again took victims, while nair, the top wicket taker and showing a best of 3 for 5, could have had more had he not deferred to teenagers to push their progress . The youngest of them, Alvin Sathya, notched six wickets (12 maidens). The one five-wicket haul came from Kartick Mehrotra, aged 14, who was second top wicket taker with nine despite only moving to the area halfway through the season . Other promising teens included Brennan Calafato, Matt Greaves and Josh Young, who showed potential for bright futures, in whichever Merstham team they play .


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Old Wimbledonians 4th xIThe Old wimbledonians 4th xI used 41 players of which 12 were debuts (4 juniors to adult cricket, 3 new to Ows, 2 new to league cricket, 3 new to cricket) . The team amassed 264 points, which is the highest total by the 4th XI since play-cricket stats began and the team finished in a respectable 3rd place just behind Cheam.Keith Miskelly was the leading run scorer followed by Keith Gomez, Sachin Shah, and paddy devlin . Tim richards and Ben walsh were the top wicket takers . A great season, however the team was very disappointed with the number of games conceded by opposition, leaving Old wimbledonians without a game . Many thanks to John Austin for umpiring once school cricket had finished.

Sanderstead 4th xIThe gradual transformation of the 4th xI from perennial also rans was completed by winning the division; improved availability higher up the club being an important factor in the success . The season began well with victories in close games at wimbledon and Old wimbledonians . Approaching the half way stage another tight win against Addiscombe allowed a comfortable lead to be opened up . Then only four wins were achieved in the next nine games, including the only defeat of the campaign by Old wimbledonians and having to hang on for a draw against lowly Trinity Mid-whitgiftian, losing only one wicket in the last 25 overs . This raised the possibility of being caught but a win against eventual runners-up Cheam eased any nerves . with three games left the possibility of being caught still remained but a win at dorking, chasing down 213 to win with three balls left, was critical .The improvements to the home pitch were appreciated by all, especially the batsmen . The regular watering and Tommy Sherlock’s rolling improved the playing surface to the extent that no side was bowled out for under 100 compared to no less than seven occasions in 2017 . This was a remarkable transformation . Captain Chris Carey took advantage of the conditions in the early games and ended the season with 318 runs . darren Budden made 218 runs in his six innings including three half centuries and another all-rounder, newcomer James Smith, provided 188 runs . Ian Lemon and Chris Aeschilmann were the others who scored 100+ runs, the latter reaching a half century against Cheam while his fellow opener scored only 1 as Cheam’s score of 213 was overhauled with ten overs to spare .Chris Carey took 21 wickets, while the dependable James Smith and Jonny Knight and the veterans Keith Haynes and Chris Aeschilmann provided the necessary control . Young Sonny rees also enjoyed success with the ball taking 7 wickets. The fielding was much improved from previous seasons, Vijay Nagabhairava and again Chris Carey leading the way with 6 catches each .

Sanderstead CC 4th xI Winners division 2 East 2018Back: Chris Aeschlimann, Vijay Naghabairava, James Smith, James Saunders, Zain Chaudhri, Kamal Nalurri,

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Being able to call on club umpires patrick Sherlock and richard Carey helped with the overall enjoyment of the season and the side can now look forward to the challenges of playing premier clubs in the revised format for 2019. The enjoyable competitive games against familiar local clubs, including Oxted & Limpsfield, Merstham, Addiscombe, Trinity Mid-whitgiftian and Beddington will be missed, at least temporarily .

Trinity Mid-Whitgiftians 5th xITrinity Mid-whitgiftians 4th xI was forced to withdraw from the division early in the season due to a lack of numbers .Retiring members, strict exam-conscious parents, but most significantly being devoid of an elected captain, all conspired with other more minor factors to make fielding a 4th XI more difficult than at any time since the first full 4th xI season 55 years ago!Conceding fixtures is never pleasant; the understanding voiced by many clubs was appreciated.The bare facts were 2 wins and one defeat in 5 games. Competitive sides were fielded when numbers allowed which magnified the frustration felt when dealing with fluctuating availability in higher teams.It is hoped that a captain and a focused plan of action will lead to a positive outcome for the 2019 season .

Wimbledon 5th xISeven wins was the second best performance in the division and most of them were by very large margins . However, a few too many losses and a couple of frustrating concessions to lower placed teams meant the team ended up fifth when second seemed in reach for most of the season.The bowling was typically well disciplined, nobody scored 200 against the side all year, and in naveed Kiyani the team had the leading wicket taker in the league (26 at 10 .3) . His accuracy and change of pace combined with an ability to shift easily from around to over the wicket meant he presented the opposition with a constantly changing set of challenges . The batting had some great moments and was led by Kane Laurence who was also the highest run scorer in the League (375 at 47), everyone of them walloped with gusto . Kane’s 116 against Old wimbledonians was the highlight of the year while umair Anis (91*), Kieron Tallent (84) and will Thomas (68) played three of the other great knocks of the season . Overall the batting was a bit erratic and the team struggled to overcome the more proficient attacks like Sanderstead and Cheam.The 5ths is really about bringing through young talent and among the 20+ juniors who played this year four Under 14 players made particularly telling contributions in their first season in adult cricket; Will Royall, Charlie whipple, Jenny dawson and Freddie Simpson . All of them will be pushing for selection to higher teams soon but not before they have helped win a few more games for the 5s next year .







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West division – 4th xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsKingstonian CC, Surrey 16 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 10 2 4 324Malden wanderers CC 16 7 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 10 12 -4 236Hampton wick royal CC 16 7 0 0 0 2 5 1 1 2 11 -4 193egham CC 16 4 0 3 0 1 6 1 1 19 16 0 161Staines & Laleham CC 16 5 0 1 0 0 6 2 2 4 9 0 157Ashford CC, Surrey 16 4 0 3 0 0 7 1 1 19 12 0 151Kempton CC 16 2 0 0 0 4 4 4 2 5 13 -8 122valley end CC 16 2 0 1 0 1 8 2 2 13 18 0 109epsom CC 16 1 0 0 0 1 6 8 0 4 13 -4 67

Team Reports Ashford 4th xIAshford 4th x1 were led by captain Sean Cully and vice-captain Shahzad raja . The team was a good mix of younger players, Riordan Cully, Udit Tedeja, Ben Sherriff, Liam Manning and Matthew Knight with maturity provided in the shape of praveen Jugonoori, raj Kumar, Tahir Malik, James Gillespie, Kam Singh, Shahzad raja and Sean Cully . They were aided by super veterans (still showing they have what it takes to compete with the best), robert evans, robert Ford, Safdar Butt and Keith pryke; four players with a combined age of over 250 years!Leading the way with the ball was Shahzad raja with 22 wickets at 29 with a best of 4 for 21 . Skipper Cully took 17 wickets at 25 apiece, Kam Singh, 15 wickets with good support from Anup edwardpraveen Jogunoori scored 357 runs with a highest Score of 109 and an average of over 35 . Malik made 324 runs, raja 209, robert evans 177, with other contributions from Matt whitehorn and the ageless ballerina robert Ford .James Gillespie (7 victims) and robert evans (6 victims) shared the wicket keeping duties although both took turns in the field as well.Overall a positive season with the team showing great team spirit on and off the pitch. Thanks to the whole club for their support especially elder statesmen Chris evans and Saad Choudhary for their advice and encouragement . Andy Goulding provided perfect pitches to play on week after week and david Hanks prepared fantastic teas, both great ingredients for a good, enjoyable season .

Egham 4th xIThe 2018 season was eventful with oodles of fun and in addition the time spent together in the middle with the team was precious. At the end of the season, the side finished at the middle of the table with an equal number of wins as loses . The morale and enthusiasm from all the players was 100 percent . The team participated and played in all the matches and player availability was excellent; major improvement when compared with last season . However, we had very few junior players move into the 4th xI but, hopefully, next year will see more coming through. This year, the Player of the Year went to a new member ‘Dr. Varun Sundaram’ for his clinical batting performance that took many an opposition down . The core 4xI was loyal, persistent and managed to make all the matches played despite various personal obligations . The level of commitment was such that one player came straight to the ground after landing in Heathrow from another continent . The 4th xI players also come from near and far each week (as far as Croydon, Harrow and Kent) due to warmth and support provided by the club and the management team .A beautiful home ground at royal Holloway university, which is an ideal, lovely, scenic venue with fantastic facilities on offer. Each one of the visiting teams enjoyed the home ground, lunches and not the least a friendly team of players . The captain enjoyed the full support of the resilient team and hopes to have an even more successful 2019 .

Epsom 4th xIepsom 4th xI had a good season that was impacted greatly by intermittent availability . Many thanks to the founders of the 4ths, Majid Khan and Mark Honess and stalwarts Sunderland, Finch, Burke and runu as epsom says a sad farewell to league cricket for the time being . A great time was had with fantastic support from Chairman Berry and Juniors Manager MinHinnick .Stars have risen from 4ths cricket notably page, Beswick, Compton, Hlobil and many of the current 3rd xI . epsom hope that this is just a short break and the epsom 4ths will return to once again provide exercise for old


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codgers and an outlet for the stars of the future . Good luck and continued success to all the 4th xI’s opponents the club has enjoyed battling against over the last 9 seasons .

Hampton Wick Royal 4th xIA third-place finish in the West Division was a great achievement for the 4th XI, having finished second from bottom the previous year. The team thoroughly deserved this finish and the feeling at season close is that the 4s were the third best side in the league; the table does not lie .The key to the improvement on 2017 was batting . Having struggled for runs in 2017, the 4th xI was far more consistent in this aspect of the game and was able to put sides under pressure with weight of runs . Bowling and fielding standards remained high and by mid-season a culture of attacking cricket had become routed within the team .Junior development continued as a key focus for the 4th xI and the younger members of the team contributed effectively throughout this very enjoyable season.

Kempton 4th xIThe 4th XI enjoyed a mixed, somewhat truncated, year eventually finishing seventh in the nine-team West Division.After a promising first half, the season tailed away with four concessions; two wins, two losses, a result of poor availability throughout the Club and indeed the league as a whole and one abandoned match in the second half . while a disappointing conclusion, there were many positive aspects to the season as many of the Club’s juniors continued to progress and to acquire valuable experience.Si Arscott was by some distance the most prolific batsman, totalling 325 runs at 40, with a highest score of 65 versus valley end; a game in which Jamie Stock took 5 for 34 on his way to a season’s haul of 16 wickets at 18. Skipper Stephen Wanigesekera took 14 wickets including 4 for 66 in the return fixture with Valley End, a match in which he hit 63 . Also notable was Joe Cayley’s return of 5 for 40 versus Malden wanderers .The side looks forward to new challenges in 2019

Kingstonian 4th xIAfter seven years of friendly cricket, 2017 was the 4th XI’s first year of league cricket (in the Surrey Cricket League), which was fantastic preparation for this year in the Surrey Championship. The team played the first game with a mix of 4th XI, 6th XI and new players, and never looked back, quickly gelling together as a unit, and winning all but one league game this season, with the other a winning draw .

Kingstonian CC 4th xI Winners division 2 West 2018Back row (left to right) - Syed Shah, Dhilhan Hannan, Arafat Khan, Gaurav Prabhu, Idris Plaatjies, Usama Bin Anwar

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In a low scoring run chase against Staines & Laleham, when the team was 49 for 6 and then 107 for 8, it was left to Syed Faisal to bat patiently for 40 overs to take the team to victory . The team was bowled out for 165 against a strong Malden wanderers attack, with wanderers then cruising at 111 for 3 before Asad durrani’s 4 for 40 helped Kingstonian win by the wafer-thin margin of seven runs . Against valley end, usama Bin Anwar played a mature knock of 56 to recover from 143 for 6 to 248 for 9 before Farhan Ahmed bowled a brilliant spell to bowl the opposition out for 216 .These vital knocks became a hallmark of the team, with players standing up when needed . when the team was 46 for 6 against Hampton wick, Srinath panchavati hit a brilliant 104* in a 105-run partnership with vivek Subramanyam to take the team to 238 for 8 dec . before Zaigham Manan helped bowl out Hampton wick with 2 overs to spare in in his first game for the team. Chetan Malhotra and Syed Faisal have also consistently batted well at the top of the order, which has been crucial to help build an innings and score over 200 in most games .Imran Malik has played several great knocks and Idris plaatjies has been the team’s king of outswing all season with Dhilhan Hannah being the best fielder by far. It’s also impossible to get promoted without a good keeper, and Amal Bandaranayake has been fantastic, taking 19 victims this season . Throughout the season the team navigated some close encounters, celebrated each other’s successes, and backed each other up when someone had a few tough games; a fantastic team spirit and commitment to the cause at the core of their promotion .The battle has only just begun, next year will be tougher in a higher division but the team is relishing the challenges ahead .

Malden Wanderers 4th xI2018 was another good season for the 4th XI, culminating in a fourth consecutive second-placed finish. Regardless of who turns out on a Saturday this is a team, with energy, enthusiasm, and no shortage of quality.Batting, and especially consistency of batting, was markedly improved on from 2018 . Mark rice-Oxley translated his sumptuous form at winter nets into runs, 292 over eight innings . Backed up by the relentless Sam Gerrard (239) and skipper Adam Barlow (247), more often than not there was someone who could be relied upon to make a significant contribution. Knock of the season, however, came from 15 year-old Alex Dodd who scored a busy 78 opening up against valley end .As a bowling unit the 4s are always strong. Skipper Barlow again led the way, finishing as the division’s top wicket taker with 30 . He was, however, backed up superbly by the swing and accuracy of James Kuhrt and

Malden Wanderers CC 4th xI Runner-up division 2 West 2018Back: Ethan Etukudo, Ankit Patel, Jonny Hammond, Nick Bateman, Andy Campbell, Jack Mayhew

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Alex dodd respectively, with dodd taking 5-20 against egham . Spin was also a much more regular sight, with new boy Andy Campbell offering leggies and metronomic left-armer Krish Patel, another colt in his first season of adult cricket, testing more than just the batsman’s patience on a regular basis . Figures of the year came in the last game against Staines & Laleham, where Barlow’s career-best 8 for 15 saw the ball less talk, more chat non-stop on a worn pitch . Lots of debuts were handed out this year. All justified their selections and showed their potential. Most notably a club slice of history was made when Surrey Ladies under-15 seamer Tanaya Dissanayaka became the first female to play a league game for the Stags. As expected, she bowled admirably, and fittingly enough, her first senior wicket wrapped up the innings and the game against valley end . with fresh talent emerging year on year, next season’s proposed two-up linear league structure is great news for all concerned in the 4s .

Staines & laleham 4th xILast but not least the 4th team led from the front by nathan Sheldrake . It’s the same in any club of any sport that the lowest team takes the hit all the time regarding drop outs due to injury or last-minute emergencies or just poor availability that week . This season the club only failed to get a 4th team out once and that was purely down to an incredulously unforeseen circumstance, which as a result bought the club a lot closer together and made the bond that we have tighter for sure .The 4th XI finished mid table with a stand out performance of beating Woking & Horsell by 10 wickets having bowled them out for under 40 . Individual key performers were Gary Bonnick (244 runs at 22 .18) and nathan Sheldrake (26 wickets at 21 .04) .It really has not been the most straight forward of seasons, however there are a lot of positives to take from it and the foundations for a great future have definitely been laid.As already mentioned, the club has welcomed new members this season and seem to be doing this every season . Being able to have 4 league teams every week puts the club in a really strong position, a position which not a lot of teams in the area can boast .

valley End 4th xIIt was a below par season for the 4th XI with it taking 7 weeks to register a first win.The emphasis was heavily placed on youth development again this year and it really came into fruition . performances from two 14 year old batters, Ollie Barrow (111* vs . Ashford) , Freddie Brennan (115* vs . Kempton) and Charlie Bailey (4 for 15 off 7 overs vs. Malden Wanderers). Congratulations gents on a wonderful season and everyone looks forward to seeing you develop further next year .There were some very special performances in games that brought wins or got very close to results . Some of these were Sam Barkham (52 vs . woking & Horsell) and James Barrow (57 vs . woking & Horsell) taking the score from 45 for 6 to 143 for 7 . peter Millard (73 vs . Hampton wick royal) and Sam Barkham (69 vs . Hampton wick royal) again taking the total from 63 for 5 to 190 for 6 .The team had some incredibly tight displays of bowling helping to stay in a lot of games until the last few overs . In particular there were Shane Giddings (3 for 13 from 9 overs vs . Kempton), Simon Cooper (1 for 3 from 6 overs vs . Staines & Laleham) and James Barrow (3 for 3 from 9 overs vs . egham) . A year for further development for the 4th XI and the club looks forward to whatever the 2019 season has to offer.







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division 3 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsOld Rutlishians 18 13 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 10 0 318Stoke d’Abernon 18 11 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 14 12 0 280epsom 18 12 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 8 8 44 250purley 18 8 0 1 0 0 8 1 0 24 13 0 213Streatham & Marlborough 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 16 6 0 184Old wimbledonians 18 6 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 16 16 0 170Addiscombe 18 6 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 12 17 0 165Staines & Laleham 18 5 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 21 21 0 156Cheam 18 4 0 2 0 1 10 1 0 18 21 0 141Churt 18 5 0 0 0 1 11 1 0 1 8 118 9


The Championship Double (Qualification: 250 runs and 20 wickets) player Runs Wickets S dyson (Stoke d’Abernon) (o) 601 @ 40 .07 43 @ 15 .05 J Gordon (Old wimbledonians) 341 @ 22 .73 35 @ 18 .20 I Hopton (Stoke d’Abernon) 331 @ 36 .78 29 @ 19 .79 A Muhammad (Staines & Laleham) 541 @ 33 .81 26 @ 22 .19 e Osner (Churt) 409 @ 31 .46 23 @ 16 .13 J ramsey (Addiscombe) 301 @ 37 .63 28 @ 18 .11 d Sharples (Old rutlishians) (o) 403 @ 31 .00 37 @ 12 .32 G Stevens (epsom) (o) 685 @ 57 .08 48 @ 8 .98 J wright (Cheam) 267 @ 19 .07 26 @ 24 .65 A Zeb (epsom) 275 @ 27 .50 21 @ 19 .33

50 runs and 5 wickets in a Match: r Blackburn (Stoke d’Abernon) 66 & 6-34 vs Cheam G Stevens (epsom) (o) 51* & 5-30 vs Staines & Laleham (lo)Highest Team Score: 318-7 Addiscombe (a) vs Churt (lo)lowest Team Score: 53 Streatham & Marlborough vs epsomHighest Match Aggregate: 556 Staines & Laleham 277-8 vs Churt 279-9Highest Individual Innings: 152* G Stevens (epsom) (o) (a) vs Cheam (lo)Most Runs in 2018: 685 G Stevens (epsom) (o)Most Wickets in a Match: 7 d Thomas (Churt) 7-21 vs purleyMost Wickets in 2018: 48 G Stevens (epsom) (o)Most Catches in 2018: Fielding 14 J riches (Old rutlishians) Wicket-Keeping 21 C Mude (Old rutlishians)Most Stumpings in 2018: 5 J Bird (epsom) A Knott (Streatham & Marlborough) w Thomson (Stoke d’Abernon)Most W/K dismissals in 2018: 21 C Mude (Old rutlishians) 21 catches



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sG Stevens (Eps) (o) 15 3 685 152* 57.08 2 4S Marathe (Pur) 11 1 516 139* 51.60 1 3J Riches (ORs) 14 2 609 97* 50.75 0 4C Cooper (Pur) 13 0 587 121 45.15 1 3S Dyson (SkD) (o) 16 1 601 138 40.07 1 4W Moore (Eps) 13 2 433 77* 39.36 0 2


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player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sJ Steel (ShM) 14 2 459 89 38.25 0 4R Pemberton (ORs) 15 2 493 112* 37.92 1 4A Chikki (Pur) 13 0 478 80 36.77 0 4S Wright (Ch) 12 0 438 80 36.50 0 4A Monk (Acb) 15 1 510 120 36.43 1 3A Muhammad (StL) 17 1 541 95* 33.81 0 6E Osner (Crt) 14 1 409 81 31.46 0 3D Sharples (ORs) (o) 16 3 403 59 31.00 0 3Y Ahmed (StL) 17 0 480 79 28.24 0 4T Finneran (Crt) 18 1 405 92 23.82 0 3


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBG Stevens (Eps) (o) 172.0 39 431 48 8.98 2 6-18D Sharples (ORs) (o) 140.3 29 456 37 12.32 1 5-46S Dyson (SkD) (o) 173.0 26 647 43 15.05 4-32T Wanigaratne (Pur) 82.3 7 340 22 15.45 4-31S Archer (StL) 97.0 14 371 24 15.46 2 6-12E Osner (Crt) 122.3 37 371 23 16.13 1 5-21S Cooper (ORs) 121.0 20 453 28 16.18 2 5-24J Fenwick (Ch) 107.4 11 385 23 16.74 1 5-22W Frost (SkD) 165.0 27 535 30 17.83 1 5-50J Ramsey (Acb) 140.0 24 507 28 18.11 1 5-20J Gordon (Wns) 169.4 26 637 35 18.20 1 5-41R Marshall (Crt) 157.2 19 611 33 18.52 2 5-30A Zeb (Eps) 94.3 7 406 21 19.33 3-7B Laycock (Wns) 113.5 8 407 21 19.38 4-30I Hopton (SkD) 147.2 21 574 29 19.79 1 5-16A Muhammad (StL) 131.2 14 577 26 22.19 3-13S Benham (Acb) 121.0 11 471 21 22.43 4-41A Kelly (Pur) 121.5 13 524 22 23.82 4-37R Khan (Pur) 158.2 21 579 24 24.13 4-27J Wright (Ch) 139.3 13 641 26 24.65 1 5-47R Singh (ShM) 182.4 40 519 21 24.71 4-21C Dunne (StL) 127.4 17 627 20 31.35 3-43


Also scored centuries: W Ahmed (Ch), T Langworth (StL), G Nielsen (Wns), M Subba Row (SkD), J Trower (SkD)Also scored 300+ runs: 386 T Langworth (StL), 371 B Yates (Ch), 359 D Ellis (ShM), 341 J Gordon (Wns), 331 I Hopton (SkD), 321 A Smith (StL), 312 W Ahmed (Ch) & D Wood (ORs), 306 T Sealy-Fisher (Wns), 305 J Scott (Pur), 304 J Smith (Wns), 301 J Ramsey (Acb)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: D Thomas (Crt) 6: R Blackburn (SkD), S Sugarman (Pur) 5: B Crane (Crt), G Nielsen (Wns), J Steel (ShM)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: M Fenwick (Ch) vs Wns (5c) (lo), J Gaskell (Crt) (a) vs Eps (5c) (lo), W Thomson (SkD) vs Ch (4c/1s)3 stumpings in a match: W Thomson (SkD) vs ShM (3c/1s) (lo)4+ Fielding catches in a match: A Muhammad (StL) vs SkD (lo)


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Team ReportsAddiscombe 1st xIIt was a mixed year for Addiscombe first team and a year where the side just could not quite get it to all come together . There were weeks when the team put in great bowling performances, weeks when batting went really well and weeks when the fielding was spot on but somehow it could never quite get the consistency with all three.There were a couple of great games; the away game against purley that came down to the very last ball was a stand out . unfortunately that game was lost, however the spirit everybody showed and the whole team performance was incredible .There were some stand-out individual performances . Aidy Monk scored a gritty century down at Churt on a poor wicket that set up an important win, he went on to score over 500 runs for the team and was key with both the bat and his wicket keeping .James Ramsey won our player of the season award. His bowling was as brilliant as ever and he finished as leading wicket taker . On top of this he really came on with the bat and produced some brilliant, determined innings .All in all it was a disappointing season in terms of where the club finished in the table but a season that quite a few positives can be taken out of and really build on for next year .

Cheam 1st xIIn the pre-season there was confidence for a successful campaign ahead for the Cheam 1st XI. With the signing of former international Coach Simon Talbot and keeping a group who narrowly missed out on promotion the year before, spirits were high .However, after losing the first game from a strong position and making a general slow start to the season it was always going to be a tough season . Although performing well in spells and only needing one win from the final two games, Cheam was not able to keep their heads above water and finally succumbed to relegation in the final match. However in what was most definitely a disappointing season, there were some moments of individual achievement .Sam Wright, the first team Player of the Year contributed very well with bat and ball, scoring 438 runs at an average of 36 .50 and taking 19 wickets . nailing down the number 3 spot and also regularly opening the bowling .Another notable performer was James Fenwick taking 23 wickets at an average of 16 .74 including one 5 wicket haul, which completely took Cheam from a losing position vs . Addiscombe to get over the line and win a timed game .It was widely felt that the team was too good to suffer relegation, however the team did not manage to get over the line in close games which in the end sealed their fate . despite the end result the Club has shown excellent unity in the face of adversity and attention has now turned to the 2019 season . Captain James wright has been tasked with bringing the 1st xI back up not just one division but several and is relishing the challenge . The Club understands that a proactive approach is required and is hopeful that retaining the current team/leadership and making a few improvements for next season will allow the Cheam 1st xI to bounce straight back .

Churt 1st xIChurt 1st XI started full of confidence after winning 2 consecutive Championships (Div 5 and Div 4) putting the team back in division 3 after 4 years in the lower divisions . Churt were top again after 8 games, before slipping mid-season and ending on a sour note due to a penalty point induced relegation costing the team their spot in division 3 .Churt’s bowling attack was certainly its strongest facet . Youngsters Greg Talbot and Matt Crane stepped up with the new ball, however spin was key to Churt’s attack with top wicket taker rowley Marshall (33 wickets at 19) and eric Osner (23) bowling well in partnership . david Thomas’ historic spell of 14 overs, up the hill at the rec, was the best performance taking 7 for 21 to help bowl purley out for 109 . Churt in all had 6 bowlers who took 10+ wickets, which really shows the strength in depth .Churt’s batting has struggled to match the bowling historically and this season was no different with only 2 batsmen, eric Osner (409 runs at 31) and Toby Finneran (405) scoring 300+ runs . will Hucker (158) and daniel Higgins (232) showed promise at the top of the order and Greg Talbot (245) showed himself to be a true hard hitting all-rounder .The best team and batting performance was chasing Staines & Laleham 277 for 8 dec (45 overs) leaving Churt 55 overs to bat. Early wickets were followed by a middle order fight back; Jon Palmer (54), Eric Osner (81) and Greg Talbot (53) put Churt on track but wickets continued to fall leaving Churt’s youngest duo, Josh williams and Matt Crane (17 and 16 years) requiring 18 for the last wicket. A nervous Churt watched on as the duo showed immaculate maturity and courage to get Churt across the line with 15 balls to spare .The spirit is strong; expect Churt to bounce back in 2019 .


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Epsom 1st xIEpsom had an excellent season this year. Having won 10 of the first 11 games, things looked good for promotion, despite being harshly docked points for an admin error . This error meant that the run in to the end of the season was much closer than it should have been and a couple of dropped points, combined with a very strong Old rutlishians side and an incredible surge from a strong Stoke d’Abernon side meant that epsom lost out on promotion .This was a very disappointing end to a year which started so well .

