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2009
Sunday 20 September - Presteigne (Home)
Acton Scott won the toss and elected to bat
Acton Scott 150 (37.5 overs)
P.Davies bowled 68
R.Wilson bowled 21
E.Jones run out 0
A.Jones bowled 13
S.Tomlins caught 2
A.Phillips bowled 5
A.Brown caught 1
G.Taylor not out 9
K.Holtz bowled 1
R.Williams bowled 9
The last match of the season proved to be a real treat. With Presteigne standing in at short notice after the home side were let down by another team, the match got under way on a glorious hot and sunny afternoon, the best playing conditions of the year. With only ten players a side runs were at a premium on a fairly true and firm wicket and Acton Scott got off to a good start against some pacy and accurate bowling.
Paul Davies and Richard Wilson played sensibly punishing anything loose but respecting the good bowling. They put on 73 for the first wicket before Richard was bowled round his legs by captain Tony Thompson in the 17th over.
Paul Davies hits another boundary on his way to a wonderful 68
But with Paul playing really well, the home side lost another wicket without adding to the score before Andrew Jones joined Paul to put another 42 for the third wicket before Paul was bowled for an excellent 68. Andrew continued to bat aggressively with wickets falling and when he was bowled by Tony Thompson, Acton Scott had slumped to 131-6 with 7 overs left.
Andrew Jones with a useful contribution for Acton Scott
The home side managed to add another 19 runs for the last three wickets to set Presteigne a modest target of 3.8 runs an over for victory.
Presteigne 109 (31.2 overs)
G.Taylor 8-1-20-2
S.Tomlins 7.2-3-13-3
E.Jones 8-2-39-1
A.Brown 4-0-16-1
P.Davies 4-1-14-1
Catches (3) : P.Davies, A.Jones and R.Wilson
Fielder of the Day : A.Jones
With Gavin Taylor and captain Stuart Tomlins bowling really well, Presteigne found it difficult to score quickly and this pressure forced some errors out of their early batsmen and after 7 overs they found themselves on 9-2, Gavin and Stuart taking one apiece.
Only Duggan(who went on to top score with 20 before being bowled by Ed Jones)was putting up any resistance and when firstly Gavin and then Anthony Brown took more wickets the visitors were struggling at 100-7 after 27 overs.
Perhaps the decisive moment of the match came when Tony Thompson was brilliantly caught by Andrew Jones on the deep mid wicket boundary and this was followed by one of the most memorable moments of the season when Gary Chibnell-Smith saw his off stump cartwheeling out of the ground after being bowled by Stuart.
The final moment of the season came when young Smith was caught by Richard Wilson off Stuart's bowling to leave Presteigne well short of their target and to end the season on a high for Acton Scott.
Acton Scott won by 41 runs
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Sunday 13 September - Corvedale (Home)
The Eric Meredith Memorial Challenge Cup
South Shropshire Journal - Friday 18 September 2009
Acton Scott won the toss and elected to bat
Acton Scott 181 (40 overs)
R.Williams bowled 2
P.Davies bowled 0
J.Wrench caught 9
A.Phillips caught 48
S.Tomlins bowled 31
M.Williams caught 3
R.Wilson bowled 16
G.Taylor bowled 15
A.Brown bowled 19
A.Dowsett caught 5
M.Lole not out 5
After taking three quick wickets Corvedale's opening bowlers had Acton Scott struggling at 22-3 after 8 overs, and it was not until Tony Phillips and Stuart Tomlins formed a useful 4th wicket partnership of 50 that the home side started to edge towards a reasonable score.
Stuart Tomlins hitting one of four boundaries with a valuable innings of 31 for the home side
When Stuart was out for 31, Tony continued to build his innings falling just short of his fifty but by this time the score had reached 110-6 with still 14 overs left.
Tony Phillips on his way to 48, top scorer of the day with a fine innings for Acton Scott
Useful contributions from Richard Wilson, Gavin Taylor and Anthony Brown helped push the score along and in the end a slightly below par score of 181 was reached setting Corvedale a run chase of about 4.5 runs per over. With Corvedale only fielding 8 players at the start, which increased eventually to 10, Acton Scott provided the substitute fielders one of whom (A.B.) managed to catch the Vice Chairman, despite dropping four catches in last week's game!
