Lancashire Cricket Board: Under 10 (Boys) - Season 2012

Under 10 (Boys) - Season 2012
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John Heaton on 28/06/2012 22:01:00

The following group of players have been selected for the very first Lancashire
Under 10 County team:-

Patrick Allen (Gilded Hollins CP School & Golborne CC)
Daniel Barber  (St Bede’s CP, Clayton Green & Euxton CC)
Jackson Darkes-Sutcliffe (St Johns Cof E, Ainsdale & Formby CC)
Thomas Halstead (St John’s CP, Burnley & Lowerhouse CC)
David Jump (Our Lady of Compassion & Formby CC)
Praharsh Parikh (Branwood Prep.) & Winton CC)
Max Perry (Farnworth CC)
Harvey Rankin (Aughton Town Green & Ormskirk CC)
Robert Rankin (Aughton Town Green & Ormskirk CC)
Finlo Smith (Sulby School, IOM & St John’s CC, IOM)
Joshua Stamford (Balderstone St Leonard’s & Clitheroe CC)
Qasim Shah (Casterton PS & Burnley CC)
Ben Walkden (St Thomas’s, Ashton in Makerfield &Newton Le Willows CC)
They will have four matches before going to Kings College, Taunton for a three
day Festival in late July.
Results
Wednesday 27 June v NORTH EAST WALES at BOOTLE CC
LANCASHIRE 58
NORTH EAST WALES 49
Lancashire won by 9 runs
This was a low scoring affair dominated by both bowling attacks. Lancashire were
in deep trouble at 36 for 8 until partnerships between Josh Stamford and Max
Perry and Stamford and Prahesh Parikh boosted the total by an invaluable 22 runs
to 58. The second innings was a repeat of the first with wickets falling
steadily. Amidst high excitement Ben Walkden (2 for 9) clean bowled the last NE
Wales batsman for a close and hard fought 9 run win.
Tuesday 3 July v WARWICKSHIRE at Bedworth CC
Match Abandoned
Tuesday 10 July v STAFFORDSHIRE at Wynnersley CC
Match Abandoned
Tuesday 17 July v YORKSHIRE at BURSCOUGH CC
YORKSHIRE 144 for 6
Match Abandoned
This game began in glorious sunshine but ended in the all too regular rainstorm.
Yorkshire had just completed their 40 overs when the heavens opened. Those who
were present would have been pleasantly surprised at the very high standards
shown especially by the Yorkshire openers.
UNDER 10 COUNTY FESTIVAL at KINGS COLLEGE, TAUNTON
Saturday 21 July v BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
LANCASHIRE 121 (Stamford 26 Rankin H 26 Rankin R 23*)
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE 107 for 8
Lancashire won by 13 runs
Sunday 22 July v EAST DEVON (U11)
LANCASHIRE 77
EAST DEVON 78 for 2
East Devon won by 8 wkts
Monday 23 July v CORNWALL
LANCASHIRE 151 for 8 (Shah 42)
CORNWALL 85 for 7 (Walkden 3-4)
Lancashire won by 66 runs
The entire Festival at Kings College was played in hot sunshine. All the
messages from those present said that the first Under 10 team to play in this
sort of Festival were a credit to Lancashire both on the field and off it. They
won two of the three matches played with some excellent performances. The defeat
was to a strong East Devon U11 team which had entered at the last minute
following a withdrawal by another county. Many of these young players showed a
great deal of promise for the future and certainly helped to emphasise the value
of introducing this age group into our programme.