Outcasts made their bow in the Snaith & District Evening Cricket League last Thursday fielding a young side in their Third Division clash against Drax Village 2nds who themselves use the Thursday league to bring on their youngsters.
Outcasts were invited to bat first and didnt make the best of starts when losing early wickets but opener Luke Mason batted well and skipper Peter "Spud" Tait played an exceptional innings at number five as the Isle side posted a total of 116 for 7, Tait making 53 and Mason 26.
A mid-innings team talk from coach Preston Wallhead (pictured) encouraging his young team to keep their fielding standards high proved invaluable and to a man they took him at his word with a flawless display in what was becoming increasingly gloomy conditions. Alex Fletcher bowled an excellent spell whilst Jarros Teanby picked up three wickets , well supported by Niall Chester who took a couple himself , then Peter Tait brought himself on at the death to bring some experience to proceedings and with the ever-chirpy Charlie Mason encouraging the rest in the field Outcasts were able to restrict Drax to 106 for 5 , earning themselves an 11 runs victory on their league debut.So the decision to offer the youngsters of the club a taste of senior cricket appears to have proven a good one if this first outing is a marker and they will look forward to their second match at home to Thorne Colliery on May 5th with great heart.
LUDDINGTON'S OPENER
Ludd began their 2011 Snaith campaign with the toughest of tests as they travelled to take on the 2010 Champions Fishlake and it turned out to be a thrilling affair.
Luddington were invited to bat first by the home skipper and quickly lost Oliver Coulman, caught by Ryan Pearson off Tom Webster without scoring but fellow opener Jamie Belton and Graham Clark then batted particularly well , taking the score to 48 before Belton was trapped LBW by Ken Round for 29. Andy Lawson hit a quickfire couple of boundaries before he was bowled by Round which brought Russell Fletcher to the middle and along with the in form Clark they proceeded to take the Luddington total past three figures. Clark brought up a well crafted half century before being stumped by Andy Teasdale off Mark Davies and the innings closed o n 114 for 4 from the allocated 20 overs as the sun began to set and the spring chill took hold.
Fishlake's reply began cautiously in the face of some excellent early overs from Anthony Fitzgerald and Scott Buttrick and it was Fitzgerald who picked up the first wicket , that being the prized scalp of Stuart Coulman who on his last knock against Luddington some years earlier had smashed an incredible 167 not out ! This time he played on to the slow Luddington opener for just 8 runs and when he then bowled the other Fishlake opener Max Hudson for four the home side were struggling at 16 for 2. David Johnson and 14 year old Ryan Pearson then steadied the ship but runs continued to come slowly as Tom Sharpe and Liam McAnaney kept things tight , then Sharpe caught and bowled Pearson for six and at 56 for 3 the champions required some impetous if they were to overhaul the Luddington target. That duly arrived when Mark Davies joined Johnson at the crease and as the light grew ever dimmer they began to press hard on the accelorator. Both batsmen were given a life , Johnson when almost being stumped whilst Davies was dropped off a skier and those misses proved costly for Luddington as Johnson in particular began to show his full range of shots. He brought up his half century and although Davies was superbly caught by Fitzgerald off Graham Clark for 22 in the penultimate over Johnson remained as solid as a rock to guide Fishlake to 118 for 4 with just two deliveries of the match remaining as the game ended in near darkness.
So it was a tough start for Luddfington to their evening league campaign which ultimately ended in defeat but it was a splendid game of cricket against the Champions who showed why they must be considered as title favourites again this year. Next up for Luddington is a home match against Askern Welfare on Thursday May 5th.
The Snaith Evening Cricket League got underway last Thursday in somewhat chilly and at the end of most games quite gloomy conditions but it produced lots of excellent cricket across all three divisions.
DIVISION ONE HIGHLIGHTS
Askern beat Sykehouse by just two wickets, reducing their opponents to 79 for 9 but they were made to work hard for their 81 for 8 response , Aaron Gillies top scoring with an invaluable 21 for Welfare and finally in Division One newly promoted Hensall were beaten by Goole Town by five wickets , Hensall posting a total of 123 for 8 only for Goole to reach 124 for 5 in reply in an entertaining game.
DIVISION TWO HIGHLIGHTS
Relegated Burn made a winning start to life back in Division Two when they beat Goole Firemen by five wickets , the Firemen making 73 before Burn eased to 74 for 5 and there was a splendid win for Hirst Courtney against promoted Pollington with Hirst scoring 123 for 5 when setting a target , N Goddard hitting 50 and Craig Lawson 30 before Pollington were bowled out for 107 despite a battling 48 from Ian Mileham and 30 from Hopkinson , Lawson picking up 3 for 30 for Hirst whilst Howard took an even more impressive 5 for 25. The game between Carlton Towers and Airmyn was abandoned due to bad light with Carlton on 86 for 4 chasing Airmyn's 111 for 8. Clark had scored 29 and Sparks 21 with Mark Holmes taking 3 for 13 and 13 year old Jack Dawson 3 for 27.Holmes had reached 49 not out in reply when the match was brought to a premature end , leaving the teams to share the spoils.
DIVISION THREE HIGHLIGHTS
Eggborough beat Thorne Colliery, posting a total of 139 for 6 thanks to 40 from D Pearson and 36 from Howard before Thorne were bowled out for 74 in reply.
RESULTS - April 28th
Division One
Askern v Sykehouse
Sykehouse : 79 for 9
Askern 81 for 8 ( A Gillies 21 )
Result : Askern win by 2 wickets
Fishlake v Luddington
Luddington : 114 for 4 ( G Clark 51 ; J Belton 29 )
Fishlake : 118 for 4 ( D Johnson 68 no ; M Davies 22 ) A Fitzgerald 2 f or 15
Result : Fishlake win by 6 wickets
Goole Town v Hensall
Hensall : 123 for 8
Goole : 124 for 5
Result : Goole Town win by 5 wickets
Division Two
Burn v Goole Firemen
Firemen : 73 all out
Burn : 74 for 5
Result : Burn win by 5 wickets
Carlton Towers v Airmyn
Airmyn : 111 for 8 ( G Clarke 29 ; P Sparks 21 ) M Holmes 3 for 13 ; J Dawson 3 for 27
Carlton : 86 for 4 ( M Holmes 49 no )
Result : Match abandoned due to bad light
Hirst Courtney v Pollington
Hirst : 123 for 5 ( N Goddard 50 ; C Lawson 30 )
Pollington : 107 all out ( I Mileham 48 ; S Hopkinson 30 ) B Howard 5 for 25 ; C Lawson 3 for 30
Result : Hirsy Courtney win by 16 runs
Division Three
Drax Village 2nds v Outcasts
Outcasts : 115 for 7 ( P Tait 53 ; L Mason 24 ) C Calvert 3 for 6
Drax : 105 for 5 ( A Coulbeck 36 )
Result : Outcasts win by 11 runs
Eggborough v Thorne Colliery
Eggborough : 139 for 6 ( D Peasrson 40 ; I Howard 36 ) L Cockburn 2 for 3
Thorne : 74 all out
Result : Eggborough win by 65 runs
FIXTURES
Thursday May 5th
Division One
Drax Village v Goole Town
Luddington v Askern
Sykehouse v Fishlake
Division Two
Airmyn v Pollington
Burn v Carlton Towers
Goole Firemen v Hirst Courtney
Division Three
Howden v Eggborough
Outcasts v Thorne Colliery
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