Willey Wanderers Cricket Club

👀 A whole weekend of cricket for all our senior teams.
Saturday
🚗 1st team - away at Wheaton Aston- 12:30pm start.
🏠 2nd team - Home against Oswestry 2nds - 1pm start.
Sunday
🚗 Ladies softball team - away at Pontesbury -10:30am start.
🚗 3rd team - away at Wroxeter & Uppington CC - 1pm start.

Thank you to our weekend scorers -
1st team - Joanne Ball
2nd team - Becki Cooper
Ladies - Cara Suzanne

Thank you to our sponsors
🏠 Habitat Lettings
🌙 The Half Moon in Jackfield
🌑 ADL Granite & Marble Ltd
🐶 Broseley Hounds
🛞 Broseley Tyres
🧱 Joe Gough
🪵 Logs by Lewis
🎯 Telford Sports
🌾 Morris Corfield

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💚🖤Fantastic day for our Summer Camp 2026. Thank you to Luke at Cricket Shropshire for an action packed day with the help of our wonderful coaches Matt Smout Jonathan Duppa Ian Slater Kieron Hatton Lucy Plant Daniel Thomas. We did some batting, bowling and fielding drills and then had a pairs game between - Willey Rockets 🚀 and Willey Squirrels 🐿️.

🏏👏🏼👏🏼The behaviour, team spirit and concentration of all children was exemplary - An enjoyable day had by all.

💚🖤Willey 1sts Match Report
A game against 🔝 of the league for the 1sts this week knowing it will be a tough game and really needing a result to push us out of the bottom 2‼️

😵‍💫The day started off in a strange fashion with us winning the toss for only the 3rd time all season 🫣

🔴Electing to bowl first, hoping to make the most of the overhead condition and it worked as opening pair Kieron Hatton (4-31 from 9) and Cameron Wallis (2-41) 😎 taking the top with them!!

🔴Shane Hatton (1-9) and Will Brown (3-7) took the remaining wickets and bowling frankwell out for just 99😬.

🏏The Chase didn’t go exactly to plan as we lost early wickets!! And the frankwell bowling attack put in a great display 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

🏏Cameron Wallis (12) being the pick of the top 5

🏏Then Iwan Morgan (18) came in and played an extremely patient innings and steadied the flow of wickets

🏏Fortunately, we dug deep and our 9 and 10 did the damage as Tim Bellett (20*) and Callum Bailey (13*) took us home

👊🏼We finished on 102-8 from 39.2 overs

This was a huge win for us as it takes us out of the bottom 2 with just 5 games remaining 🤗

We travel to Wheaton Aston on Saturday hoping to get another win under our belts🙌🏼

Thank you to Worfield Cricket Club for inviting Our U11s to play in your Caribbean festival. A great game with equal measures of team work, competition and all showing the spirit of cricket. Hopefully see you next season.
Thank you to our junior sponsor - Morris Corfield

💚🖤Willey 2nds Match Report
🚗 Willey faced their last long distance trip of the season on Saturday, as they travelled down the A5 and beyond to Cae Glas.
🧐Faced with a very brown and dry outfield but a bushy, green and damp wicket, the toss was extremely 😵‍💫important to gain early momentum on the game.
Thankfully Willey won it and wasted no time putting the hosts in and chipping away at the wicket column.
Rory Lloyd (3-45 from 11) and Taylor Rudd (2-18 from 7) bowling very well in tandem with the new ball causing the hosts all kinds of issues. 🥴
The outfield was lightening ⚡️quick so Willey knew they had to be on the ball in the field, as a potentially huge score was on the cards if the man was beaten, and field well they did, especially in the catching 🙌🏼department as the Barrow boys held onto everything that came their way, none more so than Chris Rudd who held 4 of them on his own to the amazement of his teammates! 🤣🤣🤣
Graham ball also put a familiar shift in with ball as his 12 controlled overs yielded just 39 runs and gobbled 4 wickets to boot! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
Cae glas finished on 173 all out at the tea interval and gave Willey a catch able target with the right approach.
😬Despite losing an early wicket, Lindsey Rudd and Stuart Sheperd set about the home attack💥🏏 and looked good to run the bottle greens home, before Rudd was trapped LBW for 39. Graham ball joined Sheperd with the team score in triple figures, and the pair continued the charge. Sheperd was in his usual cat🐈like form, and frustrated the home bowlers with his manipulation of the attack, before finally falling on 59 to a smart catch behind. 😵
Ball (41 not out) bought the game home with some responsibile batting, and along side Chris Rudd (10 not out), who despite holding everything in the field still managed 2 balls in the face while batting, gave the Barrow boys maximum points 👆🏼 and a much needed momentum building win.
Willey now face Oswestry at home on Saturday and hopefully a matching performance to haul them back into the right area of the league table. 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

💚🖤Exciting weekend of cricket
🏏 Saturday
Home 🏠 1st team - hosting Frankwell 1sts at Barrow Park - 12:30pm start.
Away 🚗 2nd team - travelling to Cae Glas for a 1pm start.

🏏Sunday
U11s 🚗 travel to Worfield for a friendly as part of their Caribbean Day 🌴 around 10am start.
Our 3rd team have had a slight change to original fixtures and are now at home 🏠 playing Oswestry to accommodate a finals day at their club - 1pm start.

