Scorecard

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 1st XI v Stanford Le Hope on Sat 12 Jul 2025 at 12.30pm
Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club Won by 4 wickets.

Match report In a closely fought contest at Oakfield Park, Essex, Oakfield Parkonians CC defeated Stanford Le Hope CC by 4 wickets. Stanford Le Hope, having won the toss, elected to bat first but were restricted to a modest total of 139 all out in 42.3 overs. Oakfield Parkonians then chased down the target with 6 wickets down in 27.5 overs.

Standford Le Hope started cautiously but steadily increased the run rate. Thomas Willats led the batting with a patient 31 runs off 38 balls, while Adam Knight contributed a valuable 32 runs. The middle order held firm despite losing wickets at intervals, with Harry Robinson unbeaten on 18 helping guide the chase to a successful conclusion. The team reached 139 all out. For Oakfield Parkonians, the bowlers fought hard in very hot conditions. Eshun Kalley and Paran Kalley took 2 wickets apiece, while Sifth Ali picked up 3 wickets, maintaining a tight economy rate.

Chasing 140 for victory, Oakfield Parkonians started cautiously but steadily increased the run rate. The innings was anchored by Eshun Kalley, who top-scored with a well-paced 47 runs from 47 balls, hitting 8 boundaries and a six. His innings provided much-needed resistance amid a series of quick wickets. Paran Kalley’s late surge of 31 runs off 15 balls, including 5 fours and a six, helped add crucial runs toward the chasing the target. Other contributions came from Bilaal Anwar (21 runs) and Eknath Dinesh Kerkar (18 runs), but overall, the boys batted well after losing a few early wickets and dealing with a little bit of pressure. The Standford bowlers bowled well and their lines were good but ultimately they didn't get enough runs on the board and Parks won with a lot of overs to spare.

Stanford Le Hope Batting
Player name RunsMB4s6sSR
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TOTAL :
2nb 4w 4lb 
for 10 wickets
10
139 (42.3 overs)		     
Jack Carter ct  E Dinesh Kerkar b E Kalley 8 9 2 88.89
Michael Edwards ct  E Dinesh Kerkar b S Ali 9 31 1 29.03
Matthew Higgins ct  E Dinesh Kerkar b S Ali 8 15 2 53.33
David De jong ct  T Bhatia b E Kalley 13 11 3 118.18
Joseph Robertson lbw  P Kalley 2 24 8.33
Thomas Willats lbw  P Kalley 31 38 4 1 81.58
Adam Knight b  P Kalley 32 57 4 56.14
Matthew Page b  N Sureshan 8 20 1 40.0
Harry Robinson Not Out  18 40 3 45.00
Kalum Rasika Sampath ct  E Dinesh Kerkar b S Ali 0 3 0
Daryl Woodford b  P Kalley 0 9 0

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 1st XI Bowling

Player NameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Eshun Kalley7.0032216.004.57
Sifth Ali7.521936.332.43
Tarunpreet Bhatia8.123400.004.16
Paran Kalley9.0120210.002.22
Navine Sureshen8.0029129.003.63
Paresh Kalley2.31120.500.40

Oakfield Parkonians Cricket Club 1st XI Batting
Player Name RMB4s6sSRCatchesStumpingsRun outs
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TOTAL :
1lb 
for 6 wickets
1
140		        
Klain Fernando b  M Higgins 14 31 3 45.16
Faisal Bhatti b  H Robinson 0 7 0
Eknath Kerkar b  M Higgins 18 20 3 90.0 4
Umar Choudhry ct  D De jong b H Robinson 8 7 2 114.29
Eshun Kalley ct  M Page b D Woodford 47 47 8 1 100
Bilaal Anwar st  M Page b J Carter 21 40 3 52.50
Paran Kalley Not Out  31 15 5 1 206.67
Paresh Kalley Not Out  0
Tarunpreet Bhatia   1
Sifth Ali  
Navine Sureshen  

Stanford Le Hope Bowling

Player nameOversMaidensRunsWicketsAverageEconomy
Matthew Higgins9.041628.001.78
Harry Robinson7.0236218.005.14
Kalum Rasika Sampath4.001600.004.00
Adam Knight3.003400.0011.33
Daryl Woodford2.5025125.008.82
Jack Carter2.0012112.006.00