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Sunday 25 July - Corvedale (Away)
Corvedale 316-5
J.Wrench 4-0-32-1
A.Phillips 4-0-14-0
M.Williams 4-0-29-1
C.Holtz 4-0-19-1
R.Morris 4-0-65-0
K.Pinches 4-0-44-0
P.Davies 4-0-43-0
S.Tomlins 4-0-14-1
G.Taylor 4-1-10-0
M.Lole 4-0-43-1
Catches (2): K.Holtz 2
Stumpings: K.Holtz
Acton Scott visited an in-form Corvedale on a warm but overcast afternoon where it was agreed that everyone bowl four overs and that the young players be given a chance to get involved. Having won the toss Corvedale opted to bat and their openers Bretnall and Golightly were soon dismissed by Matt Williams, making a rare appearance before his move to Canada, and Jamie Wrench.
Acton Scott's Stuart Tomlins bowling to Corvedale's Frank Berry who he eventually dismissed caught behind by Krafft Holtz
This brought Bryn Simmons to the crease who proceeded to set about the visitors bowling attack and despite giving a chance in his thirties went on to reach his century without too many problems. The younger Corvedale batsmen must have been disappointed to see Bryn not retiring when he reached his century but this was apparently an attempt to reach a personal best - he was eventually bowled by Acton Scott's captain Mike Lole for 165.
With further contributions from Herbert, Berry and Riley Corvedale reached 316 in their 40 overs to set a stiff target of just under 8 runs an over for Acton Scott to chase.
Acton Scott 222-4 (40 overs)
A.Phillips caught 88
K.Holtz caught 9
M.Williams caught 1
R.Morris caught 0
P.Davies not out 63
S.Tomlins not out 14
The new opening partnership of Tony Phillips and Krafft Holtz made a good start chasing this big total reaching 40 without loss after 10 overs and put on 56 for the first wicket before Krafft was caught.
Krafft Holtz in his partnership with Tony Phillips which put on 56 for the first wicket
Two more quick wickets fell to leave the visitors reeling on 57-3 which brought Paul Davies to the crease to join Tony who was to play his best innings for some time. Together they put on a wonderful partnership adding 140 for the fourth wicket before Tony was out just 12 short of his century having hit 2 sixes and 10 fours.
Tony Phillips on his way to a magnificent 88 with his finest batting performance for many years
Paul was joined by Stuart Tomlins and they batted through to the end of the innings with Paul notching up another top class score for his 63, which included 1 six and also 10 fours, and Stuart finishing unbeaten on 14.
Matt Williams making a rare appearance for Acton Scott
following his recent move to Canada
Corvedale won by 94 runs
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Sunday 18 July - Grasshoppers (Home)
Grasshoppers 181-7 (40 overs)
W.Fox 8-1-27-0
C.Holtz 8-2-14-3
K.Pinches 8-0-52-1
W.Phillips 4-0-25-1
M.Lole 4-0-35-2
S.Tomlins 8-1-20-0
Catches (4): K.Holtz, A.Phillips, K.Pinches & W.Fox
Acton Scott finally got their Home programme of fixtures underway on an overcast and windy afternoon with a yielding wicket that required immense concentration from the batsmen. After winning the toss, Grasshoppers faced some fine accurate bowling from young bowlers Will Fox and Cameron Holtz finding it difficult to score freely and scoring at only two an over for the first 10 overs.
Grasshoppers opening bat Wilson managed to increase the rate taking advantage of about 8 chances that Acton Scott put down! But his opening partner Marsh wasn't so lucky, getting a peach of a delivery from Cameron that just hit the top of off stump. Ballinger added 13 before he edged a catch to wicket keeper Tony Phillips off the bowling of his son Will Phillips.
McIntosh was finally well caught by Keiran Pinches on the boundary having added 25 and Joe Yapp batted really well for his 61.
His father Keith Yapp batted through to finish on 19 not out, but it was the bowling of Will Fox and particularly Cameron Holtz that stood out from the opening home game and restricted the target for the home side to a run chase of just over 4.5 runs an over for victory.
Acton Scott 108 (31.1 overs)
R.Wilson caught 4
K.Holtz bowled 7
A.Phillips bowled 0
P.Davies caught 21
S.Tomlins bowled 24
A.Jones bowled 13
W.Phillips bowled 1
W.Fox caught 0
K.Pinches caught 2
C.Holtz not out 8
M.Lole caught 14
Acton Scott's Krafft Holtz playing watchfully on a tricky wicket
The home side started slowly on this difficult wicket and were soon in trouble after 7 overs at 12-2. Krafft Holtz and Paul Davies added 21 for the third wicket before Krafft was bowled and Paul was joined by Stuart Tomlins who quickly hit 3 fours and 2 sixes before he too was bowled by Yapp having added another 28 for the fourth wicket.