Old Rutlishians 1st xIThis season the 1st xI found itself back in division 3, a division where success was tasted in years gone by . This season was no different as the team played 18 games, winning 13, drawing 4 with one abandoned. Going the season unbeaten meant, unsurprisingly, that the team had its fair share of excellent player and team performances .dan Sharples was the stand out player of the season and led the way with the ball, taking 37 wickets at 12 .32 and also scoring 403 runs at 31 .00 and was duly crowned the player of the Season . This season also saw the welcome return of Joe riches to 1st xI cricket at poplar road after a season away and he was the leading run scorer with 609 runs at 50 .75 . He was well supported by rory pemberton at the top of the order, scoring 493 runs at 37 .92 and with one of the performances of the season, 112* against Streatham & Marlborough . with the ball Sharples was the pick and he was well supported by Sonny Cooper who took 27 and with the addition of Joe Jarvis they formed a formidable trio with the new ball .It was superb to see ross Trimmings come of age with bat and ball and contribute throughout the season . The same has to be said for Michael Jones. With his first season under his belt, he led the spin department which included the newest 1st xI spinner in Trishan patel, who regularly showed why Surrey CC rate him so highly . Chris Mude also deserves a mention for his consistent performances behind the stumps and for playing a key role in the team’s approach and performances . The team also saw the welcome return of russell Bryan to the club . After a couple of seasons away it was great to have him back in the middle order scoring runs and having another senior player in the side .The success achieved by the team was massively down to the team spirit showed throughout . The side performed week in week out and got the deserved rewards .next season the team returns to division 2 and looks to build on this season and continue to develop the

Old Rutlishians CC 1st xI Winners division 3 2018Back: Chris Mude, Dan Sharples, Joe Jarvis, Mike Jones, Ross Trimmings, Trishan Patel

Front: Dan Wood, Joe Riches, Sonny Cooper (c), Rory Pemberton, Russel Bryan


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youngsters at the club . with the guidance of the senior 1st xI players, coupled with the outstanding talent coming through the junior section, more success is hoped for in the 2019 campaign .

Old Wimbledonians 1st xI2018 was a tough year for the 1’s after losing some players from the previous season but winning the last two games took the team from a position of weakness into a position of mid table security . The side is looking forward to a much improved 2019 . This will, hopefully, be aided by the addition of at least three new faces who will add strength to both the bowling and batting sides of the game .Skipper Johnno Gordon led from the front returning both the side’s top wickets (35) and runs (349) . As a collective everyone knows that 349 is about half of what the top run scorer should make and as such the team will focus on putting in big performances with the bat in 2019 . A special mention has to be made of Ben Laycock who had a terrific first year with the club taking 21 wickets and scoring 239 runs . Also nick dartnall who was a rock in the middle order for the season and who was a huge part in the team staying in the division . Tim Sealy-Fisher and James Smith also played their parts with each contributing more than 300 runs . Last, but by no means least, Greg nielsen scored his maiden hundred with 107* which was a show of incredible hitting; he also contributed a 5 wicket haul . Bring on 2019 .

purley 1st xIIt was truly a season of two halves for the 1st XI as the seemingly doomed Pumas ended the season on fire and with high hopes for 2019. A first win of the season on the back of Sam Sugarman’s 6 for 41 augured well but was followed by no more and seven defeats at the halfway stage, including three in the final over and two off the last ball, for a team that had forgotten how to win. Rock-bottom, and seemingly destined for Division 4, a remarkable turnaround ensued as the final nine games saw eight wins and a winning draw against the eventual champions, the only team to have any sort of win against them, and a creditable fourth place finish. A formidable top three played a major role in the turnaround . 2nd team call-up Chris Cooper led the way with 587 runs at 45 .2 and a century against Staines; contributions also came from Sushant Marathe (516 at 51 .6) with a century against Old wimbledonians and Ajay Chikki (478 at 36 .8) as well as 11 wickets . Captain James Scott with 305 runs was another key figure. The evergreen Razi Khan led the bowling attack with 24 wickets at 24, while Tishan wanigaratne and Adam Kelly grabbed 22 wickets each, wanigaratne’s coming at an impressive 15 .5 apiece on his return from serious injury .

Staines & laleham 1st xI2018 saw plenty of eventful happenings at Staines & Laleham Cricket Club and it was definitely a season of trials and tribulations. There were points in the season where the club had to overcome all different levels of adversity ranging from form, players departing mid-season and changing of captains in one of the teams as a result . The 1st xI lost 11 of the last 13 games of the season, only to be saved from relegation by some incredible team spirit, grit and determination right at the end when it really mattered; a fast-ish start certainly came back to help .The 1st xI, captained by Adam Smith (313 runs at 19 .65) really went through it all this season . The mentioned decent start soon turned into panic with a very long run of poor form with enough losses in that sequence that should not have happened . The unforeseen loss of a regular 1st team player which resulted in some unrest throughout the club, certainly did not help matters either, but with new players such as Trevor Langworth (400 runs at 26 .67 including 105 and 21 wickets at 25 .24), Shak Muhammad (541 at 33 .81 including 95* and 26 at 33 .81), Yasir Ahmed (515 runs at 25 .75 including 79) and Zammak Tughral (16 at 33 .25) . The team as a whole managed to come together and survive another season . not to forget Ciaran dunne (27 wickets at 25 .96) and Sean Archer who took 2 extremely vital and match winning 5 wicket hauls (34 at 14 .09) .with a couple more vital additions coming to the club in 2019, it would not be a surprise to see a complete 360-degree spin and Staines & Laleham 1st team be pushing for promotion . The Club has already secured two new 1st team players, Chris Turkich, an opening batsman who joins as the overseas player from perth, western Australia .

Stoke d’Abernon 1st xI2018 was another tremendous season resulting in a third successive promotion for the 1t xI .James Trower kept a side used to winning hungry for more success . early morale boosting wins against Addiscombe and Churt, the latter secured by a bowling and fielding performance that should be adopted as a template, got points on the board early. A hiccup at Staines & Laleham was learned from quickly. The week after saw the start of an unbeaten run that was only ended the week after a thoroughly deserved promotion, achieved with the majority of the side having come through the junior system, was confirmed.The side batted deep. Eight different players scored one or more half-centuries; Trower (101 against Streatham & Marlborough), Shawn Dyson (138 versus Churt) and Max Subba Row (105 not out in the reverse fixture


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against Staines & Laleham) made it onto the 100s board .runs down the order were always in plentiful supply; Ian Hopton, (331 at 36 .78) and James Corbishley, (averaged 38.17), shared an unbroken stand of 157 to win the reverse fixture at Addiscombe after a poor start to the chase . exciting newcomer robbie Blackburn turned the match against Cheam in Stoke’s favour with 66 (he then bagged 6 for 34 after tea) and Tim Handel made an overdue return to the squad to average 60.33.From an excellent supporting cast will Gudgeon and Alastair Curran made match-winning innings against purley and Old wimbledonians respectively; Tom Frost more than made up for his lack of opportunity to score runs with some outstanding keeping displays and others called into the team all played their part when required. Leading run-scorer for the second season running though, was dyson who chalked up 601 runs at 40 .07 . He also jointly led the division for wickets taken (43 at 15 .05)Other major contributors with the ball were ever-present will Frost (30 at 17 .83), Hopton (29 at 19 .79) and Blackburn (19 at 19 .47 .) . Billy Zander took nine wickets at 10 .33 apiece . Toby Tarrant’s limited availability saw him send down only 64 overs but had the best economy that allowed others to exploit .The fielding was athletic and often electrifying. Hopton made 15 grabs; Gudgeon and Dyson gobbled many in the cordon . Little went through Corbishley at backward point .Off the field, thanks must go to Drew for everything he does. Also to Richie and Ralphie for sharing the scoring duties and to Jo who kept everyone fed and watered to excess; the quality was evidenced by one opposition taking photos of the spread to take back to their own professional caterers!

Streatham & Marlborough 1st xIHaving narrowly missed out on promotion in 2017, a much changed side took the field under the charge of new skipper, neneto davis . After an opening day win, the side had to wait until the middle of June before obtaining further results. Consecutive games were won by hitting a six, firstly on the last ball of a timed game vs. Purley and then nine wickets down vs . Cheam . Both chases showed the resilience and strength in depth in games which proved crucial given the tightness of the division .Some mixed results followed but the team gave themselves enough breathing space from the bottom of the table with comprehensive victories against Addiscombe and Churt in August before defeating Cheam on the last game .The season statistics make for mixed reading . Steel (459 runs at 38 and 14 wickets at 24) is the stand out contributor but many will not be satisfied with their figures. Ellis (359 runs at 28), Knott (287 at 21), Pickles (268 at 22), Hughes (251 at 29) surpassed 250 runs for the season whilst Singh (21 wickets at 25), davis (18 at 26), Rao (14 at 26) and Allardice (11 at 32) made double figures in terms of wickets. Knott also had a fine season behind the stumps . There is more to come from this group of players . Finally, it was one of the more enjoyable seasons of late and the team have a great many friends in this division . Streatham are keen to pit the 2019 vintage against them next year .







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division 3 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsleatherhead 18 13 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 8 8 0 310Ashford 18 11 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 11 7 0 280Sanderstead 18 10 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 16 17 0 261Camberley 18 9 0 3 0 0 5 1 0 18 11 0 245Streatham & Marlborough 18 7 0 1 0 3 6 1 0 23 19 0 208egham 18 7 1 0 0 3 6 1 0 16 11 0 197Trinity Midwhitgiftian 18 6 0 1 0 0 10 1 0 23 17 0 176Chessington 18 6 0 2 0 2 7 1 0 15 14 0 173Kempton 18 3 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 11 25 0 108Stoke d’Abernon 18 1 0 1 0 1 14 1 0 25 21 0 80



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sD Baker (Lh) 10 3 499 120 71.29 1 2M Joblin (Lh) 7 1 386 106 64.33 1 2V Bhaskar (Cam) 11 1 580 109 58.00 1 3A Sen (Sds) 12 4 384 83* 48.00 0 3W Harrison (Eg) 15 2 583 112 44.85 1 4W Ahmed (Ash) 15 0 639 91 42.60 0 8A White (Css) 13 0 515 93 39.62 0 6J Woolman (Css) 10 0 368 91 36.80 0 4S Kuckreja (Sds) 13 0 458 72 35.23 0 2W Ahmed (Ash) 14 3 385 68 35.00 0 3S Khan (TMW) 15 1 480 59 34.29 0 4A Spry (ShM) 14 2 390 102 32.50 2 1D Udall (Sds) 14 1 408 66 31.38 0 3D Johnson (ShM) 13 0 374 86 28.77 0 3A Robson (Css) 13 0 353 67 27.15 0 3A Berry (SkD) 14 0 354 98 25.29 0 2


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBG Udal (Cam) 98.5 27 330 28 11.79 2 6-26N Cook (TMW) 104.1 8 416 33 12.61 2 7-47W Sebastian (Ash) 99.1 17 331 26 12.73 2 6-37S Turner (Eg) 59.4 3 269 20 13.45 1 5-30D Baker (Lh) 106.0 14 417 29 14.38 1 6-30R Key (Sds) 130.1 19 451 30 15.03 1 5-19M Qazi (Css) 132.5 24 412 25 16.48 1 5-21M Baker (Lh) 113.3 24 365 22 16.59 1 5-25V Singh (Kem) 163.4 18 615 37 16.62 0 4-16S Sarwavkhan (ShM) 134.5 28 425 24 17.71 1 5-28A Syed (Ash) 158.2 30 599 30 19.87 1 5-27S Kuckreja (Sds) 126.1 20 460 22 20.91 1 5-35I Khan (Ash) 116.0 14 543 25 21.72 0 4-58M Harris (Sds) 117.1 7 561 22 25.50 1 6-70



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Also scored centuries: D Mercer (Lh), J Peak (Lh), M Shoveller (Cam), P Vanderpant (ShM)Also scored 300+ runs: 345 M Afzaal Butt (Ash), 343 G Cobbett (TMW), 341 S Clarke (TMW), 328 M Baker (Lh), 324 W Williamson (ShM), 315 H Singh (Kem), 314 D Mercer (Lh), 304 V Singh (Kem), 300 T Daniel (Css)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: A Clinton (SkD), J McKinnon (Sds), G Singh (Kem) 5: J Bradley (Lh), H Catterall (ShM), T Cavanagh (ShM), C Courtney (ShM), N Gibbens (ShM), B Guest (ShM), W Hayes (Lh), R Kelso (SkD), A Khan (Cam), D Mercer (Lh), J Somasegaram (TMW)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: W Ahmed (Ash) (a) vs Eg (4c/1s), T Sparrow (Eg) vs ShM (3c/2s) (lo)4+ Fielding catches in a match: P Patel (Css) (a) vs Kem (lo)50 runs and 5 wickets in a match: R Key (Sds) 60* & 5-19 vs Kem Team ReportsAshford 2nd xI2018 was a successful year for Ashford 2nd xI . After coming third in 2017 the side secured promotion at the eighth attempt! It might have been an even more successful season had the last game not ended in a convincing defeat in the ‘winner take all’ clash with LeatherheadThere were some great contributions with the bat, notably from skipper waseem Ahmed who made 639 runs at an average of 42.60 with 8 fifties and was the leading run scorer in the league. Waqas Ahmed contributed 385 runs at 35 with 3 fifties, Muhammed Afzaal Butt, 345 at 31, (4 fifties). Other batsmen who made contributions were Gurpal Hundal (2 fifties), Chris Davies (2 fifties) and Ibrar Rao (1 fifty)Ali Syed led the attack with 30 wickets at just under 20 apiece, whilst wendell Sebastian’s 26 wickets came at just 12 .73 each . Imran Khan took 25 wickets at 22, with good support from Gurpal Hundal, 15 wickets and Ibrar rao with 14 wickets . Waqas Ahmed also had a great season behind the stumps claiming 19 victims. Ashford’s aim from the start was to win the league but coming second and promotion was still a great achievement and the side are looking forward to next season in division 2 . A special thank you to Mark doggett who took time out of his life to travel with the team and umpire for most of the season .

Camberley 2nd xIThe resounding feeling amongst the Camberley 2nd xI at the end of the season was “what could have been?” with arguably the strongest team available for many seasons promotion was very much the plan – however this was damaged by a few weeks of poor availability across the club impacting all sides. The final position of 4th was especially disappointing given the fact that wins were secured against the teams who finished above Camberley and with the exception of two games in August (with a weakened team), CCC went toe to toe with every side in the league .Despite the final League position not being ideal there were some fantastic personal and team performances along the way . vijay Bhaskar was undoubtedly the star man, scoring 580 runs at 58 including a dazzling ton at Leatherhead and some stunning 50s . runs from richard pottinger (266 at 20 .46) evergreen Gary udal (218 at 24 .22) and Tim Hughes (178 at 35 .6) ensured the team was competitive in most games – some of them relatively high scoring affairs on batting wickets owing to the hot weather. Of vital importance was the need for batters to go on, with only 3 half centuries made by the team excluding Bhaskar (three 50s, one 100) .with the ball, experience won the day with Gary udal (28 at 11 .79), Asfand Khan (16 at 15 .75) and neil piper (16 at 17 .56) all contributing heavily . The bowlers often restricted teams well on batting friendly surfaces and really showed the importance of accuracy on lightning fast outfields where loose deliveries were dispatched. udal’s 6 for 26 and Khan’s 5 for 22 were fabulous examples of extracting every bit of life from pitches, setting up victories in both games .encouragingly Juniors Adam Carter (151 runs at 21 .57, 10 wickets at 22) and Tom Holden (10 wickets at 25 .7) both showed that the future is bright, with both players looking to have big seasons in 2019 .


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Chessington 2nd xIHaving gained promotion from division 4 last season, 8th place was a disappointing result this time around . In truth it was a mixed season that could have had better reward for some good cricket at times with 3 successive timed games resulting in frustrating draws with opposition 8 down and 9 down twice . The one abandonment of the season came at tea in a 50 over game with 245 for 3 on the board against a Camberley team not looking at their best . Generally it was some poor team batting performances that cost the team defeats but there were some positives that will give the team confidence that they can move up the table in 2019. Mahad Qazi stepped up from the 3s to be player of the Year taking 25 wickets at an economy rate of 3 .1 with some very controlled medium pace . Connor Mcelligott took 18 at under 4 and new boy Arpit patel was also very effective with 15 at 3.35, while Tom Daniel’s 14 came at 3.63.Captain Andy white topped the batting with 515 euns at 39 .62 with Jimmy woolman hitting 368 at 36 .8 and new boy Alex Orme looks a good addition with 172 at 43 . with the 1st team consolidating their position in division 1 the 2s will be looking to challenge for promotion next season .

Egham 2nd xIA strong finish with three wins in a row, masked an inconsistent season. Early promise with young batsman Tegh Summy and dane Gilmour being promoted to the 1st xI following match winning knocks meant the batting cupboard was left bare. Too often the side was left with too few runs to defend or lacked the fire power to overhaul modest totals .The bowling shone for another season . pleasing for next season, dan Telford showed his class and moved swiftly into the 1st xI but in this discipline there were plenty of players lining up to replace him . Matt Hannon demonstrated great pace and movement through the air to take 9 wickets, Matt Hokinson also bowled with consistent pace and menace opening the door to the slower, more canny elliot Hook and Amod pandit and the ever interesting Harvey Moyne, who was blighted by injury in the second half of the season . The spin department was ever effective at this level, Stuart (Bunsen) Turner was the best, returning with his best ever season haul of 20 wickets including 5 for 30 against the auld enemy Ashford . Find of the season was the incredible

Kartheeswara ramasamy . A wily spinner and intelligence batsman, ‘Karthe’ took his wickets at 17 .80 and bolstered the team moral in the middle of the seasonwill Harrison led the (modest) run scoring charts in his final season as captain as well as chipping in with 13 catches and 9 stumpings . Huge thanks to the ever present scorer Carol Few (bar the long distance away game at Streatham & Marlborough) . A massive thanks to roger dix who as umpire was an outstanding and mature influence on everyone .

Kempton 2nd xIA disappointing 2nd xI campaign, disrupted by a change of captain mid-season, resulted in a ninth-place finish and relegation from division 3 .The side often struggled against strong opposition which was reflected in only three wins overall . vishal Singh impressed with both bat and ball (304 runs at 20 and 37 wickets at 16) . Harjot Singh led the batting (315 runs at 35) with consistent contributions from Amit Sahni (258 at 26) and Jeeta dhillon (229 at 21) at the top of the order . Gary O’Connell (15 wickets at 22) and Gurjeet Singh (6 for24 versus Camberley) provided valuable support in the bowling .Much appreciation goes to roy Beard for his umpiring and to Ian Haddow who scored in most matches .


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leatherhead 2nd xIThe 2nd xI were deservedly crowned champions of division 3 at the end of a fantastic season when the team won 13 and lost just 2 of 17 completed matches .The side got off to a great start, winning the first five completed games before a losing draw against Camberley and a loss to Ashford brought them back down to earth . After that, the team never looked back, winning 8 of the remains 10 matches and ending the season in style with four wins, culminating in a last day defeat of fellow promoted team Ashford to secure the championship .Matt Baker lead the team expertly and also starred with both bat and ball, scoring 328 runs at an average of 66 and taking 22 wickets at 17 . The batting was very powerful with dave Baker (499 runs at 71), Matt Joblin (386 at 64) and dave Mercer (314 at 52) . There were centuries for Baker, Mercer (both in a 211 run partnership against Streatham and Marlborough), Joblin and Joe Peak, a savage 101 off just 72 balls in the defeat of Camberley . Jason evans, Alasdair walters, Jack Bradley and Simon roberts also contributed at key points .The bowling was led by 17 year old Dave ‘Colts’ Baker who took 29 wickets at an average of 14, including 6 for 30 against Kempton, a great effort in his first full season of senior cricket. It was also pleasing to see young Wes Hayes bowl quickly and take 13 wickets, including 5 for 21 against Egham and he deserved won his promotion to the 1st XI later in the season. There were also five wicket hauls for Matt Baker, Jack Bradley and dave Mercer and others such as James Lander, damon robinson, Matt roberts and Ant Joblin all chipped in with vital wickets at important times .Overall it was a great season for the team and a fully deserved promotion to division 2 as champions . The depth of talent is such that, assuming availability is good, the team can look forward to pushing for another promotion next year .

Sanderstead 2nd xI2018 was a very good season with some new faces which has been a direct result of the club doing so well in all aspects of cricket from the Junior Section to all 4 Saturday sides, the development side and Sunday sides .The season started with a mixture of results but it was just a matter of time before the team started to get to know each other and bond together, with some great cricket being played and great team spirit, appreciated my teammates and opposition alike .with some fantastic performances from the likes of Sandeep Kuckreja with a total of 458 runs at an average

leatherhead CC 2nd xI Winners division 3 2018Back: Derek Baker (scorer), Matt Roberts, Dave Baker, Mike Perry, Al Walters, Ed Ellis, Jack Bradley, Jason Evans,

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of 35 .23 and 22 wickets at an average of 20 .91 .Abishek Sen (348 at 48.0) had his first full season in the 2nd XI. Another solid season from Dan Udall ( 408 st 31 .38) who opened the batting with Alex ranger (294 at 22 .62) as well as Alex’s great wicket keeping with a total of 19 catches .There also has been some great bowling too from dan Carey with 16 wickets and an average of 31 .94 and richard Key (30 at 15 .03) . Other great bowling contributions came from Omar robinson (13 at15 .69), Matt Harris (22 at 25 .50) and Josh McKinnon (11 at 17 .27), a debut season with us, and scoring 252 runs with an avg. of 19.36, as well as leading the banter on and off the pitch.The team would like to take this opportunity to thank umpire derek rushforth and scorer david Sadler .

Stoke d’Abernon 2nd xI2018 was a tough season but with some highlights . Andy Berry (98 at Sanderstead and 50 at home to Kempton), Jase earl (97 at egham), roddy Kelso (67 at Leatherhead), Billy Zander (66 at Streatham & Marlborough), Max Subba row (58 at egham), Andy page (50 against Leatherhead) and duncan elder (58 in the return match at Kempton, a record score by a Stoke no .11) were the highest individual innings .Alex Clinton (6 for 26 against Kempton second time around) and Kelso (5 for 41 against Trinity Midwhitgiftians) were the best bowling performances .So few jug purchases gives an indication of the season that saw just one win against Trinity Midwhitgiftians and that was hardly routine, secured by a large 10th wicket stand followed by Kelso’s nap hand . Skipper earl tried everything to find a winning formula but a general shortage of runs and lack of wickets up front plagued the team all season, as did the absence of many who contributed so much to the previous season’s promotion . The team was unlucky in some games, but not all .Amidst the wreckage younger players who should score heavily and take more wickets in future seasons were identified. Clinton is mentioned above; Patrick O’Neill bowled well and became more productive with the bat as the season progressed, when fit and available Tom Dennis showed his class earning 1st XI call-ups and Ben Townsend demonstrated the heart of a lion, running in hard at all times despite pitches offering him little.Of the senior players, Berry and earl lead the batting and bowling aggregates respectively . will Thomson put in good all-round performances when not required for the 1st XI. Many batsmen got starts without going on. Bowlers tried hard but that match-winning spell proved elusive .So it is back down a division but simply assuming that things will be easier would be foolish . plans are already being made for a repeat of 2017, not 2018 .

Streatham & Marlborough 2nd xISMCC’s 2nd xI were looking to bounce back from the previous year’s relegation and get back into the second division . An opening day loss and an abandonment was followed by four consecutive wins before the declaration games became a sticking point once again .Just three wins from a possible nine ultimately proved costly as the team headed in to the remaining five limited overs games with a lot of ground to make up . Two more declaration wins would have put the side in a good position to push for promotion and it was frustrating to have Ashford and Camberley nine down at the end of two brilliant days of cricket played in competitive spirit by both sides. On reflection, it was most probably these two games that made the difference to the table at the end of the season. That said, once the limited overs games kicked in, a surprising loss against struggling Chessington knocked the stuffing out of the side’s promotion push and the remaining four games became dead rubbers as the team was firmly camped in the middle of the table.Come September, the curtains came down on an enjoyably tough season that started with the potential to be a good one for SMCC as the side was well set after the first six games. That said, the season can still be looked upon as a success considering the squad had lost a number of key players over the winter and had managed to integrate a number of talented new members who look like they will be set to take the team back into division two next season .Congratulations to Leatherhead and Ashford; both tough competition and fully deserved their promotions .

Trinity Mid-Whitgiftian 2nd xIThe 2nd xI had visions of challenging at the top of the division . Two comfortable wins bolstered hopes before a winless streak of 7 games eroded confidence.Week 11 already had the feel of a relegation crunch match. The batting effort of 161 all out felt woefully under par, particularly when Kempton cruised to 103 for 2 . everything turned on a remarkable hour as skipper nick Cook bagged 7 for 47 to seal a narrow win and secure breathing space above the relegation places .with pressure relieved the remaining home games were won, including an excellent victory against champions


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Leatherhead . The remaining away games were lost of which Chessington successfully managed to score 8 from the final two balls.Finishing 7th was a fair reflection, a season blighted by inconsistent availability thus proving difficult to maintain momentum. The side was often significantly stronger at home, as 5 wins versus a solitary away victory demonstrates.A number of younger players featured; Ben vaillant bowled well all summer, Aman Khera got better and better and raul unnithan’s great potential looks to have cemented a place opening the batting .However, the usual suspects continued to perform and remain indispensable . Sameer Khan improved in all aspects scoring 480 runs . Graham Cobbett and Stuart Clarke scored 343 and 341 respectively whilst James wilson became the eminent all-rounder .The ever-changing bowling unit was augmented by a number of talented young players . Skipper Cook enjoyed a bumper season in dry conditions, taking 33 wickets, whilst Jeevithan Somasegaram and Mike Brugnoli perhaps deserved more reward .Overall it was undoubtedly a stronger division than in 2017 . The side did well to avoid getting dragged into a long relegation fight and will be hopeful that next year brings more consistent availability and a push at the top end of the table once more .









