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Saturday 4th July
Strollers 1st XI vs Bosbury CC, Marches League Div 2
Bosbury won by 10 wickets

Strollers 1st XI: 103 all out (35.2 overs)
Bosbury: 105 for 0 (17.4 overs
Points batting 5, bowling 5
(P10, Total 114 pts: Wins 5, Lost 3, Abnd/Cncld 2, Bat 33, Bowl 31, Ave 14.25)

Bosbury sealed an impressive win away at Strollers on Saturday to take all 20 points and move into clear second place in Marches League Division 2.

After home side Strollers won the toss and decided to bat, Bosbury opening bowlers Steve Davies and Jon Owen once again produced excellent spells, restricting Strollers to just 8 runs off the first 6 overs, and then in the seventh over Steve Davies picked up the first wicket, that of Rich Lerego caught by keeper Paul Allen for 5. New batsman Rob Bentley-Taylor never looked comfortable and he had scored just 1 when he was bowled by Jon Owen, and after ten overs the score was just 9 for 2. Simon Albright and Mark Powell decided to attack and they put on a partnership of 40 before Albright was undone for 25 by the golden arm of Luke Ledbury who got a delivery to keep low and bowled him. Mark Wadley, bowling at good pace, picked up new batsman James Powell soon afterwards for a duck, and then Mark Turner was Ledbury's second victim as he was bowled for just 2, with Strollers now 54 for 5. Mark Powell and J. Roberts lifted the score to 80 before Powell was lbw to Wadley for 29. Wadley (3 for 27) also picked up Pete Skirrow soon after caught by Darren Woodhouse at Gully, then Robert's innings was brought to an end by the returning Davies as he was bowled for 27. Simon Probyn (2 for 3) picked up the last two wickets in consecutive balls and Strollers had been rolled over for 103 off 35.2 overs.

Beginning the innings before tea, Bosbury openers Simon Probyn and Dave Spiller made confident starts and there were 21 runs on the board after just four overs. After 10 overs and a Red Arrows fly-past, Bosbury were 41 without loss, and both captains decided to delay tea further and carry on to complete twenty overs. Bosbury didn't need that long. A wayward over by Dave Doughty containing 4 wides and two no-balls, and then a few overs later a flurry of fours from Dave Spiller off Doughty, which also saw Spiller bring up his half-century of just 42 deliveries, meant Bosbury were able to romp home to a ten-wicket victory off just 17.4 overs. The 105-run partnership saw Spiller finish on 61 not out, with Simon Probyn, having supported soundly, on 25 not out.

The full scorecard for this game can be found at:
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10763864

Saturday 27th June
Hereford City Sports 1st XI vs Bosbury CC, Marches League Div 2
Hereford City won by 49 runs
Points batting 5, bowling 2
(P9, Total 94 pts: Wins 4, Lost 3, Abnd/Cncld 2, Bat 28, Bowl 26, Ave 13.25)

Hereford City Sports: 263 for 4 (45 overs).  J. Llewellyn 82, A. Powell 52*Bosbury CC: 214 all out (44.4 overs). Luke Ledbury 69, Darren Woodhouse 47, Allam 4 for 51, Knight 3 for 44

Sweltering heat, a lost toss, and lack of good luck in the field were the combination that saw Bosbury defeated by 49 runs at Hereford City Sports 1st XI on Saturday

Winnng the toss, Hereford City had no hesitation in batting first on a good batting wicket. Opening batsmen Dave Scott and Nick Phipps started steadily as Steve Davies and Mark Wadley bowled some tight tidy overs. The first wicket took until the thirteenth over to fall, when Scott was bowled by Davies for 16 with the score on 37. Llewellyn joined Phipps and the pair began to bat well, finding the gaps in the field, while also benefitting from the short boundaries and some dropped catches. Phipps was next to go for 46 with the score on 128, bringing Osborne to the wicket. Meanwhile, Llewellyn passed his fifty, but Osborne, although getting in, failed to convert his to a big score as he was caught by Davies off Abbey for 24. Llewellyn, joined by Powell, continued to hit out, but he was eventually caught by Luke Ledbury off Abbey for 82, with thirteen fours and two sixes. Powell and Tobin then piled on the agony for Bosbury, who toiled in the field as Powell reached his fifty (52 not out) at the end of the innings, supported by Tobin (21 not out), with Hereford City posting a challenging 263 for 4.

After tea, Bosbury hopes were dealt early blows as Allam prised out both openers to slip catches by Dave Scott, Spiller going for 10 when he had looked in good form, then Probyn, who was suffering from cramp, for 5. Chris Stokes then disappointed with a catch to keeper Tobin off Knight for 9, to leave Bosbury 27 for 3. However, Darren Woodhouse and stand-in captain Luke Ledbury set about rebuilding the innings in fine style, and were able to keep well ahead of the required run rate. They put on a magnificent century partnership before Woodhouse tried to cut a delivery from Phipps and only succeeded in chopping the ball onto his stumps, out for an otherwise good 47. Luke Ledbury brought up his fifty in just 37 balls, and was going so well it was a great disappointment when he was bowled by Allam for 69, with the score on 155 for 5 and just over 100 runs to win. Unfortunately, George Abbey became Allam's fourth victim (4 for 51) bowled for 8, and Bosbury were beginning to look the outsiders. Dave Daffin joined Steve Davies, and for a few overs it looked like the victory was still a possibility, as Daffin looked in good form, scoring five fours to keep the run rate on target. However, he was out to an ugly sweep to returning opening bowler Knight and now the score was 183 for 7. Mark Wadley joined Davies and Davies opened up his shoulders and struck a big six, but perished a few balls later. With Bosbury batting so deeply and Alan Lancett joining Wadley, the possibility of a victory still remained, particularly when Wadley showed his potential, striking some big fours and a six, but he too fell bowled by Ram for 20, and with only five overs to go and the target now tantalisingly out of reach, Bosbury decided to try for the losing draw and gain two valuable points. Lancett and Paul Allen were just two balls away from achieving the draw, when Allen unluckily played the ball onto his stumps, Bosbury all out for 214 and Hereford City pleased to get their first win of the season by a 49 run margin.

With the season now at the half-way stage, Bosbury lie in equal 3rd place, having exactly the same points average as Marden, and begin the second half of the season with an away game against local rivals Strollers 1st XI at Ledbury Rugby ground on Saturday.

The full scorecard can be found on the Bosbury ECB Play-Cricket website at:

http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10763782

Saturday 20th June
Bosbury CC vs Shobden, Marches League Div 2
Bosbury won by 149 runs
Points win 10, batting 5, bowling 5
(P8, Total 88 pts: Wins 4, Lost 2, Abnd/Cncld 2, Bat 24, Bowl 24, Ave 13.6)

Saturday 13th June
Bosbury CC vs Marden, Marches League Div 2
Bosbury won by 9 wickets
Points win 10, batting 5, bowling 5
(P7, Total 68 pts: Wins 3, Lost 2, Abnd/Cncld 2, Bat 19, Bowl 19, Ave 13.6)

After the previous week's washout, both teams were up for this important match. On winning the toss, Jon Owen decided to insert visitors and league leaders Marden following the mid-week rain. He was rewarded for his decision, as Marden's openers struggled against the accuracy of Steve Davies and Jon Owen, with just 13 runs coming off the first 9 overs. Owen's brilliant spell (7 overs, 1 for 10) brought a deserved wicket in the tenth over of the innings as Williams clipped the ball to square leg where Dave Daffin dived to his right to take a great catch, then next over Luke Ledbury pulled off a great stumping of new batsman Mays off Steve Davies, with Marden now 15 for 2. Davies, bowling one of his best spells of the season so far, had Pratley caught at slip by Simon Probyn for 15, and Davies finished with 2 for 18 off 10 overs. Atkin came to the crease for Marden, and started nervously, but despite the pressure began to hit some boundaries.

Mark Wadley and Simon Probyn came onto bowl, and Probyn removed opener Byron for 21, caught by George Abbey at mid-on, then Mark Wadley chipped in, bowling Atkin finally for 28, and bowling the Marden skipper Rupert Lawrence for 0. Probyn and Wadley then snaffled up the tail as Marden collapsed from 80 for 5 to 98 all out, Wadley finishing with figures of 4 for 29 and Probyn 3 for 30.

After tea, Bosbury openers Simon Probyn and Dave Spiller began the reply steadily, but Dave Spiller upped the tempo in the fourth over against Williams, who went for 6 fours in 5 overs, although he did pick up the wicket of Probyn, caught well at slip by Pratley for 5. George Abbey joined Spiller, but his was to be a supporting role today as Spiller dominated and began to look majestic, hitting 11 fours and 3 sixes in a magnificent innings of 76 not out. A four from Spiller to take Bosbury past Marden's score and past the 100 run mark after just 16.4 overs meant that Bosbury won by 9 wickets and picked up a maximum 20 points from the day, whilst Marden went away empty handed. The win takes Bosbury to fourth place in Marches League Division 2, while Marden lose the top spot to Weobley.  An exciting and crucial game is in prospect this Saturday as Bosbury entertain third place Shobden at Bosbury School ground.

Marden innings
Mike Williams Ct David Daffin  b  Owen  0 
James Bryon Ct Abbey b  Probyn  21 
Jonathan Hays St Ledbury b  Davies  0 
Sam Pratley Ct Probyn b Davies  15  
Adam Atkin b Wadley  28 
Rupert Lawrence b Wadley  0  
Oliver Kitching Ct Ledbury b Wadley  2 
Des Lawrence LBW b Wadley  0  
Allan Davies b Probyn  1 
Richard Geary Not Out   6  
Nicholas Ashton b Probyn  1
Extras 24  
Total    98 all out (38.2 overs)

Bosbury bowling
Steve Davies 10-4-18-2
Jon Owen 7-4-10-1
Mark Wadley 12-3-29-4
Simon Probyn 9.2-2-30-3

Bosbury innings
Simon Probyn Ct Pratley  b  Williams  5 
D Spiller Not Out   76 
George Abbey Not Out   8
Extras 12  
Total 101  for 1 (16.4  overs)

Marden bowling
Mike Williams 5-1-26-1

Saturday 6th June 2009.
Bosbury CC vs Weobley, Marches League Div 2
Cancelled - Waterlogged pitch

Saturday 30th  May 2009
Bosbury CC vs Goodrich 2nd XI, Marches League Div 2
Bosbury won by 111 runs
Points win 10, batting 5, bowling 5
(P5, Total 48 pts: Wins 2, Lost 2, Abandoned 1, Bat 9, Bowl 9, Ave 12)

Saturday 23rd  May 2009
Ledbury 1st XI vs Bosbury CC, Marches League Div 2
Ledbury won by 4 wkts
Points batting 0, bowling 3
(P4, Total 28 pts: Wins 1, Lost 2, Abandoned 1, Bat 9, Bowl 9, Ave 9.33)

Saturday 16th May 2009
Bosbury CC vs Llandrindod Wells, Marches League Div 2
Match Abandoned

Thanks to the efforts of the Bosbury ground staff, the Marches League Division 2 game against Llandrindod Wells got underway only 1/2 hour late on Saturday with the match reduced to 40 overs per side.

Visiting captain Martin Hurst won the toss and put Bosbury in to bat, hoping to make quick inroads in the damp conditions.  However, the pitch played well, and Bosbury openers Simon Probyn and Dave Spiller got off to a reasonable start.  They had scored 23 when Spiller gave a return catch to Hurst for 14.  Brian Miller, returning at number 3 for Bosbury, began well, striking some confident boundaries, scoring 28 and putting on 48 with Probyn before he skied one to Price off the bowling of Crewe, bringing Chris Stokes to the wicket.  Stokes began his innings carefully once again, as Probyn began to accelerate after the drinks break and the pair brought up a 50 partnership.  Probyn had reached 48 before he was run out attempting a second run with the score now 129 for 3.  Luke Ledbury joined Stokes with 12 of the 40 overs remaining, and they began to attack the young Llandrindod bowlers aggressively, with both batsman bringing up their fifties, Stokes finishing finally on 80 not out from 63 balls with 8 fours and 3 sixes, while Ledbury finished on 73 not out from 45 balls, with 7 fours and 4 sixes, taking Bosbury to 270 for 3 after 40 overs.

A brief shower over tea might have livened up the wicket, but the Lllandrindod Wells team began their reply under darkening skies, and they lost their first wicket, that of J. Jones bowled by Steve Davies for 3, with the score on 8.   Davies struck again next ball, bowling for S. James for golden duck, but S. Fuller joined opener R. Edwards and the pair defiantly put on 62 runs before the heavy rain finally came in the 19th over and disappointingly put an end to the days proceedings as the game was abandoned with Edwards on 26 not out, and Fuller on 37 not out from 34 balls.

Bosbury CC
Simon Probyn  run out 48  
D Spiller  ct & b Hurst 14  
Brian Miller  ct J. Price  b Crewe  28
Chris Stokes  not out 80
Luke Ledbury  not out 73   
Extras  ( 2b  2lb  20w 3nb )    27   
Total  (3 wickets, 40 overs)   270

Llandrindod Wells CC 
R. Edwards  not out  26
J. Jones  b S. Davies  3
S. James  b S. Davies  0
S. Fuller  not out  37
Extras  ( 2b  1lb  1w )    4   
Total  ( 2 wkts, 18.2 overs)   70   
 
Bowling
Steve Davies   8-2-28-2   

(P3, Total 25 pts: Wins 1, Lost 1, Abandoned 1, Bat 9, Bowl 6, Ave 12.5)

Saturday 9th May 2009
Talgarth vs Bosbury CC, Marches League Div 2
Bosbury won by 6 wkts

Bosbury picked up their first win of the season away at picturesque Talgarth on Saturday.

Winning the toss and inserting the home side, Jon Owen's side were once again on the receiving end of a substantial first wicket partnership as Talgarth openers E. Cardwell and L. Pugh plundered the early overs of Steve Davies and Mark Wadley, racing to 71 wiithout loss.  First change bowler Probyn had Pugh dropped at cover, but change bowler Luke Ledbury brought about a mis-hit from Pugh in the next over which was snaffled by Jon Owen  at mid-off for the first wicket.   The Talgarth batting order then began to topple like a pack of cards, as Ledbury picked up M. Pugh and C. Billen who was excellently caught by Probyn, while Probyn took the vital wicket of opener Cardwell, bowled for 37.  Ledbury took another wicket for figures of 4 for 29 from 6 overs, but Probyn's swing bowling accounted for another four wickets to give him a great return of 5 for 31 from 12 overs.  Fuller and Gardner reached 10 and 12 respectively in a valuable last wicket stand before Davies returned to polish off the innings after 33 overs with Talgarth having collapsed to 141 all out.

After a nice tea, Bosbury openers Simon Probyn and Dave Spiller set about chasing the Talgarth total.  A slow pitch saw the ball coming slowly onto the bat, making timing difficult, and Probyn fell to a catch with the score on 18.  Luke Ledbury followed next over, lbw to L. Pugh for 0, then Chris Stokes played defensively for 21 balls before mis-timing a cover drive on his 22nd to give an easy catch in Robinson's first over.  With the score on 38 for 3, George Abbey joined Spiller, and they proceeded to steadily rebuild the innings as the sun came out in the late afternoon.  Spiller dominated the partnership, which saw him reach his 50 and then begin to accelerate.  Abbey got to 14 before the partnership, worth 70 runs, was ended when Abbey was bowled with the score on 108.  Steve Davies joined Spiller and the pair continued to score freely, reaching the winning score of 142 after 34 overs to win by 6 wickets, with Spiller ending with a magnificent 95 not out off 95 balls.

The scorecard is as follows (may appear different on the Marches Play-Cricket site as Talgarth did not have their full players list to choose from):

Bosbury 20 pts (P2, Total 25 pts, Wins 1, Bat 9, Bowl 6, Ave 12.5)

Saturday 2nd May 2009
Bosbury CC vs Strollers 1st XI, Marches League Div 2
Strollers 1st XI won by 8 wkts

Bosbury's new captain Jon Owen won the toss and decided to bat, but openers Simon Probyn and Dave Spiller found it difficult to penetrate the field as the  Strollers attack of James Powell and Andy Gardener bowled well and made the most of the slow wicket and overcast conditions, limiting the home side to just 14 runs off the first ten overs.  Dave Spiller went in the 11th over caught behind off Rob Bentley-Taylor for 16, who picked up his second as Luke Ledbury was bowled for just 4 as he played all round a looping delivery.

Darren Woodhouse came in and began playing confidently, while Probyn began to play a few more shots after his steady opening. However, the third wicket fell on 67 shortly after the drinks break as Woodhouse was caught by Toomer off Bentley-Taylor.  George Abbey was out for just 1 as he was bowled by Jonny Powell, and Daffin was out the same way next ball.  Steve Davies survived the hat-trick ball but he fell in Powell's next over, aslo bowled for a duck, as Bosbury were left reeling on 86 for 6 after 31 overs.  However, Mark Wadley came in and promptly began despatching the ball to the boundary, which also encouraged Probyn to open his shoulders, acccelerating to a patient 50.  The 150 came up in the 42nd over, then Probyn was finally bowled by Powell for 55.  Jon Owen added 8 and Paul Allen 4 in support of Wadley, who powered his way to 47 not out, including one huge six, to take Bosbury to a respectable 194 for 9 off their 45 overs. Strollers' Jonny Powell finished with 5 for 52 and Rob Bentley-Taylor 3 for 37.

After tea, Strollers openers Lerego and Albright enjoyed a much better start to their innings, briging up the fifty partnership in the fifteenth over without loss, but Lerego was then out bowled by Probyn for 16.  Bentley-Taylor struck a six before he was caught brilliantly at short-leg by Luke Ledbury off Probyn for 10, with the game then finely balanced with Strollers on 73 for 2.  However, Mark Powell joined Simon Albright and Bosbury were to have no more luck as Albright continued to push on, bringing up first his fifty, then his hundred, out of 149 runs. Bosbury were not helped by a number of dropped catches, and so Strollers closed in on Bosbury's score with eventual ease, Albright hitting a six for the winning runs to take Strollers to victory by 8 wickets and 8 overs to spare, with Albright 128 not out (16 fours, 4 sixes) and Powell 29 not out.

Bosbury CC

Simon Probyn    b James Powell    55  
D Spiller ct Mark Turner b Robert Bentley-Taylor    16  
Luke Ledbury    b Robert Bentley-Taylor    4  
Darren Woodhouse ct Chris Toomer b Robert Bentley-Taylor    15  
George Abbey    b Jonny Powell    1  
David Daffin    b Jonny Powell    0  
Steve Davies    b Jonny Powell    0  
Mark Wadley Not Out    47  
Jon Owen * LBW b Jonny Powell    8  
Paul Allen + ct Martin Skirrow b Jonny Powell    4  
               
Extras  ( 10b  9lb  19w  6nb  )    44   
Total  (9 wickets, 45 overs)   194

Robert Bentley-Taylor 10-2-37-3 
Jonny Powell 10-1-52-5

Strollers 1st XI

Rich Lerego *    b Simon Probyn    16  
Simon Albright Not Out    128  
Robert Bentley-Taylor ct Luke Ledbury b Simon Probyn    10  
Mark Powell Not Out    29  
    
Extras  ( 8b  5w  1nb  )    14   
Total  (2 wickets, 36.5 overs)   197

Simon Probyn  10-3-41-2

Bosbury 5 pts (Wins 0, Bat 4, Bowl 1, Ave 5)

Sunday 26th April 2009
Bosbury CC vs Dominies and Guild, Pre-Season Friendly
Dominies and Guild won by 4 runs
 
Marches League Division 2 side Bosbury played host to Worcestershire County League side Dominies and Guild on Sunday in a pre-season friendly.  Winning the toss, the visitors decided to bat and openers S. Miles and Weston raced to a half-century partnership in just 6 overs, as Bosbury's opening bowlers Steve Davies and Mark Wadley proved expensive.  A bowling change caused a wicket to fall as Simon Probyn had Weston lbw for 25. Miles continued to hit boundaries across the lightning fast outfield and reached an impressive half-century soon after, going on to 64 before finally being caught behind by Paul Allen off Luke Ledbury. Young batsman Luke Roberts was another batsman to reach a half-century, scoring 64 not out, whilst Tredonick (33) and C. Miles (19) helped Dominies to post a respectable 240 for 7 after 40 overs.
 
In Bosbury's reply, new opening batsman Dave Spiller got the home team off to a good start, but fellow opener Probyn fell for just 2 runs with the score on 36. Steve Davies went cheaply soon after, bringing Luke Ledbury to the wicket.  Spiller was out caught behind for a solid-looking 40, and Darren Woodhouse joined Ledbury. The pair then put on 54, with Ledbury bringing up an impressive half-century, before Woodhouse was caught brilliantly by Matt Williams on the boundary for 28.  Ledbury was adjudged lbw for 68, whilst Abbey and Daffin both departed cheaply to leave Bosbury 186 for 7.  Mark Wadley was out to another great catch by Matt Williams, and with the 9th wicket falling on 211, it seemed all over, but last wicket pair Paul Allen and Sir Peter Blake put on an exciting 25 run partnership which took the game to the last over, but Bosbury fell short on 236 for 9, losing by 4 runs.
 
Match Summary
Dominies and Guild 240 for 7 (40 overs), S. Miles 64, C. Weston 25, B. Tredonick 33, L. Roberts 64
Bosbury 236 for 9 (40 overs), D. Spiller 40, L. Ledbury 68, D. Woodhouse 28, C. Weston 3 for 33, S. Miles 3 for 26

Saturday 30th August
Goodrich 2nd XI vs Bosbury CC
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

The scorecard for this game can  be found at:
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10538807

Bosbury visited Goodrich 2nd XI for their final 2nd Division match of the season.  Steve Davies won the toss for Bosbury and inserted the home side on a fine afternoon.  Goodrich openers M. Evans and T. Corcoran got the innings off to a reasonable, if slow, start, as they took just 39m off the first thirteen overs bowled by Steve Davies and Mark Wadley, before Goodrich los three wickets in 5 balls, as Davies removed Evans for 28, and Wadley removed Corocaran for 10 and then J. Evans for 0.  Wadley soon took his third wicket in a superb spell (3 for 25) to leave Goodrich on 47 for 4.  P. Ward and A. Evans led a brief recovery, but the introduction of Jon Owen and Alan Lancett into the bowling attack brought about more wickets, as Owen removed Ward for 25, and Lancett deceived A. Evans with the flight as he was lbw for 35.  Lancett picked up another couple of wickets to finish with 3 for 46, while Jon Owen finished off the tail with an other typically economical spell (3 for 18) as Goodrich posted 143 all out in just under 45 overs, with Dunsford scoring 23 down the order.
 
Bosbury's innings got off to an explosive start as Simon Probyn and Luke Ledbury took full advantage of a short boundary. Probyn struck 3 fours and 2 sixes as Bosbury raced to 83 in 11 overs, but he was caught on the boundary off N. Dunsford for 38.  Darren Woodhouse was the next man in, as Ledbury continued to pummel the Goodrich bowlers to all corners of the field, bringing up a magnificent fifty.  Woodhouse scored 20 runs in support, but it was Ledbury, with 11 fours and three sixes, including a huge straight six near the end, who steered Bosbury home by 8 wickets in just the twentieth over, as he finished 74 not out and received the deserved man-of-the-match nomination.

Saturday 12th July
Strollers 1st XI vs Bosbury CC
Strollers won by 39 runs

The scorecard for this match can be found at:
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10538852

Strollers won this Marches League Division 2 game by 39 runs.  On a damp wicket, visiting captain Steve Davies decided to put Strollers into bat, and Davies and fellow opening bowler Mark Wadley were able to restrict the Strollers openers Lerego and Bentley-Taylor to just 30 off the first 14 overs.  The opening partnership was worth 68 before Bentley-Taylor was bowled by Jon Owen for 34 in the 22nd over after Wadley had finished his spell.   Owen also picked up Mark Powell cheaply, before Alan Lancett got one through Lerego to bowl him for 42.  Chris Arnold (22) and Simon Albright (10) helped take the Strollers score to 139 off 45 overs, the pick of the Bosbury bowlers being Jon Owen (4 for 17) producing another great spell, and Steve Davies picking up three late wickets to finish with 3 for 30.
 
Bosbury's latest opening pair of Dave Taylor and Simon Probyn got off to a reasonable start, progressing to 19 before Taylor was floored by a delivery from Chris Arnold which reared off a length and hit him squarely in the eye socket.  The injury saw him retiring to Hereford County hospital for stitches. After incoming batsman George Abbey was bowled by Martin Skirrow, and Chris Stokes was lbw to Skirrow, Rob Bentley-Taylor's variation brought about the wicket of Darren Woodhouse, bowled for 0, then Dave Daffin missed a full toss and was bowled for 2, the score now 54 for 4.  Probyn was running out of partners and the bowling was not easy to get away. Only Jon Owen (11) was able to support Probyn as the required rate began to climb.  When Owen was caught and bowled by Skirrow (4 for 32) the game was more or less up for Bosbury, though Simon Probyn was able to take Bosbury to 100 and gain a batting point before his patient innings of 42 came to an end as he skied one off Arnold and Bentley-Taylor took the catch, giving victory to the home side.

Saturday 5th July
Bosbury CC vs Marden CC
Marden won by 34 runs

The scorecard can be found at:
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10538793
 
In a battle for second place in Marches League Division 2, Bosbury and Marden defied the weather on Saturday to achieve a result, although it turned out to be the wrong result for the home team.   Having been put into bat on a slightly damp Bosbury School pitch, the Marden openers Mike Williams and James Bryon scored steadily, and by the drinks interval the visitors had lost only Bryon (12) to a run out after a sharp pick up and return by Steve Davies to keeper Paul Allen.  New batsman Pete Gale helped accelerate the scoring after the interval as the showers began, and Marden passed the 100 mark in the 31st over, with Williams also reaching his fifty.  Bosbury missed two catching chances as Williams and Gale posted the 150, but Gale was out finally for 61 caught by Steve Davies off Rob Boles.  Williams was then helped by Sam Pratley in taking the Marden score past 200, with Williams just missing out on his ton, finishing on 99 not out.
 
The Bosbury innings began disastrously as they lost openers Probyn and Abbey for ducks without a run on the board.  Chris Stokes and Darren Woodhouse then steadied the innings, taking the score to 37 before Woodhouse was bowled by Mike Williams for 27.  Stokes and new batsman Dave Daffin then put on 70 as the showers became heavier up to the drinks break, but then Stokes (46) was out caught trying to chip the ball over cover.  Bosbury captain Steve Davies made just 4 as D. Lawrence had him caught out in the same over with the score on 111 for 5.  Dave Daffin perished soon after picked up by Gale for 26, though Jon Owen provided the last glimmer of hope for Bosbury as he got to 23 but was then superbly caught by Rupert Lawrence.  The final Bosbury wickets fell as the rain became more torrential, the home team mustering 168 as Marden won by 34 runs.

Saturday 28th June
Bosbury CC vs Goodrich 2nd XI
Bosbury won by 49 runs

Abbey just denied in century quest

After two maximum point scoring weeks on the trot Bosbury took to the field
against Goodrich 2nds in a must win game with several key players missing -
noticably West Indian Eslroy Powell who took a game off having taken 10
wickets in just 15 overs of bowling.

Skipper Steve Davies won the toss and had no doubts in opting to bat on a
good wicket with lightening outfield. Opening the innings for the home side
was the normal 9 and 10 bats of chairman Paul Allen and spin bowler Alan
Lancett, and indeed it wasn't long before Allen was found out lofting a poor
ball straight to mid off for a simple catch - this bought George Abbey to
the crease with something to prove as he was the unlucky player to be
dropped in place of West Indian Powell for the previous two games. Abbey began to time the ball well and steadied the ship with some lusty blows finding their way to the boundery - the pair took the score on to 40 before Lancett was bowled in the 16th over having done his job well and used up early overs, a problem that has plagued the villagers all season. Abbey was joined by Chris Stokes and they put on 45 for the 3rd wicket before Stokes was caught at 3rd slip off the bolwing of Evans. Darren Woodhouse, Steve Davies were swiftly to follow as Abbey was quickly running out of partners but the runs kept coming of his ancient but well used bat. Young Simon Davies, making his club debut held one end up for a while but was another victim to be bowled, Jon Owen lasted just 2 balls before he was
bowled which saw Rob Boles come to the crease he hit a cracking 6 and two
4's in a cameo knock of 15. Abbey was finally out in the 40th over falling agonisingly short of his maiden century - a splendid knock which deservidly won him the coveted "Man of the Match" accolade in the Bell Inn after the match.

With Boles bowled this bought the last wicket pairing of Richard Davies and
Peter Blake to the crease and both players remained unbeaten both with
superb boundary shots and took the final score past the 175 mark to earn 4
batting points.

With less than four an over required for victory Goodrich started their
innings slowly with early wickets falling to Steve Davies (4-24) and Jon
Owen (2-14) to see them muster only 30 runs after 10 overs for the loss of 3
wickets. However a low 1st innings total meant that the visitors only needed
one batsman to come off to be in with a chance of victory. The game was still in the balance as Boles (2-34) replaced Davies and Lancett (2-42) came on for Owen however the bowlers both took vital wickets which saw the game turn in Bosbury's favour. Sensing victory and a lower class of batsman towards the tail of the
Goodrich team skipper Davies bought himself back on to mop up the tail and
sit on top of the wicket haul for the club at the half way point in the
season with an impressive 17 wickets so far. Goodrich were bowled out in the 34th over 50 runs short and could only muster 5 points on a day that saw the home team pick up 19 points and continue their fine run of late.

Saturday 21st June
Bosbury CC vs Moccas CC
Bosbury won by 205 runs

The scorecard for thismatch can be found at
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10538794

Bosbury completed their second maximum points win in a row when they beat 10-man Moccas by 205 runs at Bosbury on Saturday.
 
Having been put into a bat on a slightly damp and overcast day, Bosbury had reached 22 when opener Simon Probyn had to retire with a recurrence of a strained back, then his replacement Dave Daffin was bowled first ball for 0.  This brought the in-form Chris Stokes out to bat with the West Indian Elsroy Powell.  The pair steadily took the score to 80 before Powell mis-timed a drive and was caught by Harris at backward gully for 46.  Stokes was joined by Darren Woodhouse and they proceeded to step up the scoring rate, with Woodhouse smashing three great sixes as he approached his fifty.  However, he was beaten to his half-century by Stokes, who bought his up shortly after, but his chancey innings came to an end two runs later as he was bowled by a slow ball from Moccas' Tom Price.  Woodhouse continued his innings and brought up his fifty, falling finally for 60.  Jon Owen hit a quick-fire 23 and then Bosbury keeper Paul Allen scored a fine 26 not out to see the innings to its full 45 overs, with Bosbury finishing on 253 for 8.  Tom Price returned the best bowling figures for Moccas with 3 for 52.
 
Moccas effort to chase the Bosbury total took an early blow as they lost early wickets to the pace of opening bowlers Elsroy Powell and Jon Owen.  Moccas opener John Davies scored 10, whilst Alan Harris at No.5 scored 15, but when Harris was bowled by Powell for his fourth wicket, Powell then completed a hat-trick with the wickets of Whittall and Tom Price, and he finished with magnificent figures of 6 for 17 from 7 overs.  Jon Owen (3 for 26) polished the innings off with two more wickets as Moccas could only reach 48 all out and Bosbury completed a comprehensive victory by 205 runs inside 14 overs.

Saturday 14th June
Bosbury CC vs Colwall 3rd XI
Bosbury won by 183 runs

Bosbury CC 314 for 8 (45 overs)
Chris Stokes 119, Steve Davies 61, Chris Kendall 3 for 63
 
Colwall 3rd XI  131 all out (32 overs)
G. Kelly 24, A. Freestone 23, Chris Kendall 23, Elsroy Powell 4 for 14, Alan Lancett 3 for 40.
 
