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FIXTURES & RESULTS PRACTICE and TRAINING KIT
2010 FOR JUNIOR PHOTOGRAPHS CLICK HERE ORDER YOUR WOLLASTON KIT NOW CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS JUNIOR & YOUTH NETS 1 Lane – 7pm to 8pm Thursday March 4th Under 11 Thursday March 11th Under 13 Thursday March 18th Under 15 Thursday March 25th Under 11
2009 Review Under Thirteen With many of the previous season’s Under 13’s now over the age limit, 2009 was going to be a time for consolidating in many ways, with several of the boys finding themselves younger than the majority of their league opponents. However, because the more senior boys in the squad were leading the way and helping the younger lads progress, the season proved better than anticipated and the team improved from game to game towards the end of the season. A major positive was witnessing the lads playing sensible cricket as a team unit, which leads us to believe that the increased number of qualified Wollaston coaches is now paying dividends. Not only are techniques improving but also the lads are starting to think more about individual situations as the game develops - which proved a real help to captain Liam Yeo. The list of individual performances worth noting, starts with Andrew Rush who won Under 13’s Player of the Year for some terrific performances behind the stumps, proving his wicket keeping has developed tremendously. Added to that, he made several important innings’ from the middle / late order when needed. Two batsmen shone this year. One was Nathan Richards an “under twelve”, but having the responsibility of opening the batting. He showed great maturity in many opening stands worth 30 or more and had some personal success along the way. His team-mate Charlie Elderton also showed some good signs with the bat making scores in the thirties and certainly did not look out of place when representing the our Under 15’s when they were short during the busy holiday period. The bowling highlights belonged to both Joe Harris and Tom Houghton. This pair’s bowling improved dramatically over the winter and paid off with some great bowling figures consistently throughout the season. Next season the majority of the boys will be bona fide Under 13’s and if their cricket continues to develop I hope for more wins and a nice high league position. The lads remaining in the Under 13 squad in 2010 would like to wish the boys going into Under 15 cricket the best of luck. Chris Perry - Junior Coach
Under Eleven O n Sunday July 26th 2009, Wollaston Under 11's were confirmed as winners of the U11 league! Whilst we share the title with Wellingborough as we both finished on the same number of points, the lads are very, very pleased with themselves and so they should be. Having started the morning with the expectation of Irthlingborough winning we were all proved wrong - oh dear! In the words of the A Team, "I love it when a plan comes together" or as most people say after reading my reports "Whatya talken bowt, fool".This year has been a real team effort and I cannot stress that enough. Cricket needs everyone to do their bit and they have all certainly done that this season. Well, that's the league season over and the boys have been terrific all season - in training, off the pitch/on the pitch, home or away - they have been a real credit and have behaved exceptionally well. Well done lads - enjoy your cricket, keep smiling and remember YOU WON THE LEAGUE! Nick Broome - Under 11 Manager
UNDER ELEVEN'S ARE CHAMPIONS!!
Well the fat lady hadn't quite finished singing and at
12.00 on Sunday July 26th 2009, Wollaston U11's were confirmed as winners
of the U11 league! Whilst we share the title with Wellingborough as we
both finished on the same number of points, the lads are very, very
pleased with themselves and so they should be. Having started the morning
with the expectation of Irthlingborough winning we were all proved wrong -
oh dear! In the words of the A Team, "I love it when a plan comes
together" or as most people say after reading my reports "Whatya talken
bowt, fool".
The boys played really well on Sunday and not once did
they talk about the "other" game which was going on a few miles away. They
finished the game against an under strength Wellingborough Indians side
very strongly and after they had amassed 284-2 they then bowled and
fielded well to restrict the home side to 203-8 - at one stage they had
fallen back to 188. Star performers on Sunday included the Parker brothers
with older brother Dan top scoring with 17no and younger brother Jamie
(complete with snazzy haircut and KP style ear-ring - we now call him
"little JP"!) smashing 11 no. Also performing well was Harry Broome who
hit 12no in an opening stand of 23 with Patrick Bright. 8 wickets were
shared between Patrick (2), Daniel (2), and 1 each for Harry, Will,
Cameron and little JP. Pick of the bowlers was Dan 3 overs 2 for 2,
Patrick 3 overs 2 for 10 and Will 2 overs 1 for 0 but lads only 2 wides
all game - brilliant! Big round of applause should go out to Max Halliday
who, instead of being 9th boy for Wollaston, played the entire game for
the Indians who were 1 short. Top Sporting behaviour Max and well done -
"hut-hut-hut" - not many will understand that but this will bring a smile
to a few faces!
This year has been a real team effort and I cannot
stress that enough. Cricket needs everyone to do their bit and you have
all certainly done that this season. Take a bow.......
George Roche - great keeping, kept us smiling and
laughing all season and 17 fours! 2nd leading run scorer with 78 in the
season.
Will Holley - respected by all his team mates, looked
after the new boys really well and took 7 wickets and scored 49 runs.
Laurence Edmunds - brilliant fielding, glorious 4's
especially in the game at Rushden and 3 wickets and 74 runs. District
trials.
Daniel Parker - throws the ball miles, good all-round
team player and took 4 wickets and scored 38 runs. His batting got better
and better.
Harry Broome - leading run scorer with 96 without losing
his wicket, 6 wickets plus 5 wickets in July for Northants County U10
team. Debut for U13's.
Patrick Bright - leading wicket taker with 10, our
"caught and bowled" specialist and scored 60 runs. District trials, debut
for U13's and 12th man for County against Cambs!
Cameron Pike - did really well in his 1st season with 59
runs and 7 wickets, some great opening partnerships with Patrick and will
get even better next season.
Max Halliday - great sportsman, always looking to
improve his game and puts 100% effort every time he plays. Real team
player. 3 wickets.
Jamie Parker - little JP has got better and better with
every game which is remarkable for the youngster of the team. Took his 1st
ever wicket on Sunday and will be a star next season.
Komron Bousaki - has improved significantly during the
season, bowled really well in his finest hour at Rushden and took 4
wickets.
Alistair Searle - did really well in "that" game against
Earls Barton. 16 runs and 2 wickets.
Chris Mankteloe - this boy can spin the ball and will
get more opportunity to do so next season. He is certainly one to watch in
2010!
Jason Bright - Mr Reliable. Thanks mate for all your
help with umpiring, training and "sorting out the lads" when they got a
bit rowdy. Top man - thanks for your support and end-less phone calls!
Graham Richards - Thanks Mr Duckworth-Lewis for your
scoring both home and away and to think that Nathan is too old to play!
Really appreciated your efforts.
Mrs B - the bacon butty queen, early season scorer,
washer of Harry's cricket whites and thanks for being there.
Parents, friends and families of the boys - your
support, commitment and encouragement throughout the season (especially at
Earls Barton) has been brilliant.
Well, that's the league season over and the boys have
been terrific all season - in training, off the pitch/on the pitch, home
or away - they have been a real credit and have behaved exceptionally
well.
Cup game on Sunday against err, Wellingborough - go on
lads, have some fun and let 'em know who's the daddy!
Well done lads - enjoy your cricket, keep smiling and
remember YOU WON THE LEAGUE!
