08/07/2023
🏏🏏🏏🏏 MATCH RESULT🏏🏏🏏🏏
Local derby run fest at Hoovers last Saturday which saw nearly 500 runs scored and two 💯 s. Ebbw Vale Cricket Club 2XI won the toss and put us into bat. Openers Ian Pembrey and Andrew Evans started strongly, going at 5 an over and putting on 61 for the first wicket before Pembrey departed . This brought Nathan Payne to the crease. Him and Evans kept the tempo up, putting on 62 for the 2nd wicket before Payne was unluckily bowled by a ball that shot across the ground for 27.
Evans was then joined at the crease by Jacob Richards who, with Evans, upped the tempo of the innings with the boundary being found regularly. Evans and Richards out on 120 for the 3rd wicket with Richards bringing up his fifty before departing for 52. Evans kept hitting the ball to all parts being up his superb 💯 with a four down the ground. This great innings helped us post 267-4 from our 40 overs.
We started strongly with the ball. Payne and and Richards bowled tight and was backed up by some good fielding resulting in us picking up regular wickets early on. This brought Gareth Morgan to the crease. Morgan started slowly and rode his luck early in but slowly settled in to his innings. Striking the ball cleanly and carrying his team’s innings keeping them in the game through out. Morgan brought up his well deserved 💯 up but soon departed after the Tredegar bowlers stuck at it, picking up wickets regularly. Once Morgan and Boulter departed after some clean hitting, our bowlers cleaned up the innings. Bowling out Ebbw for 213 resulting in a 54 run victory. N Payne was the pick of the bowlers taking 3-37, backed up by Richards with 2-27 and Hadley 2-37. Thanks to Ebbw Vale for a great game, shame many of them had to rush back to their ground after the game. All the best for the rest of the season.
Big thank you to match ball sponsor Ben Evans. Really appreciate your support this season. Also a big thank you to our main sponsors Smart Money Cymru Community Bank, Bryn Group , Windoormate Ltd and S&N Electrical Engineers.
This weekend we travel to Bridgend Town Cricket Club 4XI hoping to pick up another win. SEWCL South East Wales Cricket League
