Tue 14th July- Ramsbottom
78-5; Burnley 79-4
Burnley Blues
Ramsbottom U13’s lost out to Burnley on
Tuesday night to reach the half way mark in the season with two wins and
three losses. Batting first again and dodging the showers the Rams limped to
79-5. Leo Bownas (32*) batted beautifully to reach his maiden retirement but
no one was able to stay with him long enough to post a decent team total.
The second innings followed the pattern of the previous match as Burnley
were able to stay ahead of the rate despite a reasonably solid performance
from the Rams in the field. The pick of the bowlers was James Yates who,
coming off a shortened run, combined pace and hostility took 1-8 from his
four overs.
Tue 30th June - Ramsbottom
95-6 v Todmorden 96-3
YORKIES CRUISE TO VICTORY
The U13’s came down to earth with a bump at
Acre Bottom tonight as a mature and well drilled Todmorden side cruised to a
well deserved victory. Winning the toss and batting first the top order were
unsettled by Tod’s pacy opening bowlers before Harry Bearn and George Owen
(16) steadied the ship. Owen fell to excellent catch behind square but Bearn
played an excellent innings, deservingly leaving the field undefeated on
29.Todmorden started at a canter and were particularly savage on anything
short. Leo Bownas and Tom Parkinson combined brilliantly to force a run out
but the Rams were never able to stem the flow of runs. Late wickets for
Bownas (1-14) and Nick Howard (1-11) were some consolation for their
excellent bowling but the Yorkshiremen were never seriously troubled as they
passed our total with two overs to spare.
Wed 24th June - Ramsbottom
131-2; Rishton 108-7
Rishton Run Out The U13’s followed up their
heavy defeat of Rawtenstall with a comfortable 23 run win at Rishton last
night. Jonathan Dack (30*), Tom Urquhart (30*) and Tom Parkinson (28) formed
the backbone of a decent first innings total with each player mixing
controlled boundary hitting with swiftly taken singles. In reply the
spirited Rishton side were always behind the rate and when they tried to
force the pace through quick singles themselves they found Rammy’s infield
in no mood to accommodate them. Dack ran out three with direct hits and
would have had four with a more generous umpire whilst James Yates had one
as well. Special mention must also go two youngsters: first Jonny Howard,
called up at the last minute from the U11B’s who fielded like a tiger and
bowled well too. Also Tom Godsall, making his debut in the 11-a-side team
after several good performances in the pairs. He bowled well and stood out
in the field. Remember those two names; you heard them here first.
Tue 16th June - Ramsbottom 154-2 v
Rawtenstall 65
ROCKY ROUTED The U13 11-a-side team opened
their account on Tuesday with a resounding 89 run victory over Rawtenstall.
Winning the toss and batting first the Rams posted an imposing 154-2 with
Nick Kroll and Tom Parkinson both retiring out. With Rocky behind the eight
ball early everyone had the opportunity to bowl and most showed good
control. Acting First Officer Bownas followed up his first innings 22 with a
two wicket burst to dent the middle order and James Hoyle prevented the tail
wagging by taking 2-8
Tue 12th May - Haslingden 80-4 v Ramsbottom
77-4
Last Ball Blues Two games two last ball
defeats. A last ball defeat always confirms the drama but rarely explains
the result. For the second game running we out batted and out bowled our
opponent but once again the boring basics let us down. Whereas the fielding
was generally improved on last weeks horror show this time we were given a
lesson in running between the wickets. Eight bowlers shared the twenty overs
and each showed tremendous control in restricting the total to 80 with the
spin twins Hoyle and Bearn being particularly effective. Few boundaries were
conceded but the Haslingden boys showed a very mature ability to keep the
score board ticking over. The Ramsbottom reply started well as Bowen, fresh
from County duty flayed the ball to all parts. We were well ahead of the
rate when he left the field undefeated on 32 but the remaining batsmen
became bogged either failing to hit the bad ball for four or refusing to run
all but the safest of singles.
Sun 3rd May - Ramsbottom 74-2 v Colne 74-2
Under 13's Out of Cup Current Cup holders, Ramsbottom U13,
fell at the first hurdle on Monday as they lost a nail biting cup tie on the
last ball against Colne. Inserted on a slow wicket, the Rams clawed their
way to 74-2 with George Owen carrying his bat for 16 not out and Jonathan
Dack adding some much needed impetus towards the end to finish undefeated on
23. Ramsbottom started well in the field but the generally impressive ground
fielding was spoiled as three times Colne’s swashbuckling opener offered
chances and three times they went to ground. However with twenty required
off the last two overs, the Rams were still in a strong position. But two
more regulation catches went to ground plus a series of miss fields allowing
Colne to tie the game. If ever there was a game that proved the old adage
that “catches win matches” then this was it. Our boys batted and bowled very
well and also fielded well for 90% of the game but when pressure was applied
in the field we were found wanting.
