Bowden Cricket Club

13/09/2026

Bowden 3s registered an emphatic win against S&L 4s on a record breaking day at East Carlton cc. Bowden won the toss and batted first and after the early loss of opener, Jamie Horne, the experienced John Lawrence and 15 year old Harry Attenborough set about re-building the innings. Mixing sensible running, watchful defence and brutal aggression the pair raced to 126-1 at drinks, with Harry being first to his 50, his first in senior cricket, soon followed by the experienced John Lawrence. After drinks the tempo increased with the ball being dispatched to all parts of East Carlton, spectators sent scattering for cover on several occasions. The magical moment for young Harry arrived soon after drinks as he raced to his maiden 100 with another boundary through midwicket. To their credit the S&L bowlers and fielders stuck gamely to their task but couldn't stem the flow of runs as Lawrence also reached his 100. Runs continued to flow as Harry picked up the pace even more and reached another milestone, a maiden 150. In the event, he was out for a superb 158 with 27x4s and 3x6s. Young Ollie Horne joined Lawrence and hit 20 not out off the last over of the innings. Lawrence ending up 138 not out with 17x4s and 3x6s, with Bowden posting a mammoth 348-3 off their 40 overs. After a quick referral to Bowden's resident 'statto' the 301 partnership between Attenborough and Lawrence was a club record for any wicket, an incredible achievement by both batsmen. In reply, S&L came out with aggressive intent, but were soon in trouble at 26-4 with 2 wickets apiece for opening bowlers Ollie Horne and Sam Cross. With the threat of rain in the air, Bowden rushed through the overs bringing on spinners Corey Alcock and Jon Pearson who between them took 3 quick wickets to leave S&L in trouble at 39-7, 1 of which was a smart stumping by Chris Attenborough behind the stumps. A mix-up between the batters led to the 8th wicket falling due to a smart piece of fielding by Charlie Standley. Standley then took the 9th wicket to fall and as the bowling changes continued, Jamie Horne bowling to 3 slips and a gully wrapped up the innings with a smart catch taken at 2nd slip. S&L all out for 62, Bowden winning by 286 runs. A great day for Bowden 3s, a fantastic achievement by John and young Harry, with the match also played in a superb spirit.

15/08/2026

Bowden 3s made it 3 wins on the trot with a hard fought 6 wicket win at East Carlton Park against Barton Seagrave 2s. The visitors won the toss and opted to bat first on a green looking wicket and came out swinging from the start. Very quickly the ball disappeared to all parts with the 50 coming up in the 7th over. Bowden rang the bowling changes and although wickets gradually started to fall, drinks were taken with the visitors in a strong position at 134-3 off 20 overs. To the Bowden bowlers credit, they came back strongly after drinks, in the end restricting Barton to 183 all out. Tim Parsons taking 4-38, youngster Bertie Blagburn impressing with 3-38, along with wickets for Sam Cross, Freddie Strachan and Rich King. In reply, Bowden lost Finn Atkinson early, but Luke Berry 47 and the evergreen Rob Gomez 65 repaired the damage with an excellent partnership of 107. Rich king 15 not out and Sam Gomez 26 then added 46 in quick time, with Sam hitting a huge 6 on to a roof of one of the surrounding houses, with the next ball going for an even bigger 6 into a neighbours back garden. With the target getting nearer, Sam perished leaving the experienced pair of Rich King and Jon Pearson to guide Bowden comfortably home by 6 wickets with just over 5 overs to spare.

13/08/2026

Bowden T20 are hosting Lubenham at the Rec this evening. Game starts and Bar is open at 18.00.

11/08/2026

Last-ball thriller crowns outstanding President's Day

A last-ball thriller was a suitable denouement to a superbly-attended Bowden President's Day on Sunday. Unfortunately for the club side, they were unable to hit the six required for a successful chase resulting in the match being drawn; a fair result in an evenly-matched contest.

Batting first as per tradition, it was a veritable feast-or-famine innings from the President's XI, and one in which left-handers stood out with fifties apiece from Dan Masic (72), Jack Bellamy (55), and Dan Broughton (65*). No other batsman scored more than four, with three ducks also recorded in a total of 235-7 declared in 33 overs. Ethan Mercer picked up two-for with wickets apiece for Henry Linsell, Ben Style, Caleb Fox, Archie Powell, and Jon Pearson.

The club would have 37 overs to reach their target or the President's XI to take 10 wickets as is the requirement to win a timed, declaration game. On an increasingly flat and sun-baked pitch the latter was rarely likely. The club's second-wicket pair of James Parry (83) and Tim Treadaway (82) looked set to win the game on their own with a 147-run partnership. However, once they parted in relatively quick succession it would always be a challenge for new batsmen to maintain the required run rate of eight an over against the experience of the President's seamers Sam Keenan and Ben Watts. The equation came down to twelve needed in the last over with Dylan Pearson (9*) and Linsell (11) at the crease. Scampering twos, singles and a bye brought Pearson on strike for the last ball with six needed but Watts held his nerve, producing a perfect yorker that Pearson could only jam into the turf and the club's innings concluded on 230-6: match drawn. The President's wickets were shared around with one apiece for Broughton, Keenan, Watts, Masic, and Steve Bellamy, with one run out.

