Under 17s v Attock (h), 06/07/09

Under 17s v Attock (h), 06/07/09 Attock 98 for 5 in 12 overs (T Payne 3-0-18-0, A Badger 2-0-18-1, S Crocker 3-0-17-1, S White 2-0-24-0, C Suratia 1-0-2-2, S Ablaal 1-0-15-1) (Extras: 3b, 1lb, 2nb, 10wd) FOW: 34 68 68 73 89 Kings Heath 4 for 1 in 1 over Harris Hussain bowled 0 Tom Payne 0 not out Sam White 0 not out Did not bat: Sam Crocker, Aaron Oliver, Nick Turvey, Ben Jones, Adam Badger, Cyrus Suratia, Shakeel Ablaal MATCH ABANDONED DUE TO RAIN

Sunday 2s v Four Oaks Saints (h), 05/07/09

Sunday 2s v Four Oaks Saints (h), 05/07/09 Kings Heath 176 for 7 in 45 overs Alan Hyatt caught 37 (6x4) Joe Hawkins lbw 14 (1x4) George Greaves caught 9 Jack Roper bowled 17 (1x4) Mark Swift lbw 32 (4x4) Ben Jones ct & b 11 Brian ‘Breeze’ Carter caught 7 (1x4) Sean Brown 7 not out Kumal Bakhari 0 not out Did not bat: Shakeel Abaal, Irfan Peera (Extras: 10b, 3lb, 3nb, 12wd) FOW: 62 62 110 122 155 164 174) Four Oaks Saints 177 for 8 in 38.5 overs (K Bakhari 10-2-27-2, S Ablaal 6-0-25-1, S Brown 3-0-17-0, M Swift 5-0-28-0, I Peera 3-0-26-1, B Carter 4-0-25-1, G Greaves 7-2-21-3, J Hawkins 0.5-0-2-0) (Extras: 1b 5lb 2nb 17wd) FOW: 32 34 81 118 158 164 173 173 FOUR OAKS SAINTS WON BY 2 WICKETS

U13 v Weoley Hill (away), 01/07/09

League match at Kings Norton Boys School

Kings Heath 123 for 7 in 20 overs

Kings Norton 56 for 8 in 20 overs

KINGS HEATH WON BY 67 RUNS

Following the quickly re-arranged venue the sixth league game of the season began with captain Louie Turpie winning the toss and electing to bat. Josh Baker and Joe Jennings led the way against a young Kings Norton side; core scoring by Josh, Ben Rattley, Luke Baker and an accomplished 33 by Umar Rehman put a good score of 123 on the board. It was an unpredicable artificial wicket with a very slow outfield that made runs hard to get. Many balls did not rise and left batsmen in two minds about what shot to play. Umar’s innings was brought to an end by a catch taken by Jamey Field in the midriff off a sharp boundary bound shot by Umar.

Kings Heath went out to bowl on a tricky wicket; the bowlers run ups were on grass and with no spikes it was difficult to keep balance. Rashid and Naweed opened the attack and Naweed excelled with accurate line and length at medium pace – achieving figures of 4-3-1-3. Callum Bird and Pardeep Ruprai bowled beautifully to achieve one wicket for nine runs and one for 16 respectively. Louie came on for two overs and took two consecutive wickets from his first two balls. Rashid had a difficult session on the pitch that resulted in him being withdrawn following two consecutive unintended beamers after conceding only four runs off 3.5 overs.

Sunday 2s v Solihull Municipal (a), 21/06/09

Sunday 2s v Solihull Municipal (a), 21/06/09 151 all out in 42.3 overs Matt Wright caught 30 (5x4) Henry O’Brien ct keeper 47 (7x4) Ben Jones bowled 20 (1x4) Adam Badger bowled 1 Mark Swift bowled 6 (1x4) Olly O’Brien run out 18 (3x4) Sean Kells caught 12 (1x4, 1x6) Afyaz Bhatti 0 not out Irfan Peera lbw 0 Colin Jones bowled 0 Tom Swift 0 Solihull Municipal 152 for 3 in 29 overs (S Kells 7-2-14-0, I Peera 4-0-27-0, A Bhatti 4-0-51-0, M Swift 9-2-10-3, T Swift 2-0-19-0, O O’Brien 1-0-10-0, A Badger 5-0-19-0) KINGS HEATH WON BY 7 WICKETS

Saturday 2s vs Ansley Sports (a), 20/06/09

Saturday 2s vs Ansley Sports (a), 20/06/09 Kings Heath 197 for 8 in 42 overs Jeff Webb bowled 0 Paul Spinks run out 22 (3x4) Tom Payne caught 77 (9x4) Jattin Patel caught 14 Dave Monk caught 27 (2x4) Gary Franklin bowled 1 Aaron Oliver caught 11 (1x4) Dan Armstrong 30 not out (6x4) Paul Monk bowled 5 Shak Syed 1 not out Did not bat: Mark Hunt FOW: 3 64 97 125 131 151 175 186 Ansley Sports 80 all out in 23 overs (P Monk 7-1-28-3, M Hunt 7-1-19-3, S Syed 5-0-13-2, T Payne 4-2-5-1) (Extras: 6b, 7lb) KINGS HEATH WON BY 117 RUNS

U13 v Harborne, 18/06/09

Harborne 98 for 5 in 20 overs (Charrandij 30*, Michael 35*)

Kings Heath 99 for 1 in 15 overs (Umar Rehman 53*, Callum Bird 23*)

KINGS HEATH WON BY 9 WICKETS

Under quite a lot of cloud Harbornne captain Tom Cloughton won the toss and chose to bat. Opening bowlers Rashurd Ali and Louie Turpie bowled an aggressive and accurate four overs each. Three quick wickets fell for 14 with great fielding all round with stops by Luke Baker and Umar Rehman in particular saving precious runs. A secure partnership of 65 saw Harborne reach 98 for 5 from 20 overs.

