Backworth Cricket Club

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An incredible all-round performance from Rowan Percival steered our Academy XI to a crushing win at Dawdon earlier today! 💪🏽🏏

Our AMAZING Under-13s won their Northumberland Plate Final in emphatic fashion with a 10-wicket thrashing of South North this evening! 🏆 What a brilliant performance from everyone involved. A proud day for Backworth Cricket Club. The future is bright! 😎🏏

DOUBLE WIN SATURDAY! 🏏 Our 1st XI cruised to victory at Cowgate today, thanks largely to a blistering unbeaten innings of 71 from Steven Clarke. Congratulations all! 🙌🏽

Our 2nd XI earned victory in a high-scoring thriller at home to Lions earlier today. Charlie Cook starred with a wonderful century in Backworth’s innings of 246-8, before an all-round bowling effort sealed the win. Well done, team! 💪🏽

Our Academy XI slipped to defeat at home to Ryton this afternoon, despite 3-19 from Laura Morgan and a first senior wicket for junior bowler Ethan Charlton. 🏏

Our 1st XI strolled to victory at home to Washington this evening, courtesy of an expert run chase led by the Duncan brothers! Well done, lads! 🙌🏽

Defeat for our 2nd XI at Warenford today. 🏏

Our Under-13s put in a clinical performance to beat Riding Mill in last night’s semi-final. They will now face the winners of South North v Tynedale in the final on 4th July! Well done everyone! 🙌🏽

✍️ Adam Hopkins speaks to Joel Langley from beacon club @BackworthCC in Northumberland. thecricketpaper.com/rain-cant-damp…

They’re back… After a few weeks, it’s a DOUBLE WIN SATURDAY! 💪🏽 Another masterful innings from skipper Adam Mooney guided our 2nd XI to a narrow victory at home to Wooler this evening. 🙌🏽

Our 1st XI snatched victory in an incredibly tense contest @SeatonBurnCC today! 🙌🏽 Despite being bowled out for just 115, the team fought back sensationally with ball in hand to skittle the hosts ten runs short of their target. Get in there! 🏏

Team news for today’s fixtures. 🏏

Our 2nd XI fell to defeat in a rain-reduced game away at Mitford this afternoon, despite 43 from skipper Adam Mooney. Unlucky, team. 🤝🏽 Meanwhile, our 1st XI’s home match against Tillside was rained off. Only 15 overs were possible before the weather intervened. 🌧️

Our Midweek XI beat the weather to record an impressive victory at home to Blyth this evening. 💪🏽 A brilliant all-round bowling performance restricted the visitors to just 72 from their 20-over allocation - before 41 not out from Joshua Blake steered the team home. Top stuff! 🏏

Our Academy XI came out on the wrong side of another Sunday thriller at Boldon this evening. 🏏 Rob Stobie’s gritty innings of 29 saw Backworth scramble their way to a respectable total, but a strong last-wicket stand saw the hosts home by the barest of margins. 🤝🏽

It was a difficult afternoon for our 1st XI today, as they slipped to a heavy defeat at Corbridge despite an unbeaten innings of 74 from Steven Clarke. 🏏

Our 2nd XI eased to victory at home to Bomarsund earlier today, thanks to a superb all-round bowling performance and 90 with the bat from Charlie Cook! Well done, lads 💪🏽

Here are your 1st and 2nd XI teamsheets for today’s fixtures. Go well, lads 💪🏽

Our Midweek XI successfully chased down 97 to take victory against Bomarsund in the league this evening. Joshua Blake and James Duncan steered their side to a well-timed and well-deserved win at HQ. 🏏