Our H&D sides won 3 of 4 friendlies over the weekend against good opponents and gave the club a lift after losing several players over the winter.
The 1st XI played a strong Calmore 2 down at Jones Lane
Calmore 253 for 7 (45 Overs) Obaid Iqbal 3-36, Ahmed Azizzi 2-29)
Lost to H&D 258-8 (39.4 Overs) Aiden Leo 61, Imad Nabi 58, Obaid Iqbal 28, Alex Nicholas 24)
by 2 Wkts
H&D 2nd XI travelled to South Winchester on what proved a difficult wicket.
South Winchester 162 a/o (Richie Froggett 3-18, Jason Sargent 2-9) Beat
H&D 2nd XI 93 a/o (Jonjo Stovell 25, Daniel Prentice 25) by 69 Runs
H&D 3rd XI played a weakened Calmore 3s side at QE2
Calmore 119 a/o (Kartik Chandrasekhar 2-9, Ollie Dixon 2-11, Matt Bennett 2-12) Lost to H&D 3rd XI 121-8 (Kartik Chandrasekhar 40, Deane Whittington 38) by 2 Wkts
On Sunday the Friendly XI returned to South Winchester
South Winchester 199-7 (Adrien Leo 2-5, Andy Murkitt 2-15, Fraser Smith 2-22) Lost H&D Sun XI 201-6 (Tom Jones 47*, Andy Murkitt 33, Kartik Chandrasekhar 33*, Jonjo Stovell 22) by 4 Wkts
Full scorecards can be viewed on our Play cricket website
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