Just as with the seniors, our youth teams suffered with the weather and lost a number of matches during the season due to rain.

The worst affected team was the Under 13’s who lost three games from their small schedule. Each of the teams finished second from bottom of their respective divisions.

As a coach you hope that if nothing else the boys enjoy themselves and want to learn and get better, well this season they certainly did that.

The boys were very keen and I had great support from the parents and it was a very enjoyable season.

Played Won Lost Draw / Cancelled Points

16* 3 9 4 12

* Includes a cup victory, but we were unable to fulfil quarter final game due to holiday commitments.

The boys tried really hard, but they seemed to lack confidence at key times which saw them squander good positions.

Played Won Lost Draw / Cancelled Points

9* 2 4 3 11

* Includes a 1^st round cup defeat.

Andy Silsby coached this team and had by far the biggest squad of any of our youth teams, but quite a number of the boys were Under 14 and as such the cricket was a little hard for them.

Andy worked very hard with the boys and should be thanked for all his efforts, along with Paul Clarke who provided support at matches whenever possible.

Played Won Lost Draw / Cancelled Points

14 1 9 3 7

* Includes a 1^st round cup defeat.

Under 13 Captain, Marcus Gross won the Ernie Bryan Award this season. Marcus led the team well and showed lots of enthusiasm as well being the leading run scorer and main strike bowler.

Practice sessions were run for each of the age groups, plus the very successful Friday night sessions for the 7 to 11 years olds.

I would like to thank all the coaches and helpers for their hard work with all the youth activities during the season. So thanks to:-

Andy Silsby, Chris Perry, Simon Driver, David Mercer, John Pike, Jamie Perry, Mark Ralph, Paul Clarke and Nick Groom.

Neal Perry - Head Coach and Welfare Officer