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Senior Practice
Senior training has
moved back to Wednesday evenings, from 6pm till 8pm at the Sports Bar Club, Longhirst.
The
training sessions will be followed by Senior team selection. Please can
everyone make an effort to attend training as competition for places
this season will be good! |
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Junior Cricket Practice Sessions
U15's Monday's 6pm to 8pm, until 31st August
U13's, U11's, U9's and Girls
Sunday's 10am to 12pm, until 30th August (additional U13's/U11's
sessions on Friday 6pm -8pm as announced by coaches) |
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27th June - 1st XI - Ashington v Morpeth -
Rained Off - 5 Pts Each |
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20th June - 2nd XI - Harb's Destroys
Backworth
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Backworth |
122
all out |
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S Clark 50
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D Harbottle 7-27
N Rose 2-29
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Morpeth |
123-3 |
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A Poxton 67no
S Cowell 26 |
J Thompson 2-19
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20th June - 1st XI - Weather and Shotley
Leave Morpeth Glum
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Morpeth |
136-7 25 Overs |
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M Hall 55
C Reagan 20 |
S Graham 2-19
A Dhindsa 2-20
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Shotley
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140-3 |
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P Brown 57
P Carlin 52 |
M Craigs 2-35
C Horner 1-13
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20th June - 2nd XI - Morpeth Beat the
Showers and Seaton Burn
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Seaton Burn |
139
all out |
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C Redpath 43
M Black 33 |
T Wright 5-25
B Jones 2-27
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Morpeth |
144-4 |
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A Poxton 65no
D Harbottle 23no |
J Whetzel 3-36
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13th June - 1st XI - Horner Unloads on Percy
Main
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Morpeth |
242-9 |
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C Horner 52no
B Reynolds 46 |
J Butler 3-89
M Ali 1-41
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Percy
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142
all out |
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M Agarwal 38
M Clarke 32 |
C Reagan 4-18
M Craigs 3-33
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13th June - 2nd XI - Morpeth Left Punch
Drunk by League Leaders
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Morpeth |
181
all out |
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J Craigs 44
D Harbottle 35 |
S Tweedy 4-21
M Quinn 2-35
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Lanchester |
182-4 |
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J Hames 73
N Graham 67no |
M Turnbull 2-37
D Harbottle 1-19
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6th June - 1st XI - Leadgate v Morpeth -
Rained Off - 5 Pts Each |
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6th June - 2nd XI - Magnificent Wez and
Hat-trick Brown See Morpeth to Win
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Morpeth |
208
all out |
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J Wailes 110
P Wonders 18 |
D Owen 4-21
P Collingwood 4-50
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Chopwell |
135
all out |
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S Brown 28
D Owen 27 |
L Brown 6-38 inc. hat-trick
T Wright 2-32
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30th May - 1st XI - Morpeth Take the Win
from Last Ball
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Annfield Plain |
239-6 |
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A Pai 87
K Gohery 73 |
P Elliott 2-35
M Craigs 2-60
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Ponteland |
243-9 |
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B Maxted 51
D Leason 39 |
A Pai 5-60
S Khan 2-56
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30th May - 2nd XI - Derby Goes to the Wire
As far as local derbies go, you couldn’t
have wished for a better occasion than Saturday’s match up between
Morpeth and Ponteland which provided a spectacle that would have had Sir
Allen Stanford watering at the mouth from his Texan prison cell. The two
sides went into the game in 2nd and 3rd place, but with Ponteland
holding a 17 point advantage over their rivals, defeat for Morpeth would
almost certainly have paid rest to promotion hopes for another season.
The weather was glorious, with unbroken sunshine for the entire day, and
the track looked a batsman’s paradise. It was a crucial toss to win, and
fortunately for the boys from Longhirst, Maxted called correctly and
duly instructed his boys they would be batting first. Let the games
begin!
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23rd May - 1st XI - Sticks and Stones!
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Sacriston |
240-6 |
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T Claughan 59no
M Fort 52 |
P Elliott 2-22
M Craigs 2-58
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Morpeth |
231-9 |
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B Maxted 45
J Craigs 45 |
I Jones 3-50
M Betts 2-41
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23rd May - 2nd XI - Back in the Winning
Habit
After the debacle last weekend against
Ryton, Morpeth’s second string were in a determined mood to get their
season back on track. The side was boosted by the return to the side of
Stephen Cowell, Sandy Meikle and Loz Brown to bolster the batting
line-up, while David Harbottle and James Craigs came into the squad from
the first side to add depth to the batting and strengthen the bowling
outfit which struggled for wickets the previous week. The weather looked
slightly inclement at the toss, but with the pitch in decent condition
Maxted opted to bat after finally winning a toss for only the second
time in the season.
Read Full Match Report |
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16th May - 1st XI - Back to Earth with a
Bang!
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Morpeth |
102
All Out |
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B Maxted 23 |
M Cawthorn 6-34
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Ryton |
103-3 |
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D Bailey 28
G Rowell 26
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M Turnbull 2-13
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16th May - 2nd XI - It's All a Bit Farcical!
Morpeth’s second string suffered an unexpected defeat to end their
unbeaten start to the season to a side that had only won one previous
game in 15 months. To compound matters further they were up against a
Ryton outfit who could only muster 8 players for the tie, and the game
was marred by a series of interventions by the umpire over the on-field
conduct of the Ryton ‘village idiot’. Morpeth were put into bat by the
home side, who had prepared a pitch which would often be referred to as
a ‘pudding’, however in this instance the comparison would serve a great
injustice to spotted dicks and banoffee pies everywhere.
