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Sun 17 Sept 2006 - SportsWISE UK20s National Finals

Having dispatched Amport and Wayfarers two weeks ago to become Southern Region Twenty20 Champions we were unable to repeat the success in the National Finals at Uxbridge on Sunday. Yateley took on Ashton under Hill in the semi-fianls and lost by 22 runs. Ashton batted first and scored 140-9 of their 20 overs. Wickets were shared by 6 bowlers. Perhaps we could have kept the score to 20 less with tighter bowling but 141 was still a very gettable target for our batting line-up. Despite 5 batsmen getting into double figures we lost wickets on a regular basis and no one batsmen played an anchor role. With Jason unable to bat after braeking a finger in the field, we were all out for 118 with an over to spare. It was a good effort, however, and the supporters certainly enjoyed the hospitality of Uxbridge CC. Hopefully the photos will be available soon (the Webmaster's camera needs a new battery before it can download the pics!). Then you will be able to see our team in specially designed shirts (sponsored by BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT GROUP) and caps (sponsored by Richard Mortimer's company, PMA Marketing). In the meantime there are some photos taken by Richard Mortimer after the Southern Region Finals: Click here for Photos of Southern Region Finals

Sat/Sun 2/3 September - What a Finale!

This weekend crowned a fantastic season for the Club:   1st XI won the Southern Region 20/20 final of the SportsWISE UK20s   1st XI confirmed as Runners Up in Berks Premier Division   2nd XI crowned as Champions in Berks Division 2, and promoted to Div 1   3rd XI secure 3rd in Division 5 (to be confirmed)   U13s won the Hartley Wintney 6-a-side competition Stuart Lipo took a team to Amport on Sunday to play a 'round robin' final against Amport (Hants League) and Wayfarers (Dorset Premier). Yateley beat Amport by 8 wickets (chasing 96) and Wayfarers by 7 wickets (chasing 133) to reach the next stage of this national 20/20 competition. Ben Viner scored 49 no against Amport and Richard Saniga 79 no against Wayfarers. Well done! In the Berks League Div 2 the 2nd XI beat Welford Park by 5 wickets (chasing 237) thanks to another unbeaten century from Mannu Rawat. The 2nd XI are crowned Champions and promoted to Division 1. A remarkable achievement. Congratulations to them. Mannu is seen bewlow smiling as he walks off having scored the winning run. No prizes for guessing who the 'Life & Legend' is! George Sandford and Anthony Muir are brought the U13s 6-a-side trophy down to the ground after a a marathon tournament at Hartley Wintney that lasted 9 hours!

Sat 26 August - 1st XI v Sandhurst (Berks League)

Steve Davies reports Yateley finished the season in style with a 53 run win in the local derby with Sandhurst to secure 2nd place in the Premiership and put the pressure on Sonning to deliver are result in their final game next weekend also to Sandhurst. Yateley's openers Ben Viner and Saj Shafi looked to dominate early with a quick flurry of runs before Saj Shafi was bowled with 24 runs on the board from 5 overs. Ben Viner quickly joined Saj back in the pavilion the next over. For a few overs the Yateley batting seemed to steady, but then Scott Gore was removed with 31 for 3 from 9. Jon Ablett again showed brilliant form with the support of youngster Chris Tull (38). The 4th wicket partnership of 87 moved the Yateley score to a more respectable target with 118 from 29 overs until Jon Ablett was caught behind on 57. Stuart Lipo joined Chris at the crease and increased the total further. Chris was next to go on 150 quickly followed by Jim Henstock. Stuart Lipo with a quick 29 found himself heading back to the pavilion. With the lose of 3 wickets in just 3 overs the home side's score was looking a little below par with 153. Danny Mortimer and skipper Stephen Davies moved the total upward to a more respectable target of 172 before Danny Mortimer was bowled. 172 for 8. A further quick flurry of runs from Davies (23 not out) in a rain interrupted last 5 overs helped to set the target of 187 for 8. Sandhurst skipper Simon Hards and Shallom were the wicket takers for Sandhurst with Simon finishing on 5wkts for 51. After another magnificent Yateley tea, the home side tool to the field. Sandhurst set to dominate the first 14 overs with a partnership of 71 until Pat Gilham struck with a fine catch in the slips from Stuart Lipo. Stuart Lipo took the second wicket with a catch from Davies the next over. Wickets soon started to fall in quick succession with Pat adding a second to his tally and Lipo taking a further 2. 101 for 5 from 21 overs. Change is the bowling attack saw skipper Stephen Davies take over from Pat Gilham only for disaster to strike with the skipper being forced to leave the field with a back injury with only 1 over bowled. Down to 10 men Yateley still managed to dominate with Chris Tull joining the attack demonstrating the fine art of leg spin was quickly into the Sandhurst tail end. Chris took 3 fantastic wickets with one coming from a stumping from keeper Danny Mortimer. Lipo finished his marathon 5 over spell with a 4 wicket haul. Scott Gore finished the Sandhurst attack with his first ball. Sandhurst were all out for 134. With the season now over for Yateley, this has been a great year for the club with the 1st XI finishing in 2nd place and could be crowned champions if Sonning slip-up against Sandhurst.

Sat 26 August - 2nd XI v Woodley (Berks League)

Dave Goddard reports Fighting for top spot of Division 2 Yateley travelled to Woodley with every intention to bat first and try and win 35 points to increase our chances of winning the division. We lost the toss but Woodley decided to put us in with their own attempt to win the game to help their survival cause! On a wicket where it looked like 170-200 would be a very good score and the forecast not looking brilliant, Yateley set about the task in hand. With 55 from Stuart Lawrence, 44 from Paul Sandford and 35 from John Muir Yateley managed to reach 222 for 9 off their 45 overs. Woodley didn't really have any answer and with 3 for 27 from Tom Wood and 3 for 23 from Henry Wildey Yateley secured yet another maximum 35 points when Woodley were all out for 169 in the 38th over. Nettlebed cancelled and give last weeks division 2 leaders Ruislip Victoria 30 points. The 35 points for Yateley now puts us at the top of division 2 with just one game left, We are also guaranteed promotion to division 1 which the highest divsion the 2nds have ever reached.

