Avoncroft Cricket Club
Our play-cricket site is fully accessible through this site, head to the season section PLAY-CRICKET

Avoncroft Cricket Club

Avoncroft Cricket Club

A friendly village cricket club based in Worcestershire. We are dedicated to encouraging young people into sport.

Tel: 01905 774714
Email: info@avoncroftcc.co.uk

Avoncroft Cricket Club
Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4JS

Open in Google Maps
  • THE CLUB
    • RULES AND CONSTITUTION
    • TESTIMONIALS
  • ABOUT
    • ABOUT US
    • CONTACT
    • VOLUNTEER
    • DOCUMENTS
  • CLUB RECORDS
    • SATURDAYS – SUMMARY – TOP 10
    • SATURDAYS – SUMMARY – ALTERNATIVE
    • SATURDAYS – TOP PERFORMANCES
    • SATURDAYS – BATTING – CURRENT PLAYERS
    • SATURDAYS – BOWLING – CURRENT PLAYERS
  • SEASON

    CATEGORIES

    • Full Fixture List – Current Season
    • Fixtures – PLAY CRICKET
    • Results – PLAY CRICKET
    • Tables – PLAY CRICKET
    • Play-Cricket Stats
    • Season Reviews

    Fancy joining Avoncroft Cricket Club?

    We always welcome new players wanting to join our club, adults or junior members. Contact us on here where captains details shall be made available.

    ADULT CRICKET

    Saturday, Sunday or Midweek cricket games available to play in.

    A friendly village cricket club with a great atmosphere.

    JUNIOR CRICKET

    Get your child into active sport by joining our Junior section.

    FIXTURES

    Full fixture list for the current season sorted by date, - adults, juniors, midweek, cups, touring sides, inter-club

    MATCH REPORTS

    Summaries and full match reports across all teams

    PLAY CRICKET SITE

    Click through to our play-cricket site, the hub of all full scorecard details

  • JUNIORS
    • COACHING
  • GALLERY
    • GALLERY | Worcestershire County Finals Under 8’s – 2017
    • GALLERY | Female Changing Facilities & Scorebox Redevelopment – 2017
    • GALLERY & VIDEO CLIP | 1st XI vs Rushwick – July 2017
    • GALLERY | Pitts Plunderers vs Wood’s Wizards, Club T20 – May 2017
    • GALLERY | Cricket Force Day – 2017
    • GALLERY | Worcestershire T20 County Cup vs Bromsgrove CC – May 2014
    • GALLERY | Pavilion Redevelopment – 2014
    • GALLERY | In the Media
    • GALLERY | Back in the day – Color
    • GALLERY | Back in the day – Black & White
  • SOCIAL EVENTS
    • EVENTS
    • FUNCTION ROOM HIRE
  • OUR SPONSORS
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE CLUB?Click to get in touch
  • Home
  • Match Reports
  • 1st XI vs Martley
 

Club News

Avoncroft CC, News Author
Monday, 05 June 2017 / Published in Match Reports, Sat 1st XI

1st XI vs Martley

Sharing is caring!

  • Email

Match Report

Avoncroft 1st XI took their third win of the league season in an entertaining game on Saturday 3rd of June.

Avoncroft lost the toss and were put into bat on a track that looked good for runs in the first of the win/lose formats for this season.

Early signs though did not look good, Tom Murray removed with a good ball that left him and Mark Wood holing out to mid-off left the team looking anxious at 14-2. Alex Brunt came to the crease at number 4 though and decided to take the wind out of the sails of the Martley openers with some of his signature hitting, first ball he faced despatched for 6, one of many lusty blows interspersed with the odd forward defensive in a partnership of 77 with Matt Hare. Hare is looking more and more comfortable as the weeks go by, this season his first back since a long recovery from knee surgery. The partnership the two built helped to turn the game in Croft’s favour before Hare (34) was dismissed in the 19th over with the score on 91. Brunt (41) followed straight after which brought Craig and Sam Hughes to the crease. Sam played the more aggressive shots while Craig ensured that we did not lose another quick wicket to produce a partnership of 34 before Craig was bowled in the 27th over. Mark Whitehead joined Hughes at the crease, the pair taking a liking to some of the change bowling that was brought on before Whitehead miscued a shot leaving a simple catch to mid on. At 159-6 the game was there for Martley to take, but Paul Athey came to the crease with Hughes and the pair put on 87 in 12 overs with a mixture of aggressive stroke play and excellent running between the wickets to put the pressure back on Martley. Hughes (72) was eventually dismissed in the 44th over with the score on 246. Athey (34) was eventually out in the 46th over leaving Jason Patel, who launched a huge six over the onlookers in the pavillion, and Jon Hunter to scramble the team up to 273 all out. Croft felt they had given themselves a chance of winning but a score like that was by no means out of reach.