👀 Looking to be a weekend full of cricket 🏏 Good luck to all our teams🍀

Thank you to Match Day sponsors
🏠 Habitat Lettings
🌙 The Half Moon in Jackfield
⚫️ ADL Granite & Marble Ltd

Our Sponsor Boards
🐕 Broseley Hounds
🛞 Broseley Tyres
🧱 Joe Gough
🎯 Telford Sports
🪵 Logs by Lewis
🌾 Morris Corfield

💚🖤Willey Ladies - News from last night …

🏏A brilliant game between two evenly matched sides, with Allscott just edging it in the final over.

💚Willey posted 133–4, built on smart partnerships and a classy knock from Gemma Foster, who opened for the team and delivered with style — 30 (27) of controlled, boundary‑finding batting. She then backed it up with outstanding boundary fielding, saving run after run.
Strong contributions followed from Issy Walters (16), Cath Searle (12), Helen Jones (21) and an unbeaten finish from Lizzy Leek (21)* and Captain, Rachel Jones (4)*.

👏🏼Allscott chased well, finishing 134–4 in 18.5 overs, but Willey pushed them all the way.

🔴With the ball, Rachel Jones led the attack with 2 wickets, supported by Becki White, Helen Jones, Issy Walters, Carla Brassington and Jodie Foster, all working hard against a disciplined batting unit. A great partnership from Becki and Issy saw a crucial run out.

⭐ Captains Player: Gemma Foster
A leader’s performance — quality batting, sharp fielding, and huge impact throughout.

🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼A fantastic advert for women’s softball cricket and a game that genuinely could have gone either way.
💚 Thanks to Allscott Heath Ladies for another friendly, competitive challenge — always great games against you.

💚🖤 Willey Ladies v Ellesmere Ladies 🏏

A brilliant win for the Willey Ladies! 🎉

The ladies put in a fantastic all-round performance against Ellesmere, coming away with a well-deserved 8-wicket victory! 👏

Ellesmere batted first as the visitors, finishing their 20 overs on 101/8. Willey’s bowling and fielding kept the pressure on throughout, with some great spells and plenty of energy in the field. 💪🏏

Then it was Willey’s turn with the bat, and what a response! 😍 The ladies chased down the target in just 14 overs, finishing on 104/1 and securing the win with plenty to spare!

There were some brilliant contributions throughout the team, with everyone playing their part and showing exactly what Willey Ladies cricket is all about — teamwork, encouragement and plenty of fun along the way! 💚🖤

🚀 Captain’s Player – Issy Walters 🚀

Issy was absolutely on point with the ball, putting in a furious bowling performance and causing plenty of problems for the Ellesmere batters! 🔥🏏Our captain’s little pocket rocket 🚀 was full of energy and determination, giving it everything and setting the tone for the team. A thoroughly deserved Captain’s Player! 👏💚🖤

Willey CC Women 104/1 (14 overs)
Ellesmere CC Women 101/8 (20 overs)

🏆 WILLEY WON BY 8 WICKETS! 🏆

🏏 Willey 3rd XI Match Report – Victory by 116 Runs!

Willey 3rds produced a superb all‑round performance this weekend, securing a dominant 116‑run win over Wellington 6th XI.
🔥 Batting Highlights
Willey set the tone early with a powerful display at the crease, piling on 292–5 from 40 overs.
🏏I Morgan led the charge with a commanding 81 (73)*, striking 12 fours and 2 sixes in a classy innings.
🏏M Smout kept the momentum flowing with a fluent 66 (61) featuring 13 boundaries.
🏏R Cooper added a vital 50 (49), peppering the rope with 9 fours.
🏏Useful contributions from S McCutcheon (20) and Joseph Duppa (21) ensured Willey finished with a total that always looked tough to chase.

🙌🏼The Moment of the Match – Joseph Duppa’s Catch
Wellington’s innings hinged on their lead batter, S Chandler, who was looking well set on 59. Then came the turning point.
A sharp chance flew from Iwan Morgan’s bowling to Joseph Duppa, who reacted instantly but with the ☀️ directly in his eyes , taking a superb catch that removed Wellington’s main threat.

Bowling Performance
Willey’s bowlers backed up the batting effort with discipline, restricting Wellington to 176–9.
The standout figures:
🔴 I Slater was outstanding, taking 4 wickets for 28 from his 7 overs, including a maiden.
🔴 B Cope delivered a brilliant spell of control: 8 overs, 2 maidens, 2 wickets for just 11 runs.
🔴 D Thomas kept things tight with 1–9 from 8 overs, including 3 maidens.
🔴 P Evans and I Morgan chipped in with important wickets to keep the pressure on throughout.

With tight lines, smart fielding, and that crucial catch from Duppa, Willey closed out a convincing win and collected 20 well‑earned points (and a point for the scoring team.)
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💚🖤Willey ladies travel to Allscott CC. 6:30pm start
Come and support our ladies 🏏💥👏🏼

Thank you to our sponsors
Habitat Lettings 🏠
Broseley Hounds 🐕

Thank you to Cara Suzanne for scoring and Rich Cooper for umpiring. 🥰

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