Waters and Meaker impress on centre stage

Many congratulations to Seren Waters who became the first Old Cranleighan to score a first-class hundred when he made an unbeaten 157 on the third day of Kenya’s ICC Intercontinental Cup match against Canada in Toronto. Waters shared a massive third-wicket stand of 330 with the veteran Steve Tikolo and Kenya went on to register a comprehensive win.

A day later and another young OC, Stuart Meaker, made his maiden first-class fifty, cracking 72 for Surrey against Essex in the Championship game at Chelmsford. The Surrey CCC website reported as follows:-

Stuart Meaker, who looked very comfortable in just his sixth Championship innings. Schofield and Meaker were chasing down the 400 and maximum batting points and had put on 125 for the seventh wicket until Ryan ten Doeschate came into the attack and found some swing, having Schofield caught behind for a brilliant 144.

The stage was then set for Meaker to take on the scoring and he went to a maiden First-Class half-century off 107 balls. He pulled well and was also strong off the back-foot through the off-side as he and Jade Dernbach took Surrey to 400, just two balls before the 120 overs were up. With maximum points in the bag they looked to push on, but Essex swiftly cleaned up the tail. The last three wickets falling for 24 runs, as Meaker was the last man out on 72.

Meaker followed by taking 2 for 91 and making 23 in the second innings, but it was not enough to prevent Essex coasting to an easy win.

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