Nick Broome
COUNTY COACHES PUT THE JUNIORS THROUGH THEIR PACES Friday 12th June Northamptonshire Player Ryan Cummings and Community Coach Sara Blackburn paid a visit to Wollaston’s Youth Coaching on Friday 12th June. This visit was part of the support that Northant's Cricket provide to Focus Clubs within the county. Ryan ran a bowling clinic for all the clubs youth team players and gave advice about bowling slower balls. He also answered questions and spent time chatting with the boys. See photographs below:
BOUNCEBACKABILITY.....................UNDER ELEVENS' !
Forget Flintoff, Strauss and Swann we've got our own Ashes
hero's right here in Wollaston. Bright, Edmunds, Broome and Holley all
starred in Sunday's 42 run win against Finedon after suffering not 1 but 2
defeats against Welly and Irthy in the last 2 weeks. The league table looks
interesting - it's usually tight at the bottom but this time it's tight at
the top! Irthlingborough on 39 points lead the table by just 1 point with
Wollaston on 38.
Sorry everybody, but for the time being "we love Earls
Barton" as they play both Wellingborough and Irthlingborough in the next few
days and effectively they can influence where the league title will end up -
all we can do is win our last game against the Indians and see what happens.
Who'd have thought Jimmy A and Monty would have survived almost 2 hours to
save the 1st test, that Freddie and the gang would have won the 2nd test and
that Wollaston would have beaten Peterborough with a wicket on the very last
ball of the game - how random is that! Strange things can
happen anywhere, especially at sea or on the cricket pitch.
On Sunday, the boys were just too strong for Finedon and
ran out winners by 42 runs. It always rains when we play Finedon but it
never pours - Bradley and his gang always play cricket in the right spirit
and although we remain undefeated against them in the last 2 years, they
always put up a good fight and we enjoy every match. Not even suspected
swine flu could dampen the spirits of the lads who bounced back from 2
narrow defeats against strong opposition to beat our friendly rivals from
Finedon.
Restricting Finedon to 230 for 4 with wickets for Patrick
(2), Hazza and Dan including yet another caught and bowled from Mr Bright
who after catching the ball with confidence through it away as if it were a
used tissue! Snot very funny. I hear you say but it was another champagne
moment from PB whose bowling is, in the words of John Motson getting "better
and better and better". His hard work and training has really paid off and
he remains the teams leading wicket taker this season. Special praise should
also be made to George "Tamiflu" Roche who had been struggling after a week
of acting luvvy in Snow White and the 7 Jockeys stage production at the
junior school - after the team's performance on Sunday, I think we were all
a bunch of Happy dwarfs. Well done George for making a real effort to play
despite you feeling poorly - arrrr bless him!
Batting was confident despite the loss of 2 wickets with
solid knocks from Lozza (13no), Hazza (11no), Hozza (10no) and Pazza (8no).
This saw the boys amass 272 runs which ensured a confidence boosting win as
they move into the last game of the season. All the lads can do is play to
enjoy and win the game and the rest will take care of itself.
Some people are on the pitch, they think it's all over,
well it ain't quite finished yet........
Good luck boys.
Nick Broome
________________________________________________________________________________________ WHAT A WEEK - WHAT A SURPRISE !.....AND WAIT FOR IT........WOLLASTON U11'S LOSE! UNDER ELEVEN'S v WELLINGBOROUGH The boys remarkable winning run has sadly come to an end which I suppose was inevitable. Never a dull moment with the lads this week and this was a game which the lads threw away, snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Wellingborough was always going to be a tough encounter and this defeat has made things very tight at the top with Wollaston ahead of Irthlingborough by only 3 points with 3 games remaining and yes you've guessed it, they play Irthlingborough on Sunday! It is a simple equation - if we win all 3 remaining games, we win the league. If we don't, well........................
The lads fielded first and to be fair had
kept the score down really well until the last 4 four overs when it all went
horribly wrong. Restricting Wellingborough to 236 for 3 off 9 overs was great
- wickets for Patrick, Will and Cameron was encouraging but we then allowed
things to slip with a last pair partnership of 25 runs. Cameron backed up his
1st wicket with another in his last over but was literally taken apart by some
aggressive batting by Milan who smashed 3 fours in the same over and only
great fielding from Pat and Will stopped a further 2 balls from racing to the
boundary. A couple of dropped catches and some untidy fielding (not helped by
unnecessary squabbling on the pitch) only added to the team's woes - by this
time Jason had pulled most of his precious little hair out, Des was
threatening to kick Chester (if only he could have caught him) and Graham had
broken at least 17 pencils - the tension was too much to bear both off and off
the pitch! Welly finished up with 261-4.
The Bright abacus came out and it was simple
- "boys, we need 0.645833333333333333333333333 runs per ball to win"! No
problem. Cam and Pat started well. Cam made up for his wayward last over by
smashing 20 no in a partnership of 28 to take the score to 228 (Welly 218).
George and Alison then kept us ahead at the 6 over stage where the comparative
scores were 242 v 230. The lead could have been even more had easy singles
been taken but Alison seemed to get her stilettos stuck in the wicket and was
unable to run on occasions but we were edging ever closer to our target of 262
- game on! Will and Komron then chipped in with a partnership of 13 to take
our score to 255 (Welly 236). Hey guys - no problem then. Only 7 runs needed
from 24 balls. What on earth could go wrong - the Bozeat Boys of Lozza and
Dazza were in confident mood and so they should have been after they have
played so well all season. Laurence has been playing really well as of late
and had been averaging 11 runs a game until Sunday with a brilliant top score
of 18 no last week. Rabbits - headlights! Don't panic Mr Mainwaring! Be
afraid, be very afraid! Those of you who have played a bit will no doubt
remember those mortal words of "yes-no-wait-yes-s***-sorry"! No not once but
twice! The lads somehow managed to muster up 2 run outs between them which
only added to the pressure - by now you could actually smell the fear
emanating from the pitch. To add more excitement Dan faced a pretty accurate
penultimate over which added err, 0 to the total - sometimes you just gotta
slog de ball maaaaan. In the last over the boys did all they could but fell 7
runs short on 254-4. I actually think that if we had required 20 from the last
4 overs, the boys would have done it without any trouble.
As we have said all season this is a team
game and there were lessons to be learned by everyone after Sunday's defeat
which was not down to any one individual. Similarly boys each victory has been
a team effort and not down to one player. We win as a team and lose as a team.
This was a bitter disappoint for everyone
none more so than the lads who have played so well all season, they train hard
and listen and despite the occasional squabble, they behave exceptionally
well. Sometimes I think we ask too much of them and can easily forget that
they are only 10 and 11.
Big thanks to Jason "still can't believe we
lost" Bright for umpiring and managing the team and to Graham
"Duckworth-Lewis" Richards for his immaculate scoring. Special thanks also to
Nathan and Charlie who both helped out at training on Friday night and on
Sunday morning and to Mrs Pike for her fine bacon baps!
I am confident that normal service will be
resumed next week as the lads have beaten Irthlingborough once already this
season and are already determined to win on Sunday. The game on Sunday is a
must win game (not more pressure please Nick) and if you fancy cheering on the
lads we will be starting at Irthlingborough from 10.00 - it would be great to
see you there. I know the boys love it when they play in front of a big crowd
- remember Earls Barton?
It's now or never - keep the
faith.....................
