TENSE FINISH AS BULLS WIN BY 2 RUNS AGAINST TYNEDALE.

5th Aug 2024

          TENSE FINISH AS BULLS WIN BY 2 RUNS AGAINST TYNEDALE.

               NEPL 2^nd X1 T20 quarter final; Friday 2nd August 2024 (h)

SNCC 129-8 (20o) Jacob McCord 18, David Edwards 35, Nathan Gough 12, Angus Southern 14, George McConnell 17, Gavin Paton 20: Seth Robbie 1-18, Isaac Prentice 1-32, Josh Wallace 1-24, Ted Fletcher 2-34, Craig Barber 3-20.

Tynedale 127-8 (20o) Will Marrow 59, Craig Barber 24, Josh Wallace 11, Isaac Prentice 11*: Gavin Paton 1-20, James Lunn 1-23, Melissa Banks 0-14, Nathan Gough 1-24, George Gray 1-26, Albie McPate 4-15.

SNCC won by 2 runs.

The Bulls chose to bat. Weetman & McCord faced Robbie & Prentice. 8-1 in the 2^nd as Alex (1) pulled Prentice to deep square leg. Acceleration by Edwards including a 6 to square leg but at 52 in the 9^th Jacob (18) skied Wallace to w/k Marrow.

66-3 in the 12^th as Edwards (35) drove Barber's off spin to long off. Two wickets in the 14^th as Gough (12) was caught at deep mid wicket off Fletcher's leg spin, followed by Southern (14) lofting to long off 3 balls later, 85-5.

An important partnership of 31 between George McConnell & Gavin Paton including a 6 to mid wicket by George but at 117 in the 18^th George (17) skied & was c & b by Barber, 6 down. Gavin (20) struck a lovely drive to long on for 4 but was yorked by Robbie next ball. 123-7. 4 singles & a wicket in the last over as Lunn (3) was caught, 129-8- probably par.

Tynedale set off quickly with Marrow inventive, using his feet well against Paton & Lunn, 20-0 after 2 overs. An excellent catch at mid on by Albie McPate, moving in quickly & diving forward, saw Fletcher (1) depart to Paton, 20-1 in the third over.

In the 7^th after conceding 10, Gough's full pitch bowled Barber (24), 56-2. 73-2  after 10 as Marrow's invention & good running continued. Only 1 off the 11^th bowled by Nathan & George Gray was unlucky that a chance to short fine leg did not go to hand.

At 84-2 after 12 overs, Marrow on 46*, enter Albie McPate from the Park end. From the last ball of the 13th, Wallace (11) skied to cover where Edwards took the catch, 91-3. In the next Lunny bowled Robbie (1), 92-4. Albie continued bowling Ainsley (4) with a yorker, 97-5 in the 15th.

A late cut by Marrow brought his 50 & a leg glance in the next was impressive but in attempting to scoop Albie in the 17th, saw George McC at short fine leg, making good ground to take a tumbling catch, Marrow (59, 7x4), 108-6.

In the 18^th Odd (4) swung George Gray towards deep mid wicket where Lunny, racing in & diving, took an excellent catch, 115-7. The first ball of  the 19th saw Nevin hitting McPate high towards deep mid on where Gavin, retreating, took another good catch at full stretch above his head, 115-8. 11 balls to go 14 to win.

Albie concede only two singles from the remaining 5 balls so 12 to win off the  last entrusted to Nathan.  Dot, 4, dot, dot, so 10 off 3 needed but only 2 & 4 scored to seal a tense win by 2 runs. Albie 4-15 in another good spell, some very good catches taken.

The semi finalists are SNCC,  Burnmoor, Castle Eden & Sunderland at a venue to be decided on Sunday 18^th August. We hope you can be there.

Duncan.