The full scorecard is on the ECB Play-Cricket site at:
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10538798
 
Bosbury picked up a full 20 points for the first time this season in a big win against Colwall 3rd XI on Saturday
 
In a game that also saw the debut for Bosbury of West Indies 'A' star Elsroy Junior Powell, Bosbury batted first on a lovely batting wicket.  Bosbury lost Matt Graff early on, but Powell looked in fine form after only landing in Britain on Friday, and he had eased to 40 with 8 fours when he was called for a quick single by Dave Daffin and didn't beat a direct hit on the stumps, to the huge disappointment of the crowd.  Daffin was joined by the in-form Chris Stokes, and Daffin made 23 before he was bowled by Clive Kendall, bringing Bosbury captain Steve Davies to the crease with the score on 85 for 3.  Davies was off the mark with a six, and he and Stokes then proceeded to build a big partnership, as first Davies passed fifty, then Stokes reached his half-century.  Davies fell finally to Norris, bowled for 61 including 8 sixes and 5 fours, the partnership totalling 114. Stokes continued to bat on, supported well by Rob Boles, aslo on debut, who scored 21 not out.  But it was Stokes who took the batting credit with a magnificent 119, his maiden century, consisting of 18 fours and 3 sixes, as Bosbury posted 314 for 8.
 
Colwall 3rd's innings began with some good shots from opener Freestone (23), but the West Indian Powell struck early, and picked up 4 wickets for just 14 runs in 6 overs.  Jon Owen also picked up a wicket to leave Colwall reeling on 43 for 5.  Kelly (24), Lee (19) and Chris Kebdall (23) provided some resistance for Colwall as they pushed the score past the 100, but the guileful slow bowling of Alan Lancett (3 for 40) removed the lower middle order, and then Steve Davies took two tail-end wickets as Colwall ended with 131 off 32 overs, as Bosbury completed a massive 183 run win.

Saturday 7th June
Bosbury CC vs Hereford City Sports CC
Hereford City won by 43 runs

Hereford City won the toss and elected to bat
Hereford City Sports CC 172 for 9 (45 overs)
Bosbury CC 129 all out (37 overs)
Hereford City won by 43 runs
Full scorecard can be found on the Marches League website at:
http://bosbury.play-cricket.com/scoreboard/scorecard.asp?id=10538791
 
Bosbury suffered their third defeat of the season as they went down by 43 runs at home to Hereford City Sports CC on Saturday.
 
Having won the toss and decided to bat on a glorious afternoon, Hereford City openers Mark Rone and Neil Salt played steadily, easing to a 50 partnership after 13 overs. The opening pair continued to accumulate runs,  but Salt perished soon after after the drinks break, looking for runs against Steve Davies, and he was bowled for 40 with the score on 89.  None of the other Hereford City batsmen really got going, as Mark Wadley and Alan Lancett conspired to remove the next few wickets and reduced Hereford City to 140 for 5.  Mark Rone finally departed 5 runs later for a fine composed 85, and the remaining City batsmen managed to take the score up to 172 for 9 at the close of innings, with young Tom Patchett pulling Davies for a fine 6 into the pavilion off the last over.  Mark Wadley returned Bosbury's best figures of 4 for 43.
 
Bosbury's innings could not have got off to a worse start, with Brian Miller mis-timing a pull to midiwicket and being caught for 0, and then Dave Daffin being bowled by an inswinger from Manga Sadagathi for 5.  Chris Stokes looked in good form as he joined Simon Probyn and they steadied the innings, taking the score onto 36, before Stokes was bowled by Paul Allam, and shortly after Allam picked up his third wicket (3 for 29) when Darren Woodhouse was unluckily bowled playing the ball into his pads and onto the stumps.  Bosbury captain Steve Davies scored 9 but was smartly caught behind by Thomas off Dinesh Ram, and then Mark Wadley was bowled behind his legs by Ram for 0, and Bosbury were looking down the barrel at a big defeat.  However, Jon Owen joined Probyn, who was continuing on steadily, and they took the score along to 94 before Owen was again smartly caught behind for 16 off 14-year old Ryan Knight.  Probyn, who was stiffening up and suffering cramp, managed to farm the strike with the tail to steer Bosbury past 125, but the innings closed on 129 all out, with Probyn undefeated on 41.

Saturday 31st May
Herefordians CC vs Bosbury CC
Bosbury won by 127 runs

Bosbury 180 for 9 (45 overs)
D.Woodhouse 71, W. Stephens 4 for 47
 
Herefordians 53 all out (20.3 overs)
R. Pendleton 15, S.Davies 6 for 26, M. Wadley 4 for 22
 
Bosbury turned in a great all-round performance on Saturday to defeat Herefordians by 127 runs.
 
Having been put into bat, the Bosbury openers Daffin and  Probyn played out the first ten overs in difficult batting conditions.  The soft pitch provided seam movement and the cloud cover some swing, but the openers put on 27 before Daffin was out lbw for 10, then Probyn followed 3 runs later caught for 11.  Abbey and Stokes put on a further 30 runs before Stokes played on just before the drinks break which saw Bosbury on 75 for 3.  Abbey, looking good for his 27, also played on and incoming batsman Steve Davies lasted just three balls as he was well caught by R. Wilcox for 0 and Bosbury were looking in a little trouble at 95 for 5. However, Darren Woodhouse and Mark Wadley played carefully, taking the score into the 140s, with man-of-the-match Woodhouse bringing up a fine half century in the conditions, though he was dropped after skying the ball when on just 31.  He went on to make a match winning 71 runs, including 8 fours and 3 sixes, but perished just before the last few overs.  Bosbury's final score of 180 for 9 was a challenging total.
 
Herefordians innings began under greying skies, and R. Pendleton (15) and A. Thomas put on 17 for the first wicket, but then Steve Davies struck for his first wicket of the day.  This began the demise of Herefordians as Davies and Mark Wadley made excellent use of the bowling-friendly conditions.  Wadley produced some exceptional pace swing bowling to destroy the middle order, only M. Graves (10) and B. Mason (11) showing any defiance.  Steve Davies bowled with guile and aggression to pick up the remaining wickets and finish with a well-deserved six wickets for 26 runs, as Herefordians folded to 53 all out in just 20.3 overs.

Saturday 24th May
Talgarth CC vs Bosbury CC - Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch

Saturday 17th May
Woolhope CC vs Bosbury CC (League Div 2), match played at Woolhope
Woolhope won by 71 runs

Woolhope CC - 1st XI
C Park ct Jon Owen b M Wadley    51  
M Slocombe + ct G Abbey b Steve Davies    86  
Will Green ct G Abbey b M Wadley    2 
A Parks    b Steve Davies    46  
B Weaver Jnr * ct Steve Davies b Jon Owen    0  
C Watts    b Steve Davies    24  
S Smith    b Jon Owen    0  
R Roberts    b Jon Owen    21 
B Weaver Snr Not Out    1  
Paul Williams Not Out    11  
Extras     0   
Total  (8 wickets, 45 overs)   249  

Bowling
M Wadley 12-1-48-2
Jon Owen 12-3-46-3
Steve Davies 12-0-77-3 
A Lancett 7-0-52-0
G Abbey 2-0-20-0

Bosbury CC
M Wadley ct C Watts b C Watts    0  
G Abbey    b S Davies    0  
Steve Davies * ct A Parks b C Watts    14  
Chris Stokes ct Will Green b B Weaver Snr    93  
D Woodhouse ct M Slocombe b B Weaver Jnr    16  
Simon Probyn ct B Weaver Jnr b B Weaver Snr    16  
Jon Owen ct C Park b S Smith    6  
A Lancett Not Out    8  
Paul Allen + Not Out    5  
Extras      0   
Total  (7 wickets, 45 overs)   178  

Bowling
C Watts 4-0-27-2 
S Davies 12-1-51-1
B Weaver Jnr 9-1-37-1
S Smith 10-4-29-1
B Weaver Snr 10-2-24-2

Saturday 10th May
Bosbury CC vs Strollers 1st XI (League Div 2), match played at Bosbury school.
Bosbury won by 4 wkts

Strollers 1st XI innings
Robert Bentley-Taylor *    b Jon Owen    78
Doug Roberts ct & b Chris Stokes    27  
Mark Powell LBW b M Wadley    13  
Simon Albright    b M Wadley    17  
Mark Turner +    b G Abbey    0  
Charles Crosland    b Jon Owen    0  
David Skyrme  run out  6  
Martin Skirrow Not Out    6  
Andrew Gardner Not Out    0  
Extras   12    
Total  (7 wickets, 45 overs)   159
 
Bosbury Bowling
Steve Davies  12-4-31-0
M Wadley  12-3-35-2
Jon Owen  12-1-27-2
Chris Stokes  6-0-43-1
G Abbey  3-0-17-1
 
Bosbury CC innings
David Daffin  b Andrew Gardner   3  
Matt Graff  b Mark Powell   15  
M Wadley  ct Martin Skirrow b Simon Albright   18  
Chris Stokes  b Martin Skirrow   50  
G Abbey  LBW  b Mark Powell   0  
D Woodhouse  b Andrew Gardner   27  
Steve Davies *   Not Out  20  
Jon Owen  Not Out  6  
Extras   21  
Total (6 wickets, 31.3 overs)  160 
 
Doug Roberts 5-3-12-0
Andrew Gardner 9-0-52-2
Simon Albright 8-1-31-1
Mark Powell 5-0-31-2
Martin Skirrow 4.3-0-27-1

Bosbury recorded their first win in Division 2 of the Marches league when they played host to Strollers 1st XI on Saturday.
 
Winning the toss and putting the visitors into bat, Steve Davies hoped to extract some early mositure from the wicket, but Strollers openers Rob Bentley-Taylor and Doug Roberts played sensibly in ther opening overs, moving steadily onto a fifty partnership, but in the twentieth over, Chris Stokes took a great return catch off his own bowling to remove Roberts for 27.  Mark Powell started well, although he was dropped on the long on boundary before he was second wicket to fall,adjudged lbw to Mark Wadley for 13, with the score on 97.  With 15 overs to go, Simon Albright came out on the attack, striking a six and 2 fours in a brief 17 before he was bowled by Wadley.  Rob Bentley-Taylor, having been dropped in the slips early on, brought up his half-century in style, but could only look on as Turner and Crossland were both out without scoring, and he persihed finally while looking for runs in the final overs, bowled by Jon Owen for a fine 78, comprising 11 fours.  Skyrme (6) and Skirrow (6no) lifted the Strollers final score to 159 for 7 off their 45 overs.  Both Wadley (2 for 35) and Owen (2 for 27) bowled well for Bosbury, whilst skipper Steve Davies was unlucky not to pick up any wickets for the second game running.
 
After the break, Strollers struck early as the swing bowling of Andrew Garner undid Dave Daffin for just 3, but Matt Graff and Mark Wadley steadied the Bosbury innings.  Wadley was looking in good form, but edged Albright to slip and was gone for 18, and Matt Graff, on his return to the side, was bowled by Mark Powell for 15.  George Abbey was struck on the back pad right in front next ball, and Bosbury felt the jitters at 65 for 4, still needing another 95 runs.  However, Chris Stokes and Darren Woodhouse both found some form with some fine shots as they posted a fifty partnership, and took Bosbury closer to the target.  Wodhouse fell on 27 to the returning swing bowling of Gardner, and Chris Stokes was bowled by Martin Skirrow for a fine 50, including 10 fours.  Steve Davies then blasted a quick-fire 20 as he and Jon Owen (6 no) saw Bosbury home comfortably by 4 wickets.  Bosbury would like to thank their sponsors The Bell Inn at Bosbury.

Saturday 3rd May
Marden CC vs Bosbury CC (League Div 2), match played at The Volunteer Inn, Marden
Marden won by 72 runs

Marden CC, Hereford - 1st XI
Mike Williams ct Jon Owen b M Wadley   11
Des Lawrence ct Jon Owen b Jon Owen   0 
Peter Gale LBW b Jon Owen   6 
Sam Pratley+  b Jon Owen   38 
Pete Richards LBW b M Wadley   44 
Rupert Lawrence* run out (M Wadley)  6 
Allan Davies ct & b G Abbey   0 
Tony Homden ct D Woodhouse b M Wadley   2 
Adam Atkin Not Out  5
John Wood run out (M Wadley)  0 
Daniel BunceNot Out  0 
Extras ( 4b  5lb  10w  1nb  )   20 
Total (9 wickets, 45 overs)  132

Bosbury Bowling
M Wadley 11-4-40-3
Steve Davies 12-5-30-0
Jon Owen  12-8-9-3
Simon Probyn 5-1-20-0
G Abbey  5-0-25-1 

 
Bosbury CC - 1st XI
David Daffin  b Rupert Lawrence   0 
Chris Stokes  b Mike Williams   0 
G Abbey  LBW b Rupert Lawrence   1 
D Woodhouse LBW b Mike Williams   4 
Steve Davies* LBW b Rupert Lawrence   15 
Jon Owen ct Allan Davies b Rupert Lawrence   15 
M Wadley Not Out  4 
A Lancett  b Peter Gale   1 
Paul Allen+ ct Pete Richards b Peter Gale   6 
Simon Probyn  b Peter Gale   0 
P Blake  b Peter Gale   0 
Extras ( 3b  1lb  9w  1nb  )   14 
Total ( all out, 29.2 overs )  60

Marden bowling
Rupert Lawrence 10-4-21-4
Mike Williams  8-3-21-2
Peter Gale 6.2-2-10-4
Pete Richards  4-2-2-0
Tony Homden  1-0-2-0

Bosbury travelled to Marden for their first Marches League Second Division match, and were soundly beaten due to a poor batting display.

Bosbury skipper Steve Davies won the toss and elected to bowl, and he and fellow opening bowler Mark Wadley both had Marden openers on the back foot, pegging them back to les than 2 runs per over, with Mike Williams falling to a catch by Mark Wadley off Jon Owen with the score on 13.  Peter Gale was trapped lbw to a full delivery with the score on 20.  Des Lawrence lasted until the 23rd over, failing to score when he was brilliantly caught and bowled by Jon Owen, with the score on 49.  Pratley and Richards then batted steadily and took the score to 76 before Pratley (38 with 3 sixes and 2 fours) was bowled middle stump by Owen, who finished with 3 wickets for just 9 runs from 12 overs. Pete Richards managed to remain and keep the scoreboard ticking over, but Mark Wadley removed his partner Rupert Lawrence with a brilliant run-out, and he then returned for a second bowling spell and removed Richards for 44, with 2 sixes and 3 fours, and the Marden tail-enders struggled to 132 for 9 off 45 overs.

After tea, Bosbury openers found it equally difficult to score as Rupert Lawrence and Mike Williams bowled persistent line and length, not offering much to hit.  Chris Stokes was bowled by Williams in the second over, and George Abbey was adjudged lbw in the seventh over, with the score on 2.  Dave Daffin was next to go in the 11th over, bowled off his back pad for 0, and when Darren Woodhouse was also lbw next over, Bosbury were 9 for 4 in the 12th over.  Steve Davies and Jon Owen gave the visitors a glimmer of hope as they each struck a six and scored 15 runs, but when they were removed to give Lawrence 4 wickets, the heart of Bosbury's batting had been ripped apart. The steady Mark Wadley (4no) hung around with the lower order, and Paul Allen scored 6 runs with a couple of shots, but Peter Gale, who could have had a hat-trick after removing Allen and the injured Simon Probyn, demolished the tail to finish with 4 for 10, as Marden completed a 72 run victory.

Saturday 1st September
Bosbury vs Herefordians (League), match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 61 runs

Bosbury
D. Daffin  c Pendleton b M. L. Graves  14
C. Stokes  b  Jones  68
L. Ledbury  b M. L. Graves  37
G. Abbey  c  Bennet  b R. Pendleton  52
D. Woodhouse  c  Bennet b M. L. Graves  7
S. Davies  b Mason  21
J. Owen  b Mason  0
A. Lancett  not out  6
P. Allen  not out  1
Extras  28
Total  233 for 7 (45 overs)

B. Mason 12-2-38-2
M. L. Graves  12-1-44-3

Herefordians
A. Thomas  b S. Davies  6
R. Pendleton  c Stokes b  Lancett  18
G. Pendleton  b S. Davies  7
M. L. Graves   lbw  b Owen  55
B. Mason  c Abbey  b Stokes  20
M. D. Graves  b S. Davies  5
S. Wood  lbw  b S. Davies  0
D. Bennett  b Owen  1
G. Bennett  b Blake  5
R. Bennett  not out  4
D. Jones  c Owen  b Abbey  35
Extras  21
Total  172 all out (43.1 overs)

S. Davies  12-1-40-4
J. Owen  12-1-31-2
A. Lancett  8-0-40-1
D. Woodhouse  3-0-17-0
C. Stokes  6-1-25-1
P. Blake  2-0-4-1
G. Abbey 0.1-0-0-1

Bosbury won their final game of the season against top of the table Herefordians by 61 runs, picking up 20 points to finish runners-up behind Division 3 champions Herefordians as both teams win promotion.

Needing maximum points from the game, Bosbury captain Steve Davies had no hesitation in batting first on winning the toss.  Opening bowler Mason bowled a fast and accurate spell, offering Dave Daffin few scoring shots, but Chris Stokes took advantage of the injured Mark Graves bowling from the other end, blastng four sixes in one over costing 32 as Bosbury passed fifty in just the sixth over.  The partnership settled down then, although Daffin survived a drop by Mike Graves at slip off Mason, and a skied hook which the Herefordian keeper misjudged.  Chris Stokes passed his fifty in rapid time, but the partnership was ended when Daffin was finally caught in the deep off Mike Graves for 14, with the score on 88.  Luke Ledbury joined Stokes, whose innings was finally ended by Derrick Jones, bowled for 68.  Ledbury and new batsman George Abbey then took the score to 149 before Ledbury played a turning ball onto his stumps off Mike Graves and he was out for 37.  Soon after, Darren Woodhouse didn't get hold of a Graves full toss and he was gone for 7, then Steve Davies played a characteristic innings, accumulating 21 runs swiftly but falling to a shot across the line and was bowled by Mason, who struck again in the same over removing Jon Owen for 0.  George Abbey brought up his half-century before the end, having played some lovely shots in a chanceless innings, falling finally to R. Pendleton for 52, and then Alan Lancett (6) and Paul Allen (1) took the Bosbury score to 233 for 7 off their 45 overs.

After tea, Steve Davies struck in the third over of the Herefordians reply as A. Thomas (6) was bowled by a beautiful ball cutting back onto the stumps.  G. Pendleton (7) followed in the ninth over when he too was bowled by Davies.  Mike Graves joined R. Pendleton and they progressed the score passed 60 before Pendleton found Stokes on the boundary off Alan Lancett for 18.    Mason joined Graves for a further partnership which took the Herefordians score into the 90s, but they were always behind the rate, and Mason fell in Chris Stokes first over to a fine catch by George Abbey for 20.    Steve Davies returned to pick up two further wickets (4 for 40), and the Herefordians chase was effectively over after MIke Graves fell to Jon Owen for a solid 55.  Owen picked up another wicket, as did Peter Blake, as Bosbury sought the final wicket to give them the 20 points they needed, but Herefordians number 11 batsman Derrick Jones nearly spoiled the party as he put up stiff resistance and blasted the ball past the attacking field.  With just over two overs to go, Jones struck the ball to deep mid-off and it was caught by Daffin, but in steadying himself he put a foot over the boundary and instead it counted as six.  George Abbey was brought on to bowl the penultimate over, and Jones struck the first ball to deep mid-off once again, where this time Owen managed to hold on to the catch to the relief of the Bosbury team.  Jones had scored 35 runs with 3 sixes and 4 fours, but Bosbury emerged victors on the day by 61 runs.  The 20 points haul meant that, although having been beaten by Strollers the previous week for the first time in 5 years, Bosbury had managed to pip them into second place and pick up the Marches League Division 3 runners-up trophy.

Saturday 25th August
Strollers vs Bosbury (League), match played at Ledbury Rugby Club
Strollers won by 103 runs

Strollers
R.Lerego  not out   64
R. Bentley-Taylor b Owen  13
C. Arnold  b Lancett  18
M. Powell  c S. Davies b Wadley  81
J. Powell  b Wadley  1
S. Albright  not out  11
Extras  21  
Total  209 for 4 (45 overs)

S. Davies  12-3-30-0
M. Wadley  12-2-61-2
A. Lancett  5-0-29-1
J. Owen  12-1-50-1
D. Woodhouse  4-0-31-0

Bosbury
B. Miller  c R. Powell  b Arnold  22
D. Daffin  c M. Skirrow  b Ward  7
S. Davies  c P. Skirrow  b J. Powell  4
D. Woodhouse  b S. Albright  5
J. Owen  b J. Powell  25
M. Wadley  b Arnold  4 
A. Lancett  not out  7
P. Allen  b J. Powell  0
R. Davies  c J. Powell b Ward  1
P. Blake  c M. Powell  b bentley-Taylor 1
Extras  30
Total  106 for 9 (25.5 overs)

J. Powell 7-0-22-3
C. Ward  8-1-36-2
C. Arnold  5-0-26-2

Saturday 11th August
Ewyas Harold vs Bosbury, match played at Ewyas Harold
Bosbury won by 103 runs

Bosbury
R. Davies 

Saturday 4th August
Bosbury vs Luctonians 3rd XI (League), match played at Luctonians due to a water-damaged pitch at Bosbury
Luctonians won by 85 runs

An innings of 105 by Luctonians opener A. Wilmott proved to be the decisive difference in this game as Luctonians beat Bosbury by 85 runs.  Along with Archer, who scored 46, Wilmott enabled Luctonians to recover from the loss of two early wickets, as the batsmen then helped themselves to runs from a lacklustre bowling attack and some lacklustre fielding from Bosbury.  Only when Steve Davies decided to bowl pace rather than the his earlier friendly slow bowling did the wickets fall, as he finished with 7 for 65, in a total of 191 all out from 41 overs.

Despite having a comfortable 49 overs to reach their target, Bosbury made an appalling start as opener Wadley went with just 2 on the board, then Daffin departed for 7 with the score on 31, both falling to J. Archer who bowled well.  Only Chris Stokes (35) and Darren Woodhouse (20) made it to double figures as Bosbury could muster just 106 all out.

Luctonians 3rd XI
B. Amos  c Lancett b Wadley  3
A. Wilmott  c Woodhouse  b Stokes  105
J. Amos  c Allen  b Wadley  7
J. Archer  b S, Davies  46
P. Humber  lbw  b S. Davies
M. Hadley  c & b S. Davies  11
M. Dunkerley  not out  4
R. Dunkerley  lbw  b S. Davies  0
J. Stack  b S. Davies  6
J. Roswell  c Woodhouse  b S. Davies  0
P. Rossiter  b S. Davies  2
Extras  12
Total  191 all out (41 overs)

M. Wadley  12-2-52-2
J. Owen  10-3-19-0
S. Davies  12-3-65-7
G. Abbey  2-0-24-0
C. Stokes  5-1-30-1

Bosbury
D. Daffin  b Archer  7
M. Wadley  b Archer  0
D. Woodhouse  c Wilmott b B. Amos  20
S. Davies  c ?  b Archer  4
C. Stokes  c ? b Humber  35
J. Owen  c  b B. Amos  0
G. Abbey  b Archer  4
A. Lancett  c ? b Humber  1
P. Allen  c & b Humber  0
R. Davies  c ? b R. Dunkerley  7
P. Blake  not out  4
Extras  25
Total  106 all out  (27.3 overs)

J. Archer   4 for 35
B. Amos  2 for 24
P. Humber  3 for 19

Saturday 28th July
Bosbury vs Builth Wells 2nd XI (League), match played at Builth Wells
Bosbury won by 3 wickets

Builth Wells 2nd XI
M. Tolley  not out  85
R. Salton  c Abbey b Owen  29
T. Richards  c Williams b S. Davies  12
J. Morgan  c Stokes b S. Davies  0
G. Morgan  c & b Abbey 48
P. Greenway  not out  0
Extras  15
Total  194 for 4 (45 overs)

J. Williams 7-2-17-0
M. Wadley  12-1-50-0
S. Davies 12-1-55-2
J. Owen  12-2-50-1
C. Stokes  2-0-16-0
G. Abbey 1-0-3-1

Bosbury
D. Daffin  b  Greenway  7
M. Wadley  c Richards  b Greenway  2
J. Williams  lbw b King  57
G. Abbey  b  A. Morgan  0
C. Stokes  b Greenway 3
S. Davies  b Tolley  72
J. Owen  not out  29
A. Lancett  c Salton  b King  4
P.Allen  not out  0
Extras  22
Total  196 for 7 (39.1 overs)

P. Greenway  10-1-41-3

Batting first, Builth openers Mark Tolley and R. Salton made a cautious start, progressing through to the drinks break on 60 without loss after 24 overs, with Tolley having survived one chance early on when he was dropped low down at second slip.  However, shortly after the break, Jon Owen brought about a false shot from Salston as Abbey took the catch to remove the left-hander for 29.   Jamie Williams then took a magnificent catch at first slip off Steve Davies to remove T. Richards for 12, and Davies picked up J. Morgan to a catch from Chris Stokes for 0 with the home side on 94 for 3.  This brought G. Morgan to the crease, and he began the accelleration in the last 14 overs.  Tolley passed his 50 and the pair took the score up to 194 before Morgan was finally caught and bowled by George Abbey in the last over of the innings for 48.  Builth notched up 194 for 4 off their 45 overs, with Tolley returning to the pavilion unbeaten on 85.

Bosbury began their innings in deteriorating conditions, and were soon in trouble as Dave Daffin fell to the swing of Greenway, bowled for 7, and in the same over fellow opener Mark Wadley was caught for 2. George Abbey followed a few overs later, bowled by A. Morgan for a duck, then Chris Stokes became Greenway's third victim as he was bowled for 3, to leave Bosbury reeling at 29 for 4.  With rain now falling and becoming heavier, Bosbury captain Steve Davies joined Jamie Williams and began to stabilise the innings.  Whilst Williams was playing a solid careful innings, Davies began to take advantage of the shorter boundary.  The score began to accumulate rapidly, and Davies brought up his fifty with a four.  He progressed to 72 and took the Bosbury score to 148 before he became the fifth wicket to go down, bowled by Mark Tolley.  Jamie Williams brought his fifty up soon after, as he and Jon Owen began to close in on the Builth Wells total, but Williams was adjudged lbw for 57 off King with the score on 182.  Alan Lancett scored 4 before he was out caught off King, but Owen (29no) steered Bosbury to a 3 wicket win in the rain.

Saturday 14th July
Bosbury vs Garnons 2nd XI (League), match at Lord Cotterell's Estate
Bosbury won by 69 runs

Bosbury
D. Daffin  b  Harris   15
M. Wadley  b Bolton 11
G. Abbey  c Evans  b Newton  14
J. Williams  c Worle  b C. Williams  25
C. Stokes  b Newton 5
D. Woodhouse  lbw  b Worle  24
S. Davies  c Southall  b Worle  49
J. Owen  b Newton   75
A. Lancett  b Worle  0
P. Allen  not out  6
P. Blake  not out  5
Extras  23
Total  252 for 9 (45 overs)
S. Newton 8-0-45-3
J. Worle  8-1-49-3

Garnons 2nd XI
T. Jones  c Abbey b Davies  13
G. Evans  c Woodhouse  b Williams  1
B. Pugh  b Williams  0
M. Eckley  c Owen  B Davies  72
G. Southall  b Owen  19
I Strangward  c & b Owen  0
S. Newton  not out  46
S. Harris  c Wadley b Davies  3
J. Bolton  not out 0
Extras  26
Total  183 for 7 (45 overs)

S. Davies  12-2-37-3
J. Williams  6-3-14-2
J. Owen  10-2-37-2
M. Wadley 10-4-24-0
P. Blake 4-0-34-0
A. Lancett 3-0-25-0

We played their first game for three weeks on Saturday and returned a victory against Garnon's 2nd XI at Lord Cotterell's Estate.

The home side won the toss and put Bosbury into bat on a slightly moist pitch.  Openers Mark Wadley and Dave Daffin began confidently, but Wadley received a good ball from Bolton and was bowled for 11 with the score on 15.  Garnon's opening bowlers were benefiting from some swing and movement off the wicket and Harris eventually found the edge of Daffin's bat and the ball clipped the stumps on the way through.  George Abbey, looking in good form, then cut a loose ball from Newton straight to point to leave Bosbury at 48 for 3.  Jamie Williams responded with some powerful fours, but his partner Chris Stokes received a great ball from Newton which cut back a long way to bowl him for 5.  Williams was then out caught on the long-on boundary fro 25 and Bosbury looked in danger of a low score at 74 for 5 at the half-way point of the innings.  Darren Woodhouse and Steve Davies staged a recovery with a partnership of 62 in 7 overs before Woodhouse was lbw to Worle for 24.  Davies was then joined by Jon Owen, and they put on 60 runs in 5 overs with a marvellous display of hitting, but Davies fell just short of his half-century as he skied one off Worle and he was out for 49.  Owen continued cutting loose and was finally out bowled by Newton for a magnificent 75.  Paul Allen and Peter Blake then saw out the remainder of the innings, taking the Bosbury score to 252 for 9.

Garnons were soon in trouble as they batted after tea.  G. Evans skied the ball to Darren Woodhouse off Jamie Williams for 1, then Williams bowled B. Pugh fro 0, with Garnons 7 for 2 after 6 overs.  M. Eckley joined opener T. Jones, and they progressed slowly to 37 after 18 overs before Jones was out, caught by George Abbey off Steve Davies.  Jon Owen picked up two wickets to go with his excellent batting. First G. Southall was out bowled for 19, then I. Strangward was caught & bowled for 0, to leave Garnons on 85 for 5 after 27 overs.  Newton and Eckley began to pick off a few boundaries in the middle of the innings as the conditions eased in the late afternoon sunshine, sharing a partnership of 60 in 8 overs to give Garnons just a bit of hope, but then Eckley departed, caught by Owen off Davies, for a solid 72.  S. Harris followed a couple of overs later, but Bosbury could not remove Newton (46) or Bolton in the overs remaining and Garnons eventually finished on 183 for 7.  Bosbury won by 69 runs and we earned 18 points to keep us in the Division 3 title race.  

