1st August 2026
3rd XI v Welford Park 1st XI
Sonning 3rd XI
251-9
Welford Park 1st XI
134-10
Welford Park won the toss and elected to field.
Match Report
Sonning 3rd XI Cruise to Comprehensive Victory Over Welford Park
Sonning 3rd XI posted an imposing 251 for 9 from their 45 overs before bowling out Welford Park for 134 to claim a dominant win in Division 7A at Knowl Hill on Saturday.
After Welford Park captain Andy Cale won the toss and elected to field, the visitors made an ideal start. Aveer Sidhu was caught by wicketkeeper Sivasilam Ganapathy off Cale's bowling without scoring from the first ball of the innings, and Rahul Sood followed for a duck, caught by Drew Brown off Cale, leaving Sonning in early trouble at 14 for 2.
Aashmit Ghosh steadied the ship with an authoritative innings that proved the backbone of Sonning's total. He put on 56 for the third wicket with Kyle Dellar-Law, who contributed a breezy 23 from just 16 balls, striking two sixes. Ghosh continued to accumulate, reaching 57 from 51 deliveries with nine fours and two sixes before falling bowled to Drew Brown, having helped guide Sonning to 103 for 4.
Akash Vasa then anchored the middle order with a patient half-century, his 50 coming from 64 balls and featuring six fours and two sixes. A partnership of 53 with Ethan Towner for the sixth wicket pushed Sonning past the 170 mark. Towner made a well-struck 36 from 36 balls before being caught behind off Srinath Balasubramanian, but the momentum was firmly with the home side.
Christopher Dowse ensured the late order maintained the scoring rate with an excellent 46 from 47 balls, including six boundaries and a six. His unbroken 51-run stand with Reyansh Setia (13 not out) for the ninth wicket carried Sonning to their final total of 251. For Welford Park, Drew Brown was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 36 from his eight overs, while Cale took 3 for 56.
Welford Park's reply never truly got going despite Sateesh Kumar's battling 34 from 37 balls, which included three sixes. Bharat Shiva offered early resistance with 25 from 23 balls in a second-wicket stand of 30 with Kumar, but a sharp run out ended his innings and the complexion of the chase changed quickly. Max Seaward was caught by Akash Vasa off Towner for a golden duck in the very next over, and Welford Park slipped from 41 for 2 to 42 for 3.
Kumar held the innings together until he was caught off Ghosh for 34, and from 77 for 4 the visitors collapsed dramatically, losing three wickets for 14 runs to slump to 91 for 7. Mohit Karangad was the chief destroyer, taking 3 for 24 from seven overs, while Ghosh matched him with 3 for 22 from six overs, completing a fine all-round display. A last-wicket partnership of 25 between Mason Brown (11 not out) and Drew Brown (12) briefly delayed the inevitable, but Christopher Dowse had the final say, bowling Drew Brown to wrap up the Welford Park innings at 134 all out in just 27.5 overs, sealing victory by 117 runs.
Sonning 3rd XI Innings
251-9 (45.0 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aveer Sidhu | c Sivasilam Ganapathy b Andy Cale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Aashmit Ghosh | b Drew Brown | 57 | 51 | 9 | 2 | 111.76 |
| Rahul Sood | c Drew Brown b Andy Cale | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Kyle Dellar-Law | c Bharat Shiva b Mason Brown | 23 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 143.75 |
| Akash Vasa | c Suvojyoti Datta b Srinath Balasubramanian | 50 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 78.13 |
| Harrison Lott | c Max Seaward b Drew Brown | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Ethan Towner | c Sivasilam Ganapathy b Srinath Balasubramanian | 36 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Christopher Dowse | c Andy Cale b Drew Brown | 46 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 97.87 |
| Mohit Karangad | b Andy Cale | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 37.50 |
| Reyansh Setia | Not Out | 13 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Sam Taylor | Not Out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | 9b, 1lb, 0nb, 12w | 22 | ||||
| Total | (9 wkts) | 251 | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Cale | 9.0 | 1 | 56 | 3 | 6.22 |
| Srinath Balasubramanian | 9.0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Mason Brown | 9.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 4.22 |
| Drew Brown | 8.0 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4.50 |
| Bharat Shiva | 9.0 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Sardar sarfraz Abbasi | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
Fall of Wickets
1-0 (Aveer Sidhu), 2-14 (Rahul Sood), 3-70 (Kyle Dellar-Law), 4-103 (Aashmit Ghosh), 5-124 (Harrison Lott), 6-177 (Akash Vasa), 7-196 (Ethan Towner), 8-200 (Mohit Karangad), 9-251 (Christopher Dowse)
Welford Park 1st XI Innings
134-10 (27.5 ov)
| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sivasilam Ganapathy | c Sam Taylor b Ethan Towner | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Sateesh Kumar | c Unsure b Aashmit Ghosh | 34 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 91.89 |
| Bharat Shiva | Run out (Unsure) | 25 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 108.70 |
| Max Seaward | c Akash Vasa b Ethan Towner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sardar sarfraz Abbasi | c Unsure b Aashmit Ghosh | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Suvojyoti Datta | c Kyle Dellar-Law b Mohit Karangad | 9 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Kingston Gabriel | b Mohit Karangad | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Srinath Balasubramanian | c Christopher Dowse b Mohit Karangad | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Andy Cale | b Aashmit Ghosh | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Mason Brown | Not Out | 11 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 110.00 |
| Drew Brown | b Christopher Dowse | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Extras | 3b, 0lb, 3nb, 8w | 14 | ||||
| Total | (All out) | 134 | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Towner | 6.0 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Sam Taylor | 6.0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 5.83 |
| Mohit Karangad | 7.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 3.43 |
| Aashmit Ghosh | 6.0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 3.67 |
| Christopher Dowse | 1.5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5.45 |
| Reyansh Setia | 1.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
Fall of Wickets
1-11 (Sivasilam Ganapathy), 2-41 (Bharat Shiva), 3-42 (Max Seaward), 4-77 (Sateesh Kumar), 5-88 (Suvojyoti Datta), 6-91 (Kingston Gabriel), 7-91 (Sardar sarfraz Abbasi), 8-108 (Srinath Balasubramanian), 9-109 (Andy Cale), 10-134 (Drew Brown)
Sonning Squad
Welford Park Squad
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Sivasilam Ganapathy
W
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Suvojyoti Datta
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Bharat Shiva
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Max Seaward
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Sateesh Kumar
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Sardar sarfraz Abbasi
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Kingston Gabriel
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Srinath Balasubramanian
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Andy Cale
C
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Mason Brown
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Drew Brown
