Inter District Under 11 Reports 14th May 2006
West v East – West won by 6 wickets ( 12-a –side)
On winning the toss the West inserted their opponents on a bowler friendly track. After ten overs the East had 23 runs on the board. with Jayarajah and Mailing bowling well with few runs being scored off the bat but too many extras were conceded. Thanks to outstanding fielding and catching the home side reduced their opponents to 4 for 41.Jack Dart and Charlie Watson put on 36 for the fifth wicket but opening bowler Josh Mailing came back to help finish off the innings as the East ended on 111-9 after their 40 overs. The East opening bowlers Bertrand and Dibble put on immediate pressure with Bertrand removing both West openers in quick succession. A useful partnership between Cousens (57*) and Jayarajah took the home side from 12-2 to 39 when Jayarajah fell. The captain Cousens then put on 41 and took them ahead of the required run rate with Stein (19). With victory in their sights Stein was caught off Bertrand at 80 and another 23 runs were added for the fifth wicket when Rickard was run out. There were to be no more shocks as the west reached their target in 34.4 overs. Bertrand took 3-14 off her eight overs winning the nomination as the East’s player of the match with the West’s award going to Cousens whose unbeaten half century had been vital.
South v North - South won by 77 runs
South won the toss and elected to bat first on what looked a good batting strip with a quick outfield. This soon proved to be the case as the score moved quickly into the fifties by the first drinks break. The South were given a solid start by Dan Escott and Sam Wyatt-Haines who put on 30 for the first wicket. The scoring rate settled down to between four and five an over and this was maintained throughout the South innings. The South total of 172 for 6 was built around a stand of 80 between Dan Escott and Jack Tolley. Escott compiled a patient 56 ably supported by Jack Tolley with 16. The final South score would have been more but for a tight spell by left armer M Newton who took I for 9 from six very tidy overs conceding only two wides.
The North in reply were always chasing the game after losing their first four wickets in reaching 50. The South bowled accurately and no bowler conceded more than 20 runs and the North were made to work very hard for runs. This resulted in attempts to force the pace with the result that wickets fell at regular intervals with the South always holding the upper hand. South skipper William Coon with 2 for 14 from 7.2 overs was the pick of the bowlers well supported by Jack Tolley who took 2 for 6. The North were eventually bowled out for 95 in the 32nd over leaving the South winners by 77 runs.