News

Ashington Rugby Cricket Club would like to wish its members, sponsors, umpires and officials of the Northumberland Cricket League a happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year for 2014.

Great news for our club following a meeting with K Plastics on Saturday they have agreed to carry on with their sponsorship for the 2014 season. This will take their sponsorship into the 4th consecutive season.

Our club would like to thank the owner Chris for his support it means so much to have such a good sponsor behind our club.

If any of our members or family require any kind of plastic trim, cladding, sealant, fixings, UPVC locks just to name a few, could you call in and have a look in the shop at the bottom of Milburn Road.  

First 4 weeks of draft fixtures below.

Ashington Rugby CC and Blagdon CC make history.

For the first ever time second teams have been allowed to be promoted into Division 1 the old first team league.

Held at Ashington Rugby Club, another good night with a great turn out from members family and friends. Big thank you to the Rugby Club for supporting our event by providing a compare and a tote manager.

Awards

Midweek Team

Midweek Team finished 4^th out of 8 team in the league

Won the Midweek RE Wood Shield for the 6^th time 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2013

Midweek Team 2013-Players Player Award-Matthew Tanney

Midweek Team 2013 Bowler Award-Lewis Tanney 10 Wkts @ 18.30

Midweek Team 2013 Batsman Award- Matthew Tanney 268 Runs @ 53.60 (7 games) 

Special Award Matthew Tanney hit 103 Not Out in a 20 over game v Blyth

2^nd Team

2^nd Team finished 3^rd out of 12 teams in the 2 Division amassing a huge 443 points winning 14 games only 4 points behind 2^nd place, who played 2 more games that we did in the league. This being their 4^th successive season in the top division for 2^nd teams. We took 74 batting points and 74 bowling bonus points. 

2^nd Team 2013-Players Player Award-Graham Pattinson

2nd Team 2013 Bowler Award-David Wanless Snr 42 Wkts @ 9.86, best figures was 6 for 28 against Whitley Bay, Bowled 142.4 overs with 42 maidens. 1 – 5 wicket haul.

2nd Team 2013 Batsman Award-Michael Watson 484 Runs @ 32.27 Highest Score 73 against Stobswood, with 5 - 50s in 16 innings.

Special Award David Wanless Snr Northumberland League bowler award for Division 2.

1^st Team

1^st Team finished 11^th the Premier Division just holding onto their Premier Division league status; they finished with 6 wins and 3 of those came in the final 4 nerve racking games (nothing like putting us under pressure). We won 6 games 1 more than the team above us in the league and only 2 wins behind the team who finished 6^th in the league, that’s why picking up your bonus points, is so important.   We took 47 batting bonus points and 66 bowling points.

Our season turned around in 3 consecutive weeks in August and start of September when we beat Kirkley away by 6 wickets, Warkworth at home by 4 wickets and a big scalp of Bates Cottages away by 3 wickets.

1^st Team 2013-Players Player Award-Matthew Tanney

1^st Team 2013 Bowler Award-Cory Milburn 39 Wkts @ 21.15, best figures was 7 for 33 against Warkworth, Bowled 204.4 overs with 28 maidens. 2 – 5 wicket hauls.

1^st Team 2013 Batsman Award- Matthew Tanney 411 Runs @ 25.69, Highest Score 53 against Clara Vale, with 2 - 50s in 17 innings.

Special Points of Note

We had 2 players who represented the Northumberland Cricket League at under 21’s they are Lewis Tanney and Cory Milburn.

We then had 1 player to represent the Northumberland Cricket League at Full Senior Level, this person is the first in our clubs history ever to achieve such a feat and that was Cory Milburn. 

Sunday 10th November, Our grounds man removed our remaining germination sheets and cut down our square for the 2nd time since the end of season work, he left the grass length at 20mm in height and he also aerated the whole square, which is a must at this time of year.

On the 12th November, we played Ashington Under 17s we batted first and scored 151 with Lewis Tanney and Cory Milburn being the top scoring partnership. Ashington CC scored 86 for us to win by 65 runs. We next have Mitford CC both teams are unbeaten in the format and the winners will win this group. 

On the 5th November we played our first game in this format against New Hartley at Ashington Sports Centre. New Hartley batted 1st and scored 112, we then batted and scored 193, with Ryan Hogg & Jonny Richards putting on a stand of 61 to help us win.