15th July 2014
| Mallory Gray
The girls tied their games with Hampshire, Gloucestershire
and Somerset to create a very unusual cricketing hat-trick.
The U13 boys got their season off to a belated start with a
narrow defeat by Lancashire at Shrewsbury. Wales reached a slightly below-par
140-8 off 45 overs before Lancashire got to 142-7 with seven balls to spare.
Connor Davies (North East Wales) followed a useful batting
display (33) with some controlled spin which returned figures of 18-1 from nine
overs.
The U13s followed this with a nail-biting match against
Staffordshire at West Bromwich and Dartford CC, which ended in a last-ball win
for the hosts. Wales scored 173-9 in their 45 overs, with Will Sissons (Eryri)
contributing a well-crafted 54.
In reply, Staffordshire reached 174-7 on the very last ball.
The game see-sawed during their innings, and they needed 13 off the last over.
The first ball was pulled for 6 over midwicket which gave them the
initiative. A second boundary, singles
and dot balls meant the scores were tied going into the last ball. Despite a well-directed yorker, Gaffney was
able to scamper home and take the tie for the home side.
The U13s lost to Somerset by 5 wickets in a disappointing match
at Pontarddulais. Wales reached 176-7 off 40 overs, with Scott O’Leary (Gwent) (35)
and Tomos Evans (Gwent) (32 not out) top scorers. However, the visitors reached
the target in the 36th over.
The U13 boys finally broke their duck as they beat Hampshire
by 4 wickets at New Milton Hampshire reached 156 all out, with Tomos Jones (Carmarthenshire)
taking four wickets for 29.
In reply, 39 from Scott O’Leary and 34 from Nathan Lee (West
Glamorgan) helped Wales to reach 158-6 off 33.4 overs to take a deserved
victory.
The U12 boys’ batting let them down when they faced Somerset
at Newport. A good bowling and fielding display limited the visitors to 93
all-out, with Wales spinners Ben Davies (Gwent) (2-12) and Jayden Goodwin
(Cardiff & Vale) (4-21) being the pick of the bowlers.
In reply Wales made a disastrous start, collapsing to 0–5 and
then 1–6, before finishing on 33 all-out – 60 runs adrift.
A much improved batting performance saw Wales to a 7 wicket
victory against Cheshire at Rydal School (Colwyn Bay). Cheshire made 130-9 from
their 45 overs. Spinners Jayden Goodwin (2-17) and Tegid Phillips (Cardiff
& Vale) (2-27) were the pick of the Wales bowlers.
In reply, the Wales openers Goodwin and Jack Kennedy (North
East Wales) posted an 83-run opening partnership, before Kennedy was out for
34. Although batting cautiously, the partnership provided a much needed
foundation for the innings. Goodwin went on to complete his half-century and
Wales recorded a 7 wicket win with 3 balls to spare.
Wales U17 boy beat Millfield School by five runs, after
reaching a total of 281-8 in 50 overs, while Millfield managed 276-8. Openers
Gareth Ansell (Gwent) (86) and Scott Thornton (Gwent) (68) led the way with the
bat, while the top bowler was Luke Harris (Gwent) with 3-49 from 10 overs.
In a two-day match against Gloucestershire at Pentyrch, Wales
scored 299-6, with Jack Thorpe-Yon (Gwent) reaching 108, before the visitors
replied with 263.
The U17s scored a second victory at Neath the following day,
defeating Gloucestershire by 95 runs in a 50-over match. Thorpe-Yon was again
top scorer with 82, as Wales reached 258-9, while Sam Pearce (Mid Glamorgan)
took four wickets, as Gloucestershire were all-out for 163.
“Over the past month
or so, we’ve seen another mixed bag of results,” said Cricket Wales performance
manager John Derrick. “We’ve had some disappointments, but also some really
impressive performances – and three ties in a row is not something you see very
often!”
Tair gêm gyfartal olynol i Ferched
Cymru
Mae timau grwpiau oedran Criced Cymru wedi parhau i wneud
cynnydd dros yr haf, gyda chymysgedd o ganlyniadau, gan gynnwys camp hynod y tîm
merched D13 o gael tair gêm gyfartal yn olynol.
Cafodd y merched gemau cyfartal yn erbyn Hampshire, Swydd Gaerloyw a Gwlad yr Haf, gan sicrhau
canlyniad criced trithro anarferol iawn.
Dechreuodd y bechgyn D13 eu tymor yn hwyr, gan golli o drwch
blewyn i Swydd Gaerhirfryn yn Yr Amwythig.
Cafodd Cymru sgôr ychydig islaw’r disgwyl o 140-8 oddi ar 45 pelawd cyn
i Swydd Gaerhirfryn sgorio 142-7 gyda saith pêl yn sbâr.
Dilynodd Connor Davies (Gogledd Ddwyrain Cymru) sesiwn fatio
ddefnyddiol (33) gydag ychydig o
droelli medrus, gan gipio un wiced am 18
rhediad mewn naw pelawd.
Yna cafwyd
gornest glos iawn yn erbyn Swydd Stafford yng Nghlwb Criced West Bromwich a
Dartford, a orffennodd gyda buddugoliaeth pêl olaf i’r tîm cartref. Sgoriodd Cymru 173-9 yn eu 45 pelawd, gyda
Will Sissons (Eryri) yn cyfrannu 54
rhediad crefftus.
