The Ramblers produced a winning performance in this match - their first after the successful and enjoyable tour to Oporto. On a pleasant warm day at Brook, skipper of the day, Simon Swainson, won the toss and decided to bat, and by lunch the Ramblers had 221-4 on the board, albeit against some fairly friendly bowling. Ryan Jacobs and James Wood for a time looked like threatening the record stand which Ryan was a part of earlier in the season, but were parted at 146. James went on to a splendid 100 - which at the age of 15 years 11 months, those on the ground reckoned makes him the Ramblers youngest centurion - and brought him the award of a Ramblers cap at tea time. With Hugh Gauntlett carving his way to 60 and others chipping in, the declaration came at 307 for 8 in 48 overs (the second triple of the year).

THE RAMBLERS' YOUNGEST CENTURION WITH HIS CAP.

Presented to James Wood, 15 years 11  months.

Emeriti made a bad start - Graham Boxall removing both openers for ducks to close catches, and apart from Phillips who made a well struck 50, no other batter really got going to a substantial score. In what would have been the penultimate over (the 56th), James Wood completed a great personal day by clutching a close diving catch millimetres from the ground to close Emeriti’s innings on 191 and seal the win by 116 runs. The wickets were shared about - including two each for Martin Charter and Ryan Jacobs. And then on to the Dog and Pheasant !

Ramblers' innings

R Jacobs lbw Wemsley 76 

J Wood c ? b Lowe R 100 

P Stephens lbw Wemsley 0 

G Boxall st Bollig b Wemsley 8 

H Gauntlett b Phillips 60 

S Swainson run out 16 

R Chibisa b Wemsley 21 

T Kidson not out 6 

B Davenport b Phillips 1

M Charter not out 8 

M Underwood did not bat -

Extras 10 

Total 307-8 dec 

Fall of wickets: 1-146, 2-146, 3-168, 4 -202, 5- 242

Bowling  

O’Connor 6 0 35 0 

Sullivan 5 0 38 0 

Berry 4 0 44 0 

Wemsley 18 1 93 4 

Lowe N 5 0 29 0 

Lowe R 2 0 22 1 

Phillips 8 0 41 2 

Emeriti innings:

H Hickman c Jacobs b Boxall 0

R Lowe c Chibisa b Boxall 0

N Lowe run out 10

B Bollig c Underwood b Davenport 14

S Phillips c Gauntlett b Stephens 58

F O’Connor st Kidson b Charter 18

W Wynne b Jacobs 18

J Berry b Jacobs 18

D Sullivan not out 19

A Wemsley c Wood b Charter 17

Extras    15

TOTAL    191

Fall of wickets: 

1-0, 2-5, 3-20, 4-59, 5- ?, 6- ?, 7- ?

Bowling:

Boxall 10 3 18 2

Swainson 5 0 12 0

Underwood 6 1 32 0

Davenport 6 2 24 1

Charter 11.1 3 31 2

Stephens 6 2 21 1

Jacobs 11 1 24 2

Chibisa 5 0 23 0