U12 Season Review

The U12 Junior season finished today with an inter squad friendly, that went all the way to the final ball.

One team captained by Charlie Laking batted first and scored 152 with a top score of 16 from Bertie Warnes. Every batsmen got starts, with most of them falling between 9 and 13. The wickets went to Arthur Seakhoa’King (3), Ben Foster (2), Paddy Ainsworth-Ledwidge and Jamie Paramo.

The other team, captained by Ben Foster, fell just short, ending up on 148 from their 25 overs. The two standout innings being Paddy A-L’s 30* retired and Omar Sain’s 24*. Harry Pigram took 3 wickets, Luca Barnes and Herbie MacLeod took a wicket each.

The match was an ideal finish as every player got a good bat and bowl, with a close finish. The only issue is it took so bloody long! It took OVER 4 hours to complete the 25 over match, as it’s fair to say, the concentration levels weren’t particularly high, but the important part was they all enjoyed it!

The U12s finish the season with 19 wins, 1 tie and 6 losses. We didn’t quite reach Finals Day as we had hoped/aimed, but I’m very happy with all the boys efforts throughout the season. The progress made by both A and B teams this year has been huge! The exciting news for next season is the B team will also be entering the Herts B Leagues, meaning they’ll get their chance to become county champions too.

The Top Run Scorers were: (@ =Average Runs scored per dismissal)
Charlie Laking 419 @ 34.9
Ben Foster 372 @ 26.6
Jamie Ward 231 @ 16.5
Henry Hawkins 202 @ 16.8
Zac Saunders 182 @ 26
Harry Pigram 167 @ 33.4
Oscar Gouldson 93 @ 31

The Top Wicket Takers were: (@=Average runs concedes per wicket)
Ben Foster 20 @ 13.8
Paddy A-L 19 @ 10.5
Lucas Dordoy 19 @ 12.9
Jamie Ward 15 @ 8.3
Thomas Greenhill 13 @ 16.4
Jake Curtis 11 @ 14.3
Charlie Laking 9 @ 14.3
Harry Pigram, Fraser Hardie and Fraser Swanson all 7 wickets each.

BSCC Junior Awards Evening is on Friday 13th September, where the following awards will be given out: Player of the Season, Batsmen of the Season, Bowler of the Season, B Team Player of the Season and Most Improved Player.

I will be running Winter Nets starting in January, info for that will come out soon.

Thanks to all the parents for the support throughout the season! Fingers crossed next year is even better!