Corvedale 182-9 (39.4 Overs)
S.Tomlins 8-1-31-3
G.Taylor 8-0-38-2
M.Williams 7.4-0-39-0
A.Dowsett 4-0-23-2
P.Davies 8-2-19-1
M.Lole 4-1-27-0
Catches (4) : P.Davies, J.Wrench, M.Williams and S.Tomlins
Stumpings (2) : A.Phillips
Fielder of the Day : A.Phillips
With Corvedale only having ten batsmen it was important they got off to a good start but when Stuart Tomlins bowled one of their opening batsmen early on, Acton Scott seemed to have the advantage. Stuart and Gavin Taylor bowled really well and although their run rate was on target Acton Scott kept taking wickets with only Massey and Poole reaching their twenties.
When Stuart took the ninth wicket with Corvedale still well short of their target the game had effectively been won, but sportsmanship is alive and well in Acton Scott! It was agreed at the suggestion of Acton Scott's captain Mike Lole, that young Tom Carter (who had been caught by Stuart already) should bat again as Corvedale's number 11.
He then joined Ben James at the crease in an effort to support Ben's effort to reach the 182 target. In a very exciting finish thanks to some determined batting from Ben and Tom they managed to snatch victory and the Cup with two balls to spare, Ben James going on to score 45 not out.
Corvedale won by 1 wicket
Corvedale's captain Steve Riley receiving the Eric Meredith Memorial Challenge Cup from Eric's daughter
and Acton Scott's Secretary Merle Wilson
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Sunday 6 September - Clun (Home)
Clun 222-3 (40 Overs)
K.Pinches 3-0-17-0
G.Taylor 8-0-37-0
E.Jones 6-0-37-2
M.Lole 8-1-36-0
S.Tomlins 8-0-30-1
P.Davies 4-0-22-0
R.Morris 2-0-24-0
D.Brown 1-0-12-0
Acton Scott 128 (26.3 Overs)
P.Davies bowled 38
A.Phillips caught 3
A.Jones caught 32
R.Morris bowled 7
S.Tomlins bowled 9
E.Jones caught 3
M.Partington bowled 0
K.Pinches caught 12
D.Brown bowled 12
G.Taylor caught 4
M.Lole not out 0
Paul Davies top scoring for Acton Scott with 38
Rob Morris is bowled by Clun's Thomas
Clun won by 94 runs
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Sunday 30 August - Mishaps (Home)
Mishaps 233-7 (39 Overs)
S.Tomlins 8-2-18-4
E.Jones 8-0-46-0
K.Pinches 4-0-33-0
M.Lole 8-0-50-2
G.Taylor 8-0-53-1
M.Partington 3-0-24-0
Catches (3) : M.Partington, R.Williams and R.Morris
Acton Scott 78-0 (14 Overs)
P.Davies not out 52
R.Williams not out 22
Match abandoned due to rain
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Sunday 23 August - Church Stretton (Home)
Church Stretton 115 (26.1 overs)
K.Pinches 5-0-24-0
M.Williams 8-0-30-1
S.Tomlins 8-4-12-4
A.Dowsett 5-0-40-2
E.Jones 0.1-0-0-1
Catches (2) : S.Tomlins and A.Jones
Fielder of the Day : K.Pinches
Acton Scott 118-3 (25 Overs)
P.Davies lbw 16
J.Wrench lbw 21
R.Williams caught 26
S.Carless not out 23
A.Jones not out 9
Acton Scott won by 7 wickets
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Sunday 16 August - Shrewsbury (Home)
Acton Scott won the toss and elected to field
South Shopshire Journal - Friday 21 August 2009
Shrewsbury 214-9 (40 overs)
P.Davies 8-0-50-3
M.Lole 8-0-30-1
A.Dowsett 8-0-42-2
E.Jones 6-0-42-0
S.Tomlins 8-1-20-3
R.Morris 2-0-24-0
Catches (6) : S.Tomlins (2), P.Davies (2), A.Phillips and R.Morris
Fielder of the Day : P.Davies
Shrewsbury brought along a very talented young side to play for only the home team's second game of the season at Acton Scott. The wicket was still recovering from all the rain of late July and early August but had dried out enough to produce a rather dead wicket on a fine but blustery day.
Shrewsbury made a good start scoring well and after 10 overs found themselves on 43-2, Paul Davies taking the early wickets with his off-spin. Paul claimed another wicket along with wrist spinner Andy Dowsett to leave Shrewsbury struggling on 96-4 at the half way point.
