Lee Weldon’s weekly round-up from the wicket…
Saturday 6th May – NYSD Division 2
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Northallerton 1st XI – weather was mild and sunny. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bowl first. Match sponsored by Ramsay’s Garage
Northallerton 1st XI 124 all out after 45.4 overs
Leo Mercy 4 for 33, James Layfield-Carroll 3 for 18 and Luke Telford 2 for 27
Newton Aycliffe 1st XI 125 for 4 after 25.1 overs
Luke Telford 60, Joe Teasdale 35 and Dan Weldon 11 not out
The first team got their first win of the season with a comfortable six wicket victory at home to Northallerton.
Luke Telford (pictured above, sponsored by Dean and Tina Greaves) was the star of the show with an excellent all round performance. In the first innings Telford bowled well finishing with 2 for 27 from his 11 overs, he then opened the Aycliffe innings and top scored with a superb 60 from 62 balls faced, hitting 11 boundaries.
Aycliffe’s young 17-year-old opening bowler Leo Mercy also deserves credit, finishing with career best bowling figures of 4 for 33 when the visitors batted.
Saturday 6th May – NYSD Division 4
Rockliffe Park 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI – weather was mild and sunny. Newton Aycliffe won the toss and chose to bat first.
Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI 47 all out after 20.3 overs
Rockliffe Park 2nd XI 48 for 3 after 12.2 overs
Tom Dearden 2 for 10 and Dan Heaton 1 for 3
Newton Aycliffe’s young second team were well beaten by a much more experienced Rockliffe Park team by seven wickets.
However special mention must still go to 12 year old Joey Hayman, who was playing only his second senior game for Aycliffe. He was asked to opening the bowling and showed immense potential finishing his short 3 over spell with 0 for 12.
This week’s senior cricket fixtures:
Saturday 13th May at 1.00pm – NYSD Division 2 – Newton Aycliffe 1st XI v Marton 2nd XI
Saturday 13th May at 1.30pm – NYSD Division 4 – Darlington RA 2nd XI v Newton Aycliffe 2nd XI
