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Sun 6th August: Bill Quay 3rd XI vs. Felling (Hetton Lyons)
Against local rivals the game was won easily by the Quay with the evergreen Eddie Covell proving to be too much for the visitors who finished on 134 despite 50 from Richardson. Eddie finished with six for 16. The thirds quickly lost Basham but James Hudson 27 and new signing Vic Airy 47 no and David Collier 48 no saw the thirds home comfortably at 137 for 2
Scores: Felling 134
Bill Quay 137-2 -
Bill Quay won by 8 wickets.
Thurs 3rd Aug: Dawdon 3rd XI vs. Bill Quay 3rd XI (Durham Coast League)
Easy win for the home side who scored 126 for three against the Quays reply at 99 for eight despite a brave 42 from David Donnison
Scores:
Dawdon 126-3
Bill Quay 99-8
Dawdon won by 24 runs.
Sun 30th July: Whickham 3rd XI vs. Bill Quay 3rd XI (Hetton Lyons)
In a high scoring game the home side batted first and Tony Ainley 80 backed up by Quereshi 33 and Lee Tudor four for 37 saw them total 209 all out. Bill Quay got off to a good start with 73 for the first wicket with Basham 32 and Drewery 34 but they lost their way a little to the bowling of the “Bowmans” and despite 26 from Michael Shiel were just short at 173 all out with G Bowman four 41 and J Bowman four for 26
Scores
Whickham 209 (T Ainley 80 L Tudor 4-37)
Bill Quay 173 (C Basham 32, N Drewery 34)
Whickham won by 36 runs.
Saturday 22nd July - Bill Quay vs. Ryhope
In a tricky encounter the firsts were without Jeff Tudor and Mattie Dench plus Craig Falcus was called into work but welcomed back David Brown with Chris Dunn coming in as a late replacement. The firsts batted first and were in desperate trouble with Hunt, Gardiner, Little and Bentham all back in the pavilion and at 12 for four things looked bleak. However Shaun Smith stood firm in rescuing the home side and with Nathan Drewery showing promise added 50 for the next wicket before Nathan was out for 23. Michael Hunt also back in the firsts joined Shaun and added 90 runs before he was out for a very good 48. Shaun rided his luck and with some hefty blows took the total to 203 for nine before David Hunt called a halt. Kennedy two for 39 and Purewal three for 38 were the pick of the visitors attack. Ryhope started well with 35 for the first wicket before opener Purewal was out caught and when some little stands developed the home sides total was looking decidedly small. However David Hunt introduced himself into the attack and with some excellent ground fielding pegged the visors back and were eventually all out for 183 with only a few balls remaining. Hunt finished with a season's best of six for 37 and Smith three for 54. With results going our way the firsts climbed to 2nd only 13 points behind the leaders.
Scores
Ryhope 183 (D Kennedy 36, A Purewal 36, D Hunt 6-37)
Bill Quay 203-9 (S Smith 92, M Hunt 48, N Drewery 25)
Bill Quay won by 20 runs - Bill Quay 20pts Ryhope 7pts.
Saturday 22nd July - Ryhope 2nd XI vs. Bill Quay
The seconds never really recovered from a poor start despite a recovery by Graham Hudson 35 Gary Haynes 21 and 30 from Paul Cox but once they went the innings subsided to 119 all out with Clasper five for 30. In reply the home side lost 2 early wickets at 15 for two but Miller 35 and Scollen 30 took the score to to 70 but when out Clasper came in and completed a good match to be undefeated on 26 and the Quays total was passed at 123 for six
Scores
Bill Quay 119 (G Hudson 36, P Cox 30, Clasper 5-30)
Ryhope 123-6 (Miller 36)
Ryhopre won by 4 wickets - Ryhope 20pts Bill Quay 3pts.
sunday 18th july: brandon 3rd xi vs. bill quay 3rd xi (Hetton Lyons)
Brandon batted first and made 175 with Kirby three for 43, Tudor four for 33 and Covell three for 48 with 39 from Compton. In reply an early loss before winning stands developed to see the Quay home by 6 wickets.
