ICKWELL CRICKET REPORT 25 MAY 2016
ICKWELL 2ND VS WARBOYS 3RD . HUNTS COUNTY DIVISION 4.
This game was shortened to 35 overs as Ickwell had not been informed of a change of venue and hence were much delayed in arriving for the start. Ickwell 2nd won the toss and put Warboys into bat. Sam Barrow (4 for 28) picked up two early wickets and Tom Beaty also got amongst the wickets in a very economical spell of 3 fo22 from nine overs. For the home side most of the runs came from Daniel Hyde (55) and Jack Pearson (62). Warboys were all out for 177. Ickwell 2nd managed to get these for the loss of 4 wickets with an over to spare. Tom Winetroube (59) led the way and continues to show a lot of promise and the main support came from Chris Rix (49 not out).
ICKWELL 1ST VS LETCHWORTH GARNDEN CITY . BEDS COUNTY DIVISION 2.
DRAMATIC COLLAPSE BY ICKWELL TURNS CERTAIN VICTORY INTO A LOSS
For everyone, players on both sides, umpires and spectators, who was on The Green on Sunday it was very difficult to see how Ickwell 1st managed to lose this game when some good batting had put them in such a dominant position. Ickwell won the toss and put the visitors into bat. With the help of a century from David Albon (106) Letchworth made 235 all out. Daniel Denton (3 for 56) and Ross Fensome (3 for 31) were the most successful of the bowlers. It looked as if the Letchworth total might be a lot lower until it was boosted by some big hitting at the end of their innings. The Ickwell 1st innings got off to a rapid start as a swashbuckling innings by Ben Welch (100) and runs were coming at will at about ten an over. It all looked so easy as the home side had complete control of the game. Ben had good support from skipper Milin Gandhi (28) and Harry Fallows (37). Ben was bowled by David Albon almost immediately after he had reached his century but by Ickwell were in a very comfortable position as they only needed sixty odd runs with plenty of overs left and a over rate of under three required. It was a position where it just required some batsmen to bat steadily and take ones and twos on offer to get home to a very comfortable win. At this stage all the spectators, umpires and opposition players had decided an Ickwell victory was a foregone conclusion. But then three of the middle order batsmen decided to play some unnecessarily adventurous shots and holed out. After this leg spinner William Aitkenhead (5 for 33) proved too much for the late order batsmen. Ickwell wickets fell rapidly and they were all out for 223 with fourteen overs still left. They lost by just 13 runs. Unbelievable. This was all very hard to watch and your correspondent quickly went home for a stiff gin and tonic!!
ICKWELL 2ND VS LUTON TOWN & INDIANS 4TH BEDS COUNTY DIVISION 5.
Ickwell 2nd won the toss for a second time this weekend and put Luton Town & Indians 4th XI into bat. Tom Jackson bowled a very economical opening spell and Maulik Shah (3 for 31) picked up wickets later in the innings. All the Luton Town middle order made runs and they finished their innings on 213 for 8. Apart from Ben Fensome (51) there was not much response from the rest of the Ickwell batsmen with only two others making double figures. Top scorer for the innings was Mr Extras with 52. Ickwell 2nd lost by 54 runs.
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