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3rd xI division 3 Central (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)3rd xI division 3 Central Final league Table 2018


Central division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsOld Hamptonians 16 13 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 7 0 277dorking 16 10 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 8 9 0 243Sinjungrammarians 16 8 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 19 21 0 206Hampton Hill 16 8 0 1 0 0 6 1 0 12 13 0 191Kingstonian 16 6 0 1 0 1 8 0 0 17 27 0 166Chessington 16 6 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 14 24 0 158Teddington Town 16 5 0 0 0 1 9 0 1 16 18 0 154Kempton 16 4 0 1 0 0 9 1 1 20 19 0 125Thames ditton 16 2 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 12 33 0 89

Top players in division 3 Central – 3rd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sE Massyn (Sig) 9 3 417 115* 69.50 1 4G Standen (Kem) 10 2 440 126 55.00 2 1J Wilson (Htn) 12 2 457 88 45.70 0 4P Horton (Dkg) 14 2 503 104 41.92 2 2K Mettam (Sig) 11 2 355 109 39.44 1 2S Khan (Htn) 14 3 360 62 32.73 0 2


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBZainullah (Htn) 63.0 14 156 21 7.43 1 5-23D Goodman (TTn) 88.0 25 172 22 7.82 1 5-16D Young (Dkg) 92.2 27 262 29 9.03 1 5-20N Khan (Sig) 100.0 14 226 22 10.27 1 5-20S Burge (Css) 93.0 23 267 20 13.35 0 4-19U Saraswat (HHl) 119.3 31 351 25 14.04 1 5-15H Akhundzada (Ksn) 98.0 12 342 21 16.29 0 4-54J Basak (Sig) 115.0 12 415 25 16.60 1 6-38C Myers (Dkg) 123.4 26 409 24 17.04 0 3-14T Butt (HHl) 137.2 33 440 20 22.00 0 3-71O Ahmad (TDn) 123.0 20 450 20 22.50 1 5-34


Also scored centuries: W CArr (HHl), S Farley (TDn), P Zonneveld (HHl)Also scored 300+ runs: 309 Farridon (Htn), 306 W Morgan (Kem)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: M Macleod (TTn) 5: R Barnard (Css), T Blood (Dkg), A Mackinney (HHl), P Patel (Css), A Robinson (Htn), A Secret (Sig), N Singh (Sig), J Young (TDn)Hat-tricks: A Secret (Sig) vs TDn (lo), Zainullah (Htn) (a) vs HHl5 wickets by a w/k in a match: F Edwards (Dkg) vs TDn (5c) (lo)




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4+ Fielding catches in a match: A Dixon (Css) vs Sig (lo)Team ReportsChessington 3rd xIAfter finishing mid table last year the 3rd XI was hoping to push for promotion this year but sadly availability was a major issue and the season was a tough struggle. The team finished the season well once the younger players became available .The season was a mixed season but with players missing gave the club a chance to develop a couple of young players who did very well and hopefully they can push on better and stronger next year. Often bowling first and early season 1 or 2 bowlers were expensive which left the team with too much to do but once this was sorted out the side was always in with a chance of winning games and should have beaten 2 or 3 of the top teams but failed after getting so close . Generally it was some poor team batting performances that cost the team defeats but there were some positives that will give the team confidence that they can move up the table in 2019. Ash Thaman, once he became available, bowled consistently tight and pryank patel at the other end bagged loads of wickets . Simon Burge was good with bat and ball and Jacob Stuart did a great job as a stand in wicket keeper . The other youngster Josh Turpin bowled really well and hopefully that continues next year . rick eustace, when available, did well when let lose at the tail . Batting has always been a struggle for the 3rd team generally but some good performances from Simon Burge, Al dixon and Ash Thaman and generally the middle order, and the tail, waggled a bit better this year . Alex dixon (386 runs at 32 .17) topped the batting with Simon Burge (224 at 32 .0) . Simon Burge (20 wickets at 13 .35), captain rob Barnard (17 at 21 .06) and Ash Thaman (17 at 23 .94) were the stand-out bowlers with rick eustace (8 at 10 .88) death bowling at the tail .

dorking 3rd xIDorking 3s finished a very creditable second in the Central Division to rivals Old Hamptonians. There were big wins, 13 in all, but ultimately losses to OH twice and an abandoned game at SingunGrammarians (when ahead) were the difference.In both top of the table matches, OH scored more than 230 and on both occasions it proved too much and the batting faded. Disappointment in those games was balanced by a terrific season overall.The team prides itself on good fielding and 13 catches by Tom Chisman was an impressive haul.A sprightly peter Horton was the batting colossus (again) around which the team built good scores . He hit a purple patch in July with consecutive scores of 76, 101*, 41, 104 and 55; averaging 42 overall and with hundreds against Thames ditton and Hampton Hill . He amassed 503 runs, the highest in the league . peter was ably supported by Aaron Buller who made 296 in only 7 innings at an average of 59 (play more) . Makeshift opener Freddie Edwards snaffled 87 against Kingstonian and promising youngsters Andrew Halliday and robbie Howlett averaged 36 and 37 respectively . Also on the batting front a gritty display saw Freddie edwards and dale Godfrey defend resolutely for 30 overs in a precarious game with Kingstonian .Connor Myers played the role of menacing opening bowler with aplomb and ended with 24 wickets and a new baby – congratulations! He was pipped to top spot by dave Young with 29 wickets including 5 for 20 against Hampton Hill. Will Phillips bowled 74 overs and was always difficult to get away. Best Bowling performance went to paceman Travis Blood who took 5 for 12 against Chessington .

Hampton Hill 3rd xIHampton Hill 3rd XI can look back on a satisfactory 2018 in which the team finished 4th in the Division with a record of played 17, won 9, drawn 1 and lost 6 with 1 abandoned . The club’s intention for the season was to introduce those juniors who were ready for the rough and tumble of adult cricket by putting out sides which balanced youth with experience and by this measure alone the team can reflect on a very successful year.The team finished with three batsmen in the top 13, Peter Zonneveld (292 runs), the ageless Tahir Butt (288) and umakant Saraswat (272) and three bowlers in the top 12, umakant Saraswat (25 wickets), Tahir Butt (20) and 13-year-old Adam Mackinney (18) . The team also provided the most successful wicket keeper in the division with Adam Fahey claiming 16 victims. Peter Zonneveld in his first innings of the summer scored 144 which remained the highest score by an individual batsman in the division . The team provided two other centurions, Dharamvir Puri with his first and Warren Carr with two tons to add to his vast collection.Season highlights include a nail-biting high-scoring win against SinjunGrammarians with the Hill scoring 271 off 45 overs and the opposition taking the outcome to the wire with 264. Another thriller was the 1 wicket win against Teddington Town with Mark palmer and a nerveless 12-year-old ryan exworth scoring 18 for the last wicket to bring the game home. The biggest celebration of the year was for Adam Mackinney taking his first


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five wicket haul against Kempton with the last ball of his nine over spell. Umakant Saraswat matched Adam in the final game of the season finishing with 5 for 15.It was a privilege to captain a team which worked tirelessly for each other and which played the game in the right spirit and with good-humour throughout .

Kempton 3rd xIFour wins and nine losses saw the 3rd XI finish eighth in the nine-team Central Division. This result was disappointing given a generally high level of performance, a consequence of narrow losses in several close matches . Graham Standen was the outstanding batsman, including centuries against Teddington Town (126) and Hampton Hill (120) in his 455 runs at 55, the third highest aggregate in the division . He was ably backed up by wayne Morgan (306 runs at 22) including 79 versus Old Hamptonians, Abdul palekar (258 at 26) and Malcolm Burt (180 at 23). The bowling effort was shared. Ieuan Mannes was leading wicket taker (16 wickets at 23), followed by veteran Steve Crossley (13 at 16) and skipper Bellal Aziz (12 at 16) .The team looks forward to the challenges of a new structure in 2019 when it will be hoping to recapture the glory days of 2017 .Thanks to Karen Miah, June and daniella for the grand teas and to Frank Hammett for providing some excellent wickets over the summer .

Kingstonian 3rd xIThe 2018 season was a bit of a mixed bag for the 3rd xI .After shaky starts against Kempton and Teddington, the team found their rhythm with a comprehensive win against Hampton Hill . The opening bowling duo of dan Gascoyne (4 for 28) and Alex donaldson (3 for 18) looked extremely promising after this match . Against Old Hamptonians, the team looked well set, dhruv Singh and Taha Siddique proving their temperament with the bat, while Dan Gascoyne (3 for 40) showing more disciplined bowling. The game ended in a nail-biting finish (a one run victory!), with Arab Niazi successfully

taking the last wicket . The next few games saw fantastic bowling by Hikmat Akhundzada (4 for 54) and neel patel (4 for 26), coupled with classy batting by Lovish Jain, Ashan Samarasinghe and Taha Siddique. Kash Ali scored the team’s first fifty of the season (50 exactly against Old Hamptonians), while Taha Siddique narrowly missed his half century on a couple of occasions with a high score of 47 . Furthermore, throughout the season, the team’s fielding never let them down, with high standards set by Mansoor Shahid, Ashan Samarasinghe, Taha Siddique and rupert Sutton .Things became more challenging as the season progressed . However, a comprehensive win against Teddington Town in August, with gritty performances by Dhruv Singh (49*) and Tariq Mustafa (46) helped the team rebuild confidence. The introduction of juniors towards the latter half of the season, particularly Madulan Shankar, Kavi Chandran, Michael Minogue and Ibraheem rawn, proved to be rewarding. In the final game against Chessington, dhruv Singh (60) and Mansoor Shahid (49) topped things off with their highest scores for the team this year, leaving the team 5th in the league table, an improvement of two places on the previous year and something to build on during the 2019 season .


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Old Hamptonians 3rd xI2018 posed a new challenge for the 3rd xI, after years of just operating as a friendly side, the team entered league cricket for the first time for many a year and joined the Surrey Championship 3rd XI Central Division. There were mixed expectations of how the season would go but everyone agreed that it was a great step forward for the club and would provide the necessary challenge . The side was bolstered by the Afghan refugee project, a brilliant scheme that the club was lucky enough to get involved in through club stalwart Anoop Jaijee, with two extremely talented young lads coming into the OH ranks .We had a mixed start to the season, a rain off and two wins, the team was unbeaten in the first three games with stand-in captain James Osborne’s 4 for 27 in week one allowing rich Searle to see the boys home . James wilson and Anoop Jaijee stood up with the bat in week 3 as the side brilliantly chased an imposing 235 . weeks four and five were disappointing as the team went down by three runs and one run despite some great fight by the lower order on both occasions .The team was back on track in week six as new captain Sufyan Khan set an example with a superb 62 to give a much needed win . After that point the team was able to gain momentum up until the half way point of the season with many standout performances along the way .Our momentum continued in the second half of the season as Julian poulter rolled back the years at Hampton Hill away and Zainullah secured a win with 5 for 23 including a match winning hat trick . wickets for will Christophers, Zainullah and James Osborne accompanied by runs from captain Khan and some brilliant hitting in week 13 from Farridon and Harry Fuller gave the side another three wins; the team headed into the last month of the season with a genuine promotion chance . The side travelled to dorking in week seventeen with a win guaranteed to secure promotion in the debut season! put in on a dubious wicket, player of the Season, James wilson hit a majestic 88 to lead the side to a well above par 241 for 4 . wickets up top and brilliant spin bowling for Meadows and Farridon gave the team a convincing win, a league title and a promotion to division 2 . Massive thanks to everyone who represented the side this season and even bigger thanks to Sufyan Khan

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who captained brilliantly throughout . A promotion that was unprecedented at the start of the year .

SinjunGrammarians 3rd xIThe season could not have started much better, winning its opening match by 10 wickets against Thames ditton . This was largely due to a 5 wicket haul by Adam Secret and an unbeaten opening partnership of 98 runs by Inderjit dhalivaal and ettienne Massyn . The following weeks saw the captain experiment with his positions to gain a better understanding of several new team members’ abilities, unfortunately this coincided with two narrow losses .In June things turned around, with the side picking up three consecutive wins against Sheen park (Ben ehrke 58*), Chessington (ettienne Massyn 60 and Jeet Basak 6 for 38) and Teddington Town (ettienne Massyn 51*) . It all came to a halt however when the team took on league leaders Old Hamptonions chasing 161, the batting collapsed early and, despite a spirited 38* from vice-captain Shannon raymond, could not recover . Captain Kevin Mettam scored 109 in a winning-draw against Kingstonion before a gutsy losing draw away in the scorching heat of Dorking, despite courageous efforts from Harpal Singh (54*) and Murray King (51). The side took plenty of positives from this match to win the next three on the trot against Thames ditton (nawab Khan 5 for 20 and Henry Gane 52*), Kempton (nayan Singh 5 for 25 and Bradley Terblanche 50) . To continue this surge to the top of the ladder the team needed to win all the remaining matches; unfortunately 2 of the last 4 were lost. Despite this, it was a stellar season to finish with Ettienne Massyn winning Player of the Year, scoring 417 runs in total at an average of 69, closely followed by Jeet Basak (27 wickets at 16 .8) and nawab Khan (24 at 11.4). The team finished 3rd in the league and captain Kevin Mettam was particularly proud of the middle part of the season when the team hit its stride and made a real run for the title .

Teddington Town 3rd xITeddington Town 3rd XI enjoyed their first year in the Surrey Championship league with lots of local matches against teams who were not always too strong for the 3s squad.Good bowling performances throughout the season, particularly from dave Goodman, won the team some tight games early in the season and kept the 3s competitive all year .derek Facer led the batting stats for the year, not bad in his 60th year .Overall it was a most enjoyable season in the new league home .Thames ditton 3rd xIIt was a fairly tough year for the 3rd XI in an extremely competitive league. Despite fielding consistently strong xIs the team only managed two victories . This is obviously disappointing but there was a great attitude throughout and a number of positives to take .There has been the emergence of some very talented youth players . The two Ollies, Lodge and Johns, excelled throughout and both showed maturity well beyond their years to hold it together when bowling and fielding in pressured and challenging situations . Additional excellent performances from Kian Farr and Lukas Koehne-Mitchell show there is a very rosy future for Thames ditton .The game against Twickenham was a real highlight . The team went on to win despite defending only 40 from the last 11 overs with 9 wickets to get . The desire to carry on plugging away was superb and the catching and bowling in the last 10 overs brilliant. Johns snr taking a great boundary catch off the bowling of Johns jur was a lovely moment and George Moroz bowling the final over on debut was mighty impressive.debut seasons from ed Blythe, Owais Ahmad, rob dawson, George Moroz and Steve Chalk showed plenty of promise with lots of encouraging performances . It is great to see so many new faces at the Club .It was brilliant to have St . John Farley as a regular in the team . He was the top run scorer for the season and his innings against Hampton Hill was exceptional, scoring 102 of 189 runs . Akash Kapoor was the only other contributor with 25* .nic Corvi made a match winning 57* to earn a tough victory against a strong Kingstonian team .All in all plenty to take away from a challenging season and lots to feel positive about for next year .Farley was the player of the Year scoring 281 runs at an average of 31 .22 and Owais Ahmad was the leading bowler with 20 wickets at 22 .5 .


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3rd xI division 3 East (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)3rd xI division 3 East Final league Table 2018


East division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptspurley 18 14 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 10 9 0 305Trinity Midwhitgiftian 18 11 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 18 14 0 266Chipstead, Coulsdon & walcountians 18 10 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 13 13 0 262Addiscombe 18 7 0 3 0 1 4 1 2 21 24 0 235Mitcham 18 7 0 0 0 2 5 1 3 14 20 0 218epsom 18 6 0 0 0 2 7 1 2 17 30 0 211Merstham 18 8 0 2 0 0 6 1 1 18 16 0 202Old emanuel 18 4 0 0 0 0 9 1 4 7 15 0 126woodmansterne 18 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 1 31 28 0 99wallington 18 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 6 3 30 0 53

Top players in division 3 East – 3rd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville


player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sM Corbett (Woo) 10 1 509 110 56.56 2 3H Jennings (Pur) 13 2 485 74 44.09 0 6A Smith (CCW) 11 1 388 89 38.80 0 3P Mander (TMW) 13 1 424 96 35.33 0 4S Jaisankar (TMW) 12 0 351 110 29.25 1 2D Whittenbury (CCW) 13 0 352 99 27.08 0 1


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBM Asbury (TMW) 102.0 24 262 28 9.36 1 6-46J Webber (Pur) 113.0 21 403 37 10.89 2 5-8N Vidler (Eps) 71.0 15 261 21 12.43 2 5-23C Letts (Mer) 92.3 13 329 24 13.71 0 3-7S Edwards (Pur) 99.0 13 410 29 14.14 0 4-39S Hosseni (Mit) 127.5 18 419 23 18.22 1 5-41P Huitson (CCW) 143.1 34 443 22 20.14 0 3-30


Also scored centuries: G Chellis (Mer), J Letts (Mer), J Plater (CCW), A Tandon (Acb), S Zwarts (Eps)Also scored 300+ runs: 345 J Plater (CCW), 340 S Sivakumar (Mit), 337 D Scott (Pur), 311 J Letts (Mer)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: A Ganguli (TMW), J Hiscox (Woo) 6: S Mansoor (Acb), B Vaillant (TMW) 5: M Baptiste (OEm), J Davis (Wal), I Jeffrey (CCW), D Mears (Acb), K Nath (OEm), J Plater (CCW), F Retief (Eps), D Secchi (Eps), R Shafique (TMW), B Sharp (Mer)3 stumpings in a match: J Mulley (Woo) vs CCW (3s/1c) (lo)4+ Fielding catches in a match: 5: W Sharp (Mer) vs Mit (lo)


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Team ReportsAddiscombe 3rd xIAlthough the 3rd xI missed out on promotion again, it was a successful season overall and one in which the team progressed . The side had more wins, more points and beat some of the teams higher than them in the league too and with a settled team and good cohort of young players coming through the club, things are looking good for the future .A few notable performances stand out. Firstly, the final game of the season saw the team comfortably beat Trinity MidWhits, a local rival and a team that finished higher than Addiscombe in the league. TMW, batting first and started well with a score of 125 for 1 after 25 overs. A smart wicket by young Rikky Mano, bowling leg spin, started a collapse which saw 5 wickets fall in 2 overs, with Sadiq Mansour taking 3 in an over at the other end. TMW finished on 158 all out and ACC finished things, despite a few wobbles, with 4 wickets to spare. Naz Mahmood finished on 77 not out, batting throughout.Secondly, a game against Epsom at home saw a brilliant bowling performance and a nail biting finish. Despite a poor batting performance from Addiscombe, (bowled out for 97), Addiscombe only lost with 3 balls to go in the game, just needing one wicket to win. Dev Johnson with 2 for 7 off six overs and Wakil Ahmad with 2 for 5 off six overs. The Player of the Season was Sadique Mansoor (250 runs and 18 wickets)

Chipstead Coulsdon and Walcountians 3rd xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .CCWCC 3rd XI finished in third place in a fairly competitive East Division. Effectively three teams played the season out for one promotion place, in the end deservedly won by purley . Trinity Mid-whitgiftians were second with Chipstead in third place, missing out on promotion by 43 points .The side won ten games but losing 4 matches was the real issue, twice to Mitcham and against epsom and purley .The batting was held together by Anthony Smith, david whittenbury and James plater with support from Holger Kriess, Brice Lane, Craig wilson and paul Flower . paul Huitson was the key bowler (22 wickets) but Andy puttock (12), James plater (11) and Tom whittenbury (9) also took wickets . Support bowling was plentiful with a further eight bowlers taking 5 or more wickets .More of the same will be needed for 2019 and with a little more luck and consistency in availability there is every chance that Chipstead could be promoted .

Epsom 3rd xIepsom had a moderately successful season in the 3rd xI in 2018, although perhaps less successful than the side hoped for at the outset of the season. In future seasons more consistent performances are required to mount a better attempt at securing promotion from the current league and the team remains optimistic for the 2019 season . It was encouraging to see younger players coming through to represent the club at this level which is encouraging should they continue to develop as seen this season . There were good performances from nik vidler in the early half of the season especially taking plenty of wickets and Steve Zwarts came good with the bat in the mid to late season, scoring his first hundred for Epsom. As always with Epsom there were good performances from the regular faces and even on those times when the side did not play well the team played with enthusiasm and competitiveness and had plenty of enjoyment along the way .everyone is looking forward to the looming possibility of moving to a new ground for 3rd team cricket either next year or the year after . epsom hope that that might bring slightly better fortunes than those achieved in the past few years .

Merstham 3rd xIIt was an up and down season for the 3rd xI, using 59 players over the course of the season . The highlight was the emergence of promising youngsters Josh Young, Matt Lehain, Asfar Khan, Anthony Maplesden and Alvin Sathya, who are the future of the club and will have learnt a lot from this season .when availability was strong the 3rd xI was one of the best teams in the division; winning 8 games and having 2 dominant winning draws .The season was full of memorable moments, including some classic victories along the way . Firstly, beating Trinity Mid-whitgiftians, with the captain James Lowe walking out to the middle and smashing a straight six into the sightscreen, to win by 2 wickets with only an over to spare . Secondly, with woodmansterne needing only 2 runs to win and a fantastic 10th wicket stand at the crease the game seamed lost but George Corrie snagged a catch at gully off the bowling of Callum Letts to spark celebrations reminiscent of Edgbaston, 2005. Other highlights included centuries for Jack Letts (131 vs . wallington) and George Chellis (132 vs .


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woodmansterne) as well as fantastic knocks from Asif Akhtar (86 vs . woodmansterne) and Max Stormer (84* vs . Mitcham) . Highlights with the ball included great spells from Callum Letts (24 wickets), Fergus Carrick (13), Omer Shuja (12) and Bobby Sharp (12 including 5 for 21 vs . Addiscombe) .

Mitcham 3rd xIAs with previous years, 2018 saw the issue of player availability impact on what the 3rd xI was able to achieve . when at full strength, the side is more than capable of challenging the majority of teams in the league and that was seen in a number of the performances and previous seasons, however the inconsistency with which that side can be put out is reflected in the results.Although results have not always been to the side’s liking, the way in which the team plays the game and the spirit within the squad has made for an enjoyable season and has been appreciated by many of the teams played against this year . That team spirit has been a hallmark of this side for the last few seasons and is something to look to maintain into the future .with some late season recruitment and hopefully the addition of a few more players over the close season the team are looking forward to an improved showing in the league next year . One thing is guaranteed, the side will enjoy themselves whatever happens!

Old Emanuel 3rd xIThe season started very promisingly and although that early promise was not maintained, a number of notable performances and results helped the side finish the season with its highest points total of the last few years.A couple of new members galvanised the team this year and made them more competitive in more games whilst at the same time maintaining the team spirit that has been a hallmark of this side for so many years . Such spirit was in evidence during one of the side’s best performances to date, achieving a victory against woodmansterne, despite only having nine players .Continuing the improvements made these last few years will be the goal for next season and if the team can continue to perform to their potential in more games then the only way is up!Special mention should be made of Krish nath who contributed with the bat throughout the season hitting a best of 94 against Mitcham whilst also accounting for 16 wickets with his wily offspin, proving that age is just a number! A special mention must alos be made of the engine room, Kav Hemraj, for his unstinting devotion to scrambling together 11 bodies most weeks, often against the odds .

purley 3rd xIFollowing the disappointment of relegation the previous season the 3rd xI entered the season with a clear aim; a league title and promotion . Buoyed by the addition of new players, improved availability of core players and a new captain in Michael Short, the side started strongly, winning their first three fixtures. This included laying down a strong marker by beating eventual title challengers Trinity Mid whits and Chipstead in consecutive weeks . As the season ran its course it became clear that these results would be crucial as the title crown became a clear three-horse race . while these opponents ran purley close, eventually the side was able to claim the league title with a week to spare . emboldened by the encouragement to take on a positive approach, the side’s batsmen thrived . Match-winning innings were offered at various points by a variety of batsmen. Harvey Jennings was the glue for the batting line up and standout performer, taking on a new role at the top of the order, Jennings ended the season with 485 runs at 44 .09 .with the ball the clear key performer was Jack webber, who took 37 wickets at an exceptional 10 .89 . webber was ably backed up by teenager Sam edwards (29 wickets) and all the other members of the bowling cartel .A key factor behind the team’s success was the fact that 10 players managed to play 10 or more of the matches, this continuity certainly helped create a winning mentality within the side .next season brings a new decision, new opponents and new challenges . The aim for the side will be a year of solidity and continuation of last season’s form .

Trinity Mid-Whitgiftian 3rd xIFor the second season running Mids 3rd xI threatened to take the league title but ultimately had to settle for the runners up spot .The highlight of the year was undoubtedly defending 180 to inflict Purley’s only defeat. Against Epsom (twice) and Mitcham narrow victories were recorded with similar totals. A dire bowling and fielding performance at Merstham (other than 13 year old Aarav Ganguli’s remarkable 7 wicket haul on debut) was followed by an outstanding batting display to reach 210 for 1 in reply . even the dogged losing draw against Addiscombe felt better, in retrospect, than at the time .However, the knack of making the best of tight situations deserted the team when most needed and a two


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wicket defeat in the return against Merstham and a hard fought tie against Chipstead gave purley a deserved title with a game to spare .The ageless phil Mander (424 runs) accompanied by newcomer Surya Jaisankar (351) led the way with the bat . Adeel Shafique powered his way to 267 in only 4 completed innings and 15 others registered scores of 30 or more during the course of the season . Saad Amin’s 91 against Mitcham, having dropped out on the morning of the game and dropped back in again a few hours later, was probably the pick of them and easily the most unusual .Bowling proved more of a challenge on the harder wickets but it didn’t worry Mike Asbury who still wheeled away to record 28 wickets including his 1200th for the Club in the final game. Kyle Barnwell had a promising debut season at this level taking 11 wickets . Ben vaillant’s 6 for 26 to destroy purley’s middle order was undoubtedly the best individual performance and sadly alerted the second team skipper to his quality as a bowler.

Wallington 3rd xIThe 2018 season for wallington C .C . 3rd xI was not very successful as the team did not manage to achieve a win despite a couple of near misses .The highlights of the season came against Chipstead, Coulsdon & walcountians where a resolute 76 from dan razzell took the team to within 64 runs of a victory against a strong opposition . Another great performance saw captain Jack davis and new recruit Sham Ahmed share 8 wickets and narrowly fail to defend 64 against Old Emanuel in an early season fixture.The season was littered with availability issues that hampered the side’s ability to perform to a competitive level, often resulting in heavy defeats . Only crossing 100 once in the season points to obvious batting issues which will need to be addressed before the side is able to compete on a more regular basis next year .The team continues to play in good spirits and uncover new players that go on to contribute to the wider club in great ways . Some more consistency in selection would go a long way to correcting the struggles over the previous seasons .A special thanks goes to the teams player of the Season, John rodd, whose experience and expertise helped the captain Jack davis through a very turbulent year and furthermore a big thanks to the entire team for making new members such as Haydon robinson, Frank Kehr, dean Spielman and Ankit patel feel so welcome and comfortable .with the increase of new players at the club and fresh, exciting ideas the team greatly looks forward to the future season and hopes for a more successful year .

Woodmansterne 3rd xIIt was a disappointing season for the 3rd XI. Although competing well and briefly topping the league in May, playing some promising cricket, the remainder of the season was plagued with poor availability which saw the team struggle in both the bowling and the batting departments when it mattered .Martin Corbett (509 runs) was well supported by Sean Sims (299), were the highlights in the batting . Jason Hiscox, with best figures of 7-14 off 9 and a total of 16 league wickets for the season, took the club honours in the bowling, with the young bowlers dylan Movel, drew Gallon and Jake Fishlock, continuing to be exciting prospects for the future .Hopefully, 2019 will see better results with more availability and the development of the younger players coming to fruition .







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3rd xI division 3 West (Final Table, performances and Club Reports)3rd xI division 3 West Final league Table 2018


West division – 3rd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsChertsey 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 360Staines & Laleham 18 10 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 5 12 0 261Camberley 18 8 0 0 0 0 4 1 5 3 8 0 255egham 18 10 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 6 12 0 242Shepperton 18 5 0 0 0 0 9 1 3 13 18 0 195ripley 18 8 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 6 4 0 194Byfleet 18 7 0 1 0 1 9 0 0 11 26 0 179whiteley village 18 2 0 1 0 0 10 1 4 18 30 0 154weybridge vandals 18 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 6 0 11 0 55Cobham Avorians 18 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 8 10 20 0 34

Top players in division 3 West – 3rd xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville

Batting (Qualification: 6 completed innings and 300 runs)The number of runs required to be entered in the Batting Table for division 3 West – 3rd xI in 2018 is

300 runs, due to only 3 players making the standard criterion of 350 runs in 6 completed innings.

player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sD Sloan (Cty) 7 1 416 142 69.33 2 1J Hamilton (Eg) 15 4 522 112* 47.45 2 2J Holden (Cam) 12 2 386 100* 38.60 1 1J Hill (Byf) 14 1 308 84 23.69 0 2P Horobin (Byf) 15 0 328 109 21.87 1 1


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBB Lesser (Cam) 71.0 21 188 22 8.55 1 6-19M Hawse (Eg) 77.1 15 214 23 9.30 1 5-11C Wakefield (Cty) 92.5 25 202 20 10.10 0 4-24D Gyves (StL) 123.5 37 294 29 10.14 1 5-5P Mair (She) 108.5 24 360 29 12.41 3 6-49R Deven (Byf) 92.0 14 311 23 13.52 1 5-18


Also scored centuries: T Bolger (Cty), H Parmar (She), C Wilson (Eg)Also scored 300+ runs: 325 A Marshall (WhV) (6 – 1 – 325 – 89* - 65.00 – 0 – 3)Also scored 250+ runs: 294 A Cranston (StL), 286 R Redmond (Cty), 279 S Adcock (Rip), 265 H Parmar (She), 260 A Tiwari (She), 255 M Pepall (She)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: F Shahzad (StL), 5: J Chapman (Cty), J Clover (Rip), R Patel (Cty), F Shahzad (StL), J Thomas (Rip), H Wood (WhV)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: C Camm (Rip) vs Eg (4c/1s) (lo)4+ Fielding catches in a match: A Cope-Morgan (She) (a) vs Eg (lo)


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Team ReportsByfleet 3rd XIThe 3rd XI results and individual performances improved resulting in a 7th position finish. Byfleet should be proud of being the only team to play every single game in 2018 with most clubs having at least one game conceded by an opposition and the side achieved the best finish since the 3rd XI was introduced.The most impressive element was the batting performances including ten scores of 50 or more and a first ever 100 scored by pete Horobin against weybridge vandals . Both pete and Josh Hill scored over 300 league runs .rob deven was the leading wicket taker with 23 wickets including a best of 5 for 18 vs . Camberley, Ged Hill took the fielding award with 9 catches including a couple of special ones!Overall the team continues to improve, more youngsters were blooded and the club had more senior players to support and ease selection . Bring on the 2019 season for more highs and lows!

