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The Paraguayan Elbows cancelled at the last minute so we had a hastily arranged fixture against Kingfisher Cricket Club, a team we have not played before.They were far too good for us and won easily. We struggled to score 122 in 40 overs and they got them in just 21 overs for the loss of 2 wickets. Matt Walker wishes it to be known that he was looking forward to buying us all a "jug" but was denied this because of a dubious Marcus's LBW decision. Downe Batting Matt Warne.....................run out................. 16 John Denton....................bowled.................. 19 Martin Parfett.................bowled................... 6 Marcus Parfett.................caught................... 1 Dave Holden....................bowled................... 7 Matt Walker....................lbw..................... 33 Graham Hobbs...................bowled................... 8 Tom Hobbs......................not out................. 12 Bill Lewis.....................bowled................... 0 Josh Taylor....................did not bat.............. 0 Danielle Parfett...............did not bat.............. 0 Extras................................................. 20 Total..................................................122 Downe Bowling Tom Hobbs........................ 7-0-41-1 Matt Walker.......................8-0-43-1 Martin Parfett................... 4-0-21-0 Josh Taylor...................... 2-0-16-0 An excellent 102 not out by Chris Trevatt and 45 by Martin Parfett gave Downe a score of 201 for 5 after their 40 overs. The Waggoners top order batsmen kept up with their required run rate of 5 per over and with 10 overs to go looked to have the game wrapped up. However they began to panic and some good accurate bowling caused a major collapse and they were all bowled out with 1 over left. A typical August Bank Holiday with a torrential downpour in the afternoon and brilliant sunshine in the evening. And of course we all went for the traditional Bank Holiday curry after the match. Downe Batting Graham Hobbs..................bowled................. 3 Matt Warne....................caught................ 25 Chris Trevatt.................not out.............. 102 Marcus Parfett................lbw.................... 0 Martin Parfett................caught................ 45 John Denton...................stumped................ 6 Matt Walker...................not out................ 7 Bill Lewis....................did not bat............ 0 Charley Lewis.................did not bat............ 0 Josh Taylor...................did not bat............ 0 Barry Brady...................did not bat............ 0 Extras.............................................. 13 Total...............................................201 Downe Bowling Matt Walker...................... 8-2-19-3 Josh Taylor.......................4-0-21-0 Martin Parfett................. 5.5-0-40-1 Matt Warne....................... 7-0-42-2 Marcus Parfett................... 6-0-27-0 Chris Trevatt.................... 8-1-25-3 Downe batted first (again) and got 144 for 4 in 35 overs. Chris Trevatt top scoring with 77. Petts Wood wickets fell steadily and they were all out for 102. Marcus Parfett and Matt Warne taking 3 wickets each. Downe Batting Matt Warne....................bowled................. 20 John Denton...................caught................. 33 Chris Trevatt.................caught................. 77 Marcus Parfett................bowled.................. 0 Graham Hobbs..................not out................. 7 Martin Parfett................not out................. 2 David Holden..................did not bat............. 0 Liam Taylor...................did not bat............. 0 Josh Taylor...................did not bat............. 0 Bill Lewis....................did not bat............. 0 Charley Lewis.................did not bat............. 0 Barry Brady...................did not bat............. 0 Extras................................................ 5 Total................................................144 Downe Bowling Liam Taylor...................... 0.1-0-1-0 Graham Hobbs......................0.5-0-2-0 Martin Parfett.................... 7-1-18-2 David Holden...................... 7-1-23-0 Marcus Parfett.................... 7-0-18-3 Josh Taylor....................... 7-1-21-0 Chris Trevatt...................... 3-1-4-1 Matt Warne......................... 