Stuart Tomlins is bowled for a quickfire 24
Nine runs later Paul was out for a useful 21 to leave Acton Scott struggling at 70-5 after 20 overs. After the break, 3 more wickets fell for only 8 more runs and the writing was soon on the wall. Despite spirited resistance from Cameron Holtz and captain Mike Lole who added 22 for the last wicket, the match finally ended in the 32nd over giving a well deserved victory to Grasshoppers by 73 runs.
Paul Davies in action who went on to score 21
Grasshoppers won by 73 runs
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Sunday 11 July - St.George's, Telford (Away)
St.George's 248-6 (40 overs)
P.Davies 7-1-35-1
G.Taylor 8-0-41-1
C.Holtz 5-0-23-1
S.Tomlins 8-0-49-0
B.Carless 8-0-74-1
M.Lole 4-0-27-2
Catches (2): S.Tomlins & K.Holtz
On a fine afternoon Acton Scott made their first visit to Birmingham League's St.Georges Cricket Club following an invitation to play as a result of the resurrection of their Sunday fixtures. Playing on the smaller second ground, the home side won the toss and elected to bat, and Acton Scott soon had success dismissing both openers cheaply with a wicket apiece for opening bowlers Paul Davies and Gavin Taylor. But the visitors had to work very hard against the next four very fine batsmen who soon accumulated runs scoring freely, with Cameron Holtz and Ben Carless eventually dismissing Gill for 35 (caught by Cameron's father Krafft) and Taylor for 44.
Dan Bremnall and resident South African professional Godfrey Stevens both retired after reaching 50 having given a fine exhibition of controlled batting. Captain Mike Lole picked up two wickets towards the end of the innings and in the end Acton Scott had done well to restrict St.George's to less than 250 giving the visitors a run chase of just under 6.25 an over.
Acton Scott 168 (39.5 overs)
R.Wilson caught 35
K.Holtz run out 1
J.Wrench caught 0
G.Taylor bowled 17
P.Davies bowled 61
S.Tomlins lbw 5
A.Jones bowled 4
B.Carless bowled 20
C.Holtz lbw 9
M.Lole not out 0
After seven overs and with only 21 on the board Acton Scott found themselves two wickets down when Gavin Taylor joined opener Richard Wilson but together they steadied the innings adding 40 for the third wicket before Gavin was bowled by Gill for a useful 17.
With the score still on 61, Richard was caught at short fine leg after a top edge sweep for 35 and this brought Stuart Tomlins in to join Paul Davies. Only another 6 were scored before Stuart was out lbw to Gill and Paul was joined by Ben Carless playing his first game for some time.
Acton Scott's Ben Carless with a useful 20
With Paul playing some exquisite shots they added another 60 for the seventh wicket before Ben was bowled for a fine 20 comprising 5 fours. Cameron Holtz batted really well to add another 30 with Paul and with the penultimate ball of the innings, Paul was finally bowled for 61 - probably his best innings of the season.
Paul Davies with a brilliant innings of 61 for the visitors
This left the visitors well short but it had turned out to be a very enjoyable day with the game played in an excellent spirit and an opportunity to see up close several wonderful examples of class batsmanship.
St.George's won by 80 runs
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Sunday 4 July - Brampton Bryan (Away)
Brampton Bryan 214 (39.4 overs)
G.Taylor 6.4-0-42-2
C.Holtz 8-0-50-3
S.Tomlins 8-0-15-3
P.Davies 9-0-32-1
M.Lole 6-1-46-1
A.Jones 2-0-14-0
Catches (3): R.Wilson, G.Taylor & P.Davies
On a blustery overcast afternoon with the threat of rain in the air, Acton Scott travelled to Brampton Bryan where the home side won the toss and elected to bat on a dry hard wicket. Openers Martin Powell and Jamie Boughton wasted no time in setting about Acton Scott's opening bowlers Gavin Taylor and Cameron Holtz, punishing anything short and scoring at about 11 an over. Brampton Bryan's opening partnership put on 60 before Gavin bowled Boughton and just 5 runs later Cameron claimed Layton's wicket when Gavin took a good catch.
This brought Saunders to the crease and shortly afterwards the fast scoring Powell was out for 47 caught at slip by Richard Wilson off a lifting delivery from Stuart Tomlins. Although Saunders continued to accumulate runs for the home side, bowlers Stuart Tomlins and Paul Davies bowled well and the run rate began to fall.
