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The weather behaves itself and our top 3 Men’s sides, and our Women’s 1s, all win
Andrew Neal shines on his return; half-centuries for Ruxton, Pankhurst and Behl
The 1st team recorded a resounding 7-wicket win over Flitwick on The Common. Andrew Neal returned to the team with a sparkling innings once the bowling unit had restricted the opposition to an eminently chasable total.
Flitwick: 199 all out off 57.3 overs (Usman Malik 3-52, Gosling 2-17, Tashkoff 2-32)
Harpenden: 203-3 off 31.3 overs (Neal 81 not out, Galloway 42, J Latham 41)
On Sunday, the Women’s 1st team took care of business with a strong victory over St Albans. Millie Dyer posted a half-century:
St Albans: 121-3 off 20 overs (Asha Randhawa 2-23)
Harpenden: 122-3 off 17.3 overs (Dyer 51, Ruxton 36)
Back to Saturday, the 2nd team dispatched Potters Bar 2s by 51 runs. Jake Pankhurst scored a half-century and Jack Doyle grabbed 3 wickets:
Harpenden: 244-8 off 50 overs (Pankhurst 61, B Luffman 49, Tulett 37 not out)
Potters Bar: 193 all out off 41 overs (Doyle 3-13, Reeves 2-37, Calladine 2-43)
The 3rd team kept their end of the bargain with a comprehensive 9-wicket win over Kings Langley. The bowling attacked, ably led by youngsters Benji Smith and Jamie Karunaratne, dismantled the opposition for less than 50:
Kings Langley: 45 all out off 27.5 overs (B Smith 3-9, J Karunaratne 3-18)
Harpenden: 47-1 off 12.2 overs
The Women’s 3rd team lost to Luton Women’s & Girls by 34 runs:
Harpenden: 108-5 off 20 overs (Net Score 288)
Luton Women’s & Girls: 127-2 off 20 overs (Net Score 317)
The 4th team took matters down to the wire against Markyate but fell just 16 runs short in a testing run chase. Mo Umar and Belal Hussain took 3 wickets apiece and Anuj Behl struck a half-century:
Markyate: 211-9 off 40 overs (Umar 3-15, Hussain 3-49)
Harpenden: 195-8 off 40 overs (Behl 50)
Having been inserted on a very sticky wicket, the 5th team were skittled for just 79 and went down to Luton Town & Indians 4s by 9 wickets. Ravi Chittimalla provided resistance with the bat:
Haroenden: 79 all out off 26.2 overs (Chittimalla 28 not out)
Luton Town & Indians: 83-1 off 23 overs
The 6th team very nearly grabbed the spoils in a tight finish against Wheathampstead 4s, losing by just 2 wickets. Om Dam bowled nicely for his 3 wickets:
Harpenden: 105 all out off 37 overs
Wheathampstead: 109-8 off 30.5 overs (O Dam 3-15, Rauf 2-14)
The 7th team lost to Chorleywood 4s by 7 wickets despite limpet-like resistance with the bat from skipper Tim Rogerson:
Harpenden: 76-9 off 32.2 overs (T Rogerson 30)
Chorleywood: 77-3 off 22.1 overs (P Williams 2-11)