The Courier

Crescent U9 Boys started their cricket season with a real thriller against Crackley, coming away as 25 run winners. Batting first, sensible shots and excellent running saw them reach a score of 158, Lewis and Ed W the pick of the batters. In reply Crescent fielded well as a team, tight bowling restricting Crackley to 133 runs, Matthew and Lewis both taking 2 wickets each. Player of the match went to Maxi for superb all round play.

 

Another fantastic game of cricket saw Crescent Girls beating Crackley by 11 runs. Batting first Crescent amassed 150 runs, MingYi, Esme and Lilah all starring with the bat. In reply Crackley fell just short with a score of 139, Nora taking two superb wickets. Unanimous player of the match was Lilah for her incredible all-round play.

 

The mixed side also triumphed in their opening game with a fantastic 127 to 96 run win. This was down to a super all round team performance with some wonderful bowling, concentrating on accuracy and straight arm action. Joint players of the match were Alfie for his batting, Tomisin for his bowling, Kian for his fielding and Thomas for his all-round play.

The U11s boys side started their season in fantastic fashion with an accomplished performance against Crackley, winning by an absolutely massive 105 runs. Batting first, they approached the task with excellent shot selection and clever running, only losing 1 wicket and all batters contributing runs to reach a score of 199. Ed G-H was the stand out performer with the bat, hitting two 4s and a massive 6. In reply Crescent proved just as deadly with the ball, strong fielding and accurate bowling taking 12 wickets and leaving Crackley with a score of 94. Player of the match went to Alex G for his superb hat-trick, taking 3 wickets in his first 3 balls.

 

Not to be outdone by the boys, the U11s girls also kicked off their season with emphatic win, beating Crackley by 33 runs. Batting first Crescent scored 193 runs, with sensible batting and good calling seeing them only lose 1 wicket. In reply, tight and accurate bowling kept the Crackley score down to 160. Player of the match as voted by both the coaches and players was Emily, who was excellent with both the bat and the ball.

 

The U11s Mixed side completed a fantastic away trip to Crackley with a 23 run victory, making it 3 from 3 for the Crescent teams! Bowling first Crescent kept the opposition score down to a very miserly 93, straight bowling and constant wickets making it very difficult to score. In reply Crescent made 116, with some nice shots and super running between the wickets. Player of the match was Albert, for his determination and attacking approach.