Alleyn Honor Oak’s captain, Tom Bevan swept away the fragile Warlingham batting with 6-25 as his team skittled the beleagued club for only 59 to win by 127 runs. Bevan won the toss and, unusually in this league, batted first as he thought the wicket would deteriorate. Perhaps it did, but the result owed more to the difference in class between the two teams than a wearing pitch.

Wickets fell regularly in the visitor’s innings as Ricky Patel bowled a 16 over spell and took 4-50, and it took a 57 run partnership between Rupert Hazell and Adrian St John for the eight wicket to enable Alleyn to post an all-out total of 186 in 46 overs. Hazell scored 73 before being last out and St. John made 20 after Bevan had earlier made 30.

With 54 overs to bat Warlingham, who were missing several First XI regulars, began promisingly enough despite losing Nihal Patel in the fifth over. Amit Patel and Rowen Dayal both hitting several boundaries and reaching 40 when Amit, on 25, gave a sharp caught-and-bowled chance to become Bevan’s second victim. Bevan then took three more wickets in his next two overs to leave the home team’s innings in terminal decline. Dan Goodwin then came on at the Tennis Court End, removed Dayal for 16 and helped Bevan to mop up the tail, who put up no resistance, with 4 wickets for 2 runs in 3.4 overs.

Alleyn & Honor Oak 186, 46.1 overs, Warlingham 59, 19.4 overs.

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