U15s enjoy win over rivals Academy

LARNE Cricket Club under 15s, travelled to Roughfort on Friday to take on Academy under 15s. And in the last scheduled fixture of the season, the Larne side signed off with a win.
By The Newsroom
Published 26th Jul 2010, 13:16 BST
Updated 26th Jul 2010, 15:59 BST

Captain, Zach Weatherhead, won the toss and chose to bowl first. Larne opened the bowling attack with Aaron McFall and David Fitzsimmons, who bowled well before being replaced by Richard Hood and Terry O’Donnell.

Academy’s batsmen were finding runs hard to come by and the Larne attack was taking wickets regularly. Only Christopher Torrens made double-figures, hitting a superb 15 before being caught off the bowling of Fitzsimmons.

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Jithin Kuriakose and Adam Ringland then came into the Larne attack, with Ringland taking a wicket in his only over. Aaron McKinley and Michael Wilson were the next change bowlers, with McKinley only conceding two runs off two overs. The Larne bowlers were well supported by some good fielding and at the end of their allotted 20 overs, Academy had scored 79 for 8.

Larne set about the chase with some confidence. The opening pairing of Weatherhead and Wilson was soon broken when Weatherhead was bowled for two.

Richard Hood was next in at three, but he soon had a new partner when Wilson was also bowled, this time for three.

Aaron McKinley joined Hood and this duo set about building the foundations of a match-winning partnership. They played the bowling on its merits, taking quick singles and punishing the loose delivery. Having moved the score on to 65, and needing just 15 to win, McKinley was bowled, having hit a very valuable 17 runs.

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The next Larne batsman was Adam Ringland ,but he soon departed, having been bowled for one. Andrew Beatty was in at six and he played a sensible innings by trying to give Hood as much of the strike as possible. With Academy bowlers struggling to find another wicket, Larne’s Richard Hood finished his match-winning innings on 44 not out, to see the team home.

The match ball was kindly sponsored by Neill Home Consultants.

n The Under 15s have enjoyed a season of mixed fortunes, but credit goes to Jonathan King, the team coach, and joint captains Zach Weatherhead and Richard Hood.

The side have two outstanding fixtures away to Carrick and Muckamore.

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