Monday 28th July 2008 Rawtenstall Under 17's V Todmorden Under 17's at Rawtenstall

Rawtenstall 183 for 6 off 20 Overs V Todmorden 57 All Out off 9 Overs

Rawtenstall completed their season with a massive 126 run victory in this rearanged match against Todmorden.
The Rawtenstall openers Matthew Kershaw and Scott Wylie piled on the runs from the start. The first wicket went in the eighth over with the score on 77, when Wylie was caught behind for 47 with 8 fours and 1 six. Matthew Kershaw followed soon after when he was caught for 37 with 6 fours and 1 six, when the score was on 91. Conner Glover made a rapid 24 with 2 fours and 2 sixes.
Tom Brown was bowled for 10, and Luke Wilcox fell for 21. David Pickup made 6. The Not Out batsmen were Alex Griffiths for a superb 29 with 5 fours and 1 six. and Sam Excel on 1. The Rawtenstall innings closed on a massive 183 for 6 off their 20 overs.
Todmorden's reply started slowly seeing out the first two overs and scoring 12 runs. but seven overs later their innings was left in tatters as the Rawtenstall bowlers caused havoc as the tore through the Todmorden Batsmen. The Rawtenstall opening Bowlers of Tom Brown 3 for 18 and Luke Wilcox 2 for 14 left Todmorden at 36 for 5 at the end of the 5th over. Matt Turner came on and it was 36 for 7 at the end of the sixth over. Wajid Ali joined in taking a wicket in his first over. it was now 37 for 8, then came Todmorden's best two overs as they scored ten off the eight over but lost their ninth wicket. they also scored ten in the ninth over but lost their final wicket as they were bowled out for 57.
yet another super team performance in this one sided match. this result gives Rawtenstall a good chance of finishing in the runners up spot, as they closed their season with 6 wins 1 tie and 3 defeats from their ten matches, scoring a massive 1492 runs.


The Team

O M W R
Matthew Kershaw 37
Scott Wylie 47
Conner Glover 24
Tom Brown 10 3 0 3 18
Luke Wilcox 21 2 0 2 14
David Pickup 6
Alex Griffiths 29 N/O
Sam Excel 1 N/O
George Bevan DNB
Wajid Ali DNB 2 0 1 11
Matt Turner DNB 2 1 3 10

Monday 21st July Colne under 17's v Rawtenstall under 17's at Colne

Rawtenstall 125 for 2 off 20 overs v Colne 125 for 5 off 20 overs

Rawtenstall put up a brave fight in a bid to topple Colne. only a victory would leave Rawtenstall in with a chance of league honours.
Batting first Rawtenstall made a slow start, and lost Matthew Kershaw 6 in the fourth over when the score was on 17. Conner Glover and Scott Wylie added 37 for the second wicket when Glover was bowled for 13 with the score on 54. Tom Brown joined Wylie and took the score to 101 when Wylie retired on 50 not out. Luke Wilcox joined Brown and the pair took Rawtenstall's score to 125 at the end of the 20 overs.
The Colne openers piled on the runs and were on 70 in the eleventh over before the first break through, but after their other opening batsman retired on 50 not out out Colne lost their way and Rawtenstall clawed their way back into the match.7 runs were required off the final over bowled by Tom Brown, they scored a single off the first ball, and then Brown flattened the middle stump with his second two leg byes and a single off the the next three balls ment Colne required 3 runs off the last ball for victory, they ran two off the last ball and lost a wicket going for a suicidle third which meant the match ended in a tie, and with it any lingering hope off Rawtenstall winning the league.a super all round team performance from all the players nearly brought them what would have been a deserved victory.

