Bamford-Fieldhouse U13s 155-6 versus Shaw 80 all out

Electing to bat, Bamford made another great start with openers Joe Smith-Butler (23) and Alex Willis, retiring after his third consecutive 30, getting them off to a flier. Returning from illness, Callum Belfield and Danny Matthews put on 43 before Matthews fell LBW for 29.

The home side closed on a very competitive total of 155 with Garside still there on 10 not out and Tom Valentine 1 not out.

Bamford’s openers, Smith-Butler and Belfied, bowled with excellent pace and accuracy, and after 4 overs the visitors had been reduced to 14 for 2 with both bowlers picking up a wicket apiece.

The Shaw innings never recovered from Bamford’s early onslaught and they eventually finished on 80 all out with useful scores from Benson (18), Stott (11) and Needham (10).
Bamford now stand with 3 wins from 3 league games which should give them confidence for their home cup tie next week against Heyside.