Plumtree Felled

2 wins at the Field of Dreams over the previous 2 nights were put into the shade, as the 14s served up a sparkling performance to dump fierce neighbours and rivals Plumtree out of the cup.


Having come within 5 balls of a maiden victory last year this years' triumph was achieved in style - bouncing back after last weeks' horror show against Wollaton.

Normington won the toss and inserted the oppostion on a slow wicket. Healey (4-0-12-3) and Brown (4-1-17-1) were superb immediatlely putting the squeeze on the plums. A wicket maiden in Brown's penultimate over created the break through - Hennessy holding the faintest of edges behind the stumps.

Healey was unlucky to only have 1 wicket to his name with his final over approaching. He narrowly missed a trio of caught and bowled chances that landed agonisingly away from the finger tips. However, joy and reward were round the corner as Hennessy claimed his second catch then ex-plum Machin raced round from mid-on to snaffle one at his ankles. The over was not finished as Brown was lobbed by a unfortunate the bobble. The Plums duo unwisely chanced a second, Brown recovered and Hennessy did the rest.

Plums: 21-5 off 8

Tudor (4-1-12-1) turned the screw further. Healey taking a regulation catch to send Palmer Jnr back into the hutch. While Steiner opened with a wicket maiden and maiden to finish with 3-2-4-2.

Vice Captain Mills required 4 balls to mop of the tail, clean bowling 10 and 11.

Plumtree: 49 all out off 15.4 - Tremendous.

A low but potentially difficult run chase was made tougher as Palmer sent Normington back to the pavillion in the 1st over. A battle of attrition followed as great line and length contained Newell and Machin, forcing the latter to hole out at midwcket in the 6th over. Newell (4) followed in the 10th over after stubborn resistance.

Keyworth: 22-3 off 10.

Tuckwell was beginning to get twitchy but needn't have worried as Healey punished the bad delivery to the boundary ably supported by Brown. Within a run of retiring, Healey (29) was bowled, but the finishing line was in sight after the match winning knock. Stolly had the honour of crashing the winning runs over the boundary to see us home in the 13th over.




Jubilation all round and thoroughly deserved. Brilliant.

Next round, a quarter final against West Bridgfordians