Cornwall Under 13's Tour to South Africa February 2005

(Above) The squad meet South Africa captain Graeme Smith and Lawrence Marsh taking a catch in the day/night game with St Stithians. click below for more photos.

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Match reports -Tuesday 15th Feb - Sat 19th Feb

On Tuesday 15th the team played St Stithians 1st XI. Saints batted first and scored 218 - 4 as the Cornwall boys toiled in over 30 degrees of heat. In reply Cornwall lost regular wickets until Jordan Marsden (46) and Matthew Adams (37 n.o.) saved the day with an impressive partnership. Cornwall closed on 161 - 8, securing a losing draw.

On Wednesday 16th the team played a day / night game against Saints. This was the first time the Cornwall boys had ever played under lights, in a coloured one day kit kindly provided by Western Power Distribution and Surf Telecoms. Saints batted first scoring 303 in their 40 overs. Jordan Marsden took 3-51. In reply Cornwall scored 220 with Captain Matthew Manuell scoring 59. The Cornwall team was hampered by 3 run outs.

On Friday 18th Feb the Boys played St Peters and once again lost the toss and struggled in the heat of the day. St Peters amassed an impressive 274 all out in 45 overs, Charlie Neill-Hall taking 3-49 and Jack Thomas 2-30. Cornwall was never up with the run rate due to some fine bowling and excellent fielding by St Peters. Charlie Neill-Hall scored 38 and Taylor Williams scored 32. Cornwall closed on 168-6 in 50 overs to secure a 2nd losing draw.

On Saturday 19th Feb the boys played a SOWETO development 11 in a 25 over game. SOWETO batted first and scored 126 - 5. Mathew Adams took 2-20 off 5 overs. In reply Cornwall started a little slowly and lost 2 wickets in the first 6 overs, at this stage there were only 15 runs on the scoreboard. The team suffered a middle order collapse finishing 103 all out despite a valiant battle by Craig Williams (35).

On Sunday 20th Feb the boys and supporters flew from Jo`burg to Cape Town, leaving Jo`burg in heavy rain and some thunder and lightning. In contrast, Cape Town was slightly cooler only in the late twenties. The scenery is breath taking and beautiful.

On Monday 21st the team have driven 50 km into the mountains to play Somerset College at the Taberer Bowl. The setting is outstanding and the pitch is as hard as concrete following a drought. We had all hoped for lower temperatures, but, it is 35 degrees "C" in intense sun.

Results

v St Stithians - Victorians

Cornwall U13 89 for 5 in 35 overs Jack Thomas 48 not out

St Stithians ? Jordan Marsden 4 - 3 - 1 - 0 Matthew Adams 4 - 0 - 13 - 2

v St Stithians 1st XI

St Stithians 218 for 4 in 44.2 overs Jack Thomas 10.2 - 3 - 40 - 1

Cornwall u13 161 for 8 in 45 overs Jordan Marsden 46 Matthew Adams 37 not out Charlie Neill-Hall 23

Report & Photos by Rob Norwell and Martin South

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