Camberley 3rd xIAnother good season for Camberley 3rd XI finishing 3rd place overall in the league with 8 wins beating all of the teams except Chertsey at least once . The only disappointment was the number of matches conceded by the teams at the bottom of the league .The team has continued to improve from last year with the younger players maturing and contributing much more in all the matches . As with 2017 the team had an impressive bowling attack made up primarily of junior members but supported well with two or three of the senior guys .despite losing u15 Tom Holden to the 2nd xI early in the season, the team’s bowling attack became led by U16 Brandon Lesser who took 22 wickets with best figures of 6 for 19 against Egham. Brandon has been a key member of the team and has shown to be a fine all-rounder contributing well with the bat scoring 191 runs. Ubaid Kayani also performed well with the ball taking 15 wkts and together with Brandon formed a hostile opening partnership . Sultan Maroufkhill, ryan Balgobind and emily Holden also made important bowling contributions .The team’s batting improved this year with more contributions throughout the team, but it is still an area that the team needs to improve and certainly needs more of the players to go on and make decent scores . Captain John Holden was the leading run scorer with 386 runs at 38 .6, which included an unbeaten century against Staines & Laleham. Wicket Keeper Jas Ahluwalia, Sam Rimmington and Josh Griffiths also batted well in key games.Following the closure of royal Logistic Corps, deepcut, the Club will be moving next year to an alternative Army ground in Aldershot for 3rd xI home games . Camberley 3rd xI therefore looks forward to playing in division 1 of the new league structure for the 2019 season, which will be a step up and good challenge for the team .

Chertsey 3rd xIOn to the 3rd xI and, that’s right, yet more silverware and success and on the face of things this side’s achievement was arguably the best of the lot .After years of near misses in pursuit of the West Division’s solitary promotion place, the 3s broke off the shackles in emphatic fashion, securing the league title with a maximum 360 points .Their record of played 18, won 17 and 1 Conceded is the best produced by a Chertsey side in many, many years and it was thoroughly deserved after numerous nearly-but-not-quite campaigns in the regional divisions.Clearly the campaign as a whole was a dominant one, but the form at home is worth shining a spotlight on .There was a clear strategy in place for captain ricky redmond, who wanted to go for the throat with the ball and bowl sides out quickly and cheaply; well, he got his wish. Only one visiting opponent managed to score over 150 against Redmond’s attack, with the other eight all failing to reach even 120 and five of those getting dismissed for less than 100 .perhaps somewhat surprisingly given those performances, wickets were shared around over the course of the season. Eight bowlers took 10 wickets or more, with young seamer Cameron Wakefield coming out as top dog with 20 . ravi patel, Mark nuti, Joe Clarke, Troy Bolger, Jamie Chapman, Jack Lloyd and Shaun Smith were the other members of the 10+ club but it is Clarke’s feat that strikes most . Arriving in the side late in the season, he was the side’s fourth-highest wicket-taker, with 14 scalps from just 37 overs bowled .At the crease there was one man that stood head and shoulders above his teammates . david Sloan only played seven games for the side, but managed to cash in big time when he did feature . He scored 416 runs in those seven knocks, scoring two centuries and averaging 69 .33 . redmond was the next in line and proved difficult to get out with five red inkers in 13 innings. Those knocks produced 286 runs at 35.75, and one half century . Tom Bolger is the other batsman to get a mention, after he smashed an unbeaten 110 against Shepperton, off just 72 balls with 12 fours and eight maximums.


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Cobham Avorians 3rd xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .Cobham Avorians 3rd xI had a tough year in the Surrey Championship west division ending the season winless with only 34 points from 18 matches . The team lost 9 matches and conceded 8 . The remaining match was abandoned .varadaraj palaniswamy batted valiantly scoring 239 runs . He was supported by Chris Harp (154) but no other batsman scored more than 70! The only bowler to take 10 wickets was Chris Harp (10) .There is much to review and reconsider for 2019 . Cobham Avorians availability is the key issue and the club needs new fresh blood to fulfil its current fixture commitments.

Egham 3rd xIA good season started off pretty slowly, with a first win not coming until the third game at Shepperton. In fact, in the 50/50 format, only two wins of the nine were achieved, which was a major limiting factor in the season . The declaration format on the other hand was a completely different story, where eight of the nine fixtures were won . This is a testament of how the side played the game tactically, as well as with the performances with the ball. The team often took the initiative by batting first and backing the bowlers to get ten wickets and they did on most occasions …. In fact, in the top fifteen bowling performers in the league Egham had four bowlers Michael Hawes, Matt Hannon, ed Comber and rohit Moudgil . Fielding had a similar return with two in the top fifteen catchers, notably Matt Tambling who accrued 14 victims and was Player of the Season. Unfortunately, the batting did not have the consistency required, especially on some testing early season surfaces at home and this is area to improve on with the introduction of linear leagues and a fully deserved promotion .

Ripley 3rd xI2018 was a mid-table season for ripley in Surrey Championship 3rd xI division 3 west . The Club was pleased to see strong performances from a nucleus of young 3rd xI regulars, notably Thomas and James Clover (the Clover twins – “no, honestly umpire, that lad has not already batted!”) . Thomas averaged nearly 50 and was joined towards the top of the team scoring charts by older hands such as Tim Irvine and captain Steve Adcock . On the bowling front, all players worked hard through a long hot summer . Josh Thomas and Aaron preston took good early season bowling form into the Club’s 2nd xI .A concession or two probably put paid to any real challenge for promotion from ripley . However, the Club continues to attach great importance to the 3rd xI competition which delivers enjoyable competitive cricket . The 3rd xI league enables youngsters to transition from short form youth cricket into adult cricket and then on to a higher grade of cricket . The Club is very grateful to those in the Surrey Championship and Surrey County League organisations who work to make the 3rd xI league a success .Congratulations to Chertsey CC for winning the division so convincingly .

Shepperton 3rd xIOnce again, the team had a season of much variability, both in the strength of the opposition, the teams fielded and in the quality of the pitches (a couple of which were really not suitable for any form of cricket). Regardless of all this, all games were played in good spirit, the team enjoyed a season and were pleased to finish mid-table .The team had more depth this year, even putting out a 4th XI a few times for the first time in the club’s history. The core was strengthened by two new regular players; Harb parmar, who won the batting award and opening batsman Anshuman “Anchor-man” Tiwari, who helped getting off to many a good start. Peter “Nightmare” Mair was the stand-out bowler, taking twice as many wickets as anybody else, but he was ably supported by Sunil nayar and Harb parmar . The team’s two other all-rounders, Jai duraikannu and Gunpreet Bhatla, also contributed on occasions (but not quite as many as they would have liked or are capable of!).Thanks go to other members of the core cadre, Ben Horler, Jon Hope, Stuart Catchpole, Calvin roake, Andy Chinn and captain Mark pepall, not to mention u18 Izzy ralph who bowled very well all season and gained some valuable experience playing men’s cricket .Finally, it was fantastic to see the return of Chris “Stabs” Stabler, after a long illness .

Staines & laleham 3rd xIThe 3rd team were the club’s biggest achievers in finishing 2nd in the league behind local rivals Chertsey who ended up running away with it . The captaincy was shared between Andy Cranston (who spent a lot of the season actually playing for the 2nd team) and his vice-captain David Gyves. Both did terrific jobs in guiding a very young and inexperienced team to such a league position. Things definitely look bright for the future with players coming up through the elevens . Standout performances for the 3rd xI include Chris Hunt (257 runs at 28 .56) and david Gyves (32 wickets at 9 .84) .


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Weybridge vandals 3rd xIThe 3rd xI started the season in high spirits with a new, young and dynamic skipper at the helm, Jamie pompei . The new skipper would bring a lot of experience to the team .The 3rd XI started off the season with 11 men most weeks but when the club picked up so many injuries, the club really struggled to get a side out some weeks . All season the team battled hard in some extreme weather and against some formidable opponents .The majority of sides the 3rd xI met were too strong . despite this, the team never once moaned and they fought hard all season. The team fielded a mixture of youth, middle-aged, to a 67-year-old in the side most weeks.Among the captain’s highlights were watching the young juniors grow in stature as the season went on . There were some fine performances from the juniors with bat and ball. Oscar Powell carried on where he left off in 2017 with the ball and showed everyone how much he had improved with the bat . drew Churchwell was a new find for the club and what a promising player he is! He can bat and bowl and can field as well. Freddie Good grew with the ball in hand as the season went on and his batting was improving markedly too .A special mention goes to Dan Reeves for a fine 50 against a very strong Egham side, which at least gave something to bowl at .Thank you to Dan Reeves and Alan Moffat for all their hard work and helping with skippering duties when Jamie was away .

Whiteley village 3rd xIThe plan this season was to build on last year’s performances and continue the development of the younger players and field a mix of experienced seniors to try and improve on last year’s league position. Availably at the club did not really allow this but the team had a very enjoyable season regardless .Huge thanks must go to all the seniors who turned out and their contribution to the spirit of the team and their continuous encouragement to the younger members . In addition, a big shout-out to all of the juniors who stepped into the breach and did the team proud each week .Despite the variable availability this fine summer was complimented by some well contested games and excellent performances .The batting highlights were Mathew rowley’s 96* against ripley, Andy Marshall’s three 50+ innings and the two excellent half centuries by david Herzog and Khalid Harris not to forget nathan dimond’s fantastic 41 and Michael Cliff’s 38 in their rear-guard efforts against Ripley.On the bowling front a tight contest for leading wicket taker between the experienced Shyam Bharadwaj, Andy Marshall and peter roberts and the youngest player Harry wood (13) . The club is proud to say Harry won through with 18 league scalps and best figures of 5 for 25, a top effort all round. Additional mentions must go to Joseph Horsey, Michael Cliff and Dan Horsey for their tight lines and excellent fielding and Dave Nash for his all-round excellent play .A big thank you to the support crew at whiteley, Jackie for her admin, Joseph and Keith for scoring and Shyam for his relentless spells umpiring . Finally thank you to the league organisers and all the opposition for enabling the side to play and enjoy this summer of cricket . everyone is hoping for another great summer in 2019 .







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division 4 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsOld Hamptonians 18 13 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 8 5 0 311woking & Horsell 18 9 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 12 14 0 242Maori Oxshott 18 9 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 15 14 0 237Ashford 18 7 0 1 0 2 7 1 0 20 17 0 201Trinity Midwhitgiftian 18 7 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 18 16 0 194Haslemere 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 14 17 0 193Cobham Avorians 18 7 0 1 0 1 8 1 0 13 10 0 177Hampton wick royal 18 6 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 15 22 0 173egham 18 6 0 1 0 2 8 1 0 8 22 0 170Byfleet 18 6 0 1 0 1 9 1 0 18 14 0 170


The Championship Double (Qualification: 250 runs and 20 wickets) player Runs Wickets S Boxall (Haslemere) 422 @ 28 .13 23 @ 16 .43 B Goodsell (Maori Oxshott) 569 @ 43 .77 26 @ 22 .85 J Joseph (Byfleet) (o) 471 @ 26.17 25 @ 22.48 d Merchant (Ashford) 275 @ 21 .15 26 @ 20 .77 H Morris (egham) 292 @ 22 .46 21 @ 21 .29 K prashad (Cobham Avorians) 599 @ 39 .33 26 @ 24 .19 A Scher (Old Hamptonians) (o) 459 @ 38 .25 22 @ 18 .00 A Trivedi (Maori Oxshott) 284 @ 31 .56 21 @ 27 .24

50 runs and 5 wickets in a Match: A Bashir (Cobham Avorians) 79* & 7-55 vs Old Hamptonians (lo) S Boxall (Haslemere) 103 & 5-39 vs ByfleetHighest Team Score: 285-6 Cobham Avorians vs Old Hamptonians (lo)lowest Team Score: 42 woking & Horsell vs Cobham Avorians (lo)Highest Match Aggregate: 559 Cobham Avorians 285-6 vs Old Hamptonians 274 (lo)Highest Individual Innings: 129* A Scher (Old Hamptonians) (o) vs Trinity MidwhitgiftianMost Runs in 2018: 721 S Butt (Old Hamptonians)Most Wickets in a Match: 7 A Bashir (Cobham Avorians) 7-55 vs Old Hamptonians (lo) d Morris (egham) 7-13 vs Hampton wick royal H Morris (egham) 7-22 (a) vs Cobham Avorians Y Zahari (Trinity Midwhitgiftian) 7-55 (a) vs Maori OxshottMost Wickets in 2018: 33 r Mughal (Old Hamptonians)Most Catches in 2018: Fielding 16 T Keene (woking & Horsell) Wicket-Keeping 20 p dudley (Haslemere)Most Stumpings in 2018: 6 p dudley (Haslemere)Most W/K dismissals in 2018: 26 p dudley (Haslemere) 20 catches & 6 stumpings



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sH Peters (WH) 14 4 555 101* 55.50 1 4S Butt (Htn) 18 4 721 104* 51.50 1 6S Warner (WH) 14 4 448 92* 44.80 0 3S Sales (TMW) 15 3 527 75* 43.92 0 4B Goodsell (Mai) 17 4 569 113* 43.77 3 2W Elliott (Ash) (o) 17 2 646 106* 43.07 1 3A Rannie (Byf) 10 0 412 114 41.20 1 3


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player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sT Day (Mai) 16 0 650 83 40.63 0 4K Prashad (Avn) 17 2 599 83 39.93 0 4A Scher (Htn) (o) 14 2 459 129* 38.25 1 2N Embling (Mai) 17 1 538 82 33.63 0 4C Hooker (Has) 14 0 466 90 33.29 0 4D Worth (Avn) 17 0 518 84 30.47 0 3B Chohan (Htn) 17 1 458 101 28.63 1 2S Boxall (Has) 16 1 422 103 28.13 1 3J Joseph (Byf) (o) 18 0 471 60 26.17 0 4


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBD Morris (Eg) 105.2 19 306 26 11.77 1 7-13S Saker (Mai) 116.4 18 354 29 12.21 1 6-23M Ali Rashid (HWR) 88.5 13 289 21 13.76 1 5-24A Hooker (Has) 92.0 17 296 21 14.10 0 4-22R Dennis (Eg) 150.0 36 442 28 15.79 0 3-20S Kaltner (Eg) 145.3 32 435 27 16.11 1 5-21A Aiyer (WH) 155.1 40 457 28 16.32 0 4-15R Mughal (Htn) 174.0 36 540 33 16.36 2 6-57S Boxall (Has) 83.0 3 378 23 16.43 2 5-19M Winter (TMW) 109.4 18 393 23 17.09 1 5-33S Williams (Has) 139.2 9 458 26 17.62 0 3-12A Scher (Htn) (o) 116.3 19 396 22 18.00 1 5-12M Rannie (Byf) 140.5 26 505 28 18.04 1 6-48J Berressem (Ash) 145.0 19 563 30 18.77 2 6-34M Turner (WH) 174.2 33 574 30 19.13 0 4-36O Ellis (Has) 123.0 20 488 25 19.52 0 4-22L Cope (Mai) 175.5 36 513 26 19.73 1 5-19D Merchant (Ash) 140.1 23 540 26 20.77 0 4-27R Brown (Htn) 162.2 18 583 28 20.82 0 4-37H Morris (Eg) 118.0 16 447 21 21.29 1 7-22J Joseph (Byf) (o) 153.4 33 562 25 22.48 0 4-17B Goodsell (Mai) 154.4 23 594 26 22.85 0 4-19B Dowse (Htn) 122.4 16 468 20 23.40 0 4-52A Tippell (Ash) 155.0 32 503 21 23.95 0 3-36K Prashad (Avn) 161.4 24 629 26 24.19 0 4-26A Trivedi (Mai) 140.5 18 572 21 27.24 1 5-37

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixtureAlso scored centuries: R Piggin (TMW), T Summy (Eg)Also scored 300+ runs: 395 M Germain (HWR), 384 C Evans (Ash), 375 T Summy (Eg), 365 C Spooner (Has), 356 A Lee (Htn), 348 P Frost (Ash), 342 R Piggin (TMW), 341 M Davies (HWR), 335 I Rashid (HWR), 333 S Eastment (Has) & A Kiani (Avn) (o), 327 T Godfray (Htn), 305 D Sharma (HWR) & A Savage (Byf)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: A Bashir (Avn), Y Zahari (TMW) 6: B Hunt (Byf), B Simper (Ash) 5: T Goodwin (HWR), M Horvath (HWR), A Sabesan (TMW), S Warner (WH), Y Zahari (TMW)Hat-tricks: R Brown (Htn) (a) vs Ash, M Winter (TMW) vs Htn (lo)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: P Dudley (Has) (a) vs Byf (3c/2s), J Perry (Mai) (a) vs Eg (5c) (lo)


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4+ Fielding catches in a match: S Eastment (Has) (a) vs Eg Team ReportsAshford 1st xIThere was much excitement and anticipation at Ashford ahead of the 2018 season as there was a new man in charge David Merchant. The season didn’t get off to the best of starts with an early defeat to Byfleet but wins against Hampton wick royal and Haslemere soon followed . The team’s fortunes really turned when from 63 for 6 against a good Maori Oxshott team, Merchant and overseas William Elliott put on a magnificent partnership of 120 to really show the fighting spirit required. This game eventually ended in a draw with scores level but proved the catalyst for a great run of form over the next 6 matches where the side remained unbeaten .William Elliott scored 646 runs at an average of 43; his 106* at Haslemere being a quality innings. Many strong performances were built around elliott who was well supported by golden oldie Chris evans with 384 runs and paul Frost 348 . veteran Jimmy Berressem with 30 wickets (including 6 for 34 at woking and 5 for 46 at Haslemere) led the attack with Merchant’s 26 wickets and Andrew Tippell’s 21 providing the back up . Credit also to Ben Simper who contributed a superb 6 for 26 against Trinity Mid whitgiftians where each dismissal was either bowled or LBW. Jamie Tilt proved a real find mid-season and gave the team great control, as well as bringing a new energy to the side fielding at cover point with 12 catches and 3 run outs.A massive thank you must go to Stevie Smith for his umpiring stints and equally strong appreciation to Jack Frost for scoring each game throughout the season . Thanks also to dave Hanks for providing the excellent teas and Ian McAllan for his tough training sessions . There were a few what if’s and maybe’s - had a few games ended differently - but overall it was a great team effort and everyone is already eagerly anticipating the 2019 season!

Byfleet 1st XIThe 1st XI suffered a disappointing relegation on the final day of the season. A relatively young and inexperienced side played some good cricket at times winning more games than the 2017 season however the league was much tighter meaning any 2 of 4 teams could have gone down on the final day. During the middle of the season the team missed main spinner Sam Tyler which left the bowling attack somewhat short of options . Over the course of the season opportunities were missed to pick up bonus points with some bad decision making plus and a win against league winners Old Hamptonians went begging with them batting out for a draw having been 8 wickets down, dropped catches proving crucial!!!Overseas player Justin Joseph performed admirably scoring 471 runs and taking 25 wickets . The batting performances improved this season mainly due to the returning Ashley rannie scoring 412 runs in his 10 league games and Andy Savage scoring 300+ runs .Matt rannie was the highest wicket taker with 28 but with more luck he could have had well in excess of 30 wickets. It was the bowling and fielding which was the big let-down culminating in the difference between finishing bottom of the table and a mid-table finish. Byfleet will come back stronger in 2019 and hope to return to Division 4 at the first attempt.

Cobham Avorians 1st xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .It was a disappointing season for Cobham Avorians 1st XI, finishing in seventh position in Division 4 and only avoiding relegation by a mere seven points . However, in a fairly congested division, another couple of wins would have seen the As pushing for promotion .A tally of 7 wins (9 wins was enough for promoted woking & Horsell) was probably a reasonable return for the cricket played . Availability and form was inconsistent and so were the results . Good on some days; bad on others .Two batsmen topped 500 runs; Kumudu prashad (599) and dominic worth (518) . There were also useful contributions from Azhar Kiani (333), Mahesh Llyanage (287) and Luke Barrow (277) . Similar names appeared in the bowling department too with Kumudu prashad leading the way with 26 wickets . He was supported by Luke Barrow (19), dominic worth (11), dilan wimalasena (14) and Kasun Sumanasekera (11) .A little more consistency in 2019 will see a vast improvement .

Egham 1st xIEgham cannot hide from 1st XI relegation, but the season can still be seen as quite successful. This might be difficult to appreciate but perhaps the following will explain.Youth . In the last seven seasons at egham, there has never been a team compromising of so many youngsters .


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This isn’t just a credit to the juniors but also to the club for bringing them through . no one was carried, there were no passengers and everyone contributed . In the last 7 games no one could be faulted . everyone gave their all and egham almost achieved what looked like the impossible at the half way stage .Team spirit: this season was one of the best for feeling like a unit, even though the side was relegated, and that speaks volumes . when players were promoted from the 2nd xI they slotted straight in, and those that dropped down did the same .Club support: the focus is always on the team and the players and their performances, but the support from the non-playing members was also incredible . debbie Beasley has been as devoted as ever to scoring, and her commitment and willingness to lose every single Saturday over the summer, to come and sit with the 1st xI and put up with the awful chat is greatly appreciated . If the cricket is not going well, at least the food brings a smile to everyone’s faces and stomachs, with Janet’s Team Teas! For division 4 cricket, the condition of the pitch and outfield is what you expect in the first Division, showing how the club has moved forward. Finally, the newly refurbished Club House and Bar has completely changed the club, a club that everyone can be truly proud of .we have got all the foundations needed in place and the players to really push for a higher level of cricket . everyone can be very optimistic for the season ahead .

Hampton Wick Royal 1st xIStability and continuity saw Imran rashid appointed 1st xI captain for the 3rd Consecutive year . The 1st xI ended 2017 season only 2 wins away from a promotion position, however started 2018 season with losing the top wicket-taker and top run-scorer from 2017; while Ian the best all-rounder struggled with injuries during the season. These changes provided opportunities for new players but meant the captain had to try and find new combinations and team balance . These challenges, along with a more competitive league led to a season of 2 halves; one win out of the first eight matches requiring a massive turnaround to avoid relegation. Strong character and smart cricket helped return to winning ways .Max Germain (395 runs) was the leading run scorer while Imran rashid (335) and dhritiman Sharma (305) made valuable contributions. Moazam Ali Rashid (44 wickets) finished 3rd in the Surrey Championship leading wicket takers . Moazam along with Mik Horvath (20) were the outstanding performers with the bowl and helped the team to stay up . They both also contributed an unbeaten match winning 74-run 8th wicket partnership in a crucial match .The tough season came to a dramatic end in the last match at home with relegation on the line; not just requiring a win but needing to prevent the opposition from taking 3 or more bonus points. The reliable bowling combination succeeded bowling the opposition out for 125 meaning no batting bonus points . A much-needed captain’s innings completed a comprehensive win and kept the club in division 4 .with lots of changes and uncertainty the next season is full of opportunities .

Haslemere 1st xIHaslemere’s first season in Division 4, proved to be something of a ‘curate’s egg’…..good in places!A disastrous start saw the team lose the first 5 games and, whilst never being completely outplayed, except for the defeat at Ashford undermined by a poor batting performance, they could not find a way to get over the ‘finish line’.However 3 wins in their next 4 games restored the self-belief, including a stunning 231 run chase at Byfleet when Scott Boxall followed up a 5 wicket haul with a destructive and hard hitting hundred, ably supported by Chris Spooner (72*). The pair shared a stand of over 170 to wrest the game from Byfleet.The side then lost their mojo again and another series of defeats left their position in the league in jeopardy with 4 games left . The team managed to extract a 3 further wins from these games to ensure safety, including another 200+ run chase against woking & Horsell, who would ultimately gain promotion; the highlights being 61 from the reliable Chris Hooker at the top of the order and another hard hitting half century from Boxall . The game was won by a delightful ‘Dilshan Scoop’ from Simon Eastment.It was the inconsistency of the batting which caused Haslemere most problems . Chris Hooker, at the top of the order, was again the leading run scorer with 466 including four 50s at 33 .29 . Chris Spooner, Scott Boxall and Simon eastment all scored over 300 runs .Haslemere’s strength lay in their athletic fielding (A Hooker take a bow) and their four pronged spin attack of williams, Boxall, A Hooker and Spooner, who took 87 wickets between them, however, both Ollie ellis and the ‘evergreen’ Chris May opened the attack with accuracy, aggression and pace.In pete dudley, Haslemere possess possibly the best keeper in the league and together they look forward to doing battle again next year in division 4

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place finish losing out on promotion to the stand out sensational winners, Old Hamptonians and Woking & Horsell.This is a side going from strength to strength and you can grantee this side will only get stronger as they look to launch an assault on the division next year .This was a fantastic leaning season for a side that have now played two full seasons together . winning as a team and losing as team is all part of the development process, watch this space . Bradley Goodsell, Tom day and Surrey Championship legend Steve Saker were all standout performers .

Old Hamptonians 1st xIIt was a busy OH bunker across the off season; new signings, training methods and a greater intensity set the standard through the spring so that quality practice could transfer to performances in May and beyond. After three league fixtures however, the team had one won, lost one and suffered at the hands to the rain. It looked to be another season of frustration in division Four, like so many that had come before .Then a nine game winning streak took place through the middle of the season, setting the standard higher than ever and showing a team that is ready to chase totals and take responsibility . Several players stepped forward, including Young player of the Season winner, Adam Lee (356 runs), turning his talents into runs at first team level as well as showing an ability to bat the situation in the final stages of an innings. Opener and new signing Bilal Chohan (458 runs) went hard at the ball and whilst he lost his wicket on occasion he put the bowling side on the back foot and went big against Cobham and egham . Another new face in Adam Scher, signed as part of a swap deal that sent Simon Morris to Cape Town in the opposite direction, had a huge impact with both bat and ball (459 runs and 22 wickets), in particular with a dominant 129* in a chase against Trinity Mid-whitgiftians . Seasoned campaigner raza Mughal again terrorised top orders with the new ball and then dismantled tails at the death, scooping 33 wickets in the process . Closely following him in the wickets column was the captain richard Brown who led admirably from the front in taking 28 wickets and even managed to win a few tosses this year . player of the Season though, comfortably went to run-machine Shahjeel Butt . The epitome of calmness and consistency, ‘Jeelay’ racked up 721 league runs with an average over 50. The combination of Butt and Scher in the middle order provided a real platform that others could launch from .despite the many impressive individual performances, it was the team ethic and environment that ensured so many Saturdays were not only successful but also thoroughly enjoyable . The side will certainly be working hard over the off season in preparation for 2019; it has taken seven years to escape from Division Four and rich Brown and his team will be keen to show that there is more to come .

