Ruben’s 6-6 helps U14s to victory
A remarkable spell of bowling from Ruben Pembleton helped Cricket Shropshire’s Under 14 boys to a dramatic one wicket victory over Huntingdonshire at Wellington CC.
He returned figures of 7.4-3-6-6 as the visitors were bowled out for 60 after they won the toss and chose to bat first.
But the Shropshire batters fared little better in the reply as they crashed to 36-9 in reply.
But Andreas Davis stood firm and was joined in the middle by Freddie Roberts as the pair added a crucial 25-run partnership for the last wicket to claim the win. Davis finished unbeaten on 17.
Pembleton was again in the wickets as Shropshire beat Herefordshire by seven wickets.
He took 4-16 while Ali Khan claimed 3-7 and Rufus Davies 2-15 as the hosts were bowled out for 79.
The Shropshire reply stuttered early on as they found themselves 22-3 – but Reuben Kundu (30 not out) and Daniel Ball (26 not out) ensured there were no more scares as they saw their side to the win.
They lost by 37 runs when they hosted Staffordshire at Bomere Heath.
Batting first, the visitors racked up 258-3 from their 45 overs. In the reply, Eli Graves hit 51 and Lucas Lane 42 with George Randall chipping in with 26 as Shropshire finished on 221-9.
The Under 13 Boys were also involved in a dramatic game when they hosted North Wales at Whittington – it ended in a tie.
Batting first, Shropshire were bowled out for 235 with Jayden Joseph top scoring with 40, Elliott Weaver making 38, Adam Humphreys hitting 37 and George Lowther chipping in with 21.
Joseph led the way with the ball claiming 3-25 from seven overs, including the crucial final over, as North Wales finished their 40 overs on 235-7.
North Wales had gone into the over needing just four runs to win, but Jospeh took a wicket and then conceded just three runs to earn his side the tie.
They eased to victory when they travelled to Pentland Gardens to take on Herefordshire.
Batting first they made 275-5 from their 40 overs with Kyle Rudge hitting an unbeaten 73 from 54 balls while Edward Simkin chipped in with 37, Elliott Weaver made 33, Edward Martin 39 and Jospeh unbeaten on 34 from just 16 balls.
They then bowled Herefordshire out for 95 with Rafay Rehman taking 2-11, Joseph Stanton 2-18 and Harry Giffard 2-36.
The Under 15 Boys enjoyed a big win when they hosted Warwickshire’s Under 15 Development side at Bridgnorth CC.
Batting first, contributions all the way down the order saw them finish on 315 as they were bowled out off the last ball for their 50 overs.
Opener Dylan Barkley top scored with 58 off 53 balls, Jake Adams made 45, George Jenkins hit 44 with Ben Reed (21), Harry Dillon (24), Harry Harrison (29) and Ralph Davies (23) all chipping in.
In reply, the Bears were bowled out for 154 with Hugo Bebb claiming 3-24, Davies 3-35 and Reuben Kundu 2-29.
The Under 15 Girls were beaten twice in two tight T20 games when they travelled to Brockhampton to take on Herefordshire.
In the first game the hosts batted first and finished their innings on 131-6 with Abigail Tomlinson claiming 2-23 and Mills Jones 2-10.
In the reply Lexi Thavenot hit 46 off 41 balls and Gouri Cherukuri made 23, but Shropshire finished on 127-2 – four runs shy of victory.
In the second game, Shropshire were dismissed for 108 with Cherukuri top scoring with an unbeaten 33. Herefordshire reached their victory target with an over to spare to claim the win by four wickets despite Annabelle Jackson’s 2-18.
The Under 14 girls were knocked out of the County One Day KO Cup when they travelled to Barnards Green to take on Worcestershire.
After being put into bat, they were dismissed for 135 with Mills Jones unbeaten on 63. Worcestershire claimed the victory for the loss of two wickets.
Skipper Millie Parry hit an impressive 93 from 61 balls when the Under 18 girls made the long trip to Crook CC to take on Durham.
It helped her side to 126-6 from their 20 overs. In reply the hosts reached their victory target with nine balls to spare with Amy Connelly claiming 3-23 and Alice Deacon 2-11.
The Under 18s Boys were involved in a couple of high scoring games when they travelled to Banbury to take on Oxfordshire and Herefordshire in the ECB T20 Group Five.
Batting first against Herefordshire, Shropshire finished on 140-5 with Harry Parton making 41 off 32 balls, Krrish Chadha 38 and Morgan Ward 20.
In the reply, Ralph Davies took 2-23 and Harry Turley-Salmons 2-16, but Herefordshire knocked off the winning runs with nine balls to spare.
In the next game against Oxfordshire, the hosts batted first and hit 191-4 from their allocation, Turley-Salmons again picking up two wickets.
In the reply, Shropshire fell short by 14 runs with Turley-Salmons hitting an unbeaten 52 and Harrison Vaughan 44.
They struggled again when they travelled to Eastnor to take on Herefordshire and Staffordshire.
In the opening game against Herefordshire, they were bowled out for 106, Alfie Briggs hitting 39 and Alex Heath 22. The hosts knocked off the runs for the loss of three wickets.
Staffordshire batted first in the next game and racked up 207-7 despite Turley-Salmons again bowling well, this time claiming 4-23. Shropshire were bowled out for 90.
The Under 16 Girls came out on the wrong side of a low-scoring encounter with Staffordshire at Leycett CC.
Batting first, Shropshire were dismissed for 91 with Ellie Barlow top scoring with an unbeaten 23.
In the reply, Staffordshire got over the line with one wicket to spare with Isabelle Crann claiming 3-22 and Charlotte Bell 2-7.