WCC U18's take Woodford right to the wire!!!

" Nathan celebrates his 72 Not Out with Lewis"

A sterling team performance from WCC's U18's tonight (Tues 11th May) away to Woodford CC, saw WCC once again chasing a near impossible total of 148! WCC are certainly keeping their die-hard spectators on the edge of their seats this season....with two close run high scoring matches in a row! Of which we WON BOTH!!!
Tonight saw Capt. Martin Leonard limp his way through the opening overs, calling for a runner as a pulled thigh muscle restricted him from chasing down the required runs, getting out to a catch from one of Woodford's fielders who took some great catches from a couple of sloppy swings....WCC needed to stabilise the innings and Nathan Bailey & Ahmed (Kaka) started to keep things ticking over mid-innings. Kaka knocking out a few fours in his excellent innings of 25 and Nathan keeping a stranglehold on the Woodford attack...swinging his bat with swordlike flourishes...sixes flying around the ground..."Boom! Boom! Bailey" was the cry from his WCC teammates.

With two overs to go and WCC needed 16 0ff 12 balls....Adam Marsden took on the Woodford lads and ran singles to keep Nathan on strike....ball past through to slips and Adam's wicket went...Luke Hibbert came on to see out the last two overs...Nathan, seeing it was getting darker by the second...decided to crack out a huge six to seal the game! WCC finishing on a Fantastic 154!!

"Boom Boom!".....Well done to ALL the lads who offered some great cheering on from the sides..."will a win...and we WILL win!!
Just BELIEVE!!!

Tracy Bailey

FULL HOUSE OF WINS FOR WCC JNR'S

Well done all junior sides this week, after you all secured your first wins of season 2010.
U15's away to Ashley CC reached a total of 98 for 8 wickets, Ashley chased in vain closing their batting on 70 for 7 wickets, a good consistent bowling attack from WCC enabled them to keep Ashley's batsmen from getting the required runs.
U18's next and what a THRILLER!! At home to Romiley, WCC were left a little reeling from a strong batting performance from a well disciplined Romiley outfit who went into the changing rooms at the break on a grand total of 142 for 2 wickets!! They must have thought they had it "In the Bag!" but never underestimate the lads from WCC! Out marched Kyle Murphy and Capt. Martin Leonard, from ball one they chased Romiley hard and runs were being knocked up at a blistering pace!! Kyle getting out to an LBW at a fantastic 67...he came off to well deserved standing ovation, Martin continued to keep turning the screw on Romiley leading WCC off the field with a 42 not out, WCC the victors, getting the required 143 total with 3 balls to spare!!
U11's won their friendly against Brooklands at the Sale Moor ground, with some good batting from Owen Lewis and Azure Wilkinson, strong bowling from Keenan Ritchie and Adam Barnes, Bailey Bennett and Owen Rawding saw U11's get their first win too!
& Finally the U13's won away to Didsbury, with Ross Crowther again getting most of WCC's runs retiring on 30 not out, wickets fell for Didsbury as Vaughn Corrie, Ross Crowther, Jonathan Scott and Jai Arora put the pressure on to Didsbury with some fine bowling. WCC chased every ball to reach the total of 83 set by Didsbury and reached the required runs with 3 balls to spare!!
GREAT results for ALL WCC junior sides this week.....WELL DONE ALL!!

"TESCO BAGPACK NEWS"

GREAT BIG THANKS TO ALL JNRS (& PARENTS) WHO CAME DOWN TO HELP AT THE BAGPACK ON SAT. 8TH MAY, WE RAISED £626 AND COLLECTED 1000'S OF VOUCHERS!!

CHEERS!! YOU WERE ALL STARS!!!

WCC Jnrs first matches, news & pics!

Rory Ashworth bowling
Jont Scott bowling
Sam Grant
Vaughn Corrie (rtd 30)
Ryan Booth

Vaughn Corrie

WCC junior season has started with three losses, Tuesday evening saw WCC U18's newly formed development squad lose to a strong Didsbury side, although Didsbury proved a little too strong and surpassed WCC's total with four overs to spare, all our lads showed a good team spirit, were supportive of each other and we saw a couple of defiant performances from Lewis Crowther and Martin Leonard, a special mention goes to Leon Ritchie who took a fantastic catch on a bitterly cold evening down at Didsbury in failing light too!! Well done to all lads who have taken on the challenge to develop the U18's...the best is yet to come!!

