Bridgnorth CC 1st XI v Wombourne (Home)
Bridgnorth 1st XI (211-8) lost to Wombourne (212-3) by 7 wickets
Batting: T. Whitney 59, A. Unitt 46, R. Perry 31, A. Carson 24.
Bowling: S. Whitney 1-, A. Leather 1-.
Bridgnorth 1st XI led a weekend to forget for the entire club as they fell to a seven wicket defeat at home to Wombourne on Saturday.
Bridgnorth batted first and got off to a great start with wicketkeeper Tom Whitney leading the way with 59, who together with Andy Carson (24) added 80 for the first wicket. A mini slump to 112-4 checked the scoring rate but Andy Unitt (46) and Richard Perry (31) took the home side to 211-8 off their allotted 55 overs.
League leaders Wombourne timed their run chase to perfection as they eased home on 212-3 off 52 overs. Sam Whitney, Andy Leather, and a Pete Thompson run out accounted for the wickets.
Third-from-bottom Bridgnorth travel to fifth-from-bottom Coleshill on Saturday with only 9 points separating the two teams.
Bridgnorth CC 2nd XI v Shrewsbury (Away)
Bridgnorth 2nd XI (150) lost to Shrewsbury (210-7) by 60 runs
Batting: R. Hughes 30*, S. Pitt 25.
Bowling: N. Johnson 3-66, N. Gray 2-31.
Bridgnorth 2nd XI travelled to league leaders Shrewsbury on Saturday and came away second best as they went down by 60 runs.
The home side won the toss and elected to bat first and found runs aplenty, reaching 158-2 with 10 overs to go. The Bridgnorth bowlers fought back though as Nick Gray (2-31) and the relentless Neil Johnson (3-66), who bowled 17 overs unchanged, restricted the hosts to 210-7.
Bridgnorth's chase never got going as the top order all got starts before getting out cheaply and at 74-7 a humiliating defeat was on the cards. The lower order showed their mettle though as initially wicketkeeper-batsman Rob Hughes (30*), followed by fast bowler Simon Pitt (25) put some smiles back on the Bridgnorth faces. The inevitable finally came though as Bridgnorth were all out for 150 with 10 overs still remaining.
Bridgnorth CC 3rd XI v Beacon (Away)
Bridgnorth 3rd XI (113) lost to Beacon (119-3) by 7 wickets
Batting: L. Brown 68.
Bowling: J. Jones 1-, E. Pottinger 1-, D. Taylor 1-.
Bridgnorth 1st XI continued to struggle in 2008 as they slipped to a seven wicket defeat away at Shrewsbury side Beacon.
Batting first Bridgnorth again came unstuck with the bat and they were indebted to captain Liam Brown who stood a lone figure with 68 in an all out total of just 113.
In reply Beacon were never in trouble as they cruised home to 119 in just 24 overs for the loss of 3 wickets. Josh Jones, Elliot Pottinger and Dan Taylor got the wickets.
Bridgnorth CC Sunday 1st XI v Beacon (Away)
Bridgnorth 1st XI (159) lost to Beacon (160-5) by 5 wickets
Batting: G. Edwards 40, A. O'Connor 36, J. Jones 36, A. Carson 23.
Bowling: D. Taylor 2-18, M. Martin 1-8.
Bridgnorth 1st XI went down by five wickets away to Staffordshire side Beacon.
In hot and sunny conditions the visitors won the toss and without hesitation opted to bat first but were in all kinds of trouble as the batting order melted away to 68-6. Only opener Andy O'Connor with a quick-fire 36 and Andy Carson with 23 managed any kind of runs. A seventh wicket stand between Josh Jones, who showed great temperament with a fighting 36, and captain Glenn Edwards (40) rescued the situation as they pushed the total to 159 off their 40 overs.
A depleted bowling line-up were always going to struggle to hold the home batsmen and this proved to be the case as Bridgnorth reached 160-5 with 8 overs still to go to win by 5 wickets. Young seamers Dan Taylor (2-18) and Matt Martin (1-8 off 6 overs) were the pick of the bowlers but the real highlight was a direct hit run out by super sub Pete Oliver.
