by Local derby honors went to the Premier Division of the Kent League to Bexley when they defeated the colleagues North Kent Rivals Blackheath.
After Blackheath won the hottest Saturday of the season, Blackheath decided to hit a Home team first, in which several front line -line -Bowler was missing.
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The slow left arm bowler Freddie Foster shared the new ball with Bexley’s leading league -Wicket -Taker Fraser McWhinnie and it was the spinner that made the first breakthrough. He removed Tejpal Birdi, supported by Ben Aldred. The young spinners Ollie Smith and Louie James were then introduced when the first power play came to an end, and the latter, who had just become sixteen, demanded his first important division Wicket when Captain Charlie-Sid Speller brought a broken leg to additional cover in which Matt Stiddard started.
Mason Robinson, Blacktheaths Wicket-Keeper, tried to build a foundation for his team. After working hard to reach 32, he became James’ second victim when he was caught afterwards. A third followed when Bexley player George Wells LBW assessed once when he tried to work him to the leg.
McWhinnie was brought back by captain Stiddard and did what he was asked by asked Matthew Golding with a Pearler. When Smith Angus McKenzie from Stiddard caught well at Extra cover, the Heide had great difficulties for 6 for 6.
Siraj Sajid fought well under difficult circumstances and Karanjot Singh supported him in a partnership of 39. This was ended when he bowed Aiden Griggs with four over over and a remaining ball. Griggs also removed Jas Bassan and Jahid Ahmed. The last man, Arafat Bhuiyan, hit two borders in the penultimate over and Sajid took over the score to over 150 before he last went out when Harry Turner was caught for 39. Blackheath finished 151 with Griggs with 4 for 17 and James 3 for 27.
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Speller also decided to start with a Tempo Bowler McKenzie and Spinner Birdi. The Quickie rose to a flying start to remove both opener Griggs and Varun Anand before a short rain break lasted the inner sessions for 2.
At the restart of the play, there was a difficult negotiation with the foreign players of the two teams, Ken McClure and McKenzie. They know each other well after playing in the same Canterbury team in New Zealand. In this game they even summarized a discharge. Finally, McKenzie claimed the boastful rights when the Bexley man was called LBW, although he apparently put it on his pad.
While everything that took place, Stiddard Sereny continued. Then he received capable support from Aldred and when McKenzie had completed his ten over -verses with 3 for 28, the main threat was disappeared. Although Aldred was thrown by Sajid by Sajid for 26, only 29 runs were required at that time, and George Haley came to Stiddard to see the team home. Stiddard did not end with 83, including eleven foursers and a six (the border of Blackheath’s team border) and Haley was unbeaten when the hosts had won over nineteen over.
The victory for Bexley came to sixth place, while Blackheath, the champions of last season, is now at the foot of the table.