With fine rain now falling, Cameron Holtz came back in his second spell to claim two more wickets as did Stuart Tomlins who eventually dismissed Saunders for an excellent 90. Gavin Taylor finally wrapped up Brampton Bryan's innings in the 40th over when he bowled Hutchings for 4 to leave Acton Scott a challenging target of about 5.3 runs an over for victory.
Acton Scott 204 (39.3 overs)
R.Wilson lbw 19
P.Davies lbw 52
G.Taylor bowled 9
S.Tomlins run out 68
A.Brown bowled 0
A.Jones caught 1
C.Holtz run out 8
K.Holtz caught 6
S.Yapp caught 5
M.Lole run out 20
R.Madeley not out 0
Opening the innings for Acton Scott, Richard Wilson and Paul Davies made a good start scoring at about 5 an over and putting on 55 for the first wicket before Richard was out lbw for 19. Paul and Gavin Taylor added another 30 before Paul was out for a very good 52,which included 9 fours.
Stuart Tomlins top scoring for Acton Scott with an aggressive 68
This brought Stuart Tomlins in at number four who set about Brampton Bryan's bowlers punishing anything short although wickets began to fall around him. He was still going well on 68 when a mix up with partner Krafft Holtz saw him run out, but not before scoring 4 sixes and 8 fours. This left the visitors on 171-7 still needing 44 with 5 overs left.
Acton Scott's Anthony Brown is bowled by Brampton Bryan's Tom Bywater
A valiant innings by captain Mike Lole batting at number 10 saw the target reduced to 20 off the last two overs and then 11 off the last over. But when trying for a sharp single Mike was run out to
leave Acton Scott 10 runs short in what turned out to be a very close game.
Brampton Bryan won by 10 runs
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Sunday 27 June - Cardiff Tour - Whitchurch Heath
Acton Scott 143 (36.4 overs)
P.Davies bowled 4
G.Taylor caught 8
A.Jones bowled 13
R.Wilson caught 12
A.Phillips caught 13
M.Partington caught 42
J.Wrench caught 5
C.Holtz caught 0
K.Holtz not out 14
D.Williams bowled 10
M.Lole caught 10
Acton Scott's Tour continued with a visit to North Cardiff on a perfect sunny afternoon on a ground with long boundaries and a good hard wicket where they played a young Whitchurch team. With a changed batting order, Acton Scott faced some good bowling and after 10 overs were struggling at 23-2 after both openers Paul Davies and Gavin Taylor had been dismissed by Whitchurch's Salmon. Richard Wilson and Andrew Jones had added 14 for the third wicket before Andrew was bowled for 13. Tony Phillips joined Richard and they added another 28 before Tony was caught. Richard was then caught at extra cover for 12 without adding to the total.
Acton Scott's Mark Partington top scoring with 42 against Whitchurch Heath
Mark Partington was playing well and when joined by Krafft Holtz they put on the highest
partnership of the innings (41) before Mark was finally out after a very good innings of 42 which included 8 fours and a five to leave Acton Scott on 116-8. "Dangerous" Dave Williams, who had driven up from Somerset for the game, added another 11 with Krafft before being bowled. Krafft and Mike Lole put on 16 for the last wicket to leave Krafft not out again on 14 with a valuable contribution. This set the home side a modest target of 3.6 runs an over for victory.
Whitchurch Heath 144-3 (24.4 overs)
C.Holtz 5-0-16-1
A.Jones 5-0-24-0
A.Dowsett 4-0-33-1
M.Lole 6-0-36-1
D.Williams 2-0-13-0
P.Davies 1.4-0-14-0
G.Taylor 1-0-5-0
Catches (3): R.Wilson 2 & D.Williams
Opening bowlers Cameron Holtz and Andrew Jones bowled really well against a pair of good batsmen and in his third over Cameron was rewarded when he had Coombs caught at slip by Richard Wilson. Whitchurch's Salmon came to the crease and continued to push towards their target scoring at about 4 runs an over.
Andy Dowsett was bemusing the batsmen with his spin and bounce and in his second over had opener Perrett caught at slip, again by Richard Wilson. The third wicket to fall saw a remarkable catch at long on by Dave Williams off the bowling of Mike Lole. After Salmon retired not out 50, the Whitchurch batsmen continued to ease their way to the target and eventually reached it with more than 15 overs to spare to give them a comfortable 7 wicket victory.
