U11's Outclass the Angels

The U11's boys eagerly played the Angels today in red hot temperatures matching the West Indies at Corbridge.

The Angels were missing some key players and were forced  to take a couple of hostages who happened to be passing by (thank you Debbie and Rosie Garrett) and Georgina aged 12 years. 2 players' sons from the U13's finished the 10 (thank you Aaron and Mathew).

The game was played in pairs starting from a 200 score adding runs and wide's but losing points for wickets.

The ANGELS scored 38 runs, which included a fantastic score of 21 runs from Sally (captain) plus 42 points from wides/byes.

Unfortunately the Angels suffered 7 wickets (thanks to bowlers Fergus Oliver x 4, Tom Scott, Matty Pugh, Joe Anderson and a run out bowled by Jake Smurthwaite. Final score for the ANGELS 232

The U11s who also cleverly recruited an U13 star Fergus to complete their team earned a respectable 55 runs, (particularly well done to Finn, Xan and Matty) plus 42 points from wides/byes. The U11's only lost 4 wickets (well done bowlers Aaron x 2, Matthew and Chloe.)

Final score U11's 273.

Thank you to Stephen Tiffin, Freddy Mckendrick,Harry Oliver and Tim Anderson for Umpiring the game and Sandra Tiffin (injured) who did the scoring with Lisa's assistance.

Thank you to everyone who helped with the BBQ and the delicious strawberry's and cream - Karin and Dave Smurthwaite, Karen, Tishy, Cheryl ........ all in all a fantastic day!!

The Angels look forward to a return match later in the season -watch out boys!

Angels;

Sally Anderson,Tishy Szweda, Karen Chromse, Karin Smurthwaite, Chloe Dixon, Georgina Webb, Debbie and Rosy Garrett. Plus Aaron Tiffin and Mathew Anderson.

U11's

Tom Scott (C), Matty Pugh, Finn Mckendrick, Fergus and Reuben Oliver, Jake Smurthwaite, Harry Fitton, Xan Milligan, Isaac Pym and Joe Anderson

Angels v Angels With Dirty Faces (Under 11's!)

CALLING ALL ANGELS!

Please come and have a go at a game THIS Sunday v's Corbridge under 11's at Corbridge at 12 noon
This will be a really good chance for you to have a go at a game and practice your new skills!
It will also be great practice for the lads - some of whom are only 9 years old.

Each pair that go in to bat will face 4 overs, and if yer oot, yer not oot until the 4 overs are bowled, and then yer oot whether you were oot or not oot...simple. (In other words you get a few chances even if your bowled out in the first ball!)

The game will be competitive, but FUN and FRIENDLY!...and there will be a barbecue for all the family afterwards.

Please let Sally know if you'd be keen to take part - and bring the family with you to cheer everyone on!

Captain Gets Crocked!

'Howay man, Sandra, RUN!' I yelled, wondering why the hell she wasn't sprinting down the wicket for a much needed run. She was trying her best, but after some fabulous shots her little achilles tendon had decided that enough was enough, and it 'went.'

Alas, our Captain Fantastic is well and truly crocked, and plastered too - and sadly not with beer - though I'm sure she'll manage to raise a glass or two to her lips as she relaxes at home.

We're waiting for news of a more detailed scan, so in the meantime, we wish her all well and a VERY speedy recovery!

Hexham Leazes v Corbridge Angels

Tuesday 18th May 2010

HEXHAM LEAZES WON by either 61 or 68 runs

 

Hexham elected to bat  first.  They had some strong batters showing us how it should be done, and their top scorer retired at 51.  They scored either 134 or 141 for 2 wickets (the book doesn’t quite tally against their batting & our bowling stats ... I’ll speak to Aaron to clarify, sorry I’m new to reading score books and he is new to scoring!  So here is how he logged our bowling:-

 

From the 20 overs:

Sandra (5) :   41 runs against and a FABULOUS WICKET against a county cricket player

Jen (4):        22 runs against which was the most respectable average out of all the bowlers – well done.

Lisa (5):        32 runs against and bowled their captain out. FANTASTIC. 

Chloe (5):     29 runs against .  Again a very respectable average.  Great stuff.

Karen (1):     10 runs against.  Karen bravely stood in for Jen when she went off sick. 

 

This includes the extras of 1 no ball, 14 wides & 3 byes.

STIRLING EFFORT BY ALL BOWLERS.  Sandra, Lisa and Chloe did really well to bowl 5 overs each on a warm evening.  A great feeling for Sandra & Lisa to get a wicket in the 5^th & 7^th over.  Understandably Hexham’s run rate increased considerably from the 13^th over onwards when they were hitting quite a lot of 4s as our bowlers started to tire.

(You can click on the images to make them larger - what a view Hexham Leazes have!)
 

FIELDING

The fielding has improved from the last game.  There are a lot of areas we need to work on, which I’m sure Dave & Stephen can help us with.  Lizzie made her debut as a fielder in the 12^th over, and hopefully enjoyed this first experience of competitive cricket.  Karin, Tishy & Karen were great in giving encouragement to the bowlers and general support on the field.

