Team coaches
This year, the team
will be coached by:
Tom Mitchell
If you have any questions about the team, please
direct them to the coach first.
2007
Season Report
Firstly I would
like to congratulate everyone who played for the under 9 teams this
season. 23 children played in the matches throughout the season
which was quite an achievement considering we didn’t complete a
match for 7 weeks mid season due to the poor weather. Following this
the weather improved but the school holidays arrived reducing the
number of children available. However, everyone who played all
enjoyed the experience of playing for a club and represented
Brooklands with pride.
This season
started with a game at Cheadle where we needed a boundary off the
last ball to win which we unfortunately didn’t manage. However, to
be that close to a victory with a team who had never played together
was incredibly pleasing. Romiley were our next opponents and we
handed them a 9 run victory with our naivety in the field. We batted
and bowled very well (we took 6 more wickets than them) but we gave
them 24 runs in overthrows in the match, which gave them a victory
they probably didn’t deserve. Under 9’s cricket however, is about
learning the game and improving as individuals and as a team and the
pleasing aspect from this defeat was that in the next 6 matches we
didn’t give away any overthrows.
I was aware that
we needed to give as many children as possible games therefore, I
tried to get double fixtures when we were playing at home which in
most cases I managed to.
In the friendly
game against Romiley we had a resounding 36 run victory due to some
excellent batting performances. Due to the poor weather over the
next 7 weeks we didn’t complete a game and by mid July we had only
completed 2 games in the County League Fixtures and 1 in a friendly
match. The lads were obviously chomping at the bit as we then won 3
out of our 5 final matches, all by convincing amounts. It really was
an excellent team effort especially considering the lack of cricket
we had played over the season.
Three more
matches were played by our “friendly” side and despite getting
outplayed in the final game by Prestbury, in the other 2 matches
both games were only decided in the last over, giving the children
good experience for next year.
4 batsmen, James
Robinson, Rudraj Singh, Alistair Crossdale and Patrick Kertesz
scored more than 50 runs and 4 bowlers, James Robinson, Rudraj
Singh, Patrick Kertesz and Benito Jones took 5 or more wickets.
However, the most
pleasing aspect was the major improvement in all departments
especially the fielding areas where our catching and ground fielding
were excellent towards the end of the season.
Many thanks must
be given to Pete Staley, Mike Kertesz, Paul Battersby, Elliott and
Mike Woodage, Max Lloyd and Amy Robinson for your assistance in
coaching, scoring and help throughout the season, to all the parents
for your continuous support over the season and especially to the
players who have always played with smiles on their faces.
Guy Robinson
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Archive
for averages, results, fixture records, etc.
Previous Seasons
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