Eton College at halfway point of Bermudan tour

Eton College of England are at the midway point of their tour to Bermuda. They started in winning fashion on Friday, however their weekend matches proved tougher and they were defeated by more experienced opposition. The six-match schedule includes three matches against Under-19 selects and three against more senior selects.

Match 1 - Friday April 14
Eton College defeated Under-19 West by 108 runs.
Eton College 196 in 49.4 overs (D. Ferreira 31, T. Hawk 28, A. England 28; D. Stovell 5-30)
Under-19 West 88 in 21.1 overs (K. Tucker 20; A. Goldberg 3-17)

Eton College opened their Bermuda tour with a convincing victory over an Under-19 West select. Batting first, and captained by the Bermuda-born David Ferreira, Eton posted 196 with Ferreira leading the way with 31. He was supported by Timothy Hawk and Adam England who both made 28, Alexander Kindersley (24) and Adam Goldberg (22). Dion Stovell took 5-30 for the local youngsters. Skipper Kamen Tucker scored 20, Johnny Ball 15 and Stovell 10 as the hosts were skittled out for only 88. Leg-spinner Goldberg picked up 3-17. Alastair Dalrymple and Sam Collins collected two wickets apiece.

Match 2 - Saturday April 15
Eton College lost to Southampton Rangers by 126 runs.
Southampton Rangers 251 in 40.4 overs (J. Tucker 141; A. Dalrymple 5-62)
Eton College 125 in 41.3 overs (H. Smith 33*, A. England 31; S. Simmons 4-20, G Williams 4-22)

A real upset was in the making at the home of the league champions when the visitors had Southampton Rangers reeling at 91-7. However, new skipper and Bermuda international, Janeiro Tucker rescued his team with a brutal 141 off only 119 balls that included 19 fours and 6 sixes. Ryan Belboda contributed 23 in the eighth wicket partnership with Tucker that added 104. Alastair Dalrymple was the most successful Eton bowler with 5-62. Fergus Boyd supported with 3-50. In reply, lower-order batsman Harry Smith topped Eton's batting with 33 not out followed by Adam England who made 31. Sidney Simmons and Garry Williams each took 4 wickets for Rangers.

Match 3 - Sunday April 16
Eton College lost to National Select West by 108 runs.
National Select West 329 in 49 overs (A. Steede 103, L. Place 64; E. Williams 2-85)
Eton College 221-9 in 50 overs (A. Goldberg 61; W. White 2-14)

The Bermuda heat and playing their third straight game appeared to affect the tourists in their match against a National Select West side. Skipper and Bermuda international Albert Steede had no hesitation in batting first, subjecting Eton College to a second straight day of high noon sun. Perhaps if opener Steede hadn't been dropped in his forties this match may have been a bit closer, but as it turned out, Steede went on to complete a century before retiring. He shared in an opening stand of 126 with Leon Place who scored an impressive 64. Ricky Brangman (43), Cleon Scotland (42 retired) and Wendell White (38 retired) also got amongst the runs. Edward Williams took two wickets but at a costly 85 runs. To their credit, Eton College batted out their 50 overs with Adam Goldberg playing beautifully for his 61. Embarrassingly for the local team, extras contributed a whopping 72 runs to Eton's final total, 49 of which were wides. Wendell White completed a good all-round day claiming 2-14.

Remaining Matches
Match 4 - Wednesday April 19 vs Under-19 East
Match 5- Thursday April 20 vs Under-19 All-Star
Match 6 - Saturday April 22 vs National Select East