Scores: Brandon 175 (Tudor 4-33)
Bill Quay 176-4 (Tudor 49, Collier 34, J Hudson 50)
Bill Quay won by 6 wkts -
Bill Quay 6 points Brandon 0 points.
Saturday 16th July: Firsts overcome tricky opposition
Determined to keep up their push up the table a tricky game at Boldon who had beaten them at the Quay earlier in t he season. The home side batted first and despite an early losing the wicket of Forster Jones and Critchley pushed the score along before both were out to Smith and Cuskeran respectively. Neil Cuskeran at 15 was making his debut and quicly took more wickets ably backed up by Sean Smith and David Hunt and the innings closed on 148 rom nearly 50 overs. The Quays reply was centred around Jeff Tudor who despite a groin strain held the innings together when wickets fell rather too quicly but determined stand saw the Quay home with an over to spare and three wickets to fall. Another 20 points to remain 3rd.
Scores: Boldon CA 148 (N Cuskeran 5-48)
Bill Quay 149-7 (J Tudor 59, W Gardner 20*, Allen 4-48)
Bill Quay won by 3 wkts -
Bill Quay 20 points Boldon CA 4 points.
Seconds back to winning ways
A stronger scond team were determined to get back to winning ways and they were put into bat. Gary Haynes was an early victim and then a stand of 70 with James Hunt 38 and Paul Cox 40 and with Michael Hunt making a welcome return on 33 took the score to 147 before a final flourish of runs saw 202 posted with Mark Cuskeran 25. In reply the visitors got off to a steady start but some quick wickets from Andrew Kirby slowed things down but despite 48 from Poulter Kev South wrapped the innings up just in time on 192 all out and a welcome 20 points.
Scores: Bill Quay 202 (Hudson 38, Cox 40 Hunt 33, Cuskeran 25)
Boldon CA 192 (Poulter 48, South 3-47, Kirby 3-46)
Bill Quay won
by 10 runs - Bill Quay 20 points Boldon 8 points.
bentham right on form
Wednesday 13th July Bill Quay vs. Ryton - Gateshead Metro Cup
What promised to be a keen game turned into a rout over the visitors on a hot night at the Quay. Batting first with only 24 on the board Bill Gardner was out for 24 and when Sean Smith joined Jeff Tudor the score quickly moved onto 77 from only 8 overs before Sean was out for 34. This was the start of some remarkable hitting from Paul Bentham who hit 107 from only 35 balls with 9 sixes and 10 fours and with Jeff also in fine form he was unbeaten at the end with 72 also some with big hits with 3 sixes and 8 fours in a total of 248 for 3. Ryton gave a spirited reply and despite the early loss put up a fight but the winning total was too great and they finished on 166 for 4.
Scores Bill Quay 248-3 (S Smith 34, J Tudor 72*, P Bentham 107)
Ryton
166-4 (Ward 49*, Morris 40 Smith 3-33)
Bill Quay won
by 82 runs
and then we were third
IN THE second of the weekend games another 20 points were up for grabs against the bottom side Houghton who could only muster 9 men. At the start there only looked like one winner with the visitors getting off to a blazing start with 56 coming from the first 6 overs with Robinson hitting 8 4’s and 2 6’s in his knock of 46 but once out only Johnson 32 troubled the Quay’s attack with Michael Orridge well to the for which is nice to see Michael back to his best finishing with four for 26 backed up by David Hunt two for 26 and again the outfielding being exceptional. Chasing a total of 118 Jeff Tudor and Bill Gardner quickly got into their stride with 59 coming from the first 6 overs before Jeff was out for 46. Bill was joined by Craig Falcus who saw the Quay home without further loss with Craig on 18 not out and Bill with 41. The Quay are now upto 3rd spot in the table.