The Team
O M W R
Matthew Kershaw 6
Scott Wylie 50 N/O 4 0 2 27
Conner Glover 13
Tom Brown 26 N/O 4 0 1 17
Luke Wilcox 7 N/O 4 0 0 23
David Pickup DNB
Sam Excel DNB 4 0 1 26
Wajid Ali DNB 2 0 0 14
Alex Griffiths DNB 2 0 0 14
Jack Bibby DNB
Matthew Turner DNB
Monday 14th July 2008 Burnley under 17's V Rawtenstall under 17's

Burnley 117 for 4 off 18 overs V Rawtenstall 115 for 5 off 18 overs

Any chance of the title slipped away after this narrow defeat at Turf Moor.
Batting first Burnley scored heavily in the early overs, putting on 47 for the first wicket in the fifth over.
after the loss of 2 wickets the scoring slowed down, and Burnley's innings closed on 117 for the loss of 4 wickets. with only Scott Wylie amongst the wickets plus 2 run outs.
Rawtenstall started slowly and the loss of Matthew Kershaw 7 and Conner Glover 0 in the third over didn't help the cause.
Tom Brown joined Scott Wylie and the pair added 44 for the third wicket, when Tom Brown was caught on the boundary for 19 with the score on 64.Luke Wilcox joined Wylie and they added another 30 before Scott Wylie was bowled for 46 (2x4 & 2x6) with the score on 94.
Dean Barlow joined Wilcox and they edged towards their target. 2 balls were left and four runs needed when Wilcox was adjudged LBW when halway down the wicket. David Pickup joined Barlow but only a single was added off the last ball as Rawtenstall fell
just 3 runs short of victory. a win at leaders Colne next week won't be enough, it will depend on Colne slipping up twice in the final 2 games.

The Team

O M W R
Matthew Kershaw 7
Scott Wylie 46 4 1 2 18
Conner Glover 0
Tom Brown 19 3 0 0 22
Luke Wilcox 17 2 0 0 9
Dean Barlow 9 n/o
David Pickup 0 n/o
Wajid Ali DNB 4 0 0 19
Dean O'Brien DNB 3 0 0 36
Jack Bibby DNB 2 0 0 4
Danny Whittle DNB

Monday 30th June 2008 Rishton Under 17's V Rawtenstall under 17's at Rishton

Rawtenstall 227 for 1 off 20 overs v Rishton 100 for 5 off 20 overs

Rawtenstall's night got off to a bad start with only nine players available for the game, but things got progressively better after that.Batting first against a very young and inexperienced Rishton side, Rawtenstall recovered from loosing opener Scott Wylie for 2 with the score on 19 in the 3rd over, to post a massive score of 227 for 1 wicket. Matthew Kershaw retired on 53 Not out with 8 fours and 2 sixes when the score was on 100 in the tenth over. Conner Glover was the next to retire on 52 with 8 fours and 1 six when the score was on 137, Tom Brown retired on 53 not out off just 16 balls with 3 fours and 6 sixes with the score on 196. the 2 not out batsmen were Luke Wilcox on 20 with 1 four and 1 six, and David Pickup also 20 not out with 2 fours.
the young Rishton Batsmen were never going to get any where near the total and made a disaterous start loosing 2 wickets in the first three overs with only 5 on the board, the next two batsmen then put on 67 for the third wicked before both fell in consecutive overs with the score on 72 and 74. tight bowling in the final overs kept Rishton down to 100 for the loss of 5 wickets, as Rawtenstall completed a 127 run victory. the wickets were shared out with Luke Wilcox claiming 2, and a wicket a piece for Scott Wylie, Dean O'Brien and Matt Turner.

