Although having to field sides from a total of forty-three players this season, the team was always competitive apart from the August Bank Holiday Saturday against Reading when we could only field eight men. Five victories were gained and we could not quite force victories in several other games notably Reading, Hounslow and Datchet at home. Our official league position was eighth although we were unofficially fifth if the twenty point deduction against Cove is ignored! We obtained both the highest batting and bowling bonus points in the league which confirms our "nearly but not quite" status. Four enjoyable games were played at Barn Meadow during the first half of the season because of winter flooding to the Jackson Field.

There were several good individual performances: James Baxter's rich run of form took him to the top of the batting averages and, in particular, his quick 64* to win the game against Noth Maidenhead ensured that we also beat the impending rain; Harry Heslop and Rob George provided a solid middle but unfortunately we did not see quite enough of either; Martyn Johnson regularly anchored the innings and Huw Thomas played consistently throughout the season in his own inimitable style.

Of the bowlers, Michael Garvey with a very hostile spell and seven wickets won the game at Datchet, and Andrew Smith and John Seymour bowled many overs each towards the end of the season - Andrew picking up five wickets on two occasions in his twenty-six over spells. We missed David Viney who had already taken eighteen wickets at the halfway stage and then was unable to play because of his troublesome back and holidays.

A notable aspect of the season was the number of Colts totalling fifteen who played at various times in the team. It was important that all had a chance to contribute with bat and/or ball in the games they played and this was generally achieved. The 3rd XI provides a good development opportunity for these boys and it is something that must be nurtured for the longer term benefit of both the boys and the club.

I should like to thank both James Baxter and John Langley who captained the side in my absence and Margaret and Melanie who provided excellent teas throughout the season.

So ends my third and final season as captain and I look forward to playing under a new captain with fresh ideas next year.

Batting (qualification 6 innings)

	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest	Average
James Baxter	8	4	234	64*	58.5
David Mackintosh	11	4	246	82*	35.1
Harry Heslop	6	1	152	65	30.4
Robert George	6	0	161	65	26.8
Martyn Johnson	11	1	254	72*	25.4
Huw Thomas	10	2	192	41	24.0
John Langley	11	0	247	83	22.5
Nick McKnight	8	3	95	27	19.0
Jeremy Alwyn	13	1	142	34*	11.8
Ben Langley	6	0	66	38	11.0

Bowling (qualification 10 wickets)

	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
David Viney	93	22	224	18	12.4
Michael Garvey	54.5	13	158	11	14.4
Andrew Smith	112	18	366	19	19.3
Nick McKnight	53	5	248	11	22.5
John Seymour	174.5	35	499	16	31.2

The final league match of the season was played out on a fresh and blustery day at Kidmore End who fielded a very different, and much stronger, side to the one that we beat easily earlier in the season. We won the toss and, contrary to usual practice, asked Kidmore to bat on the expectation that the softish and damp wicket would probably get easier - I think that the theory proved correct but Kidmore were too strong in batting and bowling for it to be implemented in practice.

Andrew Smith with 5 for 99 in 26 overs and John Seymour once again anchored the bowling attack and both Matthew Clark and Lindsay Matcham bowled very well in their 6 and 7 overs respectively. It was not until Kidmore slogged some 50 runs in the last five overs that they reached a target that always looked out of our reach.

James Baxter with an elegant 50, Jeremy Alwyn (18) and Huw Thomas (15) provided the bulk of the runs. It was left finally to the younger boys in the team i.e. Paul Langley, Lindsay Matcham and Matthew Clark to play out very well for a draw during the last seven or so overs.

So the end of another season sees us officially in 8th position in the league but 5th unofficially if the 20 point deduction against Cove is ignored. In general we have performed and competed well although not quite able on several occasions to force more than our five victories - this is highlighted by the fact that we topped both the batting and bowling bonus points. More in the end of season report that will be prepared and available on the website shortly.

Although the ground was flooded on Friday night it had dried sufficiently for the start to be on time. With an under strength bowling attack for the fourth week running, the captain decided to bat to try to post a decent total to defend. The tactic paid off well but not quite well enough as we were unable to dismiss the last pair who put on 34 in 8 overs.

Batting was not easy on a slow pitch of variable bounce and so a carefully crafted score of 212 for 9 against a good bowling attack was very good in such circumstances. The George boys provided the early impetus which was built on subsequently by Jerry Alwyn, in particular, who struck a quick 33no to take us well past the score needed for 10 bonus points. It was good to see Jerry back in form in his particularly unique style.

