And We are off ……
The 2026 season kicked off with two friendlies this weekend
A mix of 1s and 2s players played Borstal CC while the 3rd XI played Kings Hill 5th XI
The game against Borstal saw Bapchild bat first scoring 190 for 7 off the allotted 40 overs. Tom Carey scoring 60 with everyone else chipping in with 10s and 20s.
After tea Borstal started steadily but two early wickets from Ethan Collier and was supported well by Haris Khan. Each bowler was allocated 5 overs and the team used 8 bowlers in total. Tyler Wassell picked up a double wicket maiden and Ben Wiebe-Williams took a great catch running in from the boundary as Borstal was bowled out for 140 in the 32nd over.
The 3rd XI batted first and scored 177 for 4. Rob Kennett opened with 34, debutant Simon Rose 19, Chris Wood 22no and Toby Heather 16no all added to the score however top score was extras with 66. Henry Louden (1 for 7) and debutant Toby Cleaver (2 for 14) both bowled well as did Jay Sharma (3 for 7). Josh Rose playing his first senior game took 2 for 12 and won Player of the Day as Kinshill was bowled out for 48.
Both games were played in great spirit by all four teams making the first weekend of cricket for the 2026 season very enjoyable
The League season starts next week for the 3rd XI and Sunday XI
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