Borderers v YGs at Cliffe Hall, Piercebridge played on Sunday 27 July 2025
The Borderers club colours are brown, blue and pink, (which perhaps implausibly represent the Tyne, Coquet and Tweed rivers), but regrettably this was a black day for the YGs. Our flag hung limply from the pavilion flagpole but not quite so limply as we surrendered to the hosts.
The home side batted first and from only 35 overs they amassed 294-6d. Young Louis Turner bowled quickly and was our best bowler with figures of 5-0-16-1, although Will Green managed 5-0-33-3. A young Ampleforth schoolboy scored an excellent century. In reply by the end of the first over we were 2-2. We eventually managed an all out total of 125 thanks to an workmanlike 44 from Finn Turner. Tom Henry 12, Geoff Barker 13 and Craig Chafer 24 were the only other batters to get into double figures.
A beautiful rural setting, a rustic pavilion, magnificent trees surrounding the boundary, decent weather and a splendid tea. All ingredients for good jazz-hat cricket.....but, sadly, a day best forgotten for the YGs.
