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7 Cricket
from Oct 1987
by StPetersYork
Seniors
l.M. P. Owens (M) 2. K. M. Walter (D) 3. N. D. Muirhead (S) 4. T. J. Leather (T) 5. M. R. K. Bagley (D) 6. C. Midgley (S) 7. A. J. Taylor (G) 8. W. G. N. Pemberton (S) 9. M. R. Davies (C) 10. W. H. Terry (S) 1. School 2. Temple 3. Grove 4. Dronfield 5. Rise 6. Queen's 7. Manor 8. Clifton
55 pts. 105 pts. 113 pts. 138 pts. 145 pts. 214 pts. 228 pts. 255 pts.
Juniors
l.M. B. Quaker (T) 2. D. Tunstall (T) 3. G. T. Proudley (S) 4. R. S. Griggs (M) 5. A. P. Berrington (D) 6. J. A. D. Vtbolley (R) 7. P. J. Reah (M) 8. P. D. Brown (T) 9. G. D. Counsell (Q) 10. M. D. Greensit (S)
The House Team results are averaged on the numbers of runners in each House. l.Rise 2. Grove 3. Manor 4. Temple 5. School 6. Dronfield 7. Queen's 8. Clifton 37.8 pts. 58.5 pts. 63.6 pts. 65.2 pts. 69.8 pts. 79.0 pts. 80.8 pts. 96.7 pts.
Mark Uwens wins the Senior Event
Cricket
Retrospect
In my 1986 report I commented on the promise for 1987 and I am pleased to say that this proved to be accurate. On our normal school circuit both the 1st and 2nd XIs were unbeaten and only one poor performance at the festival spoiled an otherwise excellent season. The spirit among the members of Game 1 was first class and all three teams had the benefit of good captains. As 1st XI Captain, Nigel Muirhead set a fine example, was always positive and improved quickly in the tactical area of the game. Impressive, too, was Mark Reid who led the team twice in Muirhead's absence. The 2nd XI captain, Nigel Collinson, did a selfless and invaluable job, leading an undefeated team and at the same time giving all his players a chance to show their ability. John Hewitt was equally effective as 3rd XI captain.
The batting was sound and there were several outstanding individual performances. Opener Richard Hutchinson had a rather disappointing season. Although he batted well on occasions he did not play with the confidence and concentration which he has shown in the past. His partner Mark Reid showed in an aggressive innings against the Forty Club what a good stroke player he can be, but for much of the season his play was inhibited. At No.3, William Robinson had a very good first season in the XI. If at times rather loose in defence he played a lot of fine attacking shots. As in his match-winning performance against Ampleforth Guy Wilkinson played some valuable innings, but he did not make the big scores of which he is capable. However many congratulations to him on his selection for the Yorkshire Senior Schools XI. Tim Cooper had a mixed season, but two outstanding innings gave clear evidence of his potential. Nigel Muirhead played with increasing confidence and in the last few matches was in great form scoring two undefeated centuries. He averages over 50 despite sacrificing his wicket on a number of occasions in the interest of the team. Jonathan Renshaw joined the team late in the season and after a frustrating start played well in the Bryanston match. Peter Gair started the season promisingly but scored few runs and eventually 43
lost his place in the team. The other batsmen had few opportunities, though Nigel Durham's 49 in the O.P. match belied his usual No. 11 position.
The bowling was always steady and at times very effective. Michael Donoghue had a fine season taking 55 wickets at only 11.91 per wicket. He troubled most batsmen with his away swing and had the stamina to bowl long spells. His opening partner was Nigel Muirhead. Happily recovered from his back injury he bowled well throughout the season but had little luck and certainly deserved greater reward for his hard work. Guy Wilkinson bowled steadily on occasions but was unable to produce in matches the pace and movement which we saw in practice. In their different styles, Mark Camacho and Dominic Clavell showed promise for the future. The only spin bowler to make an impact was Paul Wand and he was a real asset. His accuracy and good temperament enabled him to bowl long economical spells even against club sides; indeed more than a third of his overs were maidens. He fully deserved his 37 wickets. The fielding was better than in recent years. The winner of the Fielding Cup was Nigel Durham, a skilful wicketkeeper, who was an inspiration to the rest of the team. He was full of life and enthusiasm and at the same time dependable, conceding only 49 byes in the whole season. The ground fielding and throwing were good and some fine catches were taken particularly by Tim Cooper and Guy Wilkinson
In the Inter-House competitions School House not unexpectedly won the Senior cup beating the Rise in the Final, whilst in the Junior Final the Grove beat the Rise. The end of term festival was held at Merchant Taylors', Northwood, and the six schools thoroughly enjoyed the week although sadly the cricket was washed out on the last two days. Our thanks to the staff at Merchant Taylors', especially Mr. Bruce Ritchie, who entertained us so well. After a disastrous first day against the host school, we returned to form against Bryanston and Rossall and had two big wins. Nigel Muirhead's century against Bryanston and two other good innings won him a batting award and Michael Donoghue's 13 wickets earned him the bowling award. Another highlight was Tim Cooper's superb 72 against Rossall.