The Team O M W R

Matthew Kershaw 53 N/O
Scott Wylie 2 4 1 1 20
Conner Glover 52 N/O
Tom Brown 53 N/O 2 1 0 5
Luke Wilcox 20 N/O 4 0 2 23
David Pickup 20 N/O
Dean O'Brien DNB 4 3 1 10
Wajid Ali DNB 2 0 0 15
Matt Turner DNB 4 0 1 18

Monday 23rd June 2008 Rawtenstall under 17's V Bacup under 17's at Rawtenstall

Bacup 165 for 6 off 20 overs V Rawtenstall 168 for 3 off 17.5 overs

In an match with over 330 runs scored in only 37.5 overs that contained 29 fours and 19 sixes Rawtenstall returned to winning ways with a thrilling 7 wicket victory over Bacup
Batting first Bacup with a strong line up piled on the runs with no bowler being spared the onslaught.by the end of the 17th over Bacup were on 147 for 1 and the signs were ominous for a massive score.
Enter Matt Turnerfor the eighteenth over, nothing seemed to change for Bacup as two more sixes left the ground, but they did loose a wicket.Tom Brown bowled the penultimate over and conceded only three runs. Matt Turner bowled the final over of the innings that went, 1 run dropped catch,wicket stumped, wicket stumped, wicket caught, wicket caught, 1 run dropped catch. Matt Turner finished with figures of 2 overs o maidens 5 wickets for 16 runs, with that final over being 4 wickets for 2 runs. Bacup closed their innings on 165 for 6.
The Rawtenstall openers Matthew Kershaw & Scott Wylie set about the reply putting on 47 for the first wicket in the 5th over when Matthew Kershaw was bowled for 25 with 1 four and 3 sixes.
Connor Glover followed shortly after caught behind for 1. Tom Brown joined Scott Wylie and the pair put on 53 for the 3rd wicket in 5 overs when Tom Brown was Bowled for 23 with 2 fours and a six.Scott Wylie followed his 52 the previous day against Bacup with another in this match when he retired on 52 with 5 fours and 4 sixes. At this stage Rawtenstall still needed 43 runs from 6.4 overs when Dean Barlow joined Luke Wilcox.some big shots from Luke Wilcox and good backing up from Dean Barlow saw Rawtenstall home with still 2 overs and 1 ball to spare. Luke Wilcox finished not out 1 run short of a remarkable 50 with 7 fours and 2 sixes, with Dean Barlow on 10 not out.
Although the bowlers took a beating the response at the end of the Bacup innings and the super run chase saw Rawtenstall home to complete a double over Bacup

The Team O M W R

Matthew Kershaw 25
Scott Wylie 52 N/O 4 0 0 33
Connor Glover 1
Tom Brown 23 4 0 0 28
Luke Wilcox 49 N/O
Dean Barlow 10 N/O 1 0 0 13
David Pickup DNB 1 0 0 20
Wajid Ali DNB 4 0 0 22
Dean O'Brien DNB 3 0 0 25
Matt Turner DNB 2 0 5 16
Callum Nuttall DNB 1 0 0 7

Rawtenstall Under 17's V Colne Under 17's Monday 16th June 2008 At Rawtenstall

Rawtenstall 132 for 7 off 20 overs V Colne 133 for 6 off 17.1 overs

The under 17's lost their second succesive match, this time against title favourites Colne.
Batting first Rawtenstall for the second week running found runs hard to come by, only 57 runs were on the board by the end of the 14th over. during these fourteen overs wickets fell.Matthew Kershaw for 4, Conner Glover for 15, Tom Brown and Luke Wilcox both going for a duck,from the fourteen over onwards the Rawtenstall batsmen upped the scoring rate. Scott Wylie retired on 51 not out including 5 fours and 3 sixes. George Bevan went for 6, Dean Barlow for a quick 21 in ten balls with two fours and two sixes, Wadjid Ali fell next ball for a duck, and David Pickup 11 and Dean O'Brien 0 were the not out Batsmen, some wayward bowling from Colne at the end gifted 19 extra's as Rawtenstall closed their innings on 132 for 7 wickets.
The big hitting Colne batsmen showed why they are probably title favourites, but the Rawtenstall bowlers kept chipping away and wickets did fall, and at 82 for 5 the match was evenly balanced. But a 6th wicket partnership of 47 swung the match away from Rawtenstall, and Colne passed their target with 2 overs and 5 balls to spare. The wicket takers were Dean O'Brien 2 for 28, Tom Brown 1 for 12, Scott Wylie 1 for 16, Dean Barlow 1 for 29, and Wajid Ali 1 for 31. A much better team performance than the previous week, just beaten by the better team on the day.

