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Can’t quite hang on at Wishaw
2nd XI v Wishaw
Kenilworth seconds travelled to Wishaw for their Warwickshire Cricket League Division Seven fixture on Saturday 26th May.
Kenilworth won the toss and asked the home side Wishaw to bat first. Opening bowler Joey Poole was soon worrying the home batsmen, striking early with some quality seam bowling. Opener Shahid was holding firm, he went on to make a solid 32, but it was Stonehouse, batting at number four who was to be the rock in his sides innings, he went on to record a fine half century, before eventually being out for 63. Ball with 25 helped his side get to end of their fifty overs with 176 for 9. Wicket takers for Kenilworth were Joey Poole with a superb 4 for 26 off eleven overs, spinners Charlie Stranks with 3 for 42 off twelve overs and Chris Beach 2 for 36 off eleven overs.
After the tea interval, key Kenilworth’s opening pair Elliot Haynes Sorrell and Danny Boneham began the run chase, the pair put on 19 together, before Sorrell was dismissed for 10. George Baines joined Boneham, again another partnership was broken just as it looked like the visitors were on track, the pair putting on 31, before Boneham fell for 19 with the score on fifty. Baines was now joined by Jack Howard, again another partnership was building, the score was on 80 when Howard was out for 13, adding 30. Baines soon followed for 23, and two more quick wickets fell, meant Kenilworth were up against it now on 101 for 6, still needing 71 for the outright win.
The visitors continued to struggle against the Wishaw bowling, and lost their last four wickets for only 24 more runs, all out for 125 in the 49th over, just eight balls from securing the draw. Joey Poole stood firm, added to his fine bowling with 16 not out. Smith with 4 for 24 being the pick of the Wishaw bowling, the home side winning by 51 runs, Kenilworth taking 5 points.
The day the IPL came to Dunlop!!!
2nd XI v. Dunlop Stars
Kenilworth’s second team travelled to play Dunlop Stars for their Warwickshire Cricket League Division Seven fixture on Saturday 12th May and suffered a heavy 10 wicket defeat
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Put into bat, Kenilworth found scoring runs hard, openers Mark Stranks and Ant Kerry putting on 23 for the first wicket, Kerry making 13 and Stranks 16. The second wicket also falling with the score on 23, but two quick wickets falling left the visitors in trouble at 44 for 4 then 65 for 5. However, there was some promise as newbies all rounder David Barclay hit 32, Joey Poole 16 as the pair put putting on 39 for the sixth wicket, then a cameo of 19 not out from the returning George Boylin, got Kenilworth to 134 for 7 from their fifty over allocation. For Dunlop Stars, Ali with 3 for 47 from ten overs, Atta with 2 for 17 from twelve tight overs and 2 for 19 from nine overs for Hussain restricting the visitors.
After the tea interval, Dunlop Stars appeared to be in a hurry to finish the game in double quick time, opening pair Amir and Kasim plundered the Kenilworth bowling to all parts, fours and sixes in plentiful supply. Despite the efforts of the visitors efforts with the ball, they had no answer to the home sides batting, Dunlop winning easily by ten wickets, finishing on 138 for 0, getting the runs in only seventeen overs.
Amir making 71 not out and his partner Kasim 65 not out, Kenilworth taking just a single point for their efforts, the side will dust themselves off and go again next week.
Seconds well beaten in the sun
2nd XI v. Solihull Blossomfield
Kenilworth 2nd team hosted visitors Solihull Blossomfield on a glorious Saturday 5th May for their Warwickshire Cricket Division Seven fixture.
Put into bat, Kenilworth lost an early wickets at 11 for 1, then 35 for 2. The home sides batting struggled to make any impact on the Blossomfield bowling attack, batting at number five, young George Bains making 15, before being run out. Further wickets left Kenilworth at 74 for 5, Matt Casey made 25, but only two batsmen made a double figure score. Kenilworth were indebted to Blossomfield for getting the score to 125 all out in the 46th over, with an unbelievable 54 extras in their total. Lunge with 4 for 17 and Kinman 2 for 27 doing the main damage for the visitors.
Blossmfield made a steady start in their reply, with the opening pair putting on 36 for the first wicket, the second wicket falling at 38, and at 45 for 3, Kenilworth appeared to be back in the game, but Wilson with 25, Seifas with 36 not out, together with Goolan 18 not out, saw their side to a six wicket win, finishing on 129 for 4 in the 40th over. There were wickets for spinner Chris Beach, who took a tidy 2 for 23 off ten overs, skipper Geoff Edmunds 1 for 11 and seamer Joe Poole 1 for 30. There was a catch each for Mark Stranks and Danny Boneham, but in the end, Kenilworth were well beaten, and collected just two points for their efforts.
KCC 125-10 (2 points) lost to Solihull Blossomfield 129-4 (20 points) by 6 wickets
Cricket season is underway – the 2’s kick off with a win
2nd XI v. RMCC
Kenilworth got the 2018 cricket season underway on Saturday 21st April, as the second XI made the short trip to RMCC for their Warwickshire Cricket League Division Seven fixture.
Put into bat, Kenilworth openers Danny Boneham and Uma Shanker made a steady start against a good RMCC attack, the pair putting on 38 for the first wicket, Boneham making 12 and Shanker 11, batting at three, Chris Prophet made 23, before Elliott Haynes-Sorrell and James Adamson put on 55 for fourth wicket, Adamson making 34 and Sorrell went on to make a fine 54, his innings having just the two fours.
Visitors Kenilworth finishing on a respectable 187 for 8 from their fifty overs. Suijaal with 3-47 and Khan with 2-19 being the most successful of RMCC bowling.
When the players returned from the tea interval, the opening Kenilworth bowlers Matt Casey and debutant Joe Poole soon found there line and length, both bowlers causing the home sides top order plenty of problems, as RMCC slipped to 34 for 4, Casey having fine figures of 2 for 23 off nine overs, Poole also having a good return off nine overs, with 2 for 28.
Skipper for the day Sam Leach introduced spin from both ends, the experience of Chris Beach and the youth of 18th birthday boy Tom Skinner, both bowlers had the home batsmen tied up in knots, as wickets fell at regular intervals, slipping to 59 for 6 and further in trouble at 101 for 8, a brief cameo at the end for RMCC, but the home side were dismissed for 129 in the 36th over, Beach finishing with 2 for 29 from nine overs, Beach also claimed two catches in the outfield, but it was birthday boy Tom Skinner who stole the plaudits with the ball for Kenilworth with 4 for 44 also free nine overs. Only Bedi with 27 making any real impact for the hosts.
Kenilworth starting the new season with a fine win by 59 runs, Kenilworth collecting the full 24 points for their efforts.
