Hadleigh Under 13s (36-9) lost to Rayleigh Under 13As (39-0) by 10 wkts
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On a sunny Sunday morning, skipper Conor won the toss and elected to field. Josh and Matt opened the bowling as usual and the first 5 overs went for just 11 runs, with Josh picking up wicket, clean bowling one of the openers.
Mihir and Conor then came on and their combined 6 overs went for just another 11 runs with Conor picking up a wicket, also bowled.
Henry and Owen then came on and in an excellent spell of accurate bowling, Owen picked up a superb 4 wickets for just 5 runs, with 2 catches from Conor and Henry. Henry too picked up a wicket with another bowled, before Harry took their last wicket with a wicket maiden thanks to a smart catch by Calum.
Hadleigh had posted a total of 36, thanks to the aforementioned bowling and catching, as well as a great run out from Harry and an assured debut behind the stumps from Joe.
In reply, Max and Joe opened the batting and knocked the required runs off in just under 7 overs in a chanceless partnership of 39. Max ended up on 14 not out and Joe top scoring with 18 not out.
So an excellent result with 7 different bowlers being used in only 15 overs and with 5 of them taking a wicket. There were no dropped catches and 3 successful ones and a great debut by Joe. The batting featured some great running including 2 3s and no chances given.
Well done to all the boys.