Under 13 Match Reports
Solid start for U13s
The U13s kicked off their season with a narrow win over
local rivals Masham in the first round of the ECB National Cup.
Winning the toss and electing to bowl looked a good decision
as Sam Potter removed their North Yorkshire opener in the first over and Jonny
Baines also picked up another early wicket. Masham rebuilt well though and had
two players retired on 30 and were well placed on 74 after 14 overs. Richmond
upped their game over the last 6 overs with more wickets falling (2 to Alex
Speakman) to restrict Masham to 82-7 off their allotted 20 overs.
In reply Richmond started steadily and rode their luck a
little to see off the pacy Masham opening bowlers. Uchenna Anyadiegwu picked up a useful 15 and with
runs too from Jonny Baines and debutant George Pollard (a big money close
season transfer from Masham) Richmond squeezed home in the dark in the final
over with 5 wickets down.
Studley Royal are our next opponents away on Monday May 16th.
Well done to the boys as this was a really competitive game of cricket that we
did well to win.
U13 Lowery Cup campaign starts well
The U13s continued their winning ways in their first Lowery
Cup game of the season on Monday night. Reverting to the pairs format meant
everyone had to contribute with bat and ball.
Richmond batted first and all pairs looked to bat
positively. Highlights included another fluent knock from Jonny Baines for 21 n.o.
along with Patrick Carlton unveiling a couple of cheeky cover drives for 4 to
post an impressive 31 from their 4 overs together. The final pair of Sam Potter
and Alex Speakman also struck the ball nicely to add 38 more runs with Richmond
finishing on a competitive 117-4 from their 20 overs
giving a net score of 285.
Sedgefield’s opening pair started well and were up with the
run rate at 29-1 after 5 overs but as the game wore on Richmond’s greater
strength in depth began to show and miserly bowling from Alex Speakman, Henry
Shepherd, Harry Mawer and Angus Potter saw wickets falling regularly with
Sedgefield eventually finishing on 84-9 to give a net score of 212 and a win
for Richmond by 73 runs.
The next match against Newton Aycliffe will see a much changed
side to give other players a game but hopefully continue our winning start.
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