Tag Archives: Billy Newman

2nd XI win big again

Saturday 17th July 2021
Surrey Championship Division 5 – 2nd XI competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 269 for 5 declared (47 overs)
Battersea Ironsides 2nd XI 88 all out (29.2 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI won by 181 runs

The captain may have been indulging in some R&R this weekend but his well-oiled machine scored another big victory to maintain pursuit of top spot. Read more

2nd XI make short work of Alleyn

Saturday 10th July 2021
Surrey Championship Division 5 – 2nd XI competition
Alleyn 2nd XI 62 all out (24 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 64 for 1 (12.5 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI won by 9 wickets

Stoke’s second string made a quick kill of lowly Alleyn to close the gap on leaders Hampton Hill who were unable to force a result in their match. Read more

2nd XI come up short in Tooting

Saturday 12th June 2021
Surrey Championship Division 5 – 2nd XI competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 121 all out (34.4 overs)
Sinjungrammarians 2nd XI 122 for 2 (23.4 overs)
Sinjungrammarians 2nd XI won by 8 wickets

A tough day for the 2s as their much changed side was unable to negotiate the challenges that this fixture always presents. Read more

Pagie 50 but strong Leatherhead 2s beat the 2nd XI

Saturday 30th June 2018
Travelbag Surrey Championship Division 3 – 2nd XI Competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 194 all out (53.2 overs)
Leatherhead 2nd XI 197 for 4 (41.4 overs)
Leatherhead 2nd XI won by 6 wickets

A strong Leatherhead 2nd XI came up against a Stoke side that picked itself as the availability curse came back with a vengeance. Read more

League Dinner

Yesterday evening Stokers were out in force at The Oval for the 49th Surrey Championship Annual Dinner.

Sat at one table, (pictured), were Toby Tarrant, (who doubled up as our other table’s wine waiter for part of the evening – see below), Will Frost, Dan Gluckman, Charlie Hill, James Trower, James Whitmarsh, Jack Raimondo and Will Gudgeon. Will also brought along a newbie for next year in the form of his mate Kane. It was great to see Billy Newman there too who we hope to see back on the field next season. Read more

Surrey Championship T20 Entry Confirmed

Part of the League Rep’s job is to make sure we’re entered for the Surrey Championship T20 competition. Surrey are one of the participating counties in this national tournament that, if the county winners are successful, they go into the regional rounds leading to a possible finals day at a First Class County Ground televised on Sky Sports. Last year our friends and neighbours from Ashtead made it to the final; John Vaughan-Davies, (Stoke groundsman who has also played the odd game for us to show us how well our square plays!), scooped the man-of-the-match award in the semi-final. Read more

2nd XI fall just short in big run chase at Ripley

Saturday 8th August 2015
Surrey Championship Division 4 – 2nd XI Competition
Ripley 2nd XI 314 all out (50 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 282 for 8 (50 overs)
Ripley 2nd XI won by 32 runs

Stoke’s 2nd XI registered their highest score of the season in a gallant run chase that ended 32 runs short on a belter of a pitch at Ripley. Read more

Winning Draw for the 1st XI – Still Top

Saturday 27th June 2015
Surrey Championship Division 5
Battersea Ironsides 263 for 7 declared (53.5)
Stoke D’Abernon 246 for 6 (47 overs)
Winning Draw to Stoke D’Abernon

Stoke’s 1st XI had a difficult day in the field but a bold run chase resulted in a winning draw to maintain top spot in the table. Read more

1st XI win at Churt

Saturday 6th June 2015
Surrey Championship Division 5
Churt 232 for 9 declared (50.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 233 for 8 (49 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 2 wickets

A much-changed Stoke 1st XI missing a number of regular players registered their third victory in a row with a successful run chase at a picturesque Churt Cricket Ground. The game was a tremendous advert for Championship cricket as all results were possible going into the closing overs. Read more