Old Hamptonians CC 1st xI Runners-up division 4 2018Back: Adam Scher, Shahjeel Butt, Joe Wheeler, Neil Lizieri, Ben Dowse, Adam Lee, Bilal Chohan

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Trinity Mid-Whitgiftian 1st xIStewart Sales, returning for a second spell as captain, set out with a plan to give opportunities in the 1st xI to developing younger players. As such, TMW can be pleased with the fifth place finish.A fine start to the season brought the dizzy heights of top spot with five wins from the first seven matches. Poor availability then struck leading to six consecutive defeats despite a fine hundred by Richard Piggin at Old Hamptonians .Positives were gained though, as on many occasions the youngest team in the division was fielded with Chris perera, robbie warburton and Sam williams all registering their maiden 1st xI half-centuries for the Club .Matt winter and russell Henley led the attack well taking 23 and 19 wickets respectively . They were complimented in the spin department by Gunjal patel, Abishek Sabesan and the skipper .Highlights with the ball included Yousaf Zahari’s spell of 7 for 54 against Maori (he was missed later in the season) and Winter’s hat-trick against the champions in the final game.On the batting front Sales led from the front hitting 527 runs . He was ably supported by piggin (342) and 17 year old warburton who struck 247 runs at an average of 41 in his debut season .The future looks promising with many talented juniors coming through .Thanks as always to James Gibson for umpiring and rob Keenan for scoring .

Woking & Horsell 1st xIThe 1st xI had a brilliant but sometimes strange season . At times the team looked unbeatable, and at others played some of the worst cricket in recent memory! Losses to egham and Cobham Avorians stand out as particularly poor performances but what is easy to forget is that both of those losses were followed with extremely important wins . The comradery in the team was superb this year .Both games against Maori Oxshott really stand out not just because they turned out to be crucial in the promotion chase but also because it showed a character which the team has not shown too much in recent years . In both games the opposition were on the ropes early on, only to recover and make 200 and 180 odd . rather than allow that to demoralise the side they fought back and ended up chasing the scores down . The last game of the season was effectively a cup final and after 4 straight losses to drop out of the top 2, WHCC were definitely the underdogs. At 60 for 4 chasing 180, it didn’t look good but Tim Keene batted superbly to get wHCC over the line . The entire bowling attack was superb with Arun Aiyer and Mitch Turner, who were well supported by roger White, Stuart Warner and Phill West, finishing with 28 and 30 wickets respectively. One key thing the side wanted to promote this year was the inclusion of the young and talented players and the performances of ramish Malik and James Furness were testament to this policy and one the club has been rewarded for .







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division 4 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsEwell 18 14 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 7 0 326Hampton wick royal 18 12 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 3 12 0 289Kingstonian 18 9 1 0 0 1 6 1 0 16 10 2 242purley 18 9 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 14 11 0 229ripley 18 8 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 19 3 0 204Addiscombe 18 6 1 2 0 0 8 1 0 17 23 2 194Cheam 18 7 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 20 16 0 192Merstham 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 7 26 0 191Sinjungrammarians 18 6 0 3 0 0 8 1 0 15 19 0 182Cobham Avorians 18 1 0 0 0 0 16 1 0 26 19 0 69



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sG Khan (Pur) 15 8 432 89 61.71 0 3R Warne (Rip) 8 1 352 76* 50.29 0 4J Hirsch (HWR) 10 1 425 94 47.22 0 4S Ali Naqvi (Ewl) 15 2 539 74* 41.46 0 2A Mahboob (Ksn) 13 3 404 153* 40.40 2 0A Khan (Ewl) 16 2 511 84 36.50 0 4I Ahmed (Ewl) 15 4 393 93* 35.73 0 2V Patel (Pur) 13 0 440 116 33.85 1 3N Sarwar (Sig) 18 2 527 107* 32.94 1 1D Chowdhary (Ewl) 13 1 352 67* 29.33 0 3N Rashid (Rip) 14 1 371 96 28.54 0 1R Javid (Sig) 17 2 417 128* 27.80 1 0J Grimsdale (Rip) 17 2 394 62 26.27 0 1C Stevens (Acb) 15 0 382 65 25.47 0 3


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBM Nabi (Ksn) 146.1 26 425 34 12.50 2 5-26B Mahmood (Ewl) 134.4 19 447 35 12.77 2 6-11P Linter (HWR) 122.0 27 392 30 13.07 4-48I Aslam (Mer) 185.4 49 519 36 14.42 1 5-19G Khan (Pur) 124.1 11 447 27 16.56 4-21A Rajah (Acb) 123.0 22 474 25 18.96 1 6-32A Ali (Pur) 143.0 43 396 20 19.80 3-15M Ali (Mer) 132.0 18 448 22 20.36 1 5-23R Maguire (Acb) 131.0 22 459 22 20.86 2 5-25A Hafeez (Sig) 165.2 27 513 24 21.38 1 5-13T Afzaal (Ewl) 155.5 22 603 26 23.19 4-22N Rashid (Rip) 179.0 31 696 21 33.14 1 5-36

(o) overseas player, (eo) exempt overseas player, (cp) contracted player, (lo) limited overs fixtureAlso scored centuries: J Christopher (Avn), P Fisher (Ch), A Khan (Sig), S Khan (Rip), T Khan (Ksn), B Mahmood (Ewl), O Mannan (Sig), M Patra (Ksn), S Radford (Pur), N Singh (Ewl)Also scored 300+ runs: 349 A Ali (Pur), 338 H Copeland (HWR), 314 J Dhillon (Rip), 307 T Clements (HWR), 304 S King (Avn)


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Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: C Mott (Ch) 5: H Alla (Ksn), R Blanchard (HWR), S Bowry (Mer), S Chandra (Sig), P Fisher (Ch), D Gascoyne (Ksn), F Ghalib (Pur), P Jassi (Ewl), T Jenkins (Mer), D Jones (HWR), M Noman (Sig), A Rab (Ewl), A Satyarthi (Avn), C Senanayake (Ch), A Talha (Sig), I Wyatt (Ewl)Hat-tricks: M Nabi (Sig) (a) vs Ksn (lo)5 wickets by a w/k in a match: R Warne (Rip) vs Ksn (4c/1s) (lo)4+ Fielding catches in a match: H Copeland (HWR) vs Sig50 runs and 5 wickets in a match: N Rashid (Rip) 96 & 5-36 (a) vs Ch (lo)Team ReportsAddiscombe 2nd xIFollowing on from consecutive relegations, 2018 was the year to ensure consolidation and provide stability in the league position. Over the course of the season, 35 unique players were used. Whilst this was a large improvement from 2017, where 53 were utilised, it still makes for a difficult season. Fortunately Division 4 status was maintained, finishing sixth.The batting performances that stood out were david roche scoring 96 against Hampton wick royal and Barry Lineker scoring 90 against Purley to win the game. Craig Stevens topped the batting with 382 runs (3 fifties) with David Roche (2 fifties in six innings).The bowling performances that stood out were Ali Rajah 6 for 32 off 14 overs against Kingstonian and Rob Maguire 5 for 25 off 12.3 overs against Ripley. Ali Rajah was the top wicket taker, taking 25 wickets in total closely followed by rob Maguire with 22 .All in all it was pleasing to finish the season by not being relegated for a third season; at times the team showed it can compete with the best .

Cheam 2nd xIThe 2nd xI had high hopes for 2018 having stumbled in the back straight for promotion the previous year and the season started well with a few wins . However several key players were regularly pulled up to cover a shortage of 1st xI players . For the entire season the team were mid-table however several teams at the lower end of the table went on winning streaks and in the final few games the team all of sudden found themselves in a last-minute relegation battle! Availability issues continued to plague the team and going into the last game against promoted Hampton wick it was a must-win game to stay up. Incredibly batting first the Cheam 2nd XI slumped to 5 wickets for just 1 run and were left shell shocked by some excellent Hampton wick bowling . However even more incredibly the team mustered a half defendable total of 93 and went on to bowl Hampton wick out for just 87 . In some ways it summed up the incredible talent, yet inconsistency, of the team and the season . Seasoned campaigner Senanayake led the way with the ball with 20 wickets at 13 .70 topping the charts . Captain Sayed amounted 283 runs at 25 .73 and 9 wickets at 20 .22 and under 15 dutta made an impression in 7 games making 160 at 32 .00 . Mehmood and Fisher chipped in with important all-round performances . The 2019 season is looking promising and hopes are high that the team has the raw ingredients to achieve promotion if it is able to show the mental strength and commitment required to achieve consistency.

Cobham Avorians 2nd xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .A very disappointing season for the Cobham Avorians 2nd XI saw them finish bottom of Division 4. The side achieved only one win all season and in the end was relegated by a margin of 122 points .The bowling was led by captain Stephen King (304 runs) supported by John Christopher (293), Ashley Golder (241) and Mark Barrow (204) .Only three bowlers took more than 5 wickets; Animesh Satyarthi led the averages with 12 wickets while Joel Bailey and Stephen King took 16 apiece .For Cobham Avorians to bounce back an influx of new blood is required and a few keen, enthusiastic youngsters with regular availability will also be needed .


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Ewell 2nd xIThe team was delighted to win the division with a match to spare . The season did not start too well, losing the first game and having the second abandoned when the opposition had been piling on the runs but then the winning started, winning 14 of the final 16 games. Overall it was, once again, a team performance with different team members contributing to winning different games.A Naqvi once again led the batting, scoring 539 runs including five 50s with A Khan not far behind scoring 511 runs including four 50s . I Ahmed, who joined last year, started to establish a position at number 3, scoring 393 with a top score of 93* . There was competition for the opening spots with d Chowdhry starting to play league cricket and n Singh joining the team; d Chowdhry scored 352 including three 50s and n Singh scored 210 with a top score of 104 . B Mahmood had a poor season with the bat but showed what he can do with 127* in one game and I wyatt doggedly batted through several long innings including a 56* .Four bowlers bowled more than 100 overs . Leading the bowling was B Mahmood taking 35 wickets at an average of 12.8 and best figures of 6 for 11 and T Afzaal taking 26 wickets at 23.2. Ahsan Saleem was, however, the only bowler with an economy rate below 3, taking 14 wickets at an average of 21 .4 . p Jassi also bowled well, especially when the batsmen were looking to accelerate the run rate, taking 18 wickets at an average of 27.7 and best figures of 5 for 21.Of the new bowlers, A rab was the highlight, taking 16 wickets at an average of 12 .2 and an economy of 3 .3 . U Qayyum gave another option for a fast opening attack and Absaar Saleem also showed promise with his off break bowling .Several players kept wicket, but it was mostly B Mahmood and A Naqvi who had the gloves. A Khan, however, took the most catches, 10 in total of which one was while keeping . T Afzaal, B Mahmood and I Ahmed all held onto 9 catches each .The club would like to thank the Captain, B Mahmood, and the team would like to thank the tea lady Agnes .

Hampton Wick Royal 2nd xI2018 represented HWR 2nd XI’s fifth consecutive season in Division 4. Having narrowly missed out on promotion several times during this stay, the task remained to deliver consistent performances across the season . preparations for the year were hampered when on the season’s eve, injury to incumbent skipper Ian Collier advanced debutant 2’s skipper, phil Linter to the role .Building upon strong foundations, a balance of juniors, youth and experience was struck with early confidence showing as the team notched up 10 wins from the first 11 games; the only loss coming at eventual league winners, ewell . promotion was sealed in style with 2 games to play, a comprehensive 7-wicket victory away to rival challengers Purley ensured a first appearance in Division 3 for 2019Though match-winning performances could be found throughout the season (ed Charlton away at Merstham and Tom Clements at home to SinjunGrammarians) success was born out of a tight-knit team culture and contributions all around the field. With the bat, Joe Hirsch (425 at 47.22), Harry Copeland (338 at 28.17) and Tom Clements (307 at 38 .38) set the tone in an increasingly mature line-up . Skipper phil Linter led from the front with the ball (30 wickets), ably supported by young and exciting all-rounders dom Jones (18) and nick Browning (16). Finally, fielding remained a key strength of the team, often proving the difference between sides, best exemplified by Ed Charlton, who’s 17 outfield catches saw him top the Surrey Championships fielding stats, across all divisions.A huge congratulations to HWR and all the 2nd XI players, it was a superb effort this season and a deserved promotion, bring on 2019!

Kingstonian 2nd xIThe 2nd XI season got off to a false start, with regulars not available, and the first three matches ended in two narrow defeats and an abandoned game . As the weather improved, so did results, and wins against Cobham Avorians and Addiscombe ensued, with Kamran Khan the pick with his 4 for 46 . This followed a masterclass in batting by Ahmad Mahboob (153*) vs . ripley backed up by the ever-illustrious Mohammed nabi picking up 4 for 27 off his 11 overs. Skipper Milan Patra led the way with his first league century, a valiant 103 in a losing draw vs . SinjunGrammarians .dan Gascoyne carried on his excellent early season bowling form from the 3rd xI to grab 4 for 41 in a narrow victory against Mertsham, alongside an excellent all-round performance from rohit Syed with bat (46) and ball (4 for 15) . ezra Hinds also played well for his 89 in the win against Cheam . rashu Khanna emerged mid-season to add some steel at the top of the order with a fighting 77* against Hampton Wick as he carried his bat. Tahir Khan led from the front with his experience with an outstanding 127 and nabi backed it up with a 5-wicket haul; nabi followed this up with another 5 wickets in a narrow defeat versus ewell .An outstanding all-round game against Addiscombe led to a tied match, with valuable contributions on both


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sides . The team ended the season strongly with three wins on the bounce with notable performances from Harsha Alla (5 for 18), dan Gascoyne (5 for 10) and Srinath panchavati (two consecutive 50s) . This saw the team finish a creditable third for the second season running, with many positives to take into next season. Nabi has proved what a valuable asset he is to the club with bat and ball all season and other players have emerged with some excellent performances throughout the season, all well marshalled by Milan patra .

Merstham 2nd xIThis season was a frustrating one for the 2nd xI both in player availability and reaching potential . A team that had lots of player changes each week with only two players playing most games of the season and the other 9 changing around . when the strongest side was out then the potential was shown, bowling teams out has never been an issue, scoring the runs sometimes has . Although knowing the players the team should quite easily be able to put both together and be very good and strong . Hopes are high that this can be made to work next year .There were great performances from Ali and Aslam with the ball throughout the season . Some strong batting shows at certain times by players show what could happen . It was great to see young players come through like Joe rees-davies and Finn Harris the future at Merstham look good .Hopefully both sides of the game will come through next season and the side can show its full potential .This seasons close games can hopefully be finished off rather than the two one wicket losses and being bowled out cheaply after bowling teams out cheaply ourselves .

purley 2nd xIFollowing last-day relegation heartbreak in 2017 the 2nd xI had high hopes of bouncing back to division 3 at the first attempt with what looked like a stronger, more settled team. The early signs were good with five wins, and dominating an abandoned game against the eventual league winners, out of the first six games. However, the loss of captain Chris Cooper to the 1st xI and various call-ups and unavailability, combined with england-style inconsistency from the top order throughout most of the season, meant results suffered. With promotion hopes gone the season ended with a whimper with four successive defeats and a fourth place finish but hopes are high for another push in 2019 .with the bat there were notable performances from vishal patel (440 runs at 34 with three 50s and a ton) Asif Ali (349 at 32) and a maiden century for Sam radford, while Asif Ali also excelled with the ball with 20 wickets at 19 .80 including a remarkable three-game spell in June (while fasting in hot weather) of 42 over 24 maidens 48 runs and 6 wickets! He was backed up by Farhan Ghalib with 19 wickets at 25 .26 and Jack Sugarman with 15 wickets at 31 . However, special mention must be given to Gohar Khan, who took over the team mid-season and, despite pushing other players ahead of himself, ended up with 432 runs at 62 and 27 wickets at 16 .56, along with a clean sweep at the end of season awards .

Ripley 2nd xI2018 will be looked back as a season of contrast .The first half pretty awful the second half very good. The season had its usual struggles with availability, lack of wicketkeepers and also the glaring issue of taking catches . It is reasonable to estimate that the best part of 100 were shelled during the season, far from ideal .The first half of the season involved routine defeats with the majority including not scoring enough runs batting first and being chased down with relative ease. Even scoring 260+ against eventual champions Ewell at home was comfortably chased down .The turning point for ripley was the home draw against Sinjuns, losing to a relegation rival is not ideal and we managed to hang on with r Zapp and Grimmy doing the needful .After this the team went on a run of sorts, getting home 9 down in a thriller at Merstham, then having 4 successful chases around 200 against purley, Kingstonian, Cheam and Avorians, which started pushing the team up the table. The side ended the season finishing a more than respectful 5th, with some great win coupled with some bad defeats .The batting highlight this season were John Grimsdale (394 runs), nad rashid (371) and rich warne (352) . On the bolwing front Nad Rashid (21 wickets), Matt Cliff (18) and Richard Zapp (17).Thanks must go to all who assisted the team throughout the season, neil woods, Abbas Sheikh and Hughie Hill for umpiring and also Jennifer Cliff and Steve Preston for scoring.Moving forward the team have some strong foundations to build on for the upcoming season including a new captain and some more experienced younger players to step up to the task . The side just needs to make sure everyone takes more of the chances it creates in a tough competitive division .


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SinjunGrammarians 2nd xIEscaping relegation miraculously in 2017, the club had good influx of players with a newly appointed Captain naveed Sarwar who was given a task to rebuild the team .Overall the 2nd xI had very good results, 6 wins, 3 winning draws and 8 losses . unfortunately the side could not keep its head above water as the lower half of the league got very competitive and most of the other clubs who were also battling against relegation ended up playing their 1st xI players in crunch games, however Sinjungrammarians needed their 1st xI players to be sure of promotion into the Surrey Championship and understandably the 1st xI skipper was not ready to compromise . There were really good individual performances; 3 centuries scored by Adnan Khan, rashid Javid and the Skipper naveed Sarwar . naveed (527 runs at 33) remained the 2nd highest run scorer in their division whilst Asim Hafeez (30 wickets at 20 .37) had a 5 wicket haul and remained the 8th highest wicket taker in the division . A few of the new players also chipped in . next year, in a division lower, the 2nd xI remains committed, focused, strong and most importantly together to continue its progress to tread on the path with challenges to cherish .


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division 5 - 1st xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsChertsey 18 15 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 4 0 344Old paulines 18 11 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 10 10 0 268Alleyn 18 11 0 1 0 1 4 1 0 9 9 0 268Horsley & Send 18 9 0 2 0 0 6 1 0 13 19 0 248Merstham 18 8 0 0 0 1 8 1 0 9 14 0 213Kempton 18 7 0 0 0 1 9 1 0 9 20 0 187Old emanuel 18 6 0 3 0 0 8 1 0 21 17 0 186weybridge vandals 18 6 0 0 0 1 10 1 0 8 20 0 162Guildford City 18 3 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 11 20 0 95Merrow 18 2 0 0 0 1 14 1 0 8 20 0 82

The Best performances in division 5 - 1st xI in 2018Compiled by Martyn Holloway-neville

The Championship Double (Qualification: 250 runs and 20 wickets) player Runs Wickets S Buckell (weybridge vandals) 265 @ 15 .59 21 @ 24 .90 S Cato (Old paulines) 285 @ 47 .50 25 @ 15 .00 A Chughtai (Old emanuel) 334 @ 25 .69 24 @ 15 .67 n Javed (Merstham) 394 @ 26 .27 37 @ 16 .51 w powell (weybridge vandals) 292 @ 22 .46 23 @ 24 .13 w Smith (Chertsey) (o) 335 @ 44 .38 34 @ 12 .76 S Thomas (Horsley & Send) (o) 694 @ 63 .09 27 @ 10 .48

50 runs and 5 wickets in a Match: B Foley (Alleyn) 63* & 5-29 (a) vs Old emanuelHighest Team Score: 365-9 Horsley & Send vs Merrow (lo)lowest Team Score: 32 Merrow (a) vs Alleyn (lo) (CR)Highest Match Aggregate: 520 Old emanuel 250 vs Horsley & Send 270-6Highest Individual Innings: 139* n Javed (Merstham) (a) vs ChertseyMost Runs in 2018: 694 S Thomas (Horsley & Send) (o)Most Wickets in a Match: 7 S Hunt (Horsley & Send) 7-30 vs weybridge vandalsMost Wickets in 2018: 44 S Hunt (Horsley & Send)Most Catches in 2018: Fielding 12 r George (Alleyn) Wicket-Keeping 17 J Taylor (Chertsey)Most Stumpings in 2018: 4 J Harris (Old paulines)Most W/K dismissals in 2018: 20 J Harris (Old paulines) 16 catches & 4 stumpings



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sA Duncan (OPl) 11 3 576 109 72.00 1 6S Thomas (HSd) (o) 15 4 694 112 63.09 2 5T Eadon (All) 16 2 588 111 42.00 1 4B Baker (Mer) 12 2 411 84 41.10 0 4O Hairs (HSd) 17 2 514 109 34.27 1 2A Dillon (Kem) (o) 17 2 474 98 31.60 0 3


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBS Thomas (HSd) (o) 115.2 28 283 27 10.48 1 5-3S Hunt (HSd) 162.1 36 468 44 10.64 2 7-30W Cooper (Cty) 123.4 24 331 31 10.68 1 5-13


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player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBR Foley (All) 141.2 26 402 35 11.49 4 5-29J Loveridge (Cty) 136.2 28 413 34 12.15 3 5-13W Smith (Cty) (o) 133.1 33 434 34 12.76 2 6-20A Jafferi (Mer) 91.5 8 359 27 13.30 2 6-19R Claydon (HSd) 96.3 20 297 21 14.14 0 4-27L Westcott (Cty) 75.2 14 283 20 14.15 0 4-23M Ali Mohammed (GfC) 133.5 21 417 29 14.38 2 5-15A Ward (Kem) 96.5 15 354 24 14.75 2 6-15M Fenton (WyV) 150.2 31 480 32 15.00 1 6-20S Cato (OPl) 89.0 16 375 25 15.00 0 4-32A Chughtai (OEm) 113.3 15 376 24 15.67 0 4-30J Powell (WyV) 109.4 21 356 22 16.18 1 5-13N Javed (Mer) 171.1 33 611 37 16.51 3 6-49C Balluza (All) 134.4 21 435 23 18.91 1 5-19B Hanger (Cty) 106.0 18 419 20 20.95 0 3-28J Hurst (Mrw) 164.4 42 615 29 21.21 0 4-24C Berkett (OPl) 139.1 27 476 22 21.64 0 3-28M Tyler (Mrw) 125.4 17 511 22 23.23 1 5-45W Powell (WyV) 138.0 23 555 23 24.13 0 4-29S Buckell (WyV) 117.2 11 523 21 24.90 0 3-45


Also scored centuries: S Cato (OPl), M Denley (HSd), R Hay (OPl), N Javed (Mer), H Singh (Kem)Also scored 300+ runs: 399 L Trimming (HSd), 395 D Risk (Cty), 394 N Javed (Mer), 383 G Burton (Cty), 355 W Smith (Cty) (o), 341 T Mumtaz (OEm), 337 R George (All) & S Lala (OPl), 334 A Chughtai (OEm), 326 Q Ali (OEm), 316 T Neville (WyV), 305 A Keeble (Mrw), 303 J Richards (Cty)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 6: T Ahmad (OEm), D Goodwin (All), A Jaffri (Mer), M Maginnis (Mrw) 5: L Connaughton (WyV), A Nawaz (OEm), J Ogle (Cty), N Zaidi (Kem)Hat-tricks: M Tyler (Mrw) (a) vs WyV5 wickets by a w/k in a match: 6: J Harris (OPl) (a) vs All (5c/1s)4+ Fielding catches in a match: A Ward (Kem) vs Mrw (lo) Team ReportsAlleyn 1st xIOwing to drainage works at the edward Alleyn Ground the Club had a sabbatical year .There was disappointment for the nearly promoted 1st xI .In 2017, Old paulines pipped Alleyn to the league title but both teams were promoted to division Five . In 2018, both teams rapidly rose to the top of the table again but so closely did they focus on their sophomore battle, they took their eye off the resurgent Chertsey deservedly cantering to the title. Chertsey’s triumph brought about a closing-day promotion face-off between the two alumni teams. A total of 143 proved insufficient and elevation to division Four was denied by a solitary point . However, it was no hardship to lose to such a spirited and sporting team as Old paulines; the good-humoured contests of recent years will be much missed, as will the warm hospitality and generosity of spirit of their genial scorer, Alan Hague . A strong line-up boasted substantial runs from the captain Tom eadon (588 at 42) as well as Gavin van der Merwe (325 at 23), Simon norris (238 at 21), will deasy (242 at 22) and phil Lewis (192 at 16) . The young Afghan, Karim Oriakhel, batted with great promise . norris wore the gloves and even took 14 catches while doing so. Runs flowed during the summer including the 1st XI posting a record total; 279 for 9 vs. Merstham.


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The bowling quintet was even better than last year, Ryan Foley taking the most wickets (35 at 11.49) and being supported by seamers Tristan Arnold (16 at 18 .81) and newcomer, rowan Bird (14 at 12 .43) . Spin twins Chad Balluza (23 at 18 .91) and robert George (19 at 21 .53) bowled with their customary accuracy and economy .Mention is made of Kit Harris who became the first player on record to take 500 wickets for the Club. He also captained the Iceland national cricket team at the sprightly age of 39 .

Chertsey 1st xIAt the start of every summer, before a ball is bowled or a run is scored, the goal has always been the same for Chertsey’s 1st xI; achieve promotion . The side have been playing together as a group for a few years now and, over the last few campaigns, have been threatening to be a force at the sharp end of the table. Last term’s third-place finish, just 20 points shy of the title, felt like a sign of things to come and, sure enough, in 2018 they finally strung together the results they have always demanded .For the first time since 2005, Chertsey’s 1st XI achieved a Surrey Championship promotion, doing so as Champions with a dominant 83% win-rate and a comfortable 76-point gap to their nearest rival .It was the side’s ruthless travelling record that helped propel them to this year’s title, as they took maximum points from every ground they visited barring the first away day of the season, which was abandoned at the halfway stage . It was not always as simple as the 10-wicket win at Old emanuel, where the openers chased 133 in less than 26 overs . In fact, the very next trip saw the side rally from 105 for 8 in pursuit of Merstham’s 185 to secure victory with one wicket in hand . Those two games summed up the season as a whole . no matter the situation, more often than not they found a way to win .Bowling has long been the backbone of the side and in 2018 that was once again the case . The attack bowled their opponents out in 16 of the 17 matches and conceded more than 180 runs on just three occasions . will Smith, Jacob Loveridge and will Cooper took 99 wickets between them, while Luke westcott and Ben Hanger both claimed 20 each . none of the six regulars averaged more than 21 runs a wicket and the pack will no doubt look for more success together in division 4 .The side’s growing batting depth was evidenced by four players notching 300+ runs for a second consecutive year. They were topped by Dave Risk’s 395, which included 3 fifties. Captain Greg Burton was close behind on 383, with overseas player will Smith and opener James richards tallying 355 and 303 respectively .Division 4 awaits with confidence high and the monkey of promotion finally off the team’s back and, before a ball is bowled or a run is scored in 2019, they’ll be setting the same old goal .