I should echo President Steve Oldfield's post-match speech and thank everyone involved in an extremely successful day. These included, but were not limited to: the players, umpires, groundsmen, bar staff, BBQ chefs, the providers of a sumptuous tea, cake competition contestants, and junior organisers responsible for the tea time Kwik Cricket games, all of which showcased the breadth of commitments required to make Bowden Cricket Club run smoothly as well as what a benefit it brings to the community.

09/08/2026

22/06/2026

Bowden second team hosted Old seconds on Saturday. Bowden batted first. Bowden lost the early wicket of Fergus Kenny but this brought Dan Wenlock (51 from 36 balls) to the crease and he looked to increase the run rate. He and Micky Brammer (51) combined well in their 84 partnership. When Wenlock was removed it looked like Bowden were set for a 250+ score. But the Old bowlers toiled away and the Bowden batters never got set. The next top score was Seb Fernandes-Smith with 26. James Aldis picking up 3 wickets and Laurence Knowles 4. In reply Old lost an early wicket but Mark Bocking (16) and Ian Hamilton (21) steadied the ship and were batting well with a 47 run partnership. Oscar Harrison bowled well but it was his opening partner Dan Mercer who was getting into his stride when he removed Hamilton. Mercer went on to remove 5 of the top 7 batters in a fantastic bowling spell of 9 overs, 5 wickets for 27 runs. Sam Freer took 3 wickets and Seb chipped in with 2. Old were bowled out for 85.

21/06/2026

Bowden 3s suffered a 59 run defeat against Old 3s after putting up a brave fight. Old won the toss and were soon in trouble 4 down early on at the hands of father and son combination Luke (5-0-15-2) and Tim Parsons (10-2-44-2) and an excellent direct hit from Harry Attenborough. After drinks the Old batters took control due to some hard hitting and as the heat began to take effect, a few pieces of sloppy fielding. However Bowden stuck to their task and managed to take wickets regularly bowling Old out for 222. Spinners Lee Wilson (10-1-67-3) and young Freddie Strachan taking his first senior league wickets (2.1-0-17-2). In reply Bowden were soon in trouble at 26-4, but Rob Gomez and Jon Pearson slowly rebuilt to take drinks on 76-4 and still in the game. Unfortunately the first over after drinks left Bowden on 76-7 with Gomez unfortunately run out due to a dicey call for a single by Pearson and then 2 further wickets left Bowden staring down the barrel. Youngster Luke Parsons (20) joined Pearson and they went on the attack putting on a quickfire 75 in 12 overs to keep the game alive with some great hitting by young Parsons who impressed all game. Old had seen enough and brought their opening bowlers back and in the end Bowden were 163 all out, Pearson ending up 58 not out to bring some respectability to the scorecard. Although defeated, plenty of positives to take with the Bowden youngsters sticking to their task with the ball against some aggressive Old batters.

15/06/2026

Bowden second XI travelled to Old Northamptonians on Saturday. Winning the toss Bowden elected to bat first. With a slightly rearranged batting order Bowden got off to a steady start, but an indifferent wicket and some good bowling spells no batter could find their rhythm. The top 7 all getting to double figures but no one going on to get a big score. Bowden finished their innings on what seemed a reasonable score of 207. In reply Tariq scored just 1 run from his first 11 balls then appeared to decide a change of plan was required scoring 16 runs of his next 6 balls this is how his innings flowed on the way to scoring 101. Bowden never had the control required to exploit the wicket and ON’s knocked off the runs just 5 wickets down in 38 overs. A disappointing loss for Bowden who hope to bounce back at home against Old on Saturday.

14/06/2026

🏏 Bowden CC 1st XI hosted Overstone Park CC 2nd XI, looking to gain revenge from their meeting earlier in the season. Bowden won the toss and chose to bat, a decision they were regretting when reduced to 5-2. However, the in-from Archie Powell and Fran Finnemore managed to steady the ship until Finnemore fell for 17. Powell was joined by Jack Bellamy, and the pair accelerated, finding the boundary with ease and forming a partnership of 57. Powell was ultimately dismissed for 57, bringing Alex Frith to the crease who scored a quick 30 to propel Bowden to a strong total of 225-6, aided massively by Bellamy’s 75 not out.

In reply, the visitors lost early wickets to the young opening bowling pair of OJ Lawrence and Ethan Mercer. Dylan Pearson reinforced Bowden’s advantage with a quick run-out and two wickets with the ball during an economic spell (10-1-25-2). Skipper Harry Wilford benefited from more excellent fielding from Pearson, as he claimed three wickets late on to ultimately give Bowden a 91 run victory. Bowden are now third in NCL Division 3 and look forward to an away fixture at Old CC next week.🏏