First team
Belmont league game
Batting first Belmont made 162 all out, with C Milnthorpe adding 70. Chris Vallance 1 for 20, Kieran Hill 1 for 21, Jorden Bell 1 for 43, Derick Steinberg 1 for 2, Gavin Snowball 2 for 27, Conor Henderson 1 for 25 and Kristian Jefferson 2 for 18. After teawe lost 4 wickets chasing the total. Neil Matthews 11, Ben Storey 11, Lee Henderson 40, Kristian Jefferson 60, Conor Henderson 14 not out and Luke Richardson 10 not out.
First team
Belmont - Johnson/Coates Semi Final.
on tuesday night Belmont travelled to the Hazard. Belmont again batted first making 7 for 6 off the twenty overs. Kieran Hill took 0 for 14, Derick Steinberg 0 for 13, Chris Valance 2 for 14, Gavin Snowball 2 for 19 and Jonathan Arnold 1 for 14. Turning round we reached 78 for 2 and securing a place in the final. Neil Matthews added 9, Ben Storey 15, Lee Henderson 31 not out and Conor Henderson 15 not out. We will meet either Simonside or Ryhope in the final.
Second team
Belmont
Rainton batted first for the visiting of Belmont seconds. We made 149 for 6, Scott Gillan 5, Noah Worthy 10, Kieran Burrell 69, Jonathan Arnold 0, Ralph Richardson 33, Colin Henderson 4, James Messer 8 not out and Grant Wilson 1 not out. After the tea interval Belmont were bowled for 106, with Mujeeb Choudry making 51. With Jonathan Arnold taking 4 for 18, Ian Kitching 2 for 19, James Messer 0 for 16, Kieran Burrell 0 for 20, Noah Worthy 2 for 21 and Ben Foster 2 for 3. So the seconds returned to winnings ways and improved our chances at the foot of Division 5.
WEEK 13
Coundon
In the closest and most competituve match of the season, Coundon visited the Hazardand batted first making 179 for 9 off the 45 overs in a team effort. Chris Vslance took 1 for 22, Jonathan Arnold 2 for 11, Jorden Bell 0 for 27, Noah Worthy 1 for 30, Gavin Snowball 0 for 24, Derick Steinberg 5 for 40 and Conor Henderson 0 for 20. After tea Neil Matthews got us off to a good start with 19. However a slight collapse occurred with Ben Storey 9, Lee Henderson 8, Conor Henderson 6, Luke Richardson 2, Gavin Snowball 16 steadied the ship, whilst Noah Worthy 42 pulled us back into a game which looked lost. Jonathan Arnold 0, Chris Valance 30 not out and Jorden Bell 12 not out saw us to a close victory in the last over.
Boldon CA
After a win last week hopes were high of a repeat this week. And like the first team game it was a close encounter, sadly we were the losing side. Rainton batted first making 107 all out, Scott Gillan made 33, Phil Nathan 20, Kieran Burrell 1, Roy Hardwick 23, James Messer 17, however a collapse then followed with Ben Mummery, Grant Wilson, Adam Bell, Glen Moody and Colin Henderson adding 0, Ian Kitching was 0 not out. D Johnston taking 5 for 37 doing the damage for Boldon CA. After tea Ian Kitching took 2 for 15, Glen Moody 1 for 24, James Messer 0 for 27, Kieran Burrell 4 for 27 and Phil Nathan 1 for 8. However it was wasn't enough as Boldon passed the total from the last ball of the game.