Scores: Houghton 118-8 (Robinson 46, Johnson 32, M Orridge 4-26, D Hunt 2-26)
Bill Quay 119-1 (J Tudor 46, W Gardner 41*)
Bill Quay won by 9 wkts - Bill Quay 20 pts Houghton 0pts
Sunday 9th July: Houghton 2nd XI vs Bill Quay 2nd XI
For some reason Houghton seconds are a lot stronger than their first team and so it proved yet again when the seconds who batted first could only score 131 before being all out with Paul Cox 25 and Gary Haynes 50 being the main contributors with home bowler Noble doing the damage with five for 18. The two Houghton openers were quickly dismissed but McCoy 40 and Trewick 46 both not out saw Houghton easily home.
Scores: Bill Quay 131 (G Haynes 50, P Cox 25, Noble 5-18)
Houghton 132-2 (S McCoy 40*, Trewick 46*)
Houghton won by 8 wkts - Houghton 20pts Bill Quay 1pt
Fourth win on the bounce for Firsts
In the first “double” weekend of the season the firsts traveled to Easington looking for their fourth win running. The home side batted first and got off to a modest start with 70 on the board for the loss of 2 wickets both to Sean Smith. Fine outfielding and wicket keeping by Bill Gardner restricted the home side to 176 all out with Sean Smith taking five for 68. In reply, despite Jeff Tudor falling LBW without scoring Mattie Dench remained defiant and despite half the side out for 67 defeat looked certain. However skipper David Hunt joined Dench and saw the firsts home by 5 wickets and 20 points Mattie was not out on 82 and David Hunt 46 with Gary Ward the pick of the visitors attack with five for 60.
Scores: Easington 176 (S Smith 5-68)
Bill Quay 180-5 (M Dench 82*, D Hunt 46, G Ward 5-60)
Bill Quay won by 5 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Easington 5pts
HOLIDAY CALLS COST QUAY
With 7 regulars away on holiday the seconds fielded a much weakened side at home to Easington. Batting first they immediately lost Gary Haynes and Brian Hill but Mark Cuskeran 36 and Michael Hunt 31 took the score to 83 and with contributions form Paul Cox 34, Nick Robson 36 took the score to 182 for eight before the declaration. In reply despite being 41 for two opener Cooper could not be moved and along with Price 44 edged closer and Easington ran out winners.
Scores: Bill Quay (M Cuskeran 36, M Hunt 31, P Cox 34, N Robson 36)
Easington 185-7 (Price 41)
Easington won by 3 wkts - Easington 20pts Bill Quay 6pts
TUESDAY 4TH JULY: BILL QUAY VS. MARSDEN (MATTHEW OSWALD CUP)
Marsden were too strong for an under strength first team and rattled up 171 for four from their 20 overs with Docherty making 71. In reply despite 30 from Jeff Tudor, 29 from Michael Orridge the home side were all out for 134.
Scores: Marsden 171-4 (Docherty 71)
Bill Quay 134 (J Tudor 30)
Marsden won by 37 runs
saturday 2nd july: Peterlee vs. Bill Quay
The first early start ever for this game to enable all to watch England in the World Cup meant a 9.30 start at the club to get down the A19 for a 10.30 start at Peterlee. Batting first the Quay had 80 on the board before Mattie Dench was bowled for a fine 53. Jeff Tudor followed a little later but not before he also hit a half century and was caught for 57. Strong contributions from Paul Bentham 21, Craig Falcus 24 but with a slow over rate skipper David Hunt made an early declaration at 180 for nine. Home bowlers Simpson three for 13 and Butler four for 25 did the damage. Despite a promising start by Callaghan 23 and Butler 47 when the home side threatened to get on top, once they were dismissed by Sean Smith and young Neil Cuskeran making his debut, the innings fell apart and they were all out for 109 with David Hunt returning with three for 18, Sean Smith three for 25 and Neil Cuskeran two for 28
Scores:
Bill Quay 180-9 (M Dench 53, J Tudor 57 Simpson 3-13, Butler 4-25)
Peterlee 109 (Butler 47, D Hunt 3-18, S Smith 3-25)
Bill Quay won by 71 runs - Bill Quay 20pts Peterlee 4pts
Bill Quay 2nd XI vs. Peterlee
Anxious to return to winning ways the seconds put on a more positive show and got off to a fine start with 62 for the first wicket before Graham Hudson was out for 34. Brother James went LBW when on 49 but contributions from Paul Cox 43, David Earle 28 took the score to 220 for four before the seconds declared after just 30 overs. In reply the visitors lost 2 early wickets before various stands took shape with Devine 61, Ferguson 65 and Todner 31 took their score to 188 for five. Quick wickets then fell and the visitors just hung on at the end at 196 for eight in a very entertaining game.