Saturday 7th July
Bosbury vs Knighton (League), match played at Bosbury
Match cancelled - outfield unfit

Saturday 30th June
Bosbury vs Herefordians (League), match played at Bishops School
Cancelled - rain

Saturday 23rd June
Bosbury vs Strollers (League), match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 1 wicket
Report and scorecard to follow

Saturday 16th June
Bosbury vs Hay (League), match played at Hay
Hay won by 39 runs
Report and scorecard to follow

Saturday 9th June
Bosbury vs Ewyas Harold (League), match played at Bosbury
Ewyas Harold won by 3 wickets
Report and scorecard to follow

Saturday 2nd June
Luctonians 3rd XI vs Bosbury (League), match played at Luctonians
Bosbury won by 170 runs

Bosbury
M. Williams c & b M Dunkerley  141
D. Daffin  b  Austin   11
J. Williams  lbw Archer  47
C. Stokes  c Saer  b S. Powell 1
G. Abbey  c R Dunkerley  b S. Powell  1
S. Davies  lbw  b Archer  4
D. Woodhouse  not out  38
Extras  25
Total  262 for 6 (45 overs)
S. Powell 8-0-50-2
J. Archer  6-0-46-2

Luctonians 3rd XI
J. Hugo  c J. Wiliams  b Owen 2
A. Wilmot c Owen b Wadley 19
S. Powell b Owen 0
J. Archer  c J. Williams b S. Davies 0
B. Amos  c Stokes b Owen 7
M. Saer  b Wadley 0
M. Dunkerley  c Stokes b Wadley 27
R. Dunkerley  b Wadley
N. Powell not out 4
D. Austin  c Stokes b Wadley  0
J. Stack b J. Williams  11
Extras  13
Total  92 all out (27 overs)

Bosbury recorded a resounding victory at Luctonians 3rds on Saturday by 170 runs. Batting first, Bosbury made a steady start, reaching 45 after the first ten overs, but opener Dave Daffin departed next over, dragging a ball back onto his stumps off Austin for 11.  This brought Jamie Williams in to join brother Matt Williams, and the pair played sensibly to push the score on.  Matt Williams brought his half century up in the 20th over, and together with his brother they put on 110 together before Jamie was trapped lbw by Archer for 47, with the score on 156 for 2.  The Bosbury middle order of Chris Stokes, George Abbey and Steve Davies then all departed for low scores with the score now 170 for 5.  However, Matt Williams was joined by Darren Woodhouse, and the pair tore into the Luctonians bowling attack as the innings drew to a close, with 81 runs coming from the last 5 overs.  During that time Matt Williams brought up his century with a fine four, and he went on to 141 (14 fours and 5 sixes) before he was caught off the last ball of the innings as Bosbury posted 262 for 6, with Woodhouse 38 not out

Luctonians innings could not have got off to a worse start as they lost Hugo, S. Powell and Archer with only 10 on the board.  Bosbury opening bowlers Jon Owen and Steve Davies kept the bowling tight, with only 14 runs scored off the first ten overs. Owen also picked up the wicket of Amos, and Luctonians were 4 down.  Mark Wadley replaced Owen (3 for 18) shortly after, and he was immediately into his stride, picking up Saer in his first over. then opener Wilmot (19) in his second.  The experienced M. Dunkerley managed to score a few boundaries, five in total, to top score for Luctonians with 27, before he too was a victim of Wadley's excellent spell (5 for 16), which also accounted for R. Dunkerley and D. Austin.  Jamie Williams came on and he took the final wicket of Stack, to leave Luctonians 92 all out and Bosbury victors by 170 runs. 

Saturday 26th May
Bosbury vs Builth Wells 2nd XI (League), match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

Builth Wells 2nd XI
K. Hall  b S. Davies  3
A. Morgan  b S. Davies  1
J. Morgan  c Stokes b S. Davies  49
G. Morgan  c J. Williams  b Owen  6
J. Bowers    b J. Williams  41
D. Lewis  b Stokes  4
D. Greenway  b Stokes  9
J. McIlroy  b Stokes  0
G. Tolley  lbw b J. Williams  1
T. Jones  b J. Williams  0
S. Morgan  not out  0
Extras  21
Total  135 all out (35.1 overs)

S. Davies  9.1-3-27-3
J. Owen  7-1-13-1
A. Lancett  5-0-36-0
J. Williams  9-2-39-3
C. Stokes  5-1-12-3

Bosbury
M. Williams  c Morgan  b A. Morgan  22
D. Daffin  not out  39
J. Williams  c G. Morgan  b T. Jones  21
S. Davies  not out  36
Extras  18
Total  136 for 2 (23 overs)

A. Morgan 8-2-35-1
T. Jones  3-0-33-1

Bosbury defeated visitors Builth Wells 2nd XI on Saturday by 8 wickets, thanks in part to a fine all-round performance from captain Steve Davies. Steve won the toss on an overcast afternoon and put the visitors into bat.  The Builth Wells 2nd XI openers K. Hall and A. Morgan were both bowled by Steve Davies within the first 7 overs and with just 6 runs on the board.  G. Morgan was soon to follow as he was bowled by Jon Owen for 6.  However, from 18 for 3, J. Morgan and J. Bowers steadied the Builth innings and began to build a good partnership, which was eventually worth 73 before Bowers was bowled by Jamie Williams for 41, including 2 sixes and 4 fours.  Chris Stokes then came on for an accurate spell during which he bowled D. Lewis, D. Greenway and J. McIlroy, to come away with figures of  3 for 12 from 5 overs.  G. Tolley and T. Jones then became Jamie Williams' second and third victims with the score on 111, and it was left to J. Morgan to try and farm the bowling and try to set a more respectable total.  He got to 49, just missing out on a well-deserved 50 as Steve Davies (3 for 27) returned to have him caught at square leg by Chris Stokes, and Builth had reached 135 off 35.1 overs.

Bosbury had to negotiate 10 overs before tea, and Matt Williams and Dave Daffin took them in on 21 without loss.  After tea, with the weather beginning to deteriorate, Matt Williams began to launch into the bowling of A. Morgan, but he mis-cued a drive which went up in the air to cover and he was caught for 22.  Jamie Williams began positively, hitting some good shots, but he too was out caught off T. Jones for 21.  With persistent rain beginning to close in, Steve Davies promoted himself up the order and set about the bowling with some urgency.  He hit 2 sixes and five fours in a swashbuckling innings of 36 not out, to take Bosbury to the winning score of 136 for 2 off just 23 overs, with opener Dave Daffin also unbeaten on 39, including 7 fours.

Tuesday 22nd May
Bosbury vs Colwall Taverners (20/20 evening friendly game)
Colwall Taverners won by 20 runs
Colwall Taverners  134 (Tom Hurrell 26*, Gareth Bakewell 25*)
Bosbury  114  (C Watts 28*, R. Hall 27, P. Blake 21

Saturday 19th May
Presteigne vs Bosbury (League)
Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch and rain

Saturday 12th May
Bosbury vs Garnons 2nd XI (League), home game
Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch and rain

Saturday 5th May
Knighton vs Bosbury (League), match played at Knighton
Bosbury won by 6 wickets

Knighton
A. Worton  b Owen  9
W. Kleiser  c Abbey  b Davies  33
E. Williams  b Owen  77
E. Lewis  b Owen  0
C. Reakes  lbw b Wadley  24
R. Salmon  b Wadley  4
I. Cad  b Wadley  0
R. Hughes  b Williams  4
S. Magaharan  b Wadley  0
J. Felton  b Wadley  1
P. Ellis  not out 0
Extras  41
Total  194 all out (44.3 overs)
S. Davies 12-1-48-1
J. Williams  7-0-36-1
J. Owen  9.3-0-44-3
M. Wadley  9-1-26-5
M. Williams 7-0-35-0

Bosbury
M. Williams not out  77
D. Daffin  b  Worton   11
J. Williams  b Lewis  1
C. Stokes  c Worton  b Kleiser 11
G. Abbey  c Reakes  b Lewis  45
S. Davies  not out  10
Extras  41
Total  196 for 4 (40.5 overs) 
A. Worton 6-0-24-1
E. Lewis 10.4-2-50-2
W. Kleiser 8-0-38-1

Winning the toss and inserting the home side, the Bosbury opening bowlers looked in poor touch to start with as they conceded 46 runs in the first 7 overs, before Jon Owen was brought into the attack and struck in his first over, removing opener A Worton for 9.  The wicket caused a slow down in the scoring rate, with Steve Davies finding his bowling rhythm and becoming much more economical.  The added pressure brought about the fall of the next wicket, as Kleiser, who had looked dangerous, miscued a pull and was caught at mid-off by Abbey off Davies for 33, followed shortly after by Ed Lewis bowled by Owen for 0.  Ed Williams and C. Reakes steadied the Knighton ship, putting together a fifty partnership before Reakes became Mark Wadley's first victim, lbw for 24.  The injection of Wadley's pace and accuracy was too much then for Knighton's lower order, as he removed Salmon (4), Cad (0), Magaharan (0) and Felton (1), all bowled, to return impressive figures of 5 for 26.  Only a fine innings of 77 from Ed Williams, ended by Owen (3 for 44), saved the day for Knighton, and they could have had a lot less than 194 runs had Davies held onto a catch from Williams when he was in the twenties.

After tea, Bosbury openers Matt Williams and Dave Daffin gave the visitors a steady start, taking the reply to 34 before Daffin was bowled by a ball that kept low for 11.  New batsman Jamie Williams scored just 1 before he was unlucky to be bowled off his pads.  Chris Stokes joined Matt Williams and they took the score 80 before Stokes cut Kleiser and was caught by A. Wharton for 11.  The game was finely balanced at that point, but Matt Williams and the new batsman George Abbey batted sensibly from then on, progressing steadily towards the Knighton total.  Williams struck the only 6 of the innings to bring up a well-deserved fifty, and Abbey batted solidly for his 45 in a partnership worth 109, before he struck out at Lewis just before the end, caught at mid-on by Reakes.  Bosbury captain Steve Davies then walked to the crease and blasted ten runs off 4 balls to take Bosbury to the winning total of 196 for the loss of four wickets. Matt Williams batted through the innings and remained not out on a magnificent 77.

Saturday 28th April
Woolhope vs Bosbury (friendly fixture), match played at Woolhope
Bosbury won by 43 runs

Bosbury
D. Daffin  b  C. Parks   2
M. Williams ct Wrayfield  b Hilling  48
J. Williams  ct A. Park  b B. Weaver snr  57
C. Stokes  retired   59
G. Abbey  not out  26
S. Davies  not out  17
Extras  22
Total  236 for 3 (40 overs)

Woolhope
W. Green  ct Lancett b J. Williams  28
A. Williams  ct Stokes b S. Davies  0
C. Parks  lbw  b S. Davies  10
T. Hilling  ct Stokes  b J. Williams  13
A. Park  b J, Williams 43
A. Thomas  ct Woodhouse  b Blake  2
B. Weaver jr  b J. Williams  8
J. Wrayfield  ct Owen  b J. Williams  13
B. Weaver snr  not out  24
M. Weaver  b Woodhouse  20
B. Park  ct Daffin  b M. Williams  0
Extras  33
Total  193 all out (39 overs)

S. Davies 8-0-26-2
P. Blake  8-1-43-1
J. Williams 8-0-46-5
M. Williams  4-0-24-1
D. Woodhouse  3-0-26-1

Bosbury played a friendly on Saturday against Woolhope and emerged victors by 43 runs.

Batting first, Bosbury lost opener Dave Daffin early on, but then Jamie Williams joined his brother Matt and they shared a 100 run partnership, Jamie finally getting out caught after a well constructed 57.  Matt Williams just failed to reach his 50, as he was out caught for 48, but Chris Stokes posted the second fifty of the innings and retired for 59.  Steve Davies joined George Abbey for the close of the innings, Davies scoring a quick-fire 17, and despite struggling with a strained back, Abbey ended with a respectable 26, including 2 fine boundaries.

Woolhope, chasing 237 runs for victory, lost A. Williams early caught bt keepr Chris Stokes off Steve Davies for 0, and then wickets tumbled at regular intervals, whilst runs were hard to come by off Jon Owen.  Jamie Williams was introduced into the attack with the score on 55 for 2, and he struck with a wicket in each of his first two overs.  He went on to pick up 5 wickets for 46 runs, including Woolhope top scorers A. Park (43) and W. Green (28). It was left to Woolhope's lower order batsmen J. Wrayfield (13), B. Weaver snr (24 not out), and M. Weaver (20), to raise the score to a respectable 193 all out, and prevent a greater loss.

Saturday 2nd September
Bosbury vs Hay-on-Wye
Abandoned without a ball being bowled

Heavy morning rain brought about the cancellation of our last game.  Strollers final game against Lads Club was also abandoned - therefore Bosbury have pipped Strollers to the Division 4 title and retain the trophy.

Saturday 26th August
Strollers vs Bosbury, match played at Ross Road.
Bosbury won by 7 wickets

Bosbury visited Ross Road on Saturday defeated league leaders Strollers by 7 wickets.

Mark Powell won the toss for the home side and decided to bat on a damp wicket.  Openers Martin Skirrow and Rob Bentley Taylor struggled in the early overs against Bosbury bowlers Steve Davies and Mark Wadley, and it was Wadley who picked up the first wicket as Skirrow cut the ball to point where Dave Daffin took a comfortable catch.  Bentley-Taylor was joined by Chris Toomer, and Bentley-Taylor began to play some good strokes to the bad balls, progressing to 19 before he mis-timed a drive off Davies and lobbed an easy catch to Darren Woodhouse at cover. The score was 28 for 3 when Davies trapped Toomer lbw for 6 in the same over. Chris Arnold became Davies's 3rd victim 2 overs later as he was too adjudged lbw to a ball cutting back in, bringing Jonny Powell in to join brother Mark.  Jonny Powell was next out, bowled by Bosbury first change bowler Jon Owen for 7, then P. Sheridan was brilliantly caught and bowled low down by Jon Owen for 0, with Strollers now struggling at 38 for 6.  Mark Powell began to strike out with some boundaries and he helped take the score on to 61 before he became Wadley's second victim, bowled for 22.  Wadley struck again in the same over as keeper Paul Allen dived to take the catch as Doug Roberts went for 0, and Foster Erwin was bowled by Wadley for 0 in his next over.  Owen then picked up the last wicket as Rob Powell was bowled for 2, and Strollers were dismissed for 62, with Mark Wadley picking up 4 for 28, Steve Davies 3 for 24, and Jon Owen 3 for 9.

Bosbury came out to bat for ten overs before tea, and lost a wicket in the first over as Merv Carless chased a wide one from Chris Arnold and failed to clear cover where the catch was taken.  New batsman George Abbey joined Dave Daffin, and the pair negotiated some good bowling from Arnold and Mark Powell, but also picked up some vital runs.  Daffin had reached 15 when he dragged a ball from Arnold onto his stumps just before the tea interval, but Bosbury went in at the break on 36 for 2.  Abbey was out shortly after the resumption, caught at fine leg for 19 off Mark Powell, but Chris Stokes struck 3 fours to take Bosbury near to victory, then captain Steve Davies hit the winning runs with a six, to win by seven wickets and ensure that the league championship will be decided on the last Saturday of the season.

 Strollers
M. Skirrow c Daffin b Wadley  1
R. Bentley-Taylor  c Woodhouse b Davies  19
C. Toomer  lbw  b Davies  6
C. Arnold  lbw  b Davies  2
M. Powell b Wadley  22
J. Powell  b Owen  7
P. Sheridan  c & b Owen  0
R. Powell  b Owen  2
D. Roberts  ct Allen b Wadley  0
F. Erwin  b Wadley  0
P. Skirrow  not out  0
Extras 3
Total  62 all out (29.2 overs)
S. Davies  12-3-24-3
M. Wadley 11-4-28-4
J. Owen  6.2-3-9-3

Bosbury
M. Carless  c P. Skirrow b Arnold  4
D. Daffin   b Arnold  15
G. Abbey  c Toomer  b M. Powell  19
C. Stokes  not out 14
S. Davies  not out  6
Extras  6
Total  64 for 3 (13.1 overs)
C. Arnold  7-1-38-2
M. Powell  6.1-2-27-1

Saturday 19th August
Bosbury vs. Lads Club, match played at Bosbury.
Match abandoned - rain

Bosbury and Lads Club tried their best to complete this fixture on Saturday at Bosbury, but heavy and persistent rain led to the abandonment of the game after Bosbury's innings.

Bosbury were inserted by the visitors in overcast conditions, and openers Merv Carless and Norman Brown played steadily against Lads Club bowlers B. Oldman and A. Oliver.  Bosbury progressed at just over 3 runs per over until Brown was out caught off Oldman for 32 with the score on 63.  Carless followed soon after, bowled by Oliver for 23.  New batsmen Dave Daffin and Chris Stokes continued to progress the score as the rain began to set in, then Chris Stokes fell to B. Caffelle for 32.  Bosbury skipper Steve Davies was next man in, but the rain brought about an early tea after 34 overs with the score on 137 for 3.

After tea, Davies began to score purposefully, striking the ball hard to the boundary and bringing up his fifty in quick time.  When Daffin was out bowled by Caffelle for 40, they had put on 86 in 8 overs.  As the rain became heavier, there was time for Darren Woodhouse to hook a huge six over square leg before Davies declared on 229 for 4, having scored 74no himself, with 4 sixes and 9 fours.  However, the rain was unrelenting, and with the pitch too wet to resume for the Lads Club innings, the match had to be abandoned.

Bosbury
M. Carless  b Oliver  25
N. Brown  c Probert  b Oldman  32
D. Daffin  b Caffelle 40
C. Stokes b Caffelle 32
S. Davies  not out  74
D. Woodhouse  not out  8
Extras  18
Total   229 for 4 dec. (42 overs)
B. Oldman  12-1-46-1
A. Oliver  11-2-24-1
B. Caffelle  10-3-64-2 

Saturday 12th August
Burghill & Tillington 2 XI vs Bosbury, match played at Tillington
Bosbury won by 68 runs

Bosbury travelled to play Burghill & Tillington 2nd XI on Saturday and were victors by 68 runs.

Put into bat by the home side on a good wicket, Bosbury openers Merv Carless and Norman Brown started off steadily, progressing to 52 after the first 10 overs.  They then began to accelerate the scoring and took the score past 100, with Carless reaching his half century first, followed shortly by Brown.  Both looked destined for centuries, but Carless mis-cued one and was caught by Sutti off D. Lively for 71 (13 fours), who then bowled Brown soon after for 88 (15 fours, 1 six), the opening partnership worth 173.  New batsmen Dave Daffin and Chris Stokes had to play watchfully to the accurate bowling of N. Vaughan and D. Lively, but once they had played themselves in, they began to open up and shared a partnership of 114 before Stokes holed out to Oliver for 57, including 6 fours and 4 sixes.  Bosbury were able to amass 101 runs off the last ten overs of the innings to finish on 314 for 3, with Dave Daffin unbeaten on 63no, including 10 fours.  For Burghill & Tillington, D. Lively finished with the best figures of 2 for 24.

Burghill & Tillington set off chasing at a good rate, with J. Morris punishing anything loose.  Both Bosbury opening bowlers came in for some punishment from Morris as the fifty came up in the tenth over.  Soon after that Morris himself got to fifty, but first change bowler George Abbey then picked up Morris's wicket, bowled for 54.  Fellow opener Sutti followed shortly after to a fine catch by Norman Brown at 2nd slip off Abbey, going for 18.  A few overs later, D. Lively departed for 7, to a fine catch by Abbey off his own bowling.   I. Oliver and N. Fryer-Jones then frustrated Bosbury with a good partnership, before Oliver was caught by Abbey off Chris Stokes for 26, and Mark Wadley returned and picked up Fryer-Jones for 35.  P. Kirby continued to hit the ball hard to the boundary, but he skied one off Blake to mid-on where Stokes to a good catch, then Stokes himself picked up Vaughan bowled for 0.  Wadley then had Cox lbw for 0, and Fred Lively caught at gully by Dave Daffin, but D. Williams (25no) and W. Oliver (7no) managed to survive the remaining six overs to deny Bosbury a bowling point and allow Burghill to pick up an extra two points for not being dismissed.  Mark Wadley (3 for 43) and George Abbey (3 for 49) were the main wicket takers for Bosbury.

Bosbury
M. Carless  c Sutti b D. Lively  71
N. Brown  b D. Lively  88
D. Daffin   not out  63
C. Stokes  c  Kirby b Oliver  57
G. Abbey  not out  1
Extras  34
Total  314 for 3 (45 overs)
D. Lively 7-2-24-2
W. Oliver  1-0-3-1

Burghill & Tillington 2nd XI
J. Morris  b Abbey  54
Sutti  c Brown b Abbey  18
D. Lively  c & b Abbey  7
I. Oliver  c Abbey b Stokes  26
N. Fryer-Jones  b Wadley  35
P. Kirby  c Stokes b Blake  46
N. Vaughan  b Stokes  0
J. Cox  lbw b Wadley  0
F. Lively  c Daffin b Wadley  0
D. Williams  not out  25
W. Oliver  not out  7
Extras 28
Total  246 for 9 (45 overs)
M. Wadley 12-3-43-3
P. Blake 9-0-51-1
G. Abbey 10-1-49-3
A. Lancett 8-1-24-0
C. Stokes  6-0-44-2 

Saturday 5th August
Eastnor III vs Bosbury, match played at Eastnor
Bosbury won by 6 wickets

Bosbury defeated Eastnor III on Saturday by 6 wickets.

Having won the toss and decided to field, Bosbury struck early as Jon Owen bowled R. Vernall for 0, and S. Peplow followed shortly afterwards bowled by Steve Davies for 6.  Eastnor opener R. Moodley was keen to open his shoulders to the opening bowlers and struck some boundaries in his 27 before he was bowled by Mark Wadley, and he found support from T. Jackson (12), who was also bowled by Wadley, as was L. Hodges (2).  John Taylor characteristically went after the bowling, and notched up a quick 15 before he was bowled by Davies, then Wadley and Davies mopped up the Eastnor tail as the home side were bowled out for 78 within 23 overs.  For Bosbury, Steve Davies finished with 5 for 40, and Mark Wadley 4 for 12.

With time no longer a factor, Bosbury began watchfully against the accuracy of the experienced Eastnor opening bowlers Jarrett and Taylor.  Gary Fletcher was Jarrett's first victim bowled for 3, and Alan Lancett fell to Taylor, bowled for 2.  Chris Stokes joined Dave Daffin and they progressed carefully to 47 before Daffin was bowled by Taylor for 18.  Chris Stokes followed shortly after, bowled by Jarrett for 15.  Bosbury captain Steve Davies, having a good season with the bat, decided to go after the bowlers, and struck 2 sixes and 3 fours in an innings of 28 not out as he steered Bosbury to victory to keep them in contention for the Division 4 title with four games remaining.

Eastnor III
R. Moodley  b Wadley  27
R. Vernall  b Owen  0
S. Peplow  c Stokes b S. Davies  6
T. Jackson  b Wadley  12
L. Hodges  b Wadley  2
J. Taylor  b S. Davies  15
D. Ashcroft  c Allen b Wadley  6
E. Parsons  b S. Davies  0
J. Vernall  b S. Davies  0
R. Jarrett  b S. Davies  4
D. Anslow  not out  0
Extras 5
Total  78 all out (22.3 overs)
S. Davies  11.3-1-40-5
J. Owen  6-0-20-1
M. Wadley 5-2-12-4

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  b  Jarrett  3
D. Daffin   b Taylor  18
A. Lancett  b Taylor  2
C. Stokes  b Jarrett  15
S. Davies   not out  28
D. Woodhouse  not out  1
Extras  13
Total  81 for 4 (25.2 overs)
R. Jarrett  12-2-31-2
J. Taylor  12-6-32-2

Saturday 29th July
Bosbury vs. Hereford City Sports 2nd XI, match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 3 wickets

Bosbury won this Marches League Division 4 game against Hereford City Sports 2nd XI by 3 wickets.

Home captain Steve Davies won the toss and put Hereford City into bat in some drizzle.  Davies and Jon Owen opened the bowling and the Hereford batsmen found scoring difficult in the opening overs.  Davies struck in the 9th over, removing Mark Rone for 6, and in the fifteenth over he took the second wicket with Hereford on 25 for 2.  Hereford continued to progress at just 2 runs per over as Davies and Owen bowled through their overs, the fifty coming up in the 24th over.  M. Brown and J. Tobin began to move the score along a little faster with the change of bowling, but lost their third wicket on 104 when Tobin was bowled by George Abbey for 38.  Brown was joined by Dave Thomas and as the gloom lifted they began to accelerate the scoring.  After some big hitting, Brown was out finally, run out in the 44th over for 62, and Thomas also completed his fifty, finishing with 62no as he steered Hereford to 198 for 4 after 45 overs

Bosbury got off to a shaky start as Mark Wadley was bowled by A. Jones for 2.  Steve Davies then joined Dave Daffin, and Davies was soon looking to strike the ball hard.  Davies progressed quickly, bringing up his half century with a six, and he continued in the same manner whilst Daffin played an anchor role.  Davies was dropped three times and shared a partnership of 124 with Daffin before he was finally bowled by Mark Rone for a magnificent 72.  Daffin was out soon after pulling a full toss to backward square leg for 31.  Darren Woodhouse then joined Chris Stokes and they took the score to 156 before Stokes was also bowled by Rone for 15, and Rone then picked up the wicket of Alan Lancett for 0.  George Abbey helped Woodhouse take Bosbury to 180 before he became Rone's 4th victim, bowled for 6. Woodhouse took Bosbury to within 3 runs of victory but was caught out for 31, leaving it to Paul Allen (5no) and Jon Owen to steer Bosbury home by 3 wickets.

Hereford City Sports 2nd XI
M. Rone  c Allen b S. Davies  6
A. Rao    c Woodhouse b S. Davies  7
M. Brown  run out  62
S. Tobin  b Abbey  38
D. Thomas   not out  62
A. Jones  not out  7
Extras 16
Total  198 for 4 (45 overs)
S Davies 12-6-22-2
J. Owen  12-7-22-0
P. Blake 2-0-22-0
M. Wadley  10-3-46-0
G. Abbey  4-0-27-1
A Lancett  2-0-21-0
C. Stokes  3-0-24-0

Bosbury
M. Wadley  b  Jones  2
D. Daffin  c Atkins  b Tobin 31
S. Davies  b Rone  72
C. Stokes  b Rone  15
D. Woodhouse  ct Thomas b A. Atkins  31
A. Lancett  lbw b Rone  0
G. Abbey  b Rone  6
P. Allen  not out 5
J. Owen not out 0
Extras  37
Total   199 for 7 (32.1 overs)
A. Jones  10-1-60-1
M. Rone  12-0-55-4
J. Tobin  2-0-18-1
A. Atkins  4.1-0-23-1

Saturday 22nd July
Almeley vs Bosbury, match played at Almeley
Almeley won by 6 wickets

Bosbury travelled to Almeley on Saturday and were defeated by 6 wickets.

Having won the toss and decided to bat, Bosbury were soon in trouble as Wozencroft picked up the first three batsmen with only 30 on the board.  Chris Stokes and Mark Wadley staged a brief recovery, but after being struck on the helmet and sustaining a cut chin, Stokes was out caught off a mis-timed hook for 36 with the score on 61.  Mark Wadley had played well for his 30 when he was caught by Williams off Ball.  Bosbury continued to lose wickets regularly, though Alan Lancett (12) and Paul Allen (13) both attempted to steer Bosbury to another batting point, but the visiting team could muster only 140 all out after 33 overs.  Ball (4 for 30) and Wozencroft (3 for 33) had done the damage with the ball for Almeley.

Almeley benefited from the overs that Bosbury didn't bat, so were chasing the target from a maximum of 57 overs.  The opening batsman Clayton and A Duggan both started watchfully as Jon Owen and Mark Wadley bowled excellent opening spells, but Almeley had reduced the target by 30 runs after 10 overs at the tea-break.  More tight bowling from George Abbey and Steve Davies after the break saw Almeley progress at just 2 runs per over, and survive some difficult catching chances. Clayton became the first Almeley victim as he pushed at one from Abbey and was caught by Steve Davies at silly mid-off for 18.  Next over Steve Davies finally got some reward as Williams was caught by Gary Fletcher at slip for 4, and then he had Pridey lbw for 7.  Jon Owen returned again from the other end, and bowled Jones for 2 to give Bosbury a flicker of hope at 80 for 4, but Burgoyne (26no) joined A. Duggan and the pair eked out the remaining 61 runs, with Duggan reaching his 50 just before the end as Almeley won by 6 wickets.

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  c A. Duggan b Wozencroft  1
D. Daffin   b Wozencroft  10
G. Abbey  ct Evans b Wozencroft  0
C. Stokes  c & b Ball  36
M. Wadley  c Williams b Ball  30
S. Davies   b Ball  7
B. Ledbury b  Ball  5
J. Owen  b Jones  0
A. Lancett  c Burgoyne  b Jones  12
P. Allen  c Evans  b Baker  13
P. Blake  not out  4
Extras  26
Total  140 all out (33 overs)
N. Evans  3-0-29-0
M. Wozencroft  8-2-33-3
A. Ball  12-6-30-4
S. Jones  8-1-27-2
C. Baker  2-0-7-1

Almeley
J. Clayton  c Davies b Abbey 18
A. Duggan  not out 53
R. Williams  c Fletcher  b Davies  4
M. Pridey  lbw b Davies  7
S. Jones  b Owen  2
J. Burgoyne  not out 26
Extras 28
Total  141 for 4 (43.4 overs)
M. Wadley  9-0-37-0
J. Owen  12-3-18-1
G. Abbey  9-0-25-1
S. Davies  12-2-22-2
P. Blake  1.4-0-9-0
A. Lancett  1-0-8-0

Marches Cup 3rd Round
Sunday 16th July
Bosbury vs. Burghill, match played at Bosbury
Burghill won by 80 runs

On another scorching hot Sunday, Bosbury played host to Burghill in the third round of the Marches Cup.

Put into bat by Bosbury, Burghill openers K. Morris (43) and J. Symonds (26) set off at a good rate and constructed a useful opening stand.  Three wickets from Mark Wadley and a great catch from Williams off Blake to dismiss Symonds gave Bosbury hope of chasing a reasonable total, but a fine stand between P. Bailey and M. Preece saw Burghill head past 200. Darren Cooke came on towards the end of the innings and after a few wayward deliveries produced a fine spell of bowling (5 for 37) to dismiss the Burghill tail as they were all out for 224 in 38.2 overs.

Bosbury got off to a reasonable enough start, but lost Dave Daffin caught by the keeper off K. Morris for 10 with the score on 24.  D. Williams joined Mark Wadley and they took the score to 41 before Wadley popped one up for a catch to Morris off Symonds for 24.  Chris Stokes was out soon after for 5, but Bosbury captain Steve Davies joined Williams and hit a few lusty blows before he perished swinging for 20 with the score on 84.  Luke Ledbury added 13 before he was adjudged lbw, and then the Bosbury innings collapsed , with Williams the last man out, run out for 36, and Peter Blake 4no.  Bosbury's total of 144 in 33 overs was 80 short of Burghill's total, with Preece picking up 4 for 41 and DeSouza 2 for 6.

Burghill
K. Morris  b Wadley  43
J. Symonds  c Williams b Blake  26
T. Walsh  b Wadley  8
J. Terry  c Cooke b Wadley  5
P. Bailey  c Lancett  b Cooke  67
M. Preece  c Ledbury  b Cooke  21
M. Pledge  run out  1
N. Box  lbw  b Cooke  2
P. Eaines  c Ledbury b Cooke  12
S. DeSouza  lbw b Cooke 4
J. Blandford  not out  14
Extras 21
Total  224 all out (38.2 overs)
S Davies 8-0-20-1
M. Wadley  8-0-61-3
P. Blake 8-0-44-1
A Lancett  6-0-40-0
D. Cooke  7.2-0-37-5

Bosbury
D. Daffin  c Box  b Morris  10
M. Wadley  c Morris b Symonds  24
D.M. Williams  run out  36
C. Stokes  c Preece  b Morris  5
S. Davies  b Preece  20
L. Ledbury  lbw  b Preece  13
D. Cooke  c Bailey  b Preece  3
B. Ledbury  c Walsh  b DeSouza  0
A. Lancett  b DeSouza  0
R. Davies  b DeSouza  0
P. Blake not out 4
Extras  23
Total   144 all out (33 overs)
K. Morris  8-2-22-2
J. Symonds  8-0-34-1
M. Preece  8-1-41-4
DeSouza  5-2-6-2

Saturday 15th July
Bosbury vs Ewyas Harold, match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 3 runs

Bosbury were put into bat on the Bosbury School pitch by Ewyas Harold on Saturday, and lost their first wicket on 24 when Dave Daffin played a full toss from J. James onto his stumps for 15.  George Abbey joined Mark Wadley and they took the score to 50 before Abbey edged Hope to the keeper and was out for 9.  Gary Fletcher eased his way to 42 before he was next out, bowled by Manning with the score on 92, then Chris Stokes and Steve Davies put on 50 together.  Stokes was then out for 36, also bowled by Manning, and Mark Wadley followed shortly after caught by the keeper off Manning.  Steve Davies then stroked his way to a fine fifty, which included 4 fours and 4 sixes, but was out soon afterwards.  Alan Lancett (10) and Paul Allen (10no) saw Bosbury passed the 200, and the innings finished on 208 for 9 after 45 overs.  K. Manning picked up 4 for 39 for Ewyas Harold.

