Sun 5 July V Walmley A
Walmley were out for revenge from the last game in which we beat them by 7 wickets, they put out a mixture of players but half the team were of county standard, I won the toss and stuck them in the top four again had the ability to see them through the forty overs 3 having previously scored 100’s two quick wickets got 2 of the dangerous batters out and so left the not so experienced players at the crease to support their opener who did an excellent job at holding the innings together to enable them to bat out 34 overs and ended up 63* we were set the target of 129 which was slightly more than it should have been through only having 9 players on the field and being sloppy, not up to our usual standard of fielding. We struggled a little with the bat with only one player making double figures however, did managed to bat out the 40 overs and just managed to get enough runs to get a losing draw, which helped give us extra points and only give Walmley 10 points to help us out in the league position.
Notable performances
M.Cole 8-1-23-4
Belbroughton 12 July A
Belbroughton were an unknown quantity having not played them this season, however looking at their results it was a game we should win, travelling with 11 and a fairly strong side we were confident, having lost the toss and Belbroughton deciding to bat first, we were soon taking wickets with them only having 9 players the task was made easier for us and by 14.5 overs they were all out for 29. We knocked these runs off in 5 overs! Due to the early finish we decided to have another game of 15 overs a side to allow Belbroughton to have a bit more practice they again batted first we gave everyone a bowl and mixed bowling styles up and their batters were not allowed to be out first ball, we still got them out for 37! So again the batting order was reversed to give our players some match practice and got the runs within 11 overs, that included myself and M.Hughes fielding for the opposition and M.Hughes catching two of her own team mates out and being fined heavily! A good day all round with the 20 point win and a lot of fun was had against a really enthusiastic young inexperienced team.
Notable performances (league game)
M.Hughes 4-0-7-3
N.Aslam 4.5-0-5-4
We are currently in 3rd position 13.5 points behind 1st and with 2 games in hand over them...we are keeping ourselves in contention for the title, we have Stourport up next again an unknown quantity having not played them as yet, with a full 11 out each game we can win all our games, with only the team in first to play once and three other games against the teams in the bottom two. All support is welcomed! We will also be looking for an umpire for 26th July Home, 2nd Aug Home and 4th Aug Away (Astwood Bank) if anyone can help please??!
Walmley were out for revenge from the last game in which we beat them by 7 wickets, they put out a mixture of players but half the team were of county standard, I won the toss and stuck them in the top four again had the ability to see them through the forty overs 3 having previously scored 100’s two quick wickets got 2 of the dangerous batters out and so left the not so experienced players at the crease to support their opener who did an excellent job at holding the innings together to enable them to bat out 34 overs and ended up 63* we were set the target of 129 which was slightly more than it should have been through only having 9 players on the field and being sloppy, not up to our usual standard of fielding. We struggled a little with the bat with only one player making double figures however, did managed to bat out the 40 overs and just managed to get enough runs to get a losing draw, which helped give us extra points and only give Walmley 10 points to help us out in the league position.
Notable performances
M.Cole 8-1-23-4
Belbroughton 12 July A
Belbroughton were an unknown quantity having not played them this season, however looking at their results it was a game we should win, travelling with 11 and a fairly strong side we were confident, having lost the toss and Belbroughton deciding to bat first, we were soon taking wickets with them only having 9 players the task was made easier for us and by 14.5 overs they were all out for 29. We knocked these runs off in 5 overs! Due to the early finish we decided to have another game of 15 overs a side to allow Belbroughton to have a bit more practice they again batted first we gave everyone a bowl and mixed bowling styles up and their batters were not allowed to be out first ball, we still got them out for 37! So again the batting order was reversed to give our players some match practice and got the runs within 11 overs, that included myself and M.Hughes fielding for the opposition and M.Hughes catching two of her own team mates out and being fined heavily! A good day all round with the 20 point win and a lot of fun was had against a really enthusiastic young inexperienced team.
Notable performances (league game)
M.Hughes 4-0-7-3
N.Aslam 4.5-0-5-4
We are currently in 3rd position 13.5 points behind 1st and with 2 games in hand over them...we are keeping ourselves in contention for the title, we have Stourport up next again an unknown quantity having not played them as yet, with a full 11 out each game we can win all our games, with only the team in first to play once and three other games against the teams in the bottom two. All support is welcomed! We will also be looking for an umpire for 26th July Home, 2nd Aug Home and 4th Aug Away (Astwood Bank) if anyone can help please??!
