Review: After such a wet and soggy start to the season it was a great relief to both players and staff to finally get a game! Hopes were high that using the ‘home advantage’ of playing on the artificial ‘flix pitch’ we might be able to run a traditionally strong Oundle team close. Team captain Simon Holme called correctly and inserted the opposition, hoping that the batsmen might succumb to the slightly variable bounce on offer. His decision was superbly supported by Felsted’s array of pace bowlers who pitched the ball up and imposed a McGrath-esque stranglehold on the Oundle batsmen. It took until the 10th over for a boundary to be conceded and Ben Jewell’s outswingers in particular proved impossible to get away. James McCran, Harry Pilcher and Stefan Warner were soon amongst the wickets and all the bowlers were well backed up by some smart and alert fielding, not least from the captain himself who finished the innings off with a run out. James McCran also stunned the opposition with a brilliant direct hit from fine leg. Having bowled Oundle out for 104, the Felsted opening pair began aggressively. Oliver Salmon timed the ball well through the covers and Simon Holme was severe on any loose deliveries. However, when they both departed in quick succession the middle order rather lost its way against the relentless spin attack of the opposition. However, some positive hitting from Oli Squibb, well supported by Charlie Sturge and George Pohl, set up an exciting finish. However, the Felsted team fell 14 runs short of what would have been a superb victory. Credit must go to all the players who played with real enthusiasm and a really positive spirit- with a few improvements to the batting, there will be victories aplenty to come. Thanks also to Rory McClaren for his very accurate scoring.
Monday, 14 May 2012
U14 B v Oundle
Result: Lost by 14 runs
Review: After such a wet and soggy start to the season it was a great relief to both players and staff to finally get a game! Hopes were high that using the ‘home advantage’ of playing on the artificial ‘flix pitch’ we might be able to run a traditionally strong Oundle team close. Team captain Simon Holme called correctly and inserted the opposition, hoping that the batsmen might succumb to the slightly variable bounce on offer. His decision was superbly supported by Felsted’s array of pace bowlers who pitched the ball up and imposed a McGrath-esque stranglehold on the Oundle batsmen. It took until the 10th over for a boundary to be conceded and Ben Jewell’s outswingers in particular proved impossible to get away. James McCran, Harry Pilcher and Stefan Warner were soon amongst the wickets and all the bowlers were well backed up by some smart and alert fielding, not least from the captain himself who finished the innings off with a run out. James McCran also stunned the opposition with a brilliant direct hit from fine leg. Having bowled Oundle out for 104, the Felsted opening pair began aggressively. Oliver Salmon timed the ball well through the covers and Simon Holme was severe on any loose deliveries. However, when they both departed in quick succession the middle order rather lost its way against the relentless spin attack of the opposition. However, some positive hitting from Oli Squibb, well supported by Charlie Sturge and George Pohl, set up an exciting finish. However, the Felsted team fell 14 runs short of what would have been a superb victory. Credit must go to all the players who played with real enthusiasm and a really positive spirit- with a few improvements to the batting, there will be victories aplenty to come. Thanks also to Rory McClaren for his very accurate scoring.
Review: After such a wet and soggy start to the season it was a great relief to both players and staff to finally get a game! Hopes were high that using the ‘home advantage’ of playing on the artificial ‘flix pitch’ we might be able to run a traditionally strong Oundle team close. Team captain Simon Holme called correctly and inserted the opposition, hoping that the batsmen might succumb to the slightly variable bounce on offer. His decision was superbly supported by Felsted’s array of pace bowlers who pitched the ball up and imposed a McGrath-esque stranglehold on the Oundle batsmen. It took until the 10th over for a boundary to be conceded and Ben Jewell’s outswingers in particular proved impossible to get away. James McCran, Harry Pilcher and Stefan Warner were soon amongst the wickets and all the bowlers were well backed up by some smart and alert fielding, not least from the captain himself who finished the innings off with a run out. James McCran also stunned the opposition with a brilliant direct hit from fine leg. Having bowled Oundle out for 104, the Felsted opening pair began aggressively. Oliver Salmon timed the ball well through the covers and Simon Holme was severe on any loose deliveries. However, when they both departed in quick succession the middle order rather lost its way against the relentless spin attack of the opposition. However, some positive hitting from Oli Squibb, well supported by Charlie Sturge and George Pohl, set up an exciting finish. However, the Felsted team fell 14 runs short of what would have been a superb victory. Credit must go to all the players who played with real enthusiasm and a really positive spirit- with a few improvements to the batting, there will be victories aplenty to come. Thanks also to Rory McClaren for his very accurate scoring.
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