A glorious afternoon at Church Road was host to a nail biting game, against top of the table Oswestry. On a pitch which looked a great surface to bat on, the visitors won the toss and decided to bat.
The visitors began brightly reaching 90 without loss, before spin was introduced. Again the duo of Hobbis [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Birmingham League Division Two
Whitchurch 170 all out
Aston Manor 124 all out
Whitchurch won by 46 runs
Manor slumped to a disappointing defeat away at Whitchurch in a match which they had held the upper hand for long periods.
The visitors opening bowling attack was again impressive as Arfan Khan (4-47) and Julius Benjamin (2-41) had the hosts reeling [...]

Aston Manor 1st XI got their Birmingham League campaign off to the perfect start with a comprehensive victory against newly promoted Eastnor at Church Road.
After early morning rain which reduced the match to 45 overs per side, Manor won the toss and elected to field first on a quick and bouncy track.
The visitors batsmen had [...]

Following last weeks defeat at Sutton Coldfield, where the major plus point was the promise of the opening batting partnership between Nabeel Asghar and Jamie Johnson, a much changed Manor team finished off their pre league preparations with a 21 run victory against Knowle and Dorridge.
South African Kyle Shreuder made his debut on a fast [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 144 all out
Evesham 145-0
EVESHAM WON BY 10 WICKETS
A heavy defeat away at table topping Evesham has left Aston Manor in serious relegation trouble with only four games remaining.
In a rain restricted match, Manor was asked to bat first and was soon in trouble at 31-3 despite some encouraging [...]

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Tamworth 227-6
Aston Manor 190-8
MATCH DRAWN
Aston Manor missed the opportunity to move away from the relegation battle as Tamworth had the better of a drawn away match on Saturday.
A fine innings from Neil Orton (96) was the mainstay of Tamworths total, but he and his colleagues were assisted by several dropped [...]