U11's Finish in Style

The Saints U11's played their final match of the season on a drizzly Monday
against Handsworth U11's. Jack Madahar (Captain) lost the toss, and
Handsworth decided to bat. They posted an impressive 288 for 7, with the
pick of their batters being Bertram with 13 and no outs. The Saints did not
bowl well, with the pick of our bowling being George Gibbons with three
wickets, Jack Madahar with 2 wickets and Mat Heller chipping in with 1
wicket. After some 'choice' words of encouragement in the break by the
Captain, The Saints posted a brilliant 316 for 4 wickets, the pick of the
batting being Mat Heller with 22 and 2 outs, Bradley Russell, Harvey George
and Ben Trewick scoring 10 and no outs, and a superb 20 and no outs by Jack
Madahar to take us over the line in some comfort. This represents a
fantastic season for us, curtailed by the bad weather to four matches, of which
3 were won! The competitive spirit in the team speaks volumes about the
youngsters, who have developed into a strong and capable team. Vive La
Resistance! - Jas, U11 Manager

A Good Week!

A good results week this last week on Monday the U11's beat Sutton Coldfield, on Wednesday the U13's beat Walmley and on Friday the U9's played their first game and beat Atherstone convincingly by a 100 runs. Congratulations to all involved particularly all the players, well done everyone keep up the good work and keep practising hard. Come On You Saints!!

Great start to league season by U13's

The U13's team have started their league season in tremendous form with beating Water Orton and Walmley in the first two games. Having lost to Water Orton in the Spirit of Cricket Cup this defeat was avenged in the league. Saints posted 81, after an uncertain start which left us 23-5, thanks to a steady 27 from Jack Moore with good support from Rohit Wouhra with 12. Brilliant fielding by Jack Moore with a quick pick up in the covers and direct hit at the bowlers end ran the Water Orton opener out.All of the bowlers then bowled accurately to restrict Water Orton to 68 - 8. Tom Cooper picked up 3 - 19 , John Keighley 1- 21 Harry Daniels 1 - 5 but the pick of the bowlers on the night were Ben Shough and Jack Salmon who both bowled exceptionally tight 4 over spells with Jack 4-1-7-0 and Ben bowling 4 overs for only 5 runs and 1 wicket. A good all round team performance.

This week's game saw us play old rivals Walmley who won the toss and elected to bat. Again some good all round bowling, especially John Keighley and Ben Shough who both bowled 4 overs for 8 runs and took a wicket apiece, and energetic fielding particularly from Tom Cooper making diving stops in the covers restricted Walmley to 81-5. We unfortunately lost a wicket first ball of our innings but Tom Cooper 16 and John Keighley 35 ( 4 x 4, 2 x 6) together with late support from Harry Daniels 6 after a mini collapse saw uas reach the last over needing 3 runs to win with 2 wickets in hand. Rohit Wouhra smashed the first ball high to long off, the catch was dropped and a single scored. Josh Longhorne stroked the next ball through midwicket for four and was promptly mobbed by the rest of the team. Another good team performance and great result. An honourable mention for keeper Seb Henn-Allen who has kept admirably in both games despite some variable bounce - only 3 byes in total in both games combined.

Next game home Wed 28/6 v Handsworth.

U11's beat Aston Community

FOSCC U11's played Aston Community on the 12^th June at home. After winning the toss, FOSCC decided to bat, and after a shaky start, managed to post 262 runs, thanks largely to Matt Heller's 19 and no outs, and our dear friend Extras added over 30! FOSCC bowled and fielded superbly, with Ben Trewick taking four wickets for very little, Matt Heller bowling superbly (3 Wickets) and a fiery Jack Madahar (3 wickets) added much needed support, restricting Aston Community to 193 runs. Everybody appeared to enjoy themselves, and we all look forward to the next match with great anticipation. Thanks also to all of the parents who turned up! - Jas.

Four Oaks Saints Juniors CC U11

Four Oaks Saints U11's played their first match against Aston Manor away, having been frustrated over the cancellation of their previous three matches due to the bad weather. Having lost the toss and been put into bat, they posted a credible 242 runs, with the pick of the batting being Jack Madahar scoring 22 including five fours and no outs. He was ably supported by George Gibbons with 10 and no outs. Despite a very good bowling performance, the home team posted 255 runs with the pick of the bowlers being Harvey George. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, and look forward to the next match!