Pembroke County Cricket Club Under 11s Junior League Final

 

Cresselly   (350-7) beat  St Ishmaels (215-10)

 
Sponsor: Colin John – Llewelyn Davies & Co Chartered Accountants
Umpire:  Allan Hansen
Scorers: Louisa Perridge & Wendy Bradshaw
Coaches: Martin Jones, Phil Williams, James Hayden and Louisa Perridge , Lauren Sutton, Peter Bradshaw, Jonathan Pawlett & Ollie Rees
Venue:   Hook CC
 
This year's final was between the top two sides from both zones with Cresselly 11's  beating  their Under 10's  in the semi-final  and  St Ishmaels  beating Lawrenny  in the other.
 
The Under11s game is played in a pairs format  starting at 200 runs and  Cresselly captain  Caden Jones  won the toss against his counterpart  Jack Welch  and decided to bowl first.
 

Tish make a steady start. . .

 
 This was a very strong Cresselly side with the majority of players in the regional squad and the bowling was excellent and very accurate. It proved very testing for the St Ishmaels openers, with Caden Jones taking the 1st wicket and Charlie Walker keeping it tight.
 
The change bowlers of Freddie Caine (3-0) and  Harry Hayden (2-3)  kept St Ishmaels on the back foot. Slade Trimby  9, (2 x 4), Mollie Thomas (5) and Jack Welch (11) fought back  and did well to bring the score back over 200, however George  Richards  (1-7) struck at the end  and  St Ishmaels finished  on 215.
 
Unfortunately, Mollie Thomas sustained an injury during the game  but batted on with resolve but was replaced by Graeme Gudmanz  in the 2^nd innings. We are pleased to report she is fully recovered.



 

Cresselly struggle early on but then power to a big score

 
St Ishmaels needed a good start with the ball and their bowlers rose to the occasion,  taking three wickets in the first seven balls  through George Devonald (2-9,  Jack Welch (1-26), plus Seb  Vickers (1-19) with a wicket early in the fourth over, the game was evenly poised.
 
Jack Richards (18) and Harry Haden (10) started the Cresselly fight back.  It was here with drizzle for a few overs, umpire Hansen did well to keep the game going  to a conclusion  which everyone was pleased with. In the middle order there was an explosive (30) by Freddie Caine (7 x 4) with the later batters, Iolo Badham (16), Caden Jones (28, including 4x4 & 1x6) and Gethin White (12)  taking Cresselly to 350 and victory.
In between Lilly McGuire (1-13), Slade Trimby (1-12) and Roux Finlay (1- 12) took wickets for St Ishmaels.
 
Thus, Cresselly ran out winners although an interesting statistic is that St Ishmaels conceded half the extras of their opponents.
 

Presentational details

 
The Evan Martin  Trophy (Player of the match) named after the stalwart  of Hook CC for many years,  was picked by Dave Petrie,  who highlighted all the above performances,  and it was awarded by Evan Martin to a jubilant Freddie Caine for his all-round performance with bat and ball.
 
Again, it was great to see a large crowd of knowledgeable spectators  who certainly saw some entertaining cricket.
 
In the presentation after the match, Martin Jones (Junior Organiser), congratulated both sides on reaching the final  with some excellent play by both Tish and Cresselly,   Both sides should be proud of their junior sections. He thanked Hook  for hosting the final  and Dave Petrie for preparing the ground  
 
Afterwards  in the Club,  Scott Gregory the Bearded Chef, provided  refreshments  for the players, which was well received.
 
He  also thanked Allan Hansen  for umpiring, scorers Louisa Perridge and Wendy  Bradshaw, who all contributed to the evening’s entertainment.
 
Last and by no means least he thanked  Sponsors Colin John of Llewelyn Davies & Co Chartered Accountants for his continued and valuable support of Junior Cricket in the County.




 
 
 
 
 Cresselly: Caden Jones (C) Iwan Brace (WK), George Richards, Freddie Caine, Iolo Badham, Gethin White, Harrisan Perridge, Harry Hayden, Charlie Walker, Dylan Harris.
 
St Ishmaels: Jack Welch (C) , George Devonald (WK), Roux Findlay ,Seb Vickers, Slade Trimby, Lily Mcguire,nMolly Thomas, Billy Devonald, Bella Devonald, Ameila Cole and Graeme Gudmanz, Maddox Bradshaw, Ellie Mathias, Phoenix Bradshaw and Joey Foster.