Jul
03
2009
Under overcast threatening skies LICC won the toss and asked Stratford to bat first, who then cautiously made 261 for 2 wickets (net 251) in 12 overs when the inevitable rain interrupted the game.After half-an-hours break scoring was made more difficult in the wet conditions 4s became 2s and quick singles were risky. Stratford completed their innings at 279 for 2 wickets (net 269) Finlay Hatch top-scored with 15 not out and Ghulam Mohyuddin 10 not out, for Long Itchington Will Davies took 1 -8 and Ben Scoular 1-9 in their 3 overs.In reply LICC were also cautious and only Alexander Bruce with 19 not out showed their normal batting fluency. but when the normally prolific Will Davies and Josh Grimes came to the wicket, our last pair, we still had a good chance to win. Unfortunately at this point Stratford`s bowlers lost control of the greasy ball and bowled several beamers one of which felled Will with a sickening blow to the chest that took several minutes for him to recover. Inevitably LICC came up short at 275 for 6 wickets (net 245) Will Davies losing his wicket twice after his injury for the first time this season. Stratford therefore won by 24 runs and proceed to the semi-final stage.
Jun
25
2009
On a warm summer`s evening the details of tonights WCB u11 League match between Long Itchington and Kenilworth Wardens were as follows:
Kenilworth Wardens batted first and scored 236 for 4 wickets (net 216) in their 16 overs. Luke top-scored for Wardens with 4 not out and Alexander Bruce took 2 for 6 with his leg-breaks for Long Itchington.
In reply Long Itchington knocked 322 for 4 wickets (net 302) in 16 overs. Will Davies hitting 33 not out and Henry Steele 15 not out for LICC and Green took 1 for 10 for Wardens.
Long Itchington therefore won the match by 86 runs and for the first time have remained unbeaten this season, have won the South & Central Warwickshire League and now go forward to the Quarter-finals of the Warwickshire Cup.
Jun
15
2009
After torrential rain in the afternoon the details of the wcb u11 league match between Long Itchington and Kenilworth Nomads were as follows:
On a bright sunny evening after the storms Kenilworth won the toss and asked Long Itchington to bat first on a surprisingly dryish strip after the deluge.Long Itchington batted well to score 322 for 2 wickets (net 312) in 16 overs. Will Davies top-scored with 26 not out but Sam Green-Armytage also contributed a splendid 23 not out, Jacob Umaga took 1 for 9 for Kenilworth in 2 overs.
In reply tight Long Itchington bowling restricted Kenilworth Nomads to 234 for 7 wickets (net 199) in their 16 overs. Adam Huxworth top-scored for Kenilworth with 8 not out and Ben Scoular was the pick of LI`s bowlers with 1 for 2 in 3 overs.
So Long Itchington won by 113 runs a match which looked certain to be off for most of the afternoon.
Jun
01
2009
On a superb sunny summers` evening in Leek Wootton the details of the wcb u11 League match between Leek Wootton & Long Itchington were as follows:
Long Itchington won the toss and decided to bat first against a young, inexperienced Leek Wootton side. Runs then flowed easily as Long Itchington totalled 352 for 2 wickets (net 342) in their 16 overs. Will Davies top-scored with 52 not out (2 6s,9 4s) with Alex Bruce 33 not out and Sam Green-Armytage 19 not out also supporting. For Leek Wootton George Dick took 1 for 28 in 3 overs. In reply Leek Wootton scored 248 for 9 wickets (net 203) in 16 overs Alex Perkins top-scoring with 0 not out, Harris Quereshi taking 2 for 2 for Long Itchington.So Long Itchington won by 139 runs but Leek Wootton impressed with their spirit and good humour whilst facing a more experienced team.
May
12
2009
On a bright, sunny but cold evening in Long Itchington, the details of the wcb u11 League match between Long Itchington and Hunningham were as follows:
Long Itchington, lost the toss, batted first and scored 289 for 7 wickets (net 254) in their 16 overs, Will Davies top-scored for LI with 26 for once out (net 21) man of the match Josh Allen supported well with 9 not out.Sam Keirnan was the best of the Hunningham bowlers with 3 for 11 in his 3 overs.
In reply Hunningham started brightly but fell away to finish on 247 for 7 wickets (net 212) after steady bowling by LI. Sam Keirnan top-scored for Hunningham with 4 not out and Alex Bruce took 2 for 3 for LI in his 3 overs.
Long Itchington therefore won the match by 42 runs.