U13s vs Sutton Coldfield (CUP), 25/06/10

Cup Match

Sutton Coldfield 124 for 4 in 20 overs
(Pardeep 3-0-21-2, Chad Atkinson 3-0-12-1)

Kings Heath 128 for 3 in 19.1 overs
(Adil Saeed 30 retired, Callum Bird 30 retired, Hassan Farooq 22)

KINGS HEATH WON BY 7 WICKETS (WITH 5 BALLS REMAINING)

U14s vs Sheldon Marlborough (away), 27/06/10

League match at Foliot Fields, Stoney Lane (Sheldon won the toss and elected to bat)

Sheldon Marlborough 58 for 6 in 20 overs
(Naweed 3-0-7-1, Umar 3-1-7-2, Rashurd 3-0-16-0, Adil Saeed 2-0-7-0, Luke Baker 2-1-1-2, Omar 3-0-10-0, Jei 3-2-1-1, Ben 1-0-7-0)
FOW: 8 9 9 39 58 58

Kings Heath 62 for 0 in 7.3 overs
Josh Baker 42 not out (9 x 4s)
Luke Baker 12 not out (1 x 4)
Did not bat: Ben Rattley, Umar Rehman, Arjan Gihar, Naweed Uddin, Adil Saeed, Rashurd Ali, Omar Dawood, Louis Langham-Walsh, Jei Diwakar

KINGS HEATH WON BY 10 WICKETS

Bonus points: Win 4, Bat 4, Bowl 3

Kings Heath cruised comfortably in their chase of 59, during which Luke Baker was given the opportunity to open the batting for the first time, having failed to make it to the crease during the Blossomfield victory the previous match, and Josh Baker also had the chance to boost his confidence having failed to make a notable score since the first match against Kings Norton. However Sheldon bowled their first two overs very accurately and several minds briefly wondered if there could be an upset and Sheldon successfully defend their total. The wonderings were soon silenced at the start of the third over when Josh opened his shoulders and starting hitting boundaries though the offside with ease. Luke soon joined in the fun, hitting a sublime four to the left of mid on and the pair surged past the total in only 45 deliveries, scoring the required runs at over 8 an over to secure the win by 10 wickets.
Earlier Sheldon had won the toss and surprisingly elected to bat; Kings Heath would also have batted on a hot day and a flat pitch. Eight bowlers were used, not out of necessity but in order to ensure that most players were given an opportunity to bowl some overs and collect wickets. The opening bowlers Naweed and Umar soon reduced Sheldon to 9 for 3 and despite two rallying partnerships of 30 and 19 respectively Sheldon were kept to only 58 from their full 20 overs. Under 12 Adil Saeed made an encouraging debut, bowling two overs before being rotated. Under 13 Jei Diwakar bowled three overs for only a single run (which was a front foot no-ball) and collected a wicket in the process – an exceptional reaction catch by Luke Baker at close midwicket. Ben Rattley also bowled his first over of the year, demonstrating his full repertoire of off spin deliveries and varied his pace well. The joint captaincy of Ben Rattley and Umar Rehman has worked well in the absence of regular captain Louie Turpie. Although victory is pleasing it is more satisfying to win a close contest which either team could have won. The result of this match was effectively decided once the first three Sheldon Marlborough wickets had fallen.

Saturday 3rds vs Southam (home), 26/06/10

1st inns Southam 155 all out in 30 overs (Nabeel 5-0-31-0, Aman 9-0-40-2, Abbas 5-0-22-1, Saleem 6-1-33-5, Crocker 5-0-16-2) FOW: 10-1 52-2 72-3 129-4 129-5 133-6 136-7 151-8 155-9 155-10

2nd inns Kings Heath 156 for 5 in 32 overs Jag Patel ct keeper 19 (4 x 4s) Saleem Haider ct midwicket 16 (3 x 4s) Bernard O'Connor ct gully 52 (8 x 4s) Aman Khan ct keeper 11 (2 x 4s) Sam Crocker ct mid off 17 (3 x 4s) Adam Badger 8 not out (1 x 4s) Gregg Arrand 2 not out Did not bat: Masood Khan, Graham Arrand, Mohammed-Abbas Bhanji, Nabeel Ahmed FOW: 41-1 41-2 57-3 132-4 152-5

KINGS HEATH WON BY 5 WICKETS

U12s vs Handsworth, 23/06/10

At Holders Lane Playing Fields

Handsworth 100 for 5 in 20 overs
(Luke Frain 3 overs for 3 runs & 1 wicket

Kings Heath 103 for 5 in 15 overs
(Adil Saeed 30 runs, retired)

KINGS HEATH WON BY 5 WICKETS

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U11s vs Kings Norton & Weoley Hill (home), 21/06/10

Kings Heath 299
Kings Norton & Weoley Hill 262

KINGS HEATH WON BY 37 RUNS

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U13s vs Attock (away), 20/06/10

