Holmfirth Cricket Club

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U13 v Birkby Rose Hill (26-06-11)

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A key match for the U13 side for them to defend their position at the top of the table. Birkby Rose Hill were unbeaten up to this point in the season but had suffered two abandoned matches.

Birkby won the toss and chose to bat. An early wicket for Alex Robinson and tight bowling from Ben Garrard didn't stop the momentum from building and a very strong batting performance with a number of players retiring. Bowling performance and fielding was not up to normal Holmfirth standards, leaving a target of 155.

Once again Harry Bisset and Alex Robinson started strongly but both lost their wickets before fully establishing an innings. Omar Shaffique put on runs very quikly and retired on 25 following a strong partnership with Eliot Taylor who was bowled lbw for 19. A reasonable batting performance from the side could not match the Birkby run rate and Holmfirth finished on 106 for 5 after 20 overs.