Ewyas Harold got off to a slow start and lost their first wicket to Mark Wadley in the fifth over when Hope was out for 0 with the score on 2.  Jon Owen picked up the wickets of A. Davies and R. Sevenoaks to leave Ewyas Harold on 28 for 3.  L. Williams and J. Owen led the recovery for Ewyas, as they took the score on to 79 before opener Owen was out to Steve Davies for 38.  Meanwhile, Williams went on and passed his fifty, though Ewyas kept losing wickets regularly, but Madders (25) and G. Powell (13) supported Williams as Ewyas crept ever closer to the Bosbury total.  With 11 needed from the final over, Mark Wadley conceded just 7 runs, to leave Ewyas short by 3 runs, with Williams finishing on 66no, and Manning 8no.  Pick of the Bosbury bowlers was Jon Owen (4 for 35) with another fine display.

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  b Manning  42
D. Daffin  b James 15
G. Abbey  c Dallow  b Hope  9
C. Stokes  b Manning 36
S. Davies  c Williams b Manning  50
M. Wadley  c Dallow b Manning  4
J. Owen  b James  9
D. Cooke  run out  0
A. Lancett  c James b A. Davies  10
P. Allen  not out 10
P. Blake  not out  0
Extras  23
Total  208 for 9 (45 overs)
J. James 10-1-45-2
A. Davies  7-1-27-1
D. Hope  12-2-51-1
K. Manning  12-2-39-4

Ewyas Harold
D. Hope  c Fletcher  b Wadley 0
J. Owen  Abbey b S. Davies  38
A. Davies  c Allen b J. Owen  13
R. Sevenoaks  b J. Owen  1
L. Williams  not out 66
J. Powell  b S. Davies  6
L. Dallow  st Allen b Lancett  4
K. Madders  b J. Owen  25
G. Powell  b J. Owen  13
J. James  b S. Davies  2
K. Manning  not out 8
Extras 29
Total  205 for 9 (45 overs)
M Wadley 12-3-45-1
J. Owen  12-6-35-4
A. Lancett  9-0-53-1
S. Davies  12-0-61-3

Saturday 8th July
Herefordians vs Bosbury, match played at Bishop's School Hereford
Bosbury won by 58 runs

Bosbury travelled to Bishop's School on Saturday and defeated Herefordians by 58 runs.

Herefordians put Bosbury into bat and Gary Fletcher in his first game of the season struck some useful boundaries in a good opening partnership with Paul Allen of 46.  Fletcher was first man out lbw to Graves for 27 with the score on 46, and Allen (13) followed soon after as he was bowled by B. Bateman.  George Abbey and Chris Stokes were playing well when Abbey was out caught for 18 off B. Bateman.  Stokes was then well supported by Darryl Williams who eventually had to retire hurt on 25, and Darren Woodhouse who chipped in with 14, but it was Stokes who continued his good form this season and struck 83, including 8 fours and 2 sixes, before he was the last man out in the last over as Bosbury posted 222.  B. Bateman had figures of 3 for 39 for Herefordians, and J. Bateman picked up 3 wickets in his second spell at the end to finish with 3 for 33.

Herefordians started off slowly as Steve Davies and Jon Owen bowled tightly.  Jon Owen bowled a magnificent spell of 12 overs, conceding just 16 runs.  The first 19 overs produced just 32 runs before opener D. Price was out bowled by George Abbey.  C. Griffiths joined E. Thomas, and they progressed just as slowly, finally bringing up the 100 in the 36th over, by which time the Bosbury total was far beyond their reach. Spinner Alan Lancett (2 for 53) picked up the wickets of both Griffiths (stumped by Paul Allen for 23), and then Thomas, who had made 77.  Graves and Wilcox stayed to the end of the 45 overs as Herefordians finished on 164 for 4, still 58 runs adrift.

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  lbw b M. Graves  27
P. Allen  b B. Bateman  13
G. Abbey  ct Goodarzi b B. Bateman  18
C. Stokes  lbw b B. Bateman  83
B. Ledbury b  M. Graves  2
D. Williams  retired hurt  25
D. Woodhouse  c Graves b J. Bateman  14
H. Nolan  lbw b J Bateman  1
S. Davies  c Wood b J. Bateman  6
J. Owen  b Stevens  6
A. Lancett not out  0
Extras  33
Total  222 for 9 (44.4 overs)
J. Bateman 10-2-33-3
W. Stevens  9-0-55-1
M. Graves  12-1-41-2
B. Bateman  8.4-0-39-3

Herefordians
E. Thomas  c Stokes  b Lancett 77
D. Price  b Abbey  9
C. Griffiths  st Allen  b Lancett  23
M. Graves  b Stokes  5
M. Graves  not out 22
R. Wilcox  not out 4
Extras 28
Total  164 for 4 (45 overs)
S. Davies  12-5-23-0
J. Owen  12-2-16-0
G. Abbey  8-0-18-1
A. Lancett  11-0-53-2
C. Stokes  3-0-27-1

Sunday 2nd July
Bosbury vs Bishop's Frome (Marches Cup 2nd Round), played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 131 runs

On a scorching hot Sunday afternoon, Bosbury played host to Bishop's Frome in the Marches Cup.

Put into bat by Bishop's Frome, Bosbury openers Dave Daffin and Alan Lancett set off at around seven an over, taking advantage of gaps in the field.  The fifty was brought up in the eighth over, but Lancett was out shortly after caught by Quatermass off Roberts for 18.  Luke Ledbury looked in good form as he struck a swift 22, including 5 fours, before he drove at Stuart Knights, found the edge and was caught well by Djibu at gully.  Dave Daffin brought his fifty up shortly after, then Jeff Barnes bowled George Abbey (2) with a full toss with the score on 134 for 3.  Steve Davies joined Dave Daffin, and the pair added a further 29 before Dave Daffin was out finally lbw to Djibu for 66, including 13 fours and 2 sixes.  Darren Woodhouse scored a swift 12 off ten balls before he skied one to Knights off Ritesh.  Steve Davies played fluently once again and was well supported by Ben Ledbury (17), and then Chris Stokes.  Davies was out finally after reaching a well-deserved fifty, caught by Knights off Djibu for 54 (8 fours, 1 six).  Chris Stokes played well despite being under the weather, and notched up 33no (2 fours and 3 sixes) with the tail, with Peter Blake (6) last man out, run out after being called for a single by Stokes.  Bosbury's final score was 276 off 37.5 overs.

Bishop's Frome lost the early wicket of Raj for 4, lbw to Blake, but then Opener Jeff Barnes and new batsman Mike Quatermass frustrated Bosbury with some good batting, although were beginning to fall behind the rate quite early on.  Quatermass was out eventually for 19 as he pulled Blake to Steve Davies at mid-wicket.  Carter was then run out without scoring.  Jeff Barnes continued his innings, looking unlikely to get out, and he brought up his fifty.  Meanwhile, Joe Abbey bowled James for 12, then George Abbey picked up Roberts, stumped smartly by keeper Luke Ledbury for 8, and Alan Lancett also had a stumping as Djibu went for 14.  Jeff Barnes finally went stumped by Ledbury as well off Abbey again for fine 69, and then Abbey and Lancett mopped up the Bishop's Frome tail as they were all out for 145 off 28 overs.

Bosbury
D. Daffin  lbw b Djibu  66
A. Lancett  c Quatermass b Roberts  18
L. Ledbury  c Djibu  b Knights  22
G. Abbey  b Barnes  2
S. Davies  c Knights b Djibu  54
D. Woodhouse  ct Knights b Ritesh  12
B. Ledbury  c Knights Roberts  17
J. Abbey  b Roberts  0
C. Stokes  not out  33
R. Davies  run out  0
P. Blake run out  6
Extras  36
Total   276 for 6 (37.5 overs)
S. Knights  8-1-40-1
L. Roberts  8-0-56-3
J. Barnes  7-0-59-1
M. Quatermass  1-0-10-0
Ritesh  5-0-38-1
Djibu  7.5-0-41-2
O. James 1-0-23-0

Bishop's Frome
Raj  lbw b Blake  4
J. Barnes  st L. Ledbury b G. Abbey  69
M. Quatermass  ct S. Davies b Blake  19
A. Carter  run out  0
O. James  b J. Abbey  12
L. Roberts  st L. Ledbury b G. Abbey  8
Djibu  st L. Ledbury b Lancett  14
Ritesh  c S. Davies  b G. Abbey  0
A. Smith  not out 0
S. Knights  b Lancett  0
Extras 19
Total  145 all out (29 overs)
S Davies 5-2-13-0
P. Blake 8-0-49-2
J. Abbey  6-0-42-1
A Lancett  6-0-22-2
G. Abbey  3-0-12-3

Saturday 1st July
Hay CC vs Bosbury, played at Hay-on-Wye
Hay CC won by 5 runs

Bosbury travelled to Hay-on-Wye for a midday start on Saturday, and lost by 5 runs.

Hay batted first and lost P. Lloyd in Mark Wadley's first over, caught by Chris Stokes for 0.  Wadley struck again in his next over removing J. Provis, caught by Alan Lancett for 2.  Jon Owen then picked up D. Laurie bowled for 2 to leave Hay in trouble at 22 for 3.  However, opener J. Daw was batting well, and he was joined by R. Prosser and the pair put on a fifty stand, with Daw bringing up his own 50 including 8 fours, before he was finally out caught by keeper Paul Allen off John Owen.  New batsman J. Davies helped Prosser take the score past 100, then Prosser (24) was run out attempting a quick single after being dropped by Peter Blake. Davies (36) and M. Provis (23) kept the scoreboard ticking over, and D. Cooke tried to steer Hay to a fourth batting point, but he was last man out, stumped by Allen off Alan Lancett, for 13, as Hay posted 174, with Mark Wadley taking 5 for 52.

Hay's young opening bowlers J. Provis and M. Provis found some lift from the wicket as Bosbury openers Mark Wadley and Dave Daffin put on 13 before Daffin was bowled by a full toss from M. Provis for 3.  Mark Wadley (8) followed one run later as a ball popped up off M. Provis and it was taken by R. Prosser.  George Abbey and Chris Stokes then began a recovery, but Abbey (19) was caught by P. Lloyd after another ball popped up from D. Cooke.  Darren Woodhouse (8) became Cooke's second victim as he skied one and was caught, and then Chris Stokes was bowled by a full toss from J. Daw for 33. Bosbury were on 108 for 5 and it looked like the game would be close.  Steve Davies was hitting the ball well and he was joined by Jon Owen.  Davies struck a 6 and a 4 off J. Lloyd's only over to take him to 49, but Lloyd then had him lbw with the score 130 for 6.  Paul Allen helped Owen take the score to 157 before Allen was caught by Prosser off J. Provis, then Alan Lancett went for 0, and Jon Owen (19) was bowled by J. Provis with the score now 160 for 9.  Peter Blake joined Richard Davies, and Blake applied himself to the task magnificently, picking up 8 and taking Bosbury to within 6 runs of victory, but Richard Davies could not drop his hands quick enough to one from J. Provis and he was caught off the glove by the keeper to bring the keenly fought contest to a close.

Hay
J. Daw  c Allen b Owen  50
P. Lloyd  c Stokes b Wadley  0
J. Provis  c Lancett b Wadley  2
D. Laurie  b Owen  2
R. Prosser  run out  24
T. Davies  b Lancett  36
M. Provis  c & b Wadley 23
D. Cooke  st Allen b Lancett  13
M. Trowell  b Wadley  1
S. Anderson  c Allen b Wadley  0
B. Barrel not out  6
Extras 19
Total  174 all out (43.1 overs)
M Wadley 12-1-52-5
J. Owen  12-3-35-2
S. Davies  10-2-29-0
A. Lancett  9.1-0-49-2

Bosbury
M. Wadley  c Prosser b M. Provis  8
D. Daffin  b M. Provis  3
G. Abbey  c Lloyd  b D. Cooke  19
C. Stokes  b J. Daw  33
D. Woodhouse  c Lloyd b D. Cooke  8
S. Davies  lbw b Lloyd  49
J. Owen  b J. Provis  19
P. Allen  c Prosser b J. Provis  8
A. Lancett  b M. Provis  0
R. Davies  c Prosser b J. Provis  1
P. Blake  not out  8
Extras  13
Total  169 all out (33 overs)
J. Provis 10.1-3-25-3
M. Provis  11-1-46-3
J. Daw  6-0-32-1
D. Cooke  5-0-49-2
P. Lloyd  1-0-11-1 

Saturday 24th June
Bosbury vs Strollers, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 80 runs

Bosbury won this Marches League Division 4 top of the table clash at home against Strollers by 80 runs.

Having been put into bat by the visitors, Bosbury began steadily with openers Merv Carless and Dave Daffin playing  the opening overs watchfully as Mark Powell and Chris Arnold bowled well, and the pitch served up some variable bounce.  The pair put on 60 before Daffin (29) edged Doughty to first slip where Martin Skirrow took the catch at the third attempt.  New batsman Luke Ledbury was then unfortunate to be run out in Doughty's next over when the bowler deflected a drive from Carless onto the stumps with Ledbury well out of his ground backing up.  Martin Skirrow was introduced into the attack and struck immediately, bowling Carless for 24, and then Darren Woodhouse drove straight to the point fielder and Bosbury were now 79 for 4.  Chris Stokes joined George Abbey, and Stokes was soon playing strongly, hitting the ball to all parts of the ground as he plundered the Strollers attack for 82, including 15 fours and 2 sixes.  Abbey was content to play the anchor role as the pair shared a century stand.  Mark Powell returned to the attack and eventually bowled Stokes, but Steve Davies (23) and Jon Owen (31no) helped Abbey (34no) put on 63 in the last 6 overs as Bosbury finished on 262 for 6, with Martin Skirrow's bowling figures 3 for 60.

Chasing a challenging total, Strollers needed a good start, but lost Bentley-Taylor, caught by Abbey off Jon Owen for 6 with the score on 12.  Steve Davies bowled with good pace and although conceding a few runs, eventually had deserved success when he picked up Strollers skipper Richard Lerego lbw for 11, then in his next over he bowled Chris Arnold for 11 to leave the visitors on 49 for 3.  Mark Powell joined Jon Powell, and they began to find the boundary with regularity to keep up with the required run-rate.  Spinner Alan Lancett was then brought into the attack and he picked up the wicket of Jon Powell (20) with his first ball, caught brilliantly by keeper Ledbury.  It then became a contest between Mark Powell and the home team, as Powell powered the ball to the boundary and over the ropes in a fine display of batting.  Martin Skirrow and Rob Powell became Lancett's second and third victims, and then Mark Powell was out finally, caught by Richard Davies off Steve Davies for 88, which had included 10 fours and 6 sixes.  The Strollers innings folded after that, as they were all out for 182, with Steve Davies finishing with 4 wickets for 54, and Alan Lancett taking the final wicket to finish with 5 for 42, his first 5-wicket haul in a league match.

Bosbury
M. Carless  b M. Skirrow  24
D. Daffin  c M. Skirrow b Doughty  29
L. Ledbury  run out 0
G. Abbey  not out  34
D. Woodhouse  ct Toomer  b M. Skirrow  1
C. Stokes  b  M. Powell 82
S. Davies  c & b M. Skirrow  23
J. Owen not out 31
Extras  38
Total   262 for 6 (45 overs)
M. Powell  9-0-45-1
C. Arnold 12-3-45-0
D. Roberts  6-0-23-0
D. Doughty 9-0-62-1
M. Skirrow  8-1-60-3
Bentley-Taylor 1-0-17-0

Strollers
R. Lerego  lbw  b S. Davies  11
R. Bentley-Taylor  c Abbey b Owen  6
C. Arnold  b S. Davies  11
J. Powell  c Ledbury  b Lancett  20
M. Powell  c R. Davies  b S. Davies 88
M. Skirrow  c Carless  b Lancett  2
R. Powell  b Lancett 7
A. Weaver  c Abbey b Lancett  0
C. Toomer  b S. Davies  2
D. Roberts  lbw  b Lancett  0
D. Doughty  not out 1
Extras 34
Total  182 all out (30 overs)
S Davies 12-3-54-4
J. Owen  7-1-35-1
A Lancett  8-0-42-5
P. Blake 3-0-37-0 

Saturday 17th June
Bosbury vs Lads Club, played at Widemarsh Common
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

Bosbury travelled to Widemarsh Common last Saturday and defeated Lads Club by 8 wickets, to earn a further 19 points in Marches League Division 4.

Bosbury captain Steve Davies won the toss and inserted the home team.  B. Caffelle became Mark Wadley's first victim in the fourth over as he was bowled for 3, then K. Maggs joined S. Cardone and the pair negotiated their way to 23 before Wadley struck again with two wickets.  Cardone made 8 and Maggs made 12, but Wadley was on fire with his bowling, and finding some assistance from the pitch.  In a fine performance of pace bowling he reduced Lads Club to 36 for 6, before supporting opening bowler Jon Owen pitched in to pick up the wicket of B. Mills for 0.  Wadley then took 2 more wickets, including a diving slip catch from Steve Davies, to give him personal best final figures of 8 for 14, then Jon Owen wrapped up Lads Club innings on 41 all out.

Luke Ledbury and Steve Davies opened for Bosbury, but Davies fell early to A. Oliver, bowled for 1.  Ledbury struck the ball powerfully as usual, hitting three fours and a magnificent six before he became A. Oliver's second victim, bowled for 21.  George Abbey (11no) was joined by Darren Woodhouse who scored 10 runs in 5 balls to take Bosbury past the required total for an eight wicket victory in under 10 overs.

Lads Club
B. Caffelle  b Wadley  3
S. Cardone  c Allen b Wadley  8
K. Maggs  lbw  b Wadley  12
A. Oliver  b Wadley 0
B. Halfpenny  c & b Wadley  9
G. Gunter  b Wadley  0
N. Shutt  lbw Wadley  0
B. Mills  b Owen  0
R. Halfpenny  c S. Davies b Owen  3
N. Oliver  b Wadley  0
B. Oldman  not out  1
Extras 5
Total  41 all out (22.2 overs)
J. Owen  11.2-2-22-2
M Wadley 11-3-14-8

Bosbury
L. Ledbury  b A.Oliver  21
S. Davies  b A.Oliver  1
G. Abbey  not out  11
D. Woodhouse  not out 10
Extras  1
Total  44 for 2 (9.5 overs)
A. Oliver 5-0-19-2

Saturday 3rd June
Bosbury vs Eastnor III, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

Bosbury won at home in their Marches League Division 4 game against Eastnor 3rd at Bosbury on Saturday by 198 runs.

Winning the toss and choosing to bowl first on a warm sunny afternoon, Eastnor 3rd opening bowlers Gary Watkins and Tom Powell found some swing and the Bosbury openers Norman Brown and Matt Graff had to play watchfully.  When Dave Goodman replaced Powell in the attack, Graff produced two consecutive straight hits for six to take the Bosbury score past fifty, but Graff was soon to perish after a drinks break as Goodman got one through his defences and he was bowled for 41.  Dave Daffin joined Brown, and they took the Bosbury total past 100 but then Brown was bowled for 41 by John Taylor on the first ball of his spell.  This brought George Abbey to the crease, and it wasn't long before he was hitting the ball powerfully around the field.  He struck 9 fours before he was adjudged lbw to Taylor for 46.  Next batsman Darren Woodhouse tried to go aerial too soon in his innings and was caught off the bowling of Watkins for 1, bringing Bosbury skipper Steve Davies to the crease.  Dave Daffin had played solidly and shortly afterwards reached his half century, going on to score 58, including 8 fours and a six, before Taylor finally claimed his wicket, caught at slip by Goodman.  Paul Allen (run out for 3), Alan Lancett (bowled by Taylor for 0) and Richard Davies (1 not out) all came in to support Steve Davies as he accumulated a quick 26 runs off the last few overs to take Bosbury to a final total of 243 for 7 off their 45 overs.  John Taylor picked up 4 for 65 as Eastnor toiled in the heat.

In reply, the Eastnor  innings got off to a disastrous start.  In the second over of their innings, Dave Goodman was bowled by Peter Blake for 0, and then Blake, who was moving the ball around prodigiously, struck again in his second over, this time removing Adam McTear for 4.  Things then went from bad to worse for Eastnor, as Steve Davies, bowling from the other end, picked up the wicket of Dean Potts, bowled for 1, then Tom Powell was run out in a mix up with Matt Panter for 0, and to finish the over Davies then bowled Nick Haggar to leave Eastnor reeling at 14 for 5.  New batsman John Taylor and opener Matt Panter staged a brief recovery but it was Davies who struck again four overs later, bringing Panter's resistance to an end as he was bowled for 7.  Louis Hodges was also bowled out for 0 in the same over, then Jamie Onions became Davies's fifth victim two overs later as he was also bowled for 0.  Gary Watkins was next out, bowled by Blake, and the final wicket of Dave Anslow fell to Alan Lancett, as he edged the ball in the air for an easy catch to keeper Paul Allen to round off a massive victory for Bosbury.  John Taylor remained 21 not out, having produced the best performance with both bat and ball for Eastnor, whilst for Bosbury, Steve Davies finished with 5 wickets for 5 runs from a fine spell of controlled bowling.

Bosbury
N. Brown  b Taylor  41
M. Graff  b Goodman  41
D. Daffin  c Goodman b Taylor  58
G. Abbey  lbw b Taylor  46
D. Woodhouse  ct Potts  b Watkins  1
S. Davies  not out  26
P. Allen  run out  3
A. Lancett  b Taylor  1
R. Davies  not out  1
Extras  24
Total   243 for 7 (45 overs)
G. Watkins  10-1-33-1
T. Powell  5-0-30-0
D. Goodman  9-1-43-1
A. McTear  5-1-30-0
J. Taylor  11-0-65-4
N. Haggar  5-0-35-0

Eastnor III
M. Panter  b S. Davies  7
D. Goodman b Blake  0
A. McTear  b Blake 4
D. Potts  b S. Davies  1
T. Powell  run out  0
N. Haggar  b Davies  0
J. Taylor  not out  21
L. Hodges  b Davies  0
J. Onions  b S. Davies  0
G. Watkins  b Blake  0
D. Anslow  C Allen b Lancett  1
Extras 11
Total  45 all out (14.1 overs)
S Davies 6-4-5-5
P. Blake 7-1-32-3
A Lancett 1.1-0-2-1

Saturday 13th May
Bosbury vs Ewyas Harold, played at Ewyas Harold
Match abandoned after 9.4 overs (rain)

Uncannily, for the second consecutive year, we travelled away on FA Cup final day, only to end up in the pub watching the match after thunder and lightning and heavy rain caused the cricket to be abandoned after only half-an-hour's play.  In that time, having won the toss and inserted the home team, we managed to bowl 9.4 overs and pick up the wicket of K. Madders, caught at point by Dave Daffin off Mark Wadley. Ewyas Harold were 11 for 1 when the storm came, and the pitch was waterlogged within 15 minutes.

Ewyas Harold
J. Owen  not out  8
K. Madders  c Daffin b Wadley  2
D. Hope not out   0
Extras 1
Total  11 for 1 (9.4 overs)

M Wadley 5-2-6-1
J. Owen  4.4-2-4-0 

Saturday 6th May
Bosbury vs Herefordians, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

Bosbury won their first Marches League Division 4 game of the season by 8 wickets against Herefordians at Bosbury on Saturday.

Winning the toss and choosing to bat first, the visitors were soon in trouble as Steve Davies removed D. Price in the first over with just one run on the board.  Tight bowling then from both Davies and Mark Wadley kept the visitors to below 2 runs per over before Davies struck again in the 9th over, this time bowling A. Thomas for 7.  With a light drizzle falling, Herefordians continued to struggle to progress the scoring, and the introduction of Jon Owen into the attack brought about the removal of first Mike Graves caught behind square by Wadley for 4, then G. Cook was bowled for 7.  From 22 for 4, L. Watkins and R. Wilcox took the score along to 74 after 29 overs, but change bowler Alan Lancett brought about the wicket of Watkins lbw for 15. then in his next over Wilcox was caught by Peter Blake on the boundary for 34, and next ball Wood tried to hit the ball in the air over cover, but was caught by Daffin instead for 1.  S. Wilcox was next man to go, run out without scoring, and then Lancett bowled N. Phipps for 0 to give him figures of 4 wickets for 8 runs.  S. Godarzi was the last man out, also run out for 2, leaving S. Hodges not out 0, and Herefordians had collapsed to 91 all out after 34 overs.

In reply, Bosbury started off well, Dave Daffin hitting two nice boundaries before playing across the line to a straight one from L. Watkins and was bowled for 12.  George Abbey joined Mark Wadley and they batted steadily, Wadley looking comfortable and Abbey striking the ball cleanly but unlucky to find the fielders.  Abbey had scored 12 including two boundaries when he was unfortunate enough to drag the ball onto his stumps from Mike Graves.  Darryl Williams joined Wadley, and having played himself in, Wadley then began to open up, striking 7 boundaries in an impressive innings of 37 not out, and Williams chipped in with 12 runs as Bosbury eased past the Herefordians total in just 17 overs to pick up 19 points.  Bosbury would like to acknowledge their sponsors RAM International Haulage, and The Racing Site, part of The Sporting Sites Limited.

Herefordians
A. Thomas  b Davies  7
D. Price  b Davies  0
G. Cook  b Owen  7
M. Graves  ct Wadley b Owen  4
L Watkins  lbw b Lancett 15
R. Wilcox  ct Blake  b Lancett 34
S. Wood  ct Daffin b Lancett 1
S. Wilcox  run out  0
S. Godarzi  run out  2
N. Phipps  b Lancett 0
S. Hodges  not out  0
Extras 20
Total  91 all out (34 overs)

S Davies 10-4-16-2
M Wadley 7-2-8-0
P. Blake 7-1-17-0
A Lancett 4-0-8-4

Bosbury
M. Wadley  not out  37
D. Daffin  b Watkins  12
G. Abbey  b Graves 12
D. Williams  not out 12
Extras  20
Total   93 for 2 (17 overs)

L. Watkins  5-2-14-1
M. Graves  7-1-33-1
A. Thomas  3-0-24-0
N. Phipps 1-0-11-0
G. Cook  1-0-6-0

Saturday 3rd September
Bosbury vs Ross 2nd XI, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 6 wickets

Bosbury won this final Marches League Division 4 match against Ross 2nd XI at Bosbury by 6 wkts, to round off another year of success and great all-round team performances. Put into bat by Bosbury captain Steve Davies, the visitors lost D. Humble in the second over, caught behind by keeper Paul Allen off Mark Wadley.  The other opener J Hill was next to go, caught at slip by Gary Fletcher for 5 with the score on 19.  M Damsell and D Bevan staged a recovery, batting carefully to reach 50 before Damsell became Wadley's third victim as he was bowled off his pads for 31 which included 6 fours.  Jon Owen was brought into the attack for Bosbury and bowled his usual tight line and was duly rewarded with the wicket of A Backhouse who was bowled for 14.  Alan Lancett, bowling at the other end, soon picked up M Lovett caught well at mid-wicket by Wadley for 7, then D Bevan followed soon after, caught behind by Allen off Owen for 28, with the score now 97 for 6.  S Earl was next to go, lbw to Owen for 8, then T Tregaskes was brilliantly stumped by Allen off Lancett for 8.  Lancett then picked up his third wicket, as M Backhouse hit a shot hard to mid-wicket where Wadley plucked it out of the air for a great catch,and was out for 4.  The final wicket went down in the final over, D Lovett caught by Wadley off Steve Davies for 5, to leave N Tregraskes not out on 20, Ross finishing on 144 all out.

In reply, Bosbury's openers Merv Carless and Gary Fletcher had progressed to 14 when Fletcher was bowled by N Tregaskes for 6, bringing Luke Ledbury to the wicket.  He and Carless moved the score along briskly, with Ledbury punishing any loose balls, and bringing up a deserved fifty.  The pair brought up the hundred for Bosbury, though Carless was out soon after, lbw to the talented 13-year old M Backhouse for 28.  Dave Daffin came out to join Ledbury, but 10 runs later, M Backhouse bowled Ledbury for a magnificent 75, which included 16 fours, and then Daffin cut a delivery from T Tregaskes hard to point where M Lovett took a fine catch above his head.  At 120 for 4 and with 25 needed, Bosbury skipper Steve Davies joined Darren Cooke at the wicket, and Davies wasted no time in chasing the remaining runs, hitting 3 fours and then a superb straight drive over the bowler's head for 6 to win the game for Bosbury. Bosbury picked up another 20 points which should be sufficient to clinch the Division 4 title, just ahead of rivals Presteigne.

Ross 2nd XI
J Hill  c Fletcher b Wadley 5
D Humble  c Allen b Wadley  0
M Damsell b Wadley  31
D. Bevan c Allen b Owen 28
A. Backhouse b Owen 14
M Lovett c Wadley b Lancett 7
S Earl lbw b Owen 8
N Tregaskes not out 20
T Tregaskes st Allen b Lancett 8
M Backhouse c Wadley b Lancett 4
D Lovett c Wadley b S Davies 5
Extras 14
Total  144 all out (44.3 overs)
S Davies 10.3-1-35-1
M Wadley 12-4-38-3
J Owen 12-4-21-3
A Lancett 10-0-45-3

Bosbury
M Carless lbw b M Backhouse 28
G Fletcher  b N Tregaskes 6
L Ledbury b M Backhouse 75
D. Daffin c M Lovett b T Tregaskes 2
D Cooke not out 2
S. Davies  not out  20
Extras  12
Total   145 for 4 (24 overs)
N Tregaskes 7-0-32-1
N Lovett 4-0-22-1
M Backhouse 3-1-6-2
T Tregaskes 2-1-20-1 

Saturday 27th August
Bosbury vs Leominster 2nd XI, played at Leominster
Bosbury won by 215 runs

Put into bat, Bosbury made a good start as openers Dave Taylor and Merv Carless progressed at 5 runs per over.  The pair brought up the hundred partnership in the twentieth over, but Carless was then out caught off the bowling of G George for 24.  Gary Fletcher joined Taylor, and was soon finding the boundary with regularity.  Taylor brought up his fifty in quick time, as he and Fletcher put on 76 runs before Fletcher was bowled by I Lane for 45 which included 9 fours.This brought Luke Ledbury to the crease, and Leominster were to take no further wickets as he and Taylor batted out the remaining 15 overs.  Both batsmen looked to strike the ball, and Taylor brought up yet another powerful century, going on to make 128 not out including 17 fours and a six.  Ledbury meanwhile powered his way to a fine 91 which included 3 sixes and 13 fours as Bosbury posted a daunting 326 for 2 off their 45 overs.

In reply, Leominster got off to a brisk start themselves, getting to 40 in the 6th over before Steve Davies struck for the first wicket, as Lane was bowled for 13.  Davies struck again in his next over as Morgan played the ball to Richard Davies who took the catch.  Mark Wadley then struck in his next over to remove the other opener G George for 29, caught by Dave Taylor, and then J Fletcher was bowled by Wadley for 0.  Only D Bywater (14) and L Langford (18) then put up any kind of effective resistance for Leominster, as Jon Owen came into the attack and mopped up the six remaining wickets in a great spell of bowling to finish with six for 29, as Leominster folded to 111 all out.

Another 20 points for Bosbury puts them in a strong position to claim the Division 4 title with one game remaining, against Ross 2nd XI at home on Saturday.

