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Under 13s
XI Report
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2009 was going
to be a difficult season to emulate given the Under 13’s had won The
Cardiff and Vale Junior League in 2009 and a number of that team had moved
on to the Under 15’s. However, the 2010 squad was blessed with some
talented cricketers and many produced some excellent individual
performances during the season.
Cai Owen was
elected captain and he was ably supported by some of the senior players,
namely Jack Griffiths and Ollie Williams.
The Under 13’s
first outing was a Cup match at home against a strong Pentyrch team.
Despite losing the game by 6 wickets, there were good bowling performances
from Zac Summerhayes, Laurie Thomas and Will Gamlin.
The league
commenced with an away fixture to Whitchurch. Batting first, the
opposition scored 94 for 8 from their 20 overs with Matthew Keating and
Cai Evans picking up 2 wickets each. In reply, Cowbridge got off to a
relatively slow start and despite a quick fire 25 fro Ollie Williams,
Cowbridge were unable to keep up with the run rate and fell 20 runs
short.
The following
week, we entertained The Vale and a fine display of bowling and fielding
was on show by the team. The Vale got off to an excellent start but their
progress was curtailed by some superb bowling by Jack Griffiths (4 for 3)
and Joseph Russell (2 for 23). Chasing 102 for victory, steady progress
was made at the start of the innings but regular loss of wickets meant
that The Vale always had their noses in front. However, when things seemed
to be all but lost, some excellent hitting from Daniel Evans and Joseph
Ricketts put things back in the balance. Still needing 22 runs to win from
the final over, Cowbridge were most unfortunate to come up just one run
short. A thrilling game and a great team effort.
The first
victory for the team came against Sully the following week. Batting first,
Cowbridge scored 97 for 9 from their 20 overs with notable contributions
from Joseph Ricketts and Sean Rowland. In reply, Sully were bowled out for
69 with Jack Griffiths taking 4 for 9 and Matthew Keating and Cai Owen
both taking 2 wickets. In addition, Sam Walter was outstanding behind the
stumps letting no byes past.
Unfortunately,
this did not lead to continued success as three losses followed. Firstly,
Cardiff B chased down a total of 111, winning by 7 wickets, followed by a
defeat to Pentyrch by 40 runs and a very heavy defeat to St Fagans by 125
runs. Despite losing these matches, there were excellent performances with
bat and ball. Alex Arnot scored 22 runs against Cardiff B and Sean Rowland
and Sam Walter both had to retire having passed 30 runs against Pentyrch.
With the ball, Laurie Thomas was the pick of the bowlers against Pentyrch
and Charlie Pegrum bowled well against St Fagans.
These three
loses were followed by an excellent win against Penarth. Bating first,
Penarth scored a formidable 139 for 6 in their 20 overs. Rian Thomas was
the pick of the bowlers for Cowbridge taking 2 wickets. Cowbridge’s
victory was down to a team performance with the bat with all of the top
order contributing. Both Sean Rowland and Ollie Williams retired having
passed 30 runs and Sam Walter (17) and Zac Summerhayes (19 not out)
ensured victory in the final over.
A loss to
Cardiff A followed, however there were once again some excellent
individual performances. Jacob Cooper, Louisa Knowles and Laurie Thomas
all bowled well whilst Daniel Evans and Rian Thomas both passed 30 runs
with the bat.
Cowbridge Under
13’s finished the season having won 2 of the 9 games played, not the
results we were hoping for at the start of the season. However, we should
all be aware that this was a young team and there were some excellent
individual performances. With a number of the squad returning to play at
this age group in 2011, results should be more favourable.
I would like to
thank the whole of the squad who have been a pleasure to work with during
the summer. They have all tried hard and have shown significant
improvement. In addition, thank you to the parents for providing the taxi
service to and from matches and also for providing the very much needed
and appreciated vocal support from the boundary.
Jonathan Smart
Under 13 Coach
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