My thanks to Messrs Bulcock, Mohan, Shuttleworth and Stephen for all their help with Game 1 this year. Thanks also to our umpire Ian Grieve and our groundsman John Hall. We are very grateful to the Cricket Committee for its continued support. They again organized two excellent and popular functions and gave valuable financial help to the School cricket. Finally a special thank-you to our admirable scorer, Mary-Ann Kilby. She has been completely reliable and her score-book is a work of art. After a most successful season we can look forward to 1988 with confidence, as ten of the 1st XI squad will still be at School. A pleasant prospect, too, is next year's festival of which we will be the hosts. D.K.
1st XI
Selected from:t *N. D. Muirhead (Capt.) 1985-86-87 t *M. D. Donoghue 1986-87 t*N. P. Durham 1986-87 *T. E. J. Cooper 1987 *R. Hutchinson 1986-87 *M. Reid 1986-87 *W. J. Robinson 1987 *P. F. Wand 1987 *N. G. Wilkinson 1986-87 M. C. Camacho 1987 D. M. J. Clavell 1987 J. N. Renshaw 1987 Selected from:*J. N. Collinson (Capt.) *R. A. R. Atkinson *M. J. Blissett *M. C. Camacho *D. M. J. Clavell *N. G. Davies
t Cap *Colours 2nd XI
*P. R. H. Gair *J. P. Hewitt *C J. Hill *J. N. Renshaw *M. D. Spence *J. D. Stubbs *P. F. Wareham *J. W. Wensley J. R. Jupp J. M. Leatt T. I. Moodycliffe N. J. Patchett
Summary of Results
Date Opponents Ground Result April 25th Yorkshire Gentlemen CC Home Drawn May 2nd Bradford G. S Away Drawn May 6th M. C. C Home Lost May 9th Sedbergh School Home Drawn May 13th York C. C Home Drawn May 16th Worksop College Home Won May 27th The Forty Club Home Won May 30th Giggleswick School Away Won June 3rd President's XI Home Drawn June 6th Leeds G. S Home Won June 13th Ampleforth College Home Won June 20th Durham School Away Drawn July 4th Barnard Castle School Away Won July 8th Saints C. C Home Drawn
July 10th 0 1 d Peterite s H o m e Drawn July 11th July 13th Merchant Taylors' School Northwood Lost July 14th Bryanston School Northwood Won July 15th Rossall School Northwood Won
School 181-7 106-5 103 206-7 dec. 93-5 112-2 137-5 156-6 dec. 181-8 163-2 86-6 145-3 84 154-9 201-6 dec. 189-4 dec. 85 244-4 dec. 168-1 Opponents 182 121 202-5 dec. 162-5 217-4 dec. Ill 136-9 dec. 52 184-5 dec. 162 85 188-9 dec. 77 189-4 dec. 162-5 dec. 172-9 206-7 dec. 62 167
N. D. Muirhead W. J. Robinson N. G. Wilkinson N. P. Durham R. Hutchinson M. Reid T. E. J. Cooper D. M. J. Clavell P. R. H. Gair J. N. Renshaw M. D. Donoghue P. F. Wand No • of Innings 14 13 18 5 19 18 14 8 6 5 9 5
Batting
Not Out 4 3 6 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 2 2 Runs 503 458 391 63 397 332 218 48 40 33 56 13
1st XI Averages
Highest Score 102* 101* 54 49 52* 75* 72 15* 21 25* 16 6* Average 50.30 45.80 32.58 31.50 22.05 19.48 16.77 12.00 10.00 8.25 8.00 4.30 M. D. Donoghue P. F. Wand N. G. Wilkinson M. C Camacho P. R. H. Gair D. M. J. Clavell N. D. Muirhead
Also bowled: J. N. Overs 231.1 215.3 80.1 55 36 32 210.2
Bowling
Maidens 62 80 20 18 6 6 55 Runs 655 459 205 134 181 139 592 Wickets 55 37 10 6 7 5 20
Collinson 6-0-39-0: R. Hutchinson 7-0-58-2. ; M. Reid 5-0-45-0; J. N. Renshaw 7-0-51-1 ; W. J. Robinson 14.2-2-80-2; M. D. Spence 17-2-92-1.