The Team o m w r

Matthew Kershaw 4
Scott Wylie 51 n/o 4 1 1 16
Conner Glover 15
Tom Brown 0 2.1 0 1 12
Luke Wilcox 0
David Pickup 11 n/o 1 0 0 17
George Bevan 6
Dean Barlow 21 3 0 1 29
Wajid Ali 0 3 0 1 31
Dean O'Brien 0 n/o 4 0 2 28
Matthew Turner DNB

Monday 9th June 2008
Rawtenstall under 17's v Burnley under 17's played at Rawtenstall
Burnley 153 for 7 off 20 overs v Rawtenstall 139 for 6 off 20 overs

A well below par fielding performance and some wayward bowling cost the under 17's their unbeaten record.
Batting first Burnley totalled 153 for 7 off their 20 overs, but this score could and should have been over 30 runs less.Sloppy fielding turned singles into boundaries, and short pitched bowling gifted the Burnley batsmen easy runs. The wickets were shared out between the bowlers, with Dean O'Brien taking 2 for 26, Scott Wylie 2 for 31, Joel Eagan 1 for 12, Tom Brown 1 for 22, and Dean Barlow 1 for 32, the only wicket less bowler was David Pickup who's four overs went for 25.
When Rawtenstall started their reply they were dealt an early double blow when the reliable opening partnership of Matthew Kershaw 1 and Scott Wylie 19 were both back in the pavillion with the score on 26. Tom Brown was next to go for 12. Connor Glover was the only batsman to master the bowling and he retired on 50 not out including 7 fours and 2 sixes. Dean Barlow 5, David Pickup 6 and Luke Wilcox 14 were the other batsmen to loose their wickets. the not out batsmen for the second match in a row were Wajid Ali 18 and Dean O'Brien 1.
Although the lower order batsmen gave it their best shot the team finished 14 runs short of the Burnley total, but this match was lost in the first innings.

The Team O M W R

Matthew Kershaw 1
Scott Wylie 19 4 0 2 31
Connor Glover 50 n/o
Tom Brown 12 4 0 1 22
Luke Wilcox 14
Wajid Ali 18 n/o
David Pickup 6 4 0 0 25
Dean Barlow 5 3 0 1 26
Dean O'Brien 1 n/o 4 0 2 26
Matthew Turner DNB
Joel Eagan DNB 1 0 1 12

under 17's match report from Monday 2nd June 2008

Todmorden v Rawtenstall played at Todmorden
Rawtenstall 115 for 6 off 20 overs v Todmorden 105 for 9 off 20 overs

Rawtenstall under 17's maintained their winning start to the season with a narrow 10 run victory at Todmorden
Captain for the night Scott Wylie won the toss and decided to bat, but the team found runs hard to come by.Conner Glover was first to go caught behind for 1, the first of four victims for the Todmorden keeper.Scott Wylie went in a similar way for 21.Dean Barlow made 11, and then the crucial wicket of Tom Brown out for a very good 32. David Pickup made 5 and the last wicket to fall was that of George Bevan with a useful knock of 13. 12 runs were scored off the final over with the not out batsmen Wajid Ali on 15 and Dean O'Brien on 6.
The two Todmorden openers seemed in control putting on 44 after 8 overs, but a double bowling change swung the match in Rawtenstall's favour.Callum Nuttall came on and took 2 wickets in his first over conceding only 1 run, with Scott Wylie coming on at the other end and taking a wicket in his first over. the wickets continued to tumble and by the end of the seventeenth over Todmorden were on 75 for 8 and the match seemed over. But a late rally from Todmorden brought them past the hundred mark when their ninth wicket fell in the penultimate over. wanting 14 off the last over for victory Todmorden managed only three and fell 10 runs short.
another good all round team performance, especially in the field, but a man of the match performance from bowler Callum Nuttall who finished with remarkable figures of 4 overs 0 maidens 5 wickets for 9 runs.
All the bowlers performed well with only one extra counting against the bowlers.

