EAST MOLESEY V REIGATE PRIORY
An aggressive 65 from Ollie Sykes led Priory to victory by four wickets, condemning East Molesey to their second defeat in eight days.

A disciplined Reigate attack headed by Fraser Sheat (4-26) and Richard Stevens (3-34) had dismissed the hosts for 197 in the 49th over. Moles were given early momentum by Sam Burge (50), who not only chairs the club committee but is now proprietor of the popular café on the ground. He was supported, rather appropriately, by James Cake (48no) and a late 30 from Matt Tigg. Surrey off-spinner Tommy Ealham’s 10 overs earned him 2-37.

But Priory’s chase was given a speedy launch by Sykes, the Wisden schools’ cricketer of the year for 2023, as he cracked five fours and four sixes in making 65 from 51 balls. George Ealham (32), Angus Dahl (25) and Sam Taylor (26) built on that so that while East Molesey plugged away, they could not avert defeat arriving in the 34th over. Pace bowling brothers Toby and Henry Porter took two wickets apiece.

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