Jul
15
2009
On a showery, moist evening in Willoughby the details of the RDCL u13 match between Willoughby and Long Itchington were as follows:
Willoughby won the toss and invited LICC to bat first.Jamie Breakwell quickly retired on 28* followed by Adam Angove 27* and Peter Newman 25* as Long Itchington scored 141 for 4 wickets in their 20 overs.Charlie Chapman was the pick of Willoughby`s bowlers taking 2 for 8.
In reply Willoughby found scoring slow initially but Charlie Chapman with 13 and Tom Wright with 10 held the innings together as they totalled 64 for 8 wickets in 20 overs amidst gathering gloom and stormclouds. Jamie Breakwell, Billy Bowman-Shaw and James Wilkinson all chipped in with 2 wickets for Long Itchington.
Match Result: Long Itchington won by 77 runs.
Jul
13
2009
On a close, drizzly Sunday morning at Arlington Avenue the details of the local Challenge Match Between Leamington “A” and Long Itchington were as follows: Long Itchington batted first and the first 2 “bouncers ” in the first 2 balls were both hit for 6 to give LICC a great start, Jamie Breakwell went on to score 62 (4 6s, 6 4s) but unfortunately only Will Davies (14), in a stand of 59 together, was able to withstand a terrific bowling spell by Tom Howard who took 6 for 12 to restrict Long Itchington to 91 – 8 in their 20 overs. In reply Leamington lost wickets steadily throughout their innings until Dan Mills came in and saw Leamington home with a good 30 in their 92 – 6 in 17 overs, Jake Butler took 2 for 15 for Long Itchington. Leamington “A” u13 therefore won a keenly contested match by 4 wickets.
Jul
03
2009
On a hot, close night in Long Buckby the details of the u13 League match between Long Buckby and Long Itchington were as follows:
Long Itchington won the toss and decided to bat first in stifling conditions and scored 126 for 5 wickets in their 20 overs. Will Davies top-scored with 25 Ret/not out but was well supported with 18 from Adam Angove and 14 from Peter Newman. M. James 2 for 7 and H.Ball 2 for 17 bowled well for Long Buckby and several good catches were taken on a night when batsmen contrived to get themselves out on a good pitch including one memorable Hit Wicket!
In reply Long Buckby quickly lost 5 early wickets and eventually scored 63 for 8 wickets in their 20 overs. S.Duval 14 and Adam Leahy 13 batted defiantly for Buckby as Adam Angove 2 for 8, Will Davies 2 for 10 and Alex Bruce 2 for 16 bowled LICC to the win.
Match Result: Long Itchington won by 63 runs.
Jun
17
2009
On a fine summery evening in Yelvertoft the details of the RDCL u13 match between Yelvertoft and Long Itchington were as follows.
Long Itchington won the toss and elected to bat, scoring heavily with 172 for 3 wickets in their 20 overs. Will Davies 28 ret/not out and Jamie Breakwell 25 ret/not out led the way but were well supported by Alex Bruce 19 not out and 17 from both Peter Newman and Billy Bowman-Shaw. Olly Dennis took 1 for19 for Yelvertoft.
In reply Yelvertoft, in their first u13 season for many years, were quickly 4 for 8 wickets with good spells from LICC`s main bowlers but a good stand of 40 by Olly Dennis (9) and Jamie French (5*) against the other 6 LICC bowlers gave the score a more healthy look as they totalled 44 all out in 17.2 overs, Alexander Bruce took 3 for 3 and Jamie Breakwell 2 for 2 for Long Itchington with a special mention to Josh Thompson for his first ever stumping dismissal.
Match Result: Long Itchington u13 won by 128 runs.
Jun
10
2009
The details of the RDCL u13 League Match between Long Itchington and Rugby played in Long Itchington this evening were as follows:
Under grey threatening clouds Long Itchington won the toss and asked Rugby to bat first on a good pitch after all the recent rains. Rugby batted well initially as Raj made an excellent 26 not out but their innings failed to “push-on” wih good Long Itchington fielding quickly producing 3 run outs, the pick of the which was by Luke Chamberlain as Rugby came up a little short at 88 allout in 17 overs. Jamie Breakwell took 3 for 19 for Long Itchington in 4 overs.
In reply despite a few early hiccups Long Itchington knocked 89 for 3 wickets in 13.2 overs reasonably quickly, Sam Hain 25 retired/not out and Will Davies 19 not out led the way for Long Itchington. Kishan took 2 for 15 for Rugby in his 4 overs before the inevitable rains came swiftly just after the game was completed.
Match Result: Long Itchington u13 won by 7 wickets.