But a fine innings from Shrewsbury's Gale (83) gave the visitors impetus in the second part of their innings and with 10 overs to go they were well set on 162-5. A fine spell of bowling from pace man Stuart Tomlins pegged back the run rate as he claimed top scorer Gale and two other Shrewsbury batsmen in one remarkable over.
The Shrewsbury innings ended with young Ed Barnard 24 not out to set a target for Acton Scott of 5.4 runs an over for victory.
Acton Scott 182-9 (40 0vers)
R.Wilson caught 34
J.Wrench bowled 2
K.Holtz run out 6
R.Morris bowled 56
S.Tomlins caught 17
A.Jones stumped 14
A.Phillips bowled 0
P.Davies lbw 2
E.Jones bowled 27
A.Dowsett not out 2
M.Lole not out 0
A slow start against Shrewsbury's opening bowlers saw the home side stuck on 23-1 after the first 10 overs following the demise of Jamie Wrench in the 7th over.
Richard Wilson on his way to 34 against the young Shrewsbury side
After Krafft Holtz was run out on his call going for a very quick single, opener Richard Wilson was joined by Rob Morris with the score at 38-2. They put on 49 for the third wicket before Richard was caught at cover trying to push along the scoring rate.
Rob Morris with another fine 50 for Acton Scott
Rob continued to make good progress when joined by Stuart Tomlins reaching his 50 hitting 3 sixes and 6 fours and putting together a 4th wicket partnership of 45 with Stuart leaving Acton Scott on 120-3 with 10 overs to go.
Stuart Tomlins who put on 45 with Rob Morris for the 4th wicket
Andy Jones in action for Acton Scott
Andy Jones added a very useful 14 after Rob was out and with wickets still falling Ed Jones came in at number 9 with only 5 overs to go still needing 10 an over to get close to the target. He quickly raced on to 27, hitting 3 sixes and a four and after he was out with less than two overs to go, Acton Scott eventually came up 32 runs short.
Shrewsbury won by 32 runs
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Sunday 9 August - Ashford Carbonel (Home)
Match cancelled due to waterlogged ground
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Sunday 2 August - Presteigne (Away)
In the first ever meeting between the two teams Presteigne won the toss and elected to field.
Acton Scott 199 (39.3 overs)
R.Wilson bowled 1
A.Phillips bowled 2
E.Jones caught 10
R.Morris bowled 5
S.Tomlins caught 70
M.Phillips caught 51
G.Taylor bowled 7
K.Holtz stumped 1
A.Jones lbw 20
M.Lole not out 14
H.Lole bowled 1
Presteigne's opening bowlers Stocker and Chibnell-Smith soon had Acton Scott in all sorts of trouble bowling on a sticky wicket with variable bounce and after 10 overs the visitors found themselves on 25-4.
Acton Scott's Ed Jones is one of the early casualties as he is caught and bowled by Presteigne's Gary Chibnell-Smith
But when Matt Phillips joined Stuart Tomlins they forged a partnership which was determine the outcome of the match.
Stuart Tomlins top scoring for the visitors with a fine 70
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Stuart Tomlins pulling through mid wicket to reach yet another 50
Together they put on 121 for the 5th wicket with Stuart hitting 8 fours and 3 sixes and well supported by Matt, playing his first game of the season, scoring 4 fours and 2 sixes.
Matt Phillips on his way to an elegant 51 for Acton Scott adding 121 for the 5th wicket with Stuart Tomlins
With Andy Jones and captain Mike Lole contributing useful runs batting at nine and ten, Acton Scott set a challenging target of exactly 200 for Presteigne to chase.
Acton Scott's Henry Lole is bowled by Gary Chibnell-Smith to end the visitors innings
Presteigne 190-8 (40 overs)
M.Phillips 3-0-15-0
M.Lole 8-0-27-2
S.Tomlins 8-0-42-1
E.Jones 8-1-46-1
R.Morris 5-0-23-3
G.Taylor 8-0-28-0
Catches (3) : A.Jones, R.Wilson and G.Taylor
Stumpings (1) : A.Phillips
Fielder of the Day : K.Holtz
Tony Thompson got the home side off to a good start scoring at over 4 runs an over and Presteigne were well on course after 10 overs set on 43-1. But Acton Scott's bowlers began to take wickets inspired by some fine bowling from captain Mike Lole.
Despite several dropped catches the visitors had Presteigne at 95-4 at the half way point with the home side still up with the required run rate. When leg spinner Rob Morris came on to bowl on a drying turning wicket he captured the valuable wicket of Tony Thompson who had played a significant innings of 58.
