Match Report

Match Report Sat 17 May: 1st XI vs Shaw CC (Away)

Tue 20 May 2025

Clifton Come Up Short at Shaw

For the second year in succession, the firsts came away from Shaw with nothing after another under-par performance. It all started well enough when Ollie Sleight collected five wickets in helping to reduce the home side to 127-7 on a flat track in blazing sunshine. However, an eighth wicket partnership of 78 in 11 overs allowed them to reach 206 at tea. 

A quick play-cricket check revealed that this was the second lowest total in the Premier League on a day of hard batting surfaces and outfield of glass, but after a couple of questionable dismissals, the remaining batsmen seemed incapable or unwilling to hit the ball along the floor with nine catches being taken (and a couple dropped) to add to Sam Dorsey's thigh high LBW decision. 

The idea of pushing the ball around and taking ones and twos seems to be a foreign principle at the moment and a very ordinary looking bowling attack were able to secure a 80 run victory with Sam's boys being bundled out for just 126.

Pictures: Ollie Sleight in action and Zach Flaxman takes the catch of Pilling off Ollie.