On Thursday our Mid Week XI played Kimblesworth, we batted put our 20 overs for107 for 5. Ben Sims played a captains innings of 60, Scott Gillan 3, Ben Mummery 1, Kieran Burrell 13, Gavin Terry 3, Grant Wilson 7 not out and Gavin Snowball 1 not out. In reply Kimblesworth passed the total for the loss of 4 wickets. Derrick Steinberg took 1 for 16, Gavin Snowball 1 for 23, Seb Miller 2 for 17, Paul Wilkinson 0 for 24, David Wales 0 for 15 and Kieran Burrell 0 for 6.
On Saturday the firsts travelled to table topping Murton, in the first innings Murton made 226 for 9, T Vout adding 147. Derrick Steinberg took 3 for 18, Charlie Batey 1 for 40, Kieran Burrell 0 for 41, Gavin Snowball 3 for 29, Seb Miller 0 for 23, Conor Henderson 1 for 46 and Jack Blake 0 for 22. We fell short on 101 all out, Alan Maskell 5, Ben Sims 14, Lee Henderson 9, Jamie Parkinson 16, Conor Henderson 5, Jack Blake 1, Kieran Burrell 2, Gavin Snowball 23 not out, Derrick Steinberg 1, Charlie Batey 10 and Seb Miller 0.
The seconds hosted Coundon at the Hazard, batting first the visitors were restricted to 108 all out. With Rachael Petherick taking 3 for 21, Cy Duffy 2 for 21, Grant Wilson 0 for 11, Scot Gillan 0 for 15, Darren Portrey 0 for 19 and David Wales 4 for 18. After tea our reply never really got started, being bowled out gor 25. Scot Gillan 0, David Wales 5, Ben Mummery 0, Rachael Petherick 6, Darren Portrey 0, Gavin Terry 5, Cy Duffy 0, Adam Bell 0, Robert Kitching 0, Jason Barnes 0 not out and Grant Wilson 2.
Wishing Grant a speedy recovery too!
On Sunday the Rockets forst played Washington - coming away with a win! 88 for 1 against 48 for 0. Before they then took part in the re arranged Eppleton tournament. The results were:
Eppleton 58 - RR 56
Whitburn 83 - RR 27
Sacriston 77 - RR 24
Durham City 89 - RR 36
RR 71 - Murton 25.