Minster Cricket Club’s upturn in form arrives just in time for trip to Kent League Premier Division leaders Tunbridge Wells

Minster got their season back on track at the weekend - just in time for a huge fixture this Saturday.

A run of three consecutive defeats had left them well off the pace in the opening weeks of the Kent Cricket League Premier Division season, but they enjoyed a thumping eight-wicket win over Sevenoaks Vine to re-energise their title hopes.

Next up is a trip to early leaders Tunbridge Wells, the division’s only unbeaten side with five wins from their opening six fixtures.

Captain Ed Moore led by example with the bat last Saturday, hitting 88 off only 49 balls, as Minster needed just 15.2 overs to knocks the runs off against Sevenoaks, having bowled the home side out for 143.

“It was really nice to get back on the winning streak with a league win,” Moore said.

“It was nice to lead by example performance-wise, not just with a voice, but to score some runs and contribute to the success of the team.”

Following defeats to Holmesdale, St Lawrence and Bexley, there was plenty of talking done prior to their weekend game.

The captain said: “We spoke of what we could do better and try and get into the right habits, making sure we do things consistently well. The talking has been done and it’s just a matter of execution now.

“Each person understands their roles a little bit better and I believe that if we can win another one now, get a few on the bounce, we will gain a bit of momentum and hopefully that is all we need. We have got the skills, it is more about putting it together on the day.”

Aron Nijjar was back for Minster on Saturday with his first appearance of the summer, taking 2-21, while James Hockley also claimed a couple of wickets and Chris Piesley made light work of the tail, returning 4-17.

Hockley (18) provided the