Bucks have won their opening NCCA Championship, Eastern Division 2 fixture at Hertfordshire by 10 wickets.
Tom Hampton’s side secured a hard-fought victory in a game played in soaring temperatures at Bishop’s Stortford Cricket Club.
The visitors gave Championship debuts to Chris Marrow (Gerrards Cross), Tom Weymes (Tring Park) and 16 year-old Aadi Sharma (Great Brickhill & Northants Academy).
After Hampton lost the toss, his Bucks side were invited to bat by their hosts.
Marrow (49) impressed opening the innings before vice skipper Alexei Kervezee was joined by Sharma. The pair proceeded to enforce Bucks control on the game. The exciting prospect Sharma benefitted from the experience of the former Worcestershire & Netherlands batsman. They shared a fourth-wicket stand worth 145 runs as they took the score to 237 before Sharma was adjudged leg before just four runs short of his century. His 96 included eleven 4s and four 6s.
Kervezee brought up his century, his first Championship hundred for the county, in 115 balls before finally departing for 107 runs.
Ross Richardson continued to build on the platform and, together with Cameron Parsons, the pair added a valuable 123 for the seventh wicket.
Parsons was out for 50, his fourth in Bucks colours, before Richardson reached his maiden hundred in 116 balls.
Bucks closed their innings on 446 for 8 from their 90 overs.
In reply, AJ Woodland had Arjun Patel (14) nick behind to Richardson, before right at the close on the first day, Conner Haddow trapped Dom Chatfield (30) in front.
In the opening session on the second day, Haddow struck in his first over before Woodland picked up two wickets in successive balls to leave Hertfordshire on 64 for 5.
Scott dug in and proved a thorn in Bucks side as his 91 helped his side rebuild before they were finally dismissed for 236 all out and made to follow on. The High Wycombe duo of Woodland (three for 23 from ten overs) and Haddow (three for 54 from 28 overs) were the pick of the bowlers, plus their was a first Championship wicket for Weymes.
Skipper Hampton (two for 22 from nine overs) and Parsons (two for 43 from 28 overs) halted the home side again before Scott (57) and Mo Rizvi (54) both made half centuries.
Ed Bragg (three for 45 from 16 overs) came on and put Bucks close to victory.
Hertfordshire edged into a lead of 25 before they were all out and it was Marrow and Woodland who saw their side home.
NCCA Championship Eastern Division 2 -Round 2 table
Eastern Division Two
Results (Week 2):
Results (Week 1):
Tynemouth: Northumberland 177 (Fin McCreath 57 not out, Matt Siddall 6-60) & 205 (Fin McCreath 68, Matt Siddall 5-49), Cumbria 248 (Sam Dutton 57, Nico Watt 55) & 137-2 (Michael Slack 50 not out). Cumbria (22pts) beat Northumberland (5pts) by eight wickets.
March: Cambridgeshire 72 & 378 (Ben Seabrook 149 not out, Wayne White 94, Lee Thomason 51), Hertfordshire 343-8 (Ed Wharton 77, Ben Waring 67 not out) & 110-2. Hertfordshire (24pts) beat Cambridgeshire (3pts) by eight wickets.