Datchet lost an early wicket to Olly Clark who was playing his first 3rd XI game and, with John Seymour tying up one end, Datchet were always slightly behind the run rate. Matthew Clark, younger brother of Olly and playing his second 3rd XI game, bowled very well in his six overs and took two key wickets. David McKay also bowled ten good overs and deserved his wicket in his second spell. The middle order was mesmerised by Martyn Johnson's googlies (and occasional leg spin!) and his two wickets took us to the brink of victory. However, as with at least four other occasions this year, we could not quite force the win and had to settle for 5 bowling bonus points.

After Saturday's round of games we remain in 6th position in the league, some 8 points behind Kidmore End, our opponents in the last league game next week, and 12 in front of Datchet and North Maidenhead. Allowing for the 20 point deduction earlier in the season we would have been in 5th position.

Amersham travelled to Reading in search of a third successive victory. However, with a side containing only eight players, damage limitation became Amersham's top priority.

Batting first upon winning the toss in gloriously warm sunshine, Amersham got off to a cautious start against bowling that was accurate, but by no means hostile, on a damp pitch. The first wicket fell with the score on 27 in the 21st over when Martyn Johnson, attempting to break the shackles, was undone by the pitch and popped the ball up gently to mid-on.

This sparked the inevitable collapse as the first six wickets now fell for twelve runs: Nick McKnight prodded forward and was bowled through the gate by the off-spinner; James Baxter pushed at another off-spinner that stopped, and was held above his head by silly mid-on; Ben Langley became the off-spinner's third victim courtesy of a rather rash lbw decision from McKnight, when only the bowler appealed, and then only with a polite inquiry, with Langley well forward in defence; Matthew Toates swung across the line once too often, and Matt Clarke missed a straight one when back on his stumps and pushing to leg.

By now, the score had trickled along to 39 for six in the 36th over.

Huw Thomas offered some stubborn resistance, and in partnership with John Seymour, put on a further 27 for the last wicket, before Seymour was run out attempting a suicidally short single to extra-cover. Thomas' 16 not out would have been at least 19 had Johnson, umpiring at square-leg, not stopped a certain four by failing to get out of the way of a firm hit-to-leg at a chest-high full-toss.

Nick McKnight opened the bowler from the A4 end, and came onto the bat rather too well as his four over spell went for 32 runs. At the Pavilion end, John Seymour was bowling with his customary meanness, and picked up a wicket when Misbar touched one through to Langley behind the stumps.

But with 43 runs already on the board, Amersham's only hope now was to pick up another wicket and thus avoid the ignominy of collecting no points. Despite an impressive spell of medium-pace by the fourteen-year-old debutant Matt Clarke, Amersham failed in this objective as defeat came with more than 43 overs left in the match.

On a humid but rain threatened day at Shardeloes, North Maidenhead won the toss and elected to bat against an Amersham attack with again only three recognised bowlers. However, Andrew Smith and John Seymour performed wonders for the second week running, bowling 26 and 16 overs and claiming four and three wickets respectively. Jamie Toates bowled the balance of the overs and deserved his wicket from an excellent John Langley catch. We had them 87 for 7 and with only ten men we had a good chance to bowl them out for less that 100. However some dropped catches and good batting from two young lads ensured a competitive score of 151 on a slow wicket and even slower outfield. The fielding highlight was a spectacular one handed catch on the boundary by Jamie Toates.

Amerham responded by opening with the Langley boys and John ensured a rapid start with a quick 39 as the rain clouds threatened. Ben was finding it hard to pierce the field but the score was helped on by James Baxter with an excellent and quick 64no. Huw Thomas joined James to ensure that the last 25 runs were scored quickly and before the rain started to fall heavily.

All in all a good team performance which takes us to 5th in the table with 179 points (or 3rd equal with 199 if we had not been deducted 20 penalty points). Next week we go to second placed Reading hoping to record a third victory in succession.

After careful consideration by the senior members of the team it was decided to insert Maidenhead on a damp and softish wicket, despite a very restricted bowling attack. The tactic worked perfectly as both Andrew Smith (5 for 78 from 26 overs) and John Seymour (3 for 54 from 21 overs) bowled tirelessly to restrict Maidenhead to 161 for 8 from their allotted overs. Even this was probably some 20 runs in excess of what they should have scored as we spilled three straightforward catches.

