On another scorching summer day in 2018, Sherston Magna won the toss and with a team nearly full of spinners Captain Kutchura hoped that the wicket would possibly turn a bit and opted to bowl. The opening pair of Ben Dickenson and Kutchura started steadily but the Blunsden opening pair of Davis and Dodson proved a good match for the … Read More
Winsley and Wilcot
Match Summaries Winsley 2 – Scorecard Innings of Winsley 2 202-9 off 45.0 overs. Innings of Sherston Magna 204-6 off 35.3 overs. Sherston Magna won by 4 wickets. Wilcot – Scorecard Innings of Sherston Magna 197-10 off 43.3 overs. Innings of Wilcot 132-6 off 45.0 overs. Sherston Magna won by 65 runs. An opener’s tale – from the sublime to … Read More
A game of two halves
It was a game of two halves – well either side of a game of football. Sherston Magna will have been reasonably satisfied with their performance before the football break but rather disappointed with what happened after. Ben Dickenson captaining in JKs absence invited Burbage and Easton Royal to bat on a gloriously hot day (like many others this year). … Read More
Sherston Too Hot to Handle
On what was probably the hottest Saturday afternoon of the year so far, the Heytesbury & Sutton Veny 2nd XI captain called tails and to the delight of the Sherston players it came up heads. It was going to be a tough afternoon for whoever bowled first – the Pinkney Park pitch looking in prime batting condition, the outfield likely … Read More