Nuneaton had the better of the draw as they posted 191-8 thanks to Hugh Cartella hitting 74 and Steve Bourne 35. Geoff Edmunds claimed 4-36 from his 14 overs whilst Gregg Peebles, Tom Kane and James Nason chipped in with a wicket a piece. In reply, the Town 1’s started well with opener Mitch Lowe slamming a quickfire 47 off 29 balls with 4 sixes and 4 boundaries. However, the side could not keep up the momentum despite Adie Sellar hitting 27, Charlie Leonard 18 and Stuart Dalrymple 17. The Town settled for a draw as they ended the day on 153-8 with Hopkins taking 3-61, Dean 3-35 and Cook 1-25 for the visitors.

The 1st’s enjoyed a comfortable winning draw as they started their League campaign at Handsworth. James Nason 49 and Dave Edmunds 60 put on 107 runs for the 3rd wicket helped the side reach 228-9. Nason hit 4 boundaries in his innings whilst Edmunds Junior hit 4 sixes and 4 boundaries in his knock, his half century coming off 56 balls. Gregg Peebles at 5 chipped in with 36, whilst the tail wagged as Mark Deeley made 18 and Geoff Edmunds 17. Handsworth fifth bowler, Stone, was the pick of their attack snapping up 5-67 off his 13 overs. The home side never kept pace with the run chase despite an unbeaten 52 from Moore and 30 a piece from Peck and Buchanan. They ended the day on 181-8 with Peebles the pick of the attack taking 3-37 off his 11 overs, Edmunds Senior 2-52 off 13 overs, whilst youngsters, Pete Alty, took 1-19 from 7 tidy overs and Tom Kane 1-27 from his six overs.

STUART DALRYMPLE hit a sparkling century as Kenilworth chalked up a 29 run victory in a high-scoring friendly against Weoley Hill at Warwick Road on Saturday. Dalrymple displayed plenty of early-season promise and put the visiting bowlers to the sword in compiling a superb 113. He shared a century second wicket partnership with James Nason 53, while Mitch Lowe 28 and David Edmunds 21 were also among the runs as Kenilworth posted a challenging total of 249 for 4 in their 45 overs. Weoley Hill never seriously threatened to overhaul the daunting target despite the efforts of Sandford 43 and Barnacle, who smashed 47 off just 20 balls, with the reply closing on 220 for 6. Nason completed a good all round performance by returning 3-50, while Matt Rees claimed 2-26.

The 2nds couldn’t quite find the killer touch as Marston Green’s last pair desperately clung on for 4 overs to avoid defeat after the Town 2’s had posted 176 thanks to Michael Faulkner from the opening berth posting a solid 57 whilst Rob Heath hit a classy 40. Jeff Stanners chipped in with 19 and Ali Peebles 17. However, the batsmen didn’t have it all their own way as Archibald snapped up 7-41 with his slow right arm bowling. In reply, Marston Green never recovered from being 2-4 inside their first three overs and lost wickets at regular intervals as they struggled against some accurate Town bowling and fielding which was epitomised by 17 year old Matt Rees who took 2 sharp catches. Fellow teenagers, Jonny Armstrong took 3-13 off 12 fine overs, 14 year old Matt Bolshaw 1-8 off 4 overs, whilst the old timers put added pressure on the batsmen. Andy Kennell took 2-5 off 13 overs of which 10 were maidens whilst Andy Smith and pete Alty took a wicket each. However, it was Archibald who continued to be the thorn in the Town’s side as he successfully batted out the last over and Marston Green ended on 101-9.

The 2nds were crushed by 147 runs at home against Handsworth in their opening League encounter. A solid Handsworth batting performance saw them achieve 234-4 thanks to Philogne who hit a superb 87 with 8 x 4’s and 3 x 6’s as he and Mills 44 put on 97 for the first wicket. Caseman then added an unbeaten 50. Despite tidy bowling, only Ali Peebles with 3-51 and Andy Kennell 1–25 made any breakthroughs, aided by a couple of sharp stumpings from keeper, Matt Gledhill. In reply, the lack of match practice showed as the Town batted ineptly. Chris Walsgrove with 31 and Tony Sollis 18 were the only batsmen to reach double figures as the Town slumped to a paltry 87 all out as the four Handsworth bowlers shared the scalps.

In a low scoring affair the 3’s fell to a 4 wicket defeat with only two overs of the match left after posting 133-9. Skipper Andy Dadswell top scored with 30, followed by Colin Goodall 24 and Gareth Knights 19. In reply, Sheldon’s skipper, Steve Reynolds was the difference between the two sides as he hit a match winning 64 despite the superb efforts of Roger Kelsey whose 17 overs were rewarded with a fine 4-39. Indy Matharu with 1-18 and Patrick Howard 1-19 were the other wicket takers as Sheldon reached 134-6.

The 1’s enjoyed a comfortable 91 run victory as they started their League campaign in the top flight of the Warwickshire Sunday League. The side posted 211 with Adie Sellar being the batsman of the day, hitting a quality 73 from the number 3 berth as he proved to be the anchor for the side. Mitch Lowe made 29, James Nason 32, Charlie Leonard 18, Dave Edmunds 13 and Mark Deeley 12 in the town’s total. Usman picked up 4-32 and Jarvis 4-52 for the visitors. Usman then posted 50 in reply with the bat but once he was out the side capitulated to 120 all out as Edmunds senior snapped up 3-8 off 6 overs, Matt Bolshaw 2-36 and Leonard 1-18. Roger Kelsey rounded the match off by taking the last two wickets with his first four balls to give the Town side a convincing victory.

The 1’s enjoyed a 6 wicket win at Hampton and Solihull after restricting them to 167-8 in their 40 overs after they had from 53-6. Pick of the bowlers was 14 year old Patrick Howard, making his 1st XI debut, who returned stunning figures of 5-2-5-1. Roger Kelsey took 2-16, whilst there was a wicket each for Ryan Burkin, Richard Knight and James Nason as Hampton’s number 8, Keyte 37* and number 10 , Cherry, 35* helped bolster their team’s score to 167-8. In reply, the 1’s reached 168-5 with 5 overs to spare after Gregg Peebles 41 and Nason 43 had put the 1’s on the road to victory with a 90 run 1st wicket partnership. However, the most impressive knock came from 13 year old debutant, Ben Whidbourne, who made 21 from the number 5 berth and who smashed 4 boundaries in his cameo 30 ball innings, whilst fellow youngster Howard chipped in with 18 and old timer Geoff Edmunds was 18 not out to secure victory.

The weather called an early halt to Sunday's friendly clash against Wellesbourne. Mitch Lowe, who was dropped three times, blasted 97no as Kenilworth reached 168 for 5 when rain intervened after 31 overs. Ed Smith 20 and Steve Kelley 15 played supporting roles.

Although the side fell to a 7 wicket defeat at Banbury , the young Town side performed well. They posted 158-7 from their 40 overs and once again it was 13 year old Ben Whidibourne and 14 year old Patrick Howard that starred with the bat and showed their great potential for the future. Whidibourne hit a classy 26 from the number 4 berth whilst Howard at 6 was unbeaten on 25 smashing 5 boundaries. 17 year old Jonny Armstrong showed his all round potential with a solid 36 to top score. Fellow teenager, Jack Edwards made 19. The difference between the two sides was Banbury’s opener Ryan who hit a match winning 83 not out as they eased to 162-3. The only wicket taker was Whidibourne who showed his skill with the ball to snap up 2-18, the other wicket fell to a sharp run out.