Whittlesford were the latest challengers to take on the in form Chesterfords Sunday cricket team at the Rec this weekend. With a pitch that looked like it may deteriorate as play went on, Captain Wazz Mughal on winning the toss invited the visitors to field.

Chesterfords got off to a poor start losing veteran opener David Lightning in the 3^rd over, and debutant John Fletcher in the 4^th over, but Piers Robson stuck to the task at hand and began to destroy the Whittlesford bowling and morale as he hammered his way to 65. Support came from the extravagant batting of Luke Claydon (44) and then from the solid defence of Paul Phillips. After Robson was eventually dismissed, Phillips took over the mantle and coerced tail ender Tom Thake into looking like a batsman. Phillips commanded the middle as he went on to make 69 not out, with Thake supporting well as he climbed to the dizzy heights of 31 before being caught and bowled. Alan Stokley made a cameo appearance at number 11 to face the last ball of the innings, and survived it meaning Chesterfords scored 265 for 9 off their 40 overs.

Whittlesford in reply started solidly, not losing a wicket until the 21^st over. Openers Baker and Davidson did their best to keep out some excellent bowling from Mark and Alan Stokley, and they did well as the Stokley boys despite their tireless efforts and innovative approach ended up wicketless. The young leg spinner Adam Laird and Tom Thake however prospered from the earlier efforts of their team mates as they each took 4 wickets and a huge Whittlesford collapse ensued; only Baker (72) made the scorers work. Ultimately Whittlesford could not cope with chasing the huge score the home team  had put on and slumped all out for 121.

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