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Sunday XI Draw at Shepperton. Justin Jones 123* and Rory Slater 5 for 31

Sunday 24th September 2023
Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 205 for 9 declared (42 overs)
Shepperton 180 for 7 (38 overs)
Match Drawn

A fourth career century for Justin Jones and a first career five wicket haul for Rory Slater were the highlights of a match that had all results possible until the last few overs. Read more

Deepak makes 120 but Sunday XI lose high scoring thriller

Sunday 10th September 2023
Friendly
Whiteley Village 268 for 8 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 264 for 7 (40 overs)
Whiteley Village won by 4 runs

If there was a blueprint for how Sunday cricket should be played this was it. High scoring, an exciting finish, the perfect balance between the desire to win but not at the expense of making sure everyone had a chance to contribute; clean and humorous in-game banter. Read more

Sunday – Three matches and much fun

Sunday 3rd September 2023

A busy day at a sun-drenched Rec that saw three matches and the till ringing with bucket hat and other sales, competitions and raffles.

After a colts’ 50-ball match in the morning, there were two other games for people to watch whilst the day, set up to help raise funds towards the nets, was in full swing. Read more

1s & 2s lose, 3s win – all three XIs end 6th

Saturday 2nd September 2023
Just the one league victory but an eventful season ended with all the League XIs finishing in the same spot in their respective divisions.

1st XI
Stoke D’Abernon 133 all out (41.3 overs)
Old Hamptonians 134 for 2 (33 overs)
Old Hamptonians won by 8 wickets Read more

3rd XI in successful chase at Valley End. Aarav G 78* and Pagie 53* add 137*

Saturday 19th August 2023
Surrey Championship Division 4 West
Valley End 219 for 3 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 225 for 4 (38.5 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 6 wickets

A glorious day where Stoke came back from the concession of an opening stand of 171 to win with an over or so to spare; every single member of the team leaving a positive entry on the scorecard. Read more

Sunday XI Win Exciting Match

Sunday 6th August 2023
Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 159 for 8 (40 overs)
Graveney 152 for 9 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 7 runs

A tremendous advert for Sunday cricket saw Stoke secure a narrow win with all four results possible going into the final over. Read more

3rd XI secure incredible 1 wicket win!

Saturday 29th July 2023
Surrey Championship Division 4 West
Chessington 3rd XI 157 for 8 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI 158 for 9 (35.1 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 3rd XI won by 1 wicket

There are ways to win games of cricket and there are ways to win games of cricket. Not sure we’ve ever pulled off a result like this before, though! Read more

Over 40s complete double over Westfield

Tuesday 25th July 2023
Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon Over 40s 134 for 4 (20 overs)
Westfield 110 all out (18.5 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon Over 40s won by 24 runs

The Over 40s completed a win double over Westfield at The Rec with a solid performance; posting a score that was within range with a short boundary one side, but was defended well with good bowling and fielding. Read more

Sunday XI lose exciting match at Chobham

Sunday 23rd July 2023
Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 122 for 9 (40 overs)
Chobham 123 for 8 (38.2 overs)
Chobham won by 2 wickets

We were delighted to receive an invite from Chobham in the week, and two evenly matched sides played out an exciting game that went the home side’s way in the end, but they were made to work extremely hard for their win after Stoke posted a moderate score. Read more

Over 40s beat Leatherhead narrowly in 9+1 aside encounter

Tuesday 18th July 2023
Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon Over 40s 134 for 5 (20 overs)
Leatherhead Over 40s 132 for 8 (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon Over 40s won by 2 runs

Both sides had availability problems but played out an exciting nine-a-side encounter, each having the same tenth fielder as Leatherhead’s Josh Berryman – who has played for Stoke in this fixture before when we have been short – fielded for both sides. Read more