Weekend to forget for Shepshed as all four sides lose
SHEPSHED’S 1st XI were away at Billesdon and it was Shepshed who won the toss and decided to field and after a rain delay that reduced the game to 36 overs per side, Billesdon scored 247-7 with Miles top scoring with 83 and Elliott who scored 50.
The pick of the Shepshed bowlers were Ben Clarke who took three wickets and Adam Clapton and Parv Agarwil both taking two wickets apiece.
Shepshed in reply lost three early wickets but Sam Smith came to the crease and smashed it to all parts of Coplow Lane as he scored a fine 77 along with last week’s batting hero Jake Lister who carried on where he left off from last week scoring 47.
But it was not to be Shepshed’s day as they lost wickets late on and frustratingly once again they just fell just short as they finished on 213 for 9 to lose the game by 34 runs.
Shepshed’s 2nd XI were at home with a game against Asian Sports 1st XI and they decided to field first and scored 120 all out with Andy Kenneth taking 5-16 from just three overs.
Shepshed set about knocking off the runs required but were devastated to just fall short as they finished on 107 for 9 to lose the game by 13 runs.
Shepshed’s 3rd XI were away at Burbage & Stoke Golding 2nd XI who were put into bat by Shepshed and scored 172-6, Danny Miller taking 3-34.
Shepshed had an absolute disaster when they batted as they were bowled out forjust 40 in just 20.2 overs to lose by a massive 132 runs.
Shepshed’s 4th XI were at home against top of the table Braunstone Stars 1st XI, giving a debut to 13-year-old Abbie Bradshaw, the third female cricketer to play for the team this season.
Braunstone batted first and scored 92 without loss before declaring. What happened next defied belief as Asian Sports bowler Soru who earlier had scored 33 not out bowled a remarkable spell of bowling taking six wickets for no runs in just four overs as Shepshed finished on 54-8 to give