T20 victory at Claygate

T20 Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 159 for 4 (20 overs)
Claygate 146 for 8 (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 13 runs

Stoke and Claygate played out their annual T20 match in glorious early & late evening sunshine at the Claygate Rec.

Pre-match negotiations led to Stoke batting first, (in accordance with the laws of the game to constitute a match there was a toss, and avid followers of our site can assume who lost it), and Adrian Taylor and Dom Morley took strike. Read more

Alan Wiseman remembers early Ali Mac innings

Stoke Life Member Alan Wiseman has written to SDCC with a story about our all-time leading run-scorer…

While reading the Dorking Advertiser article on Alistair, I recalled one of his first ever innings for Stoke.

I was Captain of the Second XI at Leatherhead. I’d opened and was going at my usual very conservative rate when a clutch of wickets fell and I thought we might be in danger of throwing the game away. In walked this youngster to whom I had briefly been introduced in the changing rooms. Read more

Under 9 Festival win for the Girls

Great news of more silverware supplied by Jon Elworthy…

On a beautiful sunny day at Horsley & Send the Stoke Molesey girls played their first ever tournament and came home as winners.

The first match was against Ashtead which we lost by one run. This was due to the extra runs we gave away through bowling wides and no balls. The scores were Stoke Molesey 252 for 2, against Ashtead’s 253 for 2. The girls realised that they needed to bowl better and asked for some bowling practice before the next game. The practice worked and the bowling against Spencer Lions was much more accurate and the scores for this match were 305 for 2 against 264 for 2 for the Lions. Read more

Sunday XI suffer Carr crash against Old Ashfordians

Sunday Friendly
Old Ashfordians 207 for 9 declared (44 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 192 all out (35.2 overs)
Old Ashfordians won by 15 runs

Stoke and Old Ashfordians played out another good spirited encounter. The pattern of the match was very similar to the first meeting between the sides last year. (http://oldashfordians.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11465805) Read more

Academy pay the price at Valley End

Surrey Trust League
Stoke D’Abernon 181 all out (34.5 overs)
Valley End 183 for 7 (39 overs)
Valley End won by 3 wickets

Stoke’s Academy paid the price for not batting their overs and lost their unbeaten record at Valley End.

James Trower cracked an even 50; but only James Corbishley, (25), and a typical cleanly struck 31 from Michael Dolman were the only other scores of note as Stoke were shot out for 181 in just 34.5 overs. Read more