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Cooksons win in run feast

Genetics put in another sub-standard effort against Blagdon on a good batting pitch at Close House. Batting first, we could only manage 108 with John Featherstone making 18 not out at the bottom of the batting order. He was supported by Allie Douglas with 16, Andy Porteous on 15, Raj on 13, and Tim Davies who made 12. We only had 9 players who turned up, so Blagdon in their generosity, let Phil Ansell and Chris Moss bat again to attempt to improve on their duck scores. Blagdon's innings showed us how to bat properly, and although Allie and Tim opened well, Blagdon still had no trouble in polishing off the total with the loss of only 3 wickets.

Genetics blown away by Blagdon

Genetics put in another sub-standard effort against Blagdon on a good batting pitch at Close House. Batting first, we could only manage 108 with John Featherstone making 18 not out at the bottom of the batting order. He was supported by Allie Douglas with 16, Andy Porteous on 15, Raj on 13, and Tim Davies who made 12. We only had 9 players who turned up, so Blagdon in their generosity, let Phil Ansell and Chris Moss bat again to attempt to improve on their duck scores. Blagdon's innings showed us how to bat properly, and although Allie and Tim opened well, Blagdon still had no trouble in polishing off the total with the loss of only 3 wickets.

Deon does it again...

Could this be another fantastic Cup run? Could this year be the year we finally lift the world famous North East Midweek Cricket knock-out cup? The answer to both these question is no, but that didn't stop a glorious win to Genetics over higher placed opposition Paddlers. It didn't help the Paddlers' cause by only turning up with 9 players. Paddlers won the toss and sent Genetics in to bat. Andy Porteous made a handy 12, and then Deon came in and although he was not batting to his usual high standards, still made a very good 42. Chris Mee contributed a polished 18, and Mark Buckley provided an invaluable 16 not out at the close. After 14 overs, Genetics had made a very handy 126 for 6. Just like the week before, Chris Mee bowled a very tight first over, taking a very valuable wicket, that of the Paddlers captain Chris Roberts, who later said, "It was one of the best balls I ever faced, an absolute pearler, totally unplayable!!!". I think he's been secretly taking lessons in excuses from Mike Gardner. After that, they were never in the hunt, thanks to tight bowling from Chris, and also Brian Taylor. We also witnessed one of the catches of the season from Mark Buckley after the ball was skied to him in the outfield. I think the batsmen ran 3 while they were waiting for the ball to descend from the heavens. There were also good caught and bowled wickets for Davy Heslop and Chris Mee, and in the end Paddlers were 24 runs shy.

Riding Mill ride again

Genetics suffered yet another defeat at the hands of Riding Mill at Close House last Sunday. This time, Genetics made the mistake of not scoring fast enough in their allotted 40 overs. 106 was not enough on what was a fairly good batting track and an ordinary bowling attack, although it took the opposition 35 overs to make the runs. The highlights were Chris Moss making double figures, and Chris Drought taking 2-11 off a very tidy 6 overs.

Deon gets the runs....

Genetics continued their winning ways in the league with a hard fought win over an improved BA. Batting first, BA managed a very respectable 105-2 after their allotted 14 overs. We knew it was going to be tough, but after Andy Porteous hit the first ball for four, the runs continued to flow, and we made the target with over 2 remaining. Deon Krishnan showed that he had recovered from his bout of gastric flu with a fluent 49 not out.