 

 

BATTING

Sandra                  bowled                                 12

Lisa                      bowled                                 17

Sally                     bowled                                  9

Jen                      caught and bowled                 11

Tishy                    not out                                  2

Karen                   not out                                  1

 

Hexham gave away 21 extras (3 no balls, 10 wides, 7 byes & 1 leg bye). 

 

TOTAL – 73 for 4 wickets

 

Unbelievably for the 2^nd game we managed to stay in for the whole 20 overs and even better we only lost 4 wickets.  This is an incredible improvement although a shame for Karin & Chloe who didn’t get an opportunity to step up to the crease.  We also faced a fantastic bowler, Naomi, who we think plays for the county.  Sandra & Lisa were terrific in their opening partnership and gave the rest of the team great confidence.  Jen scored 2 lovely 4 runs and both myself and Lisa managed a 4 each as well.  The most unfortunate moment of the night was when Sandra damaged her achillies tendon and needed a runner – well done again Lizzie for coming in and doing this job. 

 

We will get 3 points from this match.  A point for getting more than 50 runs! And a point for Lisa & Sandra’s wickets – so we are now off the mark in the league.  What an achievement.

 

THANKS TO DAVE FOR UMPIRING (& ADVICE), GILLIAN FOR YOUR LOYAL SUPPORT & FAMILY MEMBERS WHO CAME ALONG.  ALL IN ALL IT WAS A REALLY GOOD NIGHT AND HEXHAM LEAZES WERE VERY ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTIVE OPPOSTION.

Corbridge Angels are Up and Running!

Women’s cricket in Tynedale took another step forward last Tuesday when Corbridge Angels played their inaugural Northumberland Women’s Cricket League match against Stocksfield. Having lost the toss and been asked to bat first The Angels reached a modest 31, losing their last wicket with the last ball of the innings. After only a few weeks of coaching and practice, batting through was an achievement in itself. The highlight of the innings was a neatly clipped four through mid-wicket by Jennifer Sewell. Stocksfield passed the target to win by seven wickets, despite tidy bowling and fielding by the Corbridge rookies. The game was played in good spirit, with the Stocksfield ladies encouraging and supporting their less experienced opponents and providing excellent refreshments after the game. The team relished the experience of a competitive league match and are looking forward playing to improving standards through the season.    

 

 

Picture: Back row (L to R) – Karin Smurthwaite, Sandra Tiffin (captain), Sally Anderson, Tishy Szweda, Karen Chomse,

Front row: Jennifer Sewell, Cheryl Durkin, Chloe Haf-Dixon

Next Training Session and a NEW Fixture!

Due to U18s playing a match on Tues. 18th we cannot practice, so practice is Wed 19th May at Corbridge at 6.15pm. Please bring membership money for the season @£30 if poss. - Cheques made payable to Corbridge Cricket Club please.

We have an extra cricket game on Tues 25th May at Tynemouth. 

To get there in good time to warm up I think we need to leave by 4.30pm which may be a problem for some.

Could you all please confirm if you are available or not so we can choose a team.

Stocksfield (B) v Corbridge Angels

Tuesday 4th May 2010
Stocksfield won by 7 wickets
Corbridge all out for 31

BATTING SCORES

Sandra bowled 0

Jen bowled 6

Sally bowled 0

Cheryl caught 2

Karin S bowled 4

Chloe caught 1

Karen C not out 3

Tishy bowled 1

EXTRAS

No Balls 3

Wides 8

Byes 3 

The best news was that we managed to stay in for the whole 16 overs, which was a great achievement in our first match. Clearly, I need to learn how to play defensively, and we need to shout at each other to try and go for those extra runs when they are on. The non batsman always should be committing to a run. These are all things we can work on.

BOWLING

Stocksfield reached our target by the end of the 9^th over. After that we continued playing until the 16^th but scores were not taken. Unfortunately this means I can’t analyse our bowling too much because the scoring was stopped in the book after these 9 overs.

In those 9 overs we bowled 9 wides. However the positives were that both Cheryl and Jen bowled a maiden over each (this means that no runs were scored off their bowling, nor did they get any extras) against them. Also after the scoring stopped, Jen did get a wicket, and if I am correct I don’t think that any of the Stocksfield ladies hit a ‘4’. Considering the pressure was off Stocksfield and they have been playing for a good few years, then it looks like our bowling was quite effective so well done to Jen, Cheryl, Chloe, Sandra and Karen.

FIELDING

Wasn’t too bad at all particularly the backing up (Tishy & Karin). We need to be a bit more nimble in the chase of the ball and understand each others throwing abilities as to how best to get the ball back into wicket or bowler. Cheryl has a very strong throw, but others need to be supported in getting the ball back. The training we did in the sessions about scooping up the ball and turning and throwing quickly are all things we can continue working on. 

THANKS TO ALL SUPPORTERS (and to Sarah for being ready as 9^th player) THE ENCOURAGEMENT WAS REALLY APPRECIATED.

Stocksfield provided nice catering after the match. This means that we will also need to put refreshment on for the matches so we need to decide how best to organise this.

Sandra will confirm if we can train next week at Corbridge (I think it was on Wednesday). If subs can be paid into Sandra – it will be £30 and cheques payable to Corbridge Cricket Club.

Well done players and supporters all!