Weekend 3rd May 2025
The first eleven travelled to Warwick CC, where the away side won the toss and decided to field first.
The hosts were restricted to 148 for 9 as a knock of 73 from Jamie Coleman was the main contributor. Paul Lawrence managed 1 for 32 and Joe Atkinson 2 for 23, the standout performance however came from Steve Rhodes with an impressive 6 wicket haul, conceding just 23 runs from his 12 overs.
In reply, Kenilworth managed 128 for 9 and took a losing draw and 9 points from the game. For the home side Rajinder Singh was the pick of the bowlers , producing figures of 4 for 27. Joshua Osborne took 3 fer , whilst Southorn and Peddi both managed a wicket a piece. Contributors for Kenilworth were Booker with 20 and Nadeem with 21, Steve Rhodes added to his bowling performance with a solid 45 not out off of 93 balls to see out the draw.
2s
The second eleven hosted Cov and North Warwickshire at Warwick Road , the away side won the toss and elected to field first .
Captain Matt Bain made 32 opening the batting, Teddy Hepworth also made 30 whilst the top score for the K’s was Hardeep Ubhey with 40 from 86. Wickets were spread around for the away side with Suresh and Singh taking two a piece and Bhardwaj claiming best figures of 3 for 39. Kenilworth finishing on 198 all out.
In reply, the total was chased by the away side with 7 overs to spare. Sidat and Sharma scored the bulk of the runs with 44 and 41 not out respectively. For Kenilworth, Tom Skinner claimed a sole wicket and Teddy Hepworth claimed 2 for 51, whilst the best figures came from Ben Kelley with 2 for 49.
Kenilworth take 5 points from the game and are 9th in Division 6 east.
3s
The third eleven travelled to Rowington CC , where the 3s won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Rowington managed 142 all out inside 26 overs, with Adrian Bird scoring 27 and Tazik Sharma top scoring with 58 off just 34 deliveries. Every used Kenilworth bowler contributed with Nick Moore and Manni Toor claiming one a piece , with Ben Clarke and Muhammed Saleem producing two wickets each. Dan Hone claimed the best figures with a solid 3 for 50 off 9 overs.
Kenilworth, in reply also made 142 as the matched ended in a tie. Mark Wisdish made 35 and Yougunn Prakashkumar 40 not out as Kenilworth matched the set target. For Rowington, Jack Powell took 3 for 24 as Rudramurthy produced an economical 3 for 11.
Kenilworth take 12 points from the tied match and are 5th in Cotswold Hills Division 4.
