The 2007 season for Moseley Ashfield Ladies was a little disappointing, in terms of league position, finishing 3rd, however, if the squad numbers are taken into account it was fairly successful. With many games being played with less than 11 players, or with two or three complete newcomers to the game this included Bridget Anson turning out in whites for her debut against Anston, the league position was something to be encouraged by. The team was uplifted by the arrival of Sarah Aley the Warwickshire overseas player, as an Australian international she was undoubtedly talented and a leap above any of us, the desire to win she brought to the side, resulted in the rest of the team increasing their performance, many games she dominated the opposition but the game that stands out the most must be the game where she scored 203* against Old Grammarians. A mention also must go to Leanne Haines who as the youngest member of the squad has made a significant improvement in both effort and performance, she was also selected to captain the boys under 13 in a game which she did with great ease and easily outshone them all. The game that stood out from the season was indicative of the 2007 summer, rain. With the square sodden and not having played for a couple of weeks we were keen to keep our promotion hopes alive and play against Derby who were also in high contention for the league title, cue bed sheets, Chris Bourne and a number of our team walking up an down the wicket, with a delayed start we played this game but narrowly lost. We finished the season in a respectable third place.
The 2020 league was a successful campaign, not only on the field whereby we finished second by only 0. 31 points!! but off the field much due to the huge support shown by the Anson family making curry for the team and opposition but also travelling to away games to show support. The title decider as ever came down to the last game against Walmley, they were ultimately far too strong for us and generally a poor performance gifted them the title.
Again thanks must go to Chris for his invaluable contribution throughout the season, coaching and advising, similarly for himself and Tommo for the work put in to get games played in a very difficult season. Overall the season was generally a success, however, there is still promotion and league titles to win, with a few players leaving, the squad numbers will need to increase so the same few players are not being relied upon game after game to perform as the stats suggest.
2008 sees a new beginning for Moseley Ashfield Ladies, with one remaining member we hope to encourage more ladies to participate and to enjoy the game, by competing in the Northern section of the Midlands 2nd division.
The 2020 league was a successful campaign, not only on the field whereby we finished second by only 0. 31 points!! but off the field much due to the huge support shown by the Anson family making curry for the team and opposition but also travelling to away games to show support. The title decider as ever came down to the last game against Walmley, they were ultimately far too strong for us and generally a poor performance gifted them the title.
Again thanks must go to Chris for his invaluable contribution throughout the season, coaching and advising, similarly for himself and Tommo for the work put in to get games played in a very difficult season. Overall the season was generally a success, however, there is still promotion and league titles to win, with a few players leaving, the squad numbers will need to increase so the same few players are not being relied upon game after game to perform as the stats suggest.
2008 sees a new beginning for Moseley Ashfield Ladies, with one remaining member we hope to encourage more ladies to participate and to enjoy the game, by competing in the Northern section of the Midlands 2nd division.
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