Attock 75 all out
Kings Heath 76 for 1
(Jei Diwakar 39 not out, Adil Saeed 26)

KINGS HEATH WON BY 9 WICKETS

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U15s vs Highway (away), 20/06/10

U15 Championship

Kings Heath 149 for 6 in 25 overs
(Josh Baker 53, Naweed Uddin 33*)

Highway 150 for 3 in 23 overs

HIGHWAY WON BY 7 WICKETS WITH 2 OVERS REMAINING

Points: Batting 3, Bowling 1

Sunday 1s vs Aldridge (home), 20/06/10

Aldridge 262 for 9 in 40 overs (Armstrong 7-0-42-0, Adnan 4-0-18-0, Rizwan 6-0-34-2, Wahid 7-0-50-0, Josh 8-0-66-1, Malik 6-0-46-4, Jattin 2-0-11-1) [Aldridge opening batters scored 51 and 97, the no. 4 scored 55] FOW: 88-1 95-2 187-3 195-4 225-5 242-6 253-7 260-8 260-9

Kings Heath 207 for 9 in 40 overs Sam Crocker bowled 9 (2x4) Rizwan ct mid on 68 (12x4) Bernard O'Connor ct cover 24 (1x4) Jattin Patel stumped 25 (1x4) Adnan Ali bowled 33 (5x4) Dan Armstrong bowled 21 (4x4) Amit Patel ct mid off 2 Wahid Chishti bowled 1 (2 balls) Malik stumped 5 (1x4) Josh Williams 0 not out Gregg Arrand 0 not out FOW: 37-1 93-2 131-3 148-4 188-5 199-6 201-7 207-8 207-9

MATCH DRAWN

Saturday 3rds vs Bournville (home), 19/06/10

League match

1st inns Bournville 213 for 8 in 45 overs (Crocker 13-0-75-3, Nabeel 5-1-28-1, Brown 11-0-45-2, Aman 10-1-39-2, Abbas 6-1-36-0)

2nd inns Kings Heath 204 all out in 42.0 overs Adam Badger ct&b 4 (1 x 4) Jag Patel ct slip 11 (2 x 4s) Bernard O'Connor ct keeper 15 (3 x 4s) Aman Khan bowled 8 (2 x 4s) Sam Crocker bowled 34 (7 x 4s) Gregg Arrand ct long on 64 (8 x 4s, 1 x 6) Masood Khan ct long on 14 (2 x 4s) Sean Brown ct keeper 16 (3 x 4s) Graham Arrand ct keeper 0 (2 balls) Mohammed-Abbas Bhanji lbw 0 (2 balls) Nabeel Ahmed 1 not out FOW: 6-1 (Badger) 34-2 (Jag) 53-3 (Aman) 75-4 (Bernard) 114-5 (Crocker) 143-6 (Masood) 191-7 (Gregg) 191-8 (Graham) 191-9 (Abbas) 204-10 (Sean)

BOURNVILLE WON BY 9 RUNS WITH 18 BALLS REMAINING

U14s vs Solihull Blossomfield (home), 17/06/10

League match

Solihull Blossomfield 113 for 5 in 20 overs
(Rashurd 4-1-12-0, Naweed 4-0-21-1, Omar 3-0-18-1, Jei 2-0-21-0, Umar 4-1-16-0, Callum 3-0-18-1 & two run outs.)

Kings Heath 116 for 1 in 17 overs
Callum Bird 50 retired out
Umar Rehman lbw 13
Naweed Uddin 27 not out
Ben Rattley 0 not out
Did not bat: Luke Baker, Hassan Farooq, Louis Langham-Walsh, Aquib Khan, Rashurd Ali, Omar Dawood, Jei Diwakar

KINGS HEATH WON BY 9 WICKETS

Bonus points: Win 4, Bat 4, Bowl 2

The bowling was economical but not penetrative; the fielders contributing with two run outs as Solihull Blossomfield were restricted to only 115 on a good batting track. Kings Heath charged past the Blossomfield score with seven batsmen unused. Under 13 Callum Bird was on debut for the 14s and agreed to open the innings in what could have been a tricky chase of 114. However he managed to compile a very composed fifty, adding exactly 50 for the first wicket with Umar Rehman as they coupled aggressive running between the wickets with clinical stroke play until Umar was deemed lbw for 13. There was a danger when Naweed came to the crease and scored freely all around the wicket, that Callum would be stranded short of his fifty, as the target score was fast approaching. Callum was in his late forties as Naweed kept most of the strike, until eventually Callum scored the run to take him to exactly fifty and was able to retire with victory all but complete. Ben Rattley came to the crease but did not face a ball as Naweed hit the next delivery for four, finishing unbeaten on 27. Kings Heath had three overs to spare in what turned out to be a very comprehensive win.