Date

Opposition

Venue

Result

29/4/09

Akeley Wood Kwik Cricket

Home

Lost

07/5/09

Kimbolton Kwik Cricket

Away

Won

12/5/09

Stoneygate Kwik Cricket

Away

Lost

20/5/09

Beachborough Kwik Cricket

Away

Won

03/6/09

Swanbourne House Kwik Cricket

Home

Lost

06/6/09

Stamford (Incrediball)

Home

Lost

11/6/09

Bedford Prep

Home

Won

18/6/09

Spratton Hall

Away

Won

01/7/09

Bilton Grange

Home

Cancelled

V Akeley Wood
 

The boys tried hard in their first game and batted really well, giving a small amount of wickets away and posting a really good total. Our bowling and fielding were also very good, especially Hugo Webber's catching. However, Akeley's last pair were very strong and scored 64 runs in their four overs to give them a comfortable margin.

V Kimbolton
 

A good win, but not a great performance overall. Our bowling was very poor, giving away far too many wides and 4-balls. Also, we missed some catches and run-outs. Altogether we managed to get 5 wickets in Kimbolton's 16 overs. Our batting started poorly too, with some silly shots and suicidal running between the wickets. However, we gradually started to accumulate runs, mostly through extras and our final pair of Bertie and Freddie played sensibly to put on 40 runs and win us the game.

V Stoneygate
 

It all started so well; Hugh Stanton picked up a wicket from his first ball and another one three balls later.  Hugh's bowling brought the Stoneygate total down by 3 runs!  The rest of the team's bowling was predominantly straight and, given the very small boundaries, the run rate was contained well.  Each of the eight players bowled one nine-ball over and Stoneygate amassed a modest 60 runs, taking their total to 260.  It was a very promising scenario and one simple message was conveyed to the batsmen, "Don't give away your wicket".  I'm not sure which bit of the instruction had proven too hard to comprehend but within the first over Hugh undid his excellent work with the ball and set in the rot that was to quickly consume the rest of the batting line up.  By the time Arthur F-C and Bertie Duncan took to the crease as the last and, supposedly, strongest pairing, 36 runs were still required off 18 balls.  Plausible for a few seconds until Arthur shouted "Yes!" to a run when the Stoneygate wicketkeeper was already holding the ball a mere 5 feet from the stumps. Further 'suicidal' batting ensued and our lauded duo barely managed a positive total from their whole time at bat.  There is much promise in this team, but I feel that a few brain cells might not go amiss!

V Beachborough
 

A second 3-run win of the term, with the team hanging on by the skin of their teeth at the death. This was their first game using an icrediball and the damp pitch made for a lack of bounce on the wicket and hardly any runs came off the bat. This was also the first game of the season when all 11 boys in the year played. We batted first and Arthur F-C and Bertie redeemed themselves after last week's nightmare. We lost our way a little in the middle, but brought it back toward the end, with good running from Hugh and Archie. Our bowling started brilliantly and some early wickets but Beachborough on the backfoot. I was extremely worried after two catches went down in the penultimate over. However, they needed 10 off the last over and it was up to Arthur Margetson to bowl accurately and keep the runs down to a minimum. Thankfully he bowled the over of his life!

V Swanbourne
 

Lost by 43 runs
 
We batted first and Arthur F-C and Bertie batted beautifully putting on 26 runs and not losing any wickets. Unfortunately the next few pairs could not really get going. Archie Cook and Hugh Stanton did well as the last pair and got the score up to a respectable level. However, all the Swanbourne batters were very competent and showed our boys how it should be done, both in terms of hitting and running between the wickets. We only managed to take two wickets and sadly bowled too many wides. We now have two days to make a major step forward as we prepare for Stamford.

V Stamford
 

Lost by 32 runs
 
Although we lost by a significant margin, we were in the game for large periods. This was our best bowling performance but sadly mis-fields gave Stamford at least 25 extra runs. Our batting got off to a great start, but we failed to hit some easy bowling in the middle overs which led to panic and silliness at the end.

V Bedford
 

Maidwell 146-4

 
Bedford U9B team batted first and made 144 for 5 in this 20 over match.  Some very inconsistent bowling enabled Bedford capitalize on the number of extras and so produce what I felt was a good enough total to win the game.  However after some aggressive running between the wickets and strong hitting at the end Maidwell managed to score 146 for 4 and win what was a very evenly matched game.

V Spratton Hall
 

Maidwell 115-4

Won by 1 run
 
We batted first and posted a good total in our 20 overs, mostly through excellent innings of 58no from Bertie Duncan, ably assisted at times by Hugh Stanton, Arthur F-C and Arthur Margetson at the end. Our bowling was straight and put the Spratton boys under pressure with Hugh and Hugo Webber getting 2 wickets each early on. Then Bertie came into the attack and obliterated their middle order with three wickets in one over. However, their last three batters were very stubborn and this along with some very wayward bowling again, led to a tense finish. Needing 6 off the last ball they hit a 4 to give us a close but deserve victory.