AN extraordinary knock of 88 - more than treble his previous best - by Olly Sawyer, in at No. 9 for LGCC's 3rd XI, helped set up a 51-run win over Cockfosters III.

Sawyer put on 145 for what must be a club-record eighth-wicket partnership with opener Graham Evans who carried his bat through 50 overs for 65 not out as Green posted 180-9 from their 50 overs.

At 16-5 and then 18-7 from 18 overs, it's fair to say Brett Baney's team were in a spot of bother before the Sawyer & Evans rescue act!

In reply, Sawyer and Dave Cardy took three wickets apiece as the visitors were removed for 129.

+++

DAYLE LITTLEJOHN'S 1st XI made it two wins from two by beating Northchurch at The Green.

Electing to bat, opener Miles Barnard's 59 and Littlejohn's dogged 52 were the lynchpins of a target score of 198 all out from 49 overs.

Imran Iqbal (3-30) Adam Thomas (3-32) were the pick of the Levy bowlers from their respective nine-over spells as Northchurch wickets fell regularly enough to leave the eventual 44-run victory rarely in doubt.

+++

AJIT KUMAR'S stunning 114-ball 84 was the only batting highlight for Green 2s, who fell 16 runs short of Dunstable II's 174 all out the picturesque Totternhoe venue.

Levy bowled with discipline and control for the first 35 overs of the host's innings, with Ian Wallis taking 4-20 from eight overs. Sam Roberts (2-21) and Chrishan Casey (1-28) bowled best of the others.

In reply, early wickets lost - an Achilles heel of the previous week - set Green on their heels. Kumar, in at No. 5, built a patient innings as wickets continued to fall. He put on 34 with No. 8 Richard Walker (18) before a final-wicket stand of 52 with Chrishan Casey offered hopes of an unlikely triumph.

It wasn't to be, though, as Kumar edged to the wicketkeeper leaving Levy tantalisingly short of the target and with only 14 bonus points to show for their efforts. 

+++

AFTER Berkhamsted IV cried off, Levy 4s enjoyed friendly action away to Potten End II - going down by just a single wicket after an evenly-matched contest with junior cricketers to the fore for both sides.

Veteran Andy Welch top-scored for Green with 28, and put on a decent partnership with No. 4 Beck Tyson who struck 22 as Levy amassed 126 all out.

In reply, Under-13 Matt Gardner picked up three victims, while fellow juniors Jay Odedra, James Downes and Kaleem Saleem all took a wicket apiece. Tyson chipped in with a couple of her own but the hosts scrambled past the target score nine down.