This week’s fixtures were played in the beautiful sun, and
the teams made the most of the summer sports.
Cricket
Shiplake U15A XI vs Abingdon U15 XI
‘The game was played under the 20/20 format and, having lost
the toss, Shiplake were first to field. The Abingdon openers proved to be very
capable batsmen punishing any misjudgement in length from Bowcock and Bishop.
However, once again Westbrook Burr and Simpson came to the rescue, both bowling
tightly whilst also taking wickets. Simpson bowled his four overs for 21 runs,
taking two wickets in the process, whilst Ben bowled his quota for 33 runs
taking one wicket in the process- he deserved more! After 17 overs, some good
death bowling from Tom Ibbitson restricted Abingdon to an imposing but gettable
157. Our reply did not start well, with both Bowcock and Brown being dismissed
for ducks.
At 6-2 we were in trouble; this was when Darius Braun stepped up to
the plate, playing patiently and sensibly for a very impressive 38. His
running, energy and decision-making should act as a lesson to all of our team.
At times he was ably supported but too many batsmen came and went, not showing
enough respect for their wickets in the process. Ibbitson batted bravely at the
end, but by the end of the innings Shiplake found themselves at 113-9, losing
by 44 runs. This Saturday’s match against local rivals Pangbourne will need
more git and determination from almost all of the batsmen. I have no doubt that
this will be evident.’
Director of Sport, Mr James Gaunt
Other Results:
Shiplake 1st XI vs South Oxfordshire Amateurs
(lost by 63 runs)
Shiplake 2nd XI vs Abingdon (lost by 36 runs)
Shiplake U15B vs Abingdon School (lost by 110 runs)
Shiplake U14A vs Abingdon School (lost by 7 wickets)
Shiplake U14B vs Abingdon School (lost by 28 runs)
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