 

Croft’s strength in recent weeks has undoubtedly been their bowling, with Hunter and Athey both ripping through teams top orders and some able support from Craig Hughes and Wood providing the change backup. With the restriction to 10 overs per bowler in the win/lose format, this was going to test the depth of the Croft attack a little more.

Athey sent down his first over for a maiden which buoyed the home fielders and then Hunter with his first ball removed the Martley opener McGahan for a golden duck. By the 8th over Martley were feeling the squeeze on 12-2 with Hunter taking the important wicket of Gardner. Athey’s figures at the end of his first spell 4-2-8-0 and Hunter 4-1-4-2. Wood was introduced into the attack and in his second over took the vital wicket of Pat Bibby who holed out to cow corner, Hunter securing the catch. Wood bowled his 10 straight through and was unlucky not to take more than the one wicket. After his first 5 over he had only gone for 15 but as the Martley batsmen saw the run rate creeping up they had to take more chances against Wood’s flight, eventually finishing with a still respectable 10-0-50-1. Whitehead had joined the attack for the first time this season and went for just 7 runs in his first 3 overs and removed the opener Birchley (39) in the 20th over with the score at 75-4. Croft were feeling on top but a partnership of 97 from Basford and Buxton almost turned the game in Martley’s favour. Craig Hughes had been brought into the attack to replace Whitehead, his first spell from the bottom end of 4-0-17-0 while Athey had replaced Wood at the top and started to leak some runs, going for 22 in 3 overs. Hughes was switched to the top end and Hunter returned at the other to provide some control. Hughes took 3 wickets in 11 balls, removing Basford (69) with a great stumping from Tom Murray and the next ball repeating it take Martley skipper, Clement for a golden duck. Hunter removed Buxton (51) with the score on 180-7 and this effectively killed the game. Martley were all out for 196 in the 40th over, Hunter finishing with 8-1-13-5 and Hughes 8-0-42-3. The Croft bowling resources had been stretched but had coped and eventually prospered.

Avoncroft, back to winning ways are up to 5th in the table now and will need a similar display next week to overturn Five Ways Old Edwardians who will visit next Saturday, 10th June, match starting at 1pm.

Match Report by Mark Whitehead, 5/6/17

The game was well supported by members, family and friends.


For full scorecard details of the match and all other matches, use the below button to be directed to the club results page, hosted by Play Cricket.

Click here for scorecard

 

 

Share on Facebook Share
Share on TwitterTweet
Share on Pinterest Share
Share on LinkedIn Share
Share on Digg Share

What you can read next

1st XI vs Redditch 2nd XI
Under 9s lift South & Central District Finals Trophy
Sunday XI v Astwood Bank

Recent Posts

  • Return to Junior Cricket

    JUNIORS: Important return to Cricket Informatio...
  • HUNDRED CLUB & BONUS BALL: Winners

    HUNDRED CLUB & BONUS BALL: Winners...
  • JUNIORS: Presentation Evening

    TOMORROW EVENING: Junior Presentation...
  • Return to Junior Cricket

    JUNIORS: Return to Cricket Information...
  • HUNDRED CLUB & BONUS BALL: Winners

    HUNDRED CLUB & BONUS BALL: Winners...

Archives

  • April 2021
  • November 2020
  • September 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • September 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • January 2019
  • November 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017

Categories

  • Adults
  • Advertisements
  • Announcements
  • Chairman's Report
  • Club Kit
  • Fixtures
  • Gallery
  • Honours
  • Interviews
  • Juniors
  • Match Reports
  • Midweek League KO Cup
  • Private Functions
  • Results Update
  • Sat 1st XI
  • Sat 2nd XI
  • Season Reviews
  • Social Events
  • Sponsorship
  • Sundays
  • Transfers
  • Uncategorized
  • Website

SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest news straight to your inbox.

SOCIAL MEDIA

INFORMATION

  • About Us
  • Documents
  • Events
  • Function Room
  • Junior Cricket
  • Rules and Constitution
  • Testimonials
  • Volunteer
  • Club Records
  • Sponsorship
  • Fixtures & Results

SEASON

  • Full Fixture List – Current Season
  • Fixtures – PLAY CRICKET
  • Results – PLAY CRICKET
  • Tables – PLAY CRICKET
  • Play-Cricket Stats
  • Season Reviews

CATEGORIES

  • Adults
  • Announcements
  • Fixtures
  • Honours
  • Juniors
  • Match Reports
  • Score Updates
  • Social Events
  • Social Media
  • Sponsorship
  • Website

STAY CONNECTED

  • Contact
  • Easyfundraising
  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Avoncroft Cricket Club is a registered Charitable Trust No. 1138822

Copyright © 2017 - Avoncroft Cricket Club Designed by Kouweb

TOP