Guildford City 1st xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .A very disappointing year for Guildford City 1st xI saw the side relegated to the Fullers Surrey County League . Only two wins all season, and both of these coming at the end August, tells the tale .The batting was led by Tahir Latif (299 runs) with support from rizwan Shah (203), Amir Mohammed (183) and Ishfaq Hussain (182).Most of the bowling was undertaken by Mohammed Ali Mohammed with 29 wickets . Other bowlers were rohail Khan (12), J Hameed (9) and Mohsin Bashir (10) . Guildford City must regroup and come back stronger for 2019 .

Horsley & Send 1st xIwith a second relegation in two seasons there was yet another re-election of captains at the HSCC AGM . Following the policy of promoting the youth of the club, 20 year old Jarred Hunt was elected to be 1st xI captainThe season started off slowly as the team adjusted to the new division and conditions and throughout the 18 match season the 1st XI fielded eight under 18 year old players. The results soon picked up thanks to notable performances by 16 year old opening bowler Sean Hunt who took 43 wickets in the season . Thanks also to Shacaya Thomas, Oli Hairs and Luke Trimming who contributed over 350 runs each; the goal for the season soon changed from survival to promotion . This was helped by everyone’s positive attitude to training and game day warm ups lead by Shacaya Thomas and Oli Hairs . unfortunately promotion was not achieved but with the youth in the side there will no doubt be promotion in years to come .Thank you to the scorer veronica parr who has now retired from scoring .

Kempton 1st xIAnother mid-table finish for the 1st XI ensued from an up-and-down season in which almost all games were played to a finish (7 wins, 9 defeats, 1 draw, 1 abandoned). Alex Dillon provided the foundation for the batting, amassing 474 runs at 32 with a best of 98 versus Merstham . Opener ellis Miah contributed 298 runs at 21 and


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Harjot Singh’s 115 at Merrow was a match-winning innings . Skipper Andy ward took the bowling honours with 24 wickets at 15, including 6 for 15 versus Merrow, with good support from Gary porter (19 wickets at 23) and Joel Miah (18 at 17) .Grateful thanks go to umpire Derek Maidment and scorer Celia Mackay for their sterling efforts and to Karen Miah, June Inwood and team for the excellent teas .

Merrow 1st xIIt has been a tough season for Merrow this year, players not performing to their potential and inconsistent availability leading to players not being able to settle into defined rolls.runs were particularly hard to come by with no league hundred this year and the two leading run scorers, Dave Woodriffe and Andy Keeble, only amassing 305 runs each; Richard Gallagher was close behind on 268.Merrow’s strength again this season was in the bowling, with two stand out performers for the season . Jason Hurst again showed his consistency and skill getting 29 wickets at an average of 21 .21 and Mark Tyler (22 wickets at 23.23) bowling some magnificent spells through the whole season, often without getting the rewards he deserved . A special mention must also be made for Matt Maginnis bagging a 6 for 45 mid-season .Another more pleasing aspect for the club was seeing the juniors not only playing, but contributing significantly to team performances; with a special mention to young Sam Finch who earnt his selection in the 1st xl and claimed 4 wickets . So a clean slate for Merrow next year; the club will look to build on the success of the bowlers and the fabulous junior performances, whilst seeking to consistently get a much higher proportion of runs on the board .

Merstham 1st xIMerstham 1st xI entered their second season in the Surrey Championship full of ambition and aiming for an improvement on the previous season where they had managed a respectable 6th place . ultimately, this was achieved and whilst the league position slightly improved to 5th, performances and contributions were undoubtedly of a higher quality than the previous year. There were notable achievements throughout the year, including beating both of the teams that achieved promotion .The bowling attack was lead ably by all-rounder and opening bowler noman Javed (37 wickets at 16 .51), and strike bowler Asim Jaffery (37 at 14.72). There were other valuable contributions from the experienced Humayon nasir (15 at 30 .06) and the youthful Gus Locke (14 at 22 .26), both returning to the team after a period of absence . Waqas (14 at 21.43) and George Neal (4 at 28 .75) added variation and depth to the attack .There were a number of standout batting performances . Ben Baker (411 runs at 41 .10) scored four 50’s in 12 innings and really became the focal point of the Merstham top order . This was highlighted in a well-paced and eventually destructive innings in the victory at Old pauline . noman Javed (394 at 26 .27) followed up 2017’s match winning century at Chertsey with a magnificent 139* in a successful chase at the eventual league winners . George neal (168 at 28), a newcomer to the club, provided solidity and fluency at the top of the order. Seasoned campaigners Andy rivers (201 at 18 .27) and ed dawson (253 at 25 .3) provided ballast to the line-up, with the latter involved in some remarkable match saving innings . There were also contributions from Laurie nicholson, George Chellis, Gus Locke, and robin Hardman .Overall the 1st xI can be pleased with an improved second year in the Surrey Championship, and will hope to continue their development as they move into 2019 .


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Old Emanuel 1st xIThere was an encouraging first half of the season, with some new blood, during which the side was in contention for promotion . unfortunately the second half did not provide strong enough results due to patchy availability and a few narrow and critical losses at crucial times . There were notable performances from Sajjad Ahmad (consistent all round performance with 17 wickets, batting average of 32 and 9 catches), Qaiser Ali (326 runs at 32 .60), Awais Chughtai (26 wickets) and Talha Mumtaz (355 runs at 35 .50) .The club is already planning to strengthen the squad for 2019 season.

Old pauline 1st xI2018 will have to go down as arguably the most successful season in OpCC history, with both teams earning promotion from their respective leagues. The 1st XI, tasked with needing to win the final game of the season and restrict the opposition to one point or less, managed to do just that to leap frog into 2nd position to claim promotion to Surrey Championship division 4; uncharted territory in the club’s history .The season started in unfamiliar parts, as richard Hay resurrected the Old pauline preseason tour with an incredible 10 day trip to Cape Town, South Africa . playing 4 games interspersed with trips up Table Mountain and to the vineyards, it was a fun and successful trip with four wins out of four . It also paved the way for a fast start to the League season; the 1st XI won the first 6 completed matches.In hindsight, clinging on for a draw away at Alleyn ultimately proved crucial but after the wheels came off in July (2 defeats and 2 draws) mid-table mediocrity appeared to beckon . The team never gave up, however, winning 3 of 4 in August, (a bad defeat away at Kempton the only blip, but even there an unlikely but vital point was eeked out), before the dramatic scenes on the final day.The 1st xI was buoyed by the return to the club of all-rounder Sam Cato, who had a fantastic season; 25 wickets and 285 runs . Stalwart ex-captain Alex duncan had a remarkable season, scoring 576 runs at 72 . Once again, the spinners (sometimes up to 5 in the one game) were at the forefront of the team’s success; always miserly throughout the middle overs, they picked up a century of wickets between them . Behind Sam Cato, Bhanu dhanjal and Saumitra Gorani were top contributors to that total, with 18 and 17 wickets respectively . Skipper Chris Berkett kept the seamers’ end up with 22 wickets .The season brought due reward for a group of players who have brought fantastic commitment and energy to the club . The ambition remains to continue to take the club where it’s never been before over the coming years!

Old pauline CC 1st xI Runners-up division 5 2018Back: Saumitra Gorani, Yad Selvakumar, Bhanu Dhanjal, Joe Harris, Sam Cato, Upneet Arora, Alex Duncan

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Weybridge vandals 1st xIThe lack of recruits in the off-season meant that the 1st XI’s playing strength and depth was not what they had been a couple of years previously. Despite showing glimpses of promise early on, Vandals got off to a poor start, losing eight out of the first ten fixtures and notching up just one victory. Encouragingly, this start and inconsistency in selection week-on-week never dented the hope or confidence of the players. The tide began to turn with victory at Kempton and what followed were four more victories and a losing draw in the final seven fixtures, which secured Surrey Championship status for 2019. Vandals’ ‘MVP’ was Mark Fenton, whose miserly bowling yielded 32 wickets at 15.00, plus 194 invaluable runs at 19 .40; he was clearly missed when unavailable . Other notable performances include Jonny powell’s 22 wickets at 16 .18, woo powell’s 23 wickets at 24 .13, plus 292 runs at 22 .46, Tom neville’s 316 runs at 26 .33, Garry Foreman’s 259 runs at 32 .38 and Sam Buckell’s 21 wickets at 24 .9, plus 265 runs at 15 .59 . In the field, Vandals were generally very reliable. The positive and proactive attitude shown towards fielding has been a delight to see .A true test of a team’s cohesion is whether the glue will stick when the results are trying to erode the bond . every player who represented the 1st xI in 2018 can be proud of their personal contribution, their team mates and their desire to keep trying to improve throughout the season. The league table shows that Vandals finished eighth but the club can be proud of its players and their character and optimistic for 2019 .




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division 5 – 2nd xI p W T Wd Ed ld l A C Bap Bop pen ptsOld Hamptonians 18 14 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 9 6 0 333Old emanuel 18 8 0 2 0 2 3 1 2 25 11 0 264Battersea Ironsides 18 10 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 6 16 0 252Mitcham 18 10 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 2 11 4 241Maori Oxshott 18 8 0 1 0 1 7 1 0 16 12 0 210Hampton Hill 18 6 0 3 0 1 7 0 1 18 17 0 205Thames ditton 18 6 0 2 0 1 8 1 0 18 20 0 184Alleyn 18 5 0 0 0 1 10 1 1 10 18 0 142Merrow 18 4 0 0 0 2 11 1 0 15 19 0 130Guildford City 18 1 0 0 0 0 14 1 2 4 9 4 33



player Innings N O Runs H S Average 100s 50sJ Zeb (OEm) 15 5 671 87 67.10 0 7A Raza (OEm) 12 4 477 72* 59.63 0 5O George (Htn) 12 2 580 174* 58.00 2 2S Patel (Mit) 12 3 446 84* 49.56 0 4I Malik (OEm) 16 3 603 97 46.38 0 6F Butt (Mai) 13 1 522 113 43.50 2 1J Bridgeman (All) 14 3 442 92* 40.18 0 4J Doherty (Htn) 15 5 367 77* 36.70 0 3J Patel (Mit) 13 1 432 90 36.00 0 5F Shah (TDn) 15 477 93 31.80 0 5


player Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Average 5w BBT Palmer (Bat) 52.0 7 192 20 9.60 1 5-28S Osborn (Htn) 122.3 22 351 34 10.32 2 5-17A Raval (Mit) 103.1 16 299 24 12.46 2 5-25A Khan (Mit) 84.3 18 270 21 12.86 0 4-33K Mead (Mrw) 110.1 31 340 26 13.08 1 5-13N Mir (Bat) 115.4 21 382 27 14.15 2 6-29E Morley (Htn) 127.2 15 439 30 14.63 0 4-37T Murphy (Mai) 95.2 18 327 22 14.86 0 4-22G Depree (Mai) 148.1 22 517 28 18.46 0 4-21N Patel (Mit) 127.0 14 473 21 22.52 0 4-25


Also scored centuries: J Gomez (HHl), J Lawrence (All), C Madoc-Jones (Htn), D Solomon (GfC)Also scored 300+ runs: 326 E Crowe (Htn), 319 D Alcock (Mai), 312 M Vyvyan (Htn), 310 O Park (TDn), 308 Y Ahmed (Bat), 307 C Madoc-Jones (Htn), 300 M Robinson (TDn)Also took 5 or more wickets in a match: 7: R Fayyaz (OEm) 6: S Bashir (GfC) 5: K Bhasin (Htn), G Bryans (Bat), C Dasghose (GfC), F Hosseini (Mit), H Jackson (Bat), Z Kamal (OEm), A Latif (All)




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5 wickets by a w/k in a match: G Havenga (Bat) vs TDn (5c) (lo), S Patel (Mit) vs Mai (5c) (lo), M Vyvyan (Htn) (a) vs Mai (5c)3 stumpings in a match: J Peak (All) vs Htn (3s) (lo)Team ReportsAlleyn 2nd xIrussell Clayton’s six-year tenure as 2nd xI captain came to an end after the team endured the Club’s worst ever league season in 2017 . He was replaced by Jim Bridgeman, now well into his sixties, who last captained Alleyn in 1995 during the club’s ‘golden era’. Faced with an inevitable relegation battle, he rallied his troops when it really mattered and the team escaped the drop by winning the final three matches. In the first of these, the 2nd xI made its highest-ever score; 302 for six against Guildford City .unlike in previous seasons, depth in bowling was not a problem for the team . Alastair reeves again took wickets (10 at 19 .20) alongside his new ball partner Amjad Hussain (13 at 21 .38) . wickets also came from nathan wells (11 at 10 .91), Clayton (18 at 18 .67) and will everitt (16 at 12 .81) . The batting was a let-down, which was rather annoying as it had previously been a strength . runs came from Bridgeman (442 at 40 .18), Josh Lawrence (261 at 43 .50) and Fred everitt (230 at 28 .25) but Chris Foster had a rare quiet season (184 at 13) and there was limited support from Ali Zahoor and David Owen, though to their immense credit they kept turning out . Having been relegated after 12 seasons in division Four, it was a disappointment to struggle quite so much in Division Five and a tremendous relief to survive.There was wholehearted support from the cricket family; the umpires (digby Hunt and Jonathan wyles), scorers (Colin Gay and Simone van elk) and caterers (Gemma de ruyter and Maureen Kelleher) . The thriving junior section is now one of the biggest in London. Thanks to Bridgeman and his tireless staff, not only did seven juniors graduate to the senior teams this year but 12 of the club’s young players qualified as Level 2 coaches.

Battersea Ironsides 2nd xIThe 2nd xI were keen to get the season started after a positive pre-season with few new talented players signing up. There was a very promising start to the season with 8 wins out of first 10 games. The only loss was against the potential champions . The second half of the season was poor; 3 losses, one against a team that had not won a game all season and until then, promotion hopes were still alive. The side ended up finishing 3rd in the table; one more win would have seen the team playing div 4 in 2019!we had some notable batting and bowling performances . Yousuf Ahmed, Faisal Feroz and Ahsan Khan had good seasons with the bat . nas Mir contributed with some good wicket taking spells . There were also great individual performances from the “returning” Sam rowntree and some positive performances from new recruits Tom palmer, George painter, Harry Jackson, Greg Bird and Ben riding .Battersea Ironsides can now only reflect on the 2018 season but aim to come back stronger in 2019. There were positives from the 2018 season and the team aims to get one place higher in 2019 with promotion to div 4 .

Guildford City 2nd xIno report was submitted by the club; the following was written by the editor .Guildford City 2nd xI managed only one win all season and losing 14 times tells the main story . poor availability, regularly playing with less than 11 players and a lack of depth meant the team amassed a total of only 33 points .The most innings any players had for the 2nd xI was 11 . Only one player, Saijad Mohammed (226) scored over 200 runs . He was supported by S Safdar (135), waheed Akhtar (128) and Mohsi Bashir (119) . The bowling had two bowlers both taking 13 wickets, C Dasghose and Shoaib Bashir, follow by Zafar Iqbal with 7. No other bowler had more than 5 wickets .Guildford City must have a serious recruitment campaign for the winter . A better depth of availability is the main issue which needs to be urgently addressed by the club .

Hampton Hill 2nd xIA good start saw the 2nd xI leading the league after week 2 . A couple of disappointing weeks followed where we failed to put out consistent teams, to bat well under pressure and turned in some poor performances in the field plus an early arrival of the traditional mid-season slump. Things turned around after the mid-season slump and the team started to put some results together . unbeaten in 7 with 4 wins and 3 draws and progress was being made up the table . Alas the inconsistency returned and the team finished the season with mid-table respectability! Some notable games and performances: 300 runs against Old Hamptonians with Jordan Gomez scoring


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100 . A low scoring win at Alleyn . A winning draw against Old emanuel, with a maiden league 50 from Liam weeks and another 40 from warren Carr who had arrived from the 3s . An 8 wicket win against Mitcham with 4 wickets and 76* for the returning Stuart Barrs James and a solid 38 from warren Carr, who had found new life in 2s cricket . A draw against Thames ditton with Sam Fullicks batting 21 overs to save the game before smashing the last ball to the boundary . In the return game against Thames ditton, umakant Saraswat was finally available for the 2s and took 1 for 7 (from 10 overs) and 37 runs with a stand of 50+ for the last wicket.In the final game there was a great stand between the two youngsters, Massimo Campanale (47) and Sam Fullicks (a maiden league 50), scoring 73 before retiring absolutely knackered!! There was also a fantastic spell of bowling from former skipper exworth, proving that dodgy knees can be overcome with 2 for 7 (10 overs), capping a return to form in the 2nd half of the season .It was a disappointing season in terms of the finishing position but, as always, lots of promise for the future.

Maori Oxshott 2nd xIA mixed age Maori Oxshott 2nd XI managed to achieve a highly respectable fifth place, having once threatened the promotion places, before a succession of defeats followed by 4 straight wins in August meant the last few weeks of the season could be played with no fear of relegation .The progress of this side over the last few years have been good, with this seasons 5th position the highest finish the side has achieved in the three years of being in Division 5, hopefully next year the side can push on to challenge the promotion places .winning as a team and losing as team is all part of the development process, watch this space . George depree (29 wickets), Fahad Butt (700) were standout performers .

Merrow 2nd xIIn a season of highs and lows ending in possible relegation going right to the wire with 4 runs required from the last ball to ensure survival. Eventually the side fell short against Hampton Hill only to find that relegation was staved off because only one team was promoted from the Fullers League.All in all the struggles came down to a loss of players either retiring or moving on to pastures new and poor availability. Unable to field a consistent side week on week with between 4 and 5 different faces coming in and out.As ever the bowling attack was led by the ever green Ken Mead who yet again was leading wicket taker . He was ably supported by James Munt, Toby Finch and Sam Finch before his deserved promotion to the first team.The performance of the 3 mentioned above bodes well for the future as all 3 have come through the junior system and it has been a pleasure to see them develop .On the batting front this is where the team struggled and rarely posted a competitive total . Miles Trueman was the leading run scorer and really after that there was little support .Jimmy Woodriffe came into the side in early July and showed huge promise and sound technique and will be a very good player .All in all with the young players coming through and showing promise the future is bright for MCC and the club hopes to regroup next year to show greater fight.

Mitcham 2nd xIMitcham Cricket Club’s 2nd eleven returned to the Surrey Championship after several years away .Promoted as champions, the season started well with seven victories from the first nine matches (with a loss and an abandoned match due to rain for the other two) . This was largely due to a number of great individual performances including Jaimin patel (56* vs . Thames ditton, 99 vs . Hampton Hill and 50 vs . Old emanuel), Jay Jones (4 for 8 vs . Hampton Hill), naimit patel (4 for 25 vs . Guildford City) Shreyash patel (42* vs . Guildford City, 61 vs . Merrow and 74* vs . Old emanuel), Abhi raval (5 for 27 vs . Merrow), Faridullah Hosseini (4 for 14 vs. Alleyn), Anwar Ul Haq (56* vs. Alleyn) and a Man of the Match performance by Ashan Khan against Old emanuel (4 for 71 and 84*) . These results saw the team sitting comfortably second in the table halfway through the season . unfortunately, the second half did not prove as successful . Following a number of internal player promotions, the side struggled to compete to the same level .That said, strong team performances were still achieved against Maori Oxshott (winning by 47 runs), Thames ditton (by 57 runs) and Battersea Ironsides (chasing down 189) and the team were still chasing promotion . Individual efforts during this period included Abhi Raval (5 for 25 vs. Old Hamptonians and 4 for 39 vs. Maori Oxshott), Jaimin patel (55 vs . Maori Oxshott, 90 vs . Hampton Hill and 54 vs . Thames ditton), Ashan Khan (4 for 41 vs . Maori Oxshott and 4 for 33 vs . Thames ditton), Shreyash patel (52 vs . Guildford City and 84* vs . Battersea Ironsides), Alston wood (4 for 16 vs . Merrow), wahid ulla Khan (61 vs . Merrow) and damian Greenall (55 vs . Old emanuel) .


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An abandoned match, followed by a run of three losses to close the season proved the difference and ultimately ended any chance of promotion. A fourth place for the first season back was a positive result and the team will be back next season to try it all again .

Old Emanuel 2nd xIThe leadership group were confident that promotion was achievable, and so it proved, with individual brilliance gelling together well as a team . Skipper naveed Ahmad led from the front, fully supported by all, particularly new vice-captain, Asim Sheikh . The start of the season was in line with expectations with some strong individual and team performances seeing the team through to some convincing wins .Mid-season, a few below par performances resulted in some losses which created some discomfort but a strong finish confirmed the team’s promotion to Division 4 by virtue of a runners-up place.The captain would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chairman, support team and last but not least all team members who were involved in making the season an absolute success and ensuring promotion .Special mention for the top performers, Jehangir Zeb and Ibrar Malik finished first and second respectively in the division with aggregates of 671 and 603 runs respectively . Asim Sheikh with 477 runs was also in the top 5 .In the Bowling department rehan Malik and Akhtar Ali were the leading wicket takers with 19 and 17 wickets respectively . The Skipper naveed Ahmad also made some valuable contributions with 13 wickets .Zahid Ahmad, Hamzah Khan, naseer Butt and naeem Sheikh, being true team players, were at the heart of the team’s success with numerous contributions on and off the field. The camaraderie within the team is exceptional and the club is very hopeful that this is just a start of a success story that will see the OeCC badge rise through the ranks of the Surrey Championship .

Old Hamptonians 2nd xIThe 2nd XI embarked on their ninth consecutive season in Division 5 with a squad that had high hopes for finally winning the league. Bolstered by batsmen Oliver George, Max Vyvyan, George Gregory, Chris Madoc-Jones, poulter, reid, new recruit Tim walker and stalwarts Baker, Crowe and captain doherty, the side would finally realise its potential amassing record totals from the start including a club record partnership of 212* between George, who finished on another club record 174*, and the captain, against Guildford.

Old Hamptonians CC 2nd xI Winners division 5 2018Back: Tim Walker, Chris Madoc-Jones, Guy Baker, Elliott Morley, Ed Crowe, Sam Osborn, Kavi Bhasin

Front: Tom Hunter, Jacob Doherty (capt), Max Vyvyan (vice-capy), Ollie George


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Crucial contributions throughout the season came from all of the aforementioned and their efforts were superbly capitalised on by the opening bowling duo of elliott Morley and Sam Osborn, who took over 60 wickets between them . Further bowling strength came in the form of James Scowen, Tom Hunter, Zac Goodwill, Kavi Bhasin and the spin twins Madoc-Jones and walker . rarely did an opposition survive their full allocation of overs and only once did a team chase down a score against the 2nd xI all year .George reached unprecedented levels by becoming the first player to win the Young Player and Players’ player award for the team in the same season . His 543 runs at an average of 55 were instrumental in the team’s success and he will only be kept out of the 1st xI next season by some almighty winter recruitment . The team has benefitted greatly from the 1st XI’s strength, which in turn has come from the wonderful recruitment the club has done in getting the best recent school leavers playing and enjoying their cricket . winning 14 out of the 18 games the side finished on 333 points, a new record, and secured a place in Division 4 for next year, where the team hopes to continue the momentum and winning form and look to challenge for promotion again . Such aims will only be possible by the continued presence of talented Hamptonians, past and present .

Thames ditton 2nd xIConsolidation was the aim following promotion in 2017 and this was achieved under the committed and passionate captaincy of Amrik natt .Victory first came as Guildford City were blown away for an incredible 28. Akash Kapoor took 4 for 12 and equally surprisingly the runs were knocked off for no wickets.A trip to Merrow ended badly then the team started racking up the scores, albeit with the timed format counting against them . 264 for 6 against Maori Oxshott, 256 for 9 at Old emanuel including Shah’s excellent 65 and 256 for 7 against Hampton Hill with a masterful 93 from Shah, all drawn .Three wins followed at Alleyn with 51* from Aktar then, at home, 50s for Shah and robinson against Battersea Ironsides with Morgan and Senthilkumar superb in reply, 3 for 21 and 4 for 27 respectively . 70 from Zain and another 4 wickets from Senthilkumar meant Guildford City were bowled out well short of their target .Mitcham ended the revival but Bennett took 4 for 24 as Merrow were bowled out for 117 and Td won by 9 wickets with 50s from Morgan and Shah . The same pair scored 50s again at Maori Oxshott but were not backed up by the rest of the team, losing by 3 wickets despite an incredible diving catch from Maughan .58 from park and 3 wickets for Lodge could not prevent defeat to Old emanuel before a thumping win against Hampton Hill stopped the rot with a first 50 for the club for Lessiter.It was a good season back in the Championship . notable performances came from Shah (477 runs at 31 .8), Ollie park (310 at 31), robinson (300 at 20), Lessiter (257 at 36 .71) . The stand-out bowlers were Senthilkumar (17 wickets at 19.18), Spiler (16 at 21.19), Natt (11 at 26.91) and Morgan (11 at 22). Natt led the fielding with 12 victims backed up by Shah and Lessiter behind the stumps .next year no doubt the 2nd xI will hope to push on from another strong season and go for another promotion .







