Defeat for Oakley U13 B

Oakley 77 off 12 overs
Easton 78 0ff 9 overs

Oakley B slumped to defeat v Easton at Dummer last night after an unconvincing batting performance left the bowlers not enough of a total to defend. Some poor running between the wickets and bad communication contributed to not one crossed over run being completed by the batsmen. On a positive note debutant Alex Grey top scored with 10 and fielded really well, he has a bright future.

Defending the total Oakley bowled quite well, in particular Aaron Brown, whilst Matt Clarke was pretty tight allowing just 12 off his two overs. Wicket takers were Matt Vickers and Duncan Van Dyk. Matt will feel his bowling could have been tighter but he could be forgiven for chasing wickets as our total was so small.

All in all, Coach for the evening Mark Vickers thought that this was a game that could have been won, and it was Easton's better organisation rather than overall ability that won them the game. The talent is there at Oakley and the team work and communication is improving, but it needs to improve a lot more yet before needless defeats turn in to victories. It will come.

Batting

Farragher 2
Vickers 0
Van Dyk 4
Brown 1
Grey 10
Clarke 1

Bowling

Brown 3-22-0
Clarke 2-12-0
Vickers 2-22-1
Van Dyk 2 -15-1