14/06/2026
Week 7 round-up 🏏
Tuesday:
At the start of the week, Abbotsbury booked their place in the quarter finals of the cup, thrashing Beaminster by 10 wickets. Pankaj Nikale ripped through the visitors’ top order with 3-12, as Beaminster fell to 26-5. Tight bowling all around plus a couple of run outs saw Beaminster restricted to just 69-9, and Walton (32*) and Sapsworth (28*) knocked the runs off in 8 overs.
In division 3, Flying Eagles marched on with another thumping win at Winfrith Newburgh. Paul Martin took 3-21, and Adam Reynolds and Tim Gardener took 2 wickets apiece for Winfrith, as Flying Eagles posted 145-8. Remarkable figures of 3-1 from Anoop Jose, 2-1 for Raman Singh, and 2-11 from Jackson Jose blew Winfrith away, with the hosts bowled out for just 46.
Wednesday:
One of the biggest and best games of the season so far took place as Cattistock hosted Martinstown in division 1. Demario Slocombe took 3-15 as Cattistock looked in trouble at 76-6, but a swashbuckling 62* off just 24 from Will Maltby saw Cattistock set their visitors 134 for victory. A 90 run opening stand between Ed Nicholls (69) and Henry Lewis (43) had Martinstown well placed, but 2-18 from Ollie Legg dragged his side back into it, and going into the last over, Hudson Izzard had 8 to defend. Lewis was ran out at the start of the last over and Izzard conceded just 3 runs, as Cattistock won by 4 runs to go clear at the top of division 1.
Puddletown defeated Cerne Valley with a single ball to spare at Simsay Oval. Cerne posted 113-4, with Solo Roper top scoring with 42*, whilst Michael Hoffman took 2 wickets. Peter Phillips made 65 for Puddletown in reply, and it was Oliver Chamings who got his side over the line by 7 wickets on the penultimate ball of the game.
In division 2, Hazelbury Bryan won a low scorer at home to Dewlish. David Collier and Chris Haynes took 2 wickets apiece as Dewlish were restricted to 93-9. M. House top scored for Hazelbury with 46, and skipper Paddy Needham got his side over the line by 5 wickets with 2 overs to spare.
In division 3, Bere Regis edged out Portland Red Triangle by just 4 runs. Paul Smith carried his bat to 46 as Bere Regis posted 108-4, with Linley-Munro and Marsh taking 2 wickets apiece. Mynard and Williams then took 2 wickets apiece in reply, and despite an unbeaten 49 from Max Griffin, Red Triangle fell agonisingly short.
Dorchester Colts edged past Milborne St Andrew in a low scoring thriller at the rec. James Peak took 2-12, and tight bowling all round saw MSA restricted to 79-5 - Jon Murley top scoring with 30*. Murley then stared with the ball, picking up 3-13. MSA chipped away at the wickets column, but Colts edged home by 3 wickets, with young Will Smith hitting a boundary to win it with 7 balls to spare.
Thursday:
Flying Eagles made it 6 wins from 6 in Division 3 with a second thumping win in 3 days, this time over Puddletown Seconds. Robin Jacob hit an unbeaten 60 as they posted 145-7, with Steve Chaldecott and Bethany Jackson taking 2 wickets each. Dileep Kumar then ripped through Puddletown’s top order with a remarkable 5-6, and the hosts were restricted to 67-9, with some brave resistance from their youngsters.
Winfrith Newburgh moved up to 3rd in division 2 with an 8 wicket win over Puddletown RFC. Tom Kidney struck an unbeaten half century for Rugby Club, but tight bowling restricted them to 82-2. Lee Seall top scored for the hosts with 42* as they raced home in less than 10 overs.
Friday:
In division 1, St Georges comfortably defeated Frampton by 7 wickets with 6 overs to spare. Mark James took 3-11, whilst Alford and Bailey took 2 wickets each to restrict Frampton to 90-9. James Keegan then top scored with an unbeaten 34, and despite 2 wickets for Ollie Chubb, St Georges cruised to victory.
In division 2, a sensational unbeaten 122 off just 65 balls from Jethro Cox inspired Weymouth to a big win at home to Beaminster. The Aussie shared a 100 run second wicket stand with Billy Hughes (38) as the Seasiders posted 195-3. Richard Runyard got Beaminster off to a good start with a quickfire 34, but the required rate of nearly 10 an over was always a tall order, and Beaminster were ultimately restricted to 144-5, 51 runs short.
