Preston First XI v Hoddesdon CC

Preston First XI were beaten by 7 wickets against Hoddesdon CC. Preston won the toss and elected to bat, posting 268/9 from their 60 overs. Edward Wharton led the innings with a strong 69, while Daniel Plumb finished unbeaten on 49. Peter Williamson added 37, young Australian overseas James Doherty made 33, and Omar Faleel contributed 25. Hoddesdon’s bowling was led by Himesh Ramanayake, who took 7/69 from 20 overs, with Om Thakeria also taking 1/41. In reply, Hoddesdon reached 269/3 in 48.1 overs. Rob Walters made an excellent 111, supported by Usman Shafi’s 75, James Mitchell’s unbeaten 43 and James Curtis’ 27. James Doherty was the pick of Preston’s bowlers with 2/52, while Luke Marsden took 1/42, but Hoddesdon completed the chase with 7 wickets remaining.

Preston Second XI v Northampton Exiles CC

Preston Second XI were beaten by 8 wickets against Northampton Exiles CC. Northampton Exiles won the toss and elected to field, bowling Preston out for 141 in 47.5 overs. Dillon Beattie top scored with 30, while Warren Hearne made 24 and youngster Arundeep Natt added 17. Northampton Exiles’ attack was led by Rizwan Siddiqui, who took 4/18, with Moiz Ahmed also taking 2/22. In reply, Northampton Exiles reached 144/2 in 26 overs. Moiz Ahmed finished unbeaten on 61, while Kamran Kahn made 50. Preston’s wickets came through Ariful Islam’s 1/32 and Tom Murrell’s 1/66, but Northampton Exiles completed the chase comfortably.

Preston Third XI v Old Albanian CC

Preston Third XI were beaten by 165 runs against Old Albanian CC. Chasing 276, Preston were bowled out for 110 in 28.3 overs. G. Constantinidi top scored with 20, while O. Jackson made 15 and T. Harris added 14, but Preston could not build a major partnership. Old Albanian’s bowling was led by S. Pullan, who took 5/8, with A. Ransley taking 2/23 and R. Thaker finishing with 2/8. Earlier, Old Albanian had posted 275/2 from their 40 overs after Preston won the toss and elected to field. S. Baker-Madec made a superb 103, while E. Love finished unbeaten on 101 and C. Sindal added 34 not out. Preston’s wickets came through O. Clark and O. Jackson, but Old Albanian’s total proved far too strong.

Preston Fourth XI v Ickleford CC

Preston Fourth XI were beaten by 92 runs against Ickleford CC. Chasing 227, Preston finished on 134/5 from their 40 overs. John Garnham led the innings with an excellent 56, while Iain Williamson finished unbeaten on 10 and Greig Hearne made 13. Ickleford’s bowlers kept Preston under control, with Scott Dalrymple taking 2/33, while Siddharth Suresh, Teddy Lace and Daniel Barnes all took one wicket each. Earlier, Ickleford had made 226/6 from their 40 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Chris Coleman finished unbeaten on 90, while Ben Mason made 85. Harry Fleckney was the stand-out Preston bowler with 4/46, with Andrew Hedges and Irfan Rabbani also taking one wicket each, but Ickleford’s total proved decisive.

Preston Sunday First XI v Dunstable Town CC

Preston Sunday First XI produced an outstanding 9-wicket win against Dunstable Town CC. Chasing 268, Preston reached 268/1 in just 28.4 overs. Young Australian overseas James Doherty was magnificent, finishing unbeaten on 147 from 72 balls, including 20 fours and 6 sixes. Oliver Jackson also made an excellent 53, while Pushan Chakraborty finished unbeaten on 23 to see Preston home. Dunstable’s only wicket came through Devan Thaker, who took 1/40. Earlier, Dunstable had posted 267/9 from their 40 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Phil Lewis top scored with 58, while Lee Pratt made 41, Darryl Barnett and Devan Thaker both made 30, and Paras Keshav added 29. Dillon Beattie was excellent with the ball, taking 4/33, while Pushan Chakraborty finished with 2/59 as Preston set up a superb chase.

Preston Midweek XI v Flitwick CC

Preston Midweek XI were beaten by 2 wickets against Flitwick CC in a friendly. Preston won the toss and elected to bat, before being bowled out for 229 in 39.5 overs. Dillon Beattie led the innings superbly with 75, while T. Hildebrant made 23 and Joey Kelsall added 20. Flitwick’s wickets were shared around, with Toby Wileman taking 2/11, Zach Smith 2/33 and Cameron Edwards 2/25. In reply, Flitwick reached 230/8 from their 40 overs. Cameron Edwards retired not out on 50, while Michael Bodo and Shoaib Rashid both made 32, and Josh Nicklin added 29. Preston kept the game tight through Oliver Clark’s 2/25 and S. Bennet’s 2/38, but Flitwick got over the line with 2 wickets remaining.