Nick Broome
U11 Manager
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________KWIK CRICKET - UNDER 9'SOn Sunday 28th June 2009, Wollaston Cricket Club were invited to enter a team in a Kwik Cricket Tournament, held at Finedon Dolben Cricket Club.
We had no shortage of youngsters wishing to
play, from Neal's Friday night under 9's club and a team of eight was
selected, mainly of 7 and 8 year olds;
Lewis Northrow James Dawson Harvey Hunter Marcus King
Bethan Solomon Jack Mc Donnell Marcus Davis
Tom Halliday
The boys took the
field for the first game against Rushden after the Coaches three pronged team
talk
We lost a very tight game by just 4 runs, the
last Rushden pair hitting 5 sixes from the last 7 balls!!
The second game against OW's was always going
to be hard as their team was made up entirely of 9 year olds , but a good
performance in game three , losing by just 17 to Wellingborough Town ended the
day on a high.
The eight all played exceptionally well,
despite being short on height and experience against our opponents, the
enthusiasm and effort from all players was encouraging, everyone saying that
they had had a great day and "when is the next tournament?" .
Credit must also go to the parents who came
and supported the event with applause and encouragement and to Alan Davis who
scored for WCC.
I am confident that with the current rate of
progress of the team, we will be even better next year, every Friday night
Neal and I can see improvements in technique and abilities of the team, whilst
maintaining the key element - HAVE FUN.
We will advise when the next tournament is,
with first option going to the players who were not selected for this one.
Darren King
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Don't blame it on the sunshine, don't blame it on the moonlight, don't blame it on the good times BLAME IT ON BOUSAKI! Under Elevens
What a thriller we had on Sunday at Short Stocks and another
fine win for the rampaging U11 team. Today's team were truly invincible with
everyone playing their part - not a bad performance amongst them. We shuffled
the batting order a little and although this seemed a bit off the wall, the
lads stuck to their guns and maintained their winning streak.
Batting 1st, Patrick and Cameron once again played very well
together and the fielders had to beat it to to the boundary on a number of
occasions - for Cam (9 no) and Pat (10 no) it was A, B, C as easy as 1-2-3
with a brilliant opening partnership of 30 to improve on last weeks effort of
28 with both undefeated at the end of their innings. Both had huge smiles on
their faces and for a split second there was a fear that they may have started
moonwalking. Then we were treated to some smash hits from George - he cracked
the ball towards the row of cars parked close to the pitch which prompted a
nervous Max Factor to say that those cars were becoming endangered species!
George raced quickly to double figures but then missed a straight ball and was
bowled - this game is never black or white. Will Holley played a
good captains innings with some great shots in his knock of 11 no and then we
were treated to some explosive hitting by Laurence Edmunds who top scored
again with 18 no. At one stage, the lads were aiming to exceed 300 but were
pleased to end up on 282-3.
Let's get this party started was the cry and as the lads
took to the field they were in a confident mood as Rushden had struggled to
reach 250 all season. The all-round bowling and fielding was terrific with
everybody getting involved. Wickets were shared between Patrick (1), Max (1)
and Cameron (2) including a clever caught and bowled by "CP" - no George not
Chris Perry or Cheese Puffs but Cameron Pike. Neat and tidy bowling which was
backed up by a great catch from Jamie Parker and a run out by older brother
Dan as the rainclouds gathered - ain't no sunshine now boys but make way for
the speed demon as Mr Komron Bousaki returned to the team and bowled
exceptionally well taking 2 wickets in 2 balls both of which were clean
bowled. Komron was unlucky not to make it a hatrick as the 3rd ball narrowly
missed the wicket - well done Kom - the way you make me feel, I will find it
hard to leave you out of the team next week! Well done! Rushden finished on
224-7 ensuring that Wollaston stay top of the table following this 58 run
victory.
One day in your life, you should come down to London Road
and watch the lads strut their stuff - next week's encounter will be tough as
they take on Wellingborough at Wollaston.
Boys, great game and really well played and remember lads,
keep on with the force don't stop, don't stop til you get enough.........
Nick Broome
______________________________________________________________________________________________________ COUNTY COACHES PUT THE JUNIORS THROUGH THEIR PACES ____________________________________________________________________________ BY GEORGE. HAZ THERE BEEN A BETTER U11 PERFORMANCE - CAM THEY GET ANY BETTER?
Just when we
thought the boys' season had started to come off the rails, they put in a
terrific batting performance to do the double over local rivals Earls
Barton in a high scoring and very enjoyable game of cricket. Without doubt
this was a great team effort, both on and off the pitch!
With Laurence away having fun on the London Eye, the
lads welcomed back Alistair Searle to the team and his bowling and
encouragement in the field didn't disappoint the Wollaston fans who had
congregated by the pavilion in their thousands, well 17 actually! Although
the Earls Barton batters only managed to hit 1 solitary 4, they were very
sneaky in the field and pinched a number of quick singles. Wollaston's
bowling was tighter than Des Roche's wallet but still they managed to bowl
7 wides and concede 14 byes. We practiced catching on Friday night and
before the game although you wouldn't have thought it with 5 dropped
catches throughout the Earls Barton innings which by now was steadily
ticking along. Enter stage left Alistair Searle, fresh with super cool
sunglasses, to bowl a great spell of 1-8 from 3 very tidy overs. This kept
the batters on their guard and cries of "this batsman's got more blocks
than Legoland" only added to the tension - nice work Pat!! This was
closely followed up by "these wickets are hungry, give 'em a cherry" and
"send these bails to Wales"! Ali Bongo weaved his magic and duly obliged
by clean bowling the batter. Harry the Hat then chipped in by replicating
Ali's feat and by now the bails were well on their way down the M4! 278-2
was a good score and to be honest, a score which I thought was beyond the
boys - just goes to show what little I know!
"Sacked in the morning, you're getting sacked in the
morning" was perhaps a tad harsh on yours truly but 1 or 2 parents were
beginning to think this was the end of their undefeated run, including
yours truly! Our team talk focused on partnerships and after much debate
and discussion, with George scrambling around for his calculator, we
agreed that 20 per pair would be enough. We need to have words with Mrs
Hamson as the boys were still scratching their heads about how many 4's go
into 80! Maths was never my thing, that's why I'm a banker - that's
banker. For us to win, everybody needed to bat properly and that is
exactly what they did. Pat and Cam did much better than their typical
dependable solid starts by getting us off to the perfect start in a
partnership of 28. Not sure what Liz fed George for breakfast but by
George he was on fire - no less than 5 fours in what turned out to be a
match-winning innings of 21. His partnership with Ali was awesome although
at times they are like an old married couple squabbling and fighting but
deep down they really do love each other! 36 was more than we could have
hoped for and set us up for what turned out to be an easier run in than
the Wollaston faithful had feared. With Will and Chris a bit more cautious
than the aforementioned madmen, the final pairing of Harry and Dan were
left with only 7 runs to win which they achieved without any concern
although Dan did get chinned by one of the Barton bowlers before they had
the last laugh of hitting the winning runs with Haz finishing undefeated
on 14.
The Wollaston team spirit is terrific both on and off
the field. If this had been a football match I believe there would have
been a thin blue line segregating the 2 sets of fans who had been
continually bowling bouncers at each other throughout the game! This was a
brilliant game played between 2 passionate and committed sets of parents,
I mean boys and neither side deserved to lose.