Sat 19 August - 1st XI v Purley (Berks League)

Steve Davies reports Click here for Head shots Yateley's penultimate game of their 2006 campaign saw the battle for 2nd place between Yateley & Purley in the Berkshire Premiership. Losing the toss the home side were sent into bat. Openers Ben Viner and Saj Shafi made steady progress in the first 17 overs with a partnership of 65 before Saj Shafi was caught on 39. Richard Saniga was unable to improve his brilliant form with only 14 runs. Ben Viner left stranded LBW at the crease with another impressive innings of 38. With 96 for 3 from 25 overs Yateley looked in control with Tom Lawrence finding early runs to get a quick 27. Scott Gore was unable to beat the spin and did not trouble the scorer with 0. Jon Ablett and Tom moved the Yateley innings forward to 126 before Tom was bowled. Stuart Lipo provided support for Jon whilst increasing the total with an quick fire 26. Jon Ablett finding form late in the season moved to 56 not out, with Chris Tull contributing 7 to the total. Yateley finished 216 for 6. Following tea the Yateley bowlers were quickly into their stride with Jason Housley taking the first wicket of K Roy on the first ball of the Purley innings being caught behind by Danny Mortimer. Stuart Lipo joined the challenge in the 2nd over with a catch from Scott Gore to put Purley under extreme pressure with only 5 runs with the lose of 2 wickets in the 2nd over. The Housley-Lipo demolition express train continued with Purley struggling to stem the lose of wickets. The Purley collapse was on with the 3rd wicket cutting the batsmen in two from Lipo's excellent bowling. 14-3 from 4 overs. Jason then removed Caleb Maycock with ease with a fine diving catch in gully from Lipo. The Yateley parade continued to flourish with Jason Housley nearly acquiring a hatrick in the 11th over. 37 runs for 6. Scott Gore tool another catch from Lipo's bowling, with Jason taking further wickets with catches from Stephen Davies and Ben Viner. Lipo finished his spell with 11 overs 20 runs 3 wickets to take his season total to 30 in the league. Jason Housley finished his spell with another haul of wickets 13 overs 49 runs for 6 wickets. With no sign of the Purley players in the pavilion and an ever emptying car park the visitors were on 82 for 9 until skipper Stephen Davies removed the final wicket with a catch from Saj Shafi. 82 all out. Yateley won by 126 runs to cement their position of 2nd place leading into the final game next week against Sandhurst.

Sat 19 August - 2nd XI v Farley Hill (Berks League)

Dave Goddard reports Paul Sandford really proved all of those people that believe in his superb batting skills and talent correct when hitting a fantastic 99 to win the game against Farley Hill. Yateley 2nds fighting for promotion went to Farley Hill knowing that another win was a must if we were going to keep up the challenge for promotion. With a very damp wicket and Farley Hill batting out for many draws this season we really needed to win the toss and put them in BUT alas that didn't happen and they elected to put us in to bat first. Yateley lost a couple of quick wicket and things were not looking good at 32 for 2 with both our openers gone. However, Mannu Rawat (42) and that man Paul Sandford with that magnificent 99 turned the whole game round and Yateley ended up with an impressive 236 for 8 on a wicket where 175-200 looked enough. It wasn't long before it was obvious that Farley Hill were going for that dreaded draw that we could not afford but with some fine bowling from Phil Mackie 11.3 overs 4 for 31 and an absolutely outstanding catching display by newcomer Praveen Prasad ( 4 chances and 4 catches) Yateley 2nds, for the third week running snatched victory again at the very end of the game - this week with just 4 balls remaining. It was Phil Mackie taking his 4th wicket and Praveen taking his 4th catch that saw us home with Farley Hill all out for 145. The maximum 35 points now puts Yateley 2nds in second place in Division 2 just one single point behind Ruislip Victoria with just two more games left. Another extremely exciting game of cricket!

Sat 12 August - 1st XI v Mortimer West End (Berks League)

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Sat 12 August - 2nd XI v Stoke Row (Berks League)

Dave Goddard reports Another exciting game against our old friends Stoke Row saw Yateley 2nd XI pull off a fantastic and amazing victory to secure a maximum 35 points and keep our promotion hopes very much alive. Having won the toss Yateley elected to bat first. With magnificent performances from Scott Gore with a majestic 99 and Mannu Rawat a superb and impressive 115, Yateley reached 307 for 7 from the allocated 45 overs. In reply, Stoke Row started off very well and after 10 overs were not far off the asking rate without loss. Mannu Rawat took a couple of very important wickets including the scalp of the talented Johnny Clarke for just 4. Tom Wood continued his great run with the 2nds and took 3 for 31 from 5 overs to put us in with a slim chance of, what was looking like, an unlikely victory. Henry Wildey bowled superbly with figures of 5 overs 0 for just 17 but Stoke Row were now only interested in the draw. All changed when new comer Praveen Brebeen came on with just six overs remaining and Yateley still needing three wickets to take. Stoke Row's Richard Ashton was well in on 60+ and putting up stern resistance. Praveen didn’t start well conceding 11 runs in his first over. He turned to spin in his second over and took a wicket first ball with a superb catch taken by wicket keeper James Chandler. In the same over Scott Gore took a magnificent reflex catch to give Praveen his second wicket. Stoke Row now needed to bat out three overs with just one wicket remaining. Praveens very first ball of the penultimate over was superb and clean bowled Row's Richard Ashton to give us the victory we needed. It was a great result with Praveen finishing up with figures of 2.1 overs 3 for 11.

Sat 5 August - 2nd XI v Harlington 1st XI (Berks League)

Dave Goddard Reports With 4 of the planned top six batting order not playing due to varied reasons, it was an apparent depleted batting side travelling to top of the league Harlington. In a MUST WIN situation to have a chance of winning promotion Dave Goddard decided to bat first in an attempt to gain maximum 35 points. John Muir continued his outstanding season with a superb 113 not out carrying his bat through the innings and making his first century for Yateley. Supported by an excellent and quick 30 by James Chandler late in the innings and contributions of 19, 14, 14, 13 and 12 from Mannu Rawat, Praveen Brebeen, Stuart Skeates, Tom Wood and Will Moore respectively, Yateley reached 243 for 8 off their allocated 45 overs. Now all we had to do was bowl them out. Harlington is a strong all round team riding high at the top of the Division and with what seemed like a strong Yateley bowling side we set out very hopeful of victory. We did not start well at all and with this poor start Harlington were 58 for 0 off the first 10 overs and ahead of the required rate already. With some uncharacteristically poor fielding and not so great bowling initially, things were not looking good and Harlington were very much in with a chance of depriving us of a win. The introduction of young Henry Wildey into the attack wickets began to fall (7 overs 4 for 23). Mannu Rawat bowled 13 overs 3 for 52 to help the cause. Despite some shabby ground fielding and under par bowling Yateley took some great catches, (seven no less) J Muir 2, W Moore 2, Praveen 1 Tom Wood 1 and Dave Goddard 1. With 8 overs left Harlington needed 60 with three wickets in hand. Dave Goddard came on with a short spell taking one of those wickets but we just couldn't seem to get the last couple. In a last attempt to secure victory Henry Wildey and Phil Mackie were brought back to bowl the last 4 overs with the 243 target now seeming out of Harrington's reach it was all out attack! Henry managed to get his 4th wicket at this stage with a fine pressure catch from newcomer Praveen Brebeen which meant one wicket left with just two overs to go. With the last ball of the penultimate over it was that man Muir again taking a close in catch off Phil Mackie's bowling which secured the victory and 35 points.