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AddiscombeMain Ground - Addiscombe CC, Sandilands, east Croydon, Surreypost Code - Cr0 5dBTelephone - 0208 654 5449power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - Addington 1743 CC, Addington village road, Croydon, Cr0 5ASpost Code - Cr0 5ASTelephone - 01689 849 1734th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .pitchero .com/clubs/addiscombecricketclub

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AlleynMain Ground - edward Alleyn Club, Burbage road, London,post Code - Se24 9HdTelephone - 02072 74 4864power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .alleyn .co .uk

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AshfordMain Ground - Ashford Sports Club, Short Lane, Stanwell, Staines upon Thames, Middlesex,post Code - Tw19 7BQTelephone - 01784 252288 (office) 01784 255511 (bar)power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - www .ashfordcc .co .uk

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AshteadMain Ground - Ashtead Cricket Club, Woodfield Lane, Ashtead, Surrey,post Code - KT21 2BJTelephone - 01372 275243power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Box Hill School, London road . Mickleham, dorking, Surrey, rH5 6eApost Code - rH5 6eATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .ashteadcc .co .uk

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Bank of EnglandMain Ground - priory Lane, roehampton, Londonpost Code - Sw15 5JQTelephone - 02083924360power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http://bankofengland .play-cricket .com/

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BansteadMain Ground - Avenue road, Banstead, Surreypost Code - SM7 2ppTelephone - 01737 358838power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://banstead .play-cricket .com/

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Battersea IronsidesMain Ground - Battersea Ironsides Sports Club, Burntwood Lane, Earlsfield,post Code - Sw17 0AwTelephone - 020 8874 9913power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - Abbey rec, Morden road, South wimbledon, Sw19 3Bppost Code - Sw19 3BpTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - http://bicc .play-cricket .com

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Beddington / Beddington parkMain Ground - Beddington Cricket Club, Church road, wallingtonpost Code - SM6 7nnTelephone - 020 8647 7489power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - www .beddingtoncc .co .uk

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ByfleetMain Ground - Parvis Road, Byfleet, Surrey,post Code - KT14 7ABTelephone - 01932 343693power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd XI Ground - Byfleet Recreation Ground, Stream Close, Byfleet, KT14 7LZpost Code - KT14 7LZTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/AWeb Site - www.byfleetcricketclub.co.uk

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CamberleyMain Ground - upper verran road, Camberley, Surrey,post Code - Gu15 2JLTelephone - 01276 63704power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - The royal Logistic Corps Cricket Ground, deepcut, Gu16 6STpost Code - Gu16 6STTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .camberleycc .co .uk

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CheamMain Ground - peaches Close, Station way, Cheam, Surreypost Code - SM2 7BJTelephone - 0208 2403500power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - cheamcricketclub .com

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ChertseyMain Ground - Sir edward Stern Sports Ground, Grove road,post Code - KT16 9dHTelephone - 01932 560183power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - recreation Ground Lodge, Guildford road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 9Bwpost Code - KT16 9BwTelephone - 01932 5601834th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .chertseycc .org .uk

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ChessingtonMain Ground - Sir Francis Barker recreational Ground, Leatherhead road, Chessington, Surreypost Code - KT9 2nBTelephone - 0208 397 9194power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .chessingtoncricketclub .co .uk

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Chipstead Coulsdon & WalcountiansMain Ground - High road, Chipstead, Surreypost Code - Cr5 3SFTelephone - 01737 551874power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - walcountians Sports Ground, Carshalton road, Surrey, SM7 3Hupost Code - SM7 3HuTelephone - 01737 35543484th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http://ccwcc .play-cricket .com/

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ChurtMain Ground - redhearn Fields, Churt, Surrey,post Code - Gu10 2HYTelephone - 01428 717301power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .churtcc .co .uk

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Cobham AvoriansMain Ground - Cobham Avorians CC, Convent Lane, Cobham, Surrey,post Code - KT11 1HBTelephone - 01932 862229power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - Coronation recreation Ground, Molesey road, Hersham, KT12 4Qrpost Code - KT12 4QrTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .avorians .co .uk

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CranleighMain Ground - Cranleigh CC, The Common, Cranleigh, Surrey,post Code - Gu6 8nS Telephone - not Statedpower - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Glebelands School, parsonage road, Cranleigh, Surrey, Gu6 7Anpost Code - Gu6 7AnTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .Cranleighcricket .com

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dorkingMain Ground - pixham Lane dorking,Surreypost Code - rH4 1pLTelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - westhumble playing Fields, dorking, Surrey, rH5 6Adpost Code - rH5 6AdTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - http://dorkingcc .co .uk/

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dulwichMain Ground - Giant Arches Road, off Burbage Road, Dulwich, London, post Code - Se24 9Hp Telephone - 020 7274 1242power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - dulwich Sports Ground, entrance alongside no . 100 Turney road, west dulwich, London, Se21 7JHpost Code - Se21 7JHTelephone - phone Captain4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .dulwichcc .com

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East MoleseyMain Ground - The Memorial Ground, Graburn way, east Molesey, Surreypost Code - KT8 9ALTelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - Imber Court Sports Club, ember Lane, east Molesey, KT8 0BTpost Code - KT8 0BTTelephone - 020 8398 12674th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .eastmoleseycricketclub .com

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EghamMain Ground - vicarage road, egham, Surrey,post Code - Tw20 8npTelephone - 01784 432998power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - TBCpost Code - TBCTelephone - TBC4th xI Ground - prune Hill/whitehall Lane, egham, Surrey, Tw20 0exweb Site - http://www .pitchero .com/clubs/eghamcricketclub

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EpsomMain Ground - Francis Schnadhorst Memorial Ground, woodcote road, epsom, Surrey,post Code - KT18 7QnTelephone - 01372 722487power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Alexandra recreation Ground, Alexandra road, epsom, Surrey, KT17 4Bupost Code - KT17 4BuTelephone - 01372 7224874th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - http://www .pitchero .com/clubs/epsomcc

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EsherMain Ground - 47 new road, esher, Surrey,post Code - KT10 9nuTelephone - 01372 462814power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Met police Sports Club, Imber Court, ember Lane, east Molesey, Surrey, KT8 0BTpost Code - KT8 0BTTelephone - 020 8398 81674th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .eshercc .co .uk

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EwellMain Ground - 27 ruxley Lane, ewell, Surrey,post Code - KT19 0JBTelephone - 07825 032092power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .ewellcricketclub .com

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FarnhamMain Ground - Farnham park, Castle Street, Farnham, Surreypost Code - Gu9 0AuTelephone - 07591 987569power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - Crondall recreation Ground, Hook Meadow, Croft Lane, Crondall, Hampshire, Gu10 5QGpost Code - Gu10 5QGTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .farnhamcc .co .uk

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GuildfordMain Ground - The Sports Ground, woodbridge road, Guildfordpost Code - Gu1 4rpTelephone - 01483 572181power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - 1) Stoke recreation Ground, recreation road, Guildford, Gu1 1HQ / Brook CC Haslemere – on the A286 between Milford and HaslemereSatnav Gu8 5uJ) .post Code - u8 5uJ) .Telephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .guildfordcc .com

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Hampton HillMain Ground - The pavilion, Bushy park, Cricket Lane, Hampton Hill,post Code - Tw12 1pATelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Carlisle park, wensleydale road, Hampton, Tw12 2LYpost Code - Tw12 2LYTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .hamptonhillcricket .co .uk

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Hampton Wick RoyalMain Ground - Bushy park, park road, Hampton wickpost Code - KT1 4AZTelephone - 020 8977 2378power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - www .hwrcc .co .uk

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HaslemereMain Ground - Haslemere recreation Ground, Old Haslemere road, Haslemere,post Code - Gu27 2nnTelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - power in scoring area wiFi in Clubhouse wiFi in scoring areapost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .haslemerecc .co .uk

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Horsley & SendMain Ground - Horsley and Send Cricket Club, Twinn’s Field, Off Ripley Lane, West Horsley,post Code - KT24 6JSTelephone - 01483 285322power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http://www .horsleyandsendcc .co .uk/

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KemptonMain Ground - The Kempton Ground, Kempton Avenue, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, post Code - w16 5nG Telephone - 01932 785237power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://kemptoncc .play-cricket .com/

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KingstonianMain Ground - Kingstonian Cricket Club, King’s College Sportsground, windsor Avenue, new Malden, Surreypost Code - KT3 5HATelephone - 020 8949 8733power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http:/kingstonian .play-cricket .com

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leatherheadMain Ground - Fetcham Grove, Guildford road, Leatherhead, Surrey,post Code - KT22 9BLTelephone - 01372 375203power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - TBCpost Code - TBCTelephone - TBC4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .leatherheadcc .co .uk

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Malden WanderersMain Ground - 20 Cambridge Avenue, new Malden, Surreypost Code - KT3 4LeTelephone - 020 8942 8965power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd XI Ground - Grist’s, Tiffin School Playing Fields, Summer Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9LSpost Code - KT8 9LSTelephone - 0742 944 8116 4th XI Ground - Grist’s, Tiffin School Playing Fields, Summer Road, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9LSweb Site - www .Maldenwanderers .play-cricket .com

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Maori OxshottMain Ground - Steels Lane, Oxshott,post Code - KT22 0rFTelephone - 01372 843652power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http://maori .play-cricket .com/website/web_pages/61557

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MerrowMain Ground - epsom road, Merrowpost Code - Gu4 7AATelephone - 01483 537280power - in scoring area wiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .pitchero .com/clubs/merrowcc

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MersthamMain Ground - The pavilion, Quality Street, Merstham, Surreypost Code - rH1 3BBTelephone - 01737 645485power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - The ring, St Johns, redhill, Surrey, rH1 6Qepost Code - rH1 6QeTelephone - 01737 6454854th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - http://www .mersthamcc .co .uk

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MitchamMain Ground - 4 Cricket Green, Mitcham, Surreypost Code - Cr4 4LATelephone - 0208 661 0663 power - unknown wiFi - unknownweb Site - http://www .mitchamcricketclub .org/

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NormandyMain Ground - Hunts Hill road, normandy, Surreypost Code - Gu3 2AHTelephone - 01483 811519power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://normandy .play-cricket .com

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Old EmanuelMain Ground - Blagdon House, Beverley way, new Malden, Surreypost Code - KT3 4puTelephone - 02089 423857power - in scoring area wiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .oldemanuel .play-cricket .com

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Old HamptoniansMain Ground - dean road, Hampton, Middlesex,post Code - Tw12 1AQTelephone - 0208 979 2784power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - oldhamptonians .play-cricket .com/

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remainder is TBdOld RutlishiansMain Ground - The Old rutlishians Cricket Club, The Clubhouse, poplar road,post Code - Sw19 3JSTelephone - 020 8542 3678power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - nursery road playing Fields, nursery road, London, Sw19 3BTpost Code - Sw19 3BTTelephone - 020 8545 36674th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .oldrutscricket .org .uk

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Old WhitgiftiansMain Ground - whitgift Sports Club, Croham Manor road, South Croydonpost Code - Cr2 7BGTelephone - 0208 686 2127power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .owcc .org

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Old WimbledoniansMain Ground - 143, Coombe Lane, west wimbledon, London,post Code - Sw20 0QxTelephone - 020 8879 0700power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://oldwimbledonians .play-cricket .com/

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Oxted & Limpsfield / Crockham HillMain Ground - Master park, Church Lane, Oxtedpost Code - rH8 9LdTelephone - 01883 712792power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd XI / 4th XI Ground - Grub Street, Westerham Road, Limpsfield, Surrey, RH8 0SJpost Code - rH8 0SJTelephone - 01883 7221055th xI Ground - Memorial Ground, dairy Lane, Crockham Hill, Kentpost Code - Tn8 6rAWeb Site - www.oxtedandlimpsfieldcc.co.uk

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purleyMain Ground - purley Cricket Club, The ridge, purley, Surreypost Code - Cr8 3pFTelephone - 020 8660 0608power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - LCCA Cricket Centre, plough Lane, wallington, SM6 8JQpost Code - SM6 8JQTelephone - 020 8669 21774th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .purleycc .play-cricket .com

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Reigate prioryMain Ground - reigate priory Cricket Club, park Lane, reigate, Surreypost Code - rH2 8JxTelephone - 01737 244477power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - St Albans road, reigate, Surrey, rH2 9Lnpost Code - rH2 9LnTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - red Lion pub, Old road, Betchworth, Surrey, rH3 7dSweb Site - www .reigatepriorycc .co .uk

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RipleyMain Ground - The Green, ripley, Surrey,post Code - Gu23 6AnTelephone - 01483 223964power - in scoring area wiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - (pyrford CC ground), Coldharbour rd, pyrford, woking, Surrey, Gu22 8STpost Code - Gu22 8STTelephone - 01483 870391 4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http://www .ripleycc .com/

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SandersteadMain Ground - Old Saw Mill, Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, Surreypost Code - Cr2 9eATelephone - 07872 346982power - in scoring area wiFi - n/A3rd XI Ground - Sanderstead Recreation Ground, Limpsfield Road, Sanderstead, Surrey, CR2 9EEpost Code - Cr2 9eeTelephone - 07872 3469824th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - http://www .pitchero .com/clubs/sandersteadcricketclub/

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SheppertonMain Ground - Manor park, russell road, (entrance opposite dunboe place), Sheppertonpost Code - Tw17 9HBTelephone - 01932 221722power - in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - contact the Clubpost Code - Telephone - web Site - https://shepperton .play-cricket .com

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SinjungrammariansMain Ground - Trinity Fields, Trinity road, London,post Code - Sw17 7HwTelephone - 07950 459 865power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - As main GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://www/wandsworthcricket .co .uk

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SpencerMain Ground - The Spencer Cricket Club, Fieldview, London,post Code - Sw18 3HFTelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://cricket .spencerclub .org

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Staines & lalehamMain Ground - The Faulkers, worple road, Staines, Surrey,post Code - Tw18 1HrTelephone - 01784 456339power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - http://www .pitchero .com/clubs/staineslalehamcricketclub

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Stoke d’AbernonMain Ground - The recreation Ground, Blundel Lane, Stoke d’Abernon, Cobham, Surrey,post Code - KT11 3pSTelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - n/Apost Code - n/ATelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .stokecc .co .uk

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Streatham & MarlboroughMain Ground - dulwich Common, London,post Code - Se21 7exTelephone - 020 8693 4638power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - www .streathammarlboroughcc .co .uk/ ; www .stmcc .play-cricket .com ; http://www .pitchero .com/clubs/streathammarlborough/

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SunburyMain Ground - Geoff Kaye Memorial Ground, Kenton Court Meadow, Lower Hampton Road, Sunbury-On-Thames, Middlesex,post Code - Tw16 5pSTelephone - 01932 783133power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - www .sunburycricket .co .uk

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SuttonMain Ground - Gander Green Lane, Sutton, Surreypost Code - SM1 2eHTelephone - 020 3380 3236power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Holmwood Close, Cheam , Surrey, SM2 7JLpost Code - SM2 7JLTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .suttoncricketclub .com

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Teddington TownMain Ground - pavillion and Sports Ground, Bushy park, Teddington, Middlesexpost Code - Tw11 0eATelephone - power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - contact the Clubpost Code - Telephone - web Site - https://teddingtontown .play-cricket .com

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Thames dittonMain Ground - Giggs Hill rd, Thames dittonpost Code - KT7 0BTTelephone - 07518 381887power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - n/A3rd xI Ground - Colets Sports Club, St nicholas rd, Thames ditton, KT7 0pwpost Code - KT7 0pwTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .thamesdittoncricketclub .co .uk

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Trinity Mid-WhitgiftianMain Ground - TMwA Sports Ground, Lime Meadow Avenue, Sanderstead, South Croydonpost Code - Cr2 9ASTelephone - 02086 572014power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Main Groundweb Site - www .tmwcc .co .uk

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valley EndMain Ground - woodlands Lane Cricket Ground, woodlands Lane, valley end, windlesham, Surrey,post Code - Gu24 8TdTelephone - 01276 856505power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse3rd xI Ground - windlesham road, valley end, windlesham, Gu24 8Tdpost Code - Gu24 8TdTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .vecc .org .uk

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WallingtonMain Ground - The Club pavilion, Hillside Gardens, wallington, Surreypost Code - SM6 9nxTelephone - 02086698878power - wiFi - 3rd xI Ground - wallington Sports and Social Club, Mollison drivepost Code - Telephone - web Site - https://wallington .play-cricket .com

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Walton on ThamesMain Ground - Ashley park pavilion, 197 Ashley park, walton-on-Thames, Surrey,post Code - KT12 1eTTelephone - n/Apower - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd XI Ground - Weybridge Vandals Cricket Club, Brownacres, Off Walton Lane, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 1Qppost Code - KT12 1QpTelephone - 01932 2276594th xI Ground - Herbert Crook pavilion, Coronation recreation Ground, rydens Grove, Hersham, Surrey, KT12 5ruweb Site - http://www .pitchero .com/clubs/waltononthames/

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WeybridgeMain Ground - The Green, princes road, weybridge,post Code - KT13 9BYTelephone - 01932 842484power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Heathervale recreation Ground, Heathervale rd, new Haw, KT15 3Appost Code - KT15 3ApTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - www .weybridgecc .co .uk

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Weybridge vandalsMain Ground - weybridge vandals Cricket Club, Brownacres, The Towing path, desborough Island, walton on Thames, Surrey,post Code - KT12 1QpTelephone - 01932 227659power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - As Main Groundpost Code - n GroundTelephone - As Main Ground4th xI Ground - n/Aweb Site - www .pitchero .com/clubs/weybridgevandalscc

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Wimbledon / Wimbledon lakesideMain Ground - The wimbledon Club, Church road, wimbledon,post Code - Sw19 5AGTelephone - 0208 971 8090power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - Shrewsbury House School, Alms House Lane, KT9 2ndpost Code - KT9 2ndTelephone - n/A4th xI Ground - As Third elevenweb Site - http://www .thewimbledonclub .co .uk/cricket

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Woking & Horsell / Horsell Red lionsMain Ground - Brewery road, Horsell, woking, Surrey,post Code - Gu21 4nATelephone - 01483 720120power - n/A in scoring areawiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI / 4th xI Ground - Westfield & District Cricket & Sports Club, Greenmeads, Westfield, Woking, Surreypost Code - Gu22 9QJTelephone - n/A5th xI Ground - wheatsheaf recreation Ground, Chobham road, wokingpost Code - Gu21 4ATTelephone - n/A web Site - http://www .whcc .org .uk

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Worcester parkMain Ground - worcester park Cricket Club, Green Lane , worcester park , Surreypost Code - KT4 8AJTelephone - 0208 337 0073power - in scoring area wiFi - in clubhouse and scoring area3rd xI Ground - TBApost Code - TBATelephone - TBA4th xI Ground - TBAweb Site - www .worcesterparkcricketclub .com

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ICELAND CRICKET TOURS NOW BOOKING FOR 2020

Our tour package to Iceland includes:

Return flights from the UK – Self drive minibus hire – Viking banquet 3 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation – Golden Circle day tour Blue Lagoon ‘comfort’ experience – cricket under the midnight sun

And a cricket series with the Iceland national team. Ekkert mál.

Section 4 – Extras

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HISTORYSurrey Championship - Officers 1968 - 2018

Surrey Championship Presidents1978 - 1985 Raman Subba Row1986 - 1990 Norman Parks1991 - 1996 Christopher Brown1997 - 2005 Graham Brown2006 – 2013 Andy Packham2014 to date Roland Walton

Surrey Championship Chairmen1968 Raman Subba Row (Old Whitgiftians)1969 – 1970 Norman Parks (Beddington)1971 – 1973 Derek Newton (Old Emanuel)1974 - 1976 Fred Munro (Epsom)1977 Harry Edney (Malden Wanderers)1978 - 1980 Jim Booth (Spencer)1981 – 1982 Charles Woodhouse (Guildford)1983 – 1985 Brian Morton (Banstead)1986 – 1990 Christopher Brown (Wimbledon)1991 – 1994 Graham Brown (Beddington)1995 – 1996 David Franklin (Cheam)1997 – 2003 Tony Shilson (Esher)2004 – 2008 Paul Bedford (Wimbledon)2009 - 2011 Denham Earl (Warlingham)2012 - 2014 Crispin Lyden-Cowan (Wimbledon)2015 to date Peter Murphy (Woking & Horsell)

Surrey Championship Secretaries1966 - 1972 John Cope1973 John Bamber1974 - 1975 Don Beckett1976 - 1980 Brian Chivers1981 - 1985 Ken Williamson1986 - 1989 Tony Shilson1990 - 2003 John Fox2004 – 2012 David Edwards2013 Virginia Edwards2014 to date Brian Driscoll

Surrey Championship Treasurers1966 - 1973 Fred Munro1974 - 1976 Harry Edney1977 Jim Booth1978 Pat Batty1979 – 1980 Charles Woodhouse1981 – 1983 Brian Chivers1984 – 1986 Graham Brown1987 – 1989 A Michael Wilmore1990 – 1991 John Spalton1992 - 1993 David Straw1993 – 1997 Robin Jarvis1998 – 2008 Toby Bain2009 – 2011 Crispin Lyden-Cowan2012 - 2014 Peter Murphy2015 to date Crispin Lyden-Cowan


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Other Officers, Officials and Sub-Committee Chairmen 1968 - 2018

Fixture Secretaries1973 – 1975 Brian Chivers1976 – 1992 Chris Fuke1993 to date Denham Earl

Registration Secretaries1987 – 1990 Graham Brown1991 - 1994 John West1995 - 2015 Virginia Edwards2016 to date Anthony Gamble

Umpires Panel Member2011 to date Jeremy Beckwith

Statisticians1968 – 2001 Chris Fuke2002 – 2005 Veronica Parr2006 - 2007 Maurice Henderson2008 - 2009 John Smith2010 to date Martyn Holloway-Neville

League Tables1968 – 1999 Chris Fuke2000 - 2012 David Edwards2013 – 2014 Virginia Edwards2015 to date Helen Ross

Webmasters2000 - 2001 Tony Shilson2002 - 2012 David Edwards2002 – 2014 Virginia Edwards2015 to date Helen Ross

Yearbook Editor1973 John Ison1974 - 1975 Charles Woodhouse1976 - 1977 Mike Haigh1978 - 1982 Maurice Alexander1983 Mike Watson1984 Ken Bolitho1985 Chris Fuke1986 Graham Brown1987 - 2012 Jack Prosser2013 to date Chris Evans

Disciplinary1988 – 1990 Christopher Brown1991 - 1994 Graham Brown1995 - 1996 David Franklin1997 - 2003 Tony Shilson2004 to date John Bramhall

Grounds & Facilities2004 - 2011 Peter Murphy2012 to date Graham Jackson

Sponsorship2011 to date Crispin Lyden-Cowan

Cricket & Competitions2013 - 2015 Olly Roland-Jones2016 to date Phil Trayner

Surrey CCC Liaison2012 to date Crispin Lyden-Cowan

Rules & Playing Conditions2011 - 2016 Richard Laudy2017 Crispin Lyden-Cowan2018 to date Alexandra Anderson

Surrey Championship Vice Presidents1987 to date Jim Booth1987 - 2011 Chris Fuke1987 to date Brian Morton1987 - 2007 Fred Munro1987 to date Derek Newton2018 to date Andy Packham1987 to date Norman Parks1987 to date Raman Subba Row CBE1987 to date Charles Woodhouse CVO1997 - 2015 Roger Ames2000 to date David Franklin2004 to date John Fox2004 to date Tony Shilson2006 to date Graham Brown2009 to date Paul Bedford


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History of the Surrey Championship1968 – Formed by 17 Founder Member clubs, 1st & 2nd xI sections only: Addiscombe,

Banstead, Beddington, Cheam, dulwich, east Molesey, epsom, Guildford, Malden wanderers, Mitcham, Old emanuel, Old whitgiftians, purley, Spencer, Streatham, Sunbury and Sutton .

1972 – Increased to 19 clubs – Ashford and Honor Oak joined .1977 – 3rd xI section introduced .1980 – Increased to 22 clubs in 1st & 2nd xI sections - esher, Oatlands park and

wimbledon joined .1982 – Eve Group plc commence sponsorship of Championship .1983 – Two new balls per match introduced .1987 – Second division of 18 clubs, 1st & 2nd xI sections added, with promotion and

relegation introduced . panel of umpires installed to stand in 1st xI matches . Limitations on contracted and overseas players .

1988 – Second division sections increased to 22 clubs . 3rd xI section increased to 18 clubs .1989 – Second division of 3rd xI section introduced .1990 – 3rd xI, Second division increase in clubs . promotion and relegation introduced .1991 – SGM votes for Third division, 1st & 2nd xIs, in 1992 .1992 – 3rd xI, division 3 introduced .1993 – 3rd xI, division 1 reduced to 10 clubs playing on a home and away basis .1994 – Championship became members of League Cricket Conference .1995 – division 2 and 3, 1st & 2nd xIs, re-formed in 1996 .1996 – AGM votes to indemnify executive Committee members against legal action .1997 – SGM votes to introduce a premier division and a First division for 1st xIs, each of

10 clubs, to commence in 1999 .1998 – SGM votes to delete the word ‘amateur’ from Rule 2.

promotion and relegation with the Fuller’s Brewery Surrey County League to take effect from end of 1998 season.

1999 – SGM votes to introduce a premier division and a First division for 2nd xIs, each of 10 clubs, to commence in 2000 .

2000 – 19th and final season of sponsorship from Eve Group plc. SC website goes live.2001 – Castle lager become new sponsors of the Championship .2002 – premier division of 10 clubs for 3rd xIs commences . new website in place .2005 – Commencement of six 10-club divisions at all 1st & 2nd xI levels .2006 – Shepherd Neame become sponsors of the Championship .

Scoresheets and statistics directly onto Surrey Championship play-cricket website .2007 – 4th xI League commenced with one eastern division of 8 clubs .2008 – eCB premier 1st xIs only: half the itinerary (9 games) played as 50-over matches .2008 – 4th xI League increased to 18 clubs in two division called east and west with 9

clubs in each .2009 – registrations on play-cricket for premier and 1st division of 1st xIs .

Limited overs introduced for half the itinerary (nine games) for all 1st & 2nd xIs and premier 3rd xIs .

2009 – 4th xI increased to 24 clubs in 3 division, premier, east and west with 8 clubs in each .

2010 – 4th xI increased to 30 clubs consisting of the premier, east and west divisions to 10 clubs in each .

2011 – Ryman commenced sponsorship of the Championship .2011 – 4th xI extended to 34 clubs in 4 divisions . premier (10 clubs), Central (8 clubs),


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east (8 clubs) and west (8 clubs) .2012 – duckworth Lewis introduced into the premier and First division 1st xI 50 over

matches .2012 – 4th xI increased to 36 clubs in four divisions . premier (10 clubs), Central (8 clubs),

east (9 clubs) and west (9 clubs) .2013 – 4th xI increased to 39 clubs in four divisions . premier (10 clubs), Central (9 clubs)

east (10 clubs) and west (10 clubs) . 2013 – 3rd xI split into four divisions . premier, division 1 and division 2 each with 10

clubs playing half the itinerary (nine games) as 50-over matches . division 3 with 16 clubs to play all timed matches .

2014 – 3rd xI division 3 split into two division . This results in all 3rd xIs playing half the itinerary (nine games) as 50-over matches .

2014 – 4th xI increased to 40 clubs .2015 – 4th xI structure amended to match 3rd xI; premier, division 1, east division and

west division .2015 – All Championship divisions playing the split format; nine timed games and nine

limited-over matches .2016 – Formation of Fuller’s Brewery Surrey County League / Surrey Championship 3rd xI

regional League .2016 Travelbag commences sponsorship of the Surrey Championship .2018 The Surrey Championship celebrates its 50th birthday . 2019 AJ FOrdHAM Sports commences sponsorship of the Surrey Championship .2019 3rd xI & 4th xI structures combined into a linear league format . premier, division 1

and then divisions 2 -5 for both east and west . Ten divisions in total .