Bosbury
D Taylor  not out 128
M Carless  c Bufton b G. George 24
G Fletcher  b I Lane  45
L  Ledbury not out 91
Extras 39
Total 326 for 2 (45 overs)
G George 8-0-55-1
I Lane 4-0-47-1

Leominster 2nd XI
I Lane  b S Davies  13
G George  c Taylor b Wadley 29
A Morgan  ct R Davies b S Davies 0
D Bywater  c Fletcher b Owen 14
J Fletcher lbw b Wadley  0
W Bufton b Owen 2
L. Langford b Owen 18
S Williams c Carless b Owen 9
D George b Owen 8
A Dawson not out 0
L Sayer c & b Owen 0
Extras 13
Total  111 all out (28.3 overs)
S. Davies 7-2-22-2
M. Wadley  7-2-31-2
J. Owen  8-1-29-6

Saturday 20th August
Bosbury vs Builth Wells 2nd XI, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 106 runs

Put into bat by the visitors, the Bosbury openers Merv Carless and Gary Fletcher started off confidently and soon had the run rate up at six per over, before Carless called for a quick single which left Fletcher short of his ground as he was run out for 27 with the score on 68.  Matt Graff joined Carless and they had taken the score to 100 when Graff played too early at a full toss from Marshall, and top edged it to G McIlroy at point.  Luke Ledbury was the next man in, and he and Carless played more steadily for the next fifteen overs, as they put on 78 runs until Ledbury was bowled by Clarke for 36.  Dave Daffin made a quick 9 before playing on to Hall, bringing Darren Cooke in to join Carless.  These two began to accelerate the scoring, and Carless was in sight of his hundred until a chaotic mix-up with the calling led to Carless being run out for 95, to finish a magnificent innings containing 17 fours.  Steve Davies joined Cooke with 4 overs still to play, and they added a further 20 before Cooke was bowled by G. McIlroy for 33, including 2 sixes and 3 fours, then Mark Wadley scored 7 as Bosbury closed on 282 for 6 after 45 overs, with Davies 24 not out.

In reply, Builth Wells got off to a slow start, and were on 24 in the 10th over when Mark Wadley struck as M. Williams edged to gully where Gary Fletcher caught the ball magnificently in his outstretched right hand.  J. Morgan came in to join K. Hall, and already the Bosbury total was looking too far off for Builth to chase. Hall looked unlikely to get out, and was content to wait for the bad balls to hit. He and Morgan took the score on towards 100, as Alan Lancett and Matt Graff came on to bowl first change from Steve Davies and Mark Wadley.  Graff then struck in his 2nd over, as Williams hooked the ball to Peter Blake on the square leg boundary and he was out for 27.  Darren Cooke replaced Graff after three overs, and then he too struck in his 2nd over, trapping new batsman T Marshall lbw for 1.  Hall and B Jones then batted steadily, taking the score to 130 before Peter Blake was brought on to bowl.  With his first ball, Hall was bowled for a defiant 65, shouldering arms to a ball cutting back in, and with his very next ball, Blake had A Claridge lbw for 0.  The bowling change paid off again a few overs later as G. Claridge edged a ball from Blake which struck keeper Allen's gloves and ricocheted to Gary Fletcher at slip, to be dismissed for 17.  Mark Wadley returned to the attack with a few overs remaining, and he picked up the wicket of G Morgan, caught off bat pad by Luke Ledbury for 0, and then Peter Blake picked up his 4th wicket, bowling S. Morgan for 4.  J McIlroy (5no) and B Jones (31no) then played out the remaining 2 overs and scored enough runs to pass 175 and earn an extra batting point for Builth Wells, and also to deny Bosbury a bowling point.  However, the win by 106 runs means that Bosbury pick up 19 points altogether and they continue their push for the Division 4 title.

Bosbury
M Carless run out 95
G Fletcher  run out  27
M Graff  ct G. McIlroy b Marshall 9
L Ledbury b A. Claridge 36
D. Daffin b Hall 9
D Cooke b G. McIlroy 33
S. Davies  not out  24
M Wadley not out 7
Extras  42
Total   282 for 6 (45 overs)
A Claridge  11-0-71-1
T Marshall  5-2-19-1
G McIlroy 9-0-50-1
K Hall  12-2-61-1

Builth Wells 2nd XI
K Hall  b Blake 65
M. Williams  c Fletcher b Cooke  4
J. Morgan  c Blake b Graff 27
T. Marshall  lbw b Cooke 1
B. Jones  not out 31
A. Claridge  lbw b Blake 0
G Claridge c Fletcher b Blake 17
G. Morgan c Ledbury b Wadley 0
S Morgan b Blake 4
J McIlroy not out 5
Extras 17
Total  176 for 8 (45 overs)
M Wadley 12-4-40-2
M Graff  3-0-15-1
D. Cooke  7-1-25-1
P. Blake  5-0-21-4

Sunday 14th August
Bosbury XI vs Dominies & Guild XI, played at Bosbury
Dominies & Guild won by 1 wicket

Home captain Steve Davies won the toss and decided to bat on a slightly damp pitch, but Bosbury were soon in deep trouble as the Dominies bowlers MIles and Gammon found some movement off the pitch and some swing in the opening overs to leave Bosbury reeling at 13 for 5 after just 6 overs.  It was left to Bosbury guest player Nick Price to salvage something from the innings and he powered his way to a fifty, supported first by Andrew Wilson (12), Ben Ledbury (8) and Steve Davies (11).  Bosbury just managed to make it passed the hundred mark, closing on 108 all out with Price unbeaten on 61, in an innings containing 7 fours and 3 sixes.

Dominies got off to a good start, and had made 22 before Cuminskey was caught by Luke Ledbury for 8 off Steve Davies.  Davies then bowled C Miles for 6, and then Peter Blake picked up his first wicket of the day, bowling Clarke for 5. Cullen fell lbw to Davies for 1, and Blake picked up opener Wilkes for 18.  Luke Ledbury, keeping wicket standing up, then took a magnificent catch off Steve Davies to dismiss Reece for 1.  Peter Blake then bowled Tredinnick and A. Wilks in successive balls, to leave Dominies staring defeat in the face at 66 for 9.  Miles and Gammon took the score to 72 for 9 at tea, then came out afterwards with 37 more runs still required to win.  Thanks to some mature sensible batting, they survived some tense overs and steered Dominies to a one wicket win, with Matt Gammon finishing on 33 not out, and Miles a valuable supporting 13 not out.

Bosbury
G Fletcher  b Gammon  9
D Daffin  b Miles 4
P Blake  c Tredinnick b Gammon 0
L Ledbury c Reece  b Miles 0
P. Wilson run out 2
C Stokes c Wilks b Gammon
0A Wilson st keeper b Wilks 12
N Price not out 61
B. Ledbury b Reece 8
S Davies c Clarke b Wilks 11
A Lancett c Wilks b Tredinninck 2
Extras 5 
Total 108 all out (27.3 overs)
S Miles  3-1-5-2
M Gammon 3-2-8-3
A Wilks 6-0-20-2
B Tredinnick  4.3-0-16-1
M Reece 4-0-23-1

Dominies & Guild XI
J Wilks  b Blake 18
J. Cuminsky c Ledbury  b Davies 8
C Miles   b Davies  6
C. Clarke b Blake 5
B. Cullen lbw b Davies 1
M. Reece  c Ledbury b Davies 2
B Tredinnick b Blake 5
T Lewis c Lancett  B Davies 6
A Wilks b Blake 0
S. Miles  not out 13
M. Gammon  not out 33
Extras 13
Total  110 for 9 (29 overs)
S Davies 8-2-21-5
P Blake 8-1-36-4

There was enough time left before the pub opened for a ten-over per side 'beer' game.  Dominies batted first in this game, with Miles (33) and J. Wilkes (62) leading the way in their 118 for 3.  For Bosbury, Luke Ledbury was out in the first over, and Steve Davies (40) and Nick Price (36) gave us a sniff of victory, but the 12 runs per over required turned out to be too much, as tight bowling at the end gave Dominies victory by 9 runs.

Saturday 6th August
Bosbury vs Canon Frome 2nd XI, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 10 wickets

Winning the toss, home captain Steve Davies put Canon Frome into bat.  Davies and Mark Wadley then bowled some tight, testing deliveries as the Frome opening pair of G. Whittaker and M. Richards played out the first four overs for just one run, then Davies struck for the first wicket in the fifth over, Richards edging to gully where Dave Daffin took the catch.  J. Fortnam joined Whittaker and they took the score to 10 in the ninth over when Davies struck again as Fortnam was out for four runs, edging the ball to keeper Paul Allen.  Two balls later, new batsman A. Lloyd was out for a duck in the same way, edging the ball to Allen.  In the next over, Wadley took his first wicket as he bowled Whittaker for 4, then  new batsman C. Barnes struck a 4 straight away, but was out next ball lbw to Wadley, with the Frome total now 10 for 5.  B. Johnson and S. Davies began to push the scoring along for Frome, with Davies hitting the ball powerfully.  They added 49 for the sixth wicket, before Johnson was out for 19 to a fine catch off Wadley as Darren Cooke dived forward at gully to get his hands under the ball, then Davies was finally bowled by Davies for 22 as he went for a big drive and missed.  L. Watkins played some nice strokes in a mature innings of 19, but he was out caught by keeper Allen off the bowling of Jon Owen, then I. Newbury was bowled by Alan Lancett for 13.  C. Henderson was the last wicket to fall, bowled again by Lancett, leaving A. Potter 0 not out as Canon Frome were all out for 99.

Dave Taylor and Merv Carless began the Bosbury reply after tea, and Taylor was dropped behind the wicket in the first over from S. Davies.  After that, the pair set out at a good pace, with Taylor dispatching the bad balls to the boundary with regularity.  He brought up another excellent fifty as the batsmen closed in on the winning total, and he struck a magnificent six to bring the scores level.  Carless, playing a valuable supporting role, also struck some good boundaries, and hit a four for the winning runs, as he finished unbeaten on 34, including 5 fours, with Taylor 59 not out, comprising 11 fours and a six. The ten wicket victory gives Bosbury the maximum 20 points, but Bosbury are without a league game this week due to the withdrawal of the Llandrindod team.  Instead, they will take on a Dominies and Guild XI in a friendly at home on Sunday.

Canon Frome 2nd XI
G Whittaker  b Wadley  4
M Richards  c Daffin  b S Davies 0
J. Fortnam  c Allen b S. Davies 4
A Lloyd  c Allen b S Davies  0
B. Johnson c Cooke  b Wadley  19
C. Barnes  lbw Wadley 4
S. Davies  b S. Davies  22
L. Watkins  c Allen b Owen  19
I. Newbury  b Lancett 13
A. Potter  not out 0
C. Hemderson  b Lancett 0
Extras 13
Total  99 all out (29.3 overs)
S. Davies 12-2-39-4
M. Wadley  9-3-39-3
A. Lancett  3.3-0-16-2
J. Owen  3-1-2-1

Bosbury
D. Taylor  not out 59
M. Carless  not out 34
Extras 10
Total 103 for 0 (18.1 overs)

Saturday 30th July
Presteigne vs Bosbury, played at Presteigne
Presteigne won by 5 wkts

With the wicket damp after showers during the morning, the toss was always going to be crucial, and it was won by the home side who had no hesitation in putting Bosbury in to bat.  Presteigne's opening bowlers Duncan and Gibbons bowled some testing deliveries in the opening overs, as Bosbury openers Merv Carless and Dave Taylor started off carefully.  Taylor opened his account by hooking Duncan over backward square leg for six, but he added only four more before he cut a delivery from Duncan hard to point, where James Bray took an amazing reflex catch.  Next ball, new batsman Matt Graff received a lifting delivery from Duncan, which he could only fend away to silly mid-off, where Owens dived forwards to take the catch, and Bosbury were 13 for 2.  Luke Ledbury joined Carless, and they began to stage a recovery.  Ledbury hit a six and 3 fours before he was out caught by Bartholomew off the bowling of Gibbons for  20 runs.  Next man in Dave Daffin lasted just two balls, as he edged Duncan to keeper M. Davies for 0, then Mark Wadley joined Carless, who was batting solidly, and they put on a further 31 runs before Wadley, who had got bogged down, went for a big shot and was out caught by Duncan off Rhodes for 6, with the Bosbury score now just 73 for 5.

Darren Cooke was next in, and he began batting confidently.  He and Carless put on a further 44 runs before Carless was out finally, caught by P. Jones off Gibbons for a fine battling anchor innings of 44, including 6 fours. Jon Owen found himself promoted up the order to try and plunder some quick runs, but he missed his third ball from Bray and was bowled for 0, and Bosbury were struggling at 117 for 7.  Cooke continued to go after the bowling, and duly brought up a deserved half-century, putting on 31 with Steve Davies before Davies was bowled by Duncan for 4.  Paul Allen came in to support Cooke as the innings neared its end, but he tried to hit out and was caught by Gibbons off Sparey for 2, so it was Peter Blake who stayed with Cooke until the last over, when Cooke lost his wicket, a brilliant diving catch by keeper M. Davies.  Cooke had made 69, comprising 1 six and 10 fours.  Peter Blake was left 0 not out as Bosbury finished on 170 all out, with Duncan returning figures of 4 for 38.

Conditions had improved considerably by the time Presteigne came out to bat, and openers Bray and Charlton began confidently, getting the team off to a good start.  Bosbury had to wait until the 14th over before taking the first wicket, that of Charlton who was bowled by Wadley for 14.  In Wadley's next over, he trapped the new batsman N. Bartholomew lbw for 1, and in his next over, had A. Kettle lbw for 3, and Presteigne were 50 for 3 in the 18th over.  Bosbury now sensed that this could be a close game, but Duncan came in to join Bray, who was batting sensibly and waiting to strike the bad balls.  Duncan began aggressively and looked to strike every ball, his powerful hitting beginning to take the game away from Bosbury, as during the next eighteen overs he and Bray added 95.  Duncan was out finally for 68, including 1 six and 10 fours, edging a ball from Jon Owen to keeper Allen, who took a smart catch at the second attempt.  Sparey came to the wicket to join Bray with the score now 145 for 4.  Bray was still batting soundly and he was nudging Presteigne nearer the winning score, but some tight bowling from Steve Davies and Jon Owen began to make it look like it might still be a close run thing at the end.  Owen eventually took the wicket of James Bray, who was dismissed on 49 when he was unlucky to get an inside edge on to his stumps.  With 13 runs required from 5 overs, Cooke and Owen needed to bowl exceptionally tight overs, but despite the pressure applied by the Bosbury team, Sparey and P. Jones managed to knock off the runs required with 7 balls to spare, to give Presteigne victory by 5 wickets in what was a keenly fought contest, and in doing so take over the top spot from Bosbury in Division 4.

Bosbury
M. Carless ct P. Jones b Gibbons  44
D. Taylor  ct Bray  b Duncan 10
M. Graff ct T. Owens  b Duncan  0
L. Ledbury  ct N. Bartholomew  b Gibbons 20
D. Daffin ct M. Davies b Duncan 0
M. Wadley ct Duncan b Rhodes  6
D. Cooke  ct  M. Davies  b Gibbons  69
J. Owen  b Bray 0
S. Davies  b Duncan 4
P. Allen  ct Gibbons b Sparey 2
P. Blake  not out 0
Extras  15
Total   170 all out (44.2 overs)
S. Duncan  12-6-38-4
D. Gibbons  11.2-3-54-3
J. Bray  12-2-32-1
G. Rhodes  7-0-35-1
R. Sparey  2-0-10-1 

Presteigne
J. Bray  b J. Owen  49
N. Charlton  b Wadley  14
N. Bartholomew  lbw b Wadley 1
A. Kettle  lbw  b Wadley 3
S. Duncan  ct Allen b J. Owen  68
R. Sparey  not out 13
P. Jones  not out 3
Extras 27
Total  174 for 5 (43.5 overs)
M. Wadley  12-1-26-3
J. Owen  10-0-44-2

Saturday 23rd July
Bosbury vs Knighton, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

Winning the toss, Bosbury skipper Steve Davies once again opted to field.  Knighton got away to a steady start with openers Aspley and Worton, but in the fifth over, Worton was bowled by Davies for 3 with the score on 15, and in his next over, also bowled Martin for 0.  Mark Wadley struck next, as Williams was caught behind by keeper Paul Allen for 2.  Davies then struck again, having Ellis adjudged lbw for 0, with the Knighton score now 41 for 4.  Meanwhile, Aspley continued to bat with aggression as he had from the start, racing to his 50.  However, with the score on 68, Wadley next picked up Long caught at point by Dave Daffin for 2, then he bowled Roakes for 4.  Darren Cooke took over the bowling from Steve Davies and struck in his second over, having Aspley finally caught behind by Paul Allen for 59, including 12 fours and a six.   Cooke continued to bowl well, and he trapped McDade lbw for 8, and then MacGowan was bowled by Cooke for 8.  Jon Owen bowled a tight three overs before taking the final wicket as D. Davies (5) was caught behind by Allen, who had an excellent game behind the stumps.  Jackson was left on 4 not out as Knighton were all out for 114, with three wickets apiece for Steve Davies, Mark Wadley and Darren Cooke. 

Bosbury openers Dave Taylor and Merv Carless took up where they had left off the week before, setting off at 5 runs per over.  Taylor played another effortless-looking innings and looked set to bring up another fifty, but he was out caught for 43 by Roakes off the good pace bowling of Worton, his innings made up of 7 fours and 2 sixes.  Next man in Gary Fletcher was unfortunately bowled out first ball, beaten by the pace of Worton, bringing Luke Ledbury to the crease with the score on 70 for 2.  Carless and Ledbury continued to ease towards the required total, and it was Ledbury who scored the winning runs as he planted a ball from bowler D. Davies straight back over his head for six, to leave Ledbury on 21 not out, whilst Carless was also not out on 23.  The win by eight wickets earned Bosbury another 20 points, to keep them firmly in contention for the top spot in the Marches League Division 4.

Knighton
W.Aspley  c Allen b Cooke  59
A. Worton  b S. Davies  3
D. Martin  b S. Davies  0
E. Williams  c Allen  b Wadley 2
P. Ellis  lbw  b S. Davies 0
T. Long  c Daffin b Wadley 2
C. Roakes b Wadley  4
S. McDade lbw  b Cooke  8
D. Davies  ct Allen b Owen 5
S. MacGowan  b Cooke 8
B. Jackson  not out 4
Extras 17
Total  114 all out (26.1 overs)
S. Davies 8-1-32-3
M. Wadley  10-4-36-3
D. Cooke  6-1-26-3
J. Owen  3.1-1-10-1 

Bosbury
D. Taylor  c Roakes b Worton  43
M. Carless  not out 23
G. Fletcher  b Worton 0
L. Ledbury  not out 21
Extras 30
Total 117 for 2 (22.1 overs)
A. Worton 10-1-59-2

Saturday 16th July
Bosbury vs Burghill & Tillington 2nd XI, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 10 wickets

Winning the toss, Bosbury skipper Steve Davies opted to field.  The decision was soon vindicated in the first over when Steve Davies had Burghill opener P. Bailey caught brilliantly at first slip by Luke Ledbury for 0, and Davies followed up in the next over to remove the other opener Townsend bowled for 1.  N. Box scored four boundaries quite quickly but Mark Wadley had found his rhythm, and he struck in the sixth over to remove Box bowled for 16.  In his next over, Wadley bowled Breeze for 3, and in his next over, Blandford edged to slip, where Luke Ledbury did fantastically well to parry the ball in the air and Darren Cooke made excellent ground to make the catch, and Burghill were 25 for 5.  Steve Davies nipped in to bowl E. Oliver a few overs later for 1, then Wadley picked up his fourth wicket when Gillespie was caught by Daffin at point for 1.  Biggs added a few before he was bowled by Dave Taylor for 3 in Taylor's first over, with the score now 58 for 8.  John Terry played well supporting Olivier, as they added more runs to reach 75 before Terry was bowled by Darren Cooke for 7, then G. Pennington played a dogged innings at number 11, scoring 17 not out as the last pair added 28 before Olivier was out finally for a creditable 37, bowled by the returning Steve Davies, who finished with figures of 4 for 19. 

In reply, Bosbury openers Dave Taylor and Merv Carless set out carefully in the first few overs, playing themselves in.  Taylor then began to strike the ball to the boundary with regularity, though he was dropped once behind the wicket.  Needing only 2 runs per over, Bosbury were soon progressing at five per over, with Carless playing a steady supporting role in hitting 18 not out, and Taylor reaching an excellent fifty, just before he struck the winning runs with his eleventh boundary to finish on 54 not out. The ten wicket win gives Bosbury maximum points as they aim to consolidate their position at the top of the Marches League Division 4 table.

Burghill & Tillington 2nd XI
P. Bailey  c Ledbury  b S. Davies  0
A Townsend  b S. Davies  1
N. Box  b  Wadley  16
C. Breeze  b Wadley 5
A. Olivier  b  S. Davies  37
F. Blandford  c Cooke b Wadley  0
E. Olivier  b  S. Davies  1
J. Gillespie  c Daffin  b Wadley 1
R. Biggs  b  Taylor  5
J. Terry  b  Cooke 7
G. Pennington  not out 17
Extras 14
Total  103 all out (37.1 overs)
S. Davies 11.1-5-19-4
M. Wadley  12-3-43-4
D. Taylor  9-3-28-1
D. Cooke  5-1-9-1 

Bosbury
D. Taylor  not out 54
M. Carless  not out 18
Extras 32
Total 105 for 0 (21.1 overs)

Saturday 9th July
Bartestree & Lugwardine 2nd XI vs Bosbury, played at Bartestree
Bosbury won by 127 runs

On another beautiful hot sunny day, Bartestree and Lugwardine 2nd XI won the toss and asked Bosbury to bat. Bosbury opener Dave Taylor raced comfortably to 23 before cutting a ball from Cassidy to gully where P Hobbs took the catch. Dave Daffin joined Matt Graff, and they had taken the score to 103 when Graff, on 47, had a swing at G. S. Jones but missed and was bowled.  This brought Luke Ledbury to the wicket, and he was soon in the runs, hitting a six for his first scoring stroke, and then striking the ball with power all around the ground as he and Daffin continued to accumulate runs steadily.  They took the score past 200 with a partnership of 99 but then Ledbury was deceived by a slower ball from I. Carr and was bowled for a fine 63.  Darren Cooke joined Daffin, and began hitting out straight away.  Dave Daffin was out finally, caught by G. A. Jones off Simpkin for a patient 46 with the score on 241, then Steve Davies joined Darren Cooke, looking to accelerate in the last five overs.  Cooke was out caught by Carr off Simpkin for a quick-fire 40, then Jon Owen hit a four and was caught by Jones off Cassidy, but Davies scored some useful boundaries in his 23 before he was caught by Wilcox off Cassidy off the last ball, leaving Mark Wadley on 1 not out as Bosbury posted a total of 285 for 7 off their 45 overs, Cassidy having the best bowling figures for Bartestree with 3 for 59.

In reply, Bartestree started steadily, but after 10 overs had posted only 30 runs for the loss of T. Nixon, run out brilliantly by a throw from the keeper Paul Allen for 16.  Allen then took an athletic catch left handed to remove the other opener G. A. Jones for 17 in a superb first over from Darren Cooke.  The Bosbury total was already looking out of reach of the home team, as they continued to score at around three an over.  Steve Davies had T. Wilcox well caught in the gully by Matt Graff for 7 with the score on 59, then it was another 8 overs before P. Monteith was caught by Daffin running in from point off Alan Lancett for 5.  R. Fisher had played well and patiently for his 32 before he was run out after the throw from Jon Owen rebounded off Paul Allen's pads onto the stumps, but I. Carr and B. Simpkin (39 not out) were happy to play out the remaining overs.  They took the score to 148 for 5 in the 43rd over when Carr was eventually run out for 26 trying to take a run after some sloppy fielding from a tired looking Bosbury team. The new batsman K. Jones was out in the next over, caught behind for 0 by Paul Allen off Steve Davies, who finished with figures of 2 for 28, but Bartestree saw out the final over to finish on 158 for 7, losing by 127 runs.

Bosbury
D. Taylor  ct P. Hobbs  b Cassidy  23
M. Graff b Greenway  47
D. Daffin ct G. A. Jones  b Simpkin  46
L. Ledbury  b  I. Carr  63
D. Cooke  ct  Carr  b Simkin  40
S. Davies  ct Wilcox b Cassidy  23
M. Wadley not out 1
J. Owen  ct  Jones  b Cassidy  4
Extras  38
Total   285 for 7 (45 overs)
T. Cassidy  10-1-59-3
G. S. Jones 12-1-53-1
B. Simpkin  11-1-63-2
I. Carr  12-0-99-1

Bartestree & Lugwardine 2nd XI
G. A. Jones  ct Allen b Cooke 17
T. Nixon  run out  16
R. Fisher  run out 32
T. Wilcox  ct Graff b Davies  7
P. Monteith ct Daffin b Lancett  5
B. Simpkin not out 39
I. Carr run out 26
K. Jones  ct Allen b Davies 0
P. Hobbs  not out 4
Extras 12
Total  158 for 7 (45 overs)
S. Davies 10-4-28-2
D. Cooke  7-1-18-1
A. Lancett 5-1-20-1

Saturday 2nd July
Ross 2nd XI vs Bosbury, played at Ross
Bosbury won by 107 runs

Bosbury notched up 212 thanks to an impressive 76 from Dave Taylor and an entertaining knock of 44 from Jon Owen. In reply, Ross 2nd XI were bowled out for 105, Mark Wadley picking up six wickets.

In picking up maximum points, we are well placed at the top of the Marches League Division 4 table at the half-way stage.

Saturday 25th June
Bosbury vs. Leominster 2nd XI, match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 2 wickets

Bosbury captain Steve Davies won the toss and asked the visiting Leominster team to bat on the damp but drying wicket.   Leominster lost their first wicket in the second over when Jon Owen trapped Leominster opener J. Clarke lbw for 0 with the score on 3.  M. Fothergill joined the gloveless opener D. Bywater and they staged a recovery, with Fothergill making the most of some mis-directed balls from Steve Davies.  However, he was also trapped lbw by Jon Owen for 21, with the score on 30.  R. Burke was next in, and joined in a 53 run partnership with Bywater, Burke falling finally to Owen, bowled for 27 including 6 fours.  Mark Wadley replaced Steve Davies, and soon fell into rhythm, picking up the wicket of D. George for 5.  A few runs later, new batsman G. George was run out for 6 trying to come back for a second, as Peter Blake hit the stumps with a fantastic throw.  After Jon Owen had finished his spell (3 for 28), he was replaced by Alan Lancett, whose slow flighted delivery deceived Bywater, who was lbw for a steady 24.  S. Cole took the attack to Bosbury, hitting  some boundaries, but Wadley was bowling well and picked up J. Fletcher bowled for 2 and A. Burke bowled for 0.  Cole was Lancett's second wicket, lbw for 25.  M. Cadwallader picked up 12 useful runs and ended up not out, as Wadley picked up the final wicket of W. Bufton for 1, caught by Gary Fletcher in the gully, to finish with figures of 4 for 39, as Leominster's innings ended on 143 all out in 38.5 overs.

The Leominster opening bowlers W. Bufton and M. Cadwallader began well, and Bosbury had progressed to 10 in the third over when Gary Fletcher played on to Bufton for 8.  Mark Wadley joined Merv Carless, and they took the score to 23 before Carless chased a ball going down leg side and was caught by the keeper Fothergill for 6.  Luke Ledbury joined Wadley, and he was soon looking to strike the ball,  hitting 3 powerful sixes and 3 fours.  Wadley's patient innings finally came to an end when he was lbw to the left-arm bowler A. Burke for 11, with the score on 69.  4 runs later, Ledbury mis-hit a ball from A. Burke to mid-wicket and was caught for 35.  Dave Daffin joined Darren Cooke, but Cooke had scored just 1 when he was caught and bowled by A. Burke, and Bosbury were now 73 for 5.  Steve Davies came in and hit two fours in an innings of 12 before he chopped a ball from D. George onto his stumps, then Jon Owen became A. Burke's fourth victim as he was bowled for 0, and Bosbury looked to be in trouble at 91 for 7.  Alan Lancett joined Dave Daffin, and with plenty of overs still remaining, they progressed the score steadily to 129 before Lancett holed out at mid-wicket to give A. Burke (5 for 28) his fifth wicket.  Paul Allen was next in, and he chipped in with four valuable runs as Dave Daffin (31no), looking fairly comfortable in the fading light, hit two boundaries off Cadwallader to take Bosbury passed the required total to win by just two wickets.

Leominster 2nd XI
J. Clarke  lbw  b Owen 0
D. Bywater  lbw  b Lancett 24
M. Fothergill  lbw  b Owen 21
R. Burke  b Owen  27
D. George  b Wadley 5
G. George  run out  6
S. Cole  lbw  Lancett  25
J. Fletcher  b Wadley 2
A. Burke  b Wadley  0
M. Cadwallader  not out 12
W. Bufton  ct G. Fletcher b Wadley  1
Extras 21
Total  143 all out (38.5 overs)
S. Davies 8-2-41-0
J. Owen  12-2-28-3
M. Wadley  11.5-2-39-4
A. Lancett  7-0-26-2

Bosbury
M. Carless  ct Fothergill  b Cadwallader  6
G. Fletcher  b Bufton  8
M. Wadley lbw b A. Burke  11
L. Ledbury  ct Cole b A. Burke  35
D. Cooke  ct & b A. Burke  1
D. Daffin  not out 31
S. Davies  b D. George  12
J. Owen  b A. Burke 0
A. Lancett  ct Cole  b A. Burke 8
P. Allen  not out 4
Extras 26
Total 145 for 8 (38.4 overs)
W. Bufton  10-1-19-1
M. Cadwallader  11.4-1-47-1
A. Burke  9-1-28-5
D. George  2-1-15-1

Saturday 18th June
Builth Wells 2nd XI vs Bosbury, played at Builth Wells
Bosbury won by 110 runs

On a beautiful hot sunny day, Builth Wells won the toss and asked Bosbury to bat. Bosbury openers Merv Carless and Dave Daffin made a steady start on the hard, flat wicket, against some accurate bowling from P. Greenway and A. Morgan. Builth Wells made the breakthrough in the eighth over, Dave Daffin yorked by Morgan for 9 with the score on 22.  Mark Wadley joined Carless, and continued the steady progression.  Builth decided to bowl Greenway and A. Morgan through their spells, and they managed to pick up the second wicket, that of Carless, bowled by Greenway for 25.  With 24 overs gone, the Bosbury total was 79 for 2, but then Wadley and incoming batsman Luke Ledbury began to hit out at the replacement bowlers.  Ledbury struck the ball with venom, hitting 3 sixes and 5 fours in his innings of 44 before he was out to a stinging catch taken by A. Morgan at long-on off the slow bowling of I. Morgan.  Ledbury was replaced by Darren Cooke, who continued the assault, hitting 6 fours and one six in his 37 before he was bowled off his pads by I. Morgan.  Mark Wadley passed his fifty, on the way to a well constructed 66, but he was out bowled by Chalkey, bringing Jon Owen to the wicket to join Bosbury captain Steve Davies.  Davies and Owen attacked the bowling very effectively at the end of the innings, Davies ending with 34 not out, and Owen 28 not out, as Bosbury posted a total of 267 for 5. 

In reply, Builth lost their first wicket in the opening over, R. King bowled by Steve Davies for 0, and then in the fourth over, Jon Owen bowled the other opener I. Morgan for 5, and the score was 11 for 2.  J. Morgan looked in good form and he was supported by A. Morgan as they attempted to rebuild the innings, but Jon Owen's accurate bowling ensured they fell behind the required rate.  Jon Owen picked up the wicket of A. Morgan, caught by Wadley in the gully for 8, then Darren Cooke, replacing Steve Davies, picked up his first wicket in his fourth over, when B. Jones edged the ball to first slip, where Steve Davies took a magnificent catch at the second attempt, with the score on 64 for 4.  Cooke soon picked up the next batsman, A. Claridge, caught by Wadley again for 0, then he bowled M. Williams for 4.  When Cooke finally picked up the wicket of J. Morgan for a very good 66, the Builth Wells run chase was effectively over, and they set out to try and bat out the innings.  Peter Blake was brought into the attack, and he bowled P. Greenway for 0, but G. Morgan (38) saw out the remaining overs, supported by T. Marshall. The Builth Wells innings closed on 157 for 8, with Bosbury winning the match by 110 runs.