Sat 29 July - 2nd XI v Nettlebed & Swyncombe (Berks League)

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Sat 29 July - 2nd XI v Nettlebed & Swyncombe 1st XI (Berks League)

Dave Goddard Reports Yateley 2nds bounced back in a BIG way on Saturday and we witnessed an all round team performance where everyone, all played well and there were some outstanding personal performances yet again. Winning the toss Dave Goddard decided to bat first and with a superb 135 not out by Scott Gore (his first league century would you believe), 61 from Mannu Rawat and an unbeaten 45 from George Lunt, Dave declared on 284 for 2 off just 39 overs giving us extra overs to bowl them out and hopefully secure maximum points. Yateley didn't need the extra overs as Stuart Skeates 9 overs 5 for 35 and young Tom Wood 5 overs 3 for 8 eased through Nettlebeds batting like a hot knife through butter. In reply Nettlebed could only manage 97 before the last wicket was taken by Phil Mackie.  Alex Barker made a welcome and "looking good" return to YCC and new man Corey Hines quickly fitted into the team very well and showed a lot of potential with bat and ball but with the outstanding performances by Scott, Mannu, George, Stuart and young Tom, the rest of were not needed to do much more than enjoy and support. Yateley scored the maximum 35 points and Nettlebed were reduced to just 2 points  but they were a great bunch of guys and we wish them luck & success for the future as they continue through their rebuild phase.

Sat 15 July - 1st XI v Theale & Tilehurst (Berks League)

Steve Davies Reports Yateley travelled to Theale & Tilehurst this week looking for a 4th consecutive win. Losing the toss YCC were put into bat. An aggressive start from Ben Viner and supported by Saj Shafi pushed the visitors to 44 without lose on the 8th over before Saj made his way back to the pavilion. Richard Saniga came into the attack with a slow start but soon found form with multiple boundaries finishing just short of a half century on 47. Run slowed for a short time as T&T slowed the attack with spinner from both ends, Tom Lawrence provided Ben with further support with a quick fire 24. Stuart Lipo supported Ben to his first 1st XI league century before Ben was bowled on 101 with 219 from 28 overs. Lipo gained momentum quickly reaching 41 before being run out just short of the crease. The next 3 wickets fell over the space of 5 overs. Skipper Stephen Davies provided additional runs to the total with a quick flurry of 4's finishing 22 not out. Cooper was the pick of the T&T bowlers finishing with 5 wickets. T&T were unfortunate in the field half way through the game losing one of their players with a suspected Hamstring injury, although T&T players did question that this injury was probably due to a couple of mistakes from the fielder, but resulted in only fielding with 10 for the later part of the innings. Following a magnificent tea T&T seemed to settle in with 30 for 0 from 7 overs. Lipo took the first wicket in the 8th over of T&T key batsman Stephens for just 9 runs. Lipo then proceeded to demolish 3 further wickets in the next over with a near hatrick. Patrick Gilham persisted at the other end with great pace but was unlucky not to make early inroads. Lipo secured his 5th wicket in his 8th over with Pat Gilham taking his well deserved first the following over. T&T were now in trouble with 62 for 6 on the board with only 3 wickets remaining. Davies was unable to make any impact and Chris Tull was immensely unlucky with 2 drop catches and a dubious pad-bat catch not being given. Richard Saniga was brought on to mop up the tail with ease taking 3 wickets. Catches from Shafi (2), Ablett, Lawrence and Gilham provided the bowlers with support required. T&T finished all out for 114 on the 30th over. With 35 points Yateley have cemented in 3rd place looking to minimise the gap within the top 3. Yateley entertain Shinfield at home next Saturday.

Tues 11 July - 1st XI v Eversley (Aylward Plate Final)

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Tues 11 July - 1st XI v Eversley (Aylward Plate Final)

What a fantastic game! Yateley broke all records in beating local rivals Eversley in the final of the Aylward Plate by 156 runs. A staggering margin for a 15 over (8 balls per over) match. Richard Saniga and Saj Shafi put on 200 for the first wicket in the 12th over. Richard scored 131, mostly in 6's it seems. When Ben Viner, skipper for the evening, came in at number 3 the scoring rate didn't drop as he and Saj both continued to plunder the , now dejected, Eversley bowing attack. Yateley didn't lose another wicket and finished on 271-1. Saj finished on 83 not out and Ben 46 not out. There was no way Eversley had any chance of getting the runs, especially against yateley's attack and maanged just 115 for 7 in their 15 overs. Jason Housley took 3-8, Pat Gilham 2-48, Richard Saniga 1-13 and Chris Tull 1-7. [Photos will follow when the Webmaster has sobered up!]

Sat 8 July - 1st XI v Peppard

Steve Davies reports After a refreshing weekend off, Yateley were back in business looking to secure a revenge win over 3rd place Peppard as the season moved into the 2nd half. Winning the toss Yateley took to the field, with an impressive start Peppard moved to 51 without lose until Jason Housley (12.1-4-48-6) struck with his first of 6 wickets. Peppard captain Hugh Asquith looked resilient with 41 until Housley removed him caught behind by Saj Shafi. Jason and Richard Saniga (12-3-38-2) were quickly into the Peppard top 7 with 5 more wickets including the Vine brothers for less than 35 runs being added to the visitors score at 86 for 7. Bacon and Mayers provided a 8th wicket partnership of 51 with Stephen Davies (5-0-25-2) removing the destructive Mayer with a classic slower ball. Jason Housley was brought back into the attack and with his first ball removed the Peppard number 11. Again the Yateley bowling and fielding was fantastic with 9 of the wickets being catches from Saniga (3), Shafi (2), George Lunt (2), Tom Lawrence and Jon Ablett. Peppard finished on 173 all out from 41 overs. With a turnaround before tea openers Ben Viner and Saj Shafi were quickly into the flow with an impressive 35 from 9 overs. The first wicket partnership was finally broken on 111 with Shafi returning to the pavilion for a well crafted 65. Richard Saniga got into the Peppard attack with an impressive 43 not out with Ben Viner finishing a quality innings of 58 not out with 174 on the scoreboard for the lose of 1 wicket from 28 overs. Yateley take 30 points from 3 successive convincing wins on the trot, which moves them into a definite 3rd place spot ahead of next weeks away game to Theale & Tilehurst.