Scores Bill Quay 220-4 (G Hudson 34, J Hudson 49, P Cox 43)
Peterlee 196-8 (Devine 61, Ferguson 65, Todner 31)
Match Drawn - Bill Quay 7pts Peterlee 5pts
Friday 30th June Bill Quay vs. Dawdon ( Frank Lees Cup Semi Final)
Sadly there was not to be an appearance in the final when in a hard fought encounter Bill Quay made 105 for four with Bill Gardner hitting 46 and in reply Dawdon were 107 for six with 40 from Gale with 10 balls remaining.
Scores: Bill Quay 105-4 (W Gardner 46)
Dawdon 107-6 (Gale 40)
Dawdon won by 4 wkts
thursday 29th june Murton 3rd xI vs Bill Quay 3rd X (Coast league)
A heavy defeat with Murton making 153 for eight despite Paul Cox taking four for 28 but the Quay could only reply with 101 for eight with Ian Gutteridge again coming good with 53 not out.
Scores: Murton 153-8 (P Cox 4-28)
Bill Quay 101-8 (I Gutteridge 53*)
Murton won
by 52 runs
wednesday 28th June: Hylton 2nd xi vs. Bill Quay 2nd xi (Blair Cup)
In a tight game the seconds were narrowly defeated by 33 runs despite 39 from James Hudson and 33 from Kev South.
Scores Hylton 154-4
Bill Quay 121-9 (J Hudson 39, K South 33)
Hylton won
by 33 runs
Bill Quay 2nd xi vs Houghton ( Ralph Walton Cup)
Again defeat by Houghton in a one sided game with Rewcastle 42 and an undefeated 56 from Trewick. This despite a gallant 51 by Ian Gutteridge.
Scores Bill Quay 127-9 (I Gutteridge 51)
Houghton 128-2 (Trewick 56, Rewcastle 42)
Houghton won by 8 wkts
wednesday 21st June: Bill Quay 2nd XI vs. Horden 2nd XI (James Bell)
A comprehensive win over their Senior League counterparts with good contributions from
James Hudson 37,Nathan Drewery 32, Chris Forshaw 25 in a home total of 168 for six from 20 overs. Horden were never in the hunt and Kevin South four for 40 restricting them to 123 for nine.
Scores: BillQuay 168-6 (J Hudson 37, N Drewery 32)
Horden 123-9 (K South 4-40)
Bill Quay won
by 45 runs
Sunday 18th June: Bill Quay 3rd XI vs. Lanchester (Hetton Lyons)
Rain was again the winner after bowling out Lanchester for 84 with Lee Tudor three for 11 and Michael Shiel two for 16 but the game was abandoned at tea time
Scores: Lanchester 84 (L Tudor 3-11)
Match Abandoned as a draw
saturday 17th june: Seaham Park vs. Bill Quay
Another hard game against title aspirants on their home patch proved to be an exciting game. The home side batted first and put on 55 for the first wicket with Docherty 26 falling to David Hunt's spin and David Hanson bowled by Sean Smith for 26 and were quickly followed by Morton and Taylor again to Smith and Hunt. Determined stands By the home pro Gary Innes 29 and Andrew Worthy 33 took the total past the 120 mark but again spin this time by Chris Little saw them depart and when the last pair were out the innings closed on 194 with David Hunt finishing with career best figures of six for 58. Bill Quay's reply was centred around Jeff Tudor who remained solid throughout and despite early wickets lost skipper Hunt joined Jeff and took the score nearer and nearer to the home sides total. However Jeff was out for 82 and David Hunt for 35 but Bill Gardner and Nathan Drewery 5 hit the winning runs from the second last ball to record a fourth league victory off the belt. Of the home bowlers Varley was the pick with four for 50.
