Archive for May, 2010

Great Win Against Local Rivals Pelsall

Having again lost the toss to Pelsall we were put into bat on a boiling Sunday cheered on by a noisy Manor Crowd!
We got off to a flying start thanks to “The “Beast” top scoring with 75 supported well by “Air Miles” Mick Neville scoring 36. In came  skipper Chris Wooding who scored a magnificent [...]

Winning Draw Against Southam

Having lost the toss on a boiling May Saturday Southam put us into bat on a hard batsmans wicket.
We soon rattled our way to 262 for 8. Slim line Ian Prichard scoring 50, Vinay coming back to the 3s chipped in with 33 leaving Man of The Match 14 year old Waqas Younis top scoring [...]

Well Done To The Selected Under 14s In The Inner City Cup

Birmingham Schools Under 14s won the annual Steve Perryman Shield against local rivals Coventry on Monday and Steve himself was on hand to present the Shield at Erdington Court Cricket Club.
Birmingham made 175 in their 25 overs with Aston Manors Waqas Younis making a brilliant 98*. Khasad also supported with 24 in a total of [...]

Mixed Start For Sunday 1st Team

Aston Manor Sunday 1st XI have got off to a mixed start in their Lichfield League season having already beaten Whittington at Church Road, they then lost a high scoring affair away at Wednesbury this Sunday.
In the earlier match at home to Whittington, under the expert captaincy of Chris Brearley Wooding, the Squirrels were bowled [...]

High Scoring Win Vs Brockhampton

Brockhampton 267-5
Aston Manor 269-6
ASTON MANOR WIN BY 4 WICKETS
Manors young side returned to the top of the table with an exciting victory away at fellow promotion hopefuls Brockhampton.
All of the bowlers toiled in the hot weather on a flat track as the hosts posted an imposing total of 267-5 from their 50 overs. All of [...]

Return To Winning Ways Against Tamworth

AMCC 1st XI vs Tamworth
Saturday 22nd May
Church Road
On a baking day at Church Road, skipper Evans won the toss and chose to field against the wishes of certain players!! This tactic initially paid off with the visitors reduced to 2-2 and then 23-3. However a fantastic middle order century partnership between captain Stuart Burrows (75) [...]

Under 13s Win Again Vs Walmley

Warks League
Opposition: Walmley CC (C Team)
Result: Won
WCC 41 All out in 15.1 Overs
AMCC 42 for 1 in 9.4 overs
Excellent tight and shared bowling throughout started the match superbly for the Manor boys.
On a very poor and bobbly outfield fielding concentration also needed to be high and again the guys showed just how good they can [...]

Under 13s Back To Winning Ways

WM League
Opposition: Bronze CC
Result: Won
AMCC 133 for 6 Wkts in 20 Overs
Bronze CC 15 All out in 10.3 overs
Determined to put the poor performance of the previous day behind them, it was obvious the team wanted to play well. So batting first against average opposition gave them just the chance – especially on a small pitch [...]

Under 13s Lose Against Strong Bedworth Side

Warks Cup
Opposition: Bedworth CC
Result: Lost
BCC 127 for 5 Wkts in 20 Overs
AMCC 94 for 7 Wkts in 20 overs
Our first real disappointment of the season – not so much in the result but in the effort of the team and virtually every individual and they were all told the same.
A strong batting line up with Warwickshire [...]

Loss Against Walsall in the WM Cup

WM Cup
Opposition: Walsall CC
Result: Lost
AMCC 98 for 6 Wkts in 20 Overs
Walsall 99 for 5 Wkts in 19.3 overs
Against a strong team from Walsall this was always going to be a tough match but the lads commitment and effort was excellent. Batting first Mo (24) and then Amar (28) created a solid base but against tight [...]