Tues 4 July - Yateley v Frimley (Aylward Plate SF)

Stuart Lipo reports Yateley won the toss and decided to bat, opening with Saj Shafi and Richard Saniga, who put on 50 off 5 overs, Richard made 38 before being bowled. The run rate dropped with some tight bowling from Frimley, but with Andy Ward and Stuart Lipo coming to the crease, the run rate increased (Stuart Lipo 27 off 10 balls, and Andy Ward 29).  Yateley scored 143 all out. Yateley took to the field in high spirits and were looking to take some revenge for their loss to Frimley a few weeks back in the Sunday League match. Pat Gilliam ripped through the top order with sheer pace and controlled aggression, Pat taking 3 for 18 from his 4 overs.  Richard then replaced Pat and had the same control and aggression which once again proved to much for the Frimley batsmen, Richard taking 4 for 7 in 2 overs.  Andy Ward taking 1 for 23 off 4 overs.  Stuart Lipo taking 1 for 13 in 1.3 overs.  With Richard adding a runONT out to his name.  Frimley were bowled out for 64 runs. Yateley are in the final for the 4th time in 5 years, hoping to eclipse the memories of last years final. The final is against Eversley at Hartley Wintney on Tuesday 11 July.

Sat 1 July - Yateley 2nd XI v Welford Park

Dave Goddard reports Due to delays on the M4 Yateley arrived slightly late and despite letting the oppo know they decided to enforce the rule that we had to lose the chance of tossing and on a very very hot day and the football on they decided to make us field first. Our heads were down when Welford had reach 115 for 0 after just 17 overs and a total in excess of 300+ looked very likely. But with true fighting spirit and pace taken off the ball Yateley fought back brilliantly with fine spells from Tom Lawrence and Dave Goddard ( Tom 10 overs 4 for 44 and Dave 14.4 overs 3 for 61 plus a good run out off his own bowling) this reduced Welford Park to just 214 all out off 42.4 overs leaving our in form batsmen to get the runs in 47 overs. Well what happened next was quite extraordinary and a Division two record breaking partnership - Scott Gore and Saj Shafi opened the batting for Yateley and scored the highest opening partnership in the division ever recorded. They performed brilliantly in the heat and scored the required runs 216 without loss in just 35 overs and so what seemed like a possible losing situation ended up "a walk in the Welford Park " the Yateley lads. Yateley scored 30 points and Welford Park just 5 and we have now moved up to 4th place in the Division from being second to bottom just three weeks ago. Fantastic team spirit prevailed yet again!

Sat 24 June - Yateley 2nd XI v Woodley

Dave Goddard reports Winning the toss Dave Goddard decided to bat first as even if we did the same as the previous week and gain a winning draw this would mean that we would climb above Woodley in the 2nd division table. It was Scott Gore and Mannu Rawat again with the bat for us as they posted 58 and 85 respectively and with 20 from Jim Henstock Yateley reached 224 all out after 44 overs. We should have put on at least a further 50 runs but we fell apart a bit lower order and we thought that this total may not be enough against a strong batting side and a super batting track. However Goddard Rawat and a super 6 over spell from Tim Moore meant that Woodley could never get into the match and all they could master was just 152 for 8 after their 46 overs. Best bowling figures - Dave Goddard 13 overs 3 for 45, mannu Rawat 14 overs 3 for 27 and Tim Moore a super 6 overs 1 for 11. Yateley scored 24 points and reduced Woodley to just 9.

Sat 17 June - Yateley 2nd XI v Farley Hill 1st XI

Dave Goddard reports Yateley lost the toss and were put into bat which was top of the league Farley Hill's first mistake. With 65 from Scott Gore, 54 from Phil Mackie, 51 not out from Stuart Lawrence, 36 from Mannu Rawat and 49 from Will Moore Yateley put on 274 for 5 after their 45 overs. Dave Goddard wanting to at least secure a winning draw to start their climb back up the division decided not to take the new ball initially and try and put them under pressure by tight slower bowling initially and it worked. Farley never looked like getting close and they could only achieve 199 for 6. Best of the bowling figures - Dave Goddard 11 overs 1 for 34 and Mannu Rawat 10 overs 1 for 39, Yateley achieving 23 points and reducing Farley to just 7 points.

Sat 24 June - 1st XI v Sandhurst

Steve Davies reports Following last weeks fantastic win over Purley, Yateley looked forward to the local derby against Sandhurst looking for a win. Losing the toss Yateley were put into bat. Sandhurst were soon on top with the early wicket of opener Chris Tull (4) with 11 on the scoreboard within the 2nd over. Ben Viner (20) continued to work the runs whilst Richard Saniga ripped into the Sandhurst bowling attack with a second wicket partnership of 76. Viner walked following the slightest of nicks to the awaiting keeper. Jon Ablett (17) supported Richard who continued to pile on the pressure with 90 runs from 74 minutes with 14x 4's and 2x 6's. Ablett was next to go quickly followed by Saniga with 158 for 4. Yateley looked in a commanding position until the quick lose of Lipo (10) and Mortimer (0) John Muir (14) batted resilient to ensure maximum use of overs with skipper Davies adding a quick 26 runs to the Yateley total. Lunt (6) and Gilham (7) added to the Yateley total but with quick lose of wickets. Muir and Bone having been set the task of using up the overs were unable to build the total any further finishing 218 all out from 37.3 overs. M Pharo and Tutty were the pick of the Sandhurst bowlers with 3 wickets each supported well by a hatrick of catches from keeper C Pharo. With 52 overs to bat Sandhurst lost the early wicket of Goonawardener with 2 runs on the 3rd over with Lipo taking a catch in the slips from Pat Gilham who had just returned fresh from uni. Saunders and Sussex soon started to build a great partnership of 51 until Lipo struck for his first of 5 wickets with Mortimer taking a key catch behind the stumps. Saniga (13-5-23-0) was unable to add to his seasons wicket tally. Fortune shone on Yateley with a runout as skipper Davies fired in a direct hit to remove Tutty without facing a ball. Short while later Davies nearly claimed his second runout with another direct hit but batsmen was given the benefit of the umpires decision. Lipo (12.2-3-39-5) soon took control of the Sandhurst batsmen taking further wickets with catches from Saniga, Mortimer. Davies (5-1-18-2) joined the wicket takers with catches from Ablett and Gilham. Baloch offered the only resistance with a quick fire 14 until Davies struck with another runout with the assistance from Lipo. The final wicket provided Lipo with his 5th wicket and 35 points in the bag. Proving that last weeks win against Purley was certainly not a shock as Yateley took their second convincing win in the past 2 weeks. The 1st XI are looking forward to a week off to relax and get ready for the second half of the season with the visit of Peppard.

