YSCA U12 A Team Report 2014
The U12 A team had a playing record of played 14 won 10 lost 4 with 2 abandoned for the 2014 season.
Bean(438 runs) Duke(435 runs) and Revis(226 runs) were the top run scorers and they usually laid the platform to win the majority of matches.
Sullivan(29 wickets) had an outstanding season.He consistently took wickets and when he didn’t he was very economical(1.61 per over) He was well supported by Mukherjee(17 wickets) Barraclough(15 wickets including a hat trick) and Younis(14 wickets).The bowling performance of the year was Mukherjee’s 5 wickets for 6 runs against Lancashire when the game was in the balance and paved the way to a Yorkshire victory.Barraclough was very accurate throughout the season and Younis has the potential to develop into a quality leg spin bowler in his first season at A team level.
The side was well led by Eliot Goldthorp and Matthew Revis.Captaining an U12 team especially at Taunton with a strict ‘no coaching rule’ is not an easy task and both were very tactically aware with field settings and made common sense bowling changes.
At Taunton,we came 3rd.The team won 2(one outright win and a winning draw), gained a losing draw against Essex and lost disappointingly to Wales when in a winning position.We were 75-2 chasing 135 but were bowled out for 120.Our inability to knock off totals was a problem throughout the year and all 4 defeats were when batting second.
Summarising the season,the batsmen need to gain more match winning scores of 70+(as usual !) rather than 20s and 30s and need a stronger mentality when chasing a total if the opposition are bowling tight spells.Finlay Bean had a very good season with the bat.He batted positively all year and was well supported by anchorman Harry Duke.Revis missed 5 games due to being in the U13s but he finished showing his undoubted talent with a match winning 71 on a slow wicket against a strong Heavy Woollen side.
Harry Duke kept very well all year and is clearly the no1 keeper at the moment in his age group although Josh Neal the B team keeper ended the season with two impressive displays and might push Harry for the gloves next year.Finlay Bean was a more than adequate back up keeper.
The bowlers did well throughout the year.Mukherjee confirmed his A team selection and was the no1 seamer for the year.Barraclough finished the season with a hat trick and his attitude was excellent all year especially in the nets.Younis gained 14 wickets at 22.3 but I felt he bowled a lot better than his stats suggest but I would say all the bowlers need a strong winter to confirm their U13 A team selection next season even wicket machine Harry Sullivan.
Many thanks to Tom Smith,Amjad Hussain and Richard Sullivan for their help as my assistants and Pete Langley for organising the umpires.Another enjoyable season.The boy’s attitude throughout the season was excellent and the fielding was generally of a good standard but not outstanding.Goldthorp,Revis and Lodge were the top 3 outfielders but everyone needs to work hard to raise their own standard of fielding .They were all keen to learn and improve their game.
Good luck to them all next season.
Top 6 Most Valuable Players of the Season
1.Harry Sullivan-SLA
2.Finlay Bean-Opening bat
3.Matthew Revis-Top 3 bat/excellent fielder
4.Harry Duke-Opening bat/W keeper
5.James Mukherjee-Opening bowler
6.Inez Younis-Leg spinner
YSCA U12 A TEAM RESULTS 2014
Ysca v Durham 5/6/2014 Gomersal CC