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ST. PETER'S v YORKSHIRE GENTLEMEN C. C. Played at home on Saturday, 25th April Result: Drawn Yorkshire Gents 182 (J- Coad 94, M. D. Donoghue 3-42, P. R. H. Gair 3-14) St. Peter's 181-7 (W. J. Robinson 79, N. D. Muirhead 30)
ST. PETER'S v BRADFORD G. S. Played away on Saturday, 2nd May Result: Drawn Bradford G. S. 121 (A. Webster 35, P. F. Wand 6-21) St. Peter's 106-5 (N. D. Muirhead 56)
ST. PETER'S v M.C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 6th May Result: Lost M.C.C. 202-5 dec. (J. C. Henderson 86 not out, J. W. A. Harker 54) St. Peter's 103 (R. Hutchinson 38, M. Reid 35, M. G. Boocock 6-19, R. W. Ibbotson 3-27)
ST. PETER'S v SEDBERGH SCHOOL Played at home on Saturday, 9th May Result: Drawn St. Peter's 206-7 dec. (N. G. Wilkinson 54, N. D. Muirhead 49, H. Daniels 6-48) Sedbergh 162-5 (A. Meadows 62 not out, C. Palmer 30, P. R. H. Gair 3-79)
ST. PETER'S v YORK C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 13th May Result: Drawn York C.C. 217-4 dec. (A. Billington 63 not out, O. Smith 57, S. P. Burdass 47 not out) St. Peter's 95-5 (M. Reid 32)
ST. PETER'S v WORKSOP COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 16th May Result: Won Worksop 111 (R. Kettleborough 45, M. D. Donoghue 5-49, P. F. Wand 4-29) St. Peter's 112-2 (W. J. Robinson 51 not out, M. Reid 36)
ST. PETER'S v THE FORTY CLUB Played at home on Wednesday, 27th May Result: Won Forty Club 136-9 dec. (F. Taylor 31, N. D. Muirhead 3-55) St. Peter's 137-5 (M. Reid 75 not out, K. Mohan 3-12)
ST. PETER'S v GIGGLESWICK SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 30th May Result: Won St. Peter's 156-6 dec. (R. Hutchinson 51, W. J. Robinson 45, C. Haward 3-32) Giggleswick 52 (M. D. Donoghue 5-15, P. F. Wand 4-10)
ST. PETER'S v THE PRESIDENT'S XI Played at home on Wednesday, 3rd June Result: Drawn President's XI 184-5 dec. (S. Taylor 100, M. Ranson 34, M. D. Donoghue 3-37) St. Peter's 181-8 (N. D. Muirhead 64, R. Hutchinson 37, T. E. J. Cooper 32, N. G. Wilkinson 30, H. Houseman 3-33) ST. PETER'S v LEEDS G.S. Played at home on Saturday, 6th June Result: Won Leeds G.S. 162 (R. Bourne 35, D. Hyde 34, M. D. Donoghue 3-31) St. Peter's 163-2 (R. Hutchinson 51, N. G. Wilkinson 43 not out, M. Reid 35)
ST. PETER'S v AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE Played at home on Saturday, 13th June. Result: Won Ampleforth 85 (N. Derbyshire 30, P. F. Wand 5-24) St. Peter's 86-6 (N. G. Wilkinson 43 not out)
ST. PETER'S v DURHAM SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 20th June Result: Drawn Durham 188-9 dec. (A. Clayton 84, A. Roseberry 38, L. Ryan 33, M. D. Donoghue 4-54) St. Peter's 145-3 (W. J. Robinson 64 not out, T. E. J. Cooper 60)
ST. PETER'S v BARNARD CASTLE SCHOOL Played away on Saturday, 4th July Result: Won St. Peter's 84 (C. Fairey 4-16, R. Irving 3-24) Barnard Castle 77 (M. D. Donoghue 5-21)
ST. PETER'S v SAINTS C.C. Played at home on Wednesday, 8th July Result: Drawn Saints C.C. 189-4 dec. (C. Johnson 71, C. Kippax 43) St. Peter's 154-9 (W. J. Robinson 41, R. Hutchinson 32, S. Lawrence 4-16)
ST. PETER'S v OLD PETERITES Played at home on Friday and Saturday, 10th and 11th July Result: Drawn. St. Peter's 201-6 dec. (N. D. Muirhead 102 not out, N. G. Wilkinson 42, A. Forman 3-12) and 189-4 dec. (W. J. Robinson 101 not out, N. P. Durham 49) Old Peterites 169-5 dec. (S. P. Burdass 86 not out, S. R. Gorman 31, M. D. Donoghue 3-32) and 172-9 (S. P. Burdass 49, S. R. Gorman 34, P. F. Wand 4-54, M. D. Donoghue 4-55)
