The weather finally allowed Manor to get their Lichfield Sunday league season underway with a resounding 98 run victory away at nearby Bronze. Following his heroic efforts with the ball on Saturday, young Brinder Phagura (59) showed his quality with the bat as the mainstay in the visitors total of 190 all out.
In difficult conditions [...]

Birmingham League Division Three
1st XI
Lichfield 70 all out (30.1 overs)
Aston Manor 74-0 (10.5 overs)
ASTON MANOR WON BY 10 WICKETS
Manor maintained their positive start to the season with an impressive and crushing ten wicket victory away at Lichfield.
The hosts decided to bat first on a wicket that was always likely to offer the bowlers assistance and [...]

Birmingham League Division Three
1st XI
Penn 135-7 (55 overs)
Aston Manor 136-9 (34 overs)
ASTON MANOR WON BY ONE WICKET
Manor recovered from last weeks reverse with a tense one wicket victory away against a strong Penn outfit.
The visitors opening attack of Arfan Khan (16-5-37-3) and Aurell Kirnon (17-4-30-2) made the most of the conditions with a [...]

Birmingham League Division Three1st XI
Aston Manor 208 all out (40.2 overs)
Stourbridge 209-7 (65.1 overs)
Stourbridge won by 3 wickets
With most Birmingham League grounds unplayable it is great credit to Manor grounds man Phil Shaw that a full game was able to take place on the opening day of the season at the Colin Smith Memorial Ground [...]

ASTON MANOR 292 FOR 7
HALESOWEN 253 ALL OUT
ASTON MANOR WON BY 39 RUNS
Aston Manor continued there recent upturn in form with an excellent all round performance against Halesowen at Church Road on Saturday.
After losing the toss and being put into bat, opening batsmen Irfan Saroop(28) and overseas star Kyle Schreuder,who scored a brilliant 117 got [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 198 all out
Bridgnorth 144 all out
ASTON MANOR WIN BY 54 RUNS
Aston Manor followed up last weeks gritty draw with a stunning performance in the field to defeat Bridnorth and move out of the relegation places.The visitors elected to bat first and although Irfan Saroop (15) and Kyle Schreuder [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Whitchurch 258-9
Aston Manor 210-8
MATCH DRAWN
Manor produced a stubborn performance to hold on for a well earned draw against high flying Whitchurch at Church Road on Saturday. The visitors got off to a blistering start through Shropshires Richard Oliver (61), but once he was dismissed by the impressive 15 year old [...]

Both Manors Saturday and Sunday 1st XI teams suffered frustration with the wonderful British weather over the weekend.
The Saturday 1st XI match away at Eastnor was called off without a ball being bowled, and with other sides in the relegation battle gaining positive results, Manors plight at the foot of the table was increased.
The Sunday [...]

When the large Sunday gathering of social members at Aston Manor spend their evening predominantly discussing the Cricket match they have just seen, then you know you have been privileged to have watched something very special. The best game I have ever seen was a comment heard on more than one occasion.
So what actually [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Ombersley 294-8
Aston Manor 207 all out
Ombersley win by 87 runs
Another poor performance and defeat to league leaders Ombersley has left Aston Manor at the foot of the table at the half way stage of the season. The league standings are however very tight with 5th placed Cannock only 23 points [...]