3-0-8-3 With only 10 men, a few of the regulars away and only two recognized bowlers Downe once again had a timed game. Thanks to a century partnership between Matt Walker (56 n.o.) and Liam Taylor (55) Downe were able to declare at tea on 144 for 6 wickets. After another excellent tea, St. Mary's took the field and were able to reach the required total for the loss of 7 wickets with 1 over left. Matt Walker was Downe's best bowler with 3 wickets in his 17 overs bowled. Downe Batting Graham Hobbs..................caught................. 5 Matt Walker...................not out............... 56 Martin Parfett................lbw.................... 3 Liam Taylor...................bowled................ 55 John Denton...................lbw.................... 2 Bill Lewis....................lbw.................... 0 Danielle Parfett..............bowled................. 1 Charley Lewis.................not out................ 2 Barry Brady...................did not bat............ 0 Josh Taylor...................did not bat............ 0 Extras.............................................. 20 Total...............................................144 Downe Bowling Matt Walker...................... 16-4-47-3 Martin Parfett..................14.4-3-48-2 Liam Taylor....................... 5-0-31-1 Josh Taylor....................... 4-0-17-1 With some of the regulars away for this game and having 2 old age pensioners and 3 school boys in the side, Captain Jack thought it best to have a timed game instead of our, now usual, limited overs match. As it turned out the school boys played very well and we would certainly have won a limited over game. Downe batted first and declared at tea on 189 for 5, Matt Warne excelling yet again with another fine century. After an excellent tea, Carlton Sports were never up with the required run rate but managed to hold out for a draw for the loss of 8 wickets. Tom Hobbs with 2 great bowling spells took 5 wickets for just 25 runs and the three 15 year old's all had good games. Oliver Hartigan took a wicket with his bowling, Josh Taylor took 2 good catches in the field and wicket keeper Sam Slattery took 2 catches behind the stumps. Downe Batting Matt Warne..................caught................. 106 John Denton.................run out................. 21 Marcus Parfett..............caught.................. 29 Sam Slattery................caught................... 6 Oliver Hartigan.............stumped.................. 2 Tom Hobbs...................not out.................. 6 Bill Lewis..................not out.................. 0 Josh Taylor.................did not bat.............. 0 Matt Walker.................did not bat...............0 Graham Hobbs................did not bat.............. 0 Barry Brady.................did not bat.............. 0 Extras.............................................. 19 Total...............................................189 Downe Bowling Matt Walker...................... 14-6-20-0 Tom Hobbs........................ 12-2-25-5 Marcus Parfett.................... 6-0-29-2 Josh Taylor....................... 6-0-28-0 Oliver Hartigan................... 2-0-10-1 Tandridge Wanderers were unable to get a team together for this fixture but we were able to obtain a late fixture against Bansted .......and what a good team they turned out to be. Downe batted first in this 40 overs match and managed to score 196 runs for the loss of 8 wickets. Matt Warne was once again top scorer with 77 runs. Dave Holden hit 62 and was unfortunate to be clean bowled on the next to last ball of the innings trying to hit a straight one into Biggin Hill Airfield. With 7 wickets fallen, 4 to Martin Parfett and 3 to his son Marcus, Downe were still in with a chance but two Banstead middle order batsmen played very well and reached the required total with just one over remaining. We haven't played Banstead before and as they are such a big club we were expecting to be well beaten. They all looked to be reasonable cricketers but I think we gave a good game. Downe Batting Matt Warne..................caught................ 77 John Denton.................bowled................. 2 Chris Trevatt...............bowled................. 4 Marcus Parfett..............caught................ 11 Dave Holden.................bowled................ 62 Martin Parfett..............bowled................ 17 Matt Walker.................caught................. 1 Graham Hobbs................not out................ 3 Bill Lewis..................bowled................. 0 Dave Hayhow.................did not bat............ 0 Barry Brady.................did not bat............ 0 Extras............................................ 