Read Full Match Report |
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9th May - 1st XI - Morpeth Sink Champions
Morpeth CC travelled to Swalwell on
Saturday, the home of the current Northumberland and Tyneside Division
A1 league champions. Swalwell had started the season unbeaten in their
first 3 matches.
Morpeth went into the game welcoming back Darren Leason to the side to
open the batting; however they had lost their two opening bowlers, Mark
Turnbull to work commitments, and Jack Palmers wife was giving birth.
Skipper Chris Reagan lost the toss and Morpeth were asked to bowl on
what seemed to be a hard track, albeit in blustery conditions.
Read Full Match Report |
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9th May - 2nd XI - Clark Stars as Morpeth
Have too Much for Alnwick
Morpeth’s fine unbeaten run to the season
continued as local rivals Alnwick were comfortably despatched in a
rain-affected game at Longhirst. Morpeth were looking for revenge
against a side who had unexpectedly beaten them in the corresponding
fixture the previous season, which had ultimately played a vital part in
Morpeth missing out on promotion. The wicket was a batsman’s dream, and
it was unsurprising when Maxted opted to bat first, following his side’s
200-plus run chase the week before.
Read Full Match Report |
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2nd May - 1st XI - Morpeth Power to Victory
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Morpeth |
213-4 |
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M Hall 67no
J Palmer 40no
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N Clennell 2-32
A Ward 2-39 |
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Lintz |
175
All Out |
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A Smith 37
G Wilson 33
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C Reagan 5-56
C Horner 2-23
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2nd May - 2nd XI - Poxton Strokes Glorious
Ton to Send Seconds to Win
A belligerent century from Andrew Poxton saw
Morpeth record their second success of the new campaign on a fantastic
afternoon of cricket down in Durham. The left-hander was at his
imperious best on his first appearance of the season to ease Morpeth
past Greenside’s total of 209 with 10 overs to spare. Chasing an
impressive total set by the home team Morpeth’s number 3 was ably
supported by Loz Brown who put in another fine knock to continue his own
impressive early season form.
After losing the toss Morpeth were
unsurprisingly sent out to field for the second week in a row, and
despite being unable to penetrate the Greenside top order, Morpeth
openers Wright and Maxted again bowled with good discipline to keep the
run rate down in the early exchanges. Only one wicket fell in the
opening 20 overs, with Wright striking early in his spell to clean bowl
the opener before a period of consolidation for the home team. Opener
Turnbull, who had batted with great patience, eventually provided a
self-inflicted breakthrough when he slogged across the line to Jones.
Read Full Match Report |
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25th April - 1st XI - Morpeth Fail to Build
Partnerships
After a promising start to the season with a
comprehensive opening day victory at Benwell and Walbottle, Morpeth’s
first XI took on a strong Tynedale outfit on Saturday in their first
home game of the season.
On a sunny April day the wicket looked white and hard for April and
having won the toss Tynedale’s skipper Richard Darling had no hesitation
in choosing to bat first. Mark Turnbull took the new ball and nearly got
a breakthrough with the first ball of the game with Tynedale opening
batsman Clark nearly chopping on and it was Turnbull who made the first
in roads in to the Tynedale batting line up when he had fellow opening
batsman Hunter caught by M Craigs for 6 after some very unconvincing
shots through the slip cordon. Turnbull then picked up his second wicket
when he had Clark caught brilliantly by Jonny Craigs who took a diving
catch to his right in the gully.
Read Full Match Report |
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25th April - 2nd XI - Seconds Not Singing in
the Consett Rain!
Morpeth second string travelled down to
Consett looking to make it two maximum returns on the trot, and in the
knowledge they had comfortably done the double over their opponents the
previous season. Having lost the toss skipper Chris Maxted led his side
out on what looked a decent batting track, on a gloriously sunny
afternoon. The Consett opening pair got away to a bit of a flyer, but
once openers Wright and Clark found their rhythm it suddenly became a
very stale and dogged batting display by the home team. Wright beat the
outside edge on numerous occasions and after seeing 2 edges fly through
gully, a simple chance was put down at first slip and the opening pair
continued to survive the new ball attack.
Read Full Match Report
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18th April - 1st XI - Morpeth Start New
Season Confidently
Morpeth 1st XI started the 2009 campaign in
the top tier of the Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League having
been promoted the previous year. Their first call of duty was played on
Saturday away at Benwell and Walbottle who had managed to escape
relegation from the division on the last day of the previous season. On
paper this fixture was therefore a game that could ease the 1st XI into
life in the top division and it proved to be very much the case.
Read Full Match Report
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18th April - 2nd XI - Morpeth Snatch Victory
from the Jaw's of Defeat!
Morpeth’s second string began their 2009
campaign on Saturday with high hopes for the season ahead, having been
dealt the bitter blow of missing out on promotion by a solitary point in
2008. The depth of the Morpeth squad for the new season was underlined
as regular first team players such as Jonny Wailes and Paul Elliott
lined up for the 2nd XI in a strong side, which also included new signing
Khurran Dhugga who has joined the club from South Northumberland.
Skipper Chris Maxted confidently assessed
his team’s chances for the upcoming season stating, “with the quality of
players we are able to select from, if we apply ourselves properly
throughout the course of the season there should be nothing stopping us
from going one better than last year and getting promoted.”
Read Full Match Report |
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