In near perfect conditions, Buxton 1st XI maintained their position at the top of the league with a win by 83 runs against Darley Dale 1st XI. Put in to bat by Darley Dale, Buxton lost both Bob Marsden and Martin Sollis early on, but a defiant partnership between Ram Goli and Harry Griffin restored order. Ram got out just short of 50 again, for 46 runs including 10 fours. Good support from captain Andrew Slater with 37 runs from 34 balls helped Griffin to go on and score an impressive 119 runs off 95 deliveries, including 17 fours and 3 sixes. Buxton finished on 267 all out off 44.1 overs.
In reply, Darley Dale good off to a solid start reaching 35 without loss off the first 10 overs. The breakthrough came when Ram Goli took a good catch off the bowling of Kian Wilson dismissing the opener Sanderson for 20 runs. Darley Dale tried to create some decent partnerships in chasing the Buxton total, but wickets for all six bowlers, 3 for captain Andrew Slater and an economical 10 overs from Fran Slater meant Darley Dale finished well short on 184 all out off 40.2 overs.
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Elsewhere Buxton 2nd XI defeated South Wingfield 3rd XI by 5 wickets. South Wingfield were bowled out for 115 off 38.4 overs, Lucas Tattersall taking 4 wickets for 25 runs. In reply Buxton hit 118 for 5 off 32.4 overs, Matthew Poole 31 runs, captain Tim Budd 30 runs and Mark Ainsley 26 runs.
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The 3rd XI also won, this time by 6 wickets against a Darley Dale 3rd XI. Dan Blackwell was 55 not out for Buxton with Richard Lewis 36 not out as they shared a 70 run 5th wicket partnership. Matthew Webb took 5 wickets for 15 runs in his 9 overs as the pick of the bowlers for Buxton.
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