The Kings Heath innings began with the surprise loss of Josh Baker’s wicket after high scores in the last three matches. Callum Bird came in to build a brilliant partnership with Umar to to overcome the total. The pair balanced quick singles and well placed boundaries with a classy 23 from Callum with Umar posting an exciting and assured 53. Both received vigorous support from parents, coaches, young players and the team.

U13 v Attock, 15/06/09

Attock 55 all out in 17 overs (Hassan 19, Callum Bird 3 for 1)

Kings Heath 59 for 0 in 7 overs (Josh Baker 30)

KINGS HEATH WON BY 10 WCKETS

Following the unhappy washout and abandonment of this game on Thursday 10th June it was rapidly rearranged to meet again on the 'play by' deadline for Monday 15th at Attock.Although a major downpour in South Birmingham nearly put a kibosh on the fixture for a second time, the Attock Manager managed to get the game on. The sun intermittently broke through the clouds and Attock won the toss and chose to bat.

Rashurd and Louie opened with a fast paced attack keeping Attock score down to 25 from eight overs; Rashurd taking two wickets. Pardeep, Callum, Umar and Naweed were joined for the first time this season by Mo Akthar. Between them they bowled out attock for 55 with three overs to spare; Callum taking 3 wickets for a miserly one run.

With a small total to achieve openers Umar Rehman and Josh Baker went about their business efficienctly with both selecting their shots well and reaching their target in seven overs without loss.

Saturday 2s vs North Warwick, 13/06/09

Saturday 2s vs North Warwick, 13/06/09 Kings Heath 290 for 6 in 49.5 overs Jeff Webb ct behind 21 Jon Clugston bowled 7 Tom Payne bowled 143 Jattin Patel bowled 38 Shafique Ur-Rehman caught 22 Andy Vercoe 30 not out Dan Armstrong bowled 0 Did not bat: Dave Monk, Paul Monk, Shak Syed (Extras: 17wd, 2nb, 5b, 4lb) FOW: 17 56 164 198 North Warwick 146 all out in 37.3 overs (P Monk 13-4-38-3, S Syed 9.3-1-32-5, D Monk 6-0-27-1, D Armstrong 4-0-16-0, T Payne 5-0-21-1) (Extras: 13wd, 8b, 4lb) KINGS HEATH WON BY 144 RUNS

U13 v Moseley Ashfield, 04/06/09

On an increasingly gloomy evening the local derby was played out in good spirit. Moseley Ashfield captain Tom Colsby won the toss and chose to bowl.

Kings Heath opener Josh Baker strode out to the wicket and immediately picked up from his last two high scoring innings.He received intermittent support as he headed for an assured 53 before being caught. Callum Bird, Rashurd Ali and Hassan Farooq all contributed double figures as Kings Heath progressed to a commendable 133 from 20 overs.

Then came the Kings Heath Bowlers! Rashurd and Louie Turpie delivered a fast and accurate eight over attack. Rash achieved three maidens and gave only one run in his fourth over. At the other end Louie Turpie took the Moseley Ashfield opening batsmen LBW and bowled respectively. Naweed Uddin, Callum Bird and Pardeep Ruprai followed up with brilliant medium and slow bowling to pin the batsmen down and take wickets regularly. They were backed up by energetic and committed fielding all round with the whole team focused on keeping it tight.

Moseley Ashfield were all out for 56 after 17.4 overs and Kings Heath won by 77 runs.

Batting :
Josh Baker53;
Callum Bird 18;
Rashurd Ali 18,
Hassan Farooq 11

Bowling :
Rashurd 1 run off 4 overs;
Naweed 3 wickets for 19 runs of 4 overs
Callum 3 for 12 runs of 3 overs
louie 2 for 8 runs of 4 overs
Pardeep 1 for 4 runs of 2 overs

U13 v Atherstone (away) Cup, 31/05/09

U13 v Atherstone (away) Cup, 31/05/09

Atherstone 154 for 2
Atherstone chose to bat and immediately went on the offensive with 3 out of their 4 openers retiring for 30. Rashurd Ali picked up the only wicket. A total of 154 was posted on this very warm day on the artificial wicket.

Kings Heath 142 for 5
Umar and Josh opened for Kings Heath knowing they had to reach their top score of the season. Both batsmen hit out and retired for 30 each. Ben Rattley came in at number 3 and stayed at the crease until the last over and also reached 30. Rashurd batted well to reach 25. The target was just too high and with the Atherstone fielders playing well on the boundaries the figure of 142 was achieved.

Atherstone go through to the next round.