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Sunday 29th June 2008

Mottram 161 For 3         Tintwistle 62 For 8

Tinsel struggle against an older and more experienced Mottram side.

Mottram went into this game joint top with Hadfield and Old Glossop in a very close league which will probably go down to the last weekend of games. Again the lads got up to the ground early to do a Mike Scott Warm up which consisted of a lap round the pitch whilst singing ‘Every where we go’ followed by a close game of field hockey, with some very dodgy umpiring, not sure who that was!!!!

Tinsel batted first, with Jake Berry setting the tone of the match with a fourth ball wicket. Jake continued to bowl well with assistance from George Southern opening from the other end, who bowled with equal accuracy but was unlucky not to pick up a wicket. Nick Kromolicki and Oliver Andrew bowling first and second change respectively were unlucky to go for a few boundaries after generally bowling well. Michael Lonergan and Ste Scott however were the pick of the bowlers who strangled Tinsel by taking wickets and keeping the runs down. Michael ended up with figures of 3-9 and Ste got 1 wicket off 4 overs whilst only giving away 1 run. Max Napier even had a bowl and showed a lot of improvement after his expensive spell against Broady. Fielding was generally good, with Nick Kromolicki ending up with 2 run outs, and others showing good commitment in the field. Skipper Ali Brown on the other hand was the victim of a sniper shot in the slips as he fell in stages whilst trying to catch a ball coming straight to him!

62 was clearly not enough for the visitors, but to their credit they bowled and fielded well in reply to some excellent cricket by the Mottram batters. Arsalan Altaf opened with Ali Brown before a mix up resulted in Arsalan walking back to the pavilion not in the best of moods! Oliver Andrew came in at 3 and batted well showing his class with the bat. Ali and Oliver saw the game out in 7 overs, but sportingly the Tinsel coach allowed the game to continue to give everyone a chance. The Mottram top order took this opportunity with 4 of the top 5 retiring; first Ali (30) who batted well, followed by Nick Kromolicki (34) who hit 2 huge 6’s, then Oliver (35) who opened his shoulders nearer to the end of his innings and then Sam Fazackerley who hit his way to 32 in no time.  Ste Scott struggled at the crease but did manage to hit a lovely back foot drive for 4, arguably the shot of the day. George Southern and Michael Lonergan finished the innings off well playing some nice shots.

Overall, a very commanding performance from the boys who outplayed a young Tinsel side in all departments. The Mike Scott Man of the Match award goes to Michael Lonergan for his 3 wickets and 13 with the bat, however this award could easily have been given to Ste Scott or one of the four retirees.  On the whole a cracking performance that made me proud to coach this ever improving team.

Michael Scott

Sunday 15th June 2008

Mottram 68 For 5         Dinting 66 For 9

Skipper leads his team home

The lads turned early on Sunday morning full of enthusiasm to do a really nice warm up and have the customary inspirational team talk from Coach Michael Scott. Also we all had a nice sing song to celebrate Ben Willerton’s birthday followed by a team photo.

Dinting got off to an average start before openers Nick Kromolicki and Arsalan Altaf took 1 wicket each to but Mottram in prime position. Wickets fell regularly during the Dinting innings with Jake Berry picking up 2 wickets and Ali Brown, Oliver Andrew, Pete Broscombe, Ste Scott and Michael Lonergan all picking up 1 wicket each. Fielding was once again good with the highlight being Jake Berry’s awesome diving catch at Mid On.

Thanks should be given to Jane Scott and Jordan Berry who provided really nice sausages sandwiches and a big thanks to Joanne Berry who went and got the baps!

Mike Scott reversed the order despite a lot of unhappiness by the usual top order…a few bottom lips were going. Ben Willerton and Michael Lonergan opened the batting, but Michael got a cracker and was sent packing. The rest of the top order fell with some poor shot selection, just swiping across the line. However, Michael Beech batted very sensibly finishing on an unbeaten 10 whilst others fell around him. Skipper, Ali Brown came to the crease batting down the order and retired off the last ball of the innings with a massive 6 over the bungalow. Running between the wicket was good with some nice hitting, including some textbook 4’s.

Another good performance from the lads, led by Ali Brown who got the highly sort after Man of the Match Award. Mottram now look good to finish near the top of the league and hopefully get into the play-offs.

Michael Scott

Sunday 18th May 2008

Mottram 56 For 1         Broadbottom 52 For 8

Mottram dominate in one sided local derby 

After the first game was conceded against Charlesworth, Mottram travelled to Broadbottom with a high hopes and a strong side led by captain, Ali Brown.

Broadbottom batted first and faced the pace of Arsalan Altaf who bowled very sharply whilst Adam Fitton, bowling nice out swingers, took the first 2 wickets, putting Broady on the back foot straight away.  Everyone bowled well and were generally very economical. Ste Scott took 2 wickets with one very dodgy LBW decision given by the Broady Umpire. Michael Lonergan also picked up one wicket. But the most impressive performance was in the field. Nick Kromolicki had 2 run outs, catching was good and the ground fielding was excellent. Mottram had kept the score down whilst taking wickets regularly, overall a good performance.

The good work continued in the batting department. A good start provided by Ali Brown and Oliver Andrew was spoiled when the skipper got himself out after a rush of blood to the head. Nick Kromolicki arrived at the crease and batted superbly hitting the ball to all parts of the ground including a couple of nice sixes, finishing on 27*. Oliver continued to bat sensibly finishing up on 18* and holding the innings together.

A quality performance all round with Man of the Match going to Nick Kromolicki for his excellent batting and fielding.

Michael Scott

Sunday 4th May 2008

Mottram 000 For 0         Charlesworth 000 For 0

Charlesworth concede the game to give Mottram full points

Unfortunately the season opener for the highly optimistic Under 13 side was called off the day before the match because Charlesworth couldn’t field a full team; a problem that will no doubt be a reoccurring problem through out the league. The Under 13’s don’t suffer from this problem, but the under 11’s are short of players. Please bring friends and family if they are interested in playing for the Mighty Mottram. 

Anyway, full points after the first week, Broadbottom are the next contenders on Sunday 18^th May.

Michael Scott