On Monday the first team were in Cup action in the Robert Dunnett, as we hosted Seaham Harbour. Batting first we set a total of 91 for 5 with Lee Henderson 24, Luke Richardson 9, Conor Henderson 26, Jamie Parkinson 6, Jack Blake 9, Gavin Snowball 1, Scott Taylor 4 not out and Kieran Burrell 2 not out. With Laura Trotter, Rachael Petherick and Derrick Steinberg DNB. Harbour passed the total with one wicket down, Scott Taylor took 0 for 18, Gavin Snowball 0 for 12, Derrick Steinberg 1 for 18, Laura Trotter 0 for 9, Kieran Burrell 0 for 23 and Rachael Petherick 0 for 13.
On Tuesday the Mid Week XI hosted Dawdon in the second round of the Arthur Lumley Cup. Dawdon batted first making 114 all out, Scott Taylor took 2 for 23, Gavin Snowball 4 for 17, Kieran Burrell 0 for 26, Laura Trotter 1 for 23 and Gary Caisley 2 for 23. In reply we were all out for 83, 31 runs short. Scott Gillan 9, Kieran Burrell 0, Ben Sims 18, Gavin Snowball 0, Gavin Terry 0, Ben Mummery 1, Ben Foster 17, Laura Trotter 3, Scott Taylor 6, Gary Caisley 3 not out and Adam Bell 9.
The Mid Week team travelled down to Mainsforth, losing by just 2 runs. Mainsforth batted first making 111 for 3 off the twenty overs. Rachael Petherick took 0 for 13, Laura Trotter 1 for 12, Gavin Snowball 0 for 22, James Messer 0 for 31, Seb Miller 0 for 25. In reply were we were so close yet so far. Gavin Snowball 15, Cy Duffy 7, Ben Sims 53 not out, Ben Mummery 6, James Messer 14, Gavin Terry 0, Laura Trotter 3 not out. Robert Kitching, Adam Bell, Rachael Petherick and Seb Miller DNB.
On Friday our AllStars and Rockets got the chance to meet Twinkle at training! 🌟
Saturday saw a return to winning ways, the first team hosted Ryhope, winning by 29 runs. Rainton batied first reaching 134 all out, Gavin Snowball 21, Jamie Parkinson 0, Luke Richardson 12, Lee Hendrrson 49, Conor Henderson 16, Kieran Burrell 5, Laura Trotter 0, Jack Blake 11, Scott Taylor 0, Chris Vallance 3 and Derrick Steinberg 0 not out. We then bowled out Ryhope for 105 with S Outhwaite making 53. Scott Taylor took 4 for 13, Chris Valance 1 for 21, Derrick Steinberg 3 for 17, Laura Trotter 1 for 24, Gavin Snowball 0 for 17 and Kieran Burrell 1 for 9.
The seconds also won, beating Murton by 4 wickets. Murton batted first making 74 all out. Seb Miller took 1 for 14, Charlie BBatey2 for 18, Cy Duffy 1 for 14, Rachael Petherick 6 for 16 and James Messer 0 for 6. With the bat Neil Matthews started us off with 21, David Wales 6, Scott Gillan 7, Rachael Petherick 13 not out, Ben Foster 5, James Messer 6, Cy Duffy 2, Darren Portrey 5 not out. Adam Bell, Seb Miller and Charlie Batey DNB.
On Sunday the Rockets had two games against Silksworth amd Eppleton. We came away with a win against Silky, the Rockets scoring 103 and Silksworth 81. Whilst we lost to Eppleton, they scored 92 for 3 whilst we scored 51 for 3.