Whitchurch Heath won by 7 wickets
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Saturday 26 June - Cardiff Tour - Tintern
Tintern 339 (38.1 overs)
C.Holtz 5.1-0-35-1
G.Taylor 4-0-34-0
P.Davies 6-0-67-1
A.Dowsett 6-0-77-2
M.Partington 8-1-54-3
M.Lole 8-0-52-3
A.Jones 1-0-11-0
Catches (3): A.Jones, A.Dowsett & R.Wilson
Stumpings (1): K.Holtz
On the hottest day of the year to date, Acton Scott began their 2010 Tour with a visit to Tintern where the ground nestled between the Wye river and Tintern Abbey. The wicket was very dry but unpredictable and the boundaries were short.
After winning the toss Tintern elected to bat rather than field in the intense heat and were soon off to a rapid start scoring at 8 an over with opening batsmen Ellis and Howells punishing full tosses and anything short. With spinner Andy Dowsett turning the ball sideways, he finally claimed the Tourists first wicket with the score on 98 and shortly after claimed another to leave the home side on 114-2 - but they were still scoring at about 8 runs an over.
With both openers making 50, Tintern's young Stuart Williams joined the runfest and really put Acton Scott to the sword although he did give a couple of chances early in his innings. He rapidly moved to 50 and the unfortunate bowler Mark Partington was on the receiving end of his aggression conceding 5 sixes and a four in his second over. But to Mark's great credit he kept bowling and soon after Stuart had reached his maiden century he had him stumped for 115 and went on to claim another two wickets conceding only 20 runs off his other seven overs and bowling the only maiden of the innings.
With captain Mike Lole taking 3 wickets, the innings was finally ended eleven balls short of 40 overs to set Acton Scott a stiff challenge of 8.5 runs an over for victory.
Acton Scott 110 (30.3 overs)
R.Wilson caught 13
A.Phillips bowled 44
J.Wrench bowled 0
A.Jones bowled 5
P.Davies bowled 0
M.Partington caught 1
G.Taylor bowled 5
C.Holtz bowled 6
K.Holtz not out 12
A.Dowsett bowled 5
M.Lole bowled 1
With such a challenging target openers Richard Wilson and Tony Phillips set about the chase scoring at 6 an over before Richard was caught in the 5th over when the score was on 31. Jamie Wrench was bowled without adding to the total and Andrew Jones joined Tony, but he too was bowled after a partnership of 25 and Paul Davies suffered the same fate to leave the visitors on 56-4 after 11 overs.
Acton Scott's Tony Phillips top scoring with 44 against Tintern
Tony was going well but rapidly running out of partners with wickets continuing to fall, and after Tony was bowled for 44, Acton Scott had slumped to 79-7. With father and son Krafft and Cameron Holtz adding another 16, the final 3 wickets fell for 15 runs to leave the Tourists suffering one of their heaviest ever defeats - a margin of 229 runs!
Tintern won by 229 runs
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Sunday 20 June - Bishop's Castle (Away)
Acton Scott 142 (40 overs)
R.Wilson bowled 11
R.Williams caught 2
M.Phillips lbw 45
A.Phillips bowled 39
P.Davies bowled 22
A.Jones bowled 1
G.Taylor bowled 0
W.Fox bowled 1
W.Phillips caught 9
K.Pinches not out 0
M.Lole caught 2
On their first visit to Bishop's Castle for a few years Acton Scott arrived to find a ground in superb condition with amazing views over the surrounding hills and perfect weather conditions with a cloudless sky and a gentle breeze on what was to be a memorable day that reminded everyone why we all play cricket.
After choosing to bat against some fair bowling the visitors got off to a modest start and after 10 overs were 28-1, Rob Williams having been caught at cover when the score was 12.
Acton Scott's Matt Phillips top scoring for the visitors with 45
Matt Phillips joined Richard Wilson and they added another 22 before Richard was bowled in the 15th over. This bought Tony Phillips in and together with his son Matt they added 50 for the third wicket before Matt was out lbw after a fine innings that included 8 fours and a six. With Tony continuing he and Paul Davies added another 28 before Tony was bowled for a valuable 39 which included 7 fours and a six.
Tony Phillips who added 50 for the third wicket with his son Matt
With first team bowlers Plant and Palmer bowling, scoring was difficult and with 10 overs left Acton Scott were 112-4. Wickets continued to fall in the final 10 overs but the visitors were able to bat out their innings losing 6 wickets but adding another 30 runs to set Bishop's Castle a modest run chase of about 3.5 runs an over.
Bishop's Castle 134 (32.2 overs)
W.Fox 6-1-20-1
G.Taylor 8-2-13-3
K.Pinches 5-1-38-2
M.Lole 5-1-31-0
P.Davies 5.2-0-17-2
W.Phillips 3-0-12-2
Catches (4): P.Davies 2, K.Pinches & R.Wilson
Fielder of the Day: P.Davies
With such a modest total to defend it was important for Acton Scott to bowl accurately and this is exactly what they did. With opening bowlers Will Fox and Gavin Taylor bowling superbly, Gavin dismissed both openers and Will Fox bowled top batsman Fyfield with an unplayable delivery.
