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Junior Presentation Night
25Oct2007 - Winners:
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Under 13 Player of The Year - Sam Roseby
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Under 15 Player of The Year - Scott Strange
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Sidney Brewis Bowling Award - Scott Thompson
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Most improved Player - Tom Pinkney
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Durham Cricket Academy Players - Scott Borthwick and Andrew Smith
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2007 Junior Presentation
Evening Success
The presentation evening
for 2007 was held on Thursday 25th October in the Eastwood
Suite.
Awards were made to
'Players of the Year' by our guests Andrew Smith and Scott
Borthwick from Durham Academy. Andrew and Scott also answered
questions from the Fell Juniors in a 'question and answer'
session, Phil Dicks hosted one of his cricket quizzes and some
video compilations of the U.13 group during the season were
viewed. The evening was completed with an excellent buffet meal.
Award winners were as follows:-
Under 11 Player of the Year - Matty Ridley
Under 13 Player of the Year - Sam Roseby
Under 15 Player of the Year - Scott Strange
Most Improved Player - Tom Pinkney
'Sidney Brewis' bowling award - Scott
Thompson
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evening such a success.
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Chance to Shine Half Term Coaching Camp:
Chance to Shine - Sponsored by:
Newcastle Building Society
Durham County Coaching Programme 2007- 08
Under 12/13 Assessment
(year 7 and 8) - Gateshead Leisure Centre, for 4 x weeks
from Friday 21st September, 6pm to 8pm. The cost of this is
£12 per player.
Successful players will subsequently be
invited to District Trials.
Under 14/15 Assessment
(year 9 and 10) - Gateshead Leisure Centre,
for 4 x weeks from Friday 21st September, 8pm to 10pm. The
cost of this is £12 per player.
Successful players will subsequently
be invited to District Trials.
Under 11 District Trials
(year 6 and below)
Gateshead Leisure Centre for 8 x weeks
from Sunday 21st October, 6pm to 8pm. This is an 'open'
trail and their is no assessment or selection criteria. The
cost of this is £32 per player.
Successful players will subsequently be invited direct
to County Trials.
Anyone interested in these courses contact Bryan on 07780
601 925 for registration forms.
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Gateshead Fell hosted one of the
Gateshead Schools tournaments on
Thursday 5th July.
Sixteen teams from 10 local
schools took part in the
tournament.
Playing in groups of 4, the
morning play consisted of 3
matches to determine the League
Groups for the afternoon
session. Two of the groups
provided very close results with
Group 2 having three teams that
won and lost the same number of
matches separated by only 12
runs between them. Group 3 was
also close with two teams at the
top of the league having won two
of their matches and tied the
decider between them.
All was resolved by the number
of runs scored and the afternoon
also provided some entertaining
matches.
The overall winners and
tournament champions were the
team from Birtley St. Josephs
who won four and tied their
other game.
Final league tables were as
follows:-
Champions League
1.
Birtley St.
Joseph’s
2.
Harlow
Green ‘A’
3.
Glynwood
‘A’
4.
Oakfield
‘A’
Premiership League
1.
St. Aidan’s
‘A’
2.
Harlow
Green ‘B’
3.
Kelvin
Grove
4.
Kells Lane
‘B’
Championship League
1.
St. Peter’s
2.
Brighton
Avenue
3.
Kells Lane
‘A’
4.
Oakfield
‘B’
Conference League
1.
St. Aidan’s
‘B’
2.
Glynwood
‘B’
3.
Felldyke
4.
St. Aidan’s
‘C’
At the end off the tournament
medals were presented to all the
league winning teams by Durham
fast bowler Graham Onions.
An excellent tournament that was
played in fine weather, with
some good cricket played in the
right spirit.
Congratulations to all who took
part.
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Match Reports:
Season Opener at the Fell
The junior season got under way
with the Fell Under 13's playing at
home to Felling.
Felling batting first scored 72
for the loss of three wickets. Fell
wickets were taken by Drew White,
Alit Prasad and Stephen Peacock.
In reply, the Fell batting was
steady, with runs being scored
slowly, but wickets were not being
lost. The Fell were in a position to
win the game until the 14th over
when they lost the first wicket -
unfortunately after that further
wickets were lost in the last pair
and the Fell ended up with a total
of 63 runs for 4 wickets.
