Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket…
Saturday 14th June – NYSD Division 3
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Sedgefield 2nd XI – weather was hot and humid. Sedgefield won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 295 for 7 after 40 overs
Tom Dearden 88, Matty Greaves 50 not out and Joe Teasdale 47
Sedgefield 2nd XI 161 all out after 40 overs
Leo Mercy 3 for 21, Matty Greaves 3 for 26 and Tom Dearden 2 for 40
Aycliffe’s first team took the last Sedgefield wicket with the final ball of the game to give them a nail biting victory by 134 runs and earning the maximum 25 points in the process.
Asked to bat first Aycliffe piled up the runs with their highest innings total this season, finishing their allotted 40 overs with a huge 295 for 7.
Eighteen-year-old Tom Dearden top scored with a superb 88 from 83 balls including 15 boundaries and three sixes.
Special mention must also go to Matty Greaves (sponsored by Britannia Fire, pictured above) who smashed an unbeaten 50 off just 22 balls and his impressive innings contained six boundaries and two sixes.
When Sedgefield replied, good bowling from Leo Mercy and Matty Greaves, who each took three wickets, helped to set up the game for a thrilling finale. With one wicket needed for victory, Tom Dearden was tasked to bowl the 40th over and sent his team into raptures when he cleaned bowled the visitor’s last batsman off his final ball.
Saturday 14th June – NYSD Division 4
Preston 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI – weather was hot and humid. Preston won the toss and chose to bat first.
Preston 1st XI 252 for 6 after 40 overs
Freddie Lawler 3 for 48 and Dan Weldon 3 for 73
Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI 98 for 5 after 40 overs
Freddie Lawler 27 not out, Dan Weldon 25 and Shashank Garg 11
The second team put in an excellent performance with the bat to earn a very good draw away at Preston 1st XI.
The home side chose to bat first and piled up the runs finishing their innings on 252 for 6, despite three wickets each for both Freddie Lawler and captain Dan Weldon (sponsored by Midland Structural Services).
In reply, Aycliffe set out their stall from the start to try to bat for the draw with all rounder Dan Weldon setting the tone, with an uncharacteristically sedate 25 off 47 balls.
Thirteen-year-old Freddie Lawler continued the good work, capping a brilliant all round performance by defying an experienced homeside attack for 59 balls, to finish unbeaten on 27 as the visitors finished their allotted 40 overs on 98 for 5, to earn a well deserved draw.
This week’s senior cricket fixtures:
Saturday 21st June at 1.00 pm – NYSD Division 3 – Yarm 1st XI v Newton Aycliffe 1st XI
Saturday 21st June at 1.00 pm – NYSD Division 4 –Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI v Yarm 2nd XI
Sunday 22nd June at 1.00 pm – Hambleton League – Newton Aycliffe Women v Thornton Watless Women