This enabled the visitors to slow down the run rate although Presteigne's Williams, who went on to score 55, was going well. At 147-6 after 30 overs the match was finely balanced and it was some tight bowling from Gavin Taylor and Mike Lole that was to influence the outcome of the match.
In the end the home side fell 10 runs short to give Acton Scott a narrow victory in a thoroughly enjoyable game.
Acton Scott won by 9 runs
South Shropshire Journal - 7 August 2009
Mid Wales Journal - 7 August 2009
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Sunday 26 July - Corvedale (Away)
Match cancelled due to waterlogged ground
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Sunday 19 July - Grasshoppers (Home)
Match cancelled due to waterlogged ground
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Wednesday 15 July - Corvedale (Away)
Corvedale 175-1 (20 overs)
G.Taylor 2-0-11-0
S.Tomlins 2-0-23-1
K.Pinches 2-0-19-0
M.Williams 2-0-12-0
E.Jones 2-0-15-0
J.Wrench 2-0-21-0
A.Jones 2-0-21-0
J.Pratt 2-0-22-0
S.Carless 2-0-22-0
J.Collins 2-0-24-0
Acton Scott 128-7 (20 overs)
J.Wrench bowled 1
E.Jones bowled 38
A.Jones bowled 0
S.Tomlins bowled 1
K.Holtz bowled 1
M.Williams bowled 34
K.Pinches not out 28
G.Taylor bowled 1
J.Collins not out 1
Corvedale won by 47 runs
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Sunday 12 July - Acton Reynald (Home)
Match cancelled as Acton Reynald failed to produce a team
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Wednesday 8 July - Ashford Carbonel (Away)
Acton Scott 112-3 (20 overs)
R.Wilson caught 3
P.Davies caught 5
S.Tomlins lbw 12
S.Carless retired hurt 18
E.Jones not out 54
K.Pinches not out 7
Ashford Carbonel 113-0 (15.1 overs)
K.Pinches 2-0-12-0
S.Carless 2-0-13-0
A.Brown 2-0-11-0
P.Davies 2-0-14-0
N.Rayner 2-0-24-0
E.Jones 2-0-19-0
S.Tomlins 2-0-4-0
M.Lole 1.1-0-4-0
Ashford Carbonel won by 10 wickets
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Sunday 5 July - Brampton Bryan (Home)
At last the Club's home games got under way with a visit from Brampton Bryan, a fixture that had not been played for many years.
Acton Scott 251-3 (40 overs)
R.Wilson lbw 98
G.Taylor bowled 29
A.Phillips bowled 52
S.Tomlins not out 51
E.Jones not out 15
Against a modest opening bowling attack Richard Wilson and Gavin Taylor made good headway, bringing up the 50 partnership in the 12th over, before accelerating on to 93 at which point Gavin was bowled for 29 in the 18th over.
Gavin Taylor playing a fine innings which produced an opening partnership of 93
With runs easy to come by Tony Phillips joined Richard in a second wicket stand of 64 before Richard was out just 2 short of his maiden century having hit 15 fours and 2 sixes.
Richard Wilson on his way to 98 in the Club's first home game of 2009
When Stuart Tomlins joined Tony a further 50 was added rapidly and Tony got to his 50, which included 4 sixes, before being bowled by Barnett with just over three overs to go.
Tony Phillips in action on his way to a rapid 52
Stuart joined the party reaching his 50 with the last ball of the innings, ably supported by Ed Jones to set a stiff target for the visitors who needed to score at 6.3 runs an over for victory.
Stuart Tomlins in fine form with an unbeaten 51
Brampton Bryan 104 (23 overs)
K.Pinches 5-1-17-0
W.Phillips 5-1-16-3
M.Partington 4-0-30-2
K.Holtz 4-0-27-0
S.Tomlins 3-1-8-4
M.Lole 2-1-2-1
Catches (2) : R.Wilson and S.Tomlins
With the young Keiran Pinches and Will Phillips opening the bowling attack it provided great hope for the future when they both bowled a good line and length, Keiran bowling without any luck and Will managing to pick up 3 wickets in their 5 over spells to leave the visitors struggling, scoring at about 3 runs an over less than half the rate required.
