U12s v Billericay

We lost the toss and were asked to bat on an overcast morning and lost Archie and Toby as the new ball was swinging around but Matthew C and Edward repaired the damage with some good striking but Edward was bowled by a great delivery for 15 followed by Ben being unfortunately run out by a direct hit and George missing a straight ball which left us struggling on 52-5. Griff then provided fantastic support at No.7 and once Matthew was out for an excellent 43 he began to open out ending on 26 not out while Samuel and Will contributed down the order. We finished 121-9 which was a creditable score.
Matthew L and Matthew C bowled tightly at the start and were rewarded when Matthew C bowled the opening bat. Will Dommett took over and thanks to brilliant catches from Toby and George took 2-7 in his spell with Edward and Adam also bowling tighly leaving Billericay behind the run rate required. Samuel found his line, after bowling 2 wides, cleaning up the dangerous No.4 for 23 and Griff was rewarded for 4 good overs with a wicket in the last of them. Toby and Archie then took a wicket each with catches from Matthew L and Matthew C, who then returned to remove 2 more batsman and it was left to the Captain, Edward, to bowl a tight last over ensuring an 11 run win. We caught everything and Ben's tidy wicket keeping proved the difference in a close contest - we just need to reduce our wides a little to keep scores down. An excellent team performance for the first of the season.