Bosbury
M. Carless b Greenway  25
D. Daffin b A.Morgan  9
M. Wadley b Chalkley 66
L. Ledbury  ct A.Morgan b I.Morgan  44
D. Cooke  b I.Morgan  37
S. Davies  not out  34
J. Owen  not out  26
Extras  24
Total   267 for 5 (45 overs)
P. Greenway  12-1-46-1
A. Morgan 12-0-32-1
I. Morgan  10-0-67-2
C. Chalkley  5-0-50-1

 Builth Wells 2nd XI
I. Morgan  b Owen  5
R. King  b Davies  0
J. Morgan  ct Ledbury b Cooke 66
A. Morgan  ct Wadley  b Owen 8
B. Jones  ct S. Davies b Cooke  3
G. Morgan not out 38
A. Claridge  ct Wadley b Cooke  0
M. Williams  b Cooke  4
P. Greenway  b Blake 0
T. Marshall  not out 2
Extras 8
Total  157 for 8 (45 overs)
J. Owen 12-3-38-1
S. Davies 11-2-19-2
D. Cooke  12-1-46-4
P. Blake  4-1-11-1

Saturday 11th June
Bosbury vs. Llandrindnod 2nd XI, match played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 10 wickets

Bosbury achieved a comprehensive victory against visitors Llandrindnod 2nd XI on Saturday. Having been put into bat, the understrength Llandrindnod side lost early wickets as Steve Davies bowled T. Jones for 4 and J. B. Price for 6.  However, it was Jon Owen who excelled with the ball on the day.  His pace and accuracy was too much for Llandrindnod, as in a 9-over spell he picked up seven wickets for just eight runs, as they were routed for just 31 runs in 18 overs.  Bosbury openers Merv Carless (7) and Gary Fletcher (13) then steered Bosbury to the winning score in just 3.2 overs.

Llandrindnod 2nd XI
J. Jones  lbw b Owen  11
T. Jones  b Davies  4
J. B. Price  b Davies 6
C. Jones  ct Davies b Owen  3
D. Corfield  not out  2
J. Morris  b Owen 0
A. Davids  ct Cooke b Owen  0
S. Fuller  lbw b Owen 0
R. Saunders  b Owen 0
S. James  b Owen 0
Extras 5
Total  31 all out (18 overs)
S. Davies 8-3-18-2
J. Owen  9-4-8-7

Bosbury
M. Carless  not out  7
G. Fletcher  not out 13
Extras 12
Total 32 for 0 (3.2 overs)

Saturday 4th June
Bosbury vs Canon Frome 2nd XI, played at Canon Frome
Bosbury won by 176 runs

Batting first, the Bosbury openers Gary Fletcher and Merv Carless made a careful start to the innings, as Frome's opening bowlers Cottrell and Watkins found some early swing in the cloudy conditions.  Bosbury lost their first wicket in the 19th over, as Carless was bowled by Cottrell for 14 with 44 runs on the board.  After Dave Taylor had hit boundaries off his first two balls, he fell next ball caught and bowled to Barnett, then Fletcher fell one run later bowled by Barnett for 41, and the score approaching the half-way stage of the innings was 68 for 3.  Darren Cooke and Luke Ledbury then began to accelerate the scoring, taking the score to 118 before Ledbury was out caught for 20 off Watkins.  Dave Daffin hit two boundaries in a brief innings before he was bowled by Johnson with an in-swinging yorker, bringing Steve Davies to the crease.  The scoring rate now began to increase rapidly as Cooke and Davies began to attack the bowling with vigour.  In a swash-buckling last 12 overs, the pair added 175 runs, with Davies hitting seven fours and four sixes in his 69, but it was Cooke who stole the show with an exciting innings of 131, which included thirteen fours and eight sixes.  Davies was run out in the last over but not until after Bosbury had taken the score to 306 for 6.

Chasing such a large total was never going to be easy, and Canon Frome soon found themselves pegged back by some accurate bowling from Mark Wadley and Jon Owen.  It was Steve Davies who made the breakthrough, bowling Frome opener M. Richards for 13, and then Jon Owen had G. Whittaker caught for 13.  After Owen picked up Johnson for 0, the game was drifting away from Canon Frome.  With little chance of reaching the Bosbury score, they set out to try and survive to the end of the innings.  Peter Blake was brought into the attack for Bosbury, and with some steady accurate bowling he took up four wickets cheaply to give Bosbury hope of picking up full points, but Barnett and Mawby saw out the remaining overs in fading light, as Canon Frome ended on 130 for 8.

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  b Barnett 41
M. Carless b Cottrell  14
D. Taylor  ct & b Barnett 8
L. Ledbury  ct Andrews  b Watkins  20
D. Cooke  not out 131
D. Daffin b Johnson  9
S. Davies  run out 69
M. Wadley not out 0
Extras  13
Total   306 for 6 (45 overs)
C. Cottrell 12-1-38-1
L. Watkins 10-2-47-1
C. Barnett  11-1-98-2
B. Johnson  6-1-43-1

Canon Frome 2nd XI
M. Richards  b Davies  13
G. Whittaker  ct Taylor b Owen  13
C. Cottrell  ct Owen b Blake 29
B. Johnson  ct Cooke  b Owen  0
J. Fortnam  ct Blake b Taylor  16
L. Watkins  b Blake  4
L. Armitage  b Blake  0
P. Andrews  b Blake  2
C. Barnett  not out 13
A. Mawby  not out 11
Extras 27
Total  130 for 8 (45 overs)
J. Owen 12-7-11-2
S. Davies 9-2-14-1
P. Blake  10-1-21-4
D. Taylor  4-1-12-1

Sunday 29th May
Marches League Cup
Bosbury vs Garnons, played at Garnons
Garnons won by 134 runs

On a lovely sunny afternoon, Bosbury won the toss and put Garnons into bat.  Openers Newton and Andrews set out after the bowling early on, and had much of the luck as they put together a century partnership by the drinks break at 20 overs.  Soon after the break, Darren Cooke bowled Newton for 64 with the score on 139, and Andrews was joined by Fowler.  They took the score to 194 before Fowler (34) cut Wadley to point, where Daffin took the catch.Wadley struck again soon after, having Pugh caught by Graff at mid-wicket for 6.  Griffiths joined Andrews, and they took the score up to 272, with Andrews reaching his century.  He was finally bowled by Steve Davies for 110 near the end of the innings, leaving Griffiths not out on 38, as Garnons posted a daunting 282 for 5.

Matt Graff started the Bosbury innings off well, but Darren Cooke was bowled by Harris for 0, then Taylor, Wadley and Ledbury also fell to Harris.  Daffin was caught at third man off Fowler for 0, and with the score on 38 for 5, it was looking bad for Bosbury.  Steve Davies played some good shots supporting Graff, but he was out for 32 with the score on 88.  Graff played six magnificent straight shots for 6 in his 75, but the Bosbury tail failed also, and the final score of 148 left them 134 runs adrift.  Garnons went on to play Eastnor in the second round.

Garnons
S. Newton  b Cooke  64
J. Andrews  b S. Davies  110
G. Fowler  ct Daffin  by Wadley  34
B. Pugh  ct Graff b Wadley  6
S. Griffiths  not out  38
A. Brace  st Ledbury b Cooke 0
D. Brace  not out 1
Extras 29
Total  282 for 5  (40 Overs)
S. Davies  8-1-43-1
M. Wadley 8-0-49-2
D. Cooke  8-0-65-2

Bosbury
M. Graff  ct Pugh  B Griffiths  75
D. Cooke  b Harris  0
D. Taylor  ct Fowler  b Harris 2
M. Wadley  b Harris 0
L. Ledbury  ct A.Brace b Harris 0
D. Daffin  ct Harris by Fowler  0
S. Davies  ct Andrews b D. Brace 32
J. Owen   b D. Brace 2
A. Lancett  not out 4
R. Davies  lbw b Griffiths  1
P. Blake  ct Pugh b Griffiths  2
Extras  30
Total  148 all out (26.1 overs)
S. Harris  8-0-40-4
S. Fowler  6-2-31-1
D. Brace  5-0-22-1
D. Griffiths  4-0-42-3

Saturday 28th May
Bosbury vs Presteigne, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 75 runs

Visitors Presteigne won the toss and asked Bosbury to bat first in cloudy and windy conditions. Presteigne opening bowlers Duncan and Gibbbons both found swing with the new ball, but Bosbury openers Carless and Wadley batted steadily, putting 48 runs on the board before Wadley was out caught off Gibbons for 22.  Carless followed a few overs later bowled by Gibbons for 21.  Luke Ledbury joined Dave Taylor and the pair took the score to 97 before Ledbury was bowled by Rhodes for 13.  Dave Daffin was run out soon after, then Darren Cooke joined Taylor and they had added 65 when Cooke was out caught for 27.  Taylor was in great form and reached a deserved century.  His 122 contained 18 fours and 2 sixes.  He was well supported at the end of the innings by Steve Davies (11) and Jon Owen (12) as Bosbury ended up at 266 for 6 after 45 overs.

Presteigne began their innings well, and were up with the required rate when in the 7th over they lost the big hitting N. Barty for 29, bowled by Steve Davies.  S. Duncan joined N. Charlton and the pair had taken the score to 71 in the 12th over when Duncan was bowled by Jon Owen for 14.  Owen bowled Jones shortly after for 4, but it was the change of bowling that brought about the wicket of opener Charlton, bowled by Darren Cooke for 47, with the score now 96 for 4.  Presteigne were still pushing to keep up the run rate, and D. Gibbons and G. Rhodes put on a partnership of 44 before another change of bowling brought about the fall of two wickets, as Gibbons was bowled by Alan Lancett for 19, then he had Rhodes out lbw for 17.  Kettle continued the run chase with six fours and one six in his innings of 36, before he was bowled by Cooke.  Steve Davies then returned to the attack and mopped up the tail, bowling the last three batsmen and finishing with final figures of 4 for 37, as Presteigne were all out for 191.

Bosbury
M. Carless   b  Gibbons  21
M. Wadley  ct Jones b Gibbons 22
D. Taylor  not out  122
L. Ledbury   b Rhodes 13
D.Daffin  run out 5
D. Cooke  ct Goodwin b Cassidy 27
S. Davies   b  Duncan 11
J. Owen  not out  12
Extras  29
Total   266 for 6 (45 overs)
S. Duncan  12-3-62-1
D. Gibbons  12-1-45-2
G. Rhodes  10-0-73-2

Presteigne
N. Charlton  b Cooke  47
N. Barty  b  S. Davies  29
S. Duncan  b Owen  14
P. Jones  b Owen  4
D. Gibbons  b Owen 19
G. Rhodes  lbw b Lancett 17
A. Kettle  b Cooke 36
J. Goodwin  b S. Davies  2
M. Davies  not out  2
J. Smith  b S. Davies  0
T. Owens  b S. Davies  4
Extras 13
Total  191 all out (38.2 overs)
S. Davies  9.2-3-37-4
J. Owen  8-0-51-2
D. Cooke  8-1-19-2
A. Lancett 3-0-27-2

Saturday 21st May
Knighton vs Bosbury, played at Knighton
Match abandoned - rain

We travelled to Knighton on Saturday but only 5 overs were possible.

Bosbury won the toss and elected to bowl, and Jon Owen looked in good form as he had Knighton opener Long dropped at slip in his first over, then had Aspley caught by Matt Graff at mid-wicket as he mis-timed a pull.  There was just time for Steve Davies to have a difficult chance dropped by keeper Luke Ledbury, before a shower brought the players off, and then torrential rain caused the game to be abandoned with Knighton on 15 for 1.

George Abbey set his car's Sat Nav to guide him to the ground - and somehow ended up in Abergavenny!  It was wet there too, he reported. 

Knighton
Aspley ct Graff  b Owen 6
Long  not out  6
S. Richards  not out 1
Extras 2
Total  15 for 1 (5 overs)
S. Davies 3-0-11-0
J. Owen 2-1-2-1

Saturday 14th May
Bosbury vs Burghill & Tillington, played at Burghill
Bosbury won by 62 runs

Having been put into bat by the home team, Bosbury openers Gary Fletcher and Norman Brown had put 23 runs on the board before Brown was bowled by Breeze for 5.  Mark Wadley joined Fletcher, and the pair shared a partnership of 61 before Fletcher was bowled by Knight for 41.  Wadley was joined by Dave Taylor, who scored 35 in a partnership of 52.  Taylor was then caught with the score on 136 for 3, and Darren Cooke was next in.  Wadley continued to play steadily, bringing up his 50 with a single, before opening up with some big shots before edging to the keeper, having scored 65.  Cooke followed shortly after for 41, paving the way for Steve Davies (23no) and Jon Owen (23no) to accelerate towards the end of the innings.  The last 9 overs of the innings went for 103 runs, giving Bosbury a total of 268 for 5 off 45 overs. 

Jon Owen struck early in Burghill's innings, bowling K. Biggs for 2 and Pennington for 6.  When Steve Davies bowled C. Breeze for 11, Burghill were already facing an uphill struggle. Fandrip joined Townsend to stage a recovery, but Alan Lancett had Townsend caught by Taylor for 30, then Steve Davies bowled Tezza for 1, and although Knight provided some resistance, he was bowled by Dave Taylor for 21, and soon after Fandrip was also bowled by Taylor for a fine 89.  Peter Blake picked up his first wicket of the season, M. Biggs caught by keeper Paul Allen for 1, but the game was effectively already over at that point, and the innings drew to a close with Burghill still 62 runs short. 

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  b Knight 41
N. Brown b C. Breeze 5
M. Wadley  b C. Breeze 65
D. Cooke  b C. Breeze 41
D. Taylor  ct Harrison b Knight 35
S. Davies  not out 23
J. Owen  not out 23
Extras  35
Total   268 for 5 (45 overs)
C. Breeze 10-0-84-3
Knight 12-1-50-2

Burghill & Tillington
Townsend  ct Taylor  b Lancett 30
K. Biggs  b Owen  2
Pennington  b Owen  6
C. Breeze  b Davies  11
Fandrip  b Taylor  89
Tezza  b Davies 1
Knight  b Taylor  21
M. Biggs  ct Allen b Blake 1
Breeze  not out 0
Harrison  not out 4
Extras 41
Total  206 for 8 (45 overs)
J. Owen 12-3-32-2
S. Davies 10-2-36-2
A. Lancett 5-0-65-1
P. Blake  4-1-18-1
D. Taylor  5-2-16-2

Saturday 7th May
Bosbury vs Bartestree & Lugwardine 2nd XI, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 30 runs

Bosbury won their first game of the season in the Marches League Division 4 against Bartestree & Lugwardine 2nd XI on Saturday, winning by 30 runs.  Bartestree won the toss and put the home team into bat.  Bosbury were soon in trouble after Merv Carless edged an attempted pull to square leg and was caught off the bowling of G. Jones for 0, then Gary Fletcher was bowled by Cassidy for 5, and Bosbury were 8 for 2.  Luke Ledbury joined Matt Graff, and they began a recovery, putting on 60 runs together, including a magnificent straight 6 from Ledbury, before he was bowled by I. Carr for 33.  Graff was next to go, bowled by D. Jones for 30.  Darren Cooke was next in, and could have been out early after the ball ricocheted off the bat onto the stumps, but failed to dislodge the bails.  Dave Daffin was run out for 4 with the score standing at 107 for 5, then Steve Davies played on for 2, Mark Wadley went for a duck, and Alan Lancett for 1.  Darren Cooke rode his luck, and also played some good shots in his 45 before he was finally caught by Carr off Cassidy, and the innings was ended by Cassidy as he bowled Peter Blake for 0, Cassidy finishing with figures of 5 for 26, and leaving Jon Owen not out on 6.

Chasing 144 to win off 48 overs, Bartestree began slowly, thanks to a tight opening spell from Mark Wadley and Jon Owen.  The first 15 overs saw Bartestree progress to just 26 without loss, and with the pressure starting to build, they lost their first wicket on 27 when Jon Owen had GA Jones lbw for 18.  Steve Davies replaced Wadley and picked up 2 wickets in his first three overs, having P. Shannon caught by Blake for 4, and bowling I. Carr for 0, and Bartestree were 36 for 3 off 21 overs.  Jon Owen finished his spell and Davies managed to pick up another wicket, that of J. Blankely for 11, and the score was 74 for 4.  With 31 overs gone, the game was finely balanced, but Wadley returned and Darren Cooke started his spell, continuing to apply pressure. The turning point came when Bartestree captain and opener T. Nixon was then run out for 33 by some smart work from Cooke and Wadley, then Man of the Match Cooke bowled P. Hobbs (1), B. Johnson (0) and T. Cassidy (5), and it was left to Wadley to wrap things up, bowling Bartestree's last resistance P. Hobbs for 23, and the final wicket G. Jones bowled for 2, leaving Bartestree 30 runs adrift.  Bosbury claimed 17 points for the victory, Bartestree 5 points.

Bosbury
G. Fletcher   b Cassidy 5
M. Carless   ct Hobbs b  G. Jones 0
M. Graff    b D. Jones  30
L. Ledbury   b I. Carr 33
D.Daffin  run out 4
D. Cooke  ct I. Carr b Cassidy 45
S. Davies   b I. Carr 2
M. Wadley  ct Blankely b Cassidy  0
A. Lancett   b Cassidy 1
J. Owen  not out 6
P. Blake b Cassidy  0
Extras  18
Total   143 all out (41.3 overs)
G. Jones  9.2 - 0 - 31 - 1
T. Cassidy 8.3 - 2 - 26 - 5
D. Jones  12 - 3 - 29 - 1
I. Carr 10 - 4 - 34 - 2

Bartestree & Lugwardine 2nd XI
GA Jones lbw Owen 18
T. Nixon  run out 33
P. Shannon ct Blake b Davies 4
I. Carr  b Davies 0
J. Blankely ct Fletcher b Davies 11
P. Hobbs b Wadley 23
K. Jones b Cooke 1
B. Johnson b cooke 0
T. Cassidy b Cooke 5
D. Jones not out 4
G. Jones b Wadley 2
Extras 15
Total  113 all out (46.1 overs)
M. Wadley  11.1 - 1 - 15 - 2
J. Owen  12 - 2 - 23 - 1
S. Davies  12 - 1 - 35 - 3
D. Cooke  11 - 2 - 35 - 3

Sunday 1st May.  Friendly fixture vs Eastnor (Away) - Game cancelled.

Sunday 24th April.  Friendly fixture vs Ledbury (Away) - Game cancelled.

Further details of results to the end of the 2004 season will appear here soon.

Saturday 3rd July
Bosbury vs Bishops School, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 8 wickets

After their previous week's fixtures had been ruined by the weather, and despite the threat of showers again, Bosbury beat a depleted Bishops School side by 8 wickets on Saturday in the Marches League Division 5a. The 10 youngsters of Bishops School, batting first, put up a spirited show against the Bosbury bowling attack, but  Jon Owen was in top form once again, striking in his first over to remove J. Snell for 1, and picking up T. Edwards for 4 in his third over.  Steve Davies picked up S. Goodart, bowled for 3, and Bishops School were 12 for 3.  H. Preece was not over-awed and played some good shots, hitting 2 fours in an innings of 16, but Jon Owen picked up 3 more wickets for another five-wicket haul, with Steve Davies, Mark Wadley and Darren Cooke picking up the remaining wickets.  Bishop's School were dismissed for a total of 74 within 20 overs.

Bosbury's in-form batsman Merv Carless once again set out in positive manner to knock the runs off, cracking 7 fours in an innings of 32 before he missed one and was bowled by Preece.  Gary Fletcher had picked out a fielder earlier and was caught for 5 off Edwards, but Luke Ledbury hit 24 not out, including 4 fours and a huge six to finish the game, Bosbury reaching their target in just over 9 overs.

Bishops School
J. Snell  lbw b Owen  1
T. Edwards  b Owen  4
S. Goodart  b S. Davies  3
H. Preece  ct Allen b Cooke  16
J. Mumford  b S. Davies 8
L. Herbert  b Owen 9
J. Powell  ct Cooke  b Owen  9
W. Sewell lbw b Owen  4
T. Domativo  ct Lancett b Wadley  13
S, Bell  not out 0
Extras 7
Total  74 all out (19.4 overs)
J. Owen 5 for 23, S. Davies  2 for 35

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  ct Herbert b Edwards 5
M. Carless  b Preece 32
L. Ledbury  not out 24
D. Cooke  not out 1
Extras 16
Total  78 for 2 wickets  (9.2 overs)

Saturday 19th June
Woolhope 2nd XI vs Bosbury , played at Woolhope
Bosbury won by 10 wickets

Bosbury won this Marches League Division 5a match by 10 wickets.

With showers threatening, Bosbury skipper Steve Davies won the toss and asked the home team to bat.  T. Hilling was bowled for 0 in the first over by Steve Davies, bringing R. Gibbs out to join Dave Napper at the crease. Gibbs was bowled for 12 by Jon Owen in the 6th over.  N. Edmundsen joined Napper and they took the score past fifty, with the run rate up at 4 per over. Mark Wadley was then brought on to bowl to replace the wayward Davies, and he struck in his second over, Napper bowled for 27, and the new batsman R. Ovel bowled for 0.  The runs began to dry up for Woolhope 2nd XI and Owen was unlucky to have two catches dropped off his bowling.  Wadley continued to bowl a fast and accurate spell, and was duly rewarded again when C. Park edged to Paul Allen behind the stumps, and C.Davies followed soon after bowled for 0. Alan Lancett replaced Owen after he had completed his spell of 12 overs, but it was Wadley who continued to take the wickets, picking up Edmundsen finally for 19, caught by keeper Allen, A. Welling bowled for 0, M. Park caught low at 3rd slip by Owen for 6, and finally D. Gordon lbw for 9. Wadley's figures of 8 for 21 were a career best, and Woolhope had been skittled out for 94.

C. Park and R. Gibbs both opened with maiden overs, but the Bosbury opening batsmen Gary Fletcher and Merv Carless went out positively in search of the target of 95.  Having set an attacking field, Woolhope were unable to stem the flow of boundaries as Fletcher hit 6 fours in his 30 not out, and an in-form Carless picked up his second consecutive fifty, scoring the winning runs with his eleventh four as the game was completed before tea. Tea was great - some nice sandwiches and cakes, particularly the cherry genoa and the chocolate flapjacks, all good lining for the stomach in preparation for jugs from Wadders and Merv. 

Woolhope
D. Napper  b Wadley  27
T. Hilling  b S. Davies 0
R. Gibbs  b Owen 12
N. Edmundsen  ct Allen  b Wadley  19
R. Ovel  b Wadley 0
C. Park  ct Allen  b Wadley 6
C. Davies  b Wadley 0
D. Gordon lbw b Wadley 9
A. Welling b Wadley 0
M. Park ct Owen b Wadley 6
C. Rogers not out 2
Extras 13
Total  94 all out (30.4 overs)
M. Wadley 8 for 21

Bosbury
G. Fletcher  not out 30
M. Carless  not out 50
Extras 17
Total 97 for 0  (17.4 overs)

Saturday 12th June
Bosbury vs Herefordians, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 77 runs

Bosbury beat Herefordians by 77 runs in the Marches League Division 5a clash at Bosbury on Saturday.  A depleted Herefordians side put the home side into bat, and openers Merv Carless and Gary Fletcher took the score to 59 after ten overs, before Fletcher was bowled by Paske, who was managing to get good turn, for 28.  Matt Graff joined Carless and scored 26 before he too was bowled by Paske, with the score on 99.  Dave Daffin joined Carless and together they added 79, with Carless looking at ease in scoring 74 before he missed a ball from Paske and was bowled, with the score on 178.  Steve Davies scored two boundaries before mis-hitting a full toss which was caught by Paske off Thomas.  Thomas was getting the ball to swing under cloud cover and shortly afterwards ended Daffin's innings on 42, and Paul Allen's shortly after that for 0.  Mark Wadley hit 31 useful runs as the Bosbury tail collapsed, with Peter Blake, who suffered a cut lip after he missed a full toss, the not out batsman on 9 as Bosbury were dismissed for 260 in the last over.

The Herefordians innings got off to a disastrous start as A. Thomas was bowled by Davies for 0, and M.P. Graves was then caught in the gully by Matt Graff for 0.  However, M. L. Graves and R. Wilcox steadied the ship for Herefordians, and they set about building an 111-run partnership which threatened to take the game away from Bosbury.  M. L. Graves's innings of 74 was finally brought to an end by an unplayable yorker from Pete Brown.  Wilcox was joined by B. Paske, and again Bosbury were made to toil in the field as the batsmen took the score to 167 before Davies returned to the attack, removed Paske for 20, and exposed the visitor's long tail.  A. Powell followed next ball, whilst B. Hughston and W. Stephens followed in Davies's next over, to leave Herefordians on 169 for 7.  Wilcox continued to bat defiantly as the wickets fell around him, but Wadley struck at the other end to remove J. Fletcher and F. Lowther-Harris, and Wilcox was finally last man out for 66 to give Davies his sixth wicket, as Herefordians were dismissed for 183.

Bosbury
M. Carless  b Paske  74
G. Fletcher  b Paske  28
M. Graff  b Paske  26
D. Daffin  b Thomas 42
S. Davies  ct Paske  b Thomas 8
M. Wadley  b Graves 31
P. Allen  b Thomas 0
P. Brown  b Stevens 1
A. Lancett b Graves 1
R. Davies  b Graves 4
P. Blake not out 9
Extras 36
Total  260 all out (44.5 overs)
A. Thomas  3 for 60, B. Paske  3 for 70,  M. L. Graves  2 for 68

Herefordians
A. Thomas  b S. Davies 0
M. P. Graves  ct Graff b Wadley 0
M. L. Graves  b Brown  74
R. Wilcox  b  S. Davies 66
B. Paske  lbw  b S. Davies  20
A. Powell b  S. Davies  0
B. Hughston  lbw  b S. Davies 0
W. Stephens  b  S. Davies  0
J. Fletcher  b  Wadley  1
F. Lowther-Harris  b  Wadley 0
S. Wilcox  not out 0
Extras 15
Total 183 all out  (36.1 overs)
S. Davies  6 for 21,  M. Wadley  3 for 53

Sunday 6th June
Ledbury Evening League
Bosbury 165  RSRE 81

Saturday 5th June
Eastnor 3rd XI vs Bosbury, played at Eastnor
Bosbury won by 48 runs

We continued their successful start to the season with a win against Eastnor 3rds on Saturday.  Put into bat, we struggled to come to terms with a tricky wicket in the opening overs.  Opener Paul Allen was first out for 2, bowled by C. Tipton, and Merv Carless followed soon when as he was caught and bowled by S. Beale for 4, with the total on 28.  Luke Ledbury hit four boundaries in a useful innings of 21, before he mis-hit a delivery from Emery to S. Beale.  Steve Davies joined Dave Daffin, and hit a couple of boundaries before he edged Wildig to McTear behind the stumps for 12. Shortly after, Dave Daffin's anchor innings came to an end as he got a leading edge on a ball from Nick Hagger and was caught by Tom Hurrell for 5. Mark Wadley (5) followed a few overs later, edging a ball from Hagger to the keeper, bringing Jon Owen to the wicket.  Owen immediately set about hitting the ball to the boundary, picking up 8 fours in a swashbuckling innings of  37, whilst sharing an invaluable partnership of 61 with Alan Lancett. Owen was out edging a wide delivery from Haggar to the keeper, and Lancett was out soon after, caught by Goodwin off Tipton for 9.  Richard Davies scored one before attempting a suicidal second run, then Peter Blake was out without scoring, leaving Ben Ledbury on 1 not out as Bosbury posted 158 all out, including 61 extras.

Eastnor openers A. Reynolds and R. Tyler struggled against the Bosbury attack of Steve Davies and Jon Owen, and Reynolds was first out bowled by Davies for 2.  Jon Owen then picked up the wicket of Tyler, bowled for 0 with the score on 5.  Tight bowling ensured that Eastnor had progressed to just 8 after 10 overs before S. Beale was bowled by Davies for 2.  McTear and D. Goodman stabilised the Eastnor  innings,  taking the score to 44 before McTear was bowled by Alan Lancett for 15.  J. Emery (9), J. Taylor (4) and T. Hurrell (1) all then fell cheaply, and Goodman's fine innings was finally ended by Peter Blake for 31 when Eastnor were 85 for 8.  Nick Haggar (4) was picked up by Dave Daffin at deep cover off Blake, then Wildig joined Tipton (10no) before Wildig was the last man out for 16, bowled by Davies, to give Bosbury a 48 run victory.

Bosbury
P. Allen  b Tipton  2
M. Carless ct & b  Beale 4
L. Ledbury  ct Beale b Emery  21
D. Daffin  ct Hurrell  b Hagger  5
S. Davies  ct McTear  b Wildig  12
M. Wadley  ct McTear b Hagger  5
A. Lancett  ct Goodwin b Tipton  9
J. Owen  ct McTear  b Hagger  37
R. Davies  run out  1
B. Ledbury  not out 1
P. Blake  ct Tipton b Hagger 1
Extras 61
Total 158 all out (39.2 overs)
N. Hagger 4 for 28, C. Tipton 2 for 45

Eastnor 3rd XI
A. Reynolds  b S. Davies  2
R. Tyler  b Owen 0
D. Goodman  ct Lancett b Blake 31
S. Beale  b Davies  2
A. McTear  b Lancett  15
J.Emery  ct S. Davies b Lancett 9
J. Taylor  ct S. Davies b Wadley 4
T. Hurrell  ct R. Davies b Blake  1
C. Tipton  not out 10
N. Hagger ct Daffin b Blake  4
M. Wildig  b S. Davies  16
Extras 16
Total 110 all out  (35.3 overs)
P. Blake  3 for 11, S. Davies 3 for 20, A. Lancett 2 for 20

Saturday 29th May.
Bosbury vs Ledbury 2nd XI, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by 158 runs
Jon Owen continued his great early run of form with the ball for Bosbury with a man-of-the-match performance against Ledbury 2nd XI on Saturday, as the home side won by a convincing margin of 158 runs.

Bosbury captain Steve Davies lost his third toss in a row, and Bosbury were asked to bat first on a slightly damp pitch.  Openers Gary Fletcher and Merv Carless got away to a steady start, Carless looking in good form with 4 fours before he edged R. Orders to keeper Griffin for 20 with the score on 32.  Fletcher gloved another from Orders to Griffin as he was dismissed for 10 with the score on 43, bringing Dave Daffin to the wicket to join Luke Ledbury.  Ledbury looked comfortable and the pair took the score to 105 before Ledbury was unluckily bowled off his pads for 38.  Steve Davies joined Daffin, and he too was able to keep the scoreboard ticking over as this pair took the score to 165 before Daffin's patient innings of 35 was brought to an end as he was bowled by Foskett to a ball that kept low.  Mark Wadley then contributed further runs to the Bosbury score, as Davies's innings of 44 finally came to an end when he mistimed a shot to cover, then Owen steered the ball to Rooney at backward square leg and was out for 6.  Alan Lancett was bowled by Griffiths for a duck, then Wadley was bowled by Rooney for 18.  Richard Davies scored two, as Paul Allen (11no) struck some good shots in the final overs to take the final total to 218, Peter Blake being the last man out in the final over.

