U15 A v Oakham

Saturday 14th June 2014
U15 A v Oakham (away)
Result: Won by 18 runs

Felsted 145/5 (30 overs) [W. Buttleman 50, C. Latham 37] Oakham 127 all out (27.2 overs) [M. Barton 2/25, J. King 2/20, T. Wilkes 2/22, J. Clark 2/21]

Following the disappointment of losing out in the semi-finals of the Essex Cup, a fixture away at Oakham was a great opportunity to show that this team had some character.  Playing 30 overs a side, Will Buttleman again anchored the innings, making 50, while Charlie Latham made a good 37.  At one stage, we were 107 for 1, with 9 overs remaining, and 175 was on the cards, but Oakham fought hard, and limited us to 145 for 5, despite Mike Barton coming in and hitting a 6 to get off the mark.

With Oakham 55 for 0 after 12 overs, hopes were fading fast, but the spinners, Josh King and Toby Wilkes bowled very well, taking two wickets each, and slowing the run scoring, to such effect that Oakham were floundering at 84 for 5 after 21.  With Jack Clark and Mike Barton also chipping in with two wickets, they fell away from 100 for 5 to 109 for 9, and we started to relax, but just too soon!  The Oakham number 10 took 17 from the 27th over, to bring them within sight of victory, before Barton took the final wicket for a famous victory.