Manors Sunday 1st XI kept up their winning run in the Lichfield League with a 62 run victory away at Cannock Wood.
It was certainly a culture shock for some of the visitors to be introduced to village cricket at the most basic of venues. The hosts, and the teas they provided, were excellent, but the [...]

Birmingham League Division Two
Fordhouses 271-7
Aston Manor 171 all out
Fordhouses win by 100 runs
Manor were unable to build on last weeks success and fell back into the relegation places with a sub standard performance away against fellow strugglers Fordhouses.
Manor did not have a lot of luck with the new ball, but apart from Arfan Khan (3-79) [...]

The glorious weather, and free Samosas (thanks to Johnny Paige), ensured a massive crowd enjoyed a great game of cricket at Church Road on Sunday as Woodys Wanderers kept up their hopes of gaining a first ever Lichfield League Premier title with an exciting win against an impressive young Tamworth side.
The visitors opted to bat [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 227-6
Water Orton 158 all out
Aston Manor won by 69 runs Manor moved out of the relegation places with a tremendous victory against Water Orton, in front of a large and vociferous crowd at Church Road.
After being asked to bat in a game reduced to 50 overs, Manors total [...]

Manor continued their fine form in the Sunday Lichfield League with an exciting 6 run victory against an impressive Wednesbury oufit. Manors batting was consistent throughout on a good Church Road track. Darren Baker and Abdul Rahim both scored patient half centuries as Manor finished their 40 overs on 206-8.An excellent opening spell from Shaun [...]

Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 206 all out
Cannock 207-7
Cannock won by 3 wickets
After last weeks much improved batting performance, it was deja-vu as Manor again found themselves in serious trouble at 40-5 in the face of some impressive seam bowling from Staffordshires David Womble (5-45).
However, ex skipper Jason Furnell (51) rolled back the years to [...]

Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 252-9
Old Elizabethans 20-0
Match Abandoned
Manor were thwarted by the weather and plunged into serious relegation trouble, as their match was the only fixture not completed due to heavy rain showers.
It was doubly frustrating as Manors previously brittle batting had finally clicked into gear based on an excellent partnership between Kyle Schreuder [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Harborne 263-8
Aston Manor 129 all out
Harborne won by 134 runs
Aston Manor slipped into the relegation places after a dreadful batting performance saw them well beaten by a very strong Harborne outfit who must be early favourites for the League title.
It was doubly disappointing after a very encouraging and fully committed [...]

Despite the distraction of broken windows, rabbit holes gobbling up the ball and a crazed player/umpire who wanted to take his stumps and bails home with him Manor managed to secure an away victory in their top the table clash at Wall CC in their Sunday Lichfield League encounter.
Batting first, Manor were bowled out for [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 124 all out
Halesowen 125-1
Halesowen won by 9 wickets
Manor suffered a disappointing and frustrating Bank Holiday weekend losing away at Halesowen on Saturday, and after travelling to Stratford on Monday, returned to Birmingham without a ball being bowled in an abandoned game.
After being asked to bat first Manor got [...]