05/08/2026
A great game of development cricket against a strong Adwalton team
Batting
Freddie Moorhouse 52no ( U13)
Thomas Bland 50 (U15)
Ishan Patel 49 (U14)
Bowling
Isaac Kendall 2 wickets / 15 Runs (U13)
Isaac Slassor 2 Wickets / 27 Runs (U15)
Theo Hope 2 Wickets / 27 Runs (U15)
Junior cricket is massively important at grass roots cricket and something we're very proud of at HMCC.
Sunday saw our Development team entertain Hopton Mills Cricket Club in the Mid Yorkshire Cricket League.
Skipper Jagdip Sian thought he would copy the first team skipper and insert the visitors, with Sam CH claiming the first wicket in the third over, Sagar with the Catch.
The visitors then looked to pile on the runs before the introduction of Andrew Blackburn saw the end of Tom Bland for 50, 103-2.
The runs continued to flow, until Adwaltons very Own John McCririck, Elliot Patrick entered the attack, Patel falling on 49, Blackers with the catch.
The pairing soon combined again as Auty was out cheaply with the score now 157-4, but with plenty of overs still to bowl.
Hope & Moorhouse then added 28 runs before James Donohoe had his first wicket, before a reward for the tireless Luke E in the next over saw Machin out for a quickfire 8.
That was the last wicket to fall as Kendall and Freddie Moorhouse (52) helped post a total of 246-6.
After his heroics in the First team the previous day, Eoin Taylor was promoted to opener alongside Fin C and the pair added 28 before Eoin was Bowled by Patel for 15, who soon also had Fin trapped LBW for 18, 48-2.
Sam CH could only last one ball from Machin, before chopper strode to the crease, he and Blackers adding 57runs for the 4th Wicket before a double wicket over from Hope saw Chopper and debutant Nathan Clifford depart, 106-5.
Sagar then Joined Blackers as the senior figures looked to rescue the innings, though Blackers fell 2 runs short of his second 50 of the season, Slassor with the wicket 120-6.
Ethan S joined Sagar and the benefit of having a Junior and Senior batting together showed and Ethan produced one of his best batting performances to share a stand of 42 with Sags before Slassor had his second wicket, Ethan out on 5.
Sagar was next to lose his wicket on 43, Kendall with the wicket as the total crept to a season high of 186. Unfortunately the final two wickets fell before the away score could be reached, with 195 on the board, Luke E (8) & Donohoe (1).
A fantastic performance from Both Teams, though Mills took the win by 51 runs.
