S.C.C.C 64 All Out
Wakefield Thornes 67-3

On Sunday morning the under 13 looked to carry on their fine cup run with a trip to Hartshead Moor Cricket Club to play Wakefield Thornes.

After losing the toss we were asked to have a bat on a decent looking pitch. However we didnt make good use of it. Alex Thomas was brilliantly stumped after a legside take and Chris Pickford was run out and we slumped to 3-2. James Harrison and Elliot Calis got a bit of control back but wickets fell at a regular occurrence. Some good bowling backed up with good fielding made it hard to score which led to pressure and resulted in some poor shot selection. We managed to scrape to 64 all out. Wakefield made it really hard to score and kept the extras down.

We needed a good start and early wickets but we bowled a little short and then a full toss which ment they got off to a steady start. Alex Varley got the break through but it was a little too late. A run out and a wicket for Calis were the other highlights.

A disappointing performance from the start but what we need to remember is how well we played to get this far. 170 teams entered the competition and to get to the final 4 is a fantastic effort and 9 times out of 10 we would have won this match. Just one of those days.

Congratulations to Wakefield Thornes.

Well done to all the lads, Alex Thomas, Elliot Calis, Chris Pickford, James Harrison, Jack Lister, Elliot Winter (Captain), Levi Atherton, Matt Moroney (Wicket Keeper), Alex Varley, Harry Wellman, Tom Newman.

Thanks to all the parents, Julie Lister and Steve Atherton who are the unsung heroes.