Thurs 20 June - 1st XI v Fleet (Alyward Plate)

Stuart Lipo led Yateley to a convincing win over Fleet by 7 wickets to reach the semi-final of the Aylward Plate, which will take place away to Frimley next Tuesday (2 July). Fleet were bowled out for 74 thanks to Andy Ward (4-30), Richard Saniga (1-17), Stuart Lipo (1-5) and Rob Barrett (1-13). In form Richard Saniga hit 52 not out as Yateley overhauled the target for the loss of just 3 wickets.

Sat 10 June - 1st XI v Mortimer West End

Steve Davies reports Following the excellent game against Sonning last week, Yateley looked to build on the points chase to maintain position in the top 4. Yateley out this visitors into bat. The first wicket fell in the 3rd over followed quickly by the 2nd in the 8th until a mammoth partnership between Searanche (48) and Bray (54) of 92 moving Mortimer to 118 for 2 on the 28th over. Richard Saniga (14-1-41-4) again proved Yateley with an excellent spell supported by Stuart Lipo (14-0-71-3). Catches from T Moore (2), John Muir, M Rawat & Lipo provided the bowlers with further support. Mortimer finished on 224 for 8. Yateley were off to a flying start with 39 from 9 overs until Lipo (12) was caught behind. Ben Viner came back to form with a quick fire 38 before being left stranded for an LBW. Richard Saniga continued his fine form with the bat with an explosive 43 runs. Yateley seemed to be cruising with a ? run against the overs targets. Tom Lawrence (31) got off to a slow start following his return from Uni and assisted with keeping the run rate at a positive. The innings quickly started to slow up in the mid stage putting pressure on the Yateley batsmen to keep runs ticking. Wickets soon started to fall at a also ever reducing run rate. The last 5 overs saw the hosts requiring 30 runs with 3 wickets remaining. A quick hit from skipper Stephen Davies (10) and Robbie Barrett (15) for the 9th wicket brought Yateley closer to victory. The last over required 13 runs to win with 1 wicket remaining, with 3 balls left 5 runs were required until Robbie hit high into the waiting hands of Mortimer mid-off to gift the visitors 35 points. Paul McGee was the key bowler for Mortimer with 4 wickets from his 15 overs. Yateley 1st's travel to the Purley next Saturday to reverse this weeks result.

Sat 17 June - 1st XI v Purley

Steve Davies reports Yateley were looking to get back into winning ways following last week's defeat. Current top of the table Purley won the toss on a glorious afternoon deciding to bat. Purley got off to a slow start with 24 runs from 10 overs on the board, wickets soon started to fall as Purley's batsmen kept to an aggressive shot programme which became their undoing. Jason Housley (9-3-32-3) provided he could perform in the 1st XI with 3 quick wickets including Purley key batsmen Livingstone for just 4. Richard Saniga (15-5-32-3) bowler accurately throughout his 15 overs with wickets coming late on in his spell also picking up 3 wickets. Jon Ablett claimed a simple run out through a suicidal run from Purley's Narajah. Only P Allen (33) & Caleb Maycock offered some resilience with a typical quick fire crash of 22 runs until he was caught in the deep from skipper Stephen Davies (6.4-0-32-3) by Jon Ablett. Fielding display was fantastic with catches from Saj Shafi (2), Jon Ablett (2), Danny Mortimer, Richard Saniga and Ben Viner. Purley were finally bowled out for 101 on the 32nd over. Yateley's batting got off to a quick start with 17 runs from 4 overs before the first wicket fell. Runs continued to build but with a short steady loss of wickets as Purleys bowlers persisted with fast accurate bowling. At tea the visitors looked in a strong position with 63 runs for 3 on the 9th over, straight after tea further wickets fell including Richard Saniga with a finally crafted 39. The Yateley batsmen steadied the wicket loss whilst working the runs as it was left to young guns Chris Tull and Danny Mortimer to steer Yateley to victory on the 27th over with the lose of 6 wickets. The 1st team travel away to Sandhurst next week for the local derby and ready to build on the successful win over Purley.

Sat 10 June - 1st XI v Mortimer West End

Steve Davies reports Following the excellent game against Sonning last week, Yateley looked to build on the points chase to maintain position in the top 4. Yateley out this visitors into bat. The first wicket fell in the 3rd over followed quickly by the 2nd in the 8th until a mammoth partnership between Searanche (48) and Bray (54) of 92 moving Mortimer to 118 for 2 on the 28th over. Richard Saniga (14-1-41-4) again proved Yateley with an excellent spell supported by Stuart Lipo (14-0-71-3). Catches from T Moore (2), John Muir, M Rawat & Lipo provided the bowlers with further support. Mortimer finished on 224 for 8. Yateley were off to a flying start with 39 from 9 overs until Lipo (12) was caught behind. Ben Viner came back to form with a quick fire 38 before being left stranded for an LBW. Richard Saniga continued his fine form with the bat with an explosive 43 runs. Yateley seemed to be cruising with a ? run against the overs targets. Tom Lawrence (31) got off to a slow start following his return from Uni and assisted with keeping the run rate at a positive. The innings quickly started to slow up in the mid stage putting pressure on the Yateley batsmen to keep runs ticking. Wickets soon started to fall at a also ever reducing run rate. The last 5 overs saw the hosts requiring 30 runs with 3 wickets remaining. A quick hit from skipper Stephen Davies (10) and Robbie Barrett (15) for the 9th wicket brought Yateley closer to victory. The last over required 13 runs to win with 1 wicket remaining, with 3 balls left 5 runs were required until Robbie hit high into the waiting hands of Mortimer mid-off to gift the visitors 35 points. Paul McGee was the key bowler for Mortimer with 4 wickets from his 15 overs. Yateley 1st's travel to the Purley next Saturday to reverse this weeks result.