Mewn ymateb,
cyrhaeddodd Swydd Stafford 174-7 ar y bêl olaf un. Roedd y gêm yn y fantol trwy gydol eu batiad,
ac roedd angen 13 arnyn nhw oddi ar y belawd olaf. Tynnwyd y bêl gyntaf am 6 ar yr ochr goes gan
roi’r fantais iddyn nhw. Yn dilyn ail
drawiad i’r ffin, rhediadau sengl a
pheli di-sgôr roedd y ddau sgôr yn
gyfartal wrth i’r bêl olaf gael ei bowlio.
Er gwaethaf iorcer a anelwyd yn dda, llwyddodd Gaffney yn y pen draw i selio’r
fuddugoliaeth i’r tîm cartref.
Collodd y tîm i Wlad yr Haf o 5 wiced mewn gornest siomedig
ym Mhontarddulais. Sgoriodd Cymru 176-7
oddi ar 40 pelawd, gyda Scott O’Leary (Gwent) (35) a Tomos Evans (Gwent) (32
heb fod allan) yn brif sgorwyr. Fodd
bynnag, cyrhaeddodd yr ymwelwyr y targed yn y 36ain pelawd.
Llwyddodd y tîm
bechgyn D13 i ennill eu gem gyntaf o’r diwedd trwy guro Hampshire o 4 wiced yn
New Milton. Sgoriodd Hampshire 156 i gyd allan, gyda Tomos Jones
(Sir Gâr) yn cipio pedair wiced am 29.
Mewn ymateb bu 39 gan Scott O’Leary a 34 gan Nathan Lee (Gorllewin
Morgannwg) yn gymorth i dîm Cymru i gyrraedd 158-6 oddi ar 33.4 pelawd gan
selio buddugoliaeth haeddiannol.
Roedd batio’r tîm bechgyn D12 yn siomedig wrth iddyn nhw
wynebu Gwlad yr Haf yng Nghasnewydd. Yn
sgil bowlio a maesu da cyfyngwyd yr ymwelwyr i 93 i gyd allan. Troellwyr Cymru, Ben Davies
(Gwent) (2-12) a Jayden Goodwin (Caerdydd a’r Fro) (4-21) oedd y bowlwyr gorau.
Mewn ymateb, cafodd Cymru ddechrau trychinebus, gan golli
pum wiced heb sgorio ac yna chwe wiced am un rhediad, cyn gorffen ar 33 i gyd
allan - 60 rhediad yn brin.
Yn sgil batio gwell o lawer, cafodd Cymru
fuddugoliaeth o 7 wiced yn erbyn Sir Gaer yn Ysgol Rydal (Bae Colwyn). Sgoriodd
Sir Gaer 130-9 yn eu 45 pelawd. Y
troellwyr Jayden Goodwin (2-17) a Tegid
Phillips (Caerdydd a’r Fro) (2-27) oedd bowlwyr gorau Cymru.
Mewn ymateb, sgoriodd batwyr Cymru, Goodwin a Jack Kennedy (Gogledd
Ddwyrain Cymru) 83 rhediad am y wiced gyntaf, cyn i Kennedy gael ei fowlio allan
am 34. Er i’r ddau fatio’n ofalus, gosododd
y bartneriaeth sylfaen gwerthfawr ar gyfer
gweddill y batiad. Aeth Goodwin
ymlaen i gyflawni ei hanner cant a
chafodd Cymru fuddugoliaeth o 7
wiced gyda thair pêl dros ben.
Curodd bechgyn D17 Cymru Ysgol Millfield o bum rhediad. Sgoriodd Cymru 281-8 mewn 50 pelawd, gyda Millfield yn ymateb
gyda 276-8. Llwyddodd batio Gareth Ansell (Gwent) (86) a Scott Thornton (Gwent)
(68) i arwain y ffordd, a’r bowliwr
gorau oedd Luke Harris (Gwent) gyda 3-49
mewn 10 pelawd.
Mewn gornest ddeuddydd yn erbyn Swydd Gaerloyw ym Mhentyrch,
sgoriodd Cymru 299-6, gyda Jack Thorpe-Yon (Gwent) yn sgorio 108, cyn i’r ymwelwyr ymateb gyda 263.
Cafodd y tîm D17 ail
fuddugoliaeth yng Nghastell Nedd y diwrnod canlynol, gan guro Swydd Gaerloyw o
95 rhediad mewn gornest 50 pelawd.
Unwaith eto Thorpe-Yon oedd y sgoriwr uchaf gydag 82 rhediad, wrth i
Gymru gyrraedd 258-9, a chipiodd Sam Pearce (Morgannwg Ganol) bedair wiced, wrth i Swydd Gaerloyw gael eu bowlio allan am 163.
“Dros yr wythnosau
diwethaf, cafwyd cymysgedd o ganlyniadau unwaith eto,” meddai Rheolwr
Perfformiad Criced Cymru, John Derrick. “Cawsom ambell i siom, ond hefyd rhai
perfformiadau gwych – a ‘dyw tair gêm gyfartal yn olynol ddim yn rhywbeth a
welir yn aml!”