Alnmouth and Lesbury CC enjoy double midweek success as men and women both win

It was double midweek joy of Alnmouth and Lesbury CC as both their men’s and women’s first teams won their respective fixtures on Wednesday evening.

The men’s side scored a routine victory over Warkworth CC in the first round of the Tyneside Charity Bowl, comfortably surpassing their batting target with five overs to spare.

After Warkworth won the toss and elected to bat first, captain Michael Phillips posted a promising 40 from his opening slot, including five fours and two sixes, but Alnmouth and Lesbury were largely able to thwart their visitors, who would eventually end their innings on 106/8. Thorsten Robinson was the hosts’ star man with the ball in hand, taking three wickets.

From there, Alnmouth and Lesbury produced an assured batting display to see themselves over the line, with Peter Smith scoring 49 not out from just 38 balls to inspire a confident win.

For their part, the women’s team eased to an eight-wicket triumph over Rock CC in the Northumberland Women’s League Premier Division. Elizabeth McLean and Harriet Clark claimed four and three wickets respectively as the hosts were limited to just 45 runs before they were bowled out with an over remaining, and Alnmouth and Lesbury then made short work of chasing down their relatively meagre target. A 26 from Taylor Straughan, including three boundaries, set the tone as her side finished on 46/2 after just 10 overs.

Elsewhere, Morpeth CC men’s first team strolled to a nine-wicket victory over Blyth CC in their own Tyneside Charity Bowl opening round outing. Three wickets apiece from Jack Concannon and Theo Turner sent Morpeth on their way as they bowled the home side out for just 67, with Callum Lawn and James Weatherburn also claiming two wickets each.

With the bat in hand, Morpeth then cruised their way to a resounding victory, racking up 70 runs inside eight overs. Adam Lawn’s 38 not out, including six boundaries, provided a solid platform for the visitors, with supporting turns from Liam Day and the aforementioned Weatherburn helping their side to seal a spot in the next round.