A busy week with matches mid-week for juniors and 3 Saturday and 2 Sunday games.
Highlight was the remarkable score of 309.9 off 50 overs by the 1st team at home against Sudbury in the Thurlow Nunn East Anglian Premier League, the visitors won the toss and elected to field but did not expect the onslaught from the first ball as Alex Maynard and Nikethan Radkakrishan set about the bowlers in devastating fashion the first 30 minutes yielded 50 runs off 32 deliveries in fact time was twice lost fetching the ball from the gardens on the Nowton side of the Victory Ground. Maynard’s 50 came off 27 balls with 4 x 4 and 4 x 6 Radhakrishan scored his 50 off 43 deliveries the 100 was up in 63 balls and 150 in 122 deliveries by this time Radhakrishan had departed for 73 putting on 139 for the 1st wicket. Will Routledge played a more sedate innings and was second out for 30 off 52 deliveries, captain Josh Cantrell was out for 7 and at 241.4 Maynard’s remarkable first EAPL century came to an end his score of 118 was off 96 deliveries and included 11 x 4 and 4 x 6, there was a flurry of wickets but the final total of 309.9 was a good as any 50 over score likely this season. Paddy Sadler finished with 3.69 and Ben Reece 2.49.
Sudbury were never able to cope with the target Tom Rash took the first two wickets Mark Smith (2.38) and Alex Cruickshank (1.24) Ben Whittaker (1.21) James McKinney (1.17) and Cantrell with 3.32 off 8 overs saw the home side to a good win by 140 runs as Sudbury were all out for 169. Manelker De Silva top scored with a battling 60. Interestingly 9 Sudbury players were out caught and there were no lbw’s all day.
Not such a good result for the 2nd team away to Frinton’s 2nd team Bury scored 168.8 with James Sturgeon (18) Alan Barker (25) Ned Stanton (17) Jacob Meredith top scored with 38 not out and Own Grisby made 23. The home side reached the target with 6 wickets down. Two wickets each for Joe Corder and Vivek Rajagopal.
A very good win for the 3rd team at home to East Bergholt Bury batted first scoring 251.2. Sam Harrison making 96, Guy Shalev 75 and Brad Bosman a very rapid 54 not out the visitors gave it a good try finishing on 233.7. Nathan Philpot top scored with 84 two wickets each for Danny Harrison and Bosman.
On Sunday a very close encounter at Woolpit the home team winning in the final over with 4 balls remaining. Bury’s total of 225.5 owed much to Ned Stanton with 123 and Jack Howland’s 50 Woolpit scored 226.7 with Harry Bevan making 72 and Jack Howland taking 4.49.
Not such a great day for the Sunday 2nd team with 9 players the lost away to Twinstead. The home team scored 221.7 two wickets each for Tom Wright, Michael Faulkner and Henry Baldock but Bury collapsed to 34 all out.
A good week of action for the junior teams the pick of the performances came from young Max Ellis who took 4 wickets for just 6 runs away to Mildenhall in an under13 fixture on Friday evening Mildenhall made 102 and Bury 104.3.
On Tuesday the under 11 game against Nowton was tied Bury made 100.5 and Nowton 80.1.
On Monday the under 11 team narrowly lost to Mildenhall scoring 146.4 against 147.5. Rafe Page made 26 and Oscar Grove taking 4 wickets for 3 runs..
Greene King Players of the week Alex Maynard, Nikethan Radhakrishan, Jost Cantrell, Sam Harrison, Guy Shalev, Brad Bosman, Ned Stanton, Jack Howland, Max Ellis and Oscar Grove.
Byron Burgers Young Player of the week is shared between Alex Maynard, Ned Stanton, Max Ellis and Oscar Grove all will receive vouchers to give a discount to be traded for the best Burger’s in town.
Next week the 1st team travel to Frinton, the 2nd team are at home to Kesgrave, no 3rd team game but the 4th team are at home to Walsham Le Willows 2nd team.
No Sunday league games.