Mildenhall Cricket Club match reports for September 12th & 13th 2015
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Mildenhall 1st X1 ended their league campaign with a home match at Wamil Way on Saturday. Worlington won the toss and invited Mildenhall to bat first on a pitch that looked to have a bit in it that would help the bowlers. Mildenhall’s Australian coach Steve Taylor (0) fell second over when the first ball he received from Graham Ford, he turned to square leg and a grateful Darren Haywood dived forward and took a catch. Captain Ben Shepperson joined Joe Reed and the pair added 46. Shepperson who had previously just cleared deepish mid-on, failed to do so a second time and was caught by Lewis Parker off Nathan Twiddy for 31. Four balls later and Twiddy struck again when Tom Allen got tangled with his bat and was trapped lbw for a duck. Joe Reed (25) was fourth out when a miss timed shot went aerial to Craig Woollard off Haywood. Reeds dismissal left him in second place in the all-time aggregate runs scored in a season for the club (1766 runs). Mildenhalls plight quickly got worse when Ryan Clark (0) was bowled by Steve Flack leaving the home side on 73 for 5. Jack Loveday and Adam Trett dug in against some frugal bowling, particularly by Flack. A poor call broke the partnership and left Loveday run out for 6. Trett now required a runner having sustained a hamstring injury while turning. Karl Holmes helped take the score passed 100 but then was beaten in the flight by Flack and was stumped by Richard Ford for 12. Jon Steel then recorded the fourth duck of the innings when he tamely turned the ball to Matt Peachy off Parker. With the bowling still dominating the bat, there developed a defiant partnership of 28 by Trett and Jon Allen. Allen (8) finally fell to a catch to Graham Ford off Haywood. In the last over Jack Bowman had stayed long enough to see the 150 posted before he was caught in the deep again by Graham Ford off Haywood. Mildenhall had been bowled out for 150 with Trett (46*) playing a match defining innings. For Worlington Darren Haywood starred with ball taking 3 for 31 while Steve Flack sent down 10 overs and got 2 for just 16 runs.
Jon Steel got Mildenhall off to a great start he got a ball to lift that Richard Ford (1) was unable to leave and the ball sailed into the hands of birthday boy Ryan Clark standing in the slips. He then dismissed Jimmy Watson (6) with another steeply climbing delivery that saw the batsman edge through to wicketkeeper Holmes. Graham Ford had made 12 before he also edged to the slip caldron where Tom Allen accepted the catch off the bowling of Taylor. Putting his disappointment with the bat behind him Taylor was now delivering one of his best bowling performances of the year. His next wicket saw Alfie Marston give a fine edge to Holmes behind the stumps. Matt Peachey had reached 7 before Taylor comprehensively bowled him and 4 runs later he took Parker out as another edge flew into the gloves of Holmes. Darren Haywood (1) was unable to stem the tide as Taylor shattered his stumps to record a five wicket haul. Worlington were in disarray on 68 for 7. All through opener Chris Baugh had remained resolute, however with the score on 90, a mix up in trying for a second run left Baugh stranded and he was run out for 38. Craig Woollard (13) was the ninth wicket to fall when he was trapped lbw to Reed. Then with no addition to the score Twiddy lofted an easy catch to Loveday to give Jack Bowman the last wicket of this seasons campaign. Worlington were all out for 105. Steve Taylor finished with 5 for 29. Mildenhall finished the season in third place.
Adam Trett a valuable 46*
Mildenhall 2nd X1 lost their last game of the season. Going down by 82 runs to Sudbury 2nd X1. This result leaves them with a mid-table finish in Division 2. Sudbury batted first and made 229 for 9. For Mildenhall Steve Grinling, Andy Youngs and Matt Allen took two wickets a piece. In reply opener Taha Ahmed made 50, however no other batsman was able to post a significant score and the team was bowled out for 147.
Mildenhall 3rd X1 were able to call on Kobus Scholtz for their last home game against Haverhill 2nd X1 and he dominated proceedings scoring 178. James Taylor was not out 56 as Mildenhall posted 283 for 3. Mildenhall then bowled out opponents for 112. Jack Horn took 4 for 15 and Andrew Zajac 3 for 39.
Mildenhall 4th X1 lost their final game away at West Bergholt. Fielding three of the Ladies team Mildenhall batted first and reached 120 for 8. Lou Handy top scored with 35 and Kiefer Renoux was not out 29. The home team reached their target for the loss of three wickets.
On Sunday Brockley CC conceded their match against the already Hunts County Bats Champions Mildenhall 1st X1. At Wamil Way the last league match of the season saw Mildenhall 2nd X1 batting first against near neighbours Tuddenham. Mildenhall recovered from 50 for 4 at the 20 over half way point, however thanks to Taha Ahmed’s (70) second half century of the weekend and both late order batsmen Renu Van Overmeire and Jack Horn both scoring 27*, Mildenhall posted 182 for 8. Tuddenham made light of their target losing just one wicket. Andy Jakeman made 18 while Kieran Harris was not out 92 and James Shimmens remained unbeaten on 49.
Mildenhall Ladies ended their season with another win over Thriplow. The team has remained unbeaten throughout the second half of the campaign. Thriplow were bowled out for 59. Mildenhall Captain Kayleigh Francis took 3 wickets for just 2 runs and became the leading wicket taker in the league, beating team mate Fliss Cleverley who came second. In the game Helen Atkinson also picked up 3 wickets for again just 2 runs. Midenhall lost just one wicket in reply when Kimberley Hancock was out lbw for 14. Pippa Palmer finished 20* and Helen Atkinson made a quick fired 20* to end the match.
Next Saturday Mildenhall will be holding their Youth Awards presentation day, while on Sunday the club plays host to the Suffolk Semi Finals and Final of the Natwest Twenty 20 under nineteens between clubs from Copdock, Easton and Hadleigh along with hosts Mildenhall. Play gets underway at 10.30 a.m.