| Match Report: | Hornchurch Athletic 228 for 1wkt in 36.2 overs BEAT Aythorpe Roding 226 for 8 wkts in 40 overs by 9 wkts.
Aythorpe Roding travelled to Hornchurch in a friendly on Saturday and lost by 9 wkts. Aythorpe Roding batting first scored 226 for 8 wkts in 40 overs, with six batsmen getting good scores led by Joe Apperley scoring 75, Neil Cullerton turning back the years hit 63, openers Tom Wharton 21 and Paul Gravatt 21, Steve Chambers 13, Graham Milbank 14. Hutchinson claimed 3 for 24 in 8 overs, Henegan 3 for 51 in 7 overs and one wkt each for Marshall and Crane bowled well for Hornchurch. Aythorpe Roding played Hornchurch in the Covid Cup Competition a few weeks back and they got opening bat S.Klein out for 10, but this time he batted all 37 overs scoring 143 not out ( 1x6 ) ( 23 x 4 ) his opening partner Porter hit 54 runs this pair put on 186 runs for the first wkt, Browne hit 23 not out. Joe Apperley claimed the only wkt to fall 1 for 29 in 4 overs.14 year old Olivia Gravatt put in another good spell with 0 for 21 in 5.2 overs and 12 year old James Chambers, on his senior debut, 0 for 8 in 2 overs, should have had a wicket only his Dad Steve dropped the catch - no change there then! Hornchurch reaching their target of 228 for 1wkt in 36.2 overs winning by 9 wkts. |