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Manor Stay Up

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Aston Manor 154
Cannock 155-2
CANNOCK WIN BY 8 WICKETS
Despite losing with a tame performance against Cannock, Aston Manor has avoided relegation following Tamworths defeat at Old Elizabethans sent the Staffordshire side down to Division Three.
After electing to bat first all of Manors top eight batsmen got into double figures but none [...]

Manor Edge Closer To Safety

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Saturday
Berkswell 254-5
Aston Manor 103 all out
BERKSWELL WON BY 151 RUNS
Monday
Harborne 192-9
Aston Manor 193-4
ASTON MANOR WON BY 6 WICKETS
Following a heavy defeat on Saturday against promotion chasing Berkswell, Manor turned their fortunes around with a superb performance to defeat Harborne in front of a large Bank Holiday Monday crowd at Church [...]

Resounding Loss Against Evesham

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 Come Off Second Best In Low Scoring Affair

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Water Orton 71 all out
Aston Manor 62 all out
WATER ORTON WON BY 9 RUNS
Aston Manor missed another opportunity to move away from the relegation zone as they slipped to a hugely disappointing defeat away at Water Orton in a low scoring game played on a sub standard wicket.
After some wayward [...]

Sunday 1sts Cruise To 102 Run Victory

Manors Sunday 1st XI cruised to a comfortable 102 run victory away at Cannock Wood on Sunday.
The squirrels elected to bat first on a wicket that was actually a section of rolled outfield! Despite unpredictable bounce Manor put on a highly respectable score of 242-7 with the main contributions coming Abdul Rahim (53), Ryan van [...]

Opportunity Missed To Move Away From Relegation Battle

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 [...]

Comfortable Win Vs Tamworth

Manor recorded a welcome 6 wicket victory in their Lichfield League Division One match at Church Road against Tamworth on Sunday.
Manors young bowlers performed admirably against a strong batting line up to contain the visitors to 254-6 from their 40 overs. Adam Rana and Rikki Bassi in particular bowled well with debutant Patrick Knott showing [...]

Stunning Performance Brings Vital Win Against Whitchurch

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Whitchurch 131 all out
Aston Manor 132-5
ASTON MANOR WIN BY 5 WICKETS
Following last weeks gritty draw at Old Elizabethans Manor produced a stunning performance at Church Road to gain a vital victory as they aim to move clear of any possible relegation battle.
Utilising helpful overhead conditions Manor bowled superbly and assisted [...]

Gritty Draw Against Old Elizabethans

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Old Elizabethans 249-8
Aston Manor 164-8
MATCH DRAWN
Manors youngsters recovered well from last weeks heavy defeat to put in a spirited performance and earn a draw away against table topping Old Elizabethans.
After some early impressive bowling by Manor, Krishall Magage (108) and ex Middlesex player Simon Macey (67) put on a fine [...]

Manor Lose Against Harborne

1st XI Birmingham League Division Two
Harborne 336-8
Aston Manor 180 all out
HARBORNE WIN BY 156 RUNS
After electing to bowl first, and taking an early wicket, Manor were then put to the sword by a superb partnership between Indian Test batsman Shiv Sunder Das (124) and the equally impressive Sri Lankan Nirru Raveenthiraja (65). The standard of [...]