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(28th Nov 2011)
LPCC Junior Cricket Highlights 2011
The 2011 junior season must surely be the most
successful one in the clubs history with teams and individuals recording
unprecedented levels of achievement in their respective age groups.
Under 9s:
Was a very young team this season and produced some
very promising performances as the season progressed to give plenty of
encouragement for 2012.
Under 11s:
Finished in a very creditable 4th place
in the first season of the Y&DJCA ‘Hard Ball’ division; losing only 2 of
their 8 matches. The under 11s really came to the fore however in the
Hard Ball Cup Final with a well earned victory over Sheriff Hutton
Bridge.
Under 13s:
An amazing season was rounded off in superb style as
in four days Londesborough won the York and District Junior League under
13’s cup with a victory over York followed up a couple of days later by
a league play-off semi final victory and finally with a crushing victory
in the play off final against Thixendale. Fifteen matches, fifteen wins
is a record of which to be very proud. What’s more, no opposition side
came close to challenging this very talented team. This has indeed been
a season for all those involved to remember.
Under 15s:
Eliminated early in the Cup but won six out of nine
league matches finishing third behind very strong teams from York and
Sheriff Hutton Bridge who both went on to contest the league
championship final.
Under 18s (Intermediate Team):
Completed its best season ever; by winning the
Northern section of the competition before losing narrowly, in the semi
final play-off, to eventual champions Pickering.
Coaching/Development Programmes:
Greg Drewery, Stephen Croft, Nathan Saltmer, Ben &
Joe Shingles, Harry Gamble, Lewis Medley, Jonty Atkinson and Tommy
Hudson were all awarded places on the YCB Bronze Pathways to Excellence
Programme whilst James Hanley was promoted to the Silver group at
Headingley.
Ciaran Brooke, Jake Hemsworth, Sam Wake, Tommy
Hudson, Rory Stephenson, Lucas Stephenson, Jonty Atkinson, Harry Gamble,
Philip Mitchell, Toby Stephenson, Billy Salmon, Nathan Saltmer, Ben
Shingles, Joe Shingles, William Stephenson, Greg Drewery and Christopher
Mitchell were invited to attend the Development Programmes being run on
behalf of East Yorkshire Junior Cricket.
Representative Honours:
The club registered its most successful season ever
at representative level with sixteen boys representing the club
at District level and three at County level:
East Yorkshire Teams:
u11s - Ciaran Brooke, Tommy Hudson (Capt), Lucas
Stephenson, Rory Stephenson, Sam Wake
u12s - Jonty Atkinson, Harry Gamble, Lewis Medley,
Toby Stephenson
u13s - Nathan Saltmer (Capt), Ben Shingles, Joe
Shingles
u14s - Stephen Croft, James Hanley
u15s - Greg Drewery (Capt), Christopher Mitchell
Yorkshire Schools ‘A’ and ‘B’ Teams:
u12 ‘B’ - Jonty Atkinson
u13 ‘B’ – Nathan Saltmer
u14 ‘A’ – James Hanley
Notable Achievements:
For the second successive season James Hanley
recorded a century whilst playing for Yorkshire ‘A’ whilst Nathan
Saltmer opened his Yorkshire representative account with two centuries
when playing for Yorkshire ‘B’ in the Taunton Festival.
In summary, an incredibly successful
season which bodes well for the future of the club as more and more of
these youngsters continue to make progress towards becoming established
performers in the club’s senior teams.
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