May 3rd - v Hawkins
(away)
Two late drop outs adding to the already very young side did not help
matters as Penn headed for Cheslyn Hay to play Hawkins 1st team.
losing the toss Penn were
asked to bat . Making a slow but steady start against some very good
bowling we had moved on to 34 for the lose of the second wicket after 18
overs. About this time i think the wheels came off,players went in only
to get themselves out with penn finishing on 53 all out off 28 overs.
Needless to say this total was
far to low to defend but some good bowling from the youngsters gave the
skipper hope for another day when fortune may be on our side Hawkins
finished the game losing 1 wicket after 19 overs.
Penn 53 for 10
Hawkins 54 for 1
Asked after the game if he
would do anything differently Gary Slimm replied "stay in bed"
April 19th - Penn 4ths V Wednesbury (away)
On a cold and grey April
afternoon Penn 4ths took to the field to start a new season. new captain
Gary Slimm won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Chris Astbury led the charge
taking 4 wickets for 41 runs off 20 overs, backed up by Edward Slimm with
3 wickets for 21 off 10 overs. Restricting Wednesbury to 127 for 9 off 50
overs.
The reply got off to a slow
start and Penn were two wickets down after 16 overs with 41 runs on the
board. As the drizzling rain started to come down heavier, concerns were
raised by the home side wheather to stay on the pitch. Ghazi was keeping
an eye on the run rate and was still there after 25 overs as we had moved
on to 75. The loss of three quick wickets saw the game turn to the home
side who seemed happy to stay on the pitch. With the overs running out it
was left to Dev Penn (13 n.o) and Chris Asbury (15 n.o) to seal the
victory with 3 balls to spare.
Wednesbury 127 for 9
Penn 128 for 8
April 26th - v. Himley
(home)
Penn's first home match of the
season turned out to be another close affair.
Having won the toss Penn again
decided to bowl. After 10 overs the skipper was thinking if he had made
the right choice, as Himley had moved on to 50 runs without loss. As the
break through came, it became apparent that Himley didnt have the strength
in depth, as the opening two batsman looked like setting a formidable
total. Chris Asbury continued to work hard and finished the day with 7
wickets for 58 runs. Supported by Mark Blakemore, who took 3 for 41,
dismissing Himley for 138.
With no recognised opening
batsman Penn started fairly well and moved on to 18 runs for the 1st
wicket. Penn continued to lose wickets but then Dev Penn and Liam Clamp
forged 49 run partnership until Dev was out for 23. Liam Clamp played a
mature innings finishing on 44 not out, but unfortunately ran out of
partners, with Penn being bowled out for 123.
The old saying 'catches win
matches' was proven today, as the opening batsman dropped early in the
innings went on to score more than half their runs. Catching practice will
be top of the order in training.
Himley 138 all out.
Penn 123 all out.
2007 Match Reports
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