19 Total.............................................196 Downe Bowling Matt Walker...................... 7.3-1-31-0 Martin Parfett..................... 8-1-36-4 Chris Trevatt...................... 7-0-36-0 Marcus Parfett..................... 8-0-38-3 Matt Warne......................... 8-0-51-0 Shooters Hill batted first in this 40 overs match and had made 200 runs for the loss of 8 wickets at the close of their innings. Tom Hobbs was by far Downe's best bowler with 5 wickets for just 18 runs. Downe were always just behind the required run rate and after their top order batsmen were out wickets steadily fell, the innings finishing on 154 all out after 35 overs. Matt Warne was, once again, Downe's top batsman with 71 runs. Despite losing, the weather was fine, the opposition sociable, the snacks in the pub afterwards excellent and after a few beers you'd have thought we'd actually won !!!!!! Downe Batting John Denton................caught................ 8 Matt Warne.................caught............... 71 Marcus Parfett.............bowled............... 11 Dave Holden................run out.............. 20 Matt Walker................caught................ 8 Martin Parfett.............bowled................ 9 Tom Hobbs..................bowled................ 3 Graham Hobbs...............bowled................ 7 Charley Lewis..............bowled................ 0 Jon Sandford...............not out............... 4 Bill Lewis.................bowled................ 0 Extras.......................................... 13 Total...........................................154 Downe Bowling Tom Hobbs...................... 8-1-18-5 Martin Parfett................. 8-2-39-1 Jon Sandford................... 8-0-55-1 Matt Walker.................... 8-2-33-0 Matt Warne..................... 8-1-37-1 In a 40 overs match, Downe batted first and scored 219 for 4 wickets. Matt Warne with a magnificent 117 not out and Marcus Parfett, 59 were the top scorers for Downe. Chris Trevatt had the misfortune to be run out by the umpire, our President, Tom Penfold who deflected the ball straight to one of their fielders. After tea Brasted were demolished by Downe's two opening bowlers, Matt Walker and the ageless Martin Parfett, each taking 3 wickets in the first few overs. Despite a draw not being an option, the tail end Brasted batsmen then decided to block out all the remaining overs and eventually finished up with 91 for 8 wickets after 40 overs. Downe Batting Matt Warne................not out................ 117 John Denton...............bowled................... 0 Dave Holden...............caught.................. 16 Chris Trevatt.............run out.................. 9 Marcus Parfett............stumped................. 59 Bill Lewis................did not bat.............. 0 Martin Parfett............did not bat.............. 0 Matt Walker...............did not bat.............. 0 Graham Hobbs..............did not bat.............. 0 Barry Brady...............did not bat.............. 0 Dave Hayhow...............did not bat.............. 0 Extras............................................ 18 Total.............................................219 Downe Bowling Matt Walker...................... 10-0-18-3 Martin Parfett.................... 8-4-5-3 Dave Hayhow....................... 8-1-34-0 Bill Lewis........................ 8-1-24-1 Dave Holden....................... 4-0-9-1 Graham Hobbs.......................2-1-1-0 In a limited overs match, Crusaders batted first and scored 198 for 3 wickets in their 35 overs. After tea Downe's opening batsmen only managed to score 2 per over for the first 14 overs leaving the middle order a lot to do. Despite half century partnerships from Chris Trevatt and Martin Parfett and then Chris again with Tom Hobbs the task was too great and after 35 overs Downe were 28 runs short. Chris finished unbeated on 83. Downe Batting John Denton...............bowled................ 4 Matt Walker...............bowled............... 20 Matt Warne................bowled................ 2 Chris Trevatt.............not out.............. 83 Marcus Parfett............bowled............... 16 Dave Holden...............caught................ 1 Josh Taylor...............bowled................ 0 Martin Parfett............bowled............... 21 Tom Hobbs.................not out.............. 20 Graham Hobbs..............did not bat........... 0 Bill Lewis................did not bat........... 0 Extras.......................................... 3 Total...........................................170 Downe Bowling Tom Hobbs...................... 