U13 Softball Cricket v QEGS Horncastle (A)

Please see downloads for TEAM SHEET. Please note this fixture has been organised as a softball match (incrediball).

Match Report

Result:  St Hugh’s 194-12 QEGS 197-8 Lost by 3 runs

The senior Incrediball team popped to Horncastle for Wednesday’s fixture.  We played 5 pair game with two innings of two overs for each pair.  We batted first.

Edward and George were first up and scored 15 for 1 with Edward scoring 3 consecutive boundaries.
The next pair were Alicia and Kitty.  The girls accumulated 19 without loss.
Noah and Camilla were next and scored 5 for 1.
Gemma and Captain Lulu were -10 for 3.
The last pair were Tabitha and Jude who scored 10 for 1.
In our first innings we scored 39 runs.

We bowled in pairs too.  Edward and George conceded 9 runs from two overs.  Alicia and Kitty both got two wickets and so clawed back 13 runs.
Noah and Camilla conceded 7 runs with Camilla taking a wicket keeper catch from Noah’s bowling.
Lulu and Camilla conceded 20 runs.  Jude and Tabitha conceded 22 runs.
At the end of QEGS first innings they scored 45 runs.

In the second innings Edward and George scored 9 runs for the loss of 2 wickets with George getting two 4s and a 6.
Alicia and Kitty scored 17 without loss; Kitty scoring three 4s.
Noah and Camilla scored 4 for 1.  Gemma and Lulu scored 8 for 2.  Tabitha and Jude scored 15 for 1 with Jude smacking two 4s and a 6.

Our final score was 94 runs setting QEGS a target of 50 to win.

Edward and George kept QEGS scoring down as they scored 1 for 1 with Edward taking the wicket.  Alicia and Kitty conceded 19 without gaining a wicket.  Camilla and Noah conceded 16 without striking.  Gemma and Captain Lulu gave away no runs with each of them gaining a wicket.

The last pair needed 14 runs from two overs to secure a win.  This they did by scoring 16.  

This was a really competitive, enjoyable game.  Well played all. Man of the Match was George.