Five-fer for Smith as table-topping Lansdown annihilate Clevedon

Round-up of Lansdown Cricket Club matches – Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May.

Lansdown 1st XI overwhelmed Clevedon 1st XI by 160 runs and the 3rd XI overcame their Timsbury counterparts. But Lansdown 2nd XI were humbled by Claverham (Yatton) 1st XI

Lansdown 1st XI annihilated visiting Clevedon 1st XI by 160 runs when the sides met in West of England Premier League Premier 2 Bristol / Somerset on Saturday 30th May.

The table-topping Bath club have won all four of their completed matches in the division this year – and they were ruthless against the seasiders.

Having chosen to bat, Lansdown posted 260-9 in their 50 overs at Combe Park – but they had a couple of nasty shocks early on, when they slipped to 14-2.

However, a 100-run stand for the third wicket between Praneel Choughule and skipper Jordan Smith (34) turned around the innings.

Following the captain’s departure, Choughule was joined by Luke Charlesworth (34) and they added 71 for the fourth wicket.

Choughule was finally ousted for 85 – off 113 balls and including 13 fours – when he was caught off Dan Williams to leave Lansdown 215-5.

A whopping 56 extras were conceded by Clevedon, for whom Matt Carpenter snared 4-36 off 10 overs.

The North Somerset side tumbled to 18-5 in response.

And they would have been well short of a three-figure total had it not been for a valiant last-wicket stand between Williams (41 from 47 balls) and Jack Askew (8 not out) that produced 44 runs.

Clevedon’s second-highest scorer was extras (14) – and eight of the dismissed batters failed to reach double figures.

Josh Smith was the Lansdown bowling hero, claiming 5-20 in 10 overs.

Charlesworth returned 3-31 off seven overs.

Lansdown 2nd XI were on the receiving end of a heavy defeat when they met Claverham (Yatton) 1st XI at the Wood Memorial Ground in Bristol & District Cricket Association Division One on 30th May.

The home side clocked up 226-8 in their 40 overs after electing to bat. But they were heading for a much smaller total when they found themselves 135-8, this after an opening stand that brought them 49 runs.

Number 10 Matty Gregory (53 not out from 37 balls) joined Tom Gamble (46 not out) at the crease for the ninth wicket and the pair frustrated Lansdown by adding an unbeaten 91.

Harry Veal was the pick of the guests’ attack, grabbing 4-32 in eight overs.

Lansdown plunged to 97-9 in reply and were saved from complete humiliation by number six Veal’s 57, last man Will Harrison aiding his progress by facing 24 balls for 0 not out.

The guests were removed for 135 in 35.2 overs, Gregory swooping for 5-28 off eight overs as Claverham won by 91 runs.

Ashton Williams scored 92 for Lansdown 3rd XI as they overcame hosts Timsbury 3rd XI by 56 runs in a Bristol & District Cricket Association Division Nine East game at St Mary’s School on 30th May.

Opener Williams hit two sixes and 14 fours during his 79-ball innings. He and Anna Cooper (12) added 84 for the third wicket after Lansdown were reduced to 17-2.

Ben Jelly (19 not out) was the second-best batter, but Lansdown’s total benefited from 24 extras.

Callum Webb picked up 3-40 off six overs for Timsbury, who have lost all four of their completed league matches this season.

The villagers were ticking along nicely at 84-2 in response but collapsed to 134 all out, opener Will Rawlings top-scoring with 37 in the 32-over innings. There were 32 extras.

Sam Lindsley did a lot of the damage, bagging 4-23 in eight overs.

Lansdown Women’s 1st XI conceded their Somerset Women’s T20 Blitz Division Two match at Claverham (Yatton) 1st XI on Sunday 31st May.

Forthcoming fixtures:

Saturday 6th June:

West of England Premier League:

Premier 2 Bristol / Somerset: Congresbury 1st XI v Lansdown 1st XI (at King George V Playing Field, noon).

Bristol & District Cricket Association:

Division One: Lansdown 2nd XI v Hanham 1st XI (at Combe Park, 1pm).

Division Nine East: Bitton 2nd XI v Lansdown 3rd XI (at Recreation Ground, 1pm).

Sunday 7th June:

Somerset Intermediate Cup:

Round 2: Midsomer Norton 2nd XI v Lansdown 2nd XI (at Withies Lane).