The Under 11s have got off to a cracking start in the league this year with results as follows:
vs Ardingly 06.05.08 Fletching won by 210 runs (is this a record in Barrington rules?)
vs Ansty A 13.05.08 Fletching won by 133 runs
vs Ansty B 20.05.08 Fletching won by 44 runs
vs Newick 03.06.08 Fletching won by 77 runs
Our next game is vs Haywards Heath next Tuesday 10.06 at 6pm at Fletching - come along and see these talented lads in action.
DP
Ten men of Fletching were hopelessly outclassed on a pudding of a pitch at Rotherfield. Missing four players from last week and with the remaining 30-odd players in the squad unavailable, competing away to Rotherfield was always going to be tricky.
Can’t remember who won the toss, it didn’t really matter. Fletching batted first. We stared very solidly but became rather bogged down…pun very much intended. Even so, with Clive and Chris Hartup at the wicket at 94-2, Fletching still looked capable of posting a vaguely competitive total. Paul Kemp looked very comfortable at the crease after an absence from cricket for a couple of millennia and was unluckily out to a stunning catch at square leg. The tail pretty much folded after this, the exception being a calypso-style cameo from Matt Lee…smashing the ball on the up through point and extra cover like he was batting on a flat track in Barbados. Tea was exceptional, as it always is at Rotherfield. They also had this behind the bar:
142 might have been defendable, or at least interesting, if Fletching had had their usual bowling options available and a full side…and if we could get John Baldock out early. He did drive airily just short of Matt Lee at deep point off Ali’s bowling…but he was on sixty-odd by then! Chris Hartup, carrying a dozen or so injuries, claimed the one wicket to fall, lbw, but Rotherfield reached their target with plenty of overs to spare.
Ali won the toss again! We invited them to have a bat, as we usually do. They scored a load of runs, as they usually do.
With Mayfield’s opening batsman in their normal Twenty20 mode, Fletching struggled to stem the flow of runs initially until the indomitable Chris Hartup got Tim Robertson to glove one behind. Tim walked immediately, which was good to see. Thereafter it was long afternoon in the field for Fletching in the face of a strong Mayfield batting line-up. Charlie and JJ in particular stuck with it as the long-handle was wielded. Matt Lee also bagged his first league wicket, Clive pouching another catch.
Then came the highlight of the day…Dairylea Triangles served with the tea…complemented with home made cakes from Mrs Fisk.
Fletching’s reply began at a decent pace, even if the majority of the runs were coming through no-balls and through third man. Trevor Brown looked in very decent form again as he was particularly savage on anything over-pitched. Clive joined Brownie and was awesome again, wielding that giant redwood to great effect. Ali and JJ both added quick runs and the target was still on with 5 or 6 overs to go and 4 wickets remaining, with about 40 required. However, Chris Hartup then top-edged a full toss into his face and had to go off to hospital for 5 stitches. Without their man for these situations, Fletching’s challenge faltered. Greg Pickard and Matt Fisk did manage 20 off the last two overs but the total always looked out of reach.
Scores for Fletching v Cuckfield Sun 1st June
Cuckfield Batted first and scored 233. Best Bowling for Fletching was Hector McLean with 3 wkts for 4 runs.
Fletching Batted 2nd and they scored 274. Best batting Hector Mclean 17, Ollie Bradley 15.
Fletching won by 41 runs.