CORNWALL YOUTH CRICKET FESTIVAL 2000 REPORT

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Committee: M. Mitchell (Chairman), R.E. Moir (Hon Secretary), D. Parker (Hon. Treasurer), G. Lane, D. Martin , C. Polkinghorne, P. Grant, T. Tregidgo, W. Williams, P. Winnan

Festival 2000 was the fourteenth year of the festival with 52 teams ranging from under 11 to under 17 amounting to some 500 youngsters, both boys and girls, from around the county competing over the six days. The festival does much for the development of cricket by bringing together young players from across the county in an atmosphere of fun and enjoyment leaving them with a positive perception of the game, something which we must all endeavour to achieve given recent events. We were privileged to have Sir Tim Rice present the trophies and prizes for the Under 11 competition on the opening day. He was impressed by the scale of the festival and the atmosphere in which it was played, so much so that he has agreed to become Patron of the festival. Sir Tim's patronage has already proved invaluable as the Lord's Taverners Foundation have provided support for Festival 2001 in the form of four team bags of cricket equipment as the major prizes in each competition. On the Thursday evening we staged a senior invitation match between a Cornish eight and an Overseas eight based on the exciting 'Cricket Max' format, which originated in New Zealand. This exciting version of cricket helps to stimulate an interest in the game especially in youngsters who enjoy the colourful kit and style of play. We believe that this is one of the largest cricket youth festivals in the country and hope to expand it further in the coming years by inviting more teams from out of the county and including a girls competition, the more youngsters we get playing this great game of ours then the more chance it will have to survive and prosper. Finally I would like to thank the many sponsors and supporters of Festival 2000, the committee who work tirelessly during the festival, the umpires who give their time freely, St Gluvias Cricket Club, Penryn Cricket Club and Penryn College for the use of their facilities. But most of all thanks to the players, their team managers/organisers and parents for making the festival what it is. Look forward to seeing you all again at Festival 2001, 5th to 10th August.

Robert E Moir Hon Secretary 2000

FESTIVAL UNDER 11 SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT

15 Teams made up 5 groups in the Cup competition played two games apiece resulting in the following positions: Group A: 1st St Austell, 2nd St Just, 3rd Perran-ar-Worthal Group B: 1st Truro, 2nd Beacon, 3rd Newquay Group C: 1st Gorran, 2nd Helston, 3rd St Erme, Group D:1st Redruth, 2nd Paul, 3rd Grampound Rd Group E: 1st Falmouth, 2nd Bude, 3rd Penryn The five 3rd place teams joined seven others in the Plate competition whilst 1st and 2nd place teams went on to play each other in the 2nd Rd of the Cup competition. Close competition in the 2nd Rd of the Cup resulted in semi-finals between Falmouth v Redruth and Gorran v Truro. Semi-final - Falmouth 170 for 1 defeated Redruth 121 for 6 Falmouth batted first and played well with J Hichens & B Ambrose putting on 26 runs in their two overs. Falmouth finished with 170 for 1. Redruth had a middle order collapse loosing 5 quick wickets in two overs and despite a valiant attempt by S Kevern & L Thomas putting on 27 in the last two overs they ended with 121 for 6 wickets. Semi-final - Truro 126 for 3 defeated Gorran 98 for 6 Truro started in fine form with four boundaries in the first two overs losing only one wicket but with two further wickets falling in the fourth over they consolidated their position until the last over resulting in a score line of 126 for 3. Gorran were put on the back foot losing two wickets in the second over and despite a notable third and fourth over with two fours and a six they were unable to recover finishing with 98 for 6. Cup Final - Falmouth 155 for 1 defeated Truro 122 for 4 Falmouth, batting first, started very well with eight boundaries in the first three overs thanks to Angove, Brighouse, Callow and Ambrose. They then consolidated their position finishing with 155 for 1. Truro were kept in check by some good bowling and despite some dogged performances were never given the chance to freely score until the last two overs when Richards and Taylor added 21 runs unfortunately too late with Truro finishing on 122 for 4. Plate Final - Gorran 'B' 196 for 0 defeated Perran-ar-Worthal 110 for 6. Perran-ar-Worthall batting first started cautiously waiting until the last two overs to hit out scoring 17 runs which resulted in a final score of 110 for 6. Gorran 'B' got off to a flying start scoring 32 in the first two overs then consolidating before hitting out to score 44 in the last four overs finishing with 196 for 0. The presentations were made by Sir Tim Rice following the finals with Anthony Angove of Falmouth named as 'Player of the Finals'