Sat 3 June - 1st XI v Sonning

Steve Davies reports Sonning got off to a cracking start with openers Mark Richards (51) and Clayson (33) building a first wicket partnership of 80 from 15 overs. Yateleys bowlers soon started to gain the rhythm with wickets starting to fall for Sonning with 115 for 5 from 24 overs. Again Stuart Lipo (14-0-88-3) and Richard Saniga (15.4.51.2). Ayub (35) and Abbas (40) stabilised the Sonning attack until Ayub was caught in the deep. Phillips supported Abbas to build a middle order partnership of 56 before Abbas was caught in the deep by Jon Ablett from bowling of skipper Stephen Davies (6.0.24.1). Chris Tull was the pick of the Yateley bowlers with some excellent leg spin finishing with 4 wickets. With an extremely strong fielding display catches from Richard Saniga (3), Mortimer, Bone, Rawat, Ablett and Davies saw Sonning return to the pavilion all out for 206. Yateley saw the lose of the first wicket in the 2nd over but quickly stabilised with a key innings between Richard Saniga (19) and Mannu Rawat (23). Yateley steadily piled on the runs through the accurate and efficient bowling attack of Abbas (3 wickets) and Grout (5 wickets). Runs slowed in the middle stage of the innings with Stuart Lipo (22) keeping Yateley form losing further wickets. Jon Ablett (38) showed grit in his innings although wickets were starting to fall around him before losing his wicket on the 41st over. Skipper Stephen Davies hit a quick fire 30 supported by Danny Bone to build a last wicket partnership of 36, providing Yateley with the losing draw. Sonning could not capitalise on the bat swishing of the Yateley skipper including a dropped catch in the slips in the penultimate over. Yateley finished on 178 for 9.

Sat 20 May - 1st XI v Shinfield

Steve Davies reports The 1st XI outplayed Shinfield to gain a winning draw (with 23 points) to move to 3rd in the Premier Division. If Yateley had batted second the story would have been different .... With a rain delayed start of 2pm and a moist pitch, both teams were keen to get into the field first. Unfortunately, Shinfield won the toss and elected to bowl first. Yateley were pegged back in the first 4 overs with 2-ton Stuart Lipo quickly out for 0 in the 3rd over with no runs on the board. New addition Richard Saniga showed his worth with a powerful 78, supported by a watchful 16 from Ben Viner. Ben was bowled in the 10th over and a couple of balls later Jon Ablett went for a duck after a controversial decision caught down leg side. Mannu Rawat and Richard steadied the Yateley batting with a superb partnership of 110. Mannu batted masterfully for his 60. Chris Tull continued to show exceptional form with a quick fire 22 before a late collapse saw Yateley all out for 205 (off 45 overs). With darkness setting in and more overcast clouds looming, Yateley took to the field at 5.45 following what seemed to be a long fielding spell by the home side. Keen to ensure a game Yateley’s immediate target was to get to 20 overs quickly before the rain returned. Stuart Lipo (6 overs 2 maidens 9 runs 0 wickets) and Robbie Barrett (6 1 21 1) commenced the bowling attack facing a resilient opening Shinfield pair. After many close calls Yateley broke through in the 8th with another fine Chris Tull catch from Robbie's bowling. Stephen Davies (9 1 26 1) and Mannu Rawat (5 1 19 1) made runs difficult for the opposition. Richard Saniga (8 3 7 1) had a magnificent spell, beating the bat frequently. Chris Tull (3 0 26 0) again provided variation with his turning leg spin, but could not provide a badly needed breakthrough. Shinfield were left on 139-5, just short of a losing draw. YCC are looking forward to host Swindon NALGO next Saturday.

Sat 20 May - 3rd XI v Pinkneys Green

Andy Davies reports The 3rd XI gained a comfortable win at Watchetts against Pinkneys Green to move to 4th in Division 5. With another rain affected amcth play got underway at 2:10. Delighted with winning the toss Pinkney's put Yateley into bat on a difficult wicket. After the early loss of Barry Ward (2) a stabilising partnership was put together by Simon Froud (20) and Paul Sandford (24). They were backed up by solid inning's from Jim Henstock (33), Praveen (10), Wes Day (20) & Izzy Akhter (23), taking Yateley up to a respectable 155. With plenty of overs to spare Pinkney's failed to capitalise on their advantage and after 12 overs found themselves 12 for 1, with good tight wicket to wicket bowling from B Swingler-Brown (5-2-9-0) & A Davies (7-5-3-1). Not wishing to be out done Wes Day (9-2-23-3) & Izzy Akhter (6.2-1-18-5) soon whipped through the Pinkney's batting line-up skittling them for 58. Champagne moment of the match was James Muir's superb low catch at gully to dismiss Pinkney's main all-rounder. All in all an excellent team performance, in which everybody contributed, and a good sign for the coming season.

Sat 13 May - 1st XI v Theale & Tilehurst

Steve Davies reports The home team looked forward to T&T's second visit to the YCG in 3 weeks hoping for to add a league win over the visitors. After losing the toss Yateley were put into bat and what looked to be fantastic wicket. Ben Viner (9) and Stuart Lipo (120 not out) started well with a 1st wicket partnership of 44 from 11 overs before Ben was out LBW following a great holding role. Mannu Rawat (5) showed early promise with a perfect cover drive for 4 before being caught in the slips. Jon Ablett (32) provided Lipo with further support taking the total to 116 before Jon was bowled just after changing his bat. Runs started to slow down with the early lose of Chris Tull (0) quickly followed by John Muir (8) stumped. Dave Regan (20) provided some classic shots and some slippery shoes, before also falling fowl to the quick hands of T&T keeper Jenkins with his second stumping of the game. Skipper Stephen Davies (1) went quickly in the last few overs with Danny Bone (1 not out). Stuart Lipo carried his innings for a well deserved 120 not out, following on from his 120 not out on T&T's previous visit. Taking the field Yateley opening bowlers Mannu Rawat (9overs 24runs for 1 wicket) and skipper Stephen Davies (12overs 39 runs for 3 wickets) bowled effectively against a resilient opening partnership until the skipper provided Yateleys first wicket at 44 runs from 12 overs. Mannu quickly succeeded with the 2nd wicket falling at 45 runs with the third wicket falling from Stephen's potent bowling with a well juggled catch in the slips by Ben Viner. T&T's 3rd wicket went quickly at 56 again quickly followed by a 4th at 56 from Mark Joubert (6overs 22 runs 1 wicket). Dave Regan (8 overs 16 runs for 2 wickets) and Chris Tull (4overs 13 runs 2 wickets) with a catch from Lipo. The final wicket was taken by Man of the Match Stuart Lipo (1.1 overs 2 runs 1 wicket) with a finally taken catch in the slips by Mannu Rawat to see T&T bowled out for 119 from 41 overs. Everyone in the team contributed with bat and ball to a well rounded victory. With a well deserved 35 points Yateley are looking in great shape for next Saturdays away match with Shinfield.

