SOUTH NORTH TRIO ENJOY ENGLAND OVER 40'S WORLD CUP IN CAPE TOWN.
3rd April 2024
ACADEMY WIN THRILLER AT TYNEMOUTH
6th Jun 2018
After winning the toss and choosing to bowl first following overnight rain, Tynemouth made a solid if slow start until a brilliant direct hit from Bobby Green ran out Hamilton with the score on 33. Calum Fletcher (2-17) bowled quickly and took two wickets to reduce Tynemouth to 49-3 at drinks. Fletcher then ran Hallam out with a powerful throw from deep cover, and Ben Sidney-Wilmot followed up by dismissing the dangerous Snowdon (32) out as they fell to 90-5. Another outstanding piece of fielding from Guy Johnson ran out Swaddle-Scott (6), before captain Ru Fletcher (3-16) brought himself for the final few overs as Tynemouth closed on a respectable 126-9.
South North suffered a terrible start as they fell to 3-2 following the early dismissals of Green (2) and Johnson (0), before Calum Fletcher (6) was caught at cover with the score at 24-3. This brought Cameron Skinner and Ben Sidney-Wilmot together and the pair put on 76 before Skinner (49) ran himself out at 100-4. This sparked a classic South North collapse as Dormer (2), Sidney-Wilmot (40), Varley (0), Jennings (0) and Kanakala (0) all came and went as the academy collapsed to 113-9, still 14 short of victory. Alan Roskilly (5*) joined captain Ru Fletcher (17*) at the crease as Fletcher farmed the strike to get within two of the target. With the field in close, Roskilly got down on one knee and slog swept a one bounce four over midwicket to win the game.
The academy sit two points behind Benwell Hill in second place and travel to Gateshead Fell on 17 June.