Lee Weldon’s weekly and final round-up of 2025 from the wicket…
Saturday 13th September – NYSD Division 3
Thornaby 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI – the weather was cool and overcast. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 160 all out after 39.2 overs
Leon Patel 42, Tez Smit 29 and Ramzan Hussain 16
Thornaby 2nd XI 119 all out 6 after 35.5 overs
Tom Dearden 3 for 3, Ben Howard 3 for 26 and Matty Greaves 2 for 28
Newton Aycliffe’s 1st team, sponsored by Franks the Flooring Store, came away with an excellent 41 run victory away at bottom of the table Thornaby 2nds in their final game of the season.
Leon Patel (pictured above) top scored for Aycliffe with a gritty 42 off 72 balls and his excellent innings included four boundaries.
In reply Ben Howard bowled brilliantly taking 3 for 26 from his ten over spell to help reduce Thornaby to 57 for 5.
With the home side digging in for a draw, the introduction of spinner Tom Dearden had an immediate effect as he took the last three wickets for just three runs to help Aycliffe to victory with 4.1 overs remaining.
Aycliffe’s first team finished their season in a creditable fourth place in the NYSD third division table with 299 points from 22 games played.
Saturday 13th September – NYSD Division 4
Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI v Bishop Auckland 2nd XI – the weather was cool and overcast. Bishop Auckland won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI 84 all out after 28.3 overs
Tony Travis 20, Matty Thompson 19 and Matty French 11
Bishop Auckland 2nd XI 88 for 6 after 21.5 overs
Jon Tait 4 for 28 and Tom Norman 2 for 28
Aycliffe’s 2nd team lost at home to Bishop Auckland 2nd XI by just four wickets in a much improved performance in their final game of the season.
Veteran Tony Travis (sponsored by John Wardle) top scored with 20 off 31 balls, Matty Thompson smashed a quickfire 19 off just 7 balls and opener Matty French chipped in with 11 off 33 balls.
In reply, the visitors also struggled to score runs thanks to some superb bowling by Jon Tait, who finished with career best figures of 4 for 28 from his seven over spell. 15 year old Tom Norman (2 for 28) also bowled well, but Bishops reached their winning target after 21.5 overs and with four wickets in hand.
Leave a Reply