Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 282 for 6 (50 overs)
Ashford 2nd XI 139 all out (39.1 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd won by 143 runs
Stoke’s 2nd XI hauled themselves out of the relegation places with a big win over Ashford at the Rec; Stoke perhaps fortunate to catch Ashford in a week of poor availability for the second time this season, (the visitors started with nine in the field and only ten played), but this was still a clinical display.
Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI competition
Woking & Horsell 2nd XI 266 for 8 (50 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 93 all out (31.3 overs)
Woking & Horsell won by 173 runs
Stoke’s second string showed a return to some old bad habits and fell to a heavy defeat at Woking & Horsell.
Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 156 all out (48.5 overs)
Camberley 2nd XI 145 all out (42 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI won by 11 runs
Stoke’s 2nd XI were staring virtual relegation in the face with ten overs of this match to go, but staged a remarkable and courageous late effort to keep themselves alive at picturesque Camberley.
With all the celebrations at Stoke and in Coventry at the weekend, there was a slight delay in catching up with the admin, press reporting, records maintenance, etc. Time to catch up…
The match-winning unbroken partnership of 80 between James Corbishley and Matt Gottschalk against Godalming was a club record in the Surrey Championship, beating the one set in 2009 when Andy Page and Will Frost put on 77 against Wallington in May of that year. (http://sdacc.play-cricket.com/view_results_details?id=10815997)
Sunday 6th July 2014
Old Ashfordians 170 for 7 declared (44 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 172 for 7 (32.2 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won 3 wickets
Stoke’s Sunday XI continued their winning run with a successful run chase at the Rec. Firstly some massive votes of thanks : to Jo Patrick for sorting a tea a late notice after some late selection changes across the two Sunday sides; to Andy Page for running the game, and to Will Thomson for sourcing two last minute call-ups to complete the side and save Chris Finch, (who forgot it was his birthday when he gave his availability), a long trip to Stoke.
Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI competition
Esher 2nd XI 170 for 9 (50 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 107 all out (43.2 overs)
Esher 2nd XI won by 63 runs
Stoke’s second string held the upper hand for the first third of this contest, but ended up well-beaten by league leaders Esher who for the second week running owed a debt of gratitude to their tailenders.
Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI Competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 121 all out (36.5 overs)
Pyrford 2nd XI 122 for 3 (35.4 overs)
Pyrford 2nd XI won by 7 wickets
Stoke’s 2nd XI were left to rue another batting mis-fire as they crashed to a seven wicket defeat at Pyrford.
Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI Competition
Oxted & Limpsfield 2nd XI 185 for 9 (50 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 76 all out (27.2 overs)
Oxted & Limpsfield 2nd XI won by 93 runs after Stoke were set a revised target of 170 from 46 overs
Sunday 4th May 2014
Old Ashfordians 109 for 9 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 110 for 5
Stoke D’Abernon won by 5 wickets
Stoke’s Sunday XI made it two wins out of two with a far from routine run chase at the Rec.
Thanks to Old Ashfordians for stepping in after the original opposition scratched. Despite missing a few of their regulars they chose to bat on the slow, low pitch used the previous day.
Surrey Championship Division 4 – 2nd XI competition
Chessington 2nd XI 208 all out (46.3 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 141 all out (42.3 overs)
Chessington 2nd XI won by 67 runs
Stoke’s 2nd XI ended their League campaign with defeat at Chessington, a minor blip in an otherwise memorable season.