Match Abandoned
Ysca v Lancashire 18/6/2014 EastBierley CC
Lancashire 118 all out(H Sullivan 4-12,L O’Donnell 2-8 S Grace 2-23)
Ysca 121-2(E Goldthorp 42no,F Bean 35no)
Ysca won by 8 wkts
Chesire v Ysca 13/7/14 Stockport Georgians CC
Chesire 168-6(H Sullivan 3-34,J Mukherjee 2-23)
Ysca 140 all out(H Duke 30,S Grace 21)
Ysca lost by 28 runs
Lancashire v Ysca 22/7/14 Haslingden CC
Ysca 154-5(F Bean 37,Chris Wood 36,H Anderson 21)
Lancashire 146 all out(J Mukherjee 5-6,I Younis 3-38)
Ysca won by 9 runs
Warwicks v Ysca 23/7/14 Walmley CC
Warwicks 110-8(H Sullivan 4-9,S Grace 2-10)
Ysca 89 all out(F Bean 30)
Ysca lost by 21 runs
Ysca v South Yorkshire U13s 25/7/14 Barnsley CC
Ysca 194-8(F Bean 63,H Duke 47,H Anderson 26,M Lodge 22,A Whitford 3-44,L Heald 2-24)
S Yorks U13s 114-7(H Hendrick 27no,H Sullivan 9-8-1-2,S Grace 2-28)
Ysca won by 80 runs
Durham v Ysca 28/7/2014 Hetton Lyons CC
-Yorkshire 218-6(H Duke 90no,F Bean 38,M Lodge 20) Durham 47 all out (H Sullivan 6-3,S Barraclough 2-11)
Ysca won by 171 runs
Ycsa vNottinghamshire 30/7/2014Methley CC
Yorkshire 168-9 (F Bean 22,M Revis 37,H Duke 23)
Notts 47 all out(J Mukherjee 4-8,H Sullivan 4-3)
Ysca won by 121 runs
Sun 3- 8 August Taunton Festival
Ysca v Essex (4/8/2014)
Essex 192-8(J Mukherjee 2-41,H Sullivan 3-28,S Barraclough 2-13)
Yorkshire 132-7(H Anderson 46,I Younis 28no)
Yscalost by 60 runs (losing draw)
Yscav Cornwall (5/8/2014)
Match Abandoned
Yscav Worcestershire (6/8/2014)
Worcester 111-8(I Younis 2-14)
Yorkshire 112-2(F Bean 36,H Duke 24,M Revis 22no)
Ysca won by 8 wkts
Yscav Wales (7/8/2014)
Wales 135-5
Yorkshire 120 all out (M Revis 39)
Ysca lost by 15 runs
Ysca v Somerset (8/8/2014)
Yorkshire 149-7(H Duke 53no)
Somerset 123-8 (S Barraclough 2-13,I Younis 2-21,M Revis 2-14)
Ysca won by 26 runs (winning draw)
Wales won the festival. Yorkshire came 3rd.
Ysca v Derbyshire 11/8/2014 Stainsby Hall CC
Yorkshire 189-0 (F Bean 119no,H Duke 60no)
Derbys 120-8 (I Younis 3-25,M Lodge 2-5)
Ysca won by 69 runs
Lord Taverners U11 v Ysca u11 B team 26/8/2014 Liversedge CC
Match Abandoned
Ysca v Heavy Woollen 27/8/2014 Wrenthorpe CC
Ysca 154-9(Matt Revis 71,Eliot Goldthorp 21, Sam Barraclough 4-21 inc hat trick,Aidan Langley 2-22)
Heavy Woollen 127-9(Aidan Langley 46,Jake Smart 33no ,Cain Robb 3-25,Lewis O’Donnell 2-18)
Ysca won by 27 runs
Batting Averages -90 runs
Runs / Innings / Not Out / Highest Score / AverageFinlay Bean / 438 / 13 / 2 / 119no / 40.0
Harry Duke / 435 / 14 / 3 / 90no / 39.6
Matthew Revis / 226 / 9 / 1 / 71 / 28.3
Harry Anderson / 172 / 10 / 0 / 46 / 17.2
Eliot Goldthorp / 97 / 9 / 1 / 42no / 12.1
Also batted
Matt Lodge Inn7-no0-runs87-hs22-Ave12.4.
Archie Greaves Inn7-no2-runs 61-hs15no-Ave12.2.
Bowling Averages-5 wickets
Wickets / Overs / Maidens / Runs / AverageHarry Sullivan / 29 / 101 / 39 / 163 / 5.6
James Mukherjee / 17 / 81 / 22 / 209 / 12.3
Sam Barraclough / 15 / 86 / 14 / 232 / 15.5
Inez Younis / 14 / 112 / 19 / 312 / 22.3
Silas Grace / 7 / 72 / 7 / 231 / 33.0
Eliot Goldthorp / 5 / 29 / 3 / 118 / 23.6
Lewis O’Donnell / 5 / 58 / 12 / 141 / 28.2
Also bowled Matt Lodge 17-3-54-4
YSCA U12 A Squad 2014
Matthew Revis(capt) Eliot Goldthorp(capt)Harry Duke,FinlayBean,HarryAnderson,ArchieGreaves,SilasGrace,MattLodge,InezYounis,LewisO’Donnell,HarrySullivan,SamBarraclough,James Mukherjee.
Also played:
Chris Wood,HarrisonKelly,JoshNeal,JoshChisholm,AnjumRamkumar,BenRichardson,IsaacGiannini,CainRobb,SamElstone.
SIMON HORKIN
YSCA U12 A TEAM MANAGER 2014