First change bowlers Mark Partington and Krafft Holtz took over with Mark claiming two more wickets in their four over spells. It was left to the experienced Stuart Tomlins and captain Mike Lole to mop up the remaining 5 wickets with Stuart returning remarkable figures of 4-8 from just 3 overs and so get Acton Scott's home campaign off to a winning start.
Acton Scott won by 147 runs
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Sunday 28 June - Tour Match - Wimborne & Colehill (Away)
The second Tour match took Acton Scott to Wimborne Minster on a warm overcast day where captain Mike Lole refreshed the batting order to give everyone the opportunity to bat over the course of the weekend.
Acton Scott 205-8 (40 overs)
A.Brown caught 4
A.Taylor caught 39
M.Lole caught 3
P.Davies stumped 20
R.Wilson caught 38
J.Wrench bowled 10
R.Morris not out 36
A.Phillips bowled 4
S.Tomlins bowled 7
G.Taylor not out 3
Openers Dillon Brown and Adrian Taylor in a rare batting partnership got off to a good start scoring at about four runs an over before Dillon was caught after putting on 22 with Adrian for the first wicket. In came captain Mike Lole at number 3 who added another 13 with Adrian before Mike was caught to leave the Tourists stuttering on 35-2 after 10 overs. This bought Paul Davies to the crease who scored a useful 20 and after Paul's dismissal Adrian was soon out for a very valuable 39 which included 8 fours. Richard Wilson added another 54 with Jamie Wrench before Richard was caught for 38. Rob Morris managed to guide the visitors to a modest 205 to finish 36 not out.
Adrian Taylor top scoring with 39 against Wimborne & Colehill
Rob Morris finishing unbeaten on 36
Wimborne & Colehill 206-7
G.Taylor 8-1-32-0
S.Tomlins 6-1-25-2
P.Davies 4-0-37-0
A.Dowsett 5-0-41-0
M.Lole 6-0-49-2
A.Phillips 3-0-16-2
J.Wrench 1-1-0-1
A.Brown 1.2-0-1-1
Catches (5) : J.Wrench 2, P.Davies, R.Wilson and A.Taylor
A fine opening spell of bowling from Gavin Taylor and Stuart Tomlins saw the home side reduced to 25-2 after 10 overs, but as with the previous day's game dropped catches were to cost the Tourists dear and Wimborne made the most of their fortunes adding another 82 without loss in the next 10 overs.
Although two more wickets were taken in the next 10 overs, Wimborne scored at over 8 runs an over and put themselves in a strong position needing only 18 to win from the last 10 overs with six wickets in hand.
At this point captain Mike Lole called on part time bowlers Tony Phillips, Jamie Wrench and Dillon Brown to save the day and they duly all took wickets with the first ball of their overs! The 'Panesaresque' celebration of Tony Phillips when Richard took a catch to claim a wicket with Tony's first ball was duly noted as a strong candidate for the Champagne Moment! When Jamie took a sharp catch at leg slip to claim a wicket with Dillon's first ball and Jamie claimed a caught and bowled off his first ball anything seemed possible.
But it was all too late and Wimborne ran out comfortable winners with more than 5 overs to spare.
Wimborne & Colehill won by 3 wickets
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Saturday 27 June - Tour Match - Chalke Valley (Away)
The first match of the Tourists weekend took them to Broad Chalke, a small village near Salisbury, to play a well established Club with ambitious plans who were in the process of moving to a brand new ground in 2010, the expenditure for which would exceed £100,000.
Chalke Valley 303-9 (35 overs)
G.Taylor 4-0-39-0
S.Tomlins 6-1-25-2
P.Davies 7-0-57-2
A.Dowsett 7-1-55-1
M.Lole 7-1-54-3
A.Taylor 2-0-43-0
R.Morris 2-0-26-1
Catches (3) : G.Taylor, J.Wrench & S.Tomlins
Fielder of the Day : D.Brown
On a very hot afternoon the Tourists opening bowlers toiled against decent opposition eventually making a breakthrough with the score on 64 when Paul Davies bowled opener Jamie Holland. Paul struck again 12 runs later getting an lbw decision against Golden. The next pair added 39 before spinner Andy Dowsett (playing his first game of the season) had opener Mercer caught by Gavin Taylor for 57.
But it was the next partnership between Bonner (110)and Brewer (69) that enabled the home side to post their highest score on this ground with a stand of 143. Acton Scott continued to take wickets during the second half of the innings but a combination of dropped catches (four), over indulgence and lack of sleep the night before and the hot conditions had taken their toll and by then Chalke Valley had set a challenging target for the Tourists of over 8 runs an over for victory.