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Surrey Championship previous WInnersSEASON FIRST xI SECONd xI THIRd xI1968 Sutton Purley1969 Epsom Beddington1970 Mitcham Streatham1971 Mitcham Beddington1972 Guildford Streatham1973 Mitcham Old Whitgiftians1974 Dulwich Beddington1975 Dulwich Purley1976 Dulwich Mitcham1977 Malden Wanderers Cheam Sunbury1978 Mitcham Epsom Beddington1979 Epsom Epsom Beddington1980 East Molesey Purley Sunbury1981 Wimbledon Cheam Epsom1982 Epsom Epsom Cheam1983 Esher Epsom Cheam1984 Wimbledon Dulwich Wimbledon1985 Wimbledon Honor Oak Cheam1986 Banstead Cheam SunburyOriginal division 11987 Guildford Wimbledon Sunbury1988 Sunbury Wimbledon Sutton1989 Malden Wanderers Wimbledon Cheam1990 Cheam Cheam Sutton1991 Sutton Cheam Sunbury1992 Wimbledon Wimbledon Wimbledon1993 Esher Sutton Wimbledon1994 Spencer Spencer Wimbledon1995 Wimbledon Malden Wanderers Wimbledon1996 Esher Wimbledon Wimbledon1997 Wimbledon Banstead Wimbledon1998 Sunbury Cheam Bansteadpremier league1999 Weybridge2000 Wimbledon Wimbledon2001 Guildford Reigate Priory2002 Wimbledon Wimbledon Reigate Priory2003 Weybridge Sunbury Wimbledon2004 Weybridge Reigate Priory Spencer2005 Reigate Priory Reigate Priory Reigate Priory2006 Sutton Sunbury Wimbledon2007 Reigate Priory Weybridge Wimbledon2008 Reigate Priory Weybridge Wimbledon2009 Sutton Sutton Wimbledon2010 Reigate Priory Normandy Wimbledon2011 Wimbledon Wimbledon Reigate Priory2012 Wimbledon Wimbledon Wimbledon2013 Wimbledon Weybridge Wimbledon2014 Reigate Priory Reigate Priory Wimbledon2015 Sunbury Reigate Priory Sunbury2016 Sunbury Spencer Spencer2017 Normandy Wimbledon Spencer2018 Weybridge Wimbledon Wimbledon


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SEASON FIRST xI SECONd xI THIRd xI

Original division 21987 Limpsfield Met Police1988 Farnham Chipstead & Coulsdon1989 Cranleigh Sunbury Barclays Bank1990 Walton-on-Thames Walton-on-Thames Bank of England1991 Limpsfield Weybridge Farnham1992 Farnham Oatlands Park Chessington1993 Spencer Limpsfield Esher1994 Ashford Guildford Warlingham1995 Reigate Priory Epsom Ashford1996 Beddington Ashford Mitcham1997 Avorians Addiscombe Beddington1998 Purley Old Whitgiftians Normandy

division 11999 Wimbledon Sunbury Wimbledon2000 Malden Wanderers Malden Wanderers Wimbledon2001 Cheam Old Whitgiftians Sunbury2002 Normandy Bank of England Spencer2003 Avorians Walton-on-Thames Old Wimbledonians2004 Dulwich Spencer Normandy2005 Guildford Dulwich Esher2006 Sunbury Walton-on-Thames Old Mid Whitgiftians2007 Malden Wanderers Old Mid Whitgiftians Sutton2008 Weybridge Malden Wanderers Weybridge2009 Pyrford Spencer Guildford2010 Normandy Ashtead Beddington2011 Camberley Sutton Sutton2012 Spencer Ashtead Guildford2013 Leatherhead Sunbury Cheam2014 Normandy Leatherhead Old Rutlishians2015 Ashtead Spencer Ashtead2016 Valley End Valley End Sutton2017 Sutton Malden Wanderers Weybridge2018 Guildford Sutton Malden Wanderers

T20 SuRREY WINNERS

2006 Wimbledon2007 Old Whitgiftians2008 Ashford2009 Reigate Priory2010 Wimbledon2011 Valley End2012 Wimbledon2013 Wimbledon2014 Ashtead2015 Wimbledon2016 Sunbury2017 Wimbledon2018 Guildford


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SEASON FIRST xI SECONd xI THIRd xI

Original division 31992 Shepperton Woking & Horsell Woking & Horsell1993 Brook Old Hamptonians Dulwich1994 Old Hamptonians Normandy Shepperton1995 Camberley Old Rutlishians Egham1996 Old Mid Whitgiftians Egham Maori1997 Chessington Dorking Old Mid Whitgiftians1998 Dorking Send Purley

division 21999 Old Mid Whitgiftians Purley Sutton2000 Normandy Normandy Weybridge2001 Met Police Old Mid Whitgiftians Old Mid Whitgiftians2002 Old Emanuel Woking & Horsell Old Wimbledonians2003 Dulwich Cheam Warlingham2004 Streatham & Marlborough Leatherhead Carshalton & Croydon Gas2005 Ashtead Old Wimbledonians Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians2006 Old Mid Whitgiftians Egham Caterham2007 Brook Farnham Valley End2008 Pyrford Epsom Pyford2009 Cheam Ashtead Old Rutlishians2010 Camberley Cheam Old Emanuel2011 Dulwich East Molesey Hampton Wick Royal2012 Leatherhead Sanderstead Woking & Horsell2013 Cranleigh Spencer Old Rutlishians2014 Ashtead Old Rutlishians Normandy2015 Walton on Thames Worcester Park Worcester Park2016 Camberley Dulwich Old Whitgiftians2017 Esher Esher Battersea Ironsides2018 Walton on Thames Chertsey Guildford

division 31999 Richmond Town Old Wimbledonians Woking & Horsell2000 Dorking Old Emanuel Chessington2001 Ashtead Brook Sanderstead2002 Dulwich Leatherhead2003 Pyrford Maori Oxshott2004 Warlingham Cranleigh2005 Brook Maori Oxshott2006 Old Emanuel Cobham Avorians2007 Epsom Warlingham2008 Egham Ashtead2009 Worcester Park Old Rutlishians2010 Valley End Esher2011 Horsley & Send Valley End2012 Cranleigh Woking & Horsell2013 Epsom Old Whitgiftians2014 Old Rutlishians Esher2015 Egham Cranleigh2016 Oxted & Limpsfield Streatham & Marlborough2017 Kingstonian Chertsey2018 Old Rutlishians leatherhead


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SEASON THIRd xI EAST THIRd xI CENTRAl THIRd xI WEST

division 32013 Worcester Park*2014 Streatham & Marlborough Guildford City 2015 SinjunGrammarians Ashford2016 Epsom Ripley Battersea Ironsides2017 Cheam Esher Farnham2018 purley Old Hamptonians Chertsey

SEASON FIRST xI SECONd xI

division 42005 Worcester Park SinjunGrammarians2006 Epsom Old Emanuel2007 Leatherhead & Cobham Ashtead2008 Ashford East Molesey2009 Valley End Thames Ditton2010 Addiscombe Valley End2011 Staines & Laleham Woking & Horsell2012 Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians Oxted & Limpsfield2013 Egham Dorking2014 Oxted & Limpsfield Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians2015 Guildford City Guildford City2016 Kingstonian Chertsey2017 Churt Chessington2018 Old Hamptonians Ewell

division 52005 Wallington Ed Alleyn & Honor Oak2006 Leatherhead & Cobham East Molesey2007 Old Hamptonians Old Rutlishians2008 SinjunGrammarians Ashford2009 Addiscombe Dorking2010 Chipstead, Coulsdon & Walcountians Stoke D’Abernon2011 Old Hamptonians Maori Oxshott2012 Oxted & Limpsfield Dorking2013 Guildford City Guildford City2014 Byfleet Ripley2015 Sanderstead Battersea Ironsides2016 Churt Merstham2017 Haslemere Cobham Avorians2018 Chertsey Old Hamptonians

4th xIs pREMIER CENTRAl / dIvISION 1 EAST WEST 2008 Wimbledon Ashtead2009 Wimbledon Valley End Malden Wanderers2010 Wimbledon Sutton Woking & Horsell2011 Dulwich Cheam Streatham & Marlborough Normandy 2012 Dulwich Epsom Reigate Priory Guildford2013 Wimbledon Oxted & Limpsfield SinjunGrammarians Hampton Wick Royal 2014 Dulwich Banstead Streatham & Marlborough Normandy2015 Wimbledon Old Rutlishians** Ashtead Walton on Thames2016 Spencer Oxted & Limpsfield Battersea Ironsides Chertsey2017 Wimbledon Old Rutlishians Sutton East Molesey2018 dulwich Spencer Sanderstead Kingstonian

* The 3rd XI Division 3 was first re-introduced in the 2013 season and split regionally from the 2014 season.

** The 4th XI structure was amended in 2015 to match the 3rd XI; Premier, Division 1, East Division and West Division.


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SuRREY CHAMpIONSHIp FIxTuRES 2019Surrey Championship - 1st xI Fixtures for 2019

The first four and the final five matches (blue) are limited overs matches. The middle nine are timed matches (red).

ECB premier: 1st xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:30 11:30ATD Ashtead RPY SUT WIM BAN EER SBY WEY EMY GUIBAN Banstead GUI SBY WEY WIM EMY RPY SUT ATD EEREMY East Molesey EER RPY SUT ATD WIM GUI SBY WEY BANEER Esher WIM GUI SBY WEY BAN EMY RPY SUT ATDGUI Guildford EMY WIM RPY SUT ATD BAN EER SBY WEYRPY Reigate Priory BAN EER SBY WEY ATD EMY GUI WIM SUTSBY Sunbury ATD EMY GUI SUT WEY BAN EER RPY WIMSUT Sutton WEY BAN EER RPY WIM ATD EMY GUI SBYWEY Weybridge SBY ATD EMY GUI SUT WIM BAN EER RPYWIM Wimbledon SUT WEY RPY SBY EER GUI ATD BAN EMY

division 1: 1st xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:30 11:30BED Beddington MWS CRA WOT CAM SCR NOR VAL CSS LHCCAM Camberley LHC NOR VAL WOT CSS MWS CRA BED SCRCSS Chessington SCR MWS CRA BED WOT LHC NOR VAL CAMCRA Cranleigh VAL CAM SCR MWS WOT BED CSS LHC NORLHC Leatherhead CSS WOT MWS CRA BED CAM SCR NOR VALMWS Malden Wand CAM SCR NOR VAL BED CSS LHC WOT CRANOR Normandy BED CSS LHC CRA VAL CAM SCR MWS WOTSCR Spencer WOT LHC NOR VAL CAM CSS MWS CRA BEDVAL Valley End NOR BED CSS LHC CRA WOT CAM SCR MWSWOT Walton on Thames CRA VAL MWS NOR SCR LHC BED CAM CSS

division 2: 1st xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:30 11:30BOE Bank of England SDS FAR DKG CCW OXL SKD WPK ORS DULCCW Chipstead C & W DUL SKD WPK DKG ORS SDS FAR BOE OXLDKG Dorking FAR WPK SDS SKD OXL DUL BOE CCW ORSDUL Dulwich ORS DKG SDS FAR BOE CCW OXL SKD WPKFAR Farnham WPK CCW OXL SDS DKG BOE ORS DUL SKDORS Old Rutlishians OXL SDS FAR BOE DKG DUL SKD WPK CCWOXL Oxted & Limps DKG DUL SKD WPK CCW ORS SDS FAR BOESDS Sanderstead CCW OXL SKD WPK BOE ORS DUL DKG FARSKD Stoke D'Abernon BOE ORS DUL FAR WPK CCW OXL SDS DKGWPK Worcester Park SKD BOE ORS DUL FAR DKG CCW OXL SDS

division 3: 1st xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:30 11:30ACB Addiscombe WHO PUR HTN KSN WGY STL SHM EPS WNSEPS Epsom WGY WHO PUR ACB HTN WNS STL SHM KSNKSN Kingstonian WNS STL SHM HTN EPS WHO PUR ACB WGYHTN Old Hamptonians PUR SHM WHO STL WGY WNS ACB KSN EPSWGY Old Whitgiftians HTN WNS STL SHM KSN EPS WHO PUR ACBWNS Old Wimbledon EPS HTN WHO PUR ACB KSN WGY STL SHMPUR Purley SHM KSN WGY WHO HTN ACB EPS WNS STLSTL Staines & Lal ACB EPS WNS PUR SHM KSN WGY WHO HTNSHM Streatham & M STL ACB EPS WNS PUR HTN KSN WGY WHOWHO Woking & Horsell KSN WGY STL SHM ACB EPS WNS HTN PUR


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Surrey Championship - 1st xI Fixtures for 2019 (Continued)The first four and the final five matches (blue) are limited overs matches. The middle nine are timed matches (red).division 4: 1st xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09

Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 11:30 11:30CRT Churt MAI HWR TMW CTY AVN ASH OPL CHE HASCTY Chertsey HAS ASH OPL TMW CHE MAI HWR CRT AVNCHE Cheam AVN MAI HWR CRT TMW HAS ASH OPL CTYAVN Cobham Avorians TMW HAS ASH OPL CTY CHE MAI HWR CRTHAS Haslemere CHE TMW MAI HWR CRT CTY AVN ASH OPLMAI Maori Oxshott CTY AVN ASH OPL CRT CHE HAS TMW HWRASH Ashford CRT CHE HAS HWR OPL CTY AVN MAI TMWHWR HamptonWickR OPL CTY AVN MAI TMW CRT CHE HAS ASHOPL Old Pauline ASH CRT CHE HAS HWR TMW CTY AVN MAITMW Trinity Mid Whit HWR OPL MAI ASH AVN HAS CRT CTY CHE

division 5: 1st xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00ALY Alleyn MER SIG WBV BYF HSD EGH OEM HAH KEMBYF Byfleet Saturday KEM EGH OEM WBV HAH MER SIG ALY HSDHAH Hampton Hill HSD MER SIG ALY WBV KEM EGH OEM BYFHSD Horsley & Send WBV KEM EGH OEM BYF HAH MER SIG ALYKEM Kempton HAH WBV MER SIG ALY BYF HSD EGH OEMMER Merstham BYF HSD EGH OEM ALY HAH KEM WBV SIGEGH Egham ALY HAH KEM SIG OEM BYF HSD MER WBVSIG SinjunGramma OEM BYF HSD MER WBV ALY HAH KEM EGHOEM Old Emanuel EGH ALY HAH KEM SIG WBV BYF HSD MERWBV Weybridge Van SIG OEM MER EGH HSD KEM ALY BYF HAH


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Surrey Championship – 2nd xI Fixtures for 2019The first four and the final five matches (blue) are limited overs matches. The middle nine are timed matches (red).premier: 2nd xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09

Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00RPY Reigate Priory ATD EMY GUI SBY WEY BAN SCR SUT WIMSBY Sunbury WIM BAN SCR GUI SUT ATD EMY RPY WEYSUT Sutton WEY ATD EMY RPY GUI WIM BAN SCR SBYWEY Weybridge GUI WIM BAN SCR SBY SUT ATD EMY RPYWIM Wimbledon SUT GUI ATD EMY RPY SBY WEY BAN SCRATD Ashtead SBY WEY BAN SCR RPY SUT WIM GUI EMYBAN Banstead RPY SUT WIM EMY SCR SBY WEY ATD GUIEMY East Molesey SCR SBY WEY ATD GUI RPY SUT WIM BANSCR Spencer BAN RPY SUT WIM EMY GUI SBY WEY ATDGUI Guildford EMY SCR ATD BAN WEY WIM RPY SBY SUT

division 1: 2nd xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00MWS Malden Wand BED ORS DUL NOR VAL CTY EER FAR DKGNOR Normandy DKG CTY EER DUL FAR BED ORS MWS VALFAR Farnham VAL BED ORS MWS DUL DKG CTY EER NORVAL Valley End DUL DKG CTY EER NOR FAR BED ORS MWSDKG Dorking FAR DUL BED ORS MWS NOR VAL CTY EERBED Beddington NOR VAL CTY EER MWS FAR DKG DUL ORSCTY Chertsey MWS FAR DKG ORS EER NOR VAL BED DULORS Old Rutlishians EER NOR VAL BED DUL MWS FAR DKG CTYEER Esher CTY MWS FAR DKG ORS DUL NOR VAL BEDDUL Dulwich ORS EER BED CTY VAL DKG MWS NOR FAR

division 2: 2nd xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00WHO Woking & Horsell BOE EPS LHC ASH WPK CCW WGY CRA WOTASH Ashford WOT CCW WGY LHC CRA BOE EPS WHO WPKCRA Cranleigh WPK BOE EPS WHO LHC WOT CCW WGY ASHWPK Worcester Park LHC WOT CCW WGY ASH CRA BOE EPS WHOWOT Walton on Thames CRA LHC BOE EPS WHO ASH WPK CCW WGYBOE Bank of England ASH WPK CCW WGY WHO CRA WOT LHC EPSCCW Chipstead C & W WHO CRA WOT EPS WGY ASH WPK BOE LHCEPS Epsom WGY ASH WPK BOE LHC WHO CRA WOT CCWWGY Old Whitgiftians CCW WHO CRA WOT EPS LHC ASH WPK BOELHC Leatherhead EPS WGY BOE CCW WPK WOT WHO ASH CRA

division 3: 2nd xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00SDS Sanderstead EWL CSS WNS EGH SHM CAM OXL HWR TMWEGH Egham TMW CAM OXL WNS HWR EWL CSS SDS SHMHWR HamptonWickR SHM EWL CSS SDS WNS TMW CAM OXL EGHSHM StreathamMar WNS TMW CAM OXL EGH HWR EWL CSS SDSTMW Trin MidWhit HWR WNS EWL CSS SDS EGH SHM CAM OXLEWL Ewell EGH SHM CAM OXL SDS HWR TMW WNS CSSCAM Camberley SDS HWR TMW CSS OXL EGH SHM EWL WNSCSS Chessington OXL EGH SHM EWL WNS SDS HWR TMW CAMOXL Oxted&Limpsf CAM SDS HWR TMW CSS WNS EGH SHM EWLWNS O.Wimbledons CSS OXL EWL CAM SHM TMW SDS EGH HWR


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Surrey Championship – 2nd xI Fixtures for 2019 (Continued)The first four and the final five matches (blue) are limited overs matches. The middle nine are timed matches (red).division 4: 2nd xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09

Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00MER Merstham ACB CHE KEM SKD OEM KSN RIP PUR HTNSKD Stoke D'Abernon HTN KSN RIP KEM PUR ACB CHE MER OEMPUR Purley OEM ACB CHE MER KEM HTN KSN RIP SKDOEM Old Emanuel KEM HTN KSN RIP SKD PUR ACB CHE MERHTN Old Hamptonians PUR KEM ACB CHE MER SKD OEM KSN RIPACB Addiscombe SKD OEM KSN RIP MER PUR HTN KEM CHEKSN Kingstonian MER PUR HTN CHE RIP SKD OEM ACB KEMCHE Cheam RIP SKD OEM ACB KEM MER PUR HTN KSNRIP Ripley KSN MER PUR HTN CHE KEM SKD OEM ACBKEM Kempton CHE RIP ACB KSN OEM HTN MER SKD PUR

division 5: 2nd xI 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00MAI Maori Oxshott ALY HAH TDN BTI OPL MIT AVN SIG MRWBTI Battersea I. MRW MIT AVN TDN SIG ALY HAH MAI OPLSIG SinjunGramma OPL ALY HAH MAI TDN MRW MIT AVN BTIOPL Old Pauline TDN MRW MIT AVN BTI SIG ALY HAH MAIMRW Merrow SIG TDN ALY HAH MAI BTI OPL MIT AVNALY Alleyn BTI OPL MIT AVN MAI SIG MRW TDN HAHMIT Mitcham MAI SIG MRW HAH AVN BTI OPL ALY TDNHAH Hampton Hill AVN BTI OPL ALY TDN MAI SIG MRW MITAVN Cobham Avorians MIT MAI SIG MRW HAH TDN BTI OPL ALYTDN Thames Ditton HAH AVN ALY MIT OPL MRW MAI BTI SIG


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Surrey Championship – 3rd xI / 4th xI Fixtures for 2019For Premier Division and DIvision 1, the first four and the final five matches (blue) are limited overs matches.

The middle nine matches are timed matches (red) .

For the regionalised divisions, all matches are limited overs matches .

premier 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00ATD Ashtead SCR WOT WIM BAN MWS SBY WEY DUL RPYBAN Banstead RPY SBY WEY WIM DUL SCR WOT ATD MWSDUL Dulwich MWS SCR WOT ATD WIM RPY SBY WEY BANMWS Malden Wand WIM RPY SBY WEY BAN DUL SCR WOT ATDRPY Reigate Priory DUL WIM SCR WOT ATD BAN MWS SBY WEYSCR Spencer BAN MWS SBY WEY ATD DUL RPY WIM WOTSBY Sunbury ATD DUL RPY WOT WEY BAN MWS SCR WIMWOT Walton on Thames WEY BAN MWS SCR WIM ATD DUL RPY SBYWEY Weybridge SBY ATD DUL RPY WOT WIM BAN MWS SCRWIM Wimbledon WOT WEY SCR SBY MWS RPY ATD BAN DUL

division 1 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00BTI Battersea Iron NOR SHM SUT BED GUI WGY ORS EMY HWRBED Beddington HWR WGY ORS SUT EMY NOR SHM BTI GUIEMY East Molesey GUI NOR SHM BTI SUT HWR WGY ORS BEDGUI Guildford SUT HWR WGY ORS BED EMY NOR SHM BTIHWR HamptonWickR EMY SUT NOR SHM BTI BED GUI WGY ORSNOR Normandy BED GUI WGY ORS BTI EMY HWR SUT SHMWGY Old Whitgiftians BTI EMY HWR SHM ORS BED GUI NOR SUTSHM StreathamMar ORS BED GUI NOR SUT BTI EMY HWR WGYORS Old Rutlishians WGY BTI EMY HWR SHM SUT BED GUI NORSUT Sutton SHM ORS NOR WGY GUI HWR BTI BED EMY

division 2: East 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00CCW Chipstead C & W TMW DKG SDS CHE SIG OXL PUR WPK WNSCHE Cheam WNS OXL PUR SDS WPK TMW DKG CCW SIGWPK Worcester Park SIG TMW DKG CCW SDS WNS OXL PUR CHESIG SinjunGramma SDS WNS OXL PUR CHE WPK TMW DKG CCWWNS O. Wimbledons WPK SDS TMW DKG CCW CHE SIG OXL PURTMW Trin MidWhit CHE SIG OXL PUR CCW WPK WNS SDS DKGOXL Oxted&Limpsf CCW WPK WNS DKG PUR CHE SIG TMW SDSDKG Dorking PUR CHE SIG TMW SDS CCW WPK WNS OXLPUR Purley OXL CCW WPK WNS DKG SDS CHE SIG TMWSDS Sanderstead DKG PUR TMW OXL SIG WNS CCW CHE WPK

division 2: West 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00CAM Camberley FAR STL WHO ASH CTY HTN VAL EGH EERASH Ashford EER HTN VAL WHO EGH FAR STL CAM CTYEGH Egham CTY FAR STL CAM WHO EER HTN VAL ASHCTY Chertsey WHO EER HTN VAL ASH EGH FAR STL CAMEER Esher EGH WHO FAR STL CAM ASH CTY HTN VALFAR Farnham ASH CTY HTN VAL CAM EGH EER WHO STLHTN Old Hamptonians CAM EGH EER STL VAL ASH CTY FAR WHOSTL Staines&Lale VAL ASH CTY FAR WHO CAM EGH EER HTNVAL Valley End HTN CAM EGH EER STL WHO ASH CTY FARWHO Woking & Horsell STL VAL FAR HTN CTY EER CAM ASH EGH


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Surrey Championship – 3rd xI / 4th xI Fixtures for 2019 (Continued)For the regionalised divisions, all matches are limited overs matches .

division 3: East 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00ACB Addiscombe MIT DUL WOO EPS MER BAN OEM EWL WIMEPS Epsom WIM BAN OEM WOO EWL MIT DUL ACB MEREWL Ewell MER MIT DUL ACB WOO WIM BAN OEM EPSMER Merstham WOO WIM BAN OEM EPS EWL MIT DUL ACBWIM Wimbledon EWL WOO MIT DUL ACB EPS MER BAN OEMMIT Mitcham EPS MER BAN OEM ACB EWL WIM WOO DULBAN Banstead ACB EWL WIM DUL OEM EPS MER MIT WOODUL Dulwich OEM EPS MER MIT WOO ACB EWL WIM BANOEM Old Emanuel BAN ACB EWL WIM DUL WOO EPS MER MITWOO Woodmansterne DUL OEM MIT BAN MER WIM ACB EPS EWL

division 3: West 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00

TDN Thames Ditton KEM TTN HAH BYF RIP SPO WHV CSS KSNBYF Byfleet Saturday KSN SPO WHV HAH CSS KEM TTN TDN RIPCSS Chessington RIP KEM TTN TDN HAH KSN SPO WHV BYFRIP Ripley HAH KSN SPO WHV BYF CSS KEM TTN TDNKSN Kingstonian CSS HAH KEM TTN TDN BYF RIP SPO WHVKEM Kempton BYF RIP SPO WHV TDN CSS KSN HAH TTNSPO Shepperton TDN CSS KSN TTN WHV BYF RIP KEM HAHTTN Teddington Town WHV BYF RIP KEM HAH TDN CSS KSN SPOWHV Whiteley Village SPO TDN CSS KSN TTN HAH BYF RIP KEMHAH Hampton Hill TTN WHV KEM SPO RIP KSN TDN BYF CSS

division 4: East 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00SCR Spencer BTI WLL RPY OXL PUR BED SIG SHM SDSOXL Oxted&Limpsf SDS BED SIG RPY SHM BTI WLL SCR PURSHM StreathamMar PUR BTI WLL SCR RPY SDS BED SIG OXLPUR Purley RPY SDS BED SIG OXL SHM BTI WLL SCRSDS Sanderstead SHM RPY BTI WLL SCR OXL PUR BED SIGBTI Battersea I. OXL PUR BED SIG SCR SHM SDS RPY WLLBED Beddington SCR SHM SDS WLL SIG OXL PUR BTI RPYWLL Wallington SIG OXL PUR BTI RPY SCR SHM SDS BEDSIG SinjunGramma BED SCR SHM SDS WLL RPY OXL PUR BTIRPY Reigate Priory WLL SIG BTI BED PUR SDS SCR OXL SHM

division 3: West 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00NOR Normandy ATD EMY KSN SBY ORS AVN CTY WBV WHOSBY Sunbury WHO AVN CTY KSN WBV ATD EMY NOR ORSWBV Weybridge Van ORS ATD EMY NOR KSN WHO AVN CTY SBYORS Old Rutlishians KSN WHO AVN CTY SBY WBV ATD EMY NORWHO Woking & Horsell WBV KSN ATD EMY NOR SBY ORS AVN CTYATD Ashtead SBY ORS AVN CTY NOR WBV WHO KSN EMYAVN Cobham Avorians NOR WBV WHO EMY CTY SBY ORS ATD KSNEMY East Molesey CTY SBY ORS ATD KSN NOR WBV WHO AVNCTY Chertsey AVN NOR WBV WHO EMY KSN SBY ORS ATDKSN Kingstonian EMY CTY ATD AVN ORS WHO NOR SBY WBV


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Surrey Championship – 3rd xI / 4th xI Fixtures for 2019 (Continued)For the regionalised divisions, all matches are limited overs matches .

division 5: East 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00TMW Trin MidWhit ACB BYE WNS BED WIM CHE MER DKG EMYBED Beddington EMY CHE MER WNS DKG ACB BYE TMW WIMDKG Dorking WIM ACB BYE TMW WNS EMY CHE MER BEDWIM Wimbledon WNS EMY CHE MER BED DKG ACB BYE TMWEMY East Molesey DKG WNS ACB BYE TMW BED WIM CHE MERACB Addiscombe BED WIM CHE MER TMW DKG EMY WNS BYECHE Cheam TMW DKG EMY BYE MER BED WIM ACB WNSBYE BYE MER BED WIM ACB WNS TMW DKG EMY CHEMER Merstham CHE TMW DKG EMY BYE WNS BED WIM ACBWNS O. Wimbledons BYE MER ACB CHE WIM EMY TMW BED DKG

division 5: West 11/05 18/05 25/05 01/06 08/06 15/06 22/06 29/06 06/07 13/07 20/07 27/07 03/08 10/08 17/08 24/08 31/08 07/09Start Time 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 13:00 12:00 12:00KEM Kempton TDN EGH HWR WOT VAL ASH MWS STL WEYWOT Walton on Thames WEY ASH MWS HWR STL TDN EGH KEM VALSTL Staines&Lale VAL TDN EGH KEM HWR WEY ASH MWS WOTVAL Valley End HWR WEY ASH MWS WOT STL TDN EGH KEMWEY Weybridge STL HWR TDN EGH KEM WOT VAL ASH MWSTDN Thames Ditton WOT VAL ASH MWS KEM STL WEY HWR EGHASH Ashford KEM STL WEY EGH MWS WOT VAL TDN HWREGH Egham MWS WOT VAL TDN HWR KEM STL WEY ASHMWS Malden Wand ASH KEM STL WEY EGH HWR WOT VAL TDNHWR HamptonWickR EGH MWS TDN ASH VAL WEY KEM WOT STL

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