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FESTIVAL: 04' Festival DAY 1: Turn up and play day (Gerrards Cross CC)
Above: Presentations at the turn up and play day Festival
cricket at GX proved
amazingly popular, BIG turn out Lots of resounding hits &
stunning catches too, fun for all whether playing, umpiring or
sitting on the boundary soaking up the atmosphere, As the girls arrived, they were randomly placed into teams for an inter cricket tournament. There were girls who had played 4 years of county cricket & there were others for whom today was their first try. 49 girls from 20 different schools & they had all come to GX for a day of cricket From the start there was sound of bat smiting ball & peals of delight as the bowlers best efforts were dispatched to the far regions of the ground (& even into adjoining gardens). There was hardly time to stop for lunch as the competition hotted up. Everyone was determined to complete their five matches, have a chance to hit their first boundary, take a diving catch, or bowl a straight ball! Eileen Powell GX ladies captain finished her umpiring stint & presented the awards. Certificates for everyone, Lollipops for Tasha Daly’s winning team & medals for other notable performances. Best
newcomers: Yr 9/10 Zaahra Rehman, Collette Munrelly, Yr 8 Kelly Cheste,Yr 7 Catriona Cummings. Yr 6 Frankie Watson, Yr 5 Emily Gould. Outstanding
Newcomer: Sabah Hussain. Best
Fielder :Sarah Sealy Best
Batter: Alex Rogers Best
All Rounder: Sadie
Cole Best Team Player: Tasha Daly A vote of thanks was also given to Helen T, Sophie K & Tina T for their very active participation as umpires. They had just about kept good order with a few cricket rules amongst the rest of the days happenings. Festival Day 2: Single Wicket (Chesham CC)
Above Left: Semi Final of the single wicket. Above Right: The single wicket presentations The day started with obvious signs of nerves as the first rounds were played. The field appears huge as you bowl your 2 overs & definitely small, with far too many fielders when it is your turn to bat! All those watching from the pavilion were riveted to the action, comparing the tactics for this style of game, & plotting their own. Tip & run seemed the answer for a while, but then Alex went for a straight six, only to be caught on the boundary. Then flicking the ball past the keeper & daring the fielder to time her throw in precisely & to the right end too! Roger was Master of Ceremonies, mustering the 8 fielders for each match, assembling the 2 contestants & making sure the results were entered up. He was ably assisted by umpires Wendy H, Phil Mac & Richard Preskey, who helped out with just a little bit of coaching in the early rounds, but then made sure everyone played proper cricket as well as having some serious fun. Girls
who were knocked out in their 1st round were entered
into the Plate competition, where it was soon clear the
competitive edge was even sharper (
if t’were possible). The
semi final between
Kelly and Emily resulted in a tie and the game had to be re-played
among much nervous tension with Kelly coming out winner the second
time round! In
the Plate Final Alice set a strong challenge to Kelly early on
& Alice came out the victor. Sadie started her challenge of Ros in the Final with some tight bowling. So limiting her to a moderate target. Ros knew she had to summon all her concentration & skill. Sadie was forced into giving a straight forward catch & Ros was the outright winner…. Congratulations! Three years of Single wicket competitions now & every year a different winner…… Alex, then Immy & now Ros…… wonder if Ros can be the first to retain the trophy? CUP RESULTS: Winner….
Ros Crawley Runner
Up
Sadie Cole Winner
Alice Macleod Runner Up Kelly Chester
Festival…. 3 Counties Tournament…. Marlow CCU15
Above: The victorious Bucks u15 6aside team from Marlow The 3rd year this festival has been running and with Bucks,Berks Middx, Cambs representing the U15s in a 6 a side tournament The day looked promising and Bucks got off to a great start beating Cambs. Batting first Katie Dewhurst retired at 25 and Rosie Wilkes offered support with 17. Total made 69 for 3. Cambs replied with 62 for 3. Bucks vs Middx and Bucks powered through making for 94 with the loss of only one wicket. Katie Dewhurst again retired on 25 as did Natasha James with Jenny Banfield contributing 16 before being run out. Middx were slow with the run rate and reached 84 for 3. The final game against Berks would decide the winner as they too had wins over Cambs and Middx. Batting first Bucks made 87 for 1. Natasha James retired at 27, Hannah Stephenson 10 and Emily Gray 12. A nail biting game with Rosie Wilkes taking one wicket and a catch and Hannah Stephenson repeating the same with one wicket and a great catch in the last over to give Bucks the win they fully deserved. Middx made 86! U13 In our 3rd year of U15 tournaments at Marlow Roger realised it was high time Bucks U12s & U13s were counted in on the action. He devised & organised an 8 aside tournament for the younger teams & invited Oxford & Berkshire along too. Each innings of 10 overs proved just enough for the game to swing from one side’s advantage to the other. We also saw unusual tactics with Phil’s U12 team all guarding the boundary in their effort to thwart Bucks U13’s…well at least it made them stop & think for a while, even if U13s were the eventual winners. When the last match started Berks & Bucks U13 were equal on points. Berks batted first, played soundly, only losing 1 wicket in making 65. Bucks lost wickets regularly in their attempts to keep up with the scoring rate. Carys had stoically batted since the start & was still there at the start of the last over with Bucks still needing 6 to win. 5 runs came, scores equal. Then Cays & Tasha scampered for what they thought was the winning run… no way…Tasha was run out… scores equal & 3 balls to go. More holding of breath by players & spectators alike, until finally, yes there was a bye & both Carys & No. 7 Jade made it safely through for the winning run! Bucks
U13
75 Alex R 29no. Immy
23no. Bucks
U12 64-6
Bucks U13 win Bucks
U13
91 Tasha 43 Hannah 29no.
Oxon 73-4 Carys 6 for 2
wkts Bucks U13 win Berks 77-3 Oxon 63-4 Berks win Bucks
U12
44-2 Sabah 16no. Amy 13 no.
Berks 47-4 Alice 3 for 1 wkt
Berks win Bucks
U12
55-6 Lorna 15 Alice 12 no.
Oxon 59-6 Sabah 4 for
3wkts
Oxon win Berks 65-1 Bucks U13 66-5 Carys 27 Bucks U13 win FINAL
POSITIONS: First
Buckinghamshire U13 Second Berkshire Third
Oxfordshire Fourth Buckinghamshire U12 BUCKS U13 team…. Carys,
Livvy, Alex R, Immy, Tasha, Hannah, Jade, Alex B. BUCKS
U12 team….. Special thanks again go to the organisers: Eileen Powell and Tina Turner |