Sun 14 May - Mixed XI v Ashford 1st XI

Dave Goddard reports With a shortage of availability this week Dave Goddard skippered a rather mixed side comprising of only a couple of 1st team players, 4 x 2nds, 4 x Saturday 3rds and young Tom Wood. Against Ashford 1st XI the faint hearted may have feared an absolute slaughter but this was not the case at all! Ashford won the toss and elected to bat first but Mark Joubert and Alex West were an outstanding opening bowling pair and Ashford could only manage 17 runs off the first 10 overs. Taking a couple of wickets during the next ten overs ( Ashford 62 for 2 off 20) might have been a large factor in our defeat as their 3 ,4 and 5 were pretty strong batsmen including their No 5 Surrey Championship batsmen Sebastian and M Usman. Big hitting Sebastian started very quickly indeed and young Tom Wood got the brunt if his early big hitting, Tom however refused to drop his head and with a superb ball sent Sebastian packing on only 25. A very straight forward catch was dropped at the early stage of their No. 3's innings and he went on to score a 73 and suddenly Ashford had moved to 237 for 8 at the end of their 40 overs (Mark Joubert 0 for 21 off 8, Alex West 1 for 12 off 8, T Wood 1 for 24 off 5, Izzy Akhtar 1 for 50 off 6, P Mackie 0 for 36 off 4, Danny Bone 0 for 16 off 1, Chris Tull 2 for 44 of 5 and Dave Goddard 3 for 19 off 3). In reply S Froud 19, Danny Bone an excellent 49, Mark Joubert 25 and Perry Lewington were the main contributors with the bat. Froud and Bone got us off to a good start and we were well up with the required rate until the opening partnership was broken . Chris Tull. Tom Wood and Asim Kayani tried hard but couldn't seem to get the ball away for the much needed runs and so when the gallant Mark Joubert went in at 6 , despite a fighting quick 25, too much pressure was on the tail enders and 14 runs per over was never on!. Eventually we were all out for 181 in the 38th over BUT a respectable outcome for the team nonetheless!

Sat 13 May - 2nd XI v Haste Hill 1st XI

Dave Goddard reports Haste Hill wanted to play a time game and, as we prefer a result orientated game, when we won the toss we put them into bat. Excellent opening bowling from new member Zaim Azhar (2 for 28 off 9) and Phil Mackie (1 for 30 8) followed by very good spells from Ben Swingler-Brown (2 for 7 off 5), Henry Wildey (3 for 17 off 5) and Dave Goddard (2 for 26 off 6) resulted in Haste Hill being bowled out for 115. With opener George Lunt scoring 38, 19 from Phil Mackie and a fine and solid 33N/O from James Chandler Yateley quickly cantered to victory by 4 wickets in under 33 overs.

Sat 6 May - 1st XI v Peppard

Jon Ablett reports Yateley 159-9 (Ben Viner 34, Chris Tull 37) Peppard 160-7 (Stuart Lipo 2-59, S Davies 3-36) After a rain delayed start the first league game of the season got underway after Yateley had lost the toss and been put into bat. After a solid start we lost 3 quick wickets and were 35-3. A mature and accomplished partnership between Ben Viner (34) and Chris Tull (37) laid a solid foundation for a reasonable total on a bowler friendly pitch. Useful contributions from Rob Barrett(23) and John Muir(13) meant we finished on 159-9 off 38 overs. We had to make early inroads into the Peppard top order and Stuart Lipo came up with 2 early wickets. After a solid partnership from the Vines brothers Steve Davies bowled a captains spell (3-36) and Dave Reagan got a wicket with an early contender for ball of the season. Ultimately, some missed catches and some inconsistent bowling helped a good lower order partnership that saw Peppard home. It was a solid start by the team and hopefully we can build on that with a victory in our first home league game of the season next week!!!

Sat 6 May - The Good, Bad and the Ugly !

The GOOD (above) new comer Jason Housley shows his worth as a strike bowler. The BAD (left) - disaster strikes as he goes off with an injured shoulder. The UGLY (below) old boy Mike Coxhead pays us a visit and Lee Latif makes a welcome return after a 4-year lay-off.

Sat 6 May - 2nd XI v Checkendon

Dave Goddard reports With a delayed start due to rain and a damp wicket, winning the toss and batting second looked critical. So when we lost the toss and were put in to bat, losing two very quick wickets and being 18 for 2 things didn't really look too good especially as two of our main batsman had to pull out of the game. Danny Mortimer rescued the situation slightly with a good looking 32 but Yateley were all out for just 136 and the wicket wasn't playing that badly after all!. Withe the usual Yateley 2nds team spirit and an excellent opening bowling spell by newcomer Jason Housley and Mannu Rawat (11 overs 27 for 2 & 15 overs 26 for 2 respectively) Yateley were really still in with a chance. Youngsters Henry Wildey and Tim Moore kept up the good work ( 6 overs 12 for 1 and 6 overs 10 for 0 respectively) and suddenly with great fielding and two run outs Checkenden were forced to bat out for the draw. With Jason injured we just lacked his pace to get out the last couple of "blockers" from Checkenden. A brilliant catch by George Lunt off the bowling of Goddard raised hopes but Checkendon held out with 2 wickets to spare. A well earned winning draw for Yateley. 22 points from this first league game of the season was a good effort.