U13's were defeated at home by Cheadle Tigers, match report by manager Ben Corrie can be read by clicking the link below:

http://wythenshawe.play-cricket.com/content/view.asp?id=10281782&cid=218

It was also a good turn out on Friday by lots of our old & new members to watch the match & who brought their families and friends down to the club to also celebrate St. George's day...and enjoy the barbeque, refreshments & entertainment that was available throughout the evening...

Sunday's U11s were also defeated at home by Whalley Range, match report by U11's manager, Raj Arora can be read by clicking on the link below:

http://wythenshawe.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=11032374

Sunday's U15's match away to Brooklands CC was called off at short notice by Brooklands due to overnight rain!!!

All other matches in SMJC League were unaffected and played to schedule....

U18's second match away to Newton Heath will be played on Tuesday 27th April 6pm start.

Cheers Tracy.

FIRST JUNIOR MATCH DETAILS & VENUES

Well it's finally arrived!! Indoor nets are all done & dusted...hope you all had the chance to shake off the rustiness of the Winter...and you are ALL raring to go and win some silverware for WCC??...I'm sure you all are.
Details of first matches for all WCC Junior sides are listed below:

U18's AWAY at Didsbury CC Tuesday 20th April 6:15pm start
U13's HOME to Cheadle Tigers CC Friday 23rd April 6pm start
U11's HOME to Whalley Range CC Sunday 25th April 10am start
U15's AWAY at Brooklands CC Sunday 25th April 9:30am start

HOPE YOU CAN COME DOWN TO SOME OR ALL OF THE MATCHES AND CHEER ON YOUR MATES...ITS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR FOR WCC JUNIORS!!

Cheers and good luck to ALL with Season 2010!!
Tracy Bailey

Last Indoor Nets dates

The LAST Lancs CC indoor nets, for those who were invited to attend is: Tuesday 13th April 8-9pm, the LAST indoor nets at Chorlton High School is Thursday 15th April 6.30 til 7.30pm...the following Thursday 22nd April will be the FIRST outdoor training for ages U9 to U15's, the U18's will be expected to attend senior training on Wednesday evenings, as they may be invited to play for senior sides throughout the 2010 season.
The junior committee hope that everyone who has been able to attend any of the indoor winter nets, have enjoyed shaking off the dust from last season and are 'ready & prepared' for the forthcoming season....lets make it one of Wythenshawe CC junior section's MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER!!!
The Junior committee look forward to seeing you all down at WCC's ground on 22nd April, where I will have registration forms (for those not able to attend the recent registration day) and also playing kit including our new WCC shorts (for the HOT summer we are expecting!!) which will be available to buy on Thursday evenings, also ND Sports have said they will be coming down on the first outdoor training evening where they will have all ESSENTIAL cricket equipment for sale at VERY competitive prices.
Cheers all,
Tracy Bailey.

JOINING FORCES FOR NATWEST CRICKET FORCE DAY

A GREAT BIG "THANK YOU"...goes out to all you junior cricketers who came down to the Natwest Cricket Force day at the Club on Saturday 27th March 2010.

You all worked really hard and noticed you had some fun with the 'Jetwash' and 'Drill'....thanks to all parents who supported your children in allowing them to come down and get the ground, signs, club changing facilities and sight screen 'Spic & Span' for the forthcoming season.

Your support is always appreciated by myself and the committee.

Happy Easter to ALL

Tracy Bailey WCC Jnr Sec

TRAINING DATES

LAST INDOOR NETS AT CHORLTON HIGH SCHOOL
THURSDAY 15TH APRIL 6.30 TO 7.30 pm £3

FIRST OUTSIDE TRAINING (GROUND)
THURSDAY 22ND APRIL 6.15 TO 8pm

REMEMBER WEEKLY SUB'S BEGIN £1 TRAINING & £1 PER MATCH PLAYED

I WILL HAVE ALL FORMS & KIT (SHOULD YOU REQUIRE IT) ON THE NIGHT

TRACY BAILEY WCC JNR SECRETARY