Category Archives: Match Report 1st XI

Defeats for all League sides

Saturday 26th August 2023

A tough day for Stoke’s league sides…

1st XI
Surrey Championship Division 2
Stoke D’Abernon 47 all out (19 overs)
Worcester Park 48 for 2 (10 overs)
Worcester Park won by 8 wickets

Needing a win to boost their chances of survival Worcester Park made short work of a Stoke side who registered their lowest ever total in the Surrey Championship; only Oliver Trower, (20 not out), making it to double figures after Stoke were inserted. Read more

Defeats for all League XIs

Saturday 12th August 2023
A day that started with cautious optimism where winning the remaining games could result in one or more promotions ended up being a bit of a damp squib as all three league sides fell to defeat, and whilst mathematically things are still on for all prospects now look unlikely on all three fronts. Read more

1st XI secure Winning Draw at Farnham

Saturday 29th July 2023
Surrey Championship Division 2
Farnham 216 for 6 (51 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 200 for 8 (43 overs)
Match Drawn – ‘Winning Draw’ to Stoke D’Abernon

Stoke returned to the scene of their 2019 promotion and returned home this time with a winning draw and still more than a decent chance of repeating that feat. Read more

Triple Abandonment for the League sides (17.4 overs total)

Saturday 22nd July 2023
Surrey Championship Division 2
Dorking 37 for 2 (12 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon
Match Abandoned

Stoke won the toss and the early overs with Nick Scott taking the wickets of Overseas Zoysa leg before with his second ball and then fellow opener Edwards courtesy of a juggled catch in the cordon by Will Frost to make it 2 for 2 with his eighth. Read more

1st XI lose by 2 and give up 2nd spot

Saturday 15th July 2023
Surrey Championship Division 2
Bank of England 121 all out (49.3 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 119 all out (35 overs)
Bank of England won by 2 runs

In a match bearing remarkable similarities to the fixture between the two sides in 2019, (https://sdacc.play-cricket.com/website/results/3754192), Stoke did the necessary in the field with Nick Scott leading the way with his first League five wicket haul; Will Frost taking 3 for 41; and Roddy Kelso and Ben Choy taking a wicket each. Ian Hopton bowled economical overs and took two catches, Frost Jnr held one off how own bowling and Tom Frost added a catching and a stumping to his Club record dismissals count. Read more

1st XI Protect their place in the Promotion Places

Saturday 8th July 2023
Surrey Championship Division 2
Oxted & Limpsfield 210 for 8 (42 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 104 for 7 (32 overs)
Match Drawn – ‘Winning Draw’ to Oxted & Limpsfield

For the second week running Stoke were involved in a 1st v 2nd match up. They didn’t accrue a massive points total for their efforts but stayed in the top two places by securing a draw. Read more

1st XI Take Over at the Top

Saturday 1st July 2023
Surrey Championship Division 2
Stoke D’Abernon 226 all out (47.2 overs)
Old Hamptonians 85 all out (37.2 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 141 runs

A potentially pivotal result in the context as the season as Stoke welcomed top of the table Old Hamptonians to The Rec, sent them packing big time and took over top spot. Read more

1st XI climb the table with Victory at Worcester Park

Saturday 24th June 2023
Surrey Championship Division 2
Worcester Park 175 all out (54.1 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 174 for 4 (40.1 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 6 wickets

After two winning draws Stoke’s 1st XI made sure that the next positive result in a match went in their favour to construct an unbeaten run, and they scored an efficient put in & chase win at Worcester Park to move joint second in the table. Read more