Scores: Seaham Park 194 (A Worthy 33, D Hunt 6-58)
Bill Quay 195-8 (J Tudor 82, D Hunt 35, Varley 4-50)
Bill Quay won by 2 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Seaham Park 6 pts.
Sat 17th June: Bill Quay 2nd XI vs. Seaham Park 2nd XI
The Quay batted first and lost early wickets with the two top scorers of recent weeks Paul Cox and Kevin South out for 0 and 2 but Graham Hudson 20 and Chris Forshaw 35 pushed the score along but despite 31 from John Sharp the bowling of Howe could not be mastered and the seconds were all out for 120 with Howe six for 58. The visitors were never in trouble after posting 68 for the first wicket before Dickens was out for 26 but Moorhead 50 and 21 extras saw the visitors pass the total 121 for three
Scores: Bill Quay 120 (C Forshaw 35, J Sharp 31, Howe 6-58)
Seaham Park 121-3 (D Moorhead 50)
Seaham Park won by 7 wkts - Seaham Park 20 pts Bill Quay 2pts
Wednesday 14th June: Ryhope vs. Bill Quay (Andrew Dixon Cup
Semi Final)
So near yet so far. After hard earned victories against Castle Eden and Silksworth another high scoring game with the home side just running out winners at the end. Ryhope posted a formidable 171 for four despite an early wicket but Dave Kennedy 60 and Ian Hauxwell 56 stood up well to the Quay attack. Bill Quay replied well with 36 for the first wicket before Jeff Tudor was out for 21. Mattie Dench 38, David Hunt 19, Bill Gardner 33 and with 19 not out for Michael Orridge finished just 8 runs short in an exciting game but alas no final place.
Scores: Ryhope 171-4 (D Kennedy 60, I Hauxwell 56)
Bill Quay 163-9 (M Dench 38, W Gardner 33)
Ryhope won
by 8 runs.
Sunday 11th June: Leadgate 3rd XI vs. Bill Quay 3rd XI (Hetton Lyons)
A victory for the thirds who bowled out the home side for 145 with Lee Tudor four for 25 and Eddie Covell three for 22. Despite some early losses George Forshaw 36 and Eddie Covell 43 both not out saw the Quay home.
Scores: Leadgate 145 (L Tudor 4-25, E Covell 3-22)
Bill Quay 149-5 (G Forshaw 36*, E Covell 43*)
Bill Quay won by 5 wkts - Bill Quay 5pts Leadgate 0pts
Thurs 8th June: Bill quay 3rd xi vs. Murton (Arthur Lumley Cup)
Another high scoring cup game which the thirds should have won after posting 166 for three with Kevin Willey 54 not out and 66 from Ian Gutteridge. Determined batting saw the visitors run out winners by 2 wickets with 3 balls remaining in an exciting game.
Scores:
Bill Quay 166-3 (I Gutteridge 66, K Wiley 54*)
Murton 170-8
Murton won by 2 wickets.
Thurs 1st June: Billquay 3rd xi vs. Boldon (Durham Coast League)
Batting first the thirds totalled 144 for four with Paul Cox 70 and Graham Hudson 46 restricted the visitors to 114 for seven 7 with Steve Gould claiming two for 9.