Great cricket, great rivalry, great batting and a great
result.
Happy Fathers' Day................
Nick Broome
Wollaston U11.
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U11's
STAY ON TOP AFTER CLOSE ENCOUNTER -
BUT NOT OF THE THIRD KIND.......
If you're name is Muzzy then my report is simply
"Wollaston boys win"!
But for those of you who are interested in my "war and
peace", then here goes! On paper, this was a top v bottom clash although
from the way the boys played at times throughout the game it was difficult
to establish who was actually top and who was bottom - remember boys we play
cricket on the pitch and not on paper! Some have since said that "a win is a
win" but this was a game which nearly brought about the lads first defeat of
the season. Whilst winning is important, the lads did not seem happy
throughout their performance and the "management" certainly weren't! Special
thanks to Sir Alex who had loaned us the use of his hair-dryer for a few
minutes after the game! In footballing terms, this was very much Man Utd 1
West Brom 0 with an 89th minute own goal...........
There were highlights throughout the game but not many to
be fair. Jamie Parker's 1st full game and his fielding was terrific. Patrick
Bright's 1st game as keeper and he did really well by conceding only 3 byes
all game! Harry Broome's brilliant one-handed caught and bowled and run-out.
Laurence Edmunds' top knock of 13 no as the only batsman to get into double
figures. Wollaston batted 1st and were restricted to 242-1 with some very
tight bowling with only 4 wides bowled in their 16 overs. If only our
bowlers had bowled as straight then maybe my blood pressure wouldn't have
been quite so high - somebody suggested that we should ask one of the
Northants County bowlers to come down and help the lads bowl straighter! Yes
great idea but Nick we did that on Friday! On a slow and low Wellingborough
wicket the boys crawled to 242 and were then a little too confident as they
took to the field.
Was it the heat? Were they overly confident? Have I set
too high expectations (they are only kids after all Nick and they did win)?
Maybe the smoke signals coming from the near-by pitch were getting into
their eyes? Maybe just maybe this was a good performance after all as the
lads won the game and had to pull together in the final 6 overs to achieve
the result. After the first 6 overs we had not bowled or fielded
particularly well but in a matter of a few balls the game turned Wollaston's
way. A nifty piece of fielding from Jamie who worked well with Patrick to
run out one of their batters who tried to sneak a quick single started to
turn the tide after Harry had run out the same batsman with another one of
his direct throws from 20 yards. Harry then did well to hold onto a
difficult caught and bowled by diving forward to catch the ball with his
outstretched hand as he followed through - his mum has since put his
trousers into soak to clean the stains! Grass stains - what else did you
think I meant? Although we bowled 10 wides, OG's were unable to threaten the
boys total in the last few overs and reached 223-4 with Wollaston eventually
running out winners by 19 runs.
If this was a school report it would read something like
"could do better". However, Alan Hansen once said on Match of the Day that
"you'll never win anything with kids" and then looked what happened.
These kids are good and at times they are very very good
so let's just see what might happen as the season unfolds.
Until next time.......
Nick Broome
Manager
What on Irth's going on? Patrick's on hatrick - fantastic! Under 11 Well, what can I say? The boys have now taken on all the other teams in the league and remain undefeated! That means, after 7 games the Wollaston posse have amassed 22 points from a possible 28 with the only points dropped in the cancelled games against Wellingborough and the Indians owing to rain - maybe an Indian rain dance conspired against us! Boys, you are doing fantastically well - keep it going because if your 2nd half of the season is as good as your 1st half then....I'll let you work it out! Irthlingborough on Wednesday night was billed as our toughest game of the season especially after last year's close game when the lads lost by 6 runs. This was a mouth-watering encounter and this year we were hungry for revenge. With a feast of burgers and hot dogs being provided by Des "Gordon effing Ramsey" Roche and his beautiful assistant Liz "Debbie McGee" Roche they were very well prepared - almost as well prepared as the burgers themselves! Lettuce have a look at the game itself - our bowling performance was the best we have seen so far this season with only 4 wides bowled all game. So much so that the 1st four overs from Masters Bright, Pike, Parker and Broome (sounds like a firm of solicitors) consisted of 3 maidens - more sauce please Des! At one point, the Irthlingborough score had dipped below their starting point of 200 but they managed to finish off their innings with a score of 239-4. It was the year 5 gang which did the damage - Harry bowled as straight as a celery stick and chipped in with 3.2.6.0 and cucumber, I mean Cameron weighed in with 2.1.2.0. But it was Patrick "almost got a hatrick" Bright who was the pick of our bowlers who finished with 3.2.6.2 including 2 wickets in 2 balls - in Patrick's 1st 13 deliveries he had taken his 2 wickets without conceding a single runner bean, I mean run - well done Pat, top bowling! The (sa)lads have been working hard on their bowling and none more so than Pat whose perseverance has paid off. After that Wollaston performance, the Irthlingborough team did not relish bowling at the lads who were now sniffing victory as well as the onions! Pleasingly, it was our batting partnerships which won us the game. With some saucy shots full of zing and zest the boys were now chomping at the bit to get the game over in order to tuck into the food. But first they were keen to tuck into the Irthlingborough bowlers. For starters, our opening pear Cam and Pat led the way and got us off to their usual solid opening partnership. Our main course was tasty and we were now starting to eat into the Irthlingborough score with some delicious shots by Laurence (12 no) and Harry (17 no) who were as keen as mustard to hit the ball to the boundary. With our score now on 253-2, this left some room for our pudding which I guess was a bit like a weightwatchers diet as Will and Max only had to ensure they didn't lose any weight to win the game. And that is exactly what they did and by not piling on the pounds they finished on virtually the same weight as they began their innings with a match-winning partnership of er, 1! Other batters please note that this is very much a team game and sometimes it is far more important to defend your wicket rather than attack. Of the last, 24 deliveries bowled, Max faced 18 of these and did exactly what he was asked to do and not lose his wicket - well done Max, have a burger! Huge thanks to Des and Liz for running and donating so much food and time towards the BBQ which was a complete success and raised a lot of cash for the club. Nice baps, Liz!
This was another great team performance and we were not
starved of any star performances as Patrick 3.2.6.2, Harry 17 no and 3.2.6.0
and Laurence 12 no helped to ensure the team won by a healthy margin of 14
runs.
Boys, please continue to play cricket in the way you are
and enjoy the 2nd half of the season. In the words of the Pussycat Dolls
"be careful what you wish for cos you just might get
it..................".
