The 2nd XI played the mighty Gloucestershire team today which included professionals Rob Cunliffe and Roger Sillence. We put together a great performance and nearly clinched a surprise victory but ended up losing by just one wicket off the final ball of the match. After losing the toss and being asked to bat first we managed to reach a competitive total of 76-5 in our allotted overs but this was mainly due to 34 extras being bowled!! Gloucestershire got off to a good start in their run chase but tight bowling from Robbo (0-13 in three overs) kept us in the game. Tippo then put in an amazing spell of 3-10 in his three overs to almost snatch victory but Rob Cunliffe scored a single off the final ball of the match to end our winning run of three matches.
The 1st XI defeated Bitton by 91 runs tonight to maintain their position in the top two of the table. We batted first and scored a massive 138-4 in our allotted 12 overs with Boardy (49*) yet again missing out on his fifty by one run and Wessy (32) and Smalls (26*) also playing more than useful knocks. Bitton were then dismissed for just 47 in the ninth over with Byo (1-10), Huddy (1-10), Pazza (1-12) and Smalls (1-15) all bowling well. You can view pictures of Smalls, Byo and Huddy taken during the game by clicking on the links in the pictures section and a 30 second video clip of some of the match highlights can be downloaded from the download section.
The 1st XI player stats section has now been updated to include the 2003 season.
Both teams were involved in matches tonight and both of them were close run affairs with the 2nd XI winning by three runs to maintain their 100% winning start and the 1st XI losing by the same margin which ended their run of six straight victories. The 2nd XI played Abbots Leigh and batted first. We scored 81-5 in our allotted 12 overs with John Tiley playing a good anchor role to finish with 22 not out and Robbo (16) and Pete Rooney (13) also playing important knocks. Abbots Leigh were then dismissed for 78 off the first ball of the last over still four runs short of victory. Jon Withers did the most damage with figures of 2-12 and Robbo (1-6) also bowled excellently. Immediately afterwards, the 1st XI played Backwell Flax Bourton and bowled first. We restricted them to 73-4 in their allotted 12 overs with Robbo (1-16) being the only wicket taker. With five runs needed off the last ball to win we could only manage a single off a run out to finish on 70 all out with Huddy top scoring with 22 and Buckers (15) also batting well.
The 1st XI defeated Y.M.C.A. by 76 runs today to increase their winning run to six matches. We batted first and scored a very competitive 130-4 in our allotted 12 overs with Byo top scoring with 31 not out and Huddy (25*) and Smalls (19) also contributing more than useful knocks. Y.M.C.A. were then dismissed for 54 in just eight overs with Smalls (1-4) being the pick of the bowlers.
The 1st XI defeated both Grendel and Bedminster tonight to extend their winning run to five matches. In the match against Grendel we batted first and scored a very competitive 114-2 in our allotted 12 overs. Boardy and Smalls finished joint top scorers with 26 not out and Huddy also made a useful 18. Grendel were then dismissed for 69 in the last over to give us a 45 run victory. Pazza (2-15) was the main destroyer and Byo (1-16) also picked up a wicket. The second match against Bedminster saw Bedminster bat first and get dismissed for 60 in the final over. Huddy ripped through the top order to finish with figures of 3-8 and Pazza bowled well again to finish with 2-13. The runs were then knocked off in the tenth over with Byo (16*) and Huddy (12*) seeing us to victory.
Forty pictures taken during the 2003 season and end of season dinners have now been uploaded.
The 2nd XI comfortably defeated Airbus by five wickets today to maintain their winning start to the season. Airbus batted first and were dismissed in the ninth over for just 32 with Robbo (3-11) doing the most damage and Tippo (1-4), Witho (1-5) and Pete Rooney (1-6) also picking up wickets. We knocked the runs off in just 4.4 overs for the loss of one wicket with John Tiley top scoring with 10 not out.
The league fixtures for next season have just been announced. You can also view the full weekly fixtures for the senior division and division one.
The 1st XI defeated Y.M.C.A. by one run tonight in a thriller that went down to the last ball. We batted first and scored a very competitive 125 all out with Boardy top scoring as usual with 49 and Wessy (34), Byo (12) and Huddy (12) also making more than useful contributions. Wessy then pulled off a smart bit of fielding to run out the last Y.M.C.A. batsman off the last ball of the innings with the score on 124. Byo was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2-31 and Wessy also bowled well to pick up 1-37.
The remaining indoor league fixtures have now been received. The tables have also been updated.
The AGM was held at the Blagdon Village Club tonight and thanks go to the 16 club members that turned up. The major changes that members need to be aware of are the fact that match subscriptions have gone up by £1 for each game and the following officials were elected: 1st XI captain - Simon Byas 1st XI vice captain - Rich Hughes 2nd XI captain - Roger Hemming 2nd XI vice captain - Andy Cadman Sunday XI captain - Jim Butcher The club officers are unchanged from last year. |
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