When Keiran Pinches took over from Will he continued with a wicket with his first ball and suddenly Bishop's Castle found themselves on 26-5! But Plant and Morris steadied the innings with a partnership of 69 before Keiran took Plant's wicket when caught by Paul Davies. With captain Steve Morris playing well Keiran returned the compliment for Paul when he caught Morris off Paul's bowling to leave the home side on 127-7 but with still plenty of time to get the 16 runs required.
Enter Will Phillips who carried on the superb bowling attack bowling two more batsmen to set up an exciting finish with Bishop's Castle still needing 15 runs with one wicket left. It was left to Paul Davies to see if he could claim an unlikely victory and sure enough in his sixth over he produced a clever ball which saw Simon Palmer edge the ball to Richard Wilson at slip to give Acton Scott an 8 run victory in a remarkable game.
Acton Scott won by 8 runs
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Sunday 13 June - Presteigne (Away)
Acton Scott 155-3
(reduced to 30 overs due to rain)
R.Williams lbw 11
M.Partington bowled 74
J.Wrench bowled 15
P.Davies not out 35
A.Jones not out 14
On an overcast afternoon, Acton Scott travelled to Wales without five of their regular players who were attending Matt Williams's wedding in Canada and also without their Club Captain Mike Lole. With Chairman Richard Wilson acting as Captain for the day, the visitors were put in to bat with rain expected to arrive later in the afternoon.
Openers Rob Williams and Mark Partington got off to a good start before Rob was out in the sixth over with the score on 28. Playing on a good wicket Jamie Wrench joined Mark and the score rapidly moved onto 80 before Jamie was out for a quickfire 15 in the fifteenth over ending a partnership of 52 with Mark. Mark was playing beautifully punishing anything short and soon reached 50, his first for Acton Scott.
Acton Scott's Mark Partington relaxing after his brilliant 74
Rain arrived and this gave rise to a twenty minute interruption before Mark was finally out for 74 having put on another 42 with Paul Davies. With Paul playing well (despite breaking his new bat!), he and Andrew Jones added another 33 before heavy rain came after 30 overs and an early tea was taken.
Andrew Jones and Paul Davies with an unbeaten partnership of 33 for Acton Scott
With the weather looking unsettled a decision between the captains was taken to reduce the match to 30 overs which gave Presteigne a target of 5.2 runs an over to win.
Presteigne 97 (24.1 overs)
G.Taylor 8-1-23-4
C.Holtz 5-0-19-2
W.Phillips 5-1-27-1
K.Pinches 4.1-0-11-2
P.Davies 2-0-14-0
Catches (2): R.Williams and J.Wrench
Run outs: 1
Just as soon as the rain stopped the sun came out and the rest of the game was played in very good conditions. Opening bowlers Gavin Taylor and 13 year old Cameron Holtz began the attack bowling accurately and in his first over Cameron bowled Buffton to leave Presteigne on 1-1. With Gavin bowling beautifully in the cross wind and getting the ball to move both ways he struck in his third over bowling Rounds to leave the home side reeling on 11-2 after just five overs.
But with opener Pitt playing well, Duggan skied a catch to Rob Williams at mid-off, Cameron took his second wicket and the score was 24-3 after eight overs. After Cameron's 5 over spell finished he was replaced by Will Phillips, who after a wayward opening over soon settled in to his rhythm bowling N.Stocker in his second over when the score was 51.
But it was Gavin's superb bowling that was to destroy the heart of Presteigne's batting and in his seventh over he claimed the wicket of A.Stocker with a loose delivery that saw an amazing one handed catch by Jamie Wrench at mid-on. Gavin's final over saw him bowl Stephens and Powell with consecutive balls to set up a hat-trick chance against Presteigne's captain Tony Thompson, who played at and narrowly missed a lifting delivery to prevent Gavin from claiming his hat trick.
With opening batsman Pitt reaching his 50 and the experienced Thompson still there anything was still possible, but when Thompson was narrowly run out it was left to Keiran Pinches to finish off the last two batsmen bowling both of them to leave opener Pitt stranded on 72 not out and give Acton Scott a much needed victory.