Acton Scott 180-7 (35 overs)
P.Davies caught 45
R.Wilson caught 16
J.Wrench caught 0
R.Morris not out 54
A.Phillips bowled 0
S.Tomlins caught 24
G.Taylor run out 12
A.Dowsett bowled 2
D.Brown not out 1
Openers Paul Davies and Richard Wilson set about the run chase scoring at 5 an over and putting on 52 for the first wicket before Richard was out caught trying to push along the score. Ten more were added before Chalke Valley claimed Jamie Wrench but a partnership of 40 between Paul and Rob Morris put the Tourists back into it reaching 92-2 after 20 overs.
Acton Scott's Rob Morris who remained unbeaten on 54
Paul was finally out 5 short of his 50 and it was left to Rob to carry on the chase. But with only Stuart Tomlins making a significant contribution and wickets continuing to fall the run rate fell well behind what was required and in the end the Tourists suffered a heavy defeat going down by 123 runs.
Stuart Tomlins in action against Chalke Valley
Chalke Valley won by 123 runs
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Sunday 21 June - Bishop's Castle (Away)
Match cancelled due to bad weather
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Sunday 14 June - Church Stretton (Away)
Church Stretton won the toss and elected to field
Acton Scott 145 (37.2 overs)
P.Davies bowled 3
R.Wilson caught 4
J.Wrench bowled 0
R.Morris caught 38
G.Taylor bowled 29
K.Pinches bowled 6
E.Jones caught 37
M.Williams bowled 12
J.Pratt stumped 0
G.Watts not out 1
On a perfect afternoon for cricket the visitors were put in to bat on a dry grassy wicket that showed some variable bounce. Justifying their decision to field first, the home side had Acton Scott reeling at 8-3 after only five overs with the top order all failing to make double figures.
Rob Morris top scoring for Acton Scott with a fine 38
At this point Gavin Taylor joined Rob Morris and together they put on the highest partnership of the innings with a stand of 53 playing some sensible cricket and scoring at about five an over. When Rob was out top scoring after a fine innings of 38, which included 6 fours, Keiran Pinches came out to join Gavin and together they added another useful 23 before Keiran was bowled.
Gavin Taylor with an invaluable innings of 29 for the visitors
Gavin was finally out for 29 having taken the score from 8-3 to 95-6, an invaluable contribution to the visitors innings. This left Ed Jones to take up the initiative and with Matt Williams in support they put on another 39 before Matt was bowled.
Acton Scott's Ed Jones with a great knock of 37 - his best performance for the Club to date
Ed's innings finally came to an end on 37 after a great knock which promises much for the future and Acton Scott left the home side with a modest run chase of 3.65 runs per over.
Church Stretton 147-4 (23.4 overs)
M.Williams 8-0-44-2
G.Taylor 4-0-16-1
P.Davies 5-0-27-0
E.Jones 4-0-31-0
K.Pinches 2-0-17-0
R.Morris 0.4-0-8-0
Catches (2) : J.Pratt and P.Davies
Run Outs : 1
Fielder of the Day : P.Davies
Opening bowlers Matt Williams and Gavin Taylor bowled well in their opening spells and Matt claimed the opener Groom for 0 and the other opener was brilliantly run out by Paul Davies with a direct hit from mid wicket. But E.Brayne and D.Anderson scored well and set the home side on their way scoring at over 4 an over before Brayne was completely deceived with a well disguised slower delivery from Gavin Taylor having just been hit for 4 with the previous delivery. And although Sam Morris was out cheaply well caught by Paul Davies, J.Parry joined Anderson the see the home side easily reach their target with over 16 overs to spare.
Church Stretton won by 6 wickets
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Wednesday 10 June - Corvedale (Away)
Match postponed due to bad weather, to be re-arranged
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Sunday 7 June - Clun (Away)
Match cancelled due to bad weather
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Sunday 31 May - Cleeside (Away)
Acton Scott won the toss and elected to bat
Acton Scott 121 (31.5 overs)
P.Davies bowled 29
R.Williams bowled 0
J.Wrench lbw 1
A.Phillips lbw 3
S.Tomlins caught 45
K.Pinches lbw 0
W.Phillips caught 17
G.Taylor run out 1
E.Jones bowled 4
N.Rayner run out 0
M.Lole not out 0
On a hot and sunny afternoon the visitors played their first game for three weeks electing to bat on a hard wicket with variable bounce. To everyone's surprise the opening bowlers included spinner Steve Bowkett but Cleeside's decision was justified when he dismissed Rob Williams with his first ball. He struck again in his third over this time claiming Jamie Wrench to leave Acton Scott struggling on 14-2.
