Slick Slinfold Win Inclusive Cricket Comp

Slinfold Primary School punched above their weight in the local primary school cricket world on Tuesday by winning the inclusive cricket competition held at Kingslea School, a competition more aimed at those children not involved in more formal Sussex CCC-linked competitions and not or less involved in junior club cricket pathways.

Nine teams entered the event. It was meant to be 10 but one team dropped out overnight…a bit of a shame as only four pitches were required on Kingslea’s large playing field; if five pitches had been needed the birds and the aeroplanes would have been treated to the sight of a pitch configuation comparable to that of the Olympic rings. Maybe next year!

The competition was split into two phases. In Phase 1 the most exciting match took place in the group of two/death which amounted to an extended match of 8-ball overs between the mighty Southwater and the mini Slinfold. 17 in their last over brought Slinfold to parity with Southwater’s total of 156. So super over time and Slinfold delight as they won it 14-9.

Castlewood versus Kingslea A was another good first rounder, the former prevailing by the breadth of a single boundary score.

The second phase saw the teams re-organised into three ability stranded round-robin groups of three. Kingslea A showed their B team who was boss to prevail in Division C. Southwater though licking their first round wounds rallied strongly to dominate the middle tier.

Up top the matches were exciting and close. Greenway opened up with a 17-14 super-over win over Shelley before succumbing to Slinfold in their next outing. So it was left to Shelley to spoil Slinfold’s party and take things into runs difference. However they just fell short scoring 134, five less than the Slins.

Well done Slinfold!

RESULTS

 

PITCH 1

PITCH 2

PITCH 3

 

PITCH 4

 

PHASE 1

 

GROUP 1 – Kingslea A, Leechpool B, Castlewood, Greenway

GROUP 2 – Kingslea B, Leechpool A, Shelley

GROUP 3 – Southwater A, Slinfold

9.30-9.58

Kingslea A 152

V

Castlewood 156

Leechpool B 91

V

Greenway 174

MATCH D

Kingslea B 123

V

Shelley 199

BYE

V

Leechpool A

MATCH E

 

Southwater A 156

V

Slinfold 156

Slinfold win 14-9 on super-over

 

10.00-10.28

MATCH A

Winner Pitch 1

Castlewood 131

V

Winner Pitch 2

Greenway 144

MATCH B

Loser Pitch 1

Kingslea A 149

V

Loser Pitch 2

Leechpool B 103

MATCH C

Winner Pitch 3

Shelley 206

V

Leechpool A 101

 

 

 

PHASE 2

 

PITCH 1

PITCH 2

PITCH 3

 

 

DIVISION A

DIVISION B

DIVISION C

10.30-10.58

Winner Match A

Greenway 131

v

Winner Match C 131

Shelley

Greenway win 17-14 on super-over

Loser Match A

Castlewood 173

v

Loser Match C

Leechpool A 129

Loser Match D

Kingslea B 169

V

Loser Match B

Leechpool B 120

 

11.00-11.28

Winner Match A

Greenway 128

v

Winner Match E

Slinfold 140

Loser Match A

Castlewood 142

v

Loser Match E

Southwater 180

Loser Match D

Kingslea B 152

V

Winner Match B

Kingslea A 176

 

11.30-11.58

Winner Match E

Slinfold 139

v

Winner Match C

Shelley 134

Loser Match E

Southwater 202

v

Loser Match C

Leechpool A 92

Winner Match B

Kingslea A 188

V

Loser Match B

Leechpool B 135