Haughton Cricket Club

A solo game yesterday due to the uneven number in the A Division saw the 2s travel to Catterick. Things started badly as Danny Carr was back in the pavi without troubling the scorers. Gary McGuire and Aidan Reid steadied the ship with Gary contributing 30 and Aidan top scoring with 56. Ste Allenby looked in fine form before being run out for 30! Conor Caldwell and Sam Newton both ended with double figures to help the 2s to 179 in our overs.

With the ball Newts and Allenby were the picks both ending with 4/14. Conor with a run out and Brad Andrews-little getting the final wicket. A dominant victory by 104 runs.

Thanks to match ball sponsors Dave Lee and Dave Hamer.

Next weekend the 1s host Barton and 2s travel to Northallerton.

Just the one game this week with the A Division having an odd amount of teams.

The 2nd team travel to Catterick hoping to carry on from last weeks win.

Thanks to Dave Lee and Dave Hamer for this weeks match ball sponsors.

Superb performance last night in the Murrough Wilson semi final. Restricting Raby Castle Cricket Club to 109/6 from their 16 was predominantly down to a tidy 8 overs from Sam Newton who went wicket less /15 from his 4 and Mark Little who claimed 2/16 from his 4. Craig Edwards burgled a couple taking 2/36 from his 4. Mubashir bowling the other 4 went wicket less also. 2 run outs were the remaining contributions.

With the bat we once again witnessed some unreal cup batting from Craig and Keith Barker. The pair saw us home without losing a wicket. Craig ended 73 not out off 41 balls and Keith 32 not out. Outstanding effort from the pair.

We now face Cliffe in the final with a date TBC.

Two important wins yesterday for Haughton. The 1s travelled to Witton Le Wear. A lost toss saw us bowl first. Robert Maddison ripped through the WLW top order taking the first three wickets. Including a jaffer to get rid of Adam Nelson who looked dangerous top scoring with 26. Rob ended with superb figures of 3/16. The chair then entered and was once again outstanding and took another 3 wickets. Sam Newton ending with 3/11. Craig Edwards took 2 once he remembered how to run up bowling spin.... Mark Little and Mark Dobinson claiming a single wicket each. WLW ending 93 all out.

Our reply started well.... 15/3 and a bit of panic set in!! Shawn Ridgeway and Keith Barker steadied the chase and took us to 76 before Ridge departed for 37 off 35. Mark and Keith took us to the winning total and a 6 wicket win. Keith ended 29 not out.

A strong 2nds hosted Shildon 2s. Batting first Danny Carr and Michael Burton opened up and put on 57 before DC departed for 28. Burty and Aidan Reid took us to 127 before Aido departed for 30. Burty then followed Aido straight back and we were 127/3. Michael ended up top scoring with 61 including a six!!!!!!! Ste Allenby was then dominant battering 59 not out off 33 balls including nine 4s and two 6s. Conor Caldwell chipping in with 20 and Mubashir 12 including two 6s!! We ended our 40 overs 229/6.

Bowling wise started well with Sam Lines taking a wicket with his first ball, but unfortunately his spell was short lived after an unfortunate blow to his leg fielding one meant he didn't bowl anymore. Bowlers chipped away with Mubashir leading the way returning 3/29 off his 9 overs. James Hampson taking another 2 wickets and Allenby also contributed 2 more. Aido and Ethan claiming 1 wicket each. Shildon ended 190 all out and a very important win by 39 runs. Two very important wins.

Next week the 1s have a free weekend and the 2s travel to Catterick.

Thanks to Andy and Bernie Howard and Colin and Marion Wilkinson this weeks match ball sponsors.

Another super Saturday and 2 wins!! More details to follow

Two strong sides for tomorrow. Delighted to see so many available this weekend. Best of luck to both teams.

Thanks to match ball sponsors Andrew and Bernie Howard and Colin and Marion Wilkinson.

Nice to see a few faces on this weeks milestones board. Skipper Dan Naisbitt sits on top with 74. Keith Barker joins twice for a well made 52 v cockerton and a game high top score of 38 v Northallerton. Three aggressive knocks 1 each from Mark Little, Robert Maddison and Shawn Ridgeway all see them make the board. With the ball Rob leads the way with figures of 4/25 (surely a 5 fer coming soon!!) Ethan Barella-Watson makes the board for the first time with figires of 4/48 for the 2s. Mubashir's 3/0 makes the board as does Nez claiming 4 victims behind the stumps.

Performance of the week goes to Rob with a fantastic all round display v Cockerton.

Semi final victory last night in the Cec Leece cup. We batted first and Keith Barker top scored with a well made 38. Runs were hard to come by and we ended our innings 117 all out. Due to Northallerton being the league below they started 20 runs without a ball being bowled. The lads were superb with the ball, Mubashir leading the way bowling 1 over 3 for 0! Sam Newton and Robert Maddison both chipping in with 2 wickets. Dan Naisbitt involved in 4 dismissals 2 stumpings, 1 catch and 1 run out (he made me mention this). Onto the final now on Sunday v Middleton St George.

A weekend of mixed results from Saturday. The 1s with a dominant win over cockerton and the 2s coming up short against top of the table Etherley.

The 1s batted first and all batters on the day enjoyed a good run out. Only losing 3 wickets we ended up 270/3. Skipper Dan Naisbitt (who has messaged a few times asking where this report is weirdly) led from the front again top scoring with 74. Keith Barker loves scoring runs and passed 50 again with 52 (53 Ian gave a leg bye, but keith isn't remotely bothered....) the opening pair took the lads to 137 another solid partnership. Mark Little came in with license to biff it and biffed a quick 37. Once Nez was out Robert Maddison and Shawn Ridgeway came together. Ridgey ended 46 and Rob 33 not out.

With the ball all 6 bowlers used bowled well, but again Rob led the way 4/25 from his ten overs. Toby and Marko with 2 each and Mubs and newts 1 wicket apiece. Cockerton ended 124 all out and a comprehensive win by 146 runs.

The 2s came up against top of the table Etherley. Batting first we had 3 players make 20s. Gary McGuire 27, Sam Lines 24 and Damien Latham impressing on debut with a well made 24. The lads ended 124 all out. Bowling wise Ethan Barella-Watson returned (unless mistaken) what could well be career best figures of 4/43. Barbs getting the other wicket. A 5 wicket defeat, but not disgraced against top of the league.

Next weekend we have the 1s travelling to Witton and the 2 hosting Shildon.

Thanks to match ball sponsors MOTA Rockband and Jeff Mcguire

Two sides for tomorrow. Couple of debuts in the 2s. We have two match ball sponsors. Jeff Mcguire and local band MOTA Rockband thanks to both for your generous support of the club. Good luck to both sides