Nick Broome
Under 11 Manager
______________________________________________________________________________________ FORGET STAVROS FLATLEY, SUSAN BOYLE and DIVERSITY - WOLLASTON'S UNDER ELEVENS GOT TALENT! In blistering heat at the picturesque ground of Finedon Dolben, the Wollaston U11 team of talent led by Will "Simon Cowell" Holley defeated Finedon by 39 runs. Batting first, the lads scored 268 for the loss of only 3 wickets, 2 of which were run outs - if the boys had run like Stavros then maybe we would have lost only just the 1 wicket! We welcomed Chris Mankteloe and Jamie Parker to the team this week for their first ever game for Wollaston and they both did the team proud with 2 very good performances. With Cameron "Susan Boyle" Pike and Patrick "DJ talent" Bright only returning from cub camp late last night, we opened the batting with George "Amanda Holden" Roche and Laurence of Arabia Edmunds. They got us of to a solid start with some good attacking shots although Amanda attempted to smash a straight ball over Finedon Church and was bowled - "Let us pray". Along came Laurence who finished with 10 not out - he loves this ground after his great innings last season and he enjoyed his last over today with 8. Will and Chris then showed some great "Diversity" with their batting and with Will batting higher up the order he smashed 2 lovely fours in his best innings of the year so far with 13 not out - no need for the judges to worry about him going through to the next round! By now Susan and DJ Talent were just about awake enough to bat and Patrick smashed a lovely four to keep the pressure on the Finedon fielders who were starting to melt in the sweltering heat. With the Wollaston batters doing a great job throughout the innings, it was then left to Harry "Ant" Broome and Daniel "Dec" Parker to finish off the innings with a "Flawless" partnership of 24 without losing any wickets. Ant's 1st 2 balls were played with caution and then he smashed 3 cracking fours one after the other as the boys began batting for fun. Dec then took over and hit 2 fours of his own to ensure that his innings wasn't "Fourless" - geddit? 268-3 was a competitive score and Finedon were put under pressure with some very straight bowling and impressive fielding. Chris Mankteloe (I want to call him Barry Manilow!) and Jamie "Shaheen Jaffakoli" Parker bowled very well in their 1st game for the club and whilst they were both unlucky not to have taken wickets, their bowling turned the heat up even more on the Finedon batters. So much so that the lads achieved 3 run outs and they all involved Harry! He first teamed up with George to "wang" the ball in for his 1st run out and then decided to by-pass the keeper for the next 2 with direct throws from 20 yards! Susan Boyle then chipped in with 2 very straight overs including a clean bowled wicket and by now the crowd were on their feet and the judges had seen enough to ensure that the Wollaston posse ran out winners. It was a genuine all-round team performance this week, which ensures that the lads remain top of the table but they will need to be at their best on Wednesday when they take on Irthlingborough for a top of the table clash! Some very good individual performances today especially from Harry (13 not out and 3 run outs), Will (13 not out), Daniel (11 not out) and Laurence (10 not out) but this was a team effort and everyone played their part including Chris and Jamie in their 1st game for the club. After watching the TV for the last umpteen weeks trying to determine if Britain's Got Talent, I can honestly say that Wollaston certainly has! Nick Broome U11 Manager
______________________________________________________________________ Irthlingborough - away - lost Wollaston 56 for 7 Irthlingborough 59 for 1 _____________________________________________________________________________ Tues May 5th Podington H Lost Batting at number three, Khan's impressive knock of 60 could not put Wollaston in position for their first win. Podington made a handy 153 for 2 in their 16 overs and in reply Wollaston closed on 100 for 4 off 16 overs __________________________________________________________________________ Tues April 28th Burton Latimer A Rained off _____________________________________________________________________________ Tues April 21st Earls Barton H Won Khan had a good game. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Wellingborough- away- Cancelled - rain Earls Barton - Home - Lost Barton batted first and made a handy 83 for 3 and Wollaston fell short at 76 for 4. Charlie Elderton starred for Wollaston with 30 not out ____________________________________________________________________________________________ The Under 13's played Rushden at Short Stocks on May 5th, batted first and hoped to post a large total to put the hosts under pressure. Nathan Richards opened the batting and made a creditable 15 and number four and Liam Yeo 15* also excelled with 15 not out. Unfortunately Wollaston could not push on,
and the innings closed on 62 - 2 off 16 overs. May 17th v Wellingborough away. Cancelled - rain RUSHDEN B - away - Wollaston won by 22 runs
Where there's a Will, there's a way
(or should I say 3 wickets)!
The U11's have continued their
winning streak with a home win against Rushden B. This now means the boys have
won all 3 of their opening league games and are in a confident mood for what
will be a challenging game next Sunday at Wellingborough Town. Hopefully next
Sunday will see the return of the Halliday posse who were sadly missed today!
Wot no caviar!
Bowling first, Wollaston restricted Rushden to 235-4 and the
star of the show was captain Will Holley! The lads struck early with a nifty
piece of fielding between Harry Broome and Patrick Bright which led to a run
out. Patrick had bowled really straight all game and was difficult to score
off - his tight bowling paid off with their opening pair attempting a run
which proved fatal! The all-round bowling of the team was much improved on
last week and the boys hard work and straight bowling deserved more wickets
than the 4 they actually got. Will enjoyed his best spell of bowling so far
this season as he bowled 3 overs and took 3 wickets for only 8 runs - top
bowling William! He bowled extremely straight and pleasingly did not bowl 1
single wide (all other bowlers please note!!) and 2 of his wickets were clean
bowled. The 3rd wicket was caught behind by Mr G - good catch and competent
keeping throughout - special thanks to "Carts" for his session on Thursday
night!
The really pleasing aspect about the boys win was the manner
in which they batted. They are learning the value of scoring runs in
partnerships and this is paying off. Yet again, Patrick and Cameron got us off
to the perfect start with no loss of wickets in a stand of 22 which put us
ahead of the run rate immediately. Some "interesting" tactics by a couple of
the Rushden bowlers brought about the loss of a couple of wickets and
whilst all of the team were disappointed with the spirit in which this
happened they put it behind them and showed great sportsmanship in the way in
which they completed their task. For the 2nd week running George hit 3
terrific fours in his innings with Komron and pleasingly Komron did exactly
what he said he would do and did not lose his wicket! Free pizzas for
everyone!! There were also 4's for Cameron, Komron and Harry and a 3 1/2 for
Alistair (we were all convinced it was over the boundary) which ensured that
Will and Mad Max only had to defend the last 4 overs to ensure the victory
was secure.
And that is exactly what they did to win by a comfortable
margin of 22 runs having scored 257-2.
Well done lads - your team spirit is great and please keep
smiling and enjoy your cricket!
Nick Broome
U11 Manager
________________________________________________________________________________
Georgie Porgie
puddin' and pie, played really good cricket and made 'em cry!!
The new Under 11 cricket season has
started fantastically well with 2 wins out of 2! The boys have been training
and practicing really hard over the last few weeks and having enjoyed a win
against Rushden A in a pre-season friendly, their determination has paid off
on the pitch with league wins against Wellingborough OG's and Earls Barton.
Having lost a number of experienced boys to the under 13
squad, we have welcomed the likes of Max Halliday, Komron Busaki, Alistair
Searle and Cameron Pike into the squad and they have all played their part in
2 very good team performances. Last week and playing at home, the boys bowled
and fielded extremely well and kept a young OG's side down to a score of 208.
Importantly, Wollaston took 9 wickets of which 3 were run outs and the other 6
were shared amongst the bowlers. Debutants Komron Busaki and Alistair Searle
each took wickets as did Laurence Edmunds, Will Holley and Max "the mad man"
Halliday! Laurence also took a stunning diving catch in the covers. Man of the
match was George "Mr G" Roche who has taken to wicket keeping like his dad has
to talking! George kept wicket really well and scored a top score of 7 not
out. Alistair also did very well with 7 not out and 1-6 in a tidy spell of
bowling. The team did well in their 1st league game of the season and ended up
winning by 34 runs. I was really happy with the way the team worked together
and especially pleased to see the new lads Komron, Alistair, Max and Cameron
play an important part in the wins.
