The winning continues for Worksop CC

At Central Avenue, captain Jake Hogan won the toss and elected to bat first. A decision which looked to have paid off with a bright opening partnership between the skipper and Alex Kirkham that showed promise before coming to a premature end after a miscued shot from the captain had him out for 10. Worksop wickets then began to fall cheaply with the exception of Australian overseas Jay Noorbergen (33) and Harry Taylor’s 21 and Worksop collapsed from 79/3 to 143 all out. In reply Mansfield started well - amassing 51 before the loss of the first wicket - a catch from Richard Snowden from the bowling of Andrew Stoneman - who’s 7 overs yielded only 14 runs for the visitors in a fantastic opening spell. Pravhab Mishra complied 35 runs having been dropped a couple of times by Worksop before finally being caught and bowled by Saeed Ahmed.

On the removal of Mishra, Worksop’s tails were up and their renewed energy, along with superb economical bowling from Ben Swales and Alex Kirkham ramped up the pressure on the visitors to chase the modest total.

Saeed Ahmed and Richard Snowden entered the attack in the later overs with spin; further increasing the pressure and risk for the visitors which resulted in the quick loss of wickets including the run out of Jake Miller: who’s 22 was crucial to the Hosiery Mills chase. Snowden and Ahmed went on to claim a combined 8 wickets for 58 runs to win the match for Worksop with just 9 runs to spare. Elsewhere, Worksop’s second XI were asked to bat at Everton having lost the toss.  The Worksop innings started shakily; losing the top three for less than 20 and then being 41/4. Jacob Tomlinson (46) and Liam Cairns (37) steadied the ship, adding crucial runs in the middle order backed up by 22 from Sam Hopkinson. In reply the hosts barely got going - Tom Parker bowling Obaid Rabi for 20 and his opening partner Yasir Akbar falling for 8 - caught by skipper Kyle McIntosh off the bowling of Dylan Armitage. Parker’s rampage continued; finishing with figures of 6/12 from his 8 overs as he ran through Bawtry’s middle order to inspire Worksop to a 97 run victory. In the Sunday league, Worksop fielded a side that featured two of their up and coming under 13 players in Jack Sprigg and Ed Shelton and faced Hundall in the second division - Worksop having been promoted last year. Worksop fielded first, conceding 224/9 from 40 overs - with 7 bowlers contributing to the development side’s fielding innings. 3 wickets for skipper Saeed Ahmed, 2 for Stuart Jackson and 1 for Sprigg, Jack Birch and Dylan Armitage. Worksop’s chase got off to a shaky start; losing 2 wickets for 28 before Mo Ahmed, Freddy Valente and captain Saeed Ahmed steadied the ship in the middle order. Both Ahmed brothers coming off with a half century. In the end it wasn’t enough, and the tail fell for just 14, leaving the visitors 23 short. And to round off a full day of development cricket, central Avenue played host to a fantastic day of women’s soft ball cricket - with Worksop hosting Hundall and Cuckney.   Worksop’s team ranging from just 12 years old is in its 4th season of development; and having achieved promotion to a higher division continues to improve! Scoring plenty of runs, taking wickets and having fun in the process. If your young boys or girls are interested to get into a new sport - make friends and have fun, then Worksop CC at central Avenue is the place. Sessions are on Fridays at 6pm and the first one is free! Contact 07958 422704 for information or follow the club on social media @worksopcc