Once again its a big thank you to groundsman Jack Crawford and club members after another week of Water Hogging and pushing covers on and off, insuring that Saturdays match started on time. Everbodys efforts were well rewarded as Wombourne’s excellent start to the season continued with a 154 run victory against Whitchurch. Whitchurch won the toss and asked Wombourne to bat. Daniel Hughes
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With so much wet weather about it took a fantastic club effort to get this match on, constant covering and removal of water all week by club members got the square playble, and the last minute cutting of the outfield enabled the match to start on time. Returning captain Liam Hughes lost the toss and Wombourne were asked to bat first on an understandbly
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Monday was much the same as Sunday, sunny – but bitterly cold. The match was umpired by Daniel Hughes our overseas player from Sydney New South Wales. He is not used to being out in such temperatures. I know the team appreciated Dan’s support and as he is staying with me, he will be coming to a lot more of our games. Wombourne batted
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A bright sunny morning – that was a novel way to start. warm enough for the scorer to get a partial tan on his arms! Apart from the excellent problem of having one man too many as a result of late cry offs and not knowing exactly where we were. Thankfully we were able to resolve with judicious use of substitute fielders. Old Wulfs
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Our first game of the season, others having been rained off and the coach was getting to know the players. We started well and tailed off towards the latter middle of our innings ending up scoring 282 less 6 wickets at 8 runs each made a total of 234. Matt P, a year below his age group batted well in the opening pair, scoring 17 not
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Wombourne produced an excellent performance against a Brockhampton side who had hoped to wrap up promotion to the Premier League. Wombourne won the toss and elected to bowl first on a wicket which looked to favour the bowlers, however 543 runs later it just goes to show looks can be deceptive! Brockhampton requiring 22 points to guarantee promotion, started well with Ashley Nahorniak
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A superb stand of 186 for the third wicket by former Atherstone duo Matt Pickering (124) and Luke Reeves (101) boosted Coventry & N.W. to an impressive 287 all out against Wombourne, who responded with 238 for eight. Adam Quiney and Matt Briggs picked up three wickets apiece for Wombourne and Karl Quiney continued his run-laden season with 92 but Wombourne’s outside chance of
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Wombourne, who defeated Evesham by 152 runs. Karl Quiney (100) Dan Bassett (46) and a corruscating 71 not out from 34 balls, including 8 x 4’s and 4 x 6’s from Liam Hughes enabled Wombourne to declare on 322 for six, after 51 overs before Steven Howard stepped up to take 5 for 65 as Evesham crumbled to 170 all out. Tom Underhill (57)
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Karl Quiney (52), Michael Hill (50) and Adam Quiney (38) were responsible for most of Wombourne’s runs with Babar Khan taking 3 for 16, but it was Quiney’s form with the ball that upset Berkswell and he finished with 4 for 28 to help Wombourne forget last week’s capitulation at Wardens.
