U13 Rounders v Lichfield Won 121/2 - 9

Under 13 Rounders v Lichfield - Match Report

Yarlet were first into bat and we were playing a timed game of rounders – 15 minutes to score as many rounders as possible, instead of the usual 27 good balls. The girls played well, and Maria soon gained a reputation for being the player to watch. She scored 2 rounders with well placed hits down the hill and the Lichfield girls were getting rattled. Leona contributed another full rounder to our first innings total of 5 ½ rounders.

The girls worked hard in their first fielding innings and managed to get the whole of the Lichfield team out by the end of play. India was responsible for stumping out three girls on first, thanks to some excellent throws from Leona. There were some fielding errors in the innings, however, where the girls were a bit over enthusiastic with their throws from the deep, and Lichfield took full advantage to score six rounders in their first innings.

In the second innings, Yarlet continued to play well, with some intelligent play from all members of the team. The rain made the pitch very slippy and Katherine Johns would certainly have won the prize for the best fall of the day, but the rounders kept on coming, with Sophie and Maria scoring full rounders and several halves being scored thanks to careful running. At the end of the second innings Yarlet's score was 12½ rounders.

Maria's bowling was much more consistent in the second innings and the girls tightened up their fielding considerably, making it very difficult for Lichfield to score any rounders. Several of the opposition were stumped out on different posts, and by the time the last ball was played, only one girl was left in the Lichfield team. The girls were worthy winners, having restricted Lichfield's score in the second innings to just 2 rounders, making the final score Yarlet 12 ½, Lichfield 9.