The Club Cricket Conference Yearbook 2020

The Conference Cup Final 2019 Bexley CC v Cambridge CC Blackheath CC hosted this match on Sunday 15th September, on a warm sunny late summer’s day. Bexley won the toss and elected to bat on a well prepared / good looking wicket. Opening batters Calum Basey and captain Adam Riley brought up a fine 50 run partnership in the 12th over, but two overs later Riley was caught behind by Michael Turner off first change bowler Jake Lawrence in his second over; and the same combination dismissed George Haley, first delivery. This brought Adam Ball to the crease for a 97 run / 20 over partnership, which he dominated; 9 x 4s in his 64 runs. Cambridge rotated their bowling to no avail, and it required the return of opening seamer Henry Campbell to dismiss Ball, then Basey (52), in his final two overs. However Bexley had the upper-hand, and 73 runs came off the final 10 overs, with handy contributions from Matthew Stiddard (33) and Shaun Evans (24). To be honest, Cambridge were never in it with their batting performance. 16 year old Jaskran Singh took a wicket in his first over, then the experience of Jason Benn and Adam Ball decimated the remaining Cambridge top and middle order: 43 for 7 wickets in 16 overs. The left arm spin of Freddie Foster wrapped-up the last three wickets. Bexley's Adam Riley batting - 37 -