ST. PETER'S v MERCHANT TAYLORS' SCHOOL, NORTHWOOD Played at Northwood on Monday, 13th July Result: Lost Merchant Taylors' 206-7 dec. (K. Clifford 92, A. Solomons 32, M. D. Donoghue 4-51) St. Peter's 85 (N. D. Muirhead 34, D. Wiles 403, J. Hampel 3-12, A. Thompson 3-22)
ST. PETER'S v BRYANSTON SCHOOL Played at Northwood on Tuesday, 14th July Result: Won St. Peter's 244-4 dec. (N. D. Muirhead 101 not out, W. J. Robinson 43, H. Cazalet 3-69) Bryanston 62 (M. D. Donoghue 6-41, N. D. Muirhead 4-20)
ST. PETER'S v ROSSALL SCHOOL Played at Northwood on Wednesday, 15th July Result: Won Rossall 167 (D. M. Indo 75, P. F. Wand 3-36, M. D. Donoghue 3-40, N. D. Muirhead
3-46) St. Peter's 168-1 (T. E. J. Cooper 72, R. Hutchinson 52 not out)
Junior Competition
The Grove 126 for 6 (A. Bryan 49, J. Stevenson 39) beat the Rise 16 (S. Robinson 4-1, A. Bryan 4-7)
Inter-House Cricket
The Second XI, under the able captaincy of Nigel Collinson, have had a very good season, being unbeaten and winning 5 of their matches, usually in convincing style. Mention must be made of the last match, against Barnard Castle, when over 400 runs were scored in 4V2 hours, and the match was won on the last ball when their man was given out lbw by their umpire! The batting was usually reliable, and there were many good innings by Paul Wareham, Nigel Davies, Matthew Spence, Jonathan Renshaw, James Wensley, Jonathan Stubbs and Dominic Clavell. When called upon Crispin Hill made invaluable runs and was never out! The bowling was less reliable, but nevertheless there were match winning performances by Dominic Clavell, Jonathan Renshaw, Michael Blissett, and John Hewitt. The fielding was keen, and there were several brilliant catches. Nigel Collinson had a very strong squad to chose from and he welded them into an excellent team with a tremendous spirit. He gave everybody an opportunity to show what they could do, and ensured that everybody played his part in each game. Much of the success of the team can be attributed to his fine leadership. G.M.S.
Results
Date Opponents Ground May 2nd Bradford G.S Home May 9th Sedbergh School Away May 16th Worksop College Home May 30th Giggleswick School Home June 3rd Bootham School 1st XI Away June 6th Leeds G.S Away June 13th Ampleforth College Away June 20th Durham School Home June 27th Pocklington School Home July 4th Barnard Castle School Home Result Drawn Drawn Drawn Won Drawn Won Won Won Abandoned Won
School 167-6 dec. 125-7 dec. 125-6 81-0 153-2 dec. 154-7 107-7
87-3
221-5 dec. Opponents 82-3 93-7 152-8 dec. 80 90-4 151 103-9 dec. 86
186
Third XI
The 3rd XI, captained by J. P. Hewitt, played five matches, and had an enjoyable, if mixed, season. The team lost to Bishop Burton College and Yarm School, the latter due to some mediocre bowling and fielding; drew with Bradford G.S. due to a delayed declaration; and beat Bootham School 2nd XI (by 10 wickets) and Ampleforth (by one run), where two wickets were taken with the last two balls of the match. Individual highlights included good batting displays by M. R. Butler, J. P. Hewitt, J. W. Wensley and J. D. Stubbs, who made 106 not out against Bradford G.S. in uniquely inimitable if somewhat fortuitous style; while J. P. Hewitt, M. C. Camacho, J. R. Jupp and N. J. Patchett, who took a hat-trick against Bootham, returned good bowling figures. R. J. B.