The Langley boys, John and Ben, got us off to a good start with a steady stand of some 60 or so before John was dismissed. Continuing steady progress was maintained although there was a slight wobble when Rob George and Jeremy Alwyn went cheaply and then Ben was out. Huw Thomas and David Mackintosh steadied the ship until Jamie Hudson struck a quickfire 16no to win the match early in the penultimate over.

Strangely despite winning we have dropped one position to 8th as Kidmore End got 25 points. However only 12 points separate the clubs from 4th to 8th and we will hope to make up some of that ground in the next few weeks starting with North Maidenhead at Shardeloes on Saturday. We would have stood in 4th position with 179 points if the 20 point deduction against Cove had not occurred.

The game on Saturday against Hounslow seemed rather irrelevant in the context of the untimely and sudden death of Brian Watt. Amersham wore black arm bands and both sides observed a minute's silence before the beginning of the game in Brian's memory.

Amersham eventually posted a good competitive score against a Hounslow side which bowled very tightly for 40 overs and then relaxed the pressure. Martyn anchored the innings with a well-crafted 72no and was helped in the final stages by David Mackintosh and Nick McKnight when the bowling was at its weakest. Nick Robinson, in his first game for the 3rd XI, played a superb little knock of 21 before being unluckily done by the wicket. Rain started to fall at the end of the innings and continued through and beyond tea for a further half-hour.

Although we knew that we would have to bowl with a wet and soggy ball, we also expected to be able to replace it at regular intervals as the Bhatia clan were playing - in fact we had six replacements but all immediately became soggy after only one or two balls. The game was always in the balance as we kept it as open as possible with young Lindsay Matcham bowling 8 overs for 75 in his forst 3rd XI match - despite the soggy ball he did well to keep it well up to the bat. Andrew Smith, Nick McKnight and Nick Robinson (3 wickets) all bowled well in the conditions and, but for two drppped catches late in the game, I think that we would have won. However, a wide of the first ball of the final over sealed it for Hounslow and we all agreed that it was worth the effort in completing the game - I am sure that Brian would have had some sharp and witty comment to aptly describe my decision to play in such circumstances.

Next week we go to Maidenhead who are currently bottom of the league - we are 7th but would be 4th equal if it were not for the 20 point penalty deduction.

Jeremy Alwyn's first contribution to 3rd XI captaincy was to lose the toss on a blisteringly hot day at the Army Cricket Association ground in Aldershot. Alwyn was relieved of any further responsibility when John Langley arrived to lead Amersham onto the field.

On a hard, dry pitch, Cove made the most of their opportunities as Short (44) was dropped three times before the first wicket was taken. Nick McKnight, first change at the International Hotel end, started with some wayward deliveries, but ultimately found the right line and length as he began to turn the game on its head. He now took the first five wickets to fall, as Cove dipped from 75 for no wicket to 150 for five. Crowther (101 not out) was the only batsman to master McKnight, and with help from his captain he now plundered a weary attack. Langley's seven overs of gentle off-spin went for 63 runs. Chris Cowley followed up a spectacular diving catch at backward square-leg with a steady spell at the end of the innings, his first bowl for the 3rd XI. McKnight managed to have a hand in every Cove wicket to fall as he ran out the captain with a direct hit from some 50 yards at deep mid-wicket.

Despite some thrilling strokeplay from Alwyn, George (32), and Heslop (31), Amersham never really looked like challenging Cove's total. Tempers began to fray as some of Cove's close catchers showed little regard for the spirit of the game - such behaviour is totally unacceptable, even in league cricket. Credit must to go the colts, Chris Cowley, Ben Langley and Jamie Toates, for not allowing themselves to be rattled by this abhorrence.

We constructed a decent total with a disciplined batting performance. Particular praise should go to Ian Sands who anchored the innings with great skill and patience. Their bowling offered only very occasional width and with an unacceptably long and shaggy outfield, it was difficult to score quickly. Nevertheless I was pleased with our effort.

Unfortunately, we bowled too short and too wide too often which made it impossible to exert any pressure. We took wickets and gained valuable points but the result was never in doubt. On the positive side, we managed to have a competitive game on the back pitch, despite the dreadful weather in the week and losing several players to the top teams.