8-0-39-0 Matt Warne..................... 8-0-39-1 Chris Trevatt.................. 8-1-39-0 Martin Parfett................. 8-0-32-1 Marcus Parfett................. 3-0-30-1 In a 40 overs match, Downe batted first and scored 218 for 7 wickets, Matt Warne top scoring with 70. After tea the Flying Ducksmen set off with every intention of getting the runs but once that man, Matt Warne, came on to ball, they never stood a chance. Matt finished up with 5 wickets for 25 runs. Matt was definitely the "man of the match" in this game with half a century and 5 wickets and we all looked forward to plenty of jugs from him in the pub afterwards. Matt, true to form, didn't disappoint and in fact got the landlord to find the a jug which held nearly 2 whole pints. Downe Batting Graham Hobbs .............. caught................ 4 Chris Trevatt.............. bowled .............. 19 Matt Warne................. bowled............... 70 Marcus Parfett............. caught................30 John Denton................ not out...............26 Martin Parfett............. caught................10 Dave Holden................ lbw....................0 Bill Lewis................. caught.................6 Liam Taylor................ not out...............24 Matt Walker................ did not bat............0 Josh Taylor................ did not bat............0 Extras............................................29 Total............................................218 Downe Bowling Matt Walker................... 7.5-0-32-2 Dave Holden..................... 2-0-18-0 Martin Parfett.................. 4-0-10-1 Chris Trevatt.................... 4-2-4-1 Marcus Parfett.................. 4-0-21-1 Matt Warne...................... 7-2-25-5 Josh Taylor..................... 4-0-17-0 In a 40 overs match, Downe batted first and scored 136 for 9 wickets. After tea Dulwich Wanderers wickets fell steadily and quickly and they were all out for 55 in 30 overs. I wasn't actually at this match, but looking at the score book it would seem John Denton and Matt Warne batted well, Tom Hobbs bowled well but "man of the match" must be Martin Parfett with 21 runs and 3 wickets for just 7. Downe Batting John Denton ................... run out................ 27 Matt Warne..................... caught................. 45 Marcus Parfett................. lbw..................... 0 Matt Walker.................... lbw.....................12 Dave Holden.................... caught...................1 Martin Parfett................. caught..................21 Tom Hobbs...................... bowled...................0 Mark Trevatt................... caught...................4 Graham Hobbs................... not out..................6 Bill Lewis..................... bowled...................1 Barry Brady.................... not out..................0 Extras..................................................19 Total..................................................171 Downe Bowling Tom Hobbs.................... 7.1-4-8-3 Matt Walker.....................4-3-5-1 Marcus Parfett................. 8-2-25-1 Mark Trevatt....................4-0-5-1 Martin Parfett..................7-3-7-3 Just for a change this was a "time Game" rather than our usual limited overs one. Petts Wood batted first and were all out for 169 in 43.5 overs, Matt Walker taking 3 wickets for just 3 runs and Tom Hobbs also getting 3 wickets. Despite losing Marcus Parfett with the 3rd ball of the match, Downe's upper order batsmen had the game won inside 30 overs. The bulk of the runs coming from Chris Trevatt with an excellent 97 not out. Downe Batting Marcus Parfett .................. caught................ 0 John Denton...................... bowled............... 11 Chris Trevatt.................... not out.............. 97 Liam Taylor...................... bowled................19 Matt Walker...................... caught................13 Dave Holden.......................not out...............10 Martin Parfett................... did not bat............0 Tom Hobbs........................ did not bat............0 Barry Brady...................... did not bat............0 Bill Lewis....................... did not bat............0 Dave Hayhow...................... did not bat............0 Extras..................................................21 Total..................................................171 Downe Bowling Liam Taylor.................... 9-1-35-1 Tom Hobbs.................... 9.5-0-35-3 Chris Trevatt.................. 