Budleigh cricketers topping tables through the age groups

Budleigh Salterton Cricket Club teams have played lots of matches over the last couple of weeks due to the need to catch up after the poor weather of early July.
Budleigh’s 2nd team claimed a victory away to Woodbury, beating them by 8 wickets. On a very wet wicket, BSCC won the toss, and elected to bowl. The decision soon paid off, with the opening bowlers claiming lots of early wickets, restricting the opposition to 68 for 8.
Two very talented young batters then battled the bowling attack, crawling the home team’s total to 125 all out. Chris Battin took 4 wickets for Budleigh, two of which were catches taken by Neil Murrin diving at slip.
During their batting innings, BSCC lost an early wicket, but runs came steadily with Marc Troman punishing any bad balls, and scoring a very respectable 60 not out. Steve Booth, Neil Murrin and Harvey Shipton supported this along the way, cementing Budleigh’s victory.
The BSCC U14 team played away to Topsham, thrashing them by 112 runs. During their innings, Budleigh set about dismantling their opponents’ bowling attack; Max Jasper and Ollie Roper both retired after hitting 40 runs, Jack Larmour scored 24 and Ryan Harris-Cotton smashed 31 off 9 balls.
At the end of the 20 overs, they had scored a massive 201. During their fielding innings, the BSCC team restricted Topsham’s opening pair to just 36 off 10 overs, with Fin Shipton giving away just 11 runs off 4 overs, and Ryan Harris-Cotton giving away just 17 off his 4.
Hattie Real and Josie Larmour backed up the opening bowlers with Real giving away just 21 from her 4 overs and Larmour taking 2 wickets for 8 runs. A superb performance by the whole team solidifies their position at the top of the U14 East Devon Youth Cricket League.
The BSCC U13 team played their seventh game of the season in a league game against Exmouth. Budleigh won the toss and elected to field first, restricting the opposition to 67 for 8 off 20 overs. Luke Hoban took 4 wickets for just 6 runs.
During their innings, BSCC knocked off the winning runs in just 9.4 overs, with Max Jasper scoring a fantastic 42 not out. This convincing victory takes Budleigh to the top of the U13 East Devon Youth Cricket League, and continues their successful start to the season.
BSCC’s U12 team played twice in a week, beating both Ottery St Mary and Axminster away from home. Against Axminster, Budleigh constructed a nice innings of 120, with Bertie Knowles scoring an aggressive 21, and contributions from everyone who batted.
The fielding innings was excellent, with Stella Westaway taking an incredible 6 wickets due to immaculate line and length, and the team took a comfortable victory. The match against Ottery was closer with Budleigh winning by 46 runs. These results now mean that the Budleigh U12s are top of the East Devon Youth Cricket League.
The woman’s softball team played their first game of the season away to Ottery St Mary, with a team containing new and experienced players. Budleigh won the toss and elected to field first, where they restricted their opposition to 136 runs.
The bowling was of a very high quality, with Kirsty Robinson taking 3 wickets, and Alice Parker and Becky Fagg also taking a wicket each. During their batting innings, BSCC scored a massive 172, with new player Kat Harris smashing a huge 52 off her 4 overs.
The U10 hardball team played Ottery St Mary at home, gaining their best result this season in a close 250-296 defeat. During their batting innings, Budleigh’s Izzy Marks and Charlie Eade showed good, controlled batting to give the team a very respectable total, and during their fielding innings, Brandon Hiles, Charlie Eade and Izzy Marks bowled with consistent line and length to keep Ottery’s score low.
Thanks to our sponsors DM Carpentry, Exmouth Indoor Market and Flawless Beauty, thanks to the coaches for coaching the players and umpiring the matches, and thanks as always to Ray Dawson for taking care of and maintaining the pitch.