The game was played on the excellent REME Arborfield ground and on a good looking wicket. However, having won the toss and elected to bat to try to post a score to defend with our limited attack, the little bit of residual moisture in the wicket proved helpful to Finch for most of the innings. They had the bowlers to exploit the wicket and we struggled until a late flurry from Chris Cowley (50) and Nick McKnight (18) took us to 167 in about 42 overs. Chris batted with great composure and was ably supported earlier by James Baxter (21) and Jeremy Alwyn (18).

Finch were never in any real trouble and, despite good spells by all the bowlers i.e. John Seymour, Graham Brown, Martyn Johnson and Nick McKnight, as the wicket dried out they comfortably knocked off the runs in about forty overs for the los of three wickets. Unfortunately, in two separate incidents, both James Baxter and Graham Brown suffered leg injuries as they tried to save four runs. James pulled a hamstring early in the Finch innings and Graham jarred his knee late in the innings. We ended up with nine men on the field and, although it would not have affected the result, the offer of a substitute would not have gone amiss - so much for the joys of league cricket!

The skipper is now off to Brittany for two weeks to play French cricket on the beach and is leaving the management and captaincy of the 3rds in the capable hands of James Baxter and John Langley. I look forward to some good results in my absence and to playing in the return against Hounslow on 4th August.

It was very satisfying to record our second 25 point win in succession although it took us 50 overs to bowl out a weak Kidmore End side which included three young boys. The gods were with us at Barn Meadow because, apart from a brief ten minute rain break at the beginning, the game was completed without further interruption.

Langley and Johnson got us off to another good start which was essential in terms of our aim to declare as early as possible to beat the weather and the opposition. Just as he was accelerating the score Martyn fell to a useful delivery and, shortly after scoring two boundaries, Jamie Hudson was adjudged LBW somewhat unfortunately - I must remember to give clearer instructions to the lads who umpire as, for some reason, they all seem to be trigger-happy. David Mackintosh then joined John and fairly promptly got John run out from a very hard hit back at the bowler who stuck his foot out and accidentally deflected the ball on to the stumps. John was back at his imperious best with an excellent 83. This then brought David's nephew, Gordon, to the wicket and they completely confused the opposition by calling for runs in a peculiar, but little understood, Paisley dialect! Gordon struck a cameo 51no in less than ten overs as 90 runs were added to allow the early declaration at 250 for 3.

We steadily worked our way through the opposition batting line up with Andrew Smith getting rid of the first three before a well earned rest. Jamie Toates bowled with some fire and pace and was then replaced with David McKay who bowled an excellent nine overs in two spells, taking one key wicket, and who is developing nicely. It was then left to the old-stager, John Seymour who had already taken a great catch, to get rid of their key player with an unplayable delivery. The three boys came and went fairly quickly to Graham Brown's lobs before the last pair batted fifteen overs until Martyn Johnson delivered the coup-de-grace with a plumb LBW.

I don't know where we are now in the league as a software virus has prevented the results or league being available on the Internet for the last two weeks. Anyway we travel to Finch next week with high hopes of reversing the close result from the first match.

On Saturday Amersham took an eclectic (some would say eccentric) band of desperadoes to Slough to play against Datchet. The news had filtered through during the week that we had lost the 20 points that were won against Cove. This made us bottom of the league. After the usual, tiresome to and fro of various players to supplement the top teams, the illustrious thirds met for battle. We introduced ourselves and counted the numbers. Only 10!! ... and bottom of the league. Things were set up for a famous victory.

After a quick phone call, an 11th man was confirmed. Jamie said that Stephen was on his way. It all made perfect sense. Who the hell are Jamie and Stephen?

Datchet won the toss and put us in. At least, it gave us time to muster a full side. A solid start from the solid openers, Martin Johnson and John Langley, gave us 50 without loss from 15 overs. Johnners was bowled when looking well set and Huw Thomas struggled to find his fluent best. Huw succumbed for a solitary run and the innings was looking slightly shaky. Robert George joined John at the wicket and they picked up the pace again. The captain for the day, James Baxter, was just easing himself back into his chair, ready for a feast of flowing 3rd XI strokes, when mid-on plucked one out of the air to dismiss John Langley for 44. Baxter, lacking any sort of match practice, was more than happy to support George, who, also playing for the first time, was beginning to strike the ball cleanly. Runs came quickly. Datchet were flustered. With 65 to his name, Robert chanced his arm once too often and was stumped. Baxter had 16 at the time and needed to accelerate if Amersham were to post a challenging total. With skilful support from Jerry Alwyn and then Stephen Collier, he was able to pinch the bowling and frustrate the tiring Datchet attack. The boys took tea at 231-5 off 52, determined to put pressure on Datchet but knowing that it was a good wicket and we had only three regular bowlers.

