Tag Archives: Will Thomson

One of those nights for the Over 40s

Tuesday 27th June 2023
Friendly
Leatherhead Over 40s 185 for 4 (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon Over 40s 124 for 6 (20 overs)
Leatherhead Over 40s won by 61 runs

Nights like this can happen. Our Over 40s team has played the odd game where pretty much everyone has reached the retirement mark and in return the opposition has never really got going. Tonight it was our turn to be on the receiving end. Read more

Defeat for the Over 40s but good fun

Monday 25th July 2022
Friendly
Leatherhead Over 40s 174 fo 5 (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon Over 40s 127 for 8 (20 overs)
Leatherhead Over 40s won by 47 runs

The Over 40s were back in action and first up thanks again to Kevin for arranging the fixture and assembling the side; although his appearance in a sling then affected his ability to send out the correct coded messages to skipper Justin Jones to get the right match ups. Read more

2020 – A statistical review

The strangest of years but still one for the stattos amongst us to get our teeth into.

World events meant we had the latest start ever to a season – 18th July – and our enthusiasm to play meant that we also had the latest finish – 10th October – the previous record of the 1st October, (three previous occasions), would also have been beaten had we played the fixture we arranged with Oxted & Limpsfield for the 3rd October, but torrential rain in Limpsfield in the week ruined that plan. Club President Stephen Finch was clearly determined not to lose his claim to be an active player to have last played in October, turning out on 10/10/2020 to add to his last October appearance on 01/10/1977! Read more

Sunday Round Up : Losses to New Friends and Old Foes

Sunday 30th August 2020
Away Friendly
Little Berkhamsted 169 for 5 (35 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 127 all out (33 overs)
Little Berkhamsted won by 42 runs

How much do people want to play a game, and how far are they prepared to travel? Both questions were answered in a big way when, following the abandonment of the Saturday 3rd XI fixture, most were able to commit to the Sunday; the challenge was finding a fixture as enquiries were raised against all the live ads on the board and many had secured fixtures but not taken their ads down. Read more

Defeats for the 2s and the 3s

Saturday 22nd August 2020
Surrey Championship Challenge – 2nd XI Competition
Walton-on-Thames 2nd XI 218 all out (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 111 all out (28.2 overs)
Walton-on-Thames 2nd XI won by 107 runs

Stoke were missing a few for this one, Walton weren’t and in the end the difference told. Read more

Sunday Round Up – two defeats but two good games

Sunday 16th August 2020
Better availability for the Sunday this weekend led to two Sunday games, (both away), and no extra Saturday game. Here’s how we got on…

Match 1
Stoke D’Abernon 179 all out (39.2 overs)
Wraysbury 180 for 7 (36.3 overs)
Wraysbury won by 3 wickets Read more

2nd XI beat Valley End

Saturday 15th August 2020
Surrey Championship Challenge – 2nd XI competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 157 for 5 (20 overs)
Valley End 2nd XI 130 for 8 (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI won by 27 runs

After a long run without a win came to an end last week Stoke’s 2nd XI registered back to back victories, a highly sporting Valley End side coming out second best but earned much praise for making a game happen that could easily have been called. With a wet ground and more weather potentially coming later a 20 over match was agreed. Read more

Sunday XI beaten by Ashford

Sunday 9th August 2020
Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 200 for 7 (40 overs)
Ashford 202 for 6 (35.5 overs)
Ashford won by 4 wickets

Stoke put up a good fight in this one on a hot afternoon against a strong opposition but were hamstrung – in one case literally – by being a few runs short and losing a front line bowler and one of the better fielders in the side during the game. Read more

Wins for the 2s and the 3s

Saturday 8th August 2020
Surrey Championship Challenge Cup – 2nd XI competition
Guildford 2nd XI 122 all out (34.3 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 126 for 2 (22 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI won by 8 wickets

For the second week running a Guildford XI was sent home in defeat; this time Stoke’s second string recording their first victory of the season with a commanding performance. Read more

Sunday XI win at Chipstead

Sunday 2nd August 2020
Friendly
Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians 181 for 5 (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 183 for 6 (36.1 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon won by 4 wickets

Not quite enough numbers for two Sunday games this week, confirmed when a few guys were needed for Saturday, but we secured an excellent fixture and sent a nicely balanced XI to Chipstead with one debutant and a couple more making their first appearances after a longer than anticipated hibernation. Read more