This week saw the boys take on Earls Barton in a local
derby! The team welcomed back Harry Broome who has been training with the
Northants U10 county squad. Haz just missed out on the final squad of 15 but
gave a good account of himself in making it through to the last 20. Well done
Haz, better luck next season! Batting first, Wollaston scored a huge score of
274 for the loss of only 1 wicket - the loss of 1 wicket proved to be
decisive in a tight finish to the game. Patrick and Cameron got us off to a
solid start and added 15, importantly without losing any wickets. The scene
was then set for Georgie Porgie who led the way again with a top score of 14
not out including 3 smashing fours which sent his dad rushing to the cashpoint!
Harry then picked up where George left off and stroked 3 fours in a score of
13 not out. Harry's partnership with Daniel Parker totalled 27 which then
enabled Max and Captain Will to finish the last 4 overs with an important
partnership off 11 without losing any wickets. The boys were in a confident
mood as they took to the field but the win was almost not to be! Earls Barton
started well and after their 1st pair had batted, they were ahead of the run
rate. Some tight bowling in the middle overs by Patrick and Daniel together
with some great wicket keeping from Mr G kept the score down which meant the
last Earls Barton pair needed a massive 49 from 4 overs to win and they almost
got it as well..... Some wayward bowling and good batting from the home side
meant they needed 18 off the last over which started to seem achievable when
Harry's 1st ball was a wide! Pressure? What pressure! Harry calmed everyone's
nerves (including his own!) with a tidy last over which ended with the batters
attempting to sneak a few more runs off the last ball but Harry threw down the
stumps with a direct run out from 15 yards - the crowd (well the Wollaston
posse!) went wild! Winning by only 12 runs in the end was a lot closer than we
had thought it was going to be but it just goes to show what a great game
cricket can be.......
Big thanks to Jason Bright for umpiring and giving the lads
good advice and encouragement out in the middle. Thanks also to Mrs B (that's
mine not his!) for scoring! It is also pleasing to see so many of the boys
families giving support and encouragement to the lads and also to what I
believe is the entire Halliday family who again turned up "en mass" together
with picnic hampers, champagne and caviar!
Importantly, the lads are already working well as a team and
if they continue playing cricket in this way and with a smile on their face
then who knows where they could finish this season.
Watch this space........
Nick Broome
Under 11 Manager
Year 1 to 4 - U6 to U9-
Introduction to cricket & Fun games -
Fridays at 6.15pm
Under 11s - Friday night practice sessions start on Friday 1st May at 6.30 until 8.00 at the field. Boys and girls of all experience and ability are welcome to come along to learn more about cricket and have some fun. All coaches are fully qualified and have clear CRB checks. Cost £2 per session. Matches Sunday Mornings. For further information telephone Nick Broome on 01933 663290 or 07881 595159.
Year 7 & 8 - U13 Matches Monday Evenings / Training Thursday Evenings 6.30 - 8.00pm
Year 9 & 10 - U15 Matches
Tuesday Evenings / Training Thursday Evenings 6.30 - 8.00pm Higham & District Youth Cricket League UNDER ELEVEN Section B Sun April 26th Wellingboro OGs H Won Sun May 3rd Earls Barton A Won Sun May 10th Rushden Town B H Won Sun May 17th Wellingboro T B A ABANDONED Sun May 24th Irthlingborough H WON Sun May 31st Finedon Dolben A WON Sun June 7th Wellingboro Inds H ABANDONED Sun June 14th Wellingboro OGs A WON Sun June 21st Earls Barton H WON Sun June 28th Rushden Town B A WON Sun July 5th Wellingboro T B H LOST Sun July 12th Irthlingborough A LOST Sun July 19th Finedon Dolben H WON Sun July 26th Wellingboro Ind A WON Sun Aug 2nd CUP Wellingboro B H* U11 Friday night practice sessions start at 6.30 until 8.00 at the field. Cost £2 per session. No match fees. UNDER THIRTEEN Section B Mon May 4th Rushden Town A LOST Mon May 11th Earls Barton H LOST Mon May 18th CUP v Wellingboro A A* LOST Mon May 25th Oundle Town B A LOST Mon June 1st Wellingboro OGs H LOST Mon June 8th Podington A WON Mon June 15th Isham A WON Mon June 29th Higham Ferrers H LOST Mon July 6th Finedon A LOST Mon July 13th Raunds H WON Mon July 20th Wellingborough A Mon July 27th Kettering H Practice Thursday evenings at the field 6.30pm to 8pm £2 per session. No match fees UNDER FIFTEEN Tues April 21st Earls Barton H WON Tues April 28th Burton Latimer A ABANDONED Tues May 5th Podington H LOST Tues May 12th Irthlingborough A LOST Tues May 19th Higham Ferrers CUP H WON Tues May 26th Oundle Town H LOST Tues June 2nd Kettering Town H LOST Tues June 9th Raunds Town A ABANDONED Tues June 16th Higham Ferrers H LOST Tues June 23rd Irthlnigborough CUP A LOST Tues June 30th OGs A WON Tues July 7th Isham H WON Tues July 14th Wellingboro Town A LOST Tues July 21st Oundle Town H Tues July 28th Finedon Dolben A Tues Aug 4th Rushden Town H Tues Aug 11th Wellingboro Inds A
Training is every Thursday 6.30pm to 8pm £2 per session. No match fees _____________JUNIOR 2009 BACK TO TOP 2008 REVIEW 2008 was a good year for the youth cricket in Wollaston, with a number of good things to report. Five club members attended Coach Education training at Northants County Cricket Club. Nick Broome and Mark Ralph gained their Level 2 qualification, whilst Jamie Perry, John Pike and Andrew Silsby gained Level 1 qualifications. Winter practice sessions were well supported at Wollaston School during November, December and January, as were nets at NCCC. Practice nights at the ground during the summer were also well attended by the three age group squads and we had very good numbers for Friday night Under 9’s fun sessions. However we need to make sure that we have enough coaches available to ensure we have a reasonable coach to player ratio in 2009. With this in mind, Liam Bates and Jamie Perry are going to undertake a Level 2 coaching course early in 2009. ___________ Under 11’s – Coach Nick Broome It was good to see this team develop as the season progressed and the hard work undertaken by Nick Broome cannot be under estimated. The boys were really competitive and have started to show some good skills and application. Nick was helped by Dave Mercer as well as parents Jason Bright and Graham Richards, however all the parents were very supportive and the friendly atmosphere made the experience of watching this team all the more enjoyable. Charlie Elderton and Nathan Richards both played for Wellingborough District. see the Under 11 full report below___________________ Under 13’s – Coach Neal Perry The boys tried hard, but sometimes they lost concentration when fielding and consequently teams scored more runs than they should have done against us. However there were some good performances and we won a few games. I would like to thank Karl Yeo for helping with the scoring and Jamie, Chris and Mark for their coaching assistance. Harry Matthews and Liam Yeo were both invited to the District trials, but were unable to attend due to holiday commitments. ___________________________________ Under 15’s – Coach Andrew Silsby Results did not go to well for the Under 15’s who tried hard in all their games but without to much success. They seemed to be a bit overawed and sometimes overpowered by the opening batsmen or opening bowlers for some of the teams they played against. Andrew worked hard with a generally keen group of lads and was supported by Paul Clarkson, John, Jamie and Chris. _________________________ Chance to Shine and School Cricket The club successfully ran the ‘Chance to Shine’ scheme within the Wollaston Schools cluster for the third year running. Chris Perry was responsible for delivering the majority of coaching in Seven Primary schools and the Secondary school and also organized the very successful Kwik Cricket Festival which was held at the club in July. Mark, Jamie and I also undertook some coaching on the scheme to supports Chris’ efforts. ________________________________________ Wham Bam thank you Cam! July
29th Under Thirteens Mon 14th July – Oundle (Away)
July 20th UNDER ELEVENS MAKE IT FOUR IN A ROW ! Town Trumped by Charlie's Trio! ________________________________________________________________________ July 13th UNDER ELEVENS' BEAT EARLS BARTON You're once, twice, 3 times a Steglegs! Wollaston U11's
romped to their 3rd win on the trot to make it 6 wins out of 10 by beating Earls
Barton by 56 runs. The win saw yet another great team performance with Joshua "Steglegs"
Steggles leading the way with 3 boundaries in an undefeated top score of 16. He
also performed well with the ball and took 1-4 from his 2 accurate overs.
