BULLS START SMITHSON COUNTY CUP WITH A WIN AT TYNEMOUTH.

2nd May 2024

   BULLS START SMITHSON COUNTY CUP WITH A WIN AT TYNEMOUTH.

                Tues 30^th April, SNCC v Tynemouth,(a) round 1, 20/20.

SNCC 117-6 (20o) Rob Peyton 57*, Tom Rogers 10, Adam Cragg 11, David Edwards 14: Josh Moors 0-29, Barry Stewart 1-18, Matthew Brown 2-17, Freddie Harrison 2-16, Martin Pollard 0-36.

Tynemouth 112-7 (20o) Matthew Kimmitt 24, Matthew Brown 12, Josh Moors 25, Barry Stewart 18, Patrick Hallam 11: Tom Rogers 0-12, Sean Tindale 1-21, Will Alexander 1-26, Lee Crozier 3-29, George Gray 1-11, Gavin Paton 0-11.

SNCC won by 5 runs.

A cold wind blew across Preston Avenue for this round 1 Smithson County Cup match. The Bulls were invited to bat, 5x4 overs per bowler. Rob Peyton & Sol Bell faced the leg spin of Josh Moors (golf course) & seam of Barry Stewart (Percy Park). Maiden overs in the second & third were a triumph, one each to Stewart & Brown.

Two nice boundaries for Sol (9) in the first but well caught by George Stewart at square leg attempting another in over 2, 11-1. 16-2 as Sean Tindale (4) attacking, was bowled by Brown. 44 -3 after over 9, in which Tom Rogers (10) had a similar fate against Durham Univ student Harrison.

51-3 after 10 overs, Rob 16* Adam 6*. 61-4 in the 12^th as Cragg (11) picked out Oraikil at backward square leg off Brown. 69 -5 as Nathan Gough (4) returned for an improbable 3^rd run with Rob. The slower bowling of Pollard & Moors saw Peyton accelerate, hitting down the ground in company with David Edwards.

The total had risen to 109 in the 19^th, another maiden, this time from Harrison, which included the wicket of Edwards (14) bowled, attacking. 6 runs off the last left the Bulls on 117 -6.

Bowman & Kimmett face the seam of Tom Rogers (Percy Park ) & Sean Tindale (golf course). An eventful first over saw Bowman escape twice after skying to deep third man, George the unlucky fielder. 8-0 after 3 as Rogers proved hard to get away.

In over 5 Bowman (14) skied to cover from Will Alexander's second delivery, Nathan taking the catch, 16-1. Lee Crozier took up the attack from the golf course end & in his second, Brown (12) was caught by Tom Rogers at long on, 37-2. In Lee's next Kimmitt (25) advanced & missed to be stumped by Peyton, 55-3 after 10 overs.

Harrison (4) was bowled by Lee in over 12, 65-4. Sean returned from the Park end but it was George Gray in the next who persuaded Moors (26) to swing & lose his leg stump, 84-5 after 14. Only one from the 15^th as Rogers proved hard to get away.

A partnership between Barry Stewart & Patrick Hallam looked promising; 91-5 after 16 overs. 4 to go, 27 to win,  Rogers & Tindale one each & Paton 2 to bowl . 8 runs, then 6, Hallam (11) bowled by Tindale & only 2 off the 19^th leaving 11 to win off the last. Barry Stewart (18), batting with son George, was run out from the second delivery as a Gough throw to w/k Rob comfortably prevented a second run, 108-7.

4 more scored leaving Tynemouth 5 short at the end of 20 overs, 112-7. 7 chances, of varying degrees of difficulty , not taken, offer something to work on.

Round 2 is away to Alnmouth & Lesbury at a date to be confirmed.  We think the first time an SNCC 1^st X1 have ever played there.

Onward, mes amis.

Duncan.