CHAMPION MIDWEEK BULLS END ON A HIGH WITH DEFEAT OF BOMARSUND.
15th August 2025
BULLS SUCCUMB TO BURNOPFIELD IN BANKS SALVER 100.
11th Aug 2025
BULLS SUCCUMB TO BURNOPFIELD IN BANKS SALVER 100.
Fri 1st Aug 2025: SNCC v Burnopfield (a) Banks Salver 100.
SNCC 96-8 (100 balls) Chris Hewison 15, David Edwards 25, Gavin Paton 28: Harry Crawshaw 3-12, Ross Whitfield jnr 0-21, Matthew Oswell 2-21, Harry Lumsden 2- 24, Imaan Ulhaq 1-16.
Burnopfield 97-3 (92 balls) John Oswell 13, Ross Whitfield jnr 45, Harry Crawshaw 19, Harry Lumsden 12*: Cody Hoffmeister 1-31, Gavin Paton 0-12, Danny Collins 1-11, Simon Birtwisle 0-5, Andy Doig 1-21, Jacques Graham 0-17.
Burnopfield won by 7 wickets- 3 points, SNCC 0.
Holiday absences gave 1st X1 opportunities to Andy Doig, Angus Southern, Jan Ozmen, Danny Collins & Jacques Graham in this second match in group F of the Banks Salver. On a sunny evening the Bulls were invited to bat, Hewi & Sol faced the spin of Crawshaw & seam of Whitfield.
Attacking intent led to the loss of 4 early wickets as Sol (6) was bowled by Oswell, Hewi (15) by Lumsden, both Sam (2) & Angus (1) caught off Crawshaw, 28-4 after 30 balls. Andy (2) was bowled by Ulhaq, 33-5 after 40 balls including 25 of spin.
David & Gavin fashioned a handy partnership of 36 until David (25, 28b, 2x4 1x6) edged a steer to w/k Oswell off Crawshaw's slow left arm. 69-6. Gav & Cody pressed but at 89 Cody (7) was caught off M Oswell. Then, in the last set, having launched Lumsden straight for 6 in set 18, Gav (28, 29b, 1x4,1x6) was caught, 96-8; probably not enough.
John Oswell & Ross Whitfield faced the seam of Hoffmeister & Paton & then Collins. In set 4 Oswell (13) was caught by Sol at cover off Danny, 15-1. Birty, Andy & Jacques bowled 10 balls each conceding 32 but no breakthrough came until set 13 when Cody had Crawshaw (19) caught by Angus at cover, 67-2.
Lumsden joined Whitfield & despite three tight overs from Danny & Andy conceding only 6, took the score to 83 in the 16th set when Whitfield (45) was caught by Angus off Andy Doig, a first 1st X1 wicket ! Lumsden struck 2x4 in the 18th & 19th sets to help the home side prevail on 97 -3 after 92 balls. The fielding was good but the clatter of early wickets saw a below par total despite the efforts of David & Gavin.
Thus ends the Bulls 1st X1 cup exploits in 2025. Quite a few highs, losing finalists in a tense T20 & national ¼ finalists, coming so close to a semi final place, but it was not to be.
Got to move on to Sat 2nd Aug; NEPL Premier Div; SNCC v Sunderland 110o win/lose/draw from 1130.
We hope you were there to see the Bulls bounce back !
Duncan.