29th June 2009

Treeton’s 1st XI had a mixed weekend once again after defeating a strong Whitley Hall side on the Saturday, they came unstuck against rivals Wickersley in the Semi Final of the Stafforce Whitworth Cup a day later.

Whitley skipper Alex Fletcher won the toss and elected to field on what looked a good wicket but suggested there may have been a bit in it for the bowlers, which proved to be the case as Treeton were reeling at 39 for 5. But Paul Fenn and Stuart Guy helped gain some respectability as the pair added 53 for the sixth

wicket before Fenn was removed for 22. Guy stayed on though and was the last batsman to fall for 55 from 59 balls as he helped to lift Treeton to a respectable 143 all out.

Whitley looked in control in their chase despite losing early wickets and at 73 for 4, things were still looking positive for the visitors. However, Gary Montgomery returned to the attack and in tandem with Ben Ashdown the pair ripped through the middle and lower order to secure another victory by 50 runs as the half way mark in the season was reached, Treeton remain undefeated having played and won all eleven games.

The following day Treeton crashed out of the Stafforce Whitworth Cup at the Semi Final stage after defeat to local rivals Wickersley.

Captain Chris Cobb won the toss and elected to bowl first and Treeton were well under par as they struggled to pull things back after a quick start from the visitors. Wickersley were going at ten runs an over for the first five overs, which proved to be a start which set the tone for the entire innings as Treeton found things hard going fielding in the warm heat and Wickersley piled on the runs as they closed their 45 overs reaching 267 for 9, with Gary Montgomery being the pick of the bowlers taking 4 for 55 from his nine overs.

Treeton then lost wickets at regular intervals and despite a superb 98 from Stephen Foster, the home side were always second best and looked unlikely to pull off victory, the middle and lower order struggled to go in and play their shots with the second highest scorer making just 15 runs and a frustrating day came to an end when Treeton were dismissed for 190, falling 77 runs short of the target.

Treeton’s 2nd XI recorded a terrific victory away to Whitley Hall’s 2nd XI, batting first the home side scored 231 for 4 from 46 overs which looked to be a big ask for Treeton to reach if they were to come away with victory, but they did just that as the Barnes’ brothers led the way (Phil 44, George 47) ably assisted by skipper Mick Fairman who chipped in with 37 as Treeton reached 234 for the loss of six wickets with nine balls to spare.

The 3rd team were comfortably beaten at their Sheffield University home by Caribbean. The visitors set 209 for 9 from 44 overs (Ashley Dewhurst 3 for 45 and George Bluff 3 for 38). Treeton were bowled out for a meagre 93 though and fell 116 runs short of the target despite Dave Haddock carrying his bat for 43 runs.