04/09/2026
🚨2nd Xl - 2026 Season Captain's Review 🦃🚨
🔈After a tough but promising season, please see below our 2nd XI captain George Ashby's comments on the season!
“In what was a very tough year with availability and being in a competitive division we struggled with availability massively at the start of the year due to exams and then never managed to recover from that, although we never gave up and managed to always get good points even in defeat. However, it wasn’t all losses. We won some important games such as Barry Athletic away with Ayush getting 78 n.o to win us the game, Abergavenny away where Gruff Gibbs got 123 n.o to win us the match with his first senior 100 for the club, and then onto the win against Cardiff where we managed to get the game on even though the weather tried to be the only winner. Dom Grossett scored a fiery 61 off 31 to put us in a great position.
These were stand out moments, however, I could not have done it without the help of senior members such as Hood, Tallis, Hammett, Dabson who were superb and gave everything every week.
Then also to our juniors who are establishing themselves in senior cricket with H.Williams, J.O’Leary, C.Phillips, W.Hedd and G.John who all played a massive part this year and all had great moments and performances in their own right.
Then onto our young women! A.Williams who played a massive part as our main spin bowler who took wickets in every game she played and also took catch of the season, then also G.Walters who whilst only playing 1 game had fantastic figures of 4-19-2 in her first senior match and these ladies are ones to watch for the future.
We also said a happy retirement to our very own J.Watkins who has decided to hang the gloves up at the young age of 70. Not only the best wicket keeper in Wales as shown by the caps and tour with Wales over 60’s to Canada, but an absolute gentleman, friend, and top quality cricketer. Now he can relax and go to a few more horse racing events.
From your PCC 2XI captain George Ashby 🦃”
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