The Under Eleven's prepare for the Finedon game The U11's won for the 2nd consecutive Sunday with a 29 run
win over Finedon Dolben to make it a double victory over our rival neighbours.
Having won at Finedon last weekend by 51 runs, today's game was a much closer
encounter. Both teams should be congratulated for completing the game under dark
skies and in the rain. Special praise for Bradley Morris who was happy to allow
his team to remain on the pitch when we offered him the chance to go off. This
was particularly sporting as Wollaston were winning by a comfortable margin at
the time.
JULY 1st The Under 13’s beat Raunds by 30 runs. ____________________________________________________________________________ JUNE 30th UNDER ELEVEN'S BEAT FINEDON Report by Nick Broome
With the 1st XI achieving their fantastic win yesterday on a
day when the 2nds won as well, there was huge pressure and expectation on the
U11's! Well, I am delighted to say that the boys didn't disappoint and
returned a terrific team performance by beating Finedon by 51 runs to make the
weekend's results 3 out of 3.
Batting first, the boys scored a massive 315 for 7 which was
a net 280 - their highest score of the season so far. Star performers with the
bat were Charlie Elderton 26 not out and Laurence Edmunds 21. Both boys
achieving their highest scores of the season so far and arguably the best 2
batting performances of 2008. Between them they struck 10 4's! Wollaston then
restricted the home side to 264 for 7 which netted down to 229. A great
all-round fielding performance with some great stops in the deep by
debutant Max Halliday and a brilliant run out by Patrick "Paul Collingwood"
Bright who had a direct hit at the stumps from well over 20 yards to leave the
batter well short and his Dad reaching for his wallet! The pick of the bowlers
was Harry Broome who returned season best figures of 4 for 7 from 3 overs.
This included a caught and bowled and then an amazing last over which saw 3
wickets for only 1 run and remarkably all 3 were clean bowled! His Dad's
wallet is also now empty!
A great confidence boosting win as the boys move into their
last 4 league games of the season, all of which are at home, starting next
Sunday (6th) with the return game against Finedon who will be keen to overturn
today's result. Why not come down to the ground on Sunday morning at 10 to see
the boys in action and there may also be some bacon butties available!
__________________________________________________________________________ Game v Finedon at home, re-scheduled from 22nd June to July 6th UNDER ELEVENS' MID-SEASON UPDATE A report from manager Nick Broome Since the last update the boys have had a convincing win against Old Grammarians which was a great result. They won by a massive 63 runs which was a tremendous boost for them. Unfortunately, we lost the next game to Irthlingborough by only 8 runs - a fantastic game enjoyed by a big crowd of mums and dads and families. So far this season we have played 7, lost 4
and won 3. The boys are confident as we move into the 2nd half of the season as
they look to overturn the 1st game defeat against Oundle but also play against
those teams we have already beaten once this season. I am confident that we will
end the season with more wins than defeats and have set the boys the target of
winning the cup! Our unsung hero is Ellis Attwell who has
the dubious pleasure of keeping wicket - off-side, leg-side, too wide, too low,
too high - he's like a jack in the box jumping around all over the place trying
to stop the ball. He is doing a great job behind the stumps. Apologies to the parents as time keeping was never one of my strengths - when I say the practice will finish at 8.00 it actually means about 8.45!!
JUNE 12th CHANCE to SHINE - PROVES A SUCCESS 'Chance to Shine' is now half way through its third year and has attracted another four new players to the club at Under 11's. The festival is on July 14th at Wollaston where the players get to show skills learnt in the 12 week coaching block. They will get to demonstrate their proficiency against the rest of the schools in the Wollaston Secondary cluster area. Its a 9am start. June 4th Under 11's Under 11's fixtures against Earls Barton are reversed and the Irthlingborough game, originally scheduled for 25th May, will now be played on June 13th. See amended fixtures below and results so far. Two victories put them in the right mood for the tough game against Old Grammarians on June 8th. ___________________________________________________ May 13th - Under 15s' beat Earls Barton in the Cup with one ball to spare ! Lewis Hanson 34 _________________________________________________________ FOR JUNIOR ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS click here FOR A REPORT OF THE 2007 SEASON click here What's on: Squad Practice Nights Under 13's and Under 15's start on Thursday 3rd April- 6.30pm to 8pm Under 11's start on Friday 4th April - 6.30pm to 8pm General practice nights for 6 to 11 year olds will start on Friday May 2nd 6.30pm to 8pm JUNIOR FIXTURES 2008 Under 11, 13 and 15 Scroll down for Under 13 and 15 Higham & District Youth Cricket League 2008 Under Eleven (Section B)
Under Thirteen (Section B)
Under Fifteen
CONTACT: Neal or Chris for further details. Tel: 01933 663735
HEAD COACH - NEAL PERRY
Welcome to the Wollaston Cricket Club Junior and Youth
section of this website. We run three age group teams competing in the Higham
and Rushden Youth League. The three age groups are Under 11’s Under
13’s and Under 15’s. All home games will be played on a newly laid
artificial wicket. We are also proud of our younger
members of the age of 6- 9, who practice and have “FUN” on a Friday night
from 6.30pm – 7.45pm, training on the outfield at the same time as our First
and Second Eleven squads. We
have a wealth of committed and highly qualified coaches some of whom play for
the First and Second Elevens on a Saturday. The age groups are run by the following: Under
11’s – Coaches – Neal Perry –
Wollaston CC Head Coach – ECB Level 2 the Under 11’s play on a Sunday
morning. Under 13’s
– Coaches – Chris Perry – Community Sports Coach, ECB Level 2 also plays
for our first eleven, John Pike – CRB Checked and 1st Eleven
Opening Bowler and Matt Jones – 1st Team Vice captain and Opening
Batsmen. The Under 13’s Play on a
Monday night. Under 15’s
– Coaches – Andrew Silsby – CRB Checked, Club Chairman and Second Eleven
Batsmen, Simon Driver- PE Teacher, ECB Level 1, 1st Team All Rounder.