8-0-30-0 Marcus Parfett..................8-2-17-1 Dave Holden.....................7-1-33-2 Matt Walker......................2-0-3-3 With thunder and rain forcast the game was limited to 35 overs each and Chislehurst made hay whilst the sun shone. They scored 187, the last wicket falling in the last over. Downe got off to a slow start and then slowed down even more.This was probably due to the excellent tea provided by Kim Lewis, which included chicken legs and strawberries and cream. Despite some big swings from the middle order batsmen they never caught up with the required run rate and 54 runs were required off the last ball of the match. Mark Trevatt did make a valiant attempt to get them all but was unfortunately run out. Downe Batting Marcus Parfett .................. caught.............. 24 John Denton...................... caught............... 5 Matt Walker...................... caught............... 6 Liam Taylor...................... caught...............34 Tom Hobbs ....................... caught ...............6 Dave Holden...................... not out..............39 Dave Hayhow...................... stumped...............0 Martin Parfett................... caught................3 Mark Trevatt..................... run out...............9 Barry Brady...................... dnb...................0 Bill Lewis....................... dnb...................0 Extras..................................................8 Total.................................................134 Downe Bowling Tom Hobbs.................... 7-1-25-0 Mark Trevatt................. 6-0-23-3 Marcus Parfett............... 5-0-37-0 Liam Taylor...................5-0-19-0 Dave Holden...................4-0-38-1 Matt Walker...................7-0-42-3 Martin Parfett...............0.1-0-0-1 I wasn't at this match but it would seem that Trafford batted first and scored 197 for 9 in their allotted 40 overs, Chris Trevatt taking 5 wickets. Downe got the required runs in the last over, with 3 wickets to spare. For the second game in a row Extras was the top scorer - being 45 in each match !!! Downe Batting Chris Trevatt .................. caught.............. 15 John Denton..................... bowled ............. 23 Spencer Boult................... stumped............. 36 Marcus Parfett.................. caught...............39 Matt Walker..................... caught................9 Liam Taylor..................... bowled...............28 Mark Trevatt.................... caught................1 Martin Parfett.................. not out...............2 Barry Brady..................... not out...............0 Graham Hobbs.................... dnb...................0 Tom Hobbs....................... dnb...................0 Extras................................................45 Total................................................198 Downe Bowling Matt Walker................ 8-2-39-0 Tom Hobbs...................4-0-22-1 Chris Trevatt.............. 8-0-32-5 Liam Taylor.................6-0-51-0 Mark Trevatt................4-0-5-0 Martin Parfett..............6-0-20-1 Spencer Boult...............4-0-27-0 Martin decided to throw out a challenge to his Saturday team, Leigh, to show them just how good Downe are. To back up his challenge he donated a cup to be played for annually, in the hope that it would grace the shelves of Downe's empty trophy cabinet. Unfortunately Leigh had other ideals and comprehensively won by 8 wickets. In glorious sunshine at Leigh's lovely village green ground, Downe batted first and were all out for 181, top scorer being Extras with 45. John Denton scored 42 (an innings which included 9 fours......was this our John Denton ?) and Tom Hobbs came good at the end of the innings with 32 not out. Leigh never looked troubled and easily got the runs in only 30 overs for the loss of only 2 wickets. Downe Batting Matt Warne .................. caught.............. 6 John Denton.................. caught............. 42 Liam Taylor.................. caught............. 12 Marcus Parfett............... caught...............0 Chris Trevatt................ bowled..............15 Dave Holden.................. caught...............0 Matt Walker.................. lbw.................17 Martin Parfett............... caught...............4 Tom Hobbs.................... not out.............32 Barry Brady.................. lbw..................8 Bill Lewis................... caught...............0 Extras............................................45 Total............................................181 Downe Bowling Matt Walker................ 5.4-1-38-0 Matt Warne................. 6.5-2-18-0 Tom Hobbs.................... 4-1-19-0 Chris Trevatt.................8-3-40-1 Liam Taylor...................1-0-12-0 Marcus Parfett..............1.1-0-12-0 Dave Holden...................4-0-38-1 