Scores: Bill Quay 144-4 (P Cox 70, G Hudson 46)
Boldon 114-7 (S Gould 2-9)
Bill Quay won by 30 runs - Bill Quay 5pts Boldon 0pts
all round team effort does the job
THE FIRSTS picked up 20 points when they defeated Silksworth by three wickets at the Quay on Saturday. Making first use of the wicket the visitors were eventually bowled out for 216 with Sean Smith taking three for 43 and David Hunt a very creditable three for 15. Smailes (41) and Middlemiss (42) were the main contributors to the visitors total. A good all round batting performance with Jeff Tudor (47), Mattie Dench (43) and Chris Little (40) saw the Quay home with three wickets to spare.
Scores: Silksworth 216 (T Middlemiss 42, P Smailes 41, D Hunt 3-15, S Smith 3-43, C Little 2-56)
Bill Quay 217-7 (J Tudor 47, M Dench 43, C Little 40, S Smith 29, S Wright 3-119)
Bill Quay won by 3 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Silksworth 7pts
The seconds game at Silksworth was postponed due to the home clubs continuing problem with a water main.
washington recover to share points
HAVING been bowled out for 17 the day before Washington recovered sufficiently to earn a home draw against the Quay. Batting first the home side were dismissed for 222 thanks to 71 from Lee and 41 from Martin Jane. Pro' Sean Smith was the Quay's star performer with the ball taking five Washington wickets for 67 runs ably supported by David Earle who finished with three for 35. Despite 76 from skipper Jeff Tudor the Quay could only manage 156 for five in return and had to settle for a draw.
Scores: Washington 222 (M Lee 71, M Jane 41, S Smith 5-67, D Earle 3-35)
Bill Quay 156-5 (J Tudor 76, A Brown 3-33)
Match Drawn - Bill Quay 11pts Washington 11pts
seconds slump
BATTING first the seconds were in complete disarray at 33 for 6 but Wraith 23 not out took the score to 98 before the side were dismissed. Washington easily knocked off the runs with six wickets to spare.
Scores: Bill Quay 98 (Wraith 23*)
Washington 99-4
Washington won by 6 wkts
honours even with castle eden
CURRENT Coast League champions Castle Eden arrived at the looking to avenge their Andrew Dixon Cup defeat and posted a very creditable 238 for eight. John Spellman top scoring with 65 and Spellman junior contributing 37. David Earle (3-53) and Chris Little (3-47) were the Quay's most successful bowlers. Having lost openers Jeff Tudor and Mattie Dench early in the innings it was left to Chris Little (38), Sean Smith (34) and David Hunt who made an unbeaten 65 to steady the ship. The Quay closed 61 runs behind with four wickets in hand to earn a share of the points.
Scores: Castle Eden 238-8 (J Spellman snr 65, J Spellman jnr 37, M Higgins 34, C Little 3-47,
D Earle 3-53)
Bill Quay 177-6 (D Hunt 65*, C Little 3-47, D Earle 3-53)
Match Drawn - Bill Quay 11pts Castle Eden 11pts
seconds go down
Batting first early wickets were lost but Gary Haynes 15, Michael Orridge 13 and Paul Cox 17 took the score to 73 but more wickets were lost and despite 39 from Kev South the score at the end was a disappointing 117 all out. Again early wickets were lost in reply but stands developed and 55 from Ede saw Eden home at 118 for five
Scores: Bill Quay 117 (K South 39)
Castle Eden 118-5 (R Ede 55)
Castle Eden won by 5 wkts - Castle Eden 20pts Bill Quay 2pts
sunday 28th may bill quay 3rd xi vs. felling (bob langford cup)
A local derby game with Felling the visitors who were comprehensively beaten by a strong third eleven. Batting first the visitors were shot out for 58 with Nick Robson three for 4, Paul Cox two fo 2 doing the damage. The Quay replied with 59 for one with James Hudson 26 not out and Nathan Drewery 14 not out.