Tim Hudson – PE Teacher, ECB Level 2, 2006
– Second Eleven Batsmen of the Year. The Under 15’s Play on a Tuesday night. Age
group training from Under 11’s right through to Under 15’s, will be on a
Thursday night from 6.30pm – 8pm, all age groups will share the Outfield and
our newly built 2 lane all weather cricket surfaced net facility. If
you have a player that is interested in playing or if you are available to help
on a training night or match night then please contact the Club. Three teams were entered in the Higham Youth League last season and
although the results were disappointing, there were some encouraging signs for
the future. Nick Dawson and son Nathan did a great job of running the Under 15's and should have won a few more games than they did - losing matches when they were in winning positions. Tim Hudson was able to provide Nick with some support when work allowed. Nathan and Jamie progressed to playing adult cricket, with Nathan performing well in the Sunday Challenge winning side. The Under 13's only had one regular player who was the correct age and some of the rest were playing their first season of cricket, so it wasn’t surprising that we struggled so much. But their enthusiasm was infectious and they wanted to practice every week. I was able to run some sessions at Wollaston School in April and May and then we carried on with practice down the field on Friday evenings. Steve Solomon was a very big help and his efforts were gratefully appreciated. Simon Driver and Chris Perry were not able to give as much time as we had hoped, due to work and other commitments. The Under 11's faired better winning a few games and were generally competitive in most of their matches. Friday night practices went very well and I must say a big thank you to Mike Brown who was a massive help along with the parents who were all very supportive. We also had a group of 7, 8 and 9 year olds who also came to practice and whom I hope will form the basis of the Under 11 team over the next few years.
2006 We
are now using the principles of 'Club Mark' and I have also attended a Welfare
Offices Course run by the Northants Cricket Board. We
hosted a number of Northants Youth matches at Wollaston during the season and
thanks should be extended to John Hodges for preparing the wickets and
to club members who gave up their time to help get things ready. I know
the Cricket Board were very pleased that they could hold matches at Wollaston. On the playing front only Chris Perry and Liam Bates played for the NYC, both in the ECB Under 17 competition. Chris captained the side that contained three Young England players, all of whom also played for the Northants 2nd Eleven during the season. Going into the last round of games Northants were lying second out of the seven teams, behind Warwickshire who had finished their games but in front of Yorkshire and Lancashire. Unfortunately the game against Yorkshire was rained off without a ball being bowled and Warwickshire qualified for the County Final, which they won. Chris and Liam are hoping to be selected for the Under 19's next season. We also had four boys selected in the Wellingborough District squads and congratulations should be extended to the following players. Ben Brown - Under 11 Josh Linnel - Under 11 Nathan Dawson - Under 15 Jamie Perry - Under 15
2005 THE ERNIE BRYAN MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR BEST JUNIOR PLAYERDavid Clarkson became the first recipient of this Trophy when it was presented by President Colin Barber at the Club Dinner at the end of the season. David, who lives in Northampton, had an outstanding season at Under Thirteen level and is a worthy winner. He is presently representing Northamptonshire in his age group and we are hoping he will progress to representing Wollaston at senior level in the future.
2003 We
entered two sides in the Higham Youth League last summer at Under Eleven and
Under Fifteen age groups. I coached the former and Nick Dawson the latter. A
large number of the players in both squads were a year younger than the
designated squad
age, so for most of games we played against stronger and more experienced
teams. As such, results were not great but both sides managed a few wins, showed
a lot of enthusiasm and put up some credible performances. Under
Elevens’ It
has been a number of years since we have had an U11's team and it was quite
enjoyable to coach players of this age again. The naivety of the young players
made me want to both laugh and cry on a number of occasions during the season,
but that's part of the job in trying to make them better players and getting
them to enjoy playing cricket. Here
are a couple of examples that illustrate what I mean:- 1.
Away to Wellingborough - I was umpiring at the bowlers end and reminded the
Wollaston batsman to back-up. He does so -about a metre - as the ball is played
back down the pitch. A fielder runs in and throws the ball at the stumps at the non-strikers
end, but misses the stumps. I motion to the batsman to get back in his crease,
but he stays put as the bowler, who is backing up, takes aim and has a go, which
again misses. I then tell him to get back in his crease, but to no avail and he
stayed where he was as another
fielder picked up the ball and walked to the stumps, took the bails off
and ran him out.
2.
Away to Irthlingborough - The Irthlingborough umpire had a white coat on and
while I was standing at square leg a young Wollaston fielder came up to me
during the over and said, ” Why has that man got a butchers coat on?” But
the players’ were keen and turned up every week for practice, and although
they were very often beaten they did achieve a couple of wins against Finedon A
and Finedon B. Under
Fifteens’ Nick
had to work hard on occasions to get a side together, but generally the U15's
were quite competitive. They achieved a few good wins, notably against the
O.G.s and Oundle. A number of players put in consistent performances during the season and a few of them would benefit from playing Senior Sunday friendly cricket next season. Nick
and I would like to thank the parents for their support and
Lynn for her help. Indoor
Cricket We have entered both sides in the indoor league, which runs between October and December. This maintains the lads’ interest in cricket, whilst hopefully helping them to improve their techniques. New
Coaches Congratulations
to Simon Driver, Tim Hudson and Christopher Perry who have qualified as Level 1
coaches.
Neal Perry
1998 Under
11’s At The Double ! The
Under 11’s had another great season, following on from last year’s shared
Higham League title and County Runners Up spot. The
1998 season started with rain and our first game against Finedon ‘A’ being
cancelled with no prospect of it being re-arranged, I wonder why? The
rest of the league games were all played and won, so we reached our last game
against Oundle knowing that the winner of the match would win the league.
The team played very well and we won the game comfortably by 50 runs and
without losing a wicket. We
used ten boys throughout the season and they all made vital contributions to the
league title win. The
team reached the KO Cup finals day which was held at Finedon and were drawn
against Isham in the second semi final, with the victors playing the winners of
the other semi between Finedon ‘A’ and ‘B’ In
a close semi final it was our bowling and fielding that saw us through as we
took ten Isham wickets to restrict them to 204. We made a tentative reply with some tight bowling from Isham,
however despite our last pair losing a wicket in the 15th over we
were still able to win by 8 runs. With
only a twenty minute break the final against Finedon ‘B’ started and after
losing the toss we were asked to bat. We
batted very positively and lost three wickets in reaching 250. When
Finedon began their reply it was our superior bowling and fielding that put us
in charge and by the end of the 12th over the game was effectively
won as we took eleven wickets in those dozen overs, which gave their last pair
an impossible task. However this
did not prevent every run this pair scored being loudly cheered, which made the
Wollaston boys nervous and a number of over throws were given away which made
the crowd cheer even louder. The
skipper than got the fielding back on track and having a comfortable cushion of
runs, moved the field back to give the batsmen a single and ensured a
comfortable return throw to the bowler or wicket keeper.
The game finished with a comfortable win by 40 runs for Wollaston and the
double achieved. After the game the team were presented with the league Shield and KO Cup by Mr. Carvell and Mr. Coleman on behalf of the Higham League.
Neal Perry – Under 11 Manager
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