Paul Davies hitting one of his 5 fours for the visitors
Paul Davies was joined by Tony Phillips and together they added another 16 before Tony was lbw to Whitbread and this saw the arrival of Stuart Tomlins. Paul and Stuart added another 28 before Paul was out playing a rash shot for a valuable 29. Young Keiran Pinches joined Stuart who asked Keiran to play straight and support him. This enabled Stuart to push the score along adding another 23 before Keiran was out lbw.
Stuart Tomlins top scoring with a powerful 45
With Stuart hitting 8 fours and a 6 before he was finally out caught for 45, Will Phillips came in to produce some lovely shots including 3 fours to ensure that the visitors reached a century.
Will Phillips with a stylish innings of 17, one of only three batsmen to reach double figures
With two unfortunate run outs to follow, one involving debutant Nick Rayner (run out by his mate Ed Jones!), Acton Scott were finally dismissed with over 8 overs unused to set a mediocre target for the home side of just over 3 runs per over.
Cleeside 122-3 (36 overs)
G.Taylor 5-1-11-0
K.Pinches 5-0-21-0
M.Lole 5-1-15-1
P.Davies 8-0-32-0
S.Tomlins 8-5-12-1
W.Phillips 5-0-29-0
N.Rayner 0-0-1-0
Catches (1) : M.Lole
Run Outs : 1
Fielder of the Day : E.Jones
Acton Scott's Keiran Pinches trying to unsettle Cleeside's opener Whitbread
With a modest total to defend it was important that the visitors struck early to unsettle Cleeside, but when the home side put on 64 before they lost their first wicket it would have taken something exceptional for Acton Scott to turn the game around and although Stuart Tomlins bowled beautifully producing very impressive figures and Captain Mike Lole (playing his first game of the season following injury) took a valuable wicket, the result soon became inevitable and Cleeside coasted to victory with 4 overs to spare.
Cleeside won by 7 wickets
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Sunday 24 May - Shrewsbury (Away)
Match cancelled because Shrewsbury failed to provide a team
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Sunday 17 May - Mishaps (Away)
Match cancelled due to bad weather
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Sunday 10 May - Pontesbury (Away)
Shropshire Star Village Cricket Cup - First Round
Acton Scott won the toss and elected to bat
Acton Scott 135 (39.2 overs)
P.Davies bowled 5
A.Phillips bowled 24
R.Wilson bowled 7
R.Morris bowled 24
R.Williams bowled 17
S.Tomlins bowled 12
W.Fox stumped 9
E.Jones caught 1
K.Pinches lbw 0
W.Phillips bowled 6
K.Holtz not out 0
The First Round of the Village Cricket Cup saw last year's semi-finalists travel to Division 1 Pontesbury's ground for the first time.
On a perfect day for cricket Acton Scott opened their campaign on a hard fast wicket against Pontesbury's opening bowler Toby Ward, probably one of the quickest bowlers the visitors had come up against, and with the ball swinging both ways it was a real test of endurance for the batsmen. Although the first two overs produced 16 runs it also saw the demise of Paul Davies and it wasn't long before Richard Wilson suffered the same fate to leave Acton Scott on 34-2 in the ninth over.
Tony Phillips, joint top scorer with 24, facing Pontesbury's Toby Ward
Opening batsman Tony Phillips showed resistance top scoring with Rob Morris on 24, which included 4 fours but when Tony was out in the 12th over it left the visitors on 45-3. Rob Williams joined Rob Morris and together they put on 41, the highest partnership of the innings.
Rob Morris, also scoring 24, powering one of his 4 fours through the covers
When last week's centurion, captain Stuart Tomlins, came to the crease after Rob Morris was bowled, anything was still possible and when he hit two fours in his first over hopes were lifted of setting a reasonable target. But only another 13 runs were added before Stuart was bowled by Archer to leave the visitors on 99-5, and with still 12 overs left to bat 15 year old Will Fox, making his debut for Acton Scott, played a promising innings before a rush of blood saw him stumped by the slow bowling of Duddleston.
Will Fox making a promising debut for Acton Scott
Rob Williams's patient innings which had taken the score from 86 to 135 finally came to an end when top Shropshire League wicket taker Steve Wilson finally bowled him for 17 - a valuable contribution from Rob.