David Daley top scored for the
Fell with 14 not out and Sam Roseby
made 10 not out.
A good performance by both teams
with Felling deserving their win.
Fell work
hard for first win
The Under 13's played at Durham
City in their most recent match. The
game proved to be a real contrast of
styles.
The Fell batted first and
although only scoring 65 runs in
their overs, they only lost 2
wickets - both poor ones, a missed
slog and an unnecessary run out.
They were heavily indebted to Sam
Roseby who scored 28 of the runs
including two 6's
In contrast Durham City scored
more quickly, but lost wickets
regularly. They ended up with a
total of 91 runs but for the loss of
7 wickets. Best bowling for the Fell
was from Michael Elliott 2 for 7,
David Daley 2 for 6 and Ajit Prasad
2 for 7. Elliott bowled well at the
end of the game when both sides were
in with a chance of the win and took
the wicket in the last over that
effectively made it hard for Durham
to win.
This was an exciting game for the
players and all the parents from
both sides who had turned out to
watch the game. Well played both
teams.
The
Under
13's
continued
their
good
start to
the
season
with a
fine win
at home
to
Boldon.
Boldon
batted
first
and had
obvious
strength
in their
pairings.
But the
Fell
bowlers,
in the
main,
maintained
a good
line and
length
and
managed
to take
regular
wickets.
Fielding
was good
with an
excellent
catch
from
Matty
Ridley
and
another
solid
performance
behind
the
stumps
from Sam
Roseby.
Boldon
scored
healthy
104 runs
but lost
8
wickets
in the
process.
Best
bowling
came
from
David
Daley
with 3
wickets
for 12
runs and
Chris
Dodds
with 1
wicket
for only
2 runs.
The
Fell
batting
response
was
disciplined
with
batters
being
careful
not to
give
their
wicket away
easily.
It
looked
like
being a
very
close
finish -
especially
when Sam
Roseby
in the
last
pairing was
dismissed
before
he
scored -
but he
responded
well
smashing
24 runs
to give
the Fell
the win.
Both
teams
played
well in
difficult
and wet
conditions.
U 13's learn a painful lesson
The Under 13's travelled to Chester for their latest match. Without captain David Daley, the Fell elected to bowl first. Chester's batting was strong but the Fell bowlers tried hard and managed to take 6 wickets. Unfortunately, the last Chester pair of batters smashed the ball to the boundary regularly. Their top player scored 50 and they ended up with an excellent total of 134 for 6.
Chester also had 3 tall fast bowlers and they caused problems for all the Fell batters.
There were some near misses and hits that will have caused bruises to the Fell boys. However they all did their best and stuck at the task ending up scoring 60 for 6 wickets.
A convincing win for Chester.
Under 13's come out on top in an exciting finish
The Fell Under 13's played at home to Eppleton in their most recent match.
On a lovely morning, the Fell batted first and although the batting was steady, they managed to lose wickets regularly against the Eppleton bowling. David Daley and Stuart Gray top scored for the Fell with 13 runs and no dismissals.
The Fell were helped by the Eppleton bowling being wayward. They bowled 21 wides and there were 18 byes that all helped the Fell to 106 for 7 wickets.
The second half of the game was exciting as Eppleton scored runs at the required rate and the Fell took wickets quite regularly. The Fell fielding and catching was good and Eppleton went into the last over of the game still with a chance to win. Michael Elliott, bowling under pressure, bowled straight and only 2 runs came from it.
Eppleton scored 93 for 6 wickets, giving the Fell victory by a 5 run margin when dismissals were added.
Sam smashes Burnmoor as Under 13's impress
The Fell Under 13's hosted Burnmoor in their most recent game.
Burnmoor batted first and in their 20 overs scored 66 for 4 wickets. All the Fell bowlers bowled well, but Drew White with 2 overs 1 wicket for only 1 run had the most impressive figures. The fielding of the team was also good and it can be seen practice and training is starting to have an effect.
A sound batting performance was what was required to win the game and that is exactly what the crowd got from the Fell boys. The Fell lost their first wicket in the 4th, with all the previous batters scoring a few runs, but most importantly, not getting out.
