BULLS FINISH NEPL PREMIER DIVISION RUNNERS UP AFTER DEFEAT OF FELLING
24th September 2024
13th Jun 2024
BULLS WIN AT FELLING IN T20 BUT LOSE AT TYNEMOUTH IN THE LEAGUE.
Fri 7th June 2024: NEPL 2nd X1 T20 Group C: SNCC v Felling (a) 20/20
Felling 114-6 (20o): Liam Stamper 57, Tony Trotter 24*: Gavin Paton 2-23, Allan Davidson 2-13, Finlay Pearce 1-17, George Gray 1-14, Nathan Gough 3-30, Gregor Pearce 0-15.
SNCC 115-5 (15.2o): Nick Tomlinson 22, Alex Weetman 15, Nathan Gough 15, Ru Fletcher 14, Angus Southern 25*, Gavin Paton 9: Calum Wright 0-25, Max Lowery 1-11, Ellis Wales 1-43, Robbie Newman 1-16, Simon Wood 1-16.
SNCC won by 5 wickets - 6 points, Felling 0.
SN won the toss & asked the home side to bat on an afternoon that had seen showers. A 33 yard boundary on one side was difficult to defend.
Allan Davidson took two wickets in 3 overs bowling both Carroll (1) & Wright (7), Finlay Pearce & George Gray took over & Rowell (7) drove George to cover where Ru redeemed himself after a drop three balls earlier. George bowled his 4 overs nicely, around the wicket, without conceding a boundary.
Stamper was targeting the short boundary but he was caught by George at mid wicket off Gavin for 57. Tony Trotter 24* continued but Gavin bowled Wood (2) & Finlay bowled Lowery (6) such that the home side finished on 114-6 after 20 overs.
The Bulls reply saw useful contributions from the top 4: Nick (22), Alex (15) Nathan (15) & Ru (14). Angus, leaving exam cares behind him, stroked 25*, Gavin (9), assisted by 9 wides, saw the Bulls home after 15.2 overs, a comfortable win by 5 wickets.
NEPL Division 2: Sat 8th June 2024: SNCC v Tynemouth (a) w/l/d 105o.
SNCC 197-8 (52o) Ru Fletcher 20, Jan Ozmen 26, Nathan Gough 27, Alex Weetman 11, Ben Sidney-Wilmot 48*, Finlay Pearce 27* extras 29: George Stewart 1-20, L Hurst 1-38, Neil Bennett 3-31, Shamsur Oraikhil 1-17, Dan Thorburn 2-3.
Tynemouth 198-6 (51.5o) Dan Thorburn 25, Anthony Turner 30, Joel Hull-Denholm 47, Patrick Hallam 33, George Stewart 26: Gavin Paton 0-45, Allan Davidson 0-32, Finlay Pearce 0-16, Nathan Gough 2-27, George Gray 3-60, James Ruddick 1-13.
Tynemouth won by 4 wickets- 24 points, SNCC 6.
The Bulls were asked to bat on a windy day with signs of recent rain still visible. Angus Southern (3) was caught by Oraikhil at point in the 4th over off George Stewart. There followed a stand of 48 between Ru & Jan until Ru (20) cut a short ball straight to point, 53-2 in the 14th.
Bennett's seam then accounted for three wickets as first Jan (26) was bowled in the 17th, James (4) was caught at slip by Smith in the 21st & Nathan (27) seemed unlucky to be adjudged lbw in the 27th,107-5.
Alex (11) carrying a hand injury, was bowled by Oraikhil in the 34th, 121-6. This became 131-8 as first George (2) & Gavin (0) fell in the 37th to Thorburn's medium pace.
A splendid partnership of 66 for the 9th wicket between Ben Sid & Finlay Pearce ensued & gave some respectability to the scorecard. Ben (48*, 84,3x4) driving down the ground & Finlay (27*, 41b, 4x4) prospering through the offside. The declaration came after 52 overs at 198-8, would the total be enough ?
The wind still blew as Thorburn & Turner faced Paton & Davidson with Ben Sid keeping wicket. The opening partnership survived a catch off a no ball but at 63 in the 16th, Thorburn (25) was stumped by Ben Sid advancing to George Gray's first delivery. One over later Turner (30) was yorked by Nathan, 64-2.
Fielders believed Hull-Denholm edged behind soon after but the umpire did not discern an audible snick. The third wicket partnership saw Hallam play & miss on several occasions but the total had risen to 133 in the 37th when Hallam (32) edged Nathan to w/k Ben. Another good spell from Nathan 2-27 in 12 overs including 3 maidens.
George Stewart (26) was caught by Ben Sid off George in the 44th,167-4 & two overs later Hull Denholm (47) was very well held at slip by Allan off George, 176-5. Lineham (0) fell at the same score, bowled by a James Ruddick yorker.
But Oraikhil (12*) & Smith (10*) saw the Mariners home by 4 wickets in the 52nd over. An over generous declaration perhaps, another 20 runs, a no ball wicket, a couple of dropped catches, an appeal not upheld, all fine margins on which games hinge.
Onward to Sat 15th June 2024: NEPL Division 2; SNCC v Whitburn (h) 105 overs 1200 start. We hope you can be there to cheer the team on.
Duncan.