Despite the vagaries of the weather, only one match was cancelled. In the ten matches played, the Senior Colts were unbeaten against other schools but lost to the Manchester Schools XI. The success of the side was based on some having above average ability but all having a determination to win. The side was led positively by Leon Panitzke. No batsman worked harder at his batting technique than he and this proved its worth against Manchester Schools when he scored a solid 42 runs. Other notable batsmen included Daniel Williams, who learnt when to defend and when to attack, the latter with considerable power as evidenced against Durham, Simon Robinson, who played a gem of an innings against Leeds but too often lost concentration, Anthony Bryan, who looked good if he was able to play himself in, and Jason Woolley who generally played a swashbuckling innings except against Ampleforth, where he played most balls judiciously on a very difficult wicket. It was also pleasing to see the progress made by James Bowling, who was promoted to opening batsman and produced several doughty innings from which the later, more aggressive, knocks could be launched. The most successful bowlers were Jason Woolley and Simon Robinson, with the former returning 8-31 at Ampleforth, whilst the latter returned 6-46 against Leeds. The side were fortunate to have the 'back up' bowling of Anshuman Mondal and David Tunstall, as well as the leg spin of Charles Metcalfe, which proved more effective as the season progresssed. It was unfortunate for the lower order batsmen, Robert Penty, David Quickfall and Craig Smith that they were not required to contribute to the majority of the matches, but all three fielded with enthusiasm and hopefully gained considerable satisfaction from being vital members of a successful team. They, and the rest of the team, can be well satisfied with the standard of cricket displayed and their continued enthusiasm for the game.
The following were regular members of the team:- L. C. Panitzke*, J. A. D. Woolley*, S. A. C. Robinson*, D. H. Williams*, A. J. Bryan, A. Mondal, C. H. Metcalfe, D. M. S. Quickfall, D. Tunstall, J. R. Penty, C. A. Smith, J. T. B. Bowling. * colours. J.W.R.H.
St. Peter's 128 for 8 dec. Bradford G.S. 78 for 7 0- Woolley 3-20; S. Robinson 4-26)
Sedbergh 121 (J. Woolley 3-31, D. Tunstall 3-0) St. Peter's 97 for 9 (A. Bryan 23; J. Woolley 40)
Worksop 22 (D. Tunstall 4-11, A. Mondal 3-2) St. Peter's 24-1 (J. Woolley 20 not out) St. Peter's 160 (L. Panitzke 42, M. Forrester 39, D. Williams 25) Manchester Schools' C.A. 161 for 5
Giggleswick 93 (A. Mondal 5-17; S. Robinson 3-30) St. Peter's 94 for 4 (A. Bryan 35 not out) Bootham 52 Q. Woolley 6-23) St. Peter's 55 for 2 (J. Bowling 20 not out, D. Williams 24 not out) St. Peter's 147 for 5 dec. (S. Robinson 54, L. Panitzke 27, D. Williams 31) Leeds G.S. 108 for 8 (S. Robinson 6-46) Ampleforth 49 (J. Woolley 8-31) St. Peter's 50 for 5 (D. Williams 20, J. Woolley 23 not out)
Durham 95 (J. Woolley 3-20, S. Robinson 3-29) St. Peter's 98 for 4 (D. Williams 64)
Barnard Castle 169 for 8 dec. (C. Metcalfe 3-28) St. Peter's 71 for 4
Results
Junior Colts
Our season began at Bradford in most unpleasant weather. With repeated interruptions for rain Bradford reached 166-4. We then batted and did well not to be bowled out as the weather conditions improved. The best performance came from James Harding who took 3 wickets and made 35. The next week was a complete contrast and in bright sunshine we hosted Sedbergh. They batted first on a good track and declared at 233 for 7. We had enough time to get the runs but at 4 for 2 it did not look on. However a splendid partnership of 113 between James Rigby and Michael Forrester put us back in the chase. Michael continued and produced a magnificent innings of 154 which very nearly won the game. Both sides will have learnt a great deal from this game. The Sedbergh captain deserves credit for keeping the game open and if catches had been held they might well have won. Worksop away came next and this was a very different story. On a damp wicket we were 20 for 8 and humiliation was only prevented by a sound partnership of 40 from Simon Powell (20) and Lawrence Patton. Worksop played well and grafted to a very conclusive win. Our first win of the season came against Manchester Schools with the backbone of success laid by a splendid spell of bowling from Michael Forrester, 5 for 