The Fell were in a strong position going into the last pair, with only 1 wicket lost, but Sam Roseby put the game beyond any doubt smashing the bowling all round the ground for a fine 33 runs including a six and six 4's.
Fell take wickets galore
The Fell Under 13's travelled to Horden for their most recent match.
Winning the toss the Fell batted first and initially struggled against the Horden bowling. The Fell total of 85 for 6 wickets was heavily indebted to the final batting pair of Sam Roseby and Jack Doherty. Although each was out once they scored heavily with Roseby hitting four 6's onto the Pavilion roof in his 31 and Doherty scoring 15. This total gave the Fell bowlers a chance.
This was a chance they took well...
Wickets fell regularly and when the final Horden pair came to the crease, they needed 16 to win provided they lost no further wickets. But, some fine Fell bowling, helped by some fine catching and some comedy running between the wickets, meant that an incredible 7 further wickets fell giving the Fell an easy win at the end.
Top bowler was David Daley with 6 wickets for only 13 runs. There were also great catches by Matty Fenton and David Daley and in general a good standard of fielding.
Under 13's lose out in a nail biter
It all came down to the last ball of the game in the Under 13's most recent game against Sunderland. With one ball to go, Sunderland needed 1 run to win the game - the ball was lifted over the Fell infielders and the batters ran the two to the delight of their jubilant team-mates.
It was a close game between two evenly-matched sides. The Fell batting first scored 74 for the loss of 4 wickets. Top batter was Stuart Gray with 17 not out.
The Fell bowling was excellent and this was assisted by some excellent ground fielding. But, the Sunderland batters stuck to there task and did not give wickets away easily. Only 3 wickets were taken by the Fell bowlers.
At the start of the last over Sunderland needed 6 runs. Michael Elliott bowling accurately, had no runs from balls 1 and 2. Ball 3 went off a thick edge to the boundary for 4, ball 4 went for a single bringing the weaker of the Sunderland pair to face. Ball 5 was no run, and the final ball was sliced over extra cover for the runs required.
An excellent game, played in a good spirit by both teams.
Fosters Durham Senior League Under 13s 1st July 2007
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L |
Pts |
Post |
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Whitburn |
7 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
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Boldon |
8 |
6 |
2 |
30 |
2 |
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Chester L St |
7 |
6 |
1 |
30 |
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South Hetton |
8 |
6 |
2 |
30 |
2 |
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Gateshead Fell |
8 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
2 |
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Hetton Lyons |
8 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
2 |
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Durham |
7 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
3 |
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South Shields |
8 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
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Horden |
7 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
3 |
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Seaham Har |
7 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
3 |
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Sunderland |
7 |
3 |
4 |
15 |
3 |
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Eppleton |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
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Felling |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
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Philadelphia |
7 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
3 |
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Burnmoor |
8 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
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Marsden |
7 |
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7 |
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The
Fell
Struggle
at
The
Harbour
The
Fell
under
13's
were
beaten
in
their
most
recent
match
at
Seaham
Harbour.
Seaham
batted
first
and
looked
a
strong
team
as
the
Fell
bowlers
struggled
to
make
a
breakthrough.
It
was
the
9th
over
of
the
game
before
Chris
Dodds
took
the
first
Seaham
wicket.
Three
further
wickets
were
taken
as
Seaham
made
a
respectable
94
for
4
wickets.
The
Fell
batting
was
soon
in
trouble
and
two
early
wickets
were
lost
-
one
to a
run
out
after
some
poor
judgement
of
the
run.
Skipper
David
Daley
restored
some
order
scoring
20
not
out,
but
the
Fell
were
always
behind
the
requred
rate
to
challenge
the
Seaham
total.
Top
player
for
the
Fell
was
Jack
Doherty
who
bowled
well,
taking
one
of
the
wickets
to
fall,
was
resonsible
for
a
run
out
with
some
excellent
fielding,
took
a
good
catch,
and
scored
9
not
out
when
he
batted.
The
Fell
ended
up
scoring
73
for
5
wickets,
including
an
LBW.
Not
seen
very
often
in
Under
13
cricket!
The
Fell
enjoy
a
day
at
the
Seaside
The
Fell
Under
13's
enjoyed
their
morning
at
Marsden
in
their
most
recent
match.