Ledbury 2nd XI's innings got off to a steady start, reaching 7 in the fourth over when Matt Ehrlich played Jon Owen uppishly to cover and was picked up by an awkward catch by Daffin for 4.  Steve Davies and Owen proved difficult to play, and Ledbury had reached just 16 after 8 overs when Handley was bowled by Davies.  Griffiths struck a couple of fours for Ledbury, but the wickets kept on tumbling, as Owen picked up R. Orders, bowled for 8, and Davies had Griffiths caught by Merv Carless for 10.  Three more wickets then fell quickly to leave the score on 40 for 7, and there was to be no way back for Ledbury.  Owen bowled a magnificent spell of 12 overs, passing the bat on numerous occasions and finishing with five wickets for 22 runs, and Mark Wadley, replacing Davies at the other end, picked up three wickets for just 12 runs.  A superb all-round performance from Bosbury, including two fine catches behind the wicket from Paul Allen, saw Ledbury 2nd XI dismissed for just 60 runs.
Bosbury
G. Fletcher  c Griffiths  b Orders 10
M. Carless  c Griffiths  b Orders 20
L. Ledbury  b  Watkins  38
D. Daffin  b Foskett  35
S. Davies  c  Ehrlich b  Rooney  44
M. Wadley  b Rooney  18
J. Owen  ct Rooney b Orders  6
A. Lancett  b Griffiths 0
P. Allen  not out  11
R. Davies  b Griffiths 2
P. Blake  b Griffiths 0
Extras  37
Total   218 all out (44.1 overs)
Orders  3 for 30, Griffiths 3 for 42, Rooney 2 for 78

Ledbury 2nd XI
D. Handley b S. Davies  2
M. Ehrlich c Daffin b Owen  4
R. Orders  b  Owen  8
R. Griffiths c Carless b S. Davies 10
C. Ritchie  c Allen b Wadley  5
S. Wybraniec c Allen b Owen  4
L. Rooney b Owen 5
S. Watkins  b Owen 0
K. Foskett  b Wadley 6
S. Yaxley  c & b Wadley 1
T. Griffin not out 0
Extras 15
Total  60 all out (24.2 overs)
J. Owen 5 for 22, M. Wadley 3 for 12, S. Davies 2 for 20

Saturday 22nd May.
Bishop's Frome vs Bosbury, played at Bishop's Frome
Bosbury won by 262 runs
Bosbury achieved an even more convincing win away from home this weekend against 10-man Bishop's Frome than in the friendly a few weeks back.  Asked to bat first again, openers Merv Carless and Gary Fletcher progressed to 32 before Carless was run out for 20.  Fletcher was joined by Luke Ledbury, the pair taking the score passed fifty before Fletcher edged Knights to the wicket keeper for 20.   Knights and Bottomley had both found a good rhythm by now, but it took a change of pace from Macdonald to take the next wicket of Dave Daffin for just 3.  Matt Graff joined Ledbury, and they put on 50 runs, taking the score to 112 before Ledbury was bowled by Knights for 45. Mark Moaby smashed a fine four before he was brilliantly caught by Colston off Knights, to leave Bosbury on 116 for 5 after 28 overs.  This brought Darren Woodhouse to the crease, as Frome bought back the opening bowlers Knights and Bottomley to try and finish the Bosbury innings off.  However, Woodhouse and Graff played patiently to see off the openers quota of 12 overs apiece, and they then began to set about attacking the remaining bowlers.  They began to hit the ball aggressively all around and out of the ground, taking the score from 147 for 5 after 36 overs, to 280 for 5 off the maximum 45 overs, the partnership for the sixth wicket worth an unbroken 164. Graff finished with a total of 78 not out, which included 6 sixes and 6 fours, but the batsman of the day was Woodhouse, whose 84 not out consisted of 9 sixes and 7 fours.

Bishop's Frome's innings got off to another poor start, as M. Quatermass was caught by Alan Lancett off the bowling of Bosbury captain Steve Davies for 0 off the very first ball of the innings. Worse was to come for Frome, when Jeff Barnes was bowled by Jon Owen for 2 in the next over, and in Davies's next over, P. Bottomley was caught behind by Paul Allen, and T. Haigh was bowled, to leave Frome reeling at 3 for 4.  O.James was next to go, bowled by Jon Owen for 1 with the score on 4, and a couple of overs later, P. Colston finally was bowled by Owen, and then P. McGuire was also bowled by Owen. Frome were now seven wickets down for just 5 runs, and it was only an edge through the slips from P. Macdonald that finally took the score into double figures.  S. Knights joined Macdonald but he didn't last very long, as Alan Lancett came on with his spin bowling, and bowled him for 3.  Ravi smashed Owen for a straight-driven four before he was the last man out, leaving Macdonald high and dry on 5 not out.  Bishop's Frome had mustered just 18 runs, giving Bosbury the massive winning margin of 262 runs and maximum points. 
Bosbury
G. Fletcher  c Haigh  b Knights 20
M. Carless  run out  20
L. Ledbury  b  Knights  45
D. Daffin  b Macdonald  3
M.Graff  not out 78
M. Moaby c  Colston b Knights  4
D. Woodhouse  not out  84
Extras  23
Total   280 for 5 (45 overs)
Knights 3 for 27

Bishop's Frome
M. Quatermass  c  Lancett b Davies 0
J. Barnes  b Owen  2
P. Colston  b  Owen  0
P. Bottomley ct Allen  b Davies 0
T. Haigh  b Davies  0
O. James  b Owen  1
P. Macdonald  not out  5
P. McGuire b Owen  0
S. Knights  b  Lancett 3
Ravi  b Owen 5
Extras 2
Total  18 all out  (17.4 overs)
J. Owen 5 for 8, S. Davies  3 for 3, A. Lancett 1 for 2

Saturday 15th May
Bosbury vs Presteigne, played at Bosbury
Bosbury won by one run
Bosbury 16 pts, Presteigne 9 pts
Bosbury won their first home Marches League Division 5a match on Saturday by one run.  In a tense and exciting match at home against Presteigne, the visitors won the toss and asked Bosbury to bat on what turned out to be a slow pitch.   With the ball swinging noticeably, Bosbury lost both openers Dave Daffin and Matt Graff for one run apiece to leave them reeling at 12 for 2.  Luke Ledbury and Merv Carless staged a brief recovery, Ledbury hitting 26 quickfire runs, before he was bowled by Rhodes with the score 45 for 3.  Merv Carless continued to play an anchor role, but  his patient innings of 7 runs came to an end with the score on 75. Steve Davies (13) became the first of Sparey's victims, and soon after Mark Moaby, who played a fine innings scoring 46 runs, was also bowled by Sparey.  Mark Wadley (10) then hung around as Jon Owen blasted five fours in a whirlwind innings of 24, then the Bosbury tail played out the remaining overs, pushing the score to 167 for 9.

Presteigne got off to slow start as Mark Wadley and Steve Davies bowled accurate spells.  It wasn't until the 13th over that Bosbury broke through, when T.Armstrong (4) was bowled off his pads by Davies with the score on just 24.  However, Presteigne's captain N. Bartholomew was in great form, and he was joined at the crease by S. Duncan. These two put together a partnership that took the score to 94, and the visitors appeared to be progressing towards victory as Bosbury wavered in the field.  But then Jon Owen had Duncan lbw for 28, and soon after Mark Wadley bowled R. Sparey for 7 with the score now on 106 for 3.  Jon Owen claimed another victim soon after as he bowled M. Davies for 4, but it took a great catch on the boundary by Carless to dismiss Bartholomew for a fine 68 off the bowling of Owen.  The score was now 124 for 5, and Bosbury could sense they were still in with a chance. Wickets began to fall and runs began to dry up for Presteigne as Bosbury continued to pile on the pressure. Rhodes played well to get Presteigne to within sight of victory, before he was bowled by Moaby for 27.  Nine runs were needed off the final over, bowled by Alan Lancett. But Lancett and the Bosbury fielders kept their cool in the evening heat, and Presteigne could manage only 7 runs, thereby losing the match by one run.  Presteigne had consolation in picking up two bonus points for not having been dismissed, but Bosbury took the ten points for victory.

Bosbury
M.Graff  b Duncan  1
D.Daffin  b Rhodes  1
L. Ledbury  ct Owens b Rhodes 26
M. Carless  ct Dodgson b Goodwin  7
M. Moaby b Sparey  46
S. Davies  b  Sparey  13
M. Wadley  ct  Smith b Duncan  10
J. Owen  ct Bartholomew b Sparey  24
A. Lancett  ct Duncan  b Goodwin  2
P. Allen  not out  6
P. Blake  not out  2
Extras  29
Total   167 for 9 (45 overs)
Duncan 2 for 28,  Rhodes 2 for 36,  Goodwin 2 for 48,  Sparey 3 for 41

Presteigne
T. Armstrong  b  S. Davies  4
N. Bartholomew  ct Carless  b Owen  68
S. Duncan  lbw  b Owen  28
R. Sparey  b  Wadley  7
M. Davies  b Owen  4
G. Rhodes  b Moaby  27
T. Owens  lbw  b Lancett  2
P. Davies  not out  6
J. Goodwin  not out  6
Extras 24
Total  166 for 7  (45 overs)
J. Owen 3 for 35, A. Lancett 1 for 13

Saturday 24th April
Bishop's Frome vs Bosbury at Bishop's Frome. Bosbury won by 166 runs
10-man Bosbury achieved a convincing win away from home in this friendly against Bishop's Frome.  Asked to bat first on a gloriously sunny April afternoon, openers Merv Carless and Richard Davies progressed to 25 before Davies was bowled by Jones for 14.  Luke Ledbury then added 26 runs before he was next out, lbw to Knight with the score on 62. Bosbury then lost some quick wickets to make it 88 for 5, before Steve Davies arrived at the crease and fired his way to 53 before retiring.  Merv Carless's steady innings of 31 was brought to end as he was run out in a mix-up with Davies, then the tail-enders took the Bosbury score up to 207 after their 40 overs.
The Bishop's Frome innings couldn't have got off to a worse start, as Ravi was out lbw to Jon Owen with the score on 0. They were soon in deeper trouble when Peter Blake bowled Knights with the score on 6.  Jon Owen bowled a typically frugal spell, and Frome had only 15 on the board after 7 overs, when Jeff Barnes was run out.  Owen then took a superb caught and bowled chance to dismiss Dale Ramdath for 10, with the score on just 22 for 4, which soon became 23 for 5 when Blake took the wicket of Varghese.  With the top order blown away, Alan Lancett came on with his spin bowling, the artificial wicket suiting him as he took three wickets for just 7 runs, as he and Mark Wadley polished off the tail.  Bishop's Frome could muster only 41 all out, to give Bosbury a massive winning margin of 166 runs.
Scores:
Bosbury 207 for 8 (M. Carless 31; L. Ledbury 26; S. Davies 53)
Bishop's Frome  41 all out (Dale Ramdath 10; P. Blake 2 for 22; J. Owen 2 for 7; A. Lancett 3 for 7;  M. Wadley 2 for 0)

Saturday 10th April 2004
Bosbury CC vs Bugbrooke CC.
Bosbury 205 for 9 (40 overs)
Bugbrooke CC 170 for 9 (40 overs)
Bosbury won by 35 runs
Bosbury entertained touring side Bugbrooke CC on Saturday, winning this friendly by 35 runs.  On a damp pitch, Bosbury batted first but lost Alan Lancett early on, then Luke Ledbury and Mark Moaby put together a 117 run partnership, before Moaby was out for 42.  Luke Ledbury followed shortly after for 72, but Matt Williams (26) and Matt Graff (32) added some useful runs to help take Bosbury's score to 205 for 9 after 40 overs. Lamb (2 for 32), Gilthorpe (2 for 33) and Reeves (2 for 32) were the pick of the bowling for Bugbrooke.
Bugbrooke got off to steady start as Steve Davies and Jon Owen bowled tight spells, then Bugbrooke lost their first wicket with the score on 30. Brazier (42) and Minogue (33) batted well for their runs, but Bugbrooke lost wickets regularly and fell behind the run rate required.  Reeve scored a valiant 30 not out down the order, but Bugbrooke fell well short of the target after their 40 overs, finishing on 170 for 9.  Pick of the bowling for Bosbury was Mark Moaby, taking 3 lower order wickets for 20 runs.

Sunday 14th September. Swan, Alfrick vs. Bosbury. Match played at Alfrick, 35 over match
Swan, Alfrick won by 20 runs

Swan, Alfrick won this friendly fixture against a Bosbury on Sunday by 20 runs.  Winning the toss, Alfrick batted on a lovely sunny afternoon, on a good batting wicket. They raced along at over 6 an over in the first ten overs, losing only the wicket of A. Croad, bowled by Luke Ledbury for 14. B. Ratcliff, in at number 3, was in fine form, hitting the ball to all corners of the field and soon brought up his fifty. With the score on 96, Alfrick lost both T. Squire, superbly caught & bowled by Gary Price for 23, and then P. Whittenbury, caughtt by Bill Rees behind the stumps off Price again for 0.  S. Jay stayed with Ratcliff, scoring 21 in a partnership worth 72, before he was lbw to Ledbury in the 26th over. R. Collins came in to bat, but it was Ratcliff who was next out, bowled by Mark Wadley for 96, falling just 4 short of what would have been a well deserved century. Collins struck some boundaries in a productive innings of 32 in the final overs, as Alfrick posted a daunting 220 runs off their 35 overs.

Norman Brown and Dave Daffin opened for Bosbury, getting the innings off to a good start. They had reached 40 when Daffin was first out, lbw to D. Stewart for 23. Mark Wadley joined Brown, and they progressed the score to 73 before Brown was out caught by R. Collins off A. Sanders for 26.  Gary Price was then out second ball, caught behind the stumps by Croad for a duck. Next in was Luke Ledbury, and together with Wadley, they started to take the game away from Alfrick, taking the score up to 161 before Ledbury was caught by Collins off D. Stewart for 38. Bosbury's young batsmen Layton and Auderry were both bowled out in the next over by R. Collins for 0, and Bosbury now found themselves in a spot of bother. Karl Warrener joined Wadley out in the middle, but Wadley mis-timed a drive and was caught and bowled by R. Collins. Warrener managed to bring the Bosbury score up to 200, with a defiant 21 not out, but Bill Rees (4) and skipper Peter Blake (0) could not stay with him, and Swan, Alfrick won this good-spirited game by 20 runs.

Swan, Alfrick
T. Squire  ct & b G. Price  23
A. Croad  b L. Ledbury  14
B. Ratcliff  b M. Wadley  96
P. Whittenbury  ct W. Rees b G. Price  0
S. Jay  lbw  b L. Ledbury  21
R. Collins  not out  32
R. Price  ct  G. Price  b M. Wadley  2
B. Hooper  not out  2 

Extras  27 

Total  220 for 6  

Bowling
L. Ledbury  7-0-36-2
M. Wadley  7-2-13-2
G. Price  7-0-29-2 

Bosbury
N. Brown  ct Collins b Sanders  26
D. Daffin  lbw  b D.Stewart  23
M. Wadley  ct & b Collins  46
G. Price  ct A. Sanders  b A. Croad  0
C. Layton  b Collins  0
H. Auderry  b Collins  0
L. Ledbury  ct  Collins  b D. Stewart  38
R. Davies  b D. Stewart  1
K. Warrener  not out 21
W. Rees  ct r. Price   b A. Sanders  4
P. Blake  lbw  A. Sanders  0 

Extras  41 

Total      200 all out

Bowling
D. Stewart  7-0-34-3
A. Sanders  6.1-0-31-3
A. Croad  7-0-27-1
R. Collins   6-0-32-3

Sunday 7th September. Colwall XI vs. Bosbury XI. Match played at Colwall, 40 over match
Colwall won by 10 wickets
A Colwall XI won this friendly fixture against a Bosbury XI on Sunday by 10 wickets.  Bosbury batted first on a lovely afternoon, but lost wickets regularly to some good bowling and fielding by Colwall. For Bosbury, only Mark Moaby (17), Gary Price (26) and jon Owen (32) were able to get into double figures, as the visitors were skittled out for just 125 runs, B. Ford taking 5 for 47. D. Berry and M. Berry opened for Colwall, and despite some close calls, they progressed steadily to the winning total, both batsmen passing fifty as Colwall overhauled the Bosbury score by ten wickets.  

Bosbury XI
L. Ledbury  run out  6
R. Davies  ct Riley  b N. Pannniers  4
M. Moaby  ct Lawrence  b Kendall  17
G. Price   ct Panniers  b Ford  26
D. Daffin  b Ford  4
S. Davies  ct Hankins  b Ford  5
A. Lancett  ct Hankins  b Ford  6
J. Owen  ct Lawrence  b Hankins 32
J. Febery  ct Berry b Ford  2
C. Layton  not out 2
P. Blake  ct Coomer  b Lawrence  0

Extras    12
 
Total      125 all out

Bowling
N. Panniers 3-0-19-1
C. Kendall 6-2-11-1
B. Ford  7-0-47-5
Hankins  5-0-17-1
M. Lawrence  1.1-0-2-1

Colwall XI
D. Berry  not out  54
M. Berry  not out  65

Extras   7
 
Total     126 for 0

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 6th September. Presteigne vs. Bosbury, match played at Presteigne.
Bosbury won by 185 runs 

Bosbury
M. Carless  ct Armstrong b Trailer  0
M. Graff   b E. Davies 96
L. Ledbury  b Jones  124
D. Daffin  lbw b Smith 16
G. Abbey  b Welland  41
S. Davies  b E. Davies 5
P. Allen  run out  0
P. Blake  not out  15
A. Lancett  not out  0 
Extras 23 

Total (45 overs)  310 for 7 

Bowling
E. Trailer  10-1-71-1
J. Smith  10-0-58-2
R. Sparey  8-0-32-0
R. Jones  6-1-51-1
J. Bray  4-0-41-0
E. Davies  5-0-32-1
M. Welland  2-0-19-1 

Presteigne
E. Davies  b S. Davies  72
J. Bray  ct L. Ledbury  b C. Hill  6
T. Armstrong  ct S. Davies  b  C. Hill  5
M. Davies  ct  L. Ledbury  b C. Hill  10
R. Jones  ct D. Daffin  b S. Davies  0
R. Sparey  ct  D. Daffin  b A. Lancett  2
E. Trailer  b  C. Hill 7
S. Chilman  b  P. Blake  14
J. Smith  b  P. Blake  1
M. Welland  ct  P. Allen  b P. Blake  2
R. Sparey  not out  0 

Extras  6 

Total (24.5 overs)  125 all out 

Bowling
C. Hill  10-2-54-4
J. Owen  5-0-39-0
S. Davies  5-0-19-2
P. Blake  2.5-0-5-3
A. Lancett  2-0-3-1  

We won the last ever Hereford and District League Division 1 game against Presteigne on Saturday by 185 runs to take the league title. Having had the pre-match scares of the non-appearance of the team mini-bus (blame Steve or Wincey?), and a heavy shower at Presteigne, we arrived at the ground in bright sunshine, and the match got underway on time. Presteigne won the toss and put us into bat, and immediately their bowlers found some life in the wicket and Merv Carless was a victim to Trailer in the first over, caught by Armstrong in the slips without a run on the board. Luke Ledbury joined opener Matt Graff at the crease and these two began to settle in, Matt getting his tally underway with a huge six straight back over the bowler and over the pavilion. This set the tone for the next 30 overs, as the two batsmen dominated and scored quite freely, pushing the score to 147 for one at the drinks break after 23 overs, with both batsmen having passed 50. Luke accelerated away from Graff at this point, playing some lovely shots all around the ground, including some fine straight drives for four. Luke finally reached a deserved century, and carried on scoring, but with 124 to his name, which included 6 sixes and 17 fours, he was bowled by R. Jones. The second wicket partnership had been worth 221.  Dave Daffin came out to join Matt Graff who was nearing his century, but tiredness led to Matt being bowled by a straight one from E. Davies a few overs later for 96, just missing out on his century. Dave and new batsman George Abbey put on a further 41 runs before Dave was adjudged lbw for 16 to Smith with the score on 275, and Steve Davies was then bowled by E. Davies for 5. Paul Allen was run out going for a quick (almost impossible!) single, but Peter Blake supported George Abbey at the end with a useful 15 not out, his highest score, before George was out bowled in the last over for 41, trying to hit out for his fifty. We scored 310 for 7 off their 45 overs, our highest total of the season. 

E. Davies and J. Bray opened the innings for Presteigne, and it became obvious that they were going to go for the runs, Davies hitting out powerfully off both opening bowlers, Chris Hill and Jon Owen. However, Chris Hill struck for the first wicket, having Bray caught behind by Luke Ledbury in the slips for 6 with the score on 11, and then Armstrong was caught by Steve Davies for 5 with the score on 43. E. Davies continued to hammer the ball to the boundaries, so that after 10 overs, Presteigne had reached 85 for 2. Chris Hill then had M. Davies caught by Luke in the slips for 10, and Steve Davies came into the Bosbury attack, picking up the next wicket of R. Jones, caught by Dave Daffin at mid-wicket for 0, with the score on 97 for 4.  Steve then managed to bowl E. Davies, who had scored an impressive 72 including 3 sixes and 11 fours. Chris Hill, despite an injured ankle, continued to run in and he bowled Trailer for 6, as Hill went on to complete his 10 overs straight off (was this the last spell of bowling we'll see from Chris in league cricket?). Alan Lancett then picked up a wicket, having R. Sparey caught at mid-on by Dave Daffin for 2. S. Chilman (14) put up a brief resistance with 3 fours, but Pete Blake came into the attack and bowled a good line and length, bowling Chilman and then J. Smith for 1. Pete then took the final wicket of M. Welland, caught behind by Paul Allen, sealing victory and the League title for us as Presteigne were all out for 125 runs.
Man of the match was Luke, Tw*t of the match went to Steve Davies (for the mini-bus incident), whilst champagne moment was PA 'running himself out'!

Ledbury Evening League Finals Day, Sunday 31st August
Semi Final, Bosbury vs. Hop Pickers
Played on the Rugby Club Cricket Ground, we won the toss and put Hop Pickers in to bat, and bowled and fielded tidily, putting the pressure on the HPs. They could only make 77 all out, leaving us to make 78 to win. We got them fairly easily, Luke Ledbury retiring with 25, and Al Lancett getting 24 not out.

Final, Bosbury vs. LTFC
Played at Ledbury Cricket Club, with a barbecue in full flame, we lost the toss and were unsurprisingly put into bat. They had us bogged down early on with some good bowling, and although Norman Brown made his 25 and retired, panic set in as we looked to push the score along, and we lost some quick wickets. We could only post a score of 91, which was never enough. Using the best bowlers at the start of the innings and taking wickets was the only way we had of winning. It didn't happen, and although we eventually picked up two wickets, the Footie Club beat us easily by eight wickets.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 30th August. Bosbury vs. Lad's Club, match played at Bosbury.
Bosbury won by 128 runs 

Bosbury
M. Carless  b Lawson  31
G. Fletcher  b Oliver  17
L. Ledbury  ct & b B. Halfpenny  29
D. Daffin  ct Caffelle  b B. Halfpenny  9
J. Owen  ct Maggs  b Lawson  6
G. Abbey  ct Maggs  b B. Halfpenny  25
S. Davies  ct Maggs  b Lawson  4
A. Lancett  ct Halfpenny  b Lawson  7
C. Hill  ct Oldman  b Morris  9
R. Davies  ct Price  b Caffelle  9
P. Blake  not out  7 

Extras 22 Total (44.3 overs)  178 all out 

Bowling
A . Oliver 10-1-44-1
B. Oldman  10-2-23-0
B. Halfpenny  10-1-40-3
H. Lawson  10-0-33-4
G. Morris  2-0-21-1
K. Maggs  2-0-4-0
B. Caffelle 0.3-0-1-1  

Lad's Club
S. Cardone  ct R. Davies  b C. Hill  0
J. Price  not out  30
B. Caffelle  ct Fletcher  b  J. Owen  9
G. Morris  b J. Owen  0
K. Maggs  ct G. Fletcher  b J. Owen  0
A. Oliver  b J. Owen  1
R. Halfpenny  ct L. Ledbury  b A. Lancett  4
B. Halfpenny  b S. Davies  1
H. Lawson  b S. Davies  0
B. Oldman  ct R. Davies b S. Davies  0
N. Oliver  b A. Lancett  0 

Extras  5 Total (23.3 overs)  50 all out 

Bowling
C. Hill  7-4-12-1
J. Owen  6-3-7-4
A. Lancett 5.3-0-20-2
S. Davies  5-3-9-3  

We won our last home league game of the season by 128 runs on Saturday to keep our hopes of winning the Hereford and District League Division 1 title well and truly alive.
 
Put into bat by Lad's Club, opener Gary Fletcher got our innings off to a flying start with 12 runs off the first over, whilst partner Merv Carless settled in to consolidate the partnership as they proceeded to 33 without loss after 10 overs. Gary was then bowled by Oliver for 17, bringing Luke Ledbury to the wicket. Luke looked in confident form, and although he was dropped in the deep early in his innings, he struck some nice shots in scoring 29, as he and Merv put on 53 runs for the second wicket. Luke then bobbed a catch back to the bowler B. Halfpenny, from a ball that stopped off the wicket. Merv played a ball on to his stumps having scored 31, then Jon Owen was caught at deep mid-on for 6 trying to go for some quick runs. A few runs later, Dave Daffin (9) lobbed a catch to short mid-wicket with the score on 110 for 4. Steve Davies (4), Alan Lancett (7) and Chris Hill (9) also fell cheaply, but George Abbey kept the scoreboard ticking over as he played a vital innings in scoring 25 runs before he was caught brilliantly at mid-wicket by K. Maggs off the left arm bowling of Halfpenny. Richard Davies (9) and Peter Blake (7no) then shared a last wicket stand of 19 as they took the score to 178 before Richard was caught in the last over of the innings. H. Lawson (4-33) and Halfpenny (3-40) were the pick of the Lad's Club bowlers.
 
Chasing 179 to win, Lad's Club got off to the worse possible start as S. Cardone was superbly caught by Richard Davies at silly mid-on of the bowling of Chris Hill for 0 in the first over. Our bowlers were as accurate as usual, giving few runs away, and Lad's Club lost their second wicket, B. Caffelle, caught behind by Gary Fletcher off Jon Owen for 9, with just 10 on the board. In a superb spell of bowling, Man of the Match Jon Owen struck again with three more wickets in quick succession, to leave Lad's Club reeling at 18 for 5 off ten overs. Opener J. Price continued to hold up one end, but no one could stay with him for long. R. Halfpenny was caught by Luke Ledbury for 4 off the bowling of Alan Lancett, and Steve Davies finished off the fifth over his spell with a triple wicket maiden. Alan Lancett took the final wicket, bowling N. Oliver for 0, as Lad's Club declined to 50 all out, with J. Price carrying his bat for 30 runs. The win by 128 runs gave us 22 points and with one game remaining, the re-arranged fixture against Presteigne away this Saturday, a win and at least another 22 points is required if we are to pip Ewyas Harold to the Hereford and District League Division 1 title.

Saturday 23rd August. Match  vs St. Martin's, 45 overs Hereford and District Cricket League Division 1.
The game was cancelled after St. Martin's could not raise a side.

Saturday 16th August. Bosbury vs. Brockhampton III's, friendly match played at Bosbury. Bosbury won by 4 wickets

Brockhampton III
M. Greening  b M. Wadley  12
D. Pascoe  b  P. Blake  0
G. Jacobs  b S. Davies  70
J. Appery  b M. Wadley  1
C. Griffiths  ct G. Fletcher  b M. Wadley  0
M. Worrall  b  G. Abbey  7
M. Jacobs  ct G. Fletcher  b G. Abbey  0
R. Norridge  ct D. Daffin  b A. Lancett  0
P. Rogers  not out  9
L. Wherniack  b S. Davies  0
P. Griffiths  ct G. Fletcher  b S. Davies  1

Extras 13 

Total  113 all out
 
Bowling
M. Wadley  5-3-12-3
G. Abbey  4-2-5-2
S. Davies  3.4-1-10-3

Bosbury
M. Graff  b M. Jacobs  56
P. Allen  b G. Jacobs  22
D. Daffin  run out  1
G. Abbey  b  M. Jacobs  3
P. Blake  lbw M. Jacobs  6
A. Lancett  ct R. Norridge  b  M. Jacobs  0
M. Wadley  not out  11
S. Davies  not out  4

Extras  11

Total   114 for 6 wickets

Bowling
G. Jacobs  3-2-8-1
M. Jacobs  4-1-22-4

Bosbury won the friendly match against Brockhampton III's at Bosbury on Saturday by 4 wickets. Winning the toss, Brockhampton batted but lost the early wicket of D. Pascoe for 0. This brought in G. Jacobs, who batted well during the afternoon for a good looking 70 runs, which he compiled as wickets fell regularly at the other end. When he was out bowled by Steve Davies, the rest of the Brockhampton batsmen fell cheaply as they posted 113 all out. Pick of the Bosbury bowlers were Mark Wadley (3 for 12), George Abbey 2 for 5, and Steve Davies  3 for 10.

After tea, the Bosbury openers Matt Graff and Paul Allen got away to a steady start, taking the score to 44 before G. Jacobs was brought into the attack and bowled Paul for 22.  Dave Daffin was run out shortly afterwards for just one run, and then M. Jacobs came on to bowl and brought about a small collapse as firstly George Abbey was bowled for 3, Peter Blake was adjudged lbw for 6, then Alan Lancett got a leading edge and was caught for a duck. Matt Graff continued to bat well, passing his 50, but was bowled out shortly after on 56 to give spin bowler M. Jacobs his fourth wicket. Mark Wadley (11) and Steve Davies (4) took Bosbury to the winning total for a 4 wicket victory.

Ledbury Evening League. 20 Overs. Wednesday 13th August.
Chuckers XI vs Bosbury, played at Ledbury Cricket Club
Bosbury won by ? wickets

Chuckers XI 128 all out (19.3 overs)
Bosbury 129 for ? wickets (17.3 overs)

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 9th August. Bishop's Frome vs. Bosbury, match played at Bishop's Frome.
Bosbury won by 8 wickets  

Bishop's Frome
J. Wood  ct R. Davies  b S. Davies  10
M. Quatermass ct D. Daffin  b J. Owen  20
E. Dean  ct S. Davies  b P. Blake  12
J. Barnes  retired hurt  23
P. Bottomley  ct R. Davies  b  P. Blake 15
D. Turner  b C. Hill  21
T. Haigh  b  C. Hill  12
C. Jones  ct & b  S. Davies  1
S. Knights  b  S. Davies  4
J. Wheeler  ct R. Davies  b C. Hill  0
I. Ashman  not out  0
 
Extras 10

Total (41 overs)  128 all out
 
Bowling
S. Davies  9-2-26-2
J. Owen  10-2-19-2
C. Hill  8-2-9-3
P. Blake  6-0-27-2
A. Lancett  9-0-44-0
 
Bosbury
M. Carless  not out 45
D. Daffin  b S. Knights  1
P. Ledbury  b D. Turner  58
M. Moaby  not out  12

Extras  14

Total (29 overs)  130 for 2 wickets

Bosbury continued their push for the Hereford & District Cricket League Division 1 title with an eight wicket win at Bishop's Frome on Saturday.

Bosbury captain Steve Davies won the toss and chose to field in the afternoon heat. Bishop's Frome openers J. Wood and M. Quatermass made a steady start, progressing to 25 in the twelfth over before Wood pushed a ball from Jon Owen to Richard Davies at short leg for the first of his three catches, and Frome had lost their first wicket. Liz Dean joined Quatermass and they took the score to 36 before Quatermass mis-hit a ball from Jon to Dave Daffin at cover, and he was out for 20. Liz Dean was out next, caught by Steve Davies off the bowling of Peter Blake for 12. Progress for Bishop's Frome was still fairly slow at 2.5 per over, with Jon bowling his overs straight through in the heat for just 19 runs. Bishop's Frome then suffered a setback when Jeff Barnes pulled up with a calf strain, and had to retire hurt with his score on 23. Contributions with the bat from P. Bottomley (15), D. Turner (21) and T. Haigh (12) kept the scoreboard ticking over, but good spells of bowling from Peter Blake (2-27) and  Steve Davies (2-26), and a fine performance again from Chris Hill (3-9), resulted in Bishop's Frome being bowled out for 128 after 41 overs.

