NATIONAL COUNTIES Wadlan Championship century

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Created on Sunday, 03 July 2022 21:59

Last Updated on Monday, 04 July 2022 07:52

Published on Sunday, 03 July 2022 21:59

Written by PAUL BOLTON National Counties Cricket correspondent

Wales NC’s experienced batter Brad Wadlan marked his first Championship appearance in four years with a century against Devon at Abergavenny. 

Wadlan’s century was the ninth of his career in the competition and he shared a seventh wicket partnership of 83 with Josef Davies, who made 54 from 51 balls on his debut. 

Acting captain Calum Haggett took four for 42 for Devon who ended the day handily-placed on 141 for three with 19-year-old opener Adam Small unbeaten on 89. 

Small’s previous seven innings in the competition had produced just 62 runs but he ended the day with a maiden half century for Devon having struck 17 fours in a 132-ball innings. 

Rain wiped out most of the morning session at Eastnor where Dorset made against Herefordshire, who won Western Division Two last season. 

Former Somerset batter Sam Young (56) and Alex Eckland (65) shared a fifth wicket partnership of 89 which helped Dorset regroup after a testing opening spell from the experienced David Ball and two wickets on Championship debut from Jasper Davidson. 

Eckland and Harry Fisher (58) then added 58 for the sixth wicket which helped to lift Dorset to 315 for nine in their 90 overs. 

Davidson finished with four for 62 and Ball three for 78 from 23 overs. 

Shropshire’s three-day captain Sam Whitney took his Championship-best figures of five for 38 on an even day against Wiltshire at Corsham. 

Jake Goodwin, with his Championship-best 97, resisted Whitney’s leg spin and helped to steer Wiltshire to 223 all out. 

Former Herefordshire opener David Exall made 31 on his Shropshire debut and in his first innings in the competition for six years. 

But Shropshire were in trouble at 89 for five before David Laird (48 not out) and Ben Lees took them to 147 for five at the close. 

Off-spinner Max Mannering took five wickets for defending champions Oxfordshire to help dismiss Cheshire for 246 at Alderley Edge. 

Captain Rob Sehmi continued his excellent start to the season with 91 for Cheshire but Mannering kept them in check with his second five wicket haul in the competition. 

Oxfordshire left-hander Jamie Harrison made a brisk half century and shared a second wicket partnership of 80 with Freddie Smith but the pair fell in successive overs as Cheshire fought back in the evening session. 
 

National Counties Championship (First day of three) 

Eastern Division One 

Dunstable: Bedfordshire 296-5 (George Thurstance 117 not out, Matt Taylor 105 not out), Staffordshire 62-4. 

Bury St Edmunds: Suffolk 222, Lincolnshire 150-5 (Jack Timby 50, Tom Keast 50). 

Western Division One 

Eastnor: Dorset 315-9 (Alex Eckland 65, Harry Fisher 58, Sam Young 56) v Herefordshire 

Alderley Edge: Cheshire 246  (Rob Sehmi 91, Max Mannering 6-67), Oxfordshire 132-5 (Jamie Harrison 51). 

Eastern Division Two 

Tynemouth: Northumberland 177 (Fin McCreath 57 not out, Matt Siddall 6-60), Cumbria 154-6 (Sam Dutton 57). 

March: Cambridgeshire 72, Hertfordshire 227-6 (Ed Wharton 53 not out). 

Western Division Two 

Abergavenny: Wales NC 255 (Brad Wadlan 100, Josef Davies 54), Devon 141-3 (Adam Small 89 not out). 

Corsham: Wiltshire 223 (Jake Goodwin 97, Sam Whitney 5-38), Shropshire 147-5. 

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