Their opener top-edged a full toss to square-leg and somehow you knew the omens were favourable. An excellent burst from David Viney and Michael Garvey left them reeling at 20-3 but the bowlers had to be rested. Garvey, in particular, abused the captain for taking him off. For 16 overs, the batting was chanceless and accomplished. Garvey, returning fired up and charging in, was by now pretty hostile by 3rd XI standards and clean bowled the stylish number three. It was the start of a glorious 10 overs during which Datchet collapsed from 137-3 to 161 all out. Garvey had 7-66 and Viney 3-30.

25 points were bagged, availability taken especially from the new boys, and spirits were high. As for Stephen and Jamie- well you've heard about Stephen; Jamie kept wicket like a maestro, taking two catches, making a stumping and generally setting the standard for us to follow. They'll probably be nicked by the 2nd XI next week!! Never mind, we'll cope.

Losing close games is starting to become a habit as it happened for the third time on Saturday in a low scoring but always interesting encounter on the Jackson Field. Runs were always going to be hard to come by on the expectedly slow wicket and grassy outfield with both sides bowling tightly.

Amersham decided to bat on winning the toss and, after losing John Langley early, Martyn Johnson and Chris Cowley carefully set about preparing a platform for the innings. Martyn batted for some 49 overs in scoring 38 and tried manfully to increase the scoring rate but found it difficult to penetrate the field against good bowling by Reading's youngsters. The rest of the team chipped in where possible to reach a score of 116.

Reading always remained up with the run rate but were losing wickets steadily and, at 79 for 8, Amersham were in with a great chance. However, a combination of experienced batting, luck going against us yet again and some sloppy fielding allowed them to get to within eight runs of victory before losing the ninth wicket. It then became a real scramble with leg byes tying and then producing the winning score.

The bowlers were excellent with David Viney (18 overs, 5 for 19) once again the pick of the bunch. However Jamie Toates had an excellent debut with two wickets and David McKay and Michael Garvey bowled well again for one wicket each.

Despite being competitive in every game we have played we now need to turn it into victories, hopefully starting with Datchet on Saturday.

We will be dropping to bottom of the league as a result of the twenty point penalty from the Cove match due to our failure to put out a 2nd XI. We have decided against appealing as there is a precedent but we have written to the TVL requesting a specific updating of the match rules to clarify the potential penalty in these circumstances.

For the second time this year we lost in the last over in a very tight and enjoyable game. Amersham were going well at 128 for 3 when four wickets fell for just three runs to put the brakes on the scoring rate. Huw Thomas and Harry Heslop were the principal run contributors and the tail wagged to take us to 177 with Charles Holloway being last out in the 52nd over. It was felt that we were 20 to 25 runs short of a good target. Maidenhead's young fifteen year old opening bowler, Hassan Sajid, took seven wickets, six of which were clean bowled and he look a fine prospect for the future. However, the fact that he was allowed to bowl 22 overs is sighted and of concern considering the ECB and Schools restrictions on age related overs to be bowled.

Maidenhead started well and had reached well over a hundred before the second wicket fell. The rub of the green was not going our way as six potential catches fell just out of reach of fielders and the bat was beaten by the bowlers, Holloway, Garvey and Viney in particular on numerous occasions. However, Nick McKnight broke the third wicket partnership and then David Viney took three quick wickets to bring us right back into the game. However they held their nerve and won with seven wickets down off the first ball of the last over.

We go to North Maidenhead next week and hopefully can improve on this week's result. We are now 7th in the table with 60 points, some 34 points behind the leaders Slough.

We were grateful to be asked to bat on a reasonable wicket as we only had eight men on the ground at the start of play - the other three who were coming from various parts of the globe arrived within an hour of the start. After a steady start by Johnson and Thomas, three quick wickets fell in the forties and it fell to Heslop and Mackintosh with a stand of some 140 to get us to a position of competitiveness or so we thought! Some good late hitting by Spalding and Baxter took us to 233 for 6 after 51 overs.

