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Claygate produced an excellent all-round performance at Dalmore Avenue on Saturday resulting in a victory in their first home game this season in Surrey Downs League Division 1.

The clash between last year's top Division two sides Westcott and Claygate started unpromisingly with both sides fielding just nine players.

Westcott won the toss and on a sporting track, but with a blisteringly fast outfield, the openers soon put on 87 for the first wicket - Turner making an aggressive 54.  At 134 for 3 after 20 overs they looked set for a big total, but Nigel Abbott (2-34) and skipper Vikram Prabhakar (3-42) stemmed the tide and started to work their way through the middle-order.  New signing off-spinner Rashid Ali (4-25) arriving late on the field,  had the remainder of the Westcott innings in tatters and in just 40 minutes captured 4 wickets -  sending the visitors all back into the pavilion for a gettable 228. A smart reflex catch by Luke Webb of Ali’s bowling could well be one of the champagne moments of 2011.

 Chasing 229 for a win in 47 overs, Ross Carmichael (67) and Lance Mayer (40) put on 117 for the first wicket in hard-hitting style before leg spinner Tom Shrives put on the breaks with a continuous 15 over spell and  taking 3 for just 36. However, Duncan Murphy found form with an uncomplicated 31 and Henry Vincent proved his all-rounder status with 43 not out, steering Claygate to the target with 3 wickets and 3.3 overs to spare.

Claygate take 39 points and next week face South Park Manor in Reigate.

Claygate 2^nd XI played Woldingham Village at Woldingham and the home side ran out emphatic victors after a major Claygate collapse. Claygate won the toss and elected to field first, but Woldingham scored freely finishing on 267/9. There were two wickets each for Scott Labacik, Marcus Wood, Ben Lane and Justin Hannaford. In reply Claygate started brightly through Damian Ross (79) and  Dillon Woods (28), the middle order contributed well with Steve Salmon (26) and Ben Lane (22), before suddenly capitulating. The visitors lost their final six wickets for just 7 runs and were all out for 215.