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2010 Season Review
04-04-2011
The end of another great cricket season...…Wilsden Cricket Club Juniors had a fantastic 2nd season fielding 3 teams in the Upper Airedale Junior Cricket League. All teams performed well and it was a pleasure to see over 40 children enjoying cricket at the club.
The Under 13s had an excellent first season finishing 3 in the league and runners up in the cup. The Under 11s whilst being very inexperience managed a 10 place finish but developed throughout the year. Finally, the Under 9s finished 4 in the league which was a great achievement.
Planning has started for next year and we are hopeful to field a full junior academy next season. We are looking for children from 6 to 17 to come and join so please get in touch. Winter nets start on the 11th January and we are adding more ECB qualified coaches to our team.
Wilsden CC Juniors Announce a Full Academy
04-04-2011
In only the 3rd season, Wilsden Cricket Club Juniors are to field teams in all the age groups of the UAJCL. This has been an ambitious aim, but offering children of all ages the opportunity to train and play cricket at the club is a key objective.We are always looking for new players for all age groups so whether you are a keen cricketer or just keen to try, get in touch and join our family focused Junior club.
Free Junior Coaching
04-04-2011
Our free coaching for all age groups is on Tuesdays at Bradford Grammar School. Utilising these fantastic facilities, our ECB qualified coaches will provide fun and focussed training of all the core cricket skills. From beginners to experienced players we have sessions for boys and girls in an inclusive and safe environment.Under 9s – 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Under 11s – 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Under 13s/15s/17s – 7:30pm to 9:00pm
We always welcome new players so if you are interested in trying cricket at Wilsden Cricket Club Juniors or just finding out more please contact us.
U13s reach consecutive cup final
17-06-2011
On Tuesday 14th June Wilsden's Under 13s beat Bradley to reach the UAJCA John Hindle Cup for the 2nd consecutive season.Batting first and despite some excellent Bradley bowling and fielding, Wilsden scored 127-5 with retirements from Jacob Jagger (25), Sam Murphy (25) and Ben Jagger (26). The visitors Harry McGowan excelled with figures of 2 for 5 off his 3 overs.
The target proved to be more than enough as Bradley replied with only 70-7. Credit goes to all the Wilsden bowling who from the first over bowled accurately and constantly pressured the visiting batters. 6 bowlers chipped in with wickets but the highlights were the pace of Sam Murphy who removed the openers and finished with 2 for 11 and the excellent spin bowling of Uwais Mehmood (1 for 6) and Joe Jagger (1 for 5).
In last year’s final the under 13s thought bravely but were defeated by Oxenhope. This year with Wilsden and Oxenhope fighting it out for the league title, it was Wilsden who triumphed over their close rivals in the 1st round. We wish the boys well in this year’s final and hope to go one better.
The final will be on Sunday 3rd July at Cullingworth CC with the match starting at 9:30am. We would like lots of support so please come along and cheer on our team!!
Under 13s Win Cup
03-07-2011
Wilsden CC Juniors under 13s secured a great victory in the UAJCA John Hindle Memorial Cup Final at Cullingworth. This was the team’s second appearance in the final in subsequent years and this year they went one better to win the cup.On a beautiful sunny morning Wilsden played a good team from Ingrow and having won the toss, Wilsden put Ingrow in to bat.
With the score at 16 we were soon rewarded with the early wickets of the openers with both batters falling to Ben Jagger. A good partnership from Will Rankin & Dan Scott took Ingrow to 48 before Akash Gopal broke the partnership with the wicket of Will Rankin. Joe Heartfield then got another wicket leaving Ingrow struggling at 49-4. A quick blast from Aiden Kelly (18) boosted the score to 73 before Joe Heartfield claimed his second wicket having Kelly caught with a great catch from brother George. The tail fell quickly with wickets from Ben Jagger and Uwais Mehmood, before Joseph Jagger claimed the last wicket that left Ingrow all out for 91.
Ben Jagger finished with figures of 4 for 15, whilst Uwais Mehmood 2 for 4, and Joe Heartfield 2 for 19, also bowled exceptionally. The boys all fielded well and supported the bowlers with 4 catches and a brilliant stumping by Daniel Murphy.
After the break, and with an average total to achieve, Wilsden got off to the worst possible start losing opener George Heartfield LBW, with the score on 2. Captain Sam Murphy then joined Jacob Jagger to steady the innings and they carefully built a great partnership of 43. Jacob was out on 15 just before Sam retired not out with a great knock of 31. With 2 new batters in, the innings threatened to wobble losing Ben Jagger for a duck and Daniel Murphy for 4. A very nervy but valuable 17 partnership from Joseph Jagger and Joe Heartfield took Wilsden to 84 and clearly in sight of the target. Joe Heartfield was then run out with a direct hit adding again to the tension, but Uwais Mehmood joined Joe to see Wilsden home with 6.4 overs to spare.
This was a great all-round team effort from all the boys and Wilsden CC Juniors have now won their first trophy in only our 3rd season. Well done lads!!!
U11s Runners-Up In Cup Final
17-07-2011
Wilsden Cricket Club U11s lost bravely in the Barritt-Stephenson Cup Final.In our first under 11s cup final Wilsden went into the game at Skipton CC as underdogs to last year winners Cullingworth. The weather was very poor with most of the game played in the rain but this never dampened the spirit of our boys.
Put in to bat and in difficult conditions, captain Sam Mitchell and Joe Heartfield got the innings off to a perfect start with a partnership of 30 before Sam departed for 17. This was followed by the quick wickets of Dan for a duck and Akash for only 6. With the experienced batters now gone Joe battled on to score 19 but there was little extra contribution from the team.
Batting the full 20 overs Wilsden finished on 53 for 8 which would be a tough target to defend.
We bowled and fielded well but the only highlight was the wicket of Cullingworth’s James Rogers, bowled by Joe Heartfield. Taking just 12 overs Cullingworth batted well against the pressure and were deserved winners.
With our mix of u11s, u10s, and u9s this was an amazing achievement for the team to reach the final with some fantastic performances in earlier rounds. We certainly are very proud of our boys!!