Tag Archives: Ian Hopton

1st XI lose at Alleyn

Saturday 11th June 2016
Travelbag Surrey Championship – Division 5
Alleyn 232 for 8 declared (50.5 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 176 all out (40.4 overs)
Alleyn won by 56 runs

Stoke’s 1st XI fell to a defeat in the closing overs in a rain reduced match in Dulwich, but still remain in touch of the promotion places. Drew has taken time out to pen this commentary fro our followers: Read more

Sunday (Home) Team win tight game against Epsom Methodists

Sunday 5th June 2016
Home Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 175 for 6 (35 overs)
Epsom Methodists 160 all out (34 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon win by 15 runs

Stoke put out a home side as well as an away side this Sunday and the 9 players of Stoke beat 10 of Epsom Methodist CC by 15 runs in a closely fought and enjoyable encounter. Read more

1st XI win at Chertsey

Saturday 21st May 2016
Travelbag Surrey Championship – Division 5
Chertsey 187 all out (47.4 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 191 for 7 (44.3 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 3 wickets

An overcast day and a bit of grass on the “deck” made it an easy decision to bowl first on winning the toss, and that’s just what Ian Hopton did standing in for regular captain James Trower. Read more

Stoke beat Valley End by 1 run to progress in T20

Wednesday 18th May 2016
Surrey Championship T20 – Round 1
Stoke D’Abernon 124 for 9 (20 overs)
Valley End 123 all out (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 1 run

A tremendous game played in an excellent spirit with all results possible as the last ball was bowled saw Stoke kick-start their season with the narrowest of victories. Read more

1st XI draw at Old Ruts

Saturday 30th April 2016
Friendly
Old Rutlishians 238 for 5 declared (45 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 148 for 8 (45 overs)
Match Drawn

Stoke completed their pre-League programme of friendly matches with good, hard practice against opponents who are now a few divisions higher than when these excellent fixtures were booked in a few years ago. 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