Marlow Park II v Amersham CC Saturday 2nd X1 on Sat 21 Aug 2004 at
Match was Drawn
A young Amersham II, with an average age of just 22, came up just short of a fine win away at Marlow Park. In fairness though, this would have been very tough on Marlow Park, who made excellent first use of another damp pitch.
They got off to a good start with Sajjad scoring a swift 64. But after he was removed by spinner David Sidebottom (2-51), Amersham stepped up a gear. All the seamers, especially Tom Dixon (4-67) and Charlie Holloway (2-65) bowled well in support, but a classy knock from Coll (88) put Marlow Park in the driving seat, as they finished on 234-9.
In reply, another good start from Ben Langley (54) and Andrew Viney (25) gave Amersham the platform for a run chase, but another middle-order collapse left them reeling at 79-4. Amersham didn't give up, but despite the best efforts from Langley, skipper Tim Aylott (47*) and big hitting from Dan Adams (34) in the gathering dark, they finished 23 runs short, with 2 wickets in hand.
Tim Aylott
Marlow Park II Batting
234 for 9
Amersham CC Saturday 2nd X1 Bowling
Amersham CC Saturday 2nd X1 Batting
212 for 8
Marlow Park II Bowling