Knockholt were unable to raise a team for this fixture but we were fortunate to rearrange the game against Otford, a team we have never played before. In a rain interrupted 40 overs game, Downe batted first and managed 191 runs for loss of only 4 wickets. Top scorer being Matt Warne with 64. Captain Jack, with one eye on the approaching rain clouds and the other on his averages, managed to hurt his toe and had to retire. Otford despite having quite a few decent looking batsmen, lost wickets steadily and were eventually all out for 107 in 29.1 overs. Young Josh Taylor was once again a star for Downe, taking 3 wickets for only 12 runs, all clean bowled. Downe Batting Graham Hobbs .................. retired hurt.......... 13 Chris Trevatt.................. lbw.................... 0 Matt Warne..................... caught................ 64 Marcus Parfett..................lbw....................27 David Holden................... caught..................7 John Denton.....................not out................15 Liam Taylor.................... not out................33 Dave Hayhow.................... did not bat.............0 Martin Parfett................. did not bat.............0 Matt Walker.................... did not bat.............0 Josh Taylor.................... did not bat.............0 Extras.................................................32 Total.................................................191 Downe Bowling Matt Walker................ 7-1-28-3 Matt Warne................. 7-2-25-1 Liam Taylor................ 7-1-20-1 Josh Taylor.................4-0-12-3 Dave Holden...............3.1-0-15-2 Chris Trevatt................1-0-4-0 This was our game against Locksbottom which is contested annually for the "Gary Doherty Shield". Gary was a member of both teams who sadly died a few years ago and this match is played in his memory. Unfortunately Downe had quite a few players unavailable including Captain Jack who apparently had to go to Stamford Bridge to watch some football team score 8 goals and win a league or something. In typical May freezing cold conditions, Locksbottom batted first and scored 175 for the loss of only 4 wickets in their 35 overs. It was expected that Downe would be bowled out quite cheaply but in fact put up a reasonable show to finish on 147 for 9, the highlights being a "jug avoidance" 48 by Marcus Parfett and a majestic 6 from young Josh Taylor. Downe Batting Matt Warne ................. caught........... 11 Chris Trevatt............... caught............ 9 Dave Holden................. bowled............ 8 John Denton..................bowled............12 Marcus Parfett.............. caught............48 Matt Rutter..................bowled.............0 Martin Parfett.............. bowled............30 Bill Lewis.................. bowled.............1 Mark Trevatt................ not out...........12 Josh Taylor................. bowled............10 Dave Hayhow................. not out............1 Extras..........................................5 Total.........................................147 Downe Bowling Matt Rutter................ 7-0-22-2 Matt Warne................. 7-0-36-0 Chris Trevatt.............. 7-1-27-0 Dave Holden.................2-0-22-0 Martin Parfett..............4-0-23-0 Mark Trevatt................4-0-25-0 Marcus Parfett..............4-1-18-1 In a 40 over game Downe batted first and scored 126 for the loss of only 5 wickets. Unfortunately this was never going to be enough and Farnborough reached the total with plenty of overs to spare. Downe Batting Graham Hobbs .............. bowled............ 21 Chris Trevatt.............. caught............ 19 Matt Warne................. caught............ 16 Marcus Parfett..............caught..............7 Liam Taylor................ not out............34 John Denton................ lbw.................9 Dave Holden................ not out.............9 Bill Lewis................. did not bat.........0 Chris Upton................ did not bat.........0 Matt Walker................ did not bat.........0 Josh Taylor................ did not bat.........0 Extras.........................................11 Total.........................................126 Downe Bowling Matt Walker................ 8-1-30-2 Chris Upton................ 7.3-2-25-0 Chris Trevatt.............. 7-1-28-0 Dave Holden.................5-1-21-1 Liam Taylor.................4-1-21-0
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