Acton Scott won by 58 runs
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Sunday 6 June - Clun (Away)
Acton Scott 77 (30.4 overs)
R.Williams run out 0
M.Partington caught 8
A.Phillips bowled 12
R.Morris caught 28
P.Davies bowled 2
S.Tomlins caught 1
A.Brown caught 7
A.Jones caught 0
K.Pinches caught 1
A.Dowsett bowled 1
S.Yapp not out 0
Clun 78-1 (16.2 overs)
K.Pinches 5-0-9-0
P.Davies 5-1-17-1
S.Tomlins 3-0-16-0
A.Dowsett 3-0-31-0
A.Brown 0.2-0-7-0
Clun won by 9 wickets
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Sunday 30 May - Cleeside (Away)
Cleeside 198 (40 overs)
W.Fox 8-1-25-2
K.Pinches 8-0-41-1
W.Phillips 8-0-38-3
M.Lole 8-2-28-1
P.Davies 8-0-45-3
Catches (6): K.Pinches 2, R.Morris, W.Phillips, J.Wrench & A.Phillips
On a sunny, windy afternoon Acton Scott travelled to Clee Hill to find a hard but grassy wicket benefiting from less than usual damage from the consequences of the football season. After winning the toss Cleeside opted to bat and made a steady start thanks to some impressive bowling from Will Fox and Keiran Pinches who finally claimed his first wicket for the visitors when Will Phillips held on to a skied shot from one of Cleeside's openers Goldthorp.
The home side continued to accumulate runs and by the halfway point had reached 76 with plenty of wickets in hand. When Nick Wilding was bowled by Will Phillips with the delivery of the day it was captain Ian Harrington who continued to acquire runs, despite giving several chances, and with 10 overs to go the home side had reached 131.
But with wickets in hand Cleeside were able to accelerate their run rate despite some fine bowling from the visitors, with Ian Harrington going on to make 54 ,and scored a further 67 in the last 10 overs finally being dismissed with the last delivery of the innings to set Acton Scott a challenging target of about 5 runs an over for victory.
Acton Scott 186 (39.3 overs)
R.Wilson stumped 35
J.Wrench bowled 1
A.Phillips bowled 11
R.Morris caught 2
A.Jones bowled 4
P.Davies caught 69
A.Brown hit wicket 15
W.Fox bowled 6
W.Phillips 0
K.Pinches not out 0
M.Lole stumped 0
After Jamie Wrench fell in the third over it was not the best start for the visitors with Lane bowling quickly but Acton Scott managed to reach the 10 over mark on 29-1 with Richard Wilson and Tony Phillips stabilising the innings with a second wicket partnership of 47 before Tony suffered the same fate as Jamie with a full quick delivery from opening bowler Lane.
At the halfway point the visitors were set on 76 exactly the same score as Cleeside had reached at this point, but crucially had lost four wickets. When in-form batsman Paul Davies joined Richard they added another 41 for the fifth wicket before Richard was finally out for a useful 35 to leave the visitors on 107-5 with 15 overs left.
Paul Davies taking the attack to the Cleeside bowlers, top scoring with a fine 69 for Acton Scott
Paul then set about the bowling with some magnificent shots that were to produce 4 sixes and 7 fours ably supported by Anthony Brown, playing his first game of the season, who formed a partnership of 67 for the sixth wicket before Paul was caught on the boundary having given Acton Scott a real chance of winning, needing just 25 runs to win with 5 overs left and 4 wickets in hand.
But unfortunately the last 4 wickets fell for 12 runs to leave Acton Scott short by 12 runs in a game they feel they should have won after such a great effort from top scorer Paul Davies.
Cleeside won by 12 runs
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Sunday 23 May - Shrewsbury (Away)
Shrewsbury 195-5 (40 overs)
G.Taylor 8-0-38-1
S.Tomlins 8-0-33-1
A.Dowsett 5-1-19-1
K.Pinches 5-0-31-0
P.Davies 7-0-23-1
M.Partington 5-0-26-1
R.Morris 2-0-10-0
Catches (2): R.Williams & R.Morris
Stumpings(1): K.Holtz
Fielder of the Day: K.Pinches
It was a perfect day for cricket; one of the hottest days of the year so far, but with a gentle breeze in the middle; a true, hard pitch and a spirited welcoming opposition.
As tradition demanded, Shrewsbury won the toss and elected to bat. Gerrard and Morris began tentatively against tight and accurate bowling by Gavin Taylor and Stuart Tomlins, the first 10 overs yielding only 20 runs but both batsmen looking settled. Andy Dowsett came on to bowl; at his first delivery the red mist descended over Gerrard's eyes, he danced down the pitch, aimed to strike the ball into the neighbouring county and was efficiently stumped by Krafft Holtz.
