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Maidwell 219 Lost by 89 runs |
Stoneygate 308 |
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We batted first but each pair struggled against the best bowling attack I have seen in an Under 9 team. Altogether we lost 11 wickets in our 16 overs. Our bowling was reasonably sharp at times, but not that consistent. The highlight for us was that we held on to all our catches. Still Stoneygate have shown the boys the level to which they need to aspire.
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Maidwell 337 Won by 81 runs |
The Grove 256 |
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It was great to get our first win of the term with a very pleasing performance. We fielded very well, although we did struggle with the line of our bowling. The boys must practise their bowling a lot more and try to cut down the number of wides. Our batting was very strong with Max Pettifer and Felix Holland-Bosworth hitting lots of fours with also some good running from Timothy Macnaughton and Monty Fenwicke-Clennell.
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| Maidwell 283 |
Wellingborough 297 |
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We bowled first on a beautiful grass wicket. Our bowling was a little erratic at first although it gradually improved and we took some good wickets late on in the innings. However, we were a little sloppy in the field and let quite a few runs go through.
Our batting innings started well with Monty and Tim running like mad men between the wickets. Each pair came in and we were keeping up with their run rate, losing only a few wickets in the process. However in the penultimate over a Wellingborough boy took an amazing catch and then we lost another straight away. We then needed 18 runs in the last over, but could only manage 5. Well done to the boys for battling hard.
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| Maidwell 148-1 |
Bilton 82-1 |
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Monty Fenwicke-Clennell and George Buxton played together throughout the innings scoring 52 and 31 respectively. The rest was made up with extras. We had to bowl them out in order to win, but could only manage 1 wicket sadly. The bowling was a real mixed bag and we also dropped a few catches. Still, it was good for the boys to have their first proper hard ball game.
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| Maidwell 86-6 |
Spratton 87-1 |
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This may look like a hammering but Maidwell were guilty of hammering themselves by giving away 31 wides when bowling. This is a lot at any level and something they need to adjust as they improve their skills over the next few weeks. However they fielded very well and although running between the wickets wasn’t the best Holland Bosworth batted well for his 31.
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| Maidwell A 225 |
Witham Hall B 210 |
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We batted first playing on the unusual scene a fully astroturf pitch. We battled our way up to a respectable score of 225, mainly through some big hitting by Max Pettifer at the end. Our bowling was very erratic. Lots of no balls and some slow looping deliveries, which gave Witham every opportunity to play some shots and score some runs. Also, our fielding was very sloppy, with a lot of mis-fields, resulting in boundaries and a few wild throws resulting in 4 overthrows. Still Felix Holland-Bosworth took two crucial wickets and this helped us achieve a win. However, we should not be too complacent about this as for much of the game, Witham's B team looked the better side and deserved more.
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| Maidwell 286 Won by 23 runs |
Akeley 263 |
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Our final game saw us revert to a kwik cricket format. We fielded first and got some early wickets with some brilliant catching. Restricitng them to 263 was a good performance. Our batting got off to a slow start but we found momentum with Harry Hill and George Buxton. We reached the target with 4 overs to spare and then just consolidated our lead with sensible batting. A fitting end to a good season.
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| Maidwell 78-7 Lost by 48 runs |
Bedford 126-6 |
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This was our final hardball game of the season against traditionally hard opponents. We bowled first and started very well taking three quick wickets. We then couldn't quite break a partnership with some very wayward bowling and one particular batsmen scored some very quick runs. I was still confident in our batting ability, but sadly got off to a poor start with some early wickets. George Buxton did a good job of staying in, but we couldn't quite score quickly enough against some straight bowling. Ultimately we lost to a better side who bowled much better.
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