Rob Williams putting up resistance against a very strong bowling attack from Pontesbury
15 year old Will Phillips played another promising innings before Acton Scott were dismissed for 135 leaving the home side a modest target of just 3.4 runs per over to progress to the Second Round.
Pontesbury 138-2 (18.3 overs)
W.Fox 4-0-40-0
S.Tomlins 4-0-22-1
W.Phillips 4-1-29-1
K.Pinches 4-0-21-0
E.Jones 1.3-0-25-0
P.Davies 1-1-0-0
Catches (1) : A.Phillips
With such a modest total it was always going to be difficult to defend and when pinch-hitter Atkinson opened the batting it was opening bowler Will Fox who began to suffer and Pontesbury got off to a flyer racing to 40 after just five overs. His explosive innings finally came to an end when the score was on 64 having smashed 11 fours and 1 six in his innings of 54 setting up the home side for a comfortable victory.
His fellow opener Archer continued to punish anything loose but with the score on 96, young Will Phillips, who bowled superbly, took the wicket of Robinson having him caught behind by his father Tony. 15 year old Keiran Pinches bowled well and economically continuing the promise shown at Kinlet last week. But it was left to Pontesbury's Archer, who finished on 49 not out, to hit the winning runs with more than 21 overs to spare to set up the home side's tie against Cleeside in the Second Round
Pontesbury won by 8 wickets
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Sunday 3 May - Kinlet (Away)
Kinlet won the toss and elected to field
Acton Scott 250-5 (40 overs)
P.Davies bowled 4
R.Wilson bowled 36
R.Williams caught 32
R.Morris caught 34
S.Tomlins not out 107
A.Phillips bowled 7
G.Taylor not out 2
The 2009 campaign opened with a visit to Kinlet's ground, voted one of the 10 most picturesque locations in the country in the 2008 Daily Telegraph Competition. The weather was bright although a fresh north-westerly wind took the edge off what would have been perfect playing conditions.
The first 8 overs of Acton Scott's innings saw some accurate bowling from Kinlet's opening bowlers J.Engleheart and Allsopp and with the pitch showing variable bounce it was difficult to score quickly and when young Ben Allsopp claimed the prize wicket of Paul Davies in his first over, it was the perfect start for the home side. When Rob Williams joined Richard Wilson it was a case of consolidating and building a foundation for the innings and this was done with a partnership of 85, although this took 23 overs, before Rob was out for a valuable 32. When Richard was out in the next over for 36 this bought captain Stuart Tomlins in to join Rob Morris and what followed determined the outcome of the match.
Stuart Tomlins smashing one of his 14 fours through mid wicket
One of Stuart's 6 sixes disappears over square leg
Together they put on a breathtaking partnership of 134 in just 12 overs with Stuart in control taking the bowling attack apart. Rob was eventually out for 34 leaving Stuart to see out the innings with an unbeaten 107 which included 14 fours and 6 sixes (the final six taking him to his century) - a wonderful innings from Acton Scott's captain which set a challenging target of 250 for the home team.
Acton Scott's captain Stuart Tomlins returning unbeaten on 107
Kinlet 174-7 (40 overs)
G.Taylor 5-0-17-0
M.Williams 5-0-16-1
K.Pinches 5-0-26-0
P.Davies 5-0-35-0
S.Tomlins 5-1-9-3
E.Jones 5-0-18-2
R.Morris 5-0-17-1
J.Wrench 5-0-33-0
Catches (1) : E.Jones
A good opening partnership between Allsopp and Crook saw Kinlet off to a steady start scoring at about 4 an over, before Matt Williams claimed the wicket of Crook. A useful stand between young Ben Allsopp and Holmes kept Kinlet in the game before captain Stuart Tomlins took the important wickets of both Allsopp and Holmes to leave the home side falling behind the required run rate. Newcomers 15 year old Keiron Pinches and Ed Jones both bowled really well with Ed Jones being rewarded for his accurate spell taking 2 wickets in his first ever game for the Club.
It soon became clear that the stiff target set by Acton Scott was going to be beyond Kinlet and the game drifted towards its inevitable conclusion with Kinlet falling well short.
Acton Scott were off to a flying start due in no small part to the magnificent innings, devastating bowling performance and assured captaincy of Stuart Tomlins.
Acton Scott won by 76 runs
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