Our bowling attack was very light and it was put to the sword by some fierce hitting from two of the Bhatia family, one over going for 32 and another for 27. The game ended after 28.1 overs - a quite remarkable strike rate in 3rd XI cricket despite the weakness of the bowling.

Hopefully we will return to normality next week at Barn Meadow against Maidenhead.

What a funny old game! After a very difficult week in arranging teams and with Renny having to call off his 2nd XI match, we started the game with Cove, the league leaders, with five boys and four playing their first game for the club. Cove won the toss and unsurprisingly decided to bat - I think that their captain had carefully assessed our likely strength against theirs and was probably not expecting too stiff a challenge. How differently it all turned out.

The bowlers and fielders performed quite magnificently to restrict Cove to 127 for 9 after 52 overs on a good wicket and fast outfield and including 30 runs from the last pair. Particular mention must go to John Seymour who bowled 17 overs for only 20 runs, young David Mackay who bowled a very good 10 overs, David Viney who had a real purple patch and took 4 for 19 and young Joe Shuttle whose fielding was quite outstanding.

Although we lost Rob Viney cheaply to the third LBW appeal against him in two overs, Joe Shuttle and Huw Thomas then took charge. Neither were in any trouble and they conmfortably took us to within a few runs of victory before Harry Heslop quietly finished things off with 14 overs to spare. Joe ended on 78 not out to complete a sparkling first performance foir Amersham and is surely destined for higher things.

Cove accepted defeat gracefully although they confirmed that they had fallen way below par in batting, bowling and fielding. However what a great performance from a makeshift Amersham side but things wil be different for the return match on the big ground at Aldershot's Army ground.

There now remains uncertainty about whether or not any penalty will be inflicted by the League for our not putting out a 2nd XI. Both Renny and I have written to the League to explain the catalogue of circumstances which befell us and, in particular, the fact that the 3rd XI was not boosted by 2nd XI players to achieve its result.

Contrary to normal practice I inserted Slough on a damp wicket, being uncertain as to how it would play. Charles Holloway and Damien vanB held a very tight rein in the first twenty overs and restricted Slough to just over two runs per over. However we could not keep up the pressure and helped Slough to 224 for 7 with a fairly frequent one to two four-balls per over. Luck was not on our side as Slough's top scorer (87) was plumb LBW to John Seymour when still in his 20s - however it was not given and we put it down to the inevitable vagaries of 3rd XI cricket.

There was a certain inevitability that the score of 225 to win was some 50 to 60 runs too many, particularly against a good and varied bowling attack and cautious field placings. We moved steadily towards securing as many points as we could but ending up 90 short reflected more on Slough's strength and a lack of judgment on their part of how to bring the opposition into the game if you are trying to win. Thomas (30), Spalding (28) and Mackintosh (25no) were the principal run scorers.

Having played two of the top three in the first two games, we now look forward to next Saturday to playing Cove who are leading the league with two wins. The game will be at Barn Meadow again.

What a great game at Barn Meadow on Saturday with Finch winning off the penultimate ball with a six. Amersham fielded an "experimental" side and were inserted by Finch, as per usual, on a hot and sunny afternoon. After losing the two openers cheaply, Viney and Mackintosh put together a solid stand to take the score to 55 before a more than dubious lbw sent the captain to the pavilion (I must remember to tell Richard Smith that you can't be out lbw off the midle of the bat!). Viney thereafter took anchor and lusty knocks from Hudson (St Clement Dane's PE) and Brown aided by McKay and young Andrew Viney took the score past the ten point bonus mark. A subsequently revealed inaccuracy in the scorebook meant that the total was revised downwards from 208 (almost certainly the correct score) to 200.

Finch started well and looked as if they would knock off the runs very easily. However, determined bowling by Garvey (St Clement Dane's History Dept) and Brown kept us in the game. The game remained well balanced until the Finch captain struck some lusty blows towards the end of the innings and saw his side home with a huge six off the penultimate ball. The Amersham team fielded very well and none more so than Andrew Viney who demonstrated a level of concentration and skill in excess of his twelve years of age.

Many thanks to the boys who filled in and hopefully enjoyed a great game of cricket. Next week we go to Slough who comfortably beat Kidmore End in their first game.