Archive for June, 2010
Hold On For Draw Against Berkswell
Berkswell 240 for 8 off 45 overs
Aston Manor 198 for 7 off 45 overs
Losing Draw to Aston Manor
Despite an excellent start against the league leaders Aston Manor suffered defeat for the first time this season. A superb tandem opening spell had a strong Berkswell side 20 for 2 at 10 overs. The visitors recovered, steadily [...]
Posted: June 17th, 2010 under Aston Manor 4th Team Match Reports.
Tags: berkswell cricket
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Disappointment Followed By Washout After Great Batting Performance
Aston Manor 97 all out
Tamworth 100-0
TAMWORTH WON BY 10 WICKETS
Aston Manor 287-7 (37 overs)
Cannock Wood
MATCH ABANDONDED
Manors batsmen returned to form at Church Road on Sunday, after the previous weeks debacle away at Tamworth which had seen them dismissed for a paltry 97 in a ten wicket defeat.
The only positive point to take from a miserable [...]
Posted: June 15th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: abdul rahim, chris whittock, darren baker
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Winning Run Continues Against Tanworth And Camp Hill
Tanworth & Camp Hill 171 for 6
Aston Manor IV 174 for 5
Win to Aston Manor
Tight bowling from Aston Manors opening pair Geoff Knowles (1-23) and Usman Rana (1-35) restricted the visitors ambitions. This was supported by excellent fielding and keeping as the old/new mixture continued with Jagit Sandhu (1-36) and Usman (Sugar) Shoukat (1-32) and [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Aston Manor 4th Team Match Reports.
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Winning Draw Against Leamington
Aston Manor IV 238 for 8
Leamington 117 for 7
Winning Draw to Aston Manor
Except for a vicious delivery accounting for Mick Neville, the fourths top order made hay in the sunshine. Young Alex Rose opening bat/keeper scored 30 in an accomplished innings, not getting carried away whilst Amrit (Beast) Singh scored 67 around the park (and [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Aston Manor 4th Team Match Reports.
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Winning Start Vs Studley
Studley 55 All Out
Aston Manor IV 59 for 2
Win to Aston Manor
Winning the toss on this wicket was an advantage. The 4ths consisting of 4 under 15s, some youth and a few members deemed senior in years, took to the field for the first time as a unit.
Geoff Knowles bowled like the veteran his is [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Aston Manor 4th Team Match Reports.
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Manor Come Close But Hold On Against Evesham
AMCC 1st XI vs Evesham
5th June 2010
Church Road
On another hot day at Church Road, stand-in skipper Jason Furnell won the toss and put the Worcestershire visitors in to bat on what looked like another superb track. The decision initially paid off with overseas star Ryan Van Niekerk on a hatrick in the third over, but [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: arfan khan, chris whittock, darren baker, evesham cricket, nabeel ashgar, neal radford, ryan van niekerk
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Young Side Win Again
A very young Aston Manor 3rd eleven thrashed Solihull Blossomfield on a warm June Saturday.We lost the toss and were put into bat loosing a quick wicket where it was left to 2 14 year olds, to rip the Blossom attack Brinda scoring a smart 52 but Man of the Match Waqas Younis carring his [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Aston Manor 3rd Team Match Reports.
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Manor Win Again
Aston Manor continued their winning form against top of the league Moseley who had played 4 and won 4! Having won the toss and put the visitors into bat on a hard and bouncy track we soon rattled their top order, Nathan Woakes taking 5 for 38 off 10 overs,the other wickets were shared between [...]
Posted: June 14th, 2010 under Aston Manor 3rd Team Match Reports.
Tags: moseley cricket
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Superb Comeback Against St Georges
On a brighter day in Telford, a positive result was crucial in this battle of the basement boys. The day did not get off to the best start with the injured captain losing the toss and being asked to bat first. Manor soon found themselves in trouble with the loss of early wickets reducing them [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: arfan khan, peter evans, ryan van niekerk, shozab haider, st georges cricket
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Rain Affected Loss Vs Water Orton
1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Saturday
Aston Manor 139-7 (28 overs)
Water Orton 140-3
WATER ORTON WIN BY 7 WICKETS
On Saturday, at a wet Church Road, Manor were again unlucky in losing an important toss and were asked to bat first in a match restricted to 28 overs per side. However, despite a late flurry of wickets, the [...]
Posted: June 3rd, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: andy forman, arfan khan, chris whittock, nabeel ashgar, peter evans, water orton cricket
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