The Team
O M W R
Scott Wylie 21 4 0 2 20
Conner Glover 1
Tom Brown 32 3 0 1 24
Dean Barlow 11 1 0 0 2
David Pickup 5
George Bevan 13
Wajid Ali 15 n/o 2 0 0 7
Dean O'Brien 6 n/o 4 0 0 16
Callum Nuttall DNB 4 0 5 9
Joel Eagan DNB 2 0 1 24
Jamie Ormerod DNB

Match played Monday 19th May 2008
Rawtenstall Under 17's V Rishton Under 17's

Rawtenstall 199 for 3 off 20 overs Rishton 77 all out off 19 overs

the under 17's made it back to back wins with this comfortable win against a very young Rishton team that had only 9 players.
Rawtenstall provided two fielders for Rishton and then set about their bowling, amassing a massive 199 for 3 off their 20 overs. both openers reired on reaching fifty, Matthew Kershaw 53 not out including 9 fours and 2 sixes. and Scott Wylie 54 not out including 10 fours and 1 six.
Conner Glover joined in with 45 not out including 9 fours, other scores were Tom Brown 15, David Pickup 5 Luke Wilcox 2 and George Bevan 1 not out.
it was obvious that the young Rishton side would struggle with such a daunting target and so it prooved as they were bowled out for 77. sensible captancy from Matthew Kershaw who rotated his bowlers to give them all a bowl, the wickets fell at regular intervals with seven of the eight bowlers taking wickets. Dean Barlow picked up two in two balls and their was a wicket apiece for Wajid Ali, Dean O'Brien, Joel Eagan, David Pickup, Luke Wilcox and Tom Brown.

The Team O M W R

Matthew Kershaw 53 n/o
Scott Wylie 54 n/o 1 0 0 4
Conner Glover 45 n/o
Luke Wilcox 2 2 1 1 4
Tom Brown 15 1 0 1 4
David Pickup 5 2 0 1 16
George Bevan 1 n/o
Dean Barlow DNB 3 0 2 13
Wajid Ali DNB 3 1 1 17
Dean O'Brien DNB 3 1 1 8
Joel Eagan DNB 4 1 1 11


Rawtenstall C.C. under 17 's

Under 17's match report from Monday 12th May 2008. Bacup V Rawtenstall played at Bacup.
Bacup 87 for 5 off 18 overs V Rawtenstall 89 for 1 off 11.3 overs
A good all round team performance brought a comprehensive win in the under 17's first match of the season. fielding first the Rawtenstall side gave a good account of themselves, two good catches apiece for Conner Glover & Luke Wilcox was backed up by some good bowling performances.
The wickets going to Tom Brown 1 for 3, Scott Wylie 2 for 11, Dean O'Brien 1 for 14 and Matt Turner 1 for 13.this fielding performance restricted Bacup to 87 for 5 off their 18 overs.
The Rawtenstall openers Matthew Kershaw 33 not out and Scott Wylie 40 put the Bacup bowlers under pressure from the start, putting on 56 for the first wicket inside 6 overs, when Wylie was bowled for 40 including 8 fours. Conner Glover 5 not out joined Kershaw and saw Rawtenstall home on 89 for 1 with over 6 overs remaining.
The Team
O M W R
Matthew Kershaw 33 Not Out
Scott Wylie 40 - 3 0 2 11
Connor Glover 5 Not Out
Luke Wilcox DNB
Tom Brown DNB 3 1 1 3
David Pickup DNB
Alex Griffiths DNB 2 0 0 21
Dean O'Brien DNB 4 0 1 14
Matt Turner DNB 2 0 1 13
Wajid Ali DNB 2 0 0 7
Callum Nuttall DNB 2 0 0 13

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