Barnards Green cricket Club Match
Reports.
1st June 2003 Barnards Green Sunday Casuals vs Broadwas |
BARNARDS GREEN I v STOURBRIDGE I |
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With Barnards
Green going from strength to strength thanks to an excellent youth coaching policy,
they were able to field three teams on Sunday, with the Sunday Casuals
entertaining Broadwas at Newland.
Batting first, Broadwas started brightly with Chris Oakley punishing
anything short of a length and skipper Knight equally scathing on anything
over pitched. However, with the score
on 30 off just 6 overs, Knight holed out to Chris Fredericks at mid on off
the impressive youngster Devon Ward who later returned to pick up three
further wickets to finish with 4 for 18.
Dave Kyte then joined Oakley and the two of them took the score
rapidly to 88 before Emily Price dismissed both in relatively quick
succession, Knight well caught by debutant Jamie Plant who fielded
excellently throughout. Oakley was
deceived by the guile of young Miss Price and was clean bowled and Mayfield
was soon well caught by keeper Tim Price off another debutant Paul Julian who
bowled an excellent spell of 2 for 28 off 10 overs. Emily picked up her third wicket following one of two excellent
stumpings by big brother Tim and was unlucky not to finish with five wickets
following a couple of missed catches.
Thirteen year old Adam Price then tied up the tail conceding just
three runs off his overs and Broadwas innings finished on 128 with Jordan
hitting a solid 19 in the tail. After a wonderful
tea provided by Lyn Price, husband David set about the Broadwas bowling
attack in ferocious style scoring 17 before being bowled by Mezzone whilst
fellow opener Keith Middleton looked on bemused. Tim Price then hit a quick 16 before being well caught by
Oakley on the deep square leg boundary.
Chris Fredericks and Paul MacDonald both played dogged innings in
support of Middleton who was finally dismissed for 49 and it was left to
Jamie Plant to hit the winning runs to finish 10 not out on his debut. Knight finished with 4 for 29 in 10 good
overs. Many thanks to match day
sponsors Discount Carpet Warehouse of Worcester. |
On winning the toss skipper Kevin
Ratcliffe had no hesitation in deciding to bat. The Green got off to a rapid
start despite losing the early wickets of Andy Wheeler (6) and Tim Clarke
(9). Aggressive batting from New Zealander Danny Flynn well supported by Tim
Williams saw the Green race to 100 in the 28th over, Flynn reaching his
second century of the weekend in the 24th over. Flynn was out for 113 having
put on 157 in 19 overs with Williams (70). Jez Clarke scored a fine 44 in the
latter overs run chase and the Green finished on a superb 292-7 off 45 overs.
In reply Stourbridge lost two quick wickets both to the bowling of Matt
Brookes, Murphy caught at mid-wicket by Flynn and Dhoolab caught by Ratcliffe
at point. Only Bradley with an excellent 90 looked dangerous as others around
him struggled. The Stourbridge innings closed on 200-6 after 45 overs, Green
winning by 92 runs. STOURBRIDGE II v BARNARDS GREEN II FIELDING three teams on a Sunday
stretched the Green's resources somewhat so it was with some trepidation that
stand-in skip-per Andy Lamb visited Stourbridge. The Green elected to bat and put on
120 for the first wicket as an in-form Rich Williams and young Liam Paddock
mixed diligence with aggression. Paddock was eventually dismissed for 25. By
this stage Williams moved comfortably to a century being severe on a series
of short balls. Of the remaining batsmen only Rob Tyler was able to master
the wicket as he shepherded the tail to a respectable 194-7 off their 45
overs. In reply the home side struggled with
Philip Harris claiming a wicket in his first over with the aid of an alert
catch by Tom Wells. Stourbridge decided to adopt an aggressive approach but
the Green's young bowlers persisted with line and length bowling, which brought
due reward. Junior bowlers Phil Harris (4-33), Liam Paddock (3-15) and Rob
Tyler (1-15) reduced the home side to 112-9 before the evergreen Bob Roger
was called upon to break a stubborn last wicket stand. |
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