St Michael's Cricket Club

Dumfries Timber Company Sunday XI

Match Reports 2010

Juniors Cash In

On Sunday last, the cream of Saints junior batsmen joined first eleven batsmen Brockwell and Derek Heron to form the batting line up when Dumfries Timber Company Sunday XI visited Eden Valley side Carleton in Carlisle. The top six helped Saints rack up over 250 runs in forty overs, a total which was well beyond their opponents who eventually subsided for 122.

In a taste of what may be the first eleven batting line up in two years time, Ross Crawford and Derek Heron raced to 71 off 13 overs, 13 year old Crawford being particularly severe on any short ball. Eventually both openers fell to catches, Heron scoring 51 and Crawford 16. Arran Seymour and junior skipper Ben Johnston continued in the same fashion to put on over 50 in seven overs taking the score to around 140 before Seymour fell bowled by Murray for 29.

Chris Brockwell raced to a quick 50 and retired and Johnston was eventually out for 37 precious runs, underlining his undoubted potential with the bat yet again. With the score now over the 200 mark, Chris Lumb (19 not out) and Kevin Kirkpatrick (11 not out) steered the team to 251 off 40 overs. Best of the home bowlers was Skinner with 3 for 15 from his 8 overs.

After a generous tea, Sunday captain Brockwell gave all seven juniors four overs each, refusing to bowl himself. Tony Foster again showed what a good bat he is and scored 50 runs eventually falling to a sharp stumping by Seymour off Ross Crawford's bowling. Pick of the bowling was John Woodhouse's opening spell which was controlled and accurate and yielded two wickets.

Ross Crawford and Lee Johnston also bowled particularly well taking two wickets each as did Derek Heron whose final strike ended the game with Carleton on 122.

It was a good day's work for Dumfries and Timber Co. Sunday XI Saints, especially the seven juniors who contributed over 100 runs and 8 of the wickets to fall. The Dumfries Timber Company Man of the Match award went to Ross Crawford for his all-round performance.

12/08/10

Frimley Take Friendly Spoils

St Michael's Dumfries Timber Company Sunday XI had their first home game of the season against tourists Frimley Green from surrey. With a very young team, Saints skipper Chris Brockwell won the toss and decided to bat.

But it was two of the older statesmen of the team, Colin Taylor and John Mutthiah who opened the batting with good effect, racing to 80 from 18 over before Mutthiah retired for a well played 28. His fellow opener Taylor went on to score his 50 in the 21st over before he also retired, bringing Ahsanul Alam to the crease. Alam guided a couple of the Saints Timber Company uoungsters through the innings scoring a quick 25 runs with the support of Andrew Geddes who was solid at the other end. After some quick hitting by Brockwell, the innings ended on 143 for the loss of 2 wickets off 30 overs

Colin Taylor rues dropped catch v Frimley Saints went out to bowl thinking that 143 was a defendable score, which was backed up by good opening spells from Kieran Moore and Connor Bowie. Connor picked up the first wicket of the inniings in his first over. Then the opposition batsmen settled in and started to played a few more shot until Chris Brockwell bowled the opposition Captain out with the score on 50.

Then some loose bowling and good batting from Frimley Green, especially their Number 3 Anthony Johnson, started to take the game away from the home team. Colin Taylor came on to bowl and tightened things up with a good line and length, also taking a wicket in his six overs. Unfortunately the bowlers at the other end couldn’t quite keep it as tight with the opposition getting to the total with two overs to spare with Johnson scoring a very impressive 90 not out.

Saints would like to thank Frimley Green for coming to the Kingholm and playing a good and friendly game. It was a very good experience for the young players of saints but the Dumfries Timber Company Man of the Match went to Colin Taylor for rolling back the years and giving a very good all round performance.

03/05/10

Wet Start for Young Saints

A youthful Dumfries Timber Co. Sunday XI kicked off their season with a trip to Dalton on a very rainy day. After a two hour wait for the conditions to ease, during which tea was taken in the local village hall, the game finally got under way at 4.00 p.m., having been reduced to a 20 over thrash. So many enthusiastic juniors were in attendance that they were relocated equally between the two teams, replacing some adults who had neglected to bring adequate rainwear.

Dalton won the toss and raced to 122 off their 20 overs with good contributions right through the line up. Dylan Muir smashed 25 at the top of the order and the three Steeles all did well. Best bowling for the Saints Dumfries Timber Co. squad came from guest Dumfries CC player Todd Rafferty and veteran Colin Taylor.

As the rain continued to flow, scoring became more difficult and Saints openers Bowie and Crawford started cautiously. Bowie was bowled by a peach from John Woodhouse, who was playing his first senior game.

Although Saints fell 20 short of the target young Ross Crawford from Lockerbie batted resolutely and shared a fifty partnership with Colin Taylor who went for 27, undone by a vicious turning ball fron Muir. Thanks to some tidy bowling from John Whitehouse, the Saints innings fell short but the talented Rafferty carried his bat until retiring shortly before the end for his maximum 30.

Dalton's ground is improving steadily and will be an excellent venue for cricket in future. Saints would like to thank Anthony Steele for giving the kids a game in difficult conditions when many other captains would have gone home. The Dumfries Timber Company Man of the Match was Ross Crawford for his unbeaten thirty runs scored in difficult conditions.

20/04/10