The
weather
was
sunny
and
only
the
strong
breeze
spoiled
the
weather
for
the
Fell
parents
and
supporters
who
had
travelled
to
watch
the
match.
The
Fell batted
first
and
the
pitch
was
slow
and
not
easy
to
score
runs
on.
But,
the
Fell
batting
was
responsible
and
only
3
wickets
were
lost
in
the
20
overs.
The
Fell
scored
a
total
of
63
runs.
Top
scorer
was
Matty
Fenton
with
15
not
out.
An
important
score
that
boosted
the
Fell
total
at
the
right
point
in
the
game.
With
such
a
small
score
to
defend
the
Fell
bowlers
knew
they
had
to
be
accurate
and
not
give
easy
runs
away.
Marsden
started
off
well
with
both
openers
scoring
10
not
out
and
it
looked
like
being
an
uphill
struggle
for
the
Fell
boys.
This
all
changed
when
David
Daley
bowled.
His
two
overs
were
both
maidens
and
he
took
2
wickets.
The
game
changed
dramatically
with
the
Fell
now
taking
wickets
regularly.
Marsden
'fell
apart'
and
at
one
point
Drew
White
was
on a
'hat-trick'
after
taking
two
wickets
in
two
balls.
The
Fell
fielding
was
good
with
Jack
Doherty
again
starring
- he
took
3
catches
including
one
difficult
one
down
by
his
ankles
from
a
well
hit
shot.
Marsden
eventually
lost
14
wickets
giving
the
Fell
an
easy
win
in
the
end.
Fell
Under
13's
beaten
up
by
some
big
kids...
The
Fell
Under
13's
travelled
to
picturesque
Whitburn
on a
wet,
dismal
Sunday
morning
to
play
a
rearranged
game.
The
Fell
team
was
severely
weakened
by
players
taking
part
in a
football
tournament
and
only
8
Fell
players
took
the
field.
But,
credit
to
those
who
did
play,
against
a
side
of
giants.
It
was
always
going
to
be
difficult
and
so
it
proved.
The
Whitburn
bowlers
took
wickets
regularly
and
only
Chris
Dodds
and
Michael
Elliott
looked
as
though
they
could
cope
with
the
bowling.
Elliott
scoring
a
creditable
14
not
out.
The
Fell
scored
60
runs
but
lost
10
wickets
in
the
process.
When
the
first
ball
of
the
Whitburn
innings
was
hit
almost
to
Sunderland,
the
Fell
knew
the
second
half
of
the
match
would
not
be
any
easier.
Michael
Elliott
bowled
4
overs
and
was
hit
for
56
runs!!!
Best
bowling
was
from
Chris
Dodds
who
bowled
4
overs
for
only
9
runs.
An
excellent
effort
in
the
context
of
the
game.
Quote
of
the
week
came
from
Fell
player
Stuart
Gray,
who
as
wickets
were
falling
all
around
said
"We're
falling
apart
here".
He
was
right,
but
that
is
what
happens
when
you
have
a
mismatch
in
physical
size
of
players.
Not
to
worry,
another
game
next
week
-
things
might
change,
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Match Reports:
Fine start to season for
fell U 15's
The Fell Under 15's travelled to
Felling for their season opener.
The Fell batted first and made
steady progress. Although opener
Thomas Walker was dismissed for only
1, Scott Strange and Michael Dicks
batted well to maintain the runs.
Dicks in particular batted fluently
for a fine 22. Strange was his usual
model of concentration and batted
through the 20 overs scoring 41 not
out. The Fell totaled 104 for 3
wickets.
Felling, with some strong batting
must have thought they were in
with a good chance of the game, but
a fine opening spell by John
Etherington put them well behind the
required rate. His 5 overs contained
2 maidens, 1 wicket for only 6 runs.
He was well supported by Phil
Foster.
The bowling prize undoubtedly
went to Scott Thompson who bowling
at first change ripped through the
Felling batting with 4 overs, 4
wickets for only 5 runs with his
left arm swing bowling.
Felling struggled to recover and
capitulated to 41 for 9 wickets in
their allotted overs.
This was an excellent all round
performance by the team. There was
some fine fielding by Jordan Nellis
with 2 run outs and a fantastic
caught and bowled by Michael Lumsden.
