Gidea Park & Romford CC Saturday 4th X1 v Ardleigh Green on Sat 19 Jun 2004 at 1.30pm
Gidea Park & Romford CC Won 154 runs
GPR batted first and veteran opener Ron Montgomery and Andy D'cruz put on 38 for the first wicket before Ron was out for 23. Park wickets then started to fall quite regulary and when opener D'cruz went for 44 park were on a precarious 98-5. What followed was a magnificent unbroked 6th wicket partnership of 184 between Tom Kershaw and Jordan Tolan. Both boys were magnificent playing strokes all over the ground and with Tom Kershaw hitting his first ever league fifty. Tom finished on 85not out and Jordan Tolan on a magnificent 96not out.
Parks bowlers pretty much shared the wickets with good early in roads made by Jon Roberts(2) and Jon Windebank(1). Paceman Jordan Tolan came back to take a wicket in his second spell. It was the spionners however who do most of the damage with occassional off-spinner Les Hall picking up a brace and Legspinner Andy D'cruz picking up 3 wickets for 20 runs off 9.5 overs.
This excellent win should see Park improve their league position
Gidea Park & Romford CC Saturday 4th X1 Batting
282 for 5
Ardleigh Green Bowling
Ardleigh Green Batting
128 for 9
Gidea Park & Romford CC Saturday 4th X1 Bowling