U12C vs Salfords
Under cloudy skies and threat of rain, our U12 team hosted local rivals Salfords at the Ring in an evening game of pairs cricket. Winning the toss and bravely electing to bowl first in worsening light, Salfords' opening bowlers gave a hint of what was to come as our opening pair of Harrison T and Archie H struggled with the lack of pace and bounce, scoring 17 off 4 overs for the loss of 5 wickets, a net score of -8. Our next pair of Oli M and Hugo B managed to survive their 4 overs without loss, adding 11 as we broke even. Lucy M and Matthew K added a further 10 for the loss of 1 wicket, and Casper D and Flynn RP continued the mini revival adding net 7 with some imaginative running. Our net score was just 15 from 16 overs, going onto the final pair. Thomas B and Yousaf S showed good intent against Salfords' final pair of bowlers adding 24 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. Merstham finished on 79-9, a net score of just 34.
