Nocton Cricket Club Autumn 2008

Going into the last few games of this season Nocton Cricket Club do not look as if they will emulate the season they had in 2007 when they finished sixth. They are presently eighth and of their remaining games they have at least two against sides near the top. The club saw an early exit from the Major Hoult Cup against Bardney but then two wins were secured from the first four games with a third rained off. One of these wins saw the team hit its highest total of the season. When chasing a target of 169 set by their visitors Owmby they made 172, losing only five wickets on the way with Dave Franklin making 64, the side's highest individual score of this year. Since this win, eight games have been played, with only one win, when beating Lincoln side Rustons by 70 runs (they did only have 7 players though!). Their last game saw them reach the low of the season, being bowled out for just 39 against Aswarby. At the moment, as usual, Dave Franklin leads the run-makers with nearly 200 runs to his name at an average of almost 20. As wicket-keeper he has also picked up five victims to date. On the bowling front it is a close call between Bruce Donald and David Glew. Bruce has got 13 wickets (average 21.0) while David has 10 (average 19.6). On the fielding front Simon Bates has taken the most catches (four).