Tag: ryan van niekerk
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 [...]
Posted: June 21st, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: chris whittock, harborne cricket, ryan van niekerk, shiv sunder das, shozab haider
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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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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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Mixed Start For Sunday 1st Team
Aston Manor Sunday 1st XI have got off to a mixed start in their Lichfield League season having already beaten Whittington at Church Road, they then lost a high scoring affair away at Wednesbury this Sunday.
In the earlier match at home to Whittington, under the expert captaincy of Chris Brearley Wooding, the Squirrels were bowled [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: andy forman, chris wooding, darren baker, peter evans, ryan van niekerk
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Return To Winning Ways Against Tamworth
AMCC 1st XI vs Tamworth
Saturday 22nd May
Church Road
On a baking day at Church Road, skipper Evans won the toss and chose to field against the wishes of certain players!! This tactic initially paid off with the visitors reduced to 2-2 and then 23-3. However a fantastic middle order century partnership between captain Stuart Burrows (75) [...]
Posted: May 24th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: arfan khan, chris whittock, peter evans, ryan van niekerk, shozab haider, tamworth cricket
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Disappointing Loss Against Whitchurch
Whitchurch 224 all out
Aston Manor 88 all out
Whitchurch Won By 136 RUNS
The visitors were badly let down by late withdrawals before embarking on the long journey to play a powerful and experienced Whitchurch team. However, Manor put aside the poor preparation for the game to produce a fine recovery in the field to dismiss their [...]
Posted: May 18th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: arfan khan, chris whittock, ryan van niekerk, shozab haider, whitchurch cricket
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Rain Affected Loss Vs Old Elizabethans
The first home fixture of the season brought with it the obligatory terrible weather and credit to the groundsman and captains of both teams for managing to get any sort of game on.
Play started at 3.45pm and was reduced to 26 overs a side and the toss was always going to be vital, and [...]
Posted: May 11th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: arfan khan, aston manor 1st team, neal prichard, old elizabethans, richard illingworth, ryan van niekerk
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Winning Start Against Bridgnorth
Bridgnorth 194-9 (55 0vers)
Aston Manor 129-7 (31 overs)
Winning draw for Aston Manor
On a cloudy day in the picturesque town of Bridgnorth, skipper Evans (sponsored by The Tool Market) reversed the poor “toss” form of last season by winning the crucial flip of the coin on a day destined to be affected by the rain. He [...]
Posted: May 5th, 2010 under Aston Manor 1st Team Match Reports.
Tags: arfan khan, bridgnorth cricket, chris whittock, nabeel ashgar, peter evans, ryan van niekerk
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