Sat 29 April - 1st XI v Theale & Tilehurst

Steve Davies reports Preparation for the forthcoming league was not looking good prior to the last friendly match against Theale & Tilehurst this Saturday was not looking good with the late pullout of a player and the non arrival of a second. Skipper Stephen Davies decided to take to the field with 9 players with a mammoth task ahead of restricting the batting side with minimum bowling availability and 2 players down. Stuart Lipo and Stephen Davies started off the bowling with great accuracy. Theale & Tilehurst struggled to take advantage of Yateleys 7 fielders and could not find the gaps in the field. T&T were held to 58 for 0 from 15 overs before skipper Stephen took 2 wickets in the 16th over. With bowlers being at a minimum Lipo (12overs 1 maiden 39 runs) made way for Chris Tull (6overs 36 runs) both supporting the skipper who looked back to full fitness with a marathon spell (15 overs 6 maidens 32 runs 3 wickets). Danny "Collingwood" Bone (4overs 32 runs) and Saj Shafi (5 overs 38 runs) provided some excellent restricting bowling with Ben Viner (3 overs 21 runs for 2 wickets) finishing off the Yateley bowling with catches from John Muir and Stuart Lipo. T&T finished on 224 for 5 from 45 overs, everyone in the field supported the bowlers well with tight fielding throughout the 45 overs. Yateley looked on the ropes with the early lose of Saj Shafi in the second over. Ben Viner showed staying power with an excellent innings of 42 before being caught with a second wicket partnership of 152. Stuart Lipo continued to show great form with the bat ahead of the league season. John Muir again showed grit with a fine mature innings of 34 before being caught. Barry Ward (4 not out) ensured the Yateley win with supreme performance by Stuart Lipo (120 not out) to steer Yateley to victory with the lose of only 2 wickets and 2 overs to spare. The 1st XI travel to Peppard in the first league game of the season this Saturday.

Sat 29 April - 2nd XI v Valley End

Dave Goddard reports A late replacement fixture with Valley Ends 2nd 11 saw a mixed 2nd/3rd 11 Yateley team involved in a tense, exciting and nail biting thriller. Yateley loss the toss and were asked to bat first and this gave the likely opening pair for the 2nds a chance to come together for the first time just before the league kicks off next week. Scott Gore and George Lunt looked the ticket as they progressed to a steady 50 partnership. It wasn't long, as the pair decided to push it along a bit more, that they reached a magnificent 100 opening partnership. On a115 Scott Gore was caught on 48 and George Lunt went on to an impressive 75 before getting out to a very good catch. Asim Kayani contributed 39, Danny Mortimer 12 and Lee Latif 15 before the 45 overs were up and Yateley had reached 230 for 9. Valley End looked in control of the reply right from the start and again an opening pair that looked strong and confident. On around 60 there was confusion and Yateley obtained there first wicket compliments of a run out. With a superb 113 by their number 2 Tait They were looking like the losing side but with excellent bowling by young Tim Moore and Ben Swingler Brown aided by Dave Goddard and Scott Gores accurate bowling Yateley crept back into a situation where they at least had a chance. But for a couple of fairly easy catches dropped off Dave Goddard's bowling Yateley could have definitely pulled this one out of the bag. However Valley End needed 11 of the last two overs with three wickets in hand but with well executed bowling by Goddard and Gore ( especially Gore's last over) Valley End could only achieve equalling our score. The result a draw. A special mention about the bowling should go to Tim Moore and Ben Swingler - Brown because they not only bowled superbly but did so under extreme pressure. A great game was had by all. Bowling Figures: T Moore 9 overs 3 for 35, B Swingler Brown 9 overs 0 for 44, S Gore 9 overs 0 for 38 , D Goddard 9 overs 3 for 33 and I Akthar 9 overs 0 for 52.

Sat 22 April - 1st XI v Sunbury

Steve Davies reports Yateley got off to a winning start over the weekend over Sunbury. Winning the toss Yateley put Sunbury into bat on a glorious hot April day. Stuart Lipo (0 - 31 from 11 overs) and Robbie Barrett started the bowling with great accuracy. Robbie returning from a year out gained 2 quick wickets (2-23 from 9 overs) with Chris Tull taking a brilliant catch to provide the second wicket. Sunbury batsmen proved it hard for the Yateley bowlers to get further wickets for the 20 overs moving to 111 for 2. Stephen Davies (0-32 from 8 overs), Chris Tull (0-33 from 7 overs) and Mark Joubert (0-35 from 6 overs) blew out the cobwebs in preparation for the league season. New player Baz Heder provided an excellent selection debate with a fantastic debut (3-21 from 5 overs). Overall the fielding from Yateley was good, the odd dropped catch. Catches from Jon Ablett (2) and Stephen Davies assisted the bowlers with Sunbury declaring on 184 for 6. Saj Shafi and John Muir opened the batting with a great opening partnership of 49 before Saj (31) was adjudged LBW. Stuart Lipo (20) worked the ball well moving the second partnership to 94 before being bowled. John Muir was next to go with a fine performance of 37 before being caught from the bowling of Sunbury stalwart B Kincaid (5-69 from 10 overs). Jon Ablett provided a quick 19 runs until he was caught at deep mid off. Chris Tull (6) and Baz Heder (6) lasted only a few overs whilst youngster Danny Bone provided a Collingwood style innings (20 not out). Robbie Barrett could not emulate his bowling performance and was caught going for a big hit at deep mid on, suspicion fell to the fact that he had a new bat! Skipper Stephen Davies with quick blitz (15) fell foul to an LBW from Kincaid "All these years of playing cricket and it's always been Kincaid that gets me out at Sunbury". With the total moving closer to the Sunbury target but wickets becoming scarce, Mark Joubert took to the crease and the crowd awaiting the quick emergence and replacement of the number 11 Chris Jeffs. However the crowd was proven wrong, Mark Joubert steered Yateley to the win with 2 overs to spare finishing on 18 not out ably assisted by Bone.

Sat 22 April - 2nd XI v Spencer

Dave Goddard reports With Sunbury cancelling, a CCC game was arranged with unknown "Spencer" team for a mixed 2nd/3rd II Yateley side. Winning the toss we put Spencer into bat expecting a fairly strong side but with excellent first spell bowling from Henry Wildey, Andy Davies, Mannu Rawat and Martin Owton we soon had them 66 for 6. Wanting to give our batsmen a chance of some practice also, Dave Goddard decided to give "other team memebers" a chance to show what they might do with the ball in order to make a game of it. Sure enough we probably gave them about 50 runs more than we should have and we fell short of their total of 175 all out by 20 runs. However in this warm up practice match everyone got an enjoyable game of cricket and the performances worth mentioning are: Bowling - Henry Wildey 9 overs 2 for 28, Andy Davies 6 overs 3 for 16, Dave Goddard 5.3 overs 3 for 12 and Mannu Rawat 7 overs 1 for 12 and Batting - Mannu Rawat 34, Barry Ward 23 and Stuart Lawrence 27.

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