Happy Anniversary!

Tuckers and Leggy returned to Bingham with the Under 13s, a year to the day after the junior dream started, with the boys a foot taller, wiser and more confident...

The lastest KCC accessory, cap, was handed out and mighty fine the boys looked, lets have some names in these ones!

After impressing with his play and persona Greg Mills was unveiled as the new vice-captain, receiving a warm round of recognition from his team mates - a popular decision.

Team meeting with the Boss

With the match being 18 overs and plenty of eager lads in the hutch it was a balance of getting a feel before getting out or retiring. Normington won the toss and sent Tudor and Healey in to open.

Some nice boundaries from Tudor saw hiw get to double figures before being caught in the deep. Healey (21*) carried on from where he left off and hit the first maximum of the season, before retiring. He was shortly followed by Normington (8*) and Neece (6*)as Keyworth were steadily placed at the half way stage 39-1.

Tudor checking out his score.

Cairns and Hennessy elevated the rate with fine boundaries and exceptional running. Told that he only had a ball left before retiring, Cairns (15) went for a big shot and was bowled. No respite as Steiner (13*) came in notching the second maximum of the day, followed by ay another boundary.

Neecey looking relaxed

Hennessy (4) was bowled last ball in a valuable innings, having run at least 10 extras, sometimes with ball not moving a metre from the strikers end. Whippet!

63 runs in the final 9 overs saw three figures amassed, for the loss of 3 wickets 100-3 off 18.

Macca, Hazza and Tom looking on

The screw was applied on a defendable total by Shepherd (2-0-3-2) Brown (2-1-4-1) and Mills (2-0-3-1) and Steiner (2-1-5-1) The top three clean bowled. Behind the stumps, Hennessy was his usual brave self keeping the extras down to a minimum, with the banter in the field good.

The young Bingham 4 set about the bowling, racing to 26 and leaving Bingham with a slight advantage after 9 overs, on 54-2.

The momentum swung in favour of Keyworth as the following 5 overs went for 5 runs with 4 wickets registered. Buckets Newell spearking it in to life with a great catch at mid off from the bowling of Healey. Brown took an excellent caught and bowled before Hennessy pouched a top edge from Mills.

With 10 an over required from the last 4, Neece, Cairns and Tudor bowled a tight line and length as the Bingham innings finished on 79 for 7, leaving KCC with a 21 run victory.

Tremendous effort boys, excellent start.

Radcliffe in the cup, on Thursday, at the Field of Dreams - 5.45 start.