Respect being thus established, successive batsmen performed competently and gave few chances, and on the vast Shrewsbury outfield runs accumulated despite accurate bowling and fine fielding, with Keiran Pinches outstanding. Nevertheless by the 30th over Shrewsbury had still only scored 121 with three wickets down, and the match was looking interesting. However, Townsend and Carless, both talented young players, began to score freely and the last 10 overs yielded over 70 runs, leaving Acton Scott with a target of 196 to win.
Acton Scott 170-7 (40 overs)
R.Williams bowled 3
M.Partington caught 18
R.Morris lbw 44
P.Davies caught 41
S.Tomlins bowled 1
A.Jones bowled 6
J.Wrench not out 20
K.Holtz bowled 0
G.Taylor not out 14
As usual, Shrewsbury's bowling attack was very tight, and neither of Acton Scott's opening batsmen could get the ball away but appeared untroubled until in the fifth over Rob Williams unluckily fell to a ball that trickled onto his stumps with just enough momentum to dislodge one bail. With the breeze dropping, Mark Partington and Rob Morris put on another energy-sapping 40 runs before Mark was out for 18, none of which had been achieved through a boundary. This brought Paul Davies in to join Rob, and the stylish duo put on runs at an increasing pace. In the 22nd over, with the score at 96-2, the game was evenly poised, the partnership was 50, and neither batsmen was looking in any difficulty.
Reynolds came on to bowl and with his very first delivery brought one in sharply to trap Rob lbw, ending a fine inningsof 44. Stuart Tomlins arrived looking purposeful and was bowled playing his first defensive stroke with Andy Jones following soon after as the run rate fell and wickets tumbled. When Paul Davies was out for another delightfully played 41, including 8 fours, Acton Scott's chances faded and despite a spirited rearguard action by Jamie Wrench and Gavin Taylor, who played out the last five overs at an average of seven runs an over, the target was always just too far away.
Nevertheless, Acton Scott were by no means the sacrificial lambs they used to be in this fixture and came away with their dignity intact.
Shrewsbury won by 25 runs
[Match report courtesy of J.Wrench]
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Sunday 16 May - Ludlow (Away)
Acton Scott 151 (39.3 overs)
K.Pinches bowled 0
C.Holtz bowled 0
R.Wilson caught 7
R.Morris bowled 28
P.Davies bowled 89
S.Tomlins bowled 0
A.Jones caught 1
K.Holtz lbw 0
M.Partington bowled 6
A.Phillips bowled 0
M.Lole not out 0
On a perfect afternoon for cricket Acton Scott visited Ludlow's ground for the first time to play a young side as a last minute replacement for The Mishaps fixture which had been double booked. With an average age of about 15 the talented young cricketers were always going to a be a difficult challenge for the visitors and so it proved as Acton Scott batting first found themselves on 18-3 after 10 overs.
Rob Morris (28) who enjoyed a 4th wicket partnerhip of 82 with Paul Davies
When Paul Davies joined Rob Morris they set about stabilising the innings and both played well against some useful bowling. Rob went on to score 28 before being bowled having added another 82 with Paul scoring at just under 5 an over. But with Paul playing really well, wickets continued to fall around him and with very little support he added another 51 batting through to the final over before being bowled for 89, which included 12 fours and a six.
Paul Davies top scoring for Acton Scott with a brilliant 89
This set a target for the Ludlow youngsters of 3.8 runs an over for victory.
Ludlow 152-3 (32 overs)
K.Pinches 5-0-24-0
M.Partington 8-0-40-0
C.Holtz 5-0-14-0
M.Lole 6-0-22-2
S.Tomlins 8-0-23-0
Run outs: 1
Fielder of the Day: A.Phillips
Ludlow's talented young opening batsmen Mapp and Small set about the run chase with purpose and style scoring at about 5 runs an over for the first 10 overs. They both went on to reach their fifties before retiring which allowed Acton Scott to claim their first wickets when captain Mike Lole bowled the next two batsmen. But with the run rate continuing at 5 an over it was only a short time before their target was reached and with 8 overs to spare Ludlow completed an easy victory.
Ludlow won by 7 wickets
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Sunday 9 May - Montgomery (Away)
Acton Scott 148-4 (40 overs)
R.Wilson run out 13
M.Partington run out 6
A.Jones bowled 2
P.Davies not out 37
S.Tomlins* caught 63
A.Phillips not out 10
On a bright sunny day Acton Scott made their first visit to Montgomery's picturesque ground and were given a warm welcome by the Home side. Although the wicket appeared flat and firm it played without a lot of pace and the opening pair of Richard Wilson and Mark Partington made a slow start for the visitors before both suffering run outs.