UNDER 13 TOURNAMENT

12 teams competed on Finals Day by playing a further qualifying match with points gained added to their total points carried forward from the earlier qualifying rounds which resulted : 1st Perran-ar-Worthal, 2nd West Dulwich, 3rd Redruth, 4th Falmouth, 5th Truro, 6th Penzance, 7th St Austell, 8th Gorran, 9th Grampound Road, 10th St Erme, 11th Bude, 12th St Gluvias the top six teams qualifying for the Cup finals and the remainder the Plate finals. After some entertaining play in the quarter and semi-finals of both the Cup and Plate competition St Austell and Grampound Road won through to the Plate final which was won by St Austell whilst Perran-ar-Worthal and West Dulwich met in the final of the Cup competition. Final West Dulwich 92 for 1 defeated Perran-ar-Worthal 89 for 7 in 6.4 overs (eight ball overs). The player of the finals was adjudged to be Guy George of West Dulwich for his contribution to the run total and some excellent wicket keeping.Best batting performance of the under 13 tournament was A Angove of Falmouth with 101 not out. The best bowling performance was a draw between L Evans and K Martin of Perran-ar-worthal both with 4 for 3. The Cup presentations were made by Mr Peter Thomas Chairman of the C C A and the Plate presentations were made by Mrs Anita George Hon Secretary of Cornwall County Cricket Club.

UNDER 15 TOURNAMENT

Falmouth, Helston, West Dulwich, Perran-ar-Worthal, St Just, St Austell, Truro and Newquay won through from the qualifying stages to compete for a place in the final with the following results:1st Falmouth (125 points), 2nd Perran-ar-Worthal (122 points), 3rd St Austell (117 points), 4th Newquay (106 points), 5th West Dulwich (91 points), 6th Helston (88 points), 7th St Just (79 points) and 8th Truro (71 points). This meant that Falmouth and Perran-ar-Worthal went into the final with St Austell and Newquay playing for third place. Final - Perran-ar Worthal 115 for 1 defeated Falmouth 112 for 3. Falmouth batted first and scored 112 for 3 in the allotted 12 eight ball overs. In reply Perran-ar-Worthal cruised to a win with 115 for 1 in 8.5 overs, Mike Stuart scoring 60 not out to win him the 'Player of the Final' trophy. 3rd place play off Newquay 100 for 3 defeated St Austell 88 for 6. The best Batting performance of the under 15 tournament went to St Austell's D Jarman for a 75 not out in their match against Penryn. Incredibly the best bowling performance was also achieved in the same match again by a St Austell player R Crapp with 7 for 12 which included 6 wickets in one eight ball over. A notable bowling performance was that on Stephan Churcher of Perran-ar-Worthal with 5 for 8. The presentations were made by BBC Radio Cornwall Sports Producer Jane Friggens.

UNDER 17 SIX A SIDE TOURNAMENT

Falmouth, Penryn, Truro and St. Austell competed in a round robin tournament. Final Points Table: 1st Truro 12 points (overall run rate 15.30), 2nd Falmouth 12 points (overall run rate 12.33), 3rd St Austell 6 points (overall run rate 14.27), 4th Penryn 6 points (overall run rate 14.18). Truro won the competition based on overall run rate Player of the series was Craig Richards of St Austell having scored 96 runs over his three innings whilst only losing his wicket twice. The presentations were made by Mr Richard A Mitchell of Bakers Dolphin Travel, who is the Immediate past President of the Lions Club of Falmouth & Penryn. CORNISH EIGHTS An invitation match, played under similar rules to the Cricket Max format introduced in New Zealand took place between a Cornish team and a Rest of the World team with the Rest of the World 196 all out defeating Cornwall 180 for 6. Asif Mohammad (St Gluvias) scored 84 for the Rest of the World team and Mark George 95 for Cornwall in an exciting match .

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