N.S.Y.C.L. Under 13’s Cup Final

Blagdon V Nailsea - played at Congresbury

Thursday 23 June 2005 (20 overs match)

 

RESULT: Blagdon lost by 27 runs

 

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Nailsea innings              

Batsman           Fielder           Bowler           Runs

M. Cornish        lbw               b Blanchard       8

T. Lock           not out                             30

M. Willmott                         b Coles           0

Seale                               b Gray            9

Richens                             b Huggins         8

S. Olsen          not out                             27

C. Gale           not out                             5         

      Extras      (w 16, nb 4,lb 1, b 5)              26

      Total      (4 wickets, 20 overs)               113

 

                  O     M     R    W

T. Blanchard      4     0     28    1

T. Coles          4     0     11    1

D. Gray           4     0     22    1

S. Huggins        4     0     17    1

M. Mail           1     0     11    0

J. Binding        2     0     10    0

G. Johns          1     0     8    0

 

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Blagdon innings                                

Batsman           Fielder           Bowler           Runs

G. Johns                            b Cornish         0

J. Day                              b Willmott        0

S. Huggins                          b Seale           15

D. Gray           run out                             6

T. Coles          c Olsen           b Richens         16

T. Blanchard      c Olsen           b Lock            8

J. Tickoo                           b Lock            1

J. Binding        not out                             4

H. Church         not out                             1

Extras      (w 17, nb 1 lb 5, b 12)              35

Total       (7 wickets, 20 overs)               86

 

                  O     M     R    W

M. Cornish        4     1     14    1

M. Willmott       4     0     20    1

C. Gale           3     0     26    0

J. Seale          4     0     14    1

A. Richens        3     1     11    1

T. Lock           2     1     1     2

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Blagdon were in the Cup Final against the only team to have beaten us all season. With 5 of our first choice players unavailable due to school commitments it we were going into the game as underdogs.

Nailsea won the toss and elected to bat. Blagdon were well up for the challenge taking Nailsea's opening batsmen for only 8 runs. Although we bowled as well as I have seen all season, the quality of Nailsea resulted in a score of 113 off 20 overs (31 runs less than the league match) and the boys came off knowing that the game was still alive.

 

Against some good bowlers and with the loss of two early wickets the mid order batsmen dug in and after 13 overs Blagdon had scored 67 against Nailsea’s 66. Unfortunately with the loss of three wickets in the next two overs we were unable to maintain the required score rate and after 20 overs were 86 for 7.

 

It was a great nights cricket and an unforgettable experience for the boys to play in a cup final.