Paul Davies during his innings of 37 not out
After 10 overs at 16-1, not helped by long uphill boundaries, there was an urgent need for Acton Scott to increase their scoring rate and when captain Stuart Tomlins joined Paul Davies they formed a partnership that was to add another 101 scoring at about 5 an over. Paul batted through to the finish making an excellent 37 and Stuart, despite the long boundaries managed an invaluable 63 which included 7 fours and 3 sixes before eventually being caught. Tony Phillips and Paul added another 24 leaving Montgomery a run chase of 3.7 runs an over for victory.
Stuart Tomlins top scoring for Acton Scott with 63
Montgomery 148-4 (36.4 overs)
G.Taylor 8-0-16-1
S.Tomlins 6-1-26-2
K.Pinches 7-0-39-0
P.Davies 8-1-30-0
C.Holtz 5-2-7-1
M.Partington 2.4-0-26-0
Catches (1) : S.Tomlins
Fielder of the Day: K.Holtz
With Gavin Taylor and Stuart Tomlins bowling really well, Montgomery found it difficult to score quickly and after ten overs had lost both openers and were stuck on 21-2. But Montgomery's Sam Davies was going well despite giving some difficult chances and their run rate began to creep up and at the half way point were 53-2 still well below the required rate.
With just 10 overs left and thanks to some fine bowling from the visitors, in particular young Cameron Holtz, the home side were still behind the run rate and needed 54 to win. But when captain Ed Davies joined Sam Davies they increased the tempo and accelerated to their target with 3.2 overs to spare to win a very enjoyable game.
Krafft Holtz fielding for Acton Scott won the Fielding award thanks to some some selfless ball stopping using all parts of his body on an afternoon where the ball was attracted to him like a magnet.
Montgomery won by 6 wickets
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Sunday 2 May - Kinlet (Away)
Kinlet 167 (37.4 overs)
K.Pinches 7-0-43-0
P.Davies 5-0-15-1
C.Holtz 4-1-23-1
G.Taylor 8-1-36-1
M.Partington 3-0-21-1
S.Tomlins 5-2-7-3
M.Lole 5.4-2-24-3
Catches (6): S.Tomlins (2), G.Taylor, K.Holtz, K.Pinches & A.Jones
Fielder of the Day: K.Holtz
The 2010 season got underway with a visit to Kinlet where a warm welcome is always assured. However the conditions were probably the coldest ever encountered for an away match and the dull overcast day and cold wind meant it was essential to keep on the move! The wicket had been prepared after some heavy overnight rain and was surprisingly firm although slow.
Keiran Pinches opened the bowling for Acton Scott
Kinlet's opening batsmen made good progress putting on 40 for the first wicket scoring at about 5 an over to leave them at 48-1 after 10 overs. The next 10 overs would see them add another 42 for the loss of two more wickets and with the visitors holding their catches wickets fell steadily although runs continued to flow with anything short being severely punished. The match saw the wicket-keeping debut of Krafft Holtz (who took a sharp catch and was voted Fielder of the Day) and the first ever game for his promising 15 year old son Cameron, who took a wicket on debut.
Acton Scott's Captain Mike Lole who took 3-24
With only 10 overs of their innings left the home side were on 139-6 but when Stuart Tomlins and captain Mike Lole were brought into the attack they took three more wickets without Kinlet scoring and at 139 with the last pair at the crease a low score looked likely. But the last wicket added 28 to set the visitors a run chase of 4.2 runs per over to get off to a winning start.
Acton Scott 171-8 (37.5 overs)
P.Davies caught 1
M.Partington bowled 5
A.Jones bowled 31
R.Morris bowled 59
K.Pinches caught 30
S.Tomlins caught 19
G.Taylor not out 9
C.Holtz bowled 1
K.Holtz caught 0
M.Lole not out 5
Paul Davies opening the batting for Acton Scott
Acton Scott made a disappointing start losing both openers cheaply to leave them on 9-2 after 5 overs. But the slide was halted with a partnership of 74 between Andrew Jones and Rob Morris before Andrew was out for an excellent 31. Rob went on to score 59 (which include 11 fours and a six) adding another partnership of 20 with Keiran Pinches for the fourth wicket. Stuart Tomlins joined Keiran putting on another 37 before Stuart was out.
On 157-5 and only 11 runs needed with six overs to go, nerves played their part and mindful that they were playing with only 10 batsmen, the visitors found themselves on 162-8 still needing 6 runs with Gavin Taylor and Mike Lole at the crease as the final pair. With the scores tied it was left to Captain Mike Lole to score the winning run with a fine shot for four, much to everyone's relief and excitement to round off an excellent game yet again with Kinlet and to get Acton Scott off to a winning start.
Acton Scott won by 1 wicket
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