Under 13's
Matches
Sun 18 Jun 2017  ·  Under 13 Division 1
Addiscombe Cricket Club
Under 13's
143/5
59
Alleyn CC - Under 13
U13's Bounce Back

U13's Bounce Back

Ritchie Stace19 Jun 2017 - 17:33
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Solid Win Secured Against Alleyn's

The U13's hosted Alleyn's at Sandilands determined to put in a much improved performance after the extremely disappointing batting performance and result against Beddington the previous week. After losing the toss for the first time this season (What happened Aaron?) Addiscombe were asked to bat first. This was the first time this season we had batted first so an unusual position for the team to deal with. The very serious nets session at Friday training had obviously sunk in as openers Tom S and Yash proceeded to start very patiently, producing a partnership of over 30 before Tom fell caught on 17. Aaron S followed in his new position at No 3 and also scored very patiently, accumulating well, and when Yash fell LBW on 13 he formed another partnership with Tom K. Unfortunately, the retirement for Aaron was not to be, caught on 27, but a captain's knock indeed and top scorer for the innings. Tom K proceeded to accumulate runs as he always seems to do managing a total of 17 n.o, partnering Nikhil and then Harsha who contributed 13 and 6 n.o respectively. In the end a very decent total of 143 for 5 had been posted for Alleyn's to chase.

In recent weeks the teams inability to perform with the bat but not the ball, or vice versa, had been their undoing. Focus did not slip this time and in the first four overs Tom S and Mann P were superb, with exact matching bowling figures of 2 overs, 1 maiden, 2 wickets for 1 run. Despite some high intensity bludgeoning by one of the Alleyn's middle order batsmen (who in fairness struck the ball superbly) panic did not set in with a run out. Tom K then bowled very well for a spell of three overs, conceding 9 runs and taking 3 wickets with his wily spin. Haseeb and Janam kept things tight and Harsha bowled well also taking a wicket. With one wicket left to take the captain tossed the ball to Mann for some pace and he didn't disappoint. First ball, edged behind, taken by Aaron S and the game was Addiscombe's!

A very fine team performance by all, even those who weren't able to contribute in the batting or bowling. One that the U13's will hope to take forward and maintain into their remaining three matches.

Match details

Match date

Sun 18 Jun 2017

Kickoff

09:30

Meet time

08:45

Instructions

Meet at the Sandilands ground for 8.45

Competition

Under 13 Division 1

League position

4
Addiscombe CC - Under 13
6
Alleyn CC - Under 13
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