Can the team maintain these
standards?
Under
15's
crash to
defeat
After
the
promising
start at
Felling,
the Fell
under
15's
were
hopeful
of a
good
performance
at home
to
Durham
City.
Batting
first
they
struggled
to come
to terms
with the
taller,
bigger
Durham
bowlers.
Only
Malik
Javed
showed
the
necessary
courage
and application.
He top
scored
with 21,
in a low
total of
52 for 7
wickets.
The
Fell
bowling
started
off
promisingly,
but some
big
hitting
from the
'giant'
Dobson
for
Durham
quickly
swung
the game
their
way. His
38 not
out
included
5 x 4's
and a 6.
Best
bowling
for the
Fell
came
from
Scott
Thompson
with a
highly
creditable
1 for 9
in his 5
x
overs.
Chester too strong for Fell again
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The Under 15's hosted Chester le Street in their most recent match. The Fell went into the game in a positive frame of mind, having shown some reasonable early season form.
Chester's batting was strong and this showed right from the start when one of the openers hit two big fours off the bowling of John Etherington. Both openers continued in the same way and the score was 47 in only the 8th over before the first wicket fell.
Scott Thompson did his best to restrict the scoring and was the best Fell bowler. The Fell managed to slow the scoring rate down, but Chester still ended up with a total of 119 for 5 wickets at the end of their overs. mention must be made of Chester opener J. Harrison, who scored 55 excellent runs, all good shots, all into gaps in the field.
The Fell reply started off in a steady fashion, but this changed when Scott Strange ran himself out on 17. Michael Dicks made 25, but the scoring rate was very slow against some accurate Chester bowling. The Fell didn't lose wickets, but just could not score runs quickly enough. They ended up with 67 for the loss of 3 wickets.
A deserved win for Chester le Street.
Pinkney wins it in style for Gateshead
The Fell Under 15's made the trip to Eppleton for their latest match.
The Fell bowled first and had success at the start of the innings taking 2 Eppleton wickets for only 5 runs. Eppleton's talented Davies then pulled the innings round and he was well supported by Muster. Eppleton scored 84 for 4 wickets in their 20 overs. The wicket was slow and sometimes difficult to bat on, but the Fell boys should have been happy with the total.
Accurate bowling from John Etherington with 5 overs, 1 for 13 and Scott Thompson with 5 overs, 1 for 15.
The Fell innings started off positively with the scoring rate above what was required. There was then a top quality catch to get rid of Scott Strange, as Davies leapt high above his head to take a one-handed catch to a ball screaming to the long on boundary.
The scoring rate slowed after this, but with wickets in hand, the Fell must have been confident. But, as the overs progressed, the Fell became 'bogged down' and when Michael Dicks was out for a deserved 40 runs, Eppleton were in with a chance.
That was until Tom Pinkney sorted the game out in the 19th over, hitting a 6 and 4 in consecutive balls to give the Fell the edge again.
Good running in the final over saw the Fell home by 8 wickets with 3 balls of the game to go.
Dicks stars with the ball for Fell under 15's
Michael Dicks took 6 wickets for 15 runs as the fell beat Burnmoor in their latest game.
Burnmoor batting first were restricted to 62 all out thanks to Dicks' accurate spell of leg-spin bowling. With the exception of opener Lancaster none of the Burnmoor batters could cope with the line, length and spin as Dicks bowled four victims and had the other two well stumped by Pinkney.
In reply the Fell had a shock as both Scott Strange and Dicks were out with the score at only 4. But Malik Javed batted right through the rest of the innings for 19 not out and Tom Pinkney blasted some bad balls for four as he made 33 well taken runs.
The Fell lost 3 wickets in achieving the winning score for another sound victory.
Fell too strong for Philadelphia
The Fell Under 15's continued their good form with a convincing win at Philadelphia in their most recent match.
Philadelphia batted first and were bowled out by the Fell for only 63 runs in 19.2 overs. John Etherington did some early damage with 3 wickets for 11 runs and Scott Strange finished the innings off with 3 wickets for only 3 runs.
The Fell quickly knocked the required runs off in the 14th over for the loss of 2 wickets. Scott Strange top scoring with 32 not out.