In reply, Bosbury lost Dave Daffin early on bowled by S. Knights for 1, with the score on 6, bringing P. Ledbury out to join Merv Carless. P. Ledbury got off the mark with a four and continued to keep up the scoring rate with some good hitting, whilst Merv Carless provided solid support at the other end. The pair had put together a fine partnership of 100 for the second wicket, when P. Ledbury missed a straight ball from D. Turner, and was bowled for 58, which included 7 fours and 2 sixes. Mark Moaby then struck three quick boundaries in his 12 not out, as Merv Carless finished the game off in style, striking 2 more fours to take him to 45 not out, and taking Bosbury past the target score to collect 24 points for the win.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 2nd August. Bosbury vs. Almeley, match played at Bosbury.
Bosbury won by 6 wickets

Almeley
D. Duggan b S. Davies  3
J. Clayton ct R. Davies  b S. Davies 3
R. Williams ct P. Allen  b C. Hill  14
M. Jones  ct G. Abbey  b J. Owen  0
R Duggan ct M. Carless  b M. Wadley  5
C. Baker b Hill  4
B. Bedford  b M. Wadley  0
A. Duggan ct & b S. Davies 24
S. McGowan  ct M. Carless b M. Wadley  19
A. Ball  b A. Lancett  6
S. Thomas not out  5

Extras 3

Total (38.1 overs)  86 all out

Bowling
S. Davies 10-2-19-3
J. Owen 10-3-14-1
C. Hill  6-3-10-2
M. Wadley  9-3-26-3
P. Blake  3-0-16-0
A. Lancett 0.1-1-0-1 

Bosbury
M. Carless ct A. Ball  b D. Duggan 29
D. Daffin  b A. Ball  15
A. Lancett  ct D. Duggan  b A. Ball  0
G. Abbey  b  A. Ball  0
S. Davies  not out 39
P. Allen  not out 2 

Extras 2 

Total (18.5 overs) 87 for 4  

Bowling
A. Ball  9.5-1-40-3
C. Baker 7-0-24-0
D. Duggan 2-0-23-1  

We came out as comfortable winners in their match against Almeley at Bosbury last Saturday. Almeley were put into bat by the home side on a pitch still holding some moisture from the rain that week. Steve Davies struck in the third over of the day, bowling D. Duggan for 3. Steve and bowling partner Jon Owen kept the Almeley batsmen tied down, and could have had Almeley in all sorts of trouble had the Bosbury team held on to 3 catches early on. However, Steve struck again in the 9th over, this time having the other opener J. Clayton caught at silly mid-on by Richard Davies for 3, with the score on 9. Jon was soon in on the act when he then had M. Jones caught by George Abbey for 0, with the score now 15 for 3. Chris Hill came into the attack, and in his third over R. Williams got an edge which was taken by keeper Paul Allen. With Jon Owen finishing his spell, having gone once again for a miserly 14 runs, Mark Wadley came onto bowl, and immediately he had R. Duggan superbly caught by Merv Carless for 5. Chris Hill bowled C. Baker for 4 in the next over, then Mark bowled B. Bedford for a duck to leave Alemely reeling at 31 for 7.  New batsmen A. Duggan and S. McGowan brought about a slight recovery, putting on 33 runs for the eighth wicket, before MArk claimed another victim as McGowan (19 runs) tried to hit down the ground and Merv took another splendid catch. Steve Davies returned to the attack and got rid of A. Duggan, caught and bowled for 24 in his last over. Alan Lancett came on to bowl and claimed the final wicket off his first ball, bowling A. Ball for 6, with Almeley all out for 86. 

Merv Carless and Dave Daffin opened the innings for Bosbury after tea, getting off to an excellent start and they were seemingly in no trouble at all at 33 for no wicket, until A. Ball bowled a short ball that didn't get up, and Dave played on off the bottom edge of the bat for 15. Alan Lancett came out to join Merv, but in Ball's next over, Al played forward and the ball and was caught smartly at short cover by D. Duggan. George Abbey replaced Alan but four balls later, he was bowled by Ball, and a good start from Bosbury had now become a slightly worrying 37 for 3. However, the in-form Steve Davies came into bat, and he was soon making some runs. Merv had progressed to 29 before he was tempted into trying to pull D. Duggan to backward square leg, but he mis-timed it and he was caught by A. Ball, with the score on 54.  Paul Allen then joined Steve, and played a sensible supporting innings as Steve struck 7 boundaries in his 39 not out to steer Bosbury home to a 6-wicket victory. The 21 points gained from this game keep Bosbury firmly in contention for top honours in the Hereford and District Cricket League Division One.

Ledbury evening League. 20 Overs. Wednesday 30th July.
Bosbury vs Countrywide, played at Ledbury Cricket Club
Countrywide won by ? wickets

Ledbury evening League. 20 Overs. Sunday 20th July.
Bosbury vs LTFC, played at Ledbury Cricket Club
Bosbury won by 4 wickets

LTFC 145 for 8 (20 overs)
Bosbury 148 for 6 (19.2 overs)

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match
Saturday 19th July. Weobley vs. Bosbury, match played at Weobley.
Bosbury won by 1 run

Bosbury
G. Fletcher ct & b Williams 3
M. Carless ct J. James  b L. Davies 9
D. Daffin lbw  b L. Davies 0
M. Graff b Williams 10
G. Abbey b Williams 0
S. Davies ct J. James b Williams 10
D. Woodhouse  ct Turner  b Wall b  53
P. Allen b Turner  14
A. Lancett b Evans  4
C. Hill  ct J. James  b Williams 34
P. Blake   not out  0

Extras (nb 3, w 17, b 12)  32

Total (31.2 overs) 168 all out 

Bowling
L. Davies  7-3-11-2
P. Williams  8.2-0-55-5
M. Turner  10-1-40-1
W. Evans  5-0-46-1
P. Wall  1-0-4-1  

Weobley
W. Evans  ct P. Allen  b C. Hill  31
C. Lane  ct A. Lancett  b S. Davies  1
P. Williams  ct C. Hill  b S. Davies  6
L. Davies b C. Hill 4
J. James  ct M. Graff b A. Lancett  28
M. Hurds  ct G. Abbey  b A. Lancett 9
D. Hamer  b G. Abbey  27
P. Wall  ct & b C. Hill 21
M. Turner  lbw b S. Davies 0
R. Addis  not out 2
S. Bradley  b C. Hill  4

Extras (nb 5, w 8, b 10, lb 2)  25 

Total (27.5 overs) 167 all out 

Bowling
S. Davies 10-4-24-3
P. Blake 3-1-36-0
C. Hill  5.5-0-31-4
D. Woodhouse  3-0-8-0
A. Lancett 4-0-34-2
G. Abbey 2-0-19-1 

We won a remarkable game at Weobley on Saturday by a single run. Weobley won the toss and asked us to bat. On a pitch that was helpful to the bowlers, and with the ball swinging under the cloud cover, we were soon in trouble as L. Davies had Merv Carless caught behind for 9 with the score on 13, and Gary Fletcher followed two runs later, caught and bowled by Williams for 3, with the score on 15. Dave Daffin was LBW to L. Davies for 0, and Matt Graff got an inside edge to Williams for 10. George Abbey was bowled by Williams with the score on 37, and when Steve Davies edged to the keeper James for 10, we were in deep trouble at 37 for 6. Paul Allen joined Darren Woodhouse at the crease, and these two brought about a welcome recovery, putting on 50 runs. PA played sensibly, hitting 3 fours in his 14 runs, before he too got an inside edge and was bowled by Turner. Alan Lancett was bowled by Evans for 4 with the score on 99 for 8, and this brought Chris Hill to the wicket for the first time this season. Chris was dropped at deep mid-on off his very first ball, but then went on to hit 5 sixes in a swashbuckling innings of 34. He shared a partnership of 67 with Darren Woodhouse, who deservedly got to his fifty. Darren was out shortly afterwards for 53, and Chris Hill was last wicket to fall with the  score on 168 after 31.2 overs. 

The Weobley openers started confidently, taking the score to 23 before Steve Davies had A. Lane caught by Alan Lancett for 1 in the third over. W. Evans took a fancy to the bowling of Peter Blake, taking his score to 31, before Chris Hill came on and had him caught by keeper Paul Allen, with the score on 42.  Five runs later in the same over, Chris bowled L. Davies and the score was now 47 for 3. Steve Davies came back on to bowl, and his next victim was P. Williams, cuaght by Chris Hill for 6.  J.James and M. Hurds started to put together a partnership that threatened to take the game away from us, but Alan Lancett came onto bowl, and in his first over had James caught by Matt Graff for 28, and then Hurds caught by George Abbey on the boundary for 9, and Weobley were 87 for 6. However, this only brought D. Hamer and P. Wall to the crease, and they started to go after the bowling, reeling in our total as they progressed to 137. Then George Abbey came on and bowled Hamer for 27, but Wall hammered 14 off George's next over. Steve Davies then had M. Turner LBW for 0 in his penultimate over, but Weobley kept creeping ever closer to the winning score. Chris Hill came back on to bowl, and with the score on 161 after only 25 overs, he had Wall caught and bowled for 21. Weobley needed just 7 runs for victory as  Peter Blake bowled a tense maiden over, then Addis scored a single and Bradley hit Chris Hill for four runs and it was just two runs required. Chris kept his cool and Bradley was bowled for 4, so we were victorious by the narrowest of margins, picking up 21 league points.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match
Saturday 12th July. Bosbury vs. Strollers, match played at Bosbury.
Bosbury achieved a winning draw

Bosbury
M. Carless ct Bloomer b S. Allbright 2
G. Fletcher b J. Powell 21
D. Daffin ct Westall b K. Bushall 16
M. Graff b S. Allbright 87
G. Bakewell ct John b C. Crossland 0
S. Davies not out 84
J. Owen b S. Allbright 6
P. Allen b S. Allbright 0
A. Lancett not out 5

Extras (nb 1, w 9, b 3, lb 7) 20

Total (45 overs) 241 for 7

Bowling
J. Powell 10-0-54-1
S. Allbright 10-1-41-4
F. Erwin 9-1-49-0
C. John 7-0-32-0
K. Bushall 4-1-12-1
C. Crossland 5-0-43-1

Strollers
R. Lerego ct Lancett b Blake 16
R. Powell ct Daffin b Owen 5
S. Allbright ct Graff b Blake 11
C. Westall b Blake 2
J. Powell ct Graff b Owen 1
C. Crossland b Lancett 22
K. Bushell b Lancett 5
D. Bloomer b Bakewell 16
F. Erwin not out 12
C. John not out 0

Extras (nb 3, w 5, b 7, lb 2) 2

Total (45 overs) 108 for 8

Bowling
S. Davies 9-3-18-0
J. Owen 10-6-18-2
P. Blake 10-1-24-3
A. Lancett 9-1-12-2
G. Bakewell 7-0-26-1

We bounced back from two consecutive defeats with a display of dominance over Strollers at home. Winning the toss, Steve Davis asked Strollers to field in the afternoon heat. Openers Merv Carless and Gary Fletcher got the Bosbury innings off to a steady start, reaching 27 in the seventh before Gary chopped an in-swinging delivery from James Powell onto his stumps for 21. Merv followed in the next over, mis-timing a pull off Simon Allbright, as he was caught for 2. Dave Daffin and Matt Graff came together and steadied the innings, taking the score up to 80 for 2 at the drinks break. Dave was caught low down in the slips for 16 off K. Bushall’s first ball after the break, and Gareth Bakewell was out soon after to a smart catch off the bowling of Charles Crossland for 0, making it 81 for 4 at that stage. This brought in Steve Davis to join Matt. Steve started to accelerate the scoring with some powerful hitting. The pair shared an impressive partnership of 146 runs in 16 overs, before Matt was finally bowled by an in-swinging delivery from Allbright for 87, which included 13 fours and a six. Simon Allbright then took two more wickets, those of Jon Owen (6) and Paul Allen (0), in a fine spell of bowling around the wicket in the heat, giving him final figures of 4 for 41. Alan Lancett (5) joined Steve for the final deliveries of the innings, Steve scoring 84 not out, including 7 fours and 6 sixes, as we finished their 45 overs on 241 for 7.

Lerego and R. Powell opened for Strollers, and took the score to 14 before Jon Owen struck for the first wicket, with R. Powell hitting to mid-on where Dave Daffin took the catch. Strollers were progressing at around 3 runs an over, when Peter Blake came into the bowling attack, and he struck in his first over when he had Simon Allbright caught by Matt Graff for 11, with the score on 32. In his second over, Peter had Lerego caught by Alan Lancett for 16, and in his third over, he bowled Westall for 2. When Jon Owen had James Powell caught by Matt Graff for 1, the Strollers score was 48 for 5. Alan Lancett came on to bowl shortly after Jon Owen had finished his spell of 10 overs, with 2 for 18, and Alan bowled K.Bushell for 5. At 55 for 6, Strollers had lost any hope of chasing the Bosbury score, and set about trying to survive the remaining overs. Charles Crossland (22) was eventually bowled by Alan, who bowled a good tight spell, and D. Bloomer was bowled by Gareth Bakewell for 16, but Foster Erwin (12) and C. John saw the Strollers innings to a close on 107 for 8. A convincing winning draw gives us 18 valuable points, as we vie for top spot in Hereford and District League Division 1.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 5th July. Ewyas Harold vs. Bosbury, match played at Ewyas Harold.
Ewyas Harold won by 72 runs
Ewyas Harold: 230 for 4
Bosbury: 158 all out
Full details to follow soon

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 28th June. Lad's Club vs. Bosbury, match played at Lad's Club.
Lad's Club won by 99 runs
Lad's Club:  190 all out
Bosbury: 91 all out
Full details to follow soon 

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 21st June. Bosbury vs. St. Martins, match played at Bosbury.
Bosbury won by 9 wickets 

St. Martins
M. Rone ct M. Carless b S. Davies 5
N. Salt ct P. Allen b S. Davies 1
A. Mawdesley b J. Owen 1
D. Thomas not out 35
J. Morris ct G. Abbey b P. Blake 9
R. Brimfield ct M. Graff b D. Cooke 0
J. Cotton  b  D. Cooke  0
G. Pugh  lbw  b  D. Cooke  0
S. Pritchard  b  D. Cooke  12
T. Pugh  b  S. Davies  11

Extras 8

Total (22.3 overs) 82 all out

Bowling
S. Davies 8.3-1-32-3
J. Owen 6-4-9-1
P. Blake 3-0-20-1
D. Cooke 5-1-19-4

Bosbury
M. Carless b  T. Pugh 21
M. Graff  not out  30
D. Daffin  not out 19

Extras 14

Total (30.4 overs) 84 for 1 

Bowling
J. Morris 10-4-13-0
M. Rone 10-5-14-0
T. Pugh 5.4-2-10-1
J. Cotton 3-0-20-0
R. Brimfield 2-0-16-0

A beautiful afternoon at Bosbury started with a visit from Gazette and Reporter photographer Jay Watson, who took the team photograph for the paper. Steve Davies then won the toss and invited St. Martins to bat. Opening the bowling, Steve Davies and Jon Owen straight away had the St. Martins openers tied down, and Davies struck the first blow in the eighth over, having N. Salt caught behind by Paul Allen off an almost unplayable delivery. Allen had earlier taken a nasty blow on the chin, which had split the skin. He gamely carried on keeping for the rest of the innings before a tea-time visit to casualty. Jon Owen struck in the next over, bowling the new batsman A. Mawdesley for just one run. It was soon 10 for 3 when Davies had M. Rone caught by Merv Carless for 5. D. Thomas, who had come to the crease, looked unlikely to stay tied down as he went for his shots. In the meantime, Peter Blake forced a mis-timed shot from J. Morris, which went high and was well caught by George Abbey. Darren Cooke then came on to bowl after Owen's accurate bowling spell, and he immediately had the batsmen in trouble, taking first the wicket of R. Brimsfield, caught by Matt Graff for 0, bowling J. Cotton for 0, and having G. Pugh lbw for 0 as well. D. Thomas continued to strike out for some much needed runs, but Cooke picked up S. Pritchard, bowling him for 12, and Steve Davies came back to finish off the St. Martins innings, bowling T. Pugh for 11. Thomas was left not out on 35 as St. Martin posted 82 all out in under 23 overs.

Bosbury batted for 15 overs before tea,  openers Merv Carless and Matt Graff making a cautious start as J. Morris and M. Rone bowled through to the interval, when the score was 26 for 0. After the break, Carless and Graff continued their steady progress, as Morris and Rone both completed their bowling spells. The Bosbury opening pair took the score to 48, before Merv Carless had a swipe at a straight one from T. Pugh, and was bowled for 21.  Dave Daffin came out to the wicket to join Graff, and helped accelerate the scoring rate with 4 fours in a swift 19, as he and Graff (30 not out) took Bosbury past the St. Martins total for a satisfying 9 wicket win.So from this crucial game, Bosbury picked up 22 points, whilst St. Martins took away none.

Ledbury evening League. 20 Overs. Sunday 15th June.
Hop Pickers vs Bosbury, played at Ledbury Rugby Club
Bosbury won by 30 runs

Bosbury 154 for 7 (20 overs)
Hop Pickers 124 for 8 (15.1 overs)

Ledbury evening League. 20 Overs. Sunday 8th June.
Bosbury vs. Countrywide,played at Ledbury Cricket Club
Bosbury won by 6 runs

Bosbury 135
Countrywide 129

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match Saturday 7th June. Bosbury vs. Bishop's Frome, match played at Bosbury.
Bosbury won by 7 wickets

Bishop's Frome
J.Woods  ct D. Cooke  b. A. Lancett  30
A. Flaxman  Ct G. Fletcher  b. A. Lancett  21
M. Pearson  lbw  b. G. Abbey  22
M. Quatermass  ct D. Daffin  b. A. Lancett  1
J. Barnes  b. S. Davies  15
T. Hague  lbw  b. D. Cooke  4
C. Jones  not out  2
O. James  b. S. Davies  0
S. Knights  not out  0

Extras 25

Total (45 overs)  120 for 7

Bowling
S. Davies 10-3-18-2
D. Cooke 10-3-21-1
P. Blake  8-0-26-0
A. Lancett  10-0-34-3
G. Abbey  7-2-8-1

Bosbury
G. Fletcher b. M. Pearson  36
M. Carless b. S. Knights  3
D. Daffin  not out  30
D. Cooke  b. J. Barnes  34
G. Abbey  not out  5

Extras 15

Total (26.5 overs) 123 for 3

Bowling
S. Knights  10-5-15-1
C. Jones  5.5-1-27-0
M. Pearson  8-0-45-1
J. Barnes  3-0-30-1

We achieved a 7 wicket win in our first home league game against Bishop's Frome on Saturday. Bishop's Frome batted first on the Bosbury pitch, and were kept at below three runs per over for much of their innings, due to some excellent bowling and fielding from the Bosbury team. Frome didn't lose their first wicket until the twentieth over, when A. Flaxman was caught by Gary Fletcher off the bowling of Alan Lancett for 21, with the score on 56. Alan struck again in his next over, this time Darren Cooke taking a catch to dismiss J. Woods for 30. M. Quatermass was tied down for 24 balls in scoring 1 run before he mistimed a drive off Alan, the ball lobbing towards short mid-off where Dave Daffin moved from point to take a diving catch to make the score 77 for 3. George Abbey bowled an economic spell before striking Pearson on the pads, and he was out lbw for 22. J. Barnes batted doggedly for his 15 before he was bowled by Steve Davies, then O. James followed the same way in Steve's next over. Darren Cooke picked up the wicket of T. Hague, as Bishop's Frome ended their 45 overs on 120 for 7.

Gary Fletcher got the Bosbury innings off to a good start with some fine shots, as Merv Carless provided support at the other end, before Merv was first to go, bowled by S. Knights, for 3, with the score on 39. Gary followed 6 runs later, bowled by M. Pearson for 36. This brought Darren Cooke to the wicket to join Dave Daffin. Darren was dropped on 0, but then played some powerful shots, including 2 successive sixes, in a brief but productive innings which bought him 34 runs in a partnership of 54, before he was bowled by a ball from J. Barnes that kept low.  George Abbey then joined Dave Daffin at the crease to help steer Bosbury to the winning total, Dave scoring the winning runs and ending on 30 not out, with George 5 not out, as Bosbury won with 18 overs to spare.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match
Saturday 31st May. Almeley vs. Bosbury, match played at Almeley.
Bosbury won by 10 wickets.

Almeley
D. Duggan b J. Owen 6
J. Clayton b D. Cooke 2
R. Williams b J. Owen 0
D. Hughes lbw b J. Owen 0
R Duggan b D. Cooke 16
C. Baker run out 16
R. Duggan b D. Cooke 0
W. Duggan b S. Davies 5
J. Gillam b D. Cooke 1
B. Johnson not out 0
S. Lewis ct J. Owen b S. Davies 0

Extras 5

Total (28.5 overs) 51 all out

Bowling
S. Davies 9.5-6-13-2
J. Owen 10-2-25-3
D. Cooke 9-6-5-4

Bosbury
G. Fletcher not out 21
M. Carless not out 21

Extras 10 

Total (9 overs) 52 for 0  

Bowling
R. Williams 4-1-11-0
C. Baker 4-2-14-0
R. Duggan 1 0-5-0
D. Duggan 1-0-14-0

Bosbury gained a convincing 10 wicket victory away to Almeley on Saturday. The home team, short of a few of their regular players, won the toss and decided to bat on a sultry afternoon. However, the Bosbury opening bowlers Steve Davies and Jon Owen soon had Almeley tied down and in trouble. Owen struck with the early wickets of D. Duggan, R. Williams, and D. Hughes to leave Almeley reeling at 9 for 3. They staged a brief recovery, R. Duggan leading the way with 16 as J. Clayton held up the other end. The introduction of Darren Cooke to the Bosbury attack soon had Almeley back on the ropes, as a fine display of bowling resulted in Cooke bowling out four of the Almeley batsmen. C. Baker provided a little resistance for Almeley, scoring 16 including a six, but he misjudged a run to Cooke, and Cooke’s return to Matt Graff behind the stumps had him run out. Steve Davies claimed the final two wickets of the Almeley innings, a deserved prize for some earlier fine bowling which had seen the ball pass the bat on numerous occasions.

Bosbury, chasing just 52 for victory, set about finishing the game before tea, and they did so comfortably. Openers Gary Fletcher and Merv Carless ended with 21 runs apiece, as Bosbury won by 10 wickets in just 9 overs, claiming the full 24 points on offer.

Points awarded: Bosbury 24 points.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match
Saturday 24th May. Bosbury vs Presteigne.
Bosbury was the scene of a heavy deluge for the third home game in a row, soaking the pitch so the match had to be abandoned before start of play.

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match
Saturday 17th May. Bosbury vs Weobley.
We were thwarted again by the weather for the second home game in a row, when the match had to be abandoned due to heavy rain before start of play. Some notable statistics were notched up in The Bell that afternoon and into the evening, though, in terms of pints and pounds!

Hereford Times Hereford and District League Division 1, 45 over match
Saturday 10th May. Strollers vs. Bosbury, match played at Ross-on-Wye.
Bosbury won by 4 wickets. Bosbury gained their first victory of the season in the Hereford District Cricket League Division 1, away at Strollers on Saturday. Having put Strollers into bat, 10-man Bosbury put in a fine performance in the field to restrict the home team to 161 for 9 after 45 overs. Strollers lost their first wicket with just three on the board, when R. Leriso edged Jon Owen to Paul Allen behind the stumps. Skirrow was next to go, run out with the score on 32. M. Powell had scored 30 when he hooked Peter Blake to Alan Lancett on the boundary. After J. Powell was out to a fine catch by George Abbey at cover, C. Crossland (30) was joined by Westall, and they took the score to 106. Steve Davies returned to the attack and bowled them both out in his final 3 overs. Erwin, Allbright and Hodgin all then chipped in to take the Strollers score up to 161 from their allotted overs.

The Bosbury openers Gary Fletcher and Merv Carless got off to a steady start in damp and dark overcast conditions. They shared a partnership of 61 runs before Carless chopped the ball into his pads and onto his stumps. Fletcher was on 27 when he spooned a catch to cover shortly after, bringing George Abbey in to join Dave Daffin. These two took the score past 100, prompting Strollers to bring back their opening bowlers, Mark and James Powell. Daffin was bowled by J. Powell for 23, and Powell also picked up Alan Lancett for a duck, to bring the game back into the balance. Abbey carried on batting well, reaching 44 before he was finally bowled by M. Powell. Jon Owen perished for a quick 9 and Steve Davies was joined by Richard Davies. Steve Davies struck some nice shots to take Bosbury towards the required total, striking a six for the winning runs in his 20 not out.

Strollers
M.Skirrow run out 9
R. Leriso ct Allen b Owen 0
M. Powell ct Lancett b Blake 30
J. Powell ct Abbey b Lancett 13
C. Crossland b Davies 30
C. Westall b Davies 17
K. Bushell ct Fletcher b Abbey 6
S. Allbright not out 13
F. Erwin run out 13
L. John ct Allen b Lancett
S. Hodgin not out 8
Extras (w 11, b 4, lb 6) 21

Total (45 overs) 161 for 9

Bowling
S. Davies 10-3-31-2
J. Owen 10-4-29-1
P. Blake 10-2-24-1
A. Lancett 9-0-37-2
G. Abbey 6-0-23-1

Bosbury
G. Fletcher ct Leriso b Erwin 27
M. Carless b S. Allbright 14
D. Daffin b J. Powell 23
G. Abbey b M. Powell 44
A. Lancett b J. Powell 0
J. Owen b S. Allbright 9
S. Davies not out 20
R. Davies not out 0
Extras (nb 2, w 8, b 7, lb 8) 25

Total (40.2 overs) 162 for 6

Bowling
M. Powell 10-2-30-1
J. Powell 10-0-39-2
S. Allbright 7.2-0-36-2
F. Erwin 6-0-15-1
C. John 5-1-9-0
K. Bushall 2-0-13-0

Points awarded: Bosbury 21 points

Saturday 3rd May. Match  vs Ewyas Harold, 45 overs Hereford and District Cricket League Division 1.
The first league game of the season had to be abandoned without a ball being bowled. A heavy shower just prior to the start of play soaked the already damp Bosbury pitch, preventing any possibility of play.

Sunday 27th April. Match vs Bishops Frome, played at Bishops Frome, 40 over match
Bosbury won by 6 wkts. 
Despite heavy overnight rain, play got underway on time on the artificial wicket at Bishops Frome in the game between Bishops Frome and Bosbury on Sunday. Batting first in overcast and blustery conditions, Bishops Frome
got off to a nightmare start, when Darren Cooke struck with a wicket in the first over, Paul Allan taking a splendid catch behind the wicket. After a Hodgson mis-hit resulted in his being caught and bowled off Peter Blake with the score on 17, Wood and Quatermas launched a recovery, taking the score onto 52 before Steve Davies took his first wicket. In a devastating spell of accurate tight bowling, Davies shattered the Bishops Frome middle order, taking 5 wickets for just two runs in seven overs. J. Nutt (22) led a lower order rally which bought a 34 partnership for the ninth wicket, before Cooke returned to mop up the tail.

Bosbury made similar start to Bishops Frome, losing both Dave Daffin and Richard Davies early on to P. Bottomley to leave the score on 16 for 2. However, Mark Wadley joined Luke Ledbury at the crease, and they shared a 55 run partnership. Wadley was bowled for a good supporting 18 with the score on 71, followed shortly by Ledbury, who looked in good form as he hit 5 fours and a six in a fine 48. Darren Cooke stroked his way to 17, as Paul Allan came in to help steer Bosbury to a 6 wicket victory after 25 overs. Bosbury's next game is their first match of the season in the Hereford and District cricket  League Division 1 on Saturday at home to Ewyas Harold.

Bishops Frome
A. Faxman  Ct P.Allan  b D.Cooke 0
J. Wood  b Davies 22
J. Hodgson  Ct & b P.Blake 0
M. Quatermas  b S. Davies 27
D. Turner  b. S. Davies 0
J. Barnes Ct L.Ledbury  b A.Lancett 0
P. Bottomley  b S.Davies 2
O. James lbw  b S. Davies 0
J. Nutt  b D.Cooke 22
T. Haigh   b D.Cooke 8
S. Haigh   not out 1

Extras (nb 4, w 16, b 1, lb 3) 24

Total (34.2 overs) 106 all out

Bowling
                    O    M    R    W
D. Cooke      7.2    0    11    3
P. Blake         4     0    14    1
A. Lancett      8    0     32    1
S. Davies        7    6      2     5
C. Layton      4     0     23    0
L. Ledbury     3     0     11    0
R. Davies       1     0      9     0

Bosbury
D. Daffin   b P. Bottomley 4
R. Davies   b P.Bottomley 5
L. Ledbury   b J. Wood 48
M. Wadley   b J. Barnes 18
D. Cooke   not out 17
P. Allan    not out 3

Extras (w 7, b 5, lb 2) 14

Total (25 overs) 109 for 4 wkts

Bowling
                      O   M     R    W
S. Knight         8    1     31    0
P. Bottomley    5     0    19    2
J. Barnes         5     0    28    1
J. Hodgson       5    2    18     0
J. Wood           2    0      7    1

Sunday 13th April. Match vs Swan, Alfrick, played at Bosbury, 40 over match
Bosbury won by 106 runs.
Bosbury won their first friendly match of the season at home to the Swan, Alfrick on Sunday 13th April. Bosbury, who batted first, made a steady start, with Gary Fletcher (52) and Dave Daffin (49) taking the score to 103 for 0 by the drinks break from 26 overs. After the break, two wickets a piece for A.Sanders and A.Croad with the score still on 103, meant Bosbury had to regroup, but George Abbey with 35, and Jon Owen with 51 including 5 sixes, shared a quickfire stand of 69 as Bosbury finished their 40 overs on 195 for 7.

The Alfrick innings got off to a slow start due to some tight bowling from Steve Davies, Peter Blake and Mark Wadley, with Alfrick having progressed to only 11 for 2 after 13 overs, with Dave Cole having retired hurt. The fall of the 3rd wicket brought A.Sanders to the crease, and he went after the bowling, scoring 38 which included 3 sixes and 4 fours. Once he had been dismissed, wickets then fell at regular intervals. Owen came into the attack and captured 3 wickets at the end, and despite Cole returning with a runner, Alfrick finished  on 89 all out after 27 overs, losing by 106 runs. A good all-round performance from Bosbury.

Bosbury
G. Fletcher lbw b Sanders 52
D. Daffin ct Sanders b Croad 49
L. Ledbury b Sanders 0
M. Wadley b Croad 0
G. Abbey b Squire 35
A. Lancett b Pearson 3
J. Owen b Squire 51
P. Brown not out 1
R. Davies not out 0

Extras (nb 1, w 2, lb 1) 4
Total (40 overs) 195 for 7 wkts

Fall: 1-103, 2-103, 3-103, 4-103, 5-124, 6-193, 7-194

Bowling
                 O M R W
A. Sanders   8 1 28 2
D. Stewart   6 0 25 0
J. Pearson    8 1 41 1
T. Squire     7 0 43 2
R. Mutter     2 0 15 0
A. Croad      6 2 18 2
R. Collins      3 0 24 0

Swan, Alfrick
T. Squire b Davies 0
A. Croad Ct Ledbury b Wadley 1
D. Cole not out 5
R. Collins b Blake 4
A. Sanders Ct Ledbury b Lancett 38
J. Pearson b Wadley 1
T. Hampson Ct Ledbury b Owen 7
N. Broughall b Lancett 6
W. Barnes b Owen 10
D. Stewart Run out 3
R. Mutter b Owen 9

Extras (nb 1, w 2, b 1, lb 1) 5
Total (27 overs) 89 all out

Fall: 1-0, 2-11, 3-22, 4-44, 5-53, 6-61, 7-71, 8-75, 9-86, 10-89

Bowling
                O M R W
S. Davies    4 3 3  1
P. Blake      8 3 35 1
M. Wadley   6 3 12 2
A. Lancett   5 0 21 2
J. Owen      4 0 16 3