Alnmouth and Lesbury CC and Alnwick CC both suffer defeat

Alnmouth and Lesbury CC, Alnwick CC, and Warkworth CC all fell to defeat on a testing weekend of local cricketing action.

In their clash against Matfen CC, Alnmouth and Lesbury won the toss and elected to bat first, racking up a tally of 142 before they were eventually bowled out in 40 overs. Archie Elder led the way with a 38, with Jonathan Ridley adding a further 28. Three-wicket hauls from both Mirza Bilal Baig and Asif Iqbal went some way towards thwarting the hosts’ momentum.

For their part, Maften stuttered through the opening stretch of their innings before a 24 from Abubakar Maqsood and a 41 from Kamran Mansoor kicked them into life. James Peart was Alnmouth and Lesbury’s main man with the ball in hand, taking three wickets, but their visitors ultimately reached a final total of 146/8 inside 47 overs to claim a two-wicket victory.

Elsewhere, Alnwick suffered a three-wicket loss at the hands of Blagdon Park CC. Taking to the crease first, Alnwick posted 226/9 from their 50 overs, with Joshua Wilson falling just short of his century when he was dismissed on 99, while captain James Crooks also caught the eye with a 55.

In attack, Wilson and Crooks both claimed two wickets apiece, as did Andrew Wright, but a fearsome batting display from the away side, including knocks of 60 and 47 from David Gibson and skipper Adam Clark respectively, ultimately saw Blagdon Park over the line with a final tally of 229/7 with just an over-and-a-half remaining.

And finally, Warkworth came unstuck against an impressive Corbridge CC batting line-up on Saturday afternoon. After winning the toss and opting to bat, the away side recorded 193/7, thanks in large part to an unbeaten 85 from Michael Phillips.

Tristan Parnell would go on to claim 2/17 with the ball in hand, but Corbridge produced an assured display to win the contest inside 43 overs. All five of their batsmen reached double figures, but in particular, a 55 from Joe Anderson and a 47 from Jacques Du Toit - both not out - were the standout turns.