35, and Nicholas Twigg, 3 for 21. After two fine innings, Michael Forrester, 34, and James Harding, 42, it required a much needed partnership of 34 from Simon Powell (22) and Lawrence Patton to guide us to victory. The story of the Giggleswick game was the fielding. Despite an excellent spell of bowling from Simon Gildener who took 5 for 23 we let them get far too many runs. They then fielded quite superbly and never gave up even when it looked as if we were cruising to victory. They thoroughly deserved to win and taught us a lesson about concentration in the field. On a wet pitch Ampleforth scored 157 for 6 and we dropped 8 catches!! Once behind the run rate we were unable to accelerate and Alex Deighton played a sensible innings to see us through to the close. If games against Giggleswick and Ampleforth were disappointing in fielding, Durham was most encouraging. Good bowling, fine catching and good ground fielding, especially from Simon Russell and Nicholas Twigg, enabled us to bowl Durham out for 95 (Harding 3 for 15). Sound innings from Tom Belton, 28, and Michael Forrester, 23, saw us home. Our final game was against Barnard Castle on a very hot afternoon. We batted first but did not run well between the wickets, which led to insufficent time for either side to snatch the game in the last few overs.
During the season all the boys showed improvement and many will provide competition for 1st XI places in the future. The standard of fielding has improved with James Rigby developing into a fine wicket keeper. On harder faster wickets Nicholas Twigg and Michael Forrester will provide quite a handful for the opposition. Our three spinners, James Harding, Simon Gildener and Michael Simmons, will all show further improvement in the future. There is real talent on the batting side but all the boys must work at their running between the wickets 47
next year. My thanks go to the three boys who captained the side, Nicholas Twigg, James Rigby and Michael Forrester, and to the other boys who made it a most pleasant season. My thanks must also go to Mr Cranville who has helped me a great deal in the last five years.
The following represented the 'A' XI-: James Harding, James Rigby, Nicholas Twigg, Michael Forrester, A. Deighton, Simon Russell, Tom Belton, Simon Powell, Lawrence Patton, Simon Gildener, Paul Dennis, Michael Simmons, Simon Slater, Jason Morris. P.J.S.
Opponents Bradford G.S Sedbergh School Worksop College Manchester Schools' C.A. Giggleswick School Ampleforth College Durham School Barnard Castle School...... Ground Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Away Result Drawn Drawn Lost Won Lost Drawn Won Drawn School 91-8 226-8 64 136-7 112 94-5 96-5 115
Results
Opponents 166-4 233-7 68-2 135 114 157-6 95 85-7
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fB' XI
Once again this team has had a lot of fun and produced some exciting games of cricket, although the weather continually interrupted the coaching and skill development of the individuals involved. Four games in all were played and it was not until the final one that a win was registered. Ampleforth provided us with two enthralling matches. A poor batting performance in the away fixture prevented us from having the opportunity to bowl our spinners. Daniel Pearson and James Stephenson pushed the score along but it was the medium paced bowling of Jason Mariyappan which kept us in with a chance. Sadly the Ampleforth tail wagged sufficiently to ensure our defeat. In the return fixture, there was once again little between the two sides and Ampleforth squeezed home. Worksop looked fragile early on but were allowed to fight back. Our batting never looked as though it would trouble the scorers unduly and the final wicket fell with little chance of victory. Some splendid batting by Alec Weir and John Higginson gave us a respectable total against Barnard Castle who succumbed to the bowling of Paul Dennis and Jason Mariyappan. In all a good season and one in which James Stephenson, Paul Carvosso, Paul Dennis and Jason Mariyappan made good progress while a number of others have talent but lack the application to make the most of themselves.
The following represented the 'B' team:
S. G. Davies; R. M. Simmons; J. I. Stephenson; P. F. Carvosso; P. Dennis; J. Mariyappan; A. P. Weir; N. S. Wright; R. A. Bell; J. D. G. Higginson; J. Morris; N. Sharma; D. H. Brown; D. E. Pearson; C. D. Pugh. S.A.C.
