2nd XI win at Chessington

Surrey Championship Division 4 – 2nd XI Competition
Chessington 2nd XI 158 for 8 (55 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 159 for 6 (43.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI won by 4 wickets

Stoke 2s recorded a confidence boosting win on Saturday at Chessington to take them above their opponents in the league table. Stand in skipper Pagie oversaw another lost toss, but this time we were asked to field first. Read more

T20 defeat but experience gained and revenue raised

2nd August 2012
T20 Friendly
Cobham Avorians 143 all out (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 74 all out (17 overs)
Cobham Avorians won by 69 runs

A second T20 match in the space of 48 hours for Stoke ended in defeat, but decent bar takings and a chance for the 1st XI squad to wind down with some cricket to watch after their training session more than justified the effort to get the game on. Read more

Victory at Claygate

Claygate Cricket Week
Stoke D’Abernon 256 for 9 dec (47.5 overs)
Claygate 125 all out (24.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 131 runs

Half centuries for Nick Lo and Dan Douthwaite, and a three wicket burst after tea from Alex Bond proved to be the difference as Stoke avenged last season’s defeat to Claygate in emphatic style. Read more

Two narrow wins for the Under 10s

Good news from the Under 10s sent in by Johnny Lawes…

Friday 20th July 2012
West Surrey Youth Cricket League – Gladys Chitty League
Stoke D’Abernon 278
Byfleet Under 266

A first victory for the Stoke D’Abernon Under 10B team, and the funny thing was that Byfleet A were probably the best team we have played. The improvement in our batting was a revelation. While in our last game we had lost 15 wickets, this game we lost just one in our 20 overs, (14 x 4 = 56 runs difference!) Read more