16/06/2026
With the better weather last week (apart from Thursday!) we were able to get a better week of junior cricket, with some notable wins for our U15, U9 and U8 teams.
🔴On Monday our U13 team lost to Wimborne, who posted an excellent 172/5 off 20 overs, despite Emily Lochhead getting two wickets in two balls. In response, Winton were bowled out for 63 with Torben Chetland top scoring with 21.
⚫️On Tuesday our U15 Royals team continued their winning streak with a 16 run victory against Verwood B. The Royals scored 127/6 with an excellent 35 from Shanu Mandivalli before restricting Verwood to 111/5 off 20 overs to win the game, with Alex Leach returning with figures of 2/10 off his 3 overs.
🔴On Friday our U12 team lost by 5 wickets to Poole Town Dolphins. Bowled out for 59 with Philip Moseley scoring 23, the team did well to get two wickets before Poole reached the target.
⚫️On Saturday our U9 team won a thriller against Witchampton Wizards with an excellent bowling and fielding display. The team won their first game of the season with the whole team performing brilliantly.
🔴Also on Saturday our U11 team lost by 36 runs to Verwood. Verwood posted a strong 110 off 16 overs and despite Seth Willis’ 25 not out, the team fell short of the target on this occasion.
⚫️Finally on Sunday our U8 team won by 36 runs against Lions Youth Strikers. Wickets from Illyaas Merali and Seyon Prithivi was then followed by a strong batting performance led by Ishaaq Merali’s 25 runs to win the game.
Well done to all who played🏏🔴⚫️