BULLS TRIUMPH IN ROSEWORTH & AGAINST FELLING.

3rd Jul 2024

BULLS TRIUMPH IN ROSEWORTH & AGAINST FELLING.

Roseworth Trophy Round 1: Wed 26^th June 2024: SNCC v Sacriston (h) 20/20

SNCC 215 -2 (20o) Ru Fletcher 109, Alex Charnley 55, David Edwards 27* Nathan Gough 8*: Aiden Lumley 0-43, Tom Bulmer 0-23, Alfie McKie 0-31, Jake Atkinson 0-31, Alfie Hart 0-50, Jack Rye 2-24.

Sacriston 86-7 (20o) Sam Hubber 24, Jack Rye 17, Aiden Lumley 15*, Tom Bulmer 17: Allan Davidson 1-25, James Lunn 2-11, Nathan Gough 2-11, Will Young 1-10, Alex Weetman 0-8, Angus Southern 0-15, David Edwards 0-4, Alex Charnley 1-1.

SNCC won by 129 runs.

The second X1 continued their run of good form with a comprehensive win over Sacriston in round 1 of the Roseworth Trophy 2024. The visitors suffered some deja vu as Ru Fletcher & Alex Charnley put together an opening partnership of 158 to add to the 240 against the same opposition just 5 days earlier.

Ru 109 (52b, 15x4, 4x6) hitting to all parts & Alex 55 (42b, 7x4) dominated the youthful, right arm seam Sacriston attack. Fourth change Jack Rye picked up two wickets towards the end as David Edwards 27* & Nathan Gough 8* saw the total to a commanding 215-2 after 20 overs.

In reply Sacriston lost Brown (3) bowled by Allan & Small (3) caught by George off Lunny early, but some resistance from Hubber (24), Rye (17), Lumley (15*) & Bulmer (17) saw the total rise slowly. 

Two wickets each for Lunny & Nathan, one on his 2^nd X1 debut for Will Young, one for Allan & one for Alex as occasional bowlers Alex W, Angus & David were given an opportunity to twirl. Sacriston 86-7 at the end of 20 overs, there will be tougher challenges ahead!

            BULLS 9 WICKET WIN OVER FELLING SECURES 2ND SPOT.

                         GAVIN PATON 5 WICKET SPELL DECISIVE.

    NEPL Division 2: Sat 29^th June 2024: SNCC v Felling (h) 105o w/l/d

Felling 70ao (29.3o) Kieron Gilmour 12, Simon Wood 29: Gavin Paton 5-25, Nathan Gough 1-14, Will Young 2-13 George Gray 1-16, James Lunn 1-1.

SNCC 73-1 (10.3o) Ru Fletcher 30, Alex Charnley 28* Angus Southern 14*: Brad Lowery 0-29, Jon Nicholls 0-26, George Cousins 1-14.

SNCC won by 9 wickets - 22 points, Felling 0.

Winning the toss, with a slightly uncertain forecast in mind, the visitors were invited to bat. Forster & Gilmour faced Gavin Paton (Grove) & Nathan Gough (Park).

After 10 overs the score was 18-4. Two wickets to Gavin in his second over as first Forster (4) was lbw to one full & straight & then Wright (0) unhappy to be adjudged caught by w/k Ben Sid 2 balls later. 

In aiming to steer to third man Trotter (0) edged Gavin to Ben Sid in the 7^th & in the 10^th Wales (5) edged Nathan to first slip where Ru took a smart low catch.

Gilmour & Wood dug in. Will Young joined the attack in over 16 & in the next Gavin got two more as first Gilmour (12) edged to second slip where Alex Weetman took the edge without fuss at knee height. 4 balls later Cousins mistimed a cut, high to point where George took a good catch above his head.

An excellent 5 fer for Gavin, against his old club, in his 9^th over for 14 runs. In his 3^rd over, the 20th, Will Young persauded Nicholls to cut to point where George took a good low catch. George then began a spell from the Park end & Will swopped to the Grove.

Number 6 Wood (29) had batted with determination, hitting 5x4 but in the 25^th he advanced to Will who found the inswing to bowl him. Drinks were taken at the end of the 27^th over & then Lowery (0) swung & missed to be bowled in James Lunn's first over, the 29th, 70-9. Newman (11) succumbed in the next bowled by George, 70 all out.

In reply Fletcher & Charnley faced the right arm seam of Lowery & Nicholls. 8 from the first as Ru drove, cut & pulled Lowery. Alex cut Nicholls for 4 in the next. Ru repeated in the next, then in over 5 drove, edged over & through slip & cut 4x4, 36-0.

Cousins (ob) began in the 7^th & with his 3^rd ball bowled Ru (30,20b, 6x4) missing a slog sweep, 39-1. Angus Southern joined Alex C & the pair pushed on. 6 from the 9^th & then 16 from the 10^th as Alex clipped to square leg, drove straight & to wide long on, 67-1.

Angus (14*,11b,2x4) having driven straight for 4, completed the win by hoisting to mid wicket for 2 & driving straight again; Alex 28* (32b,5x4), a comprehensive 9 wicket win in ony 10.3 overs.

The Bulls retain 2^nd spot in Division 2, 5 points behind leaders Hetton Lyons.

Onward to Sat 6^th July: SNCC v Benwell Hill (a) 1200 (105o) w/l/d

We hope you can be there to cheer them on.

Duncan.