Fosters Durham Senior League
Under 15s 1st July 2007
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P |
W |
L |
Pts |
Post |
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Durham |
7 |
6 |
1 |
30 |
2 |
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Hetton Lyons |
7 |
6 |
1 |
30 |
2 |
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Chester L S |
5 |
5 |
0 |
25 |
4 |
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South Hetton |
7 |
5 |
2 |
25 |
2 |
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Gateshead Fell |
6 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
3 |
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Marsden |
6 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
3 |
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Whitburn |
7 |
4 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
|
Eppleton |
6 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
3 |
|
Boldon |
4 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
|
Felling |
5 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
|
Sunderland |
5 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
|
Philadelphia |
5 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
South Shields |
5 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
|
Burnmoor |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
5 |
|
Horden |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
|
Seaham H |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
Fell Openers Crush Whitburn Bowlers
The Fell opening pair of Scott Strange and Michael Dicks crushed the Whitburn bowling in the Under 15's most recent match at home to Whitburn.
Scott Strange a magnificent 92 not out and he was well supported by Michael Dicks who scored 53 not out. The Whitburn bowlers had no answer to the powerful hitting of Strange who scored 13 x 4's in his total. Michael Dicks in contrast played a good supporting role with some fine strokes through the Whitburn field. Both players were positive and ran well between the wickets to aid their scoring rate.
The Fell totalled a season high 158 without losing a wicket.
With such a high score The Fell took the opportunity to give most of the team a bowl and Whitburn scored a respectable 89 for the loss of 5 x wickets at the end of the game.
The Fell fielding was also very respectable - these boys are starting to look like a team. Let's see if they can continue to progress.
Fell Under 15's too strong for Seaham
The Fell Under 15's entertained Seaham Harbour on an evening that avoided the recent rain and bad weather.
The Fell batted first and openers Scott Strange and Michael Dicks started off very positively, putting the Seaham fielding under pressure with some excellent running between the wickets. They had scored 86 before the first wicket fell when Strange was bowled for 55.
The rate of scoring was maintained by Tom Pinkney, who in his usual positive way smashed the ball around before being bowled for 48.
The Fell scored 167 for 3 wickets.
Seaham's reply got off to a bad start when they lost a wicket to Phil Foster in the second innings of the game. The younger Seaham team always looked as though they might find scoring runs difficult, but they stuck at the task well showing good spirit and determination not to get out.
The Fell won the game easily as Seaham scored 50 runs and lost only 3 wickets.
Fell edge out Sacriston in a low scoring game
The Fell Under 15's played at home to Sacriston in the Glen Robinson Memorial Cup.
Sacriston batted first on a damp, slow pitch that made scoring difficult. They found runs hard to come by against some accurate Fell bowling - highlighted by Malik Javed who bowled 4 overs, 2 maidens, 1 wicket for only 6 runs.
Sacriston managed only 62 for 7 in their allotted overs.
The Fell also found the pitch difficult and had exactly the same problems as Sacriston. They were grateful to a knock of 27 from Michael Dicks, as wickets fell regularly at the other end.
With one over to go the scores were tied and it was not until the second last ball of the match that Mark Burton managed to hit one for 4 to seal a win for the Fell in a close and exciting finish.
Fell beat the weather to overcome Marsden
On a damp, dreary night the Fell Under 15's travelled to Marsden to play their latest game. Starting about 10 minutes late because of rain, the Fell batted first and made good progress on a wet ground.
A further delay for rain may well have ended the game, but Marsden were keen to play and the match went on.
Scott Strange batted all the way through the Fell innings for 64 not out, and he was given good support by Tom Pinkney with 15 and Malik Javed with 28. The Fell totalled 120 for the loss of 2 wickets.
Marsden's reply started slowly against the accurate Fell bowling. John Etherington was particularly accurate with 4 overs, 1 wicket for only 6 runs. Marsden's top batters did at one point look threatening, but an important wicket from Malik slowed the run rate down again.
Marsden ended up scoring 74 for the loss of 4 wickets, giving the Fell a comfortable win.
Mention must be made of the wicket-keeping of Tom Pinkney, who, standing up to all the bowlers had an outstanding game, including an important stumping of the dangerous Marsden player.
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