Scores: Felling 58 (N Robson 3-4)
Bill Quay 59-1
Bill Quay won by 9 wickets.
saturday 27th may murton vs. bill quay
A stern test at Murton which regrettably saw the firsts well beaten. Batting first early wickets were lost to Calvin Stephenson before Sean Smith and David Hunt rescued the side but when they were dismissed for 34 and 22 respectively the Quay slipped to 116 all out. Stephenson finishing with five for 44. In reply the home side also lost wickets to David Brown but they scraped home with 5 wickets down all to David Brown. Another 30 runs on the board may have made a difference.
Scores: Bill Quay 116 (S Smith 34, D Hunt 22, C Stephenson 5-44)
Murton 117-5
Murton won by 5 wkts - Murton 20pts Bill Quay 2pts
2nds vs. MURTON
A strong second team took on Murton at home and got off to a good start despite an early loss and with good contributions from Graham Hudson 28, Paul Cox 44, Michael Orridge 45 with a whirlwind 66 from Kev South saw the declaration applied after 45 overs with the seconds at 211 for eight. Despite losing two early wickets a stand between Vout (24) and Upperton (26) saw the visitors pass 60 before they were dismissed for 132 thanks to some excellent bowling from Michael Orridge four for 24 backed up by South two for 10 and Wraith two for 33.
Scores Bill Quay 211-8 (K South 66, M Orridge 45)
Murton 132 (M Orridge 4-24)
Bill Quay won by 79 runs - Bill Quay 20pts Murton 4pts
wednesday 24th may lintz vs. bill quay (tyneside charity bowl)
In a high scoring game the firsts although beaten gave a good account of themselves. Batting first Lintz lost an early wicket but a stand of 130 between Christie 54no and Nevin 74 saw the home side to 158 for two. In reply the Quay had 119 for the first wicket before Mattie Dench was out for 55 and when they ran out of overs they were within shouting distance of the home score at 149 for the loss of 2 wickets with David Hunt making 76.
Scores: Lintz 158-2 (Nevin 74, Christie 54*)
Bill Quay 149-2 (D Hunt 76)
Lintz won by 9 runs
seaham park 2nd xi vs. bill quay 2nd xi (Ralph Walton Cup)
An early exit from this cup when the Quay were 94 for eight at the end of 20 overs inspite of an excellent 44 from Kev South and 24 from Gary Haynes.
Seaham Park replied with 95 for one, Sutherland making 61.
Scores Bill Quay 94-8 (K South 44)
Seaham Park 95-1 (Sutherland 61)
Seaham Park won by 9 wickets.
sunday 21st may bill quay 3rd xi vs. whitburn (hetton lyons)
The weather played a major part in this game with Whitburn, the home side on 83 for three when play was abandoned
friday 19th may castle eden vs. bill quay (Andrew Dixon Cup)
The First Round of the Andrew Dixon Cup game took place on Friday 19th May when for a second time of asking the the firsts travelled to Castle Eden to play the League Champions. Batting first the home side were in trouble from the start with half the side out for 38 to the attack of Kevin South, David Brown and Sean Smith. A determined stand between John Spellman Snr and Banks took the score to 108 before Banks was smartly stumped by Bill Gardner from the bowling of Sean Smith who immediately followed this by taking the next three wickets to finish with 4 in 4 balls and 6 for 12 in his 4 overs. Sean was well backed up by South two for 15, Brown one for 13 and young Sam Wraith one for 18. Only David Earle came in for a bit of a battering through desperate batting at the end. The home side were all out for 108 from the last ball with 3 stumpings for Bill Gardner.
The Quay also started badly and perhaps were in a more parlous state than their hosts being
56 for eight with only Sean Smith 23 and Bill Gardner 24 reaching double figures and when Gardner was out on 98 10 was still needed from the last over. Kevin South however kept going hitting a six from the last ball to steer the Quay home by 1 wicket. A marvellous result and they play Silksworth in the next round.
Scores: Castle Eden 108 (S Smith 6-12) Bill Quay 110-9 (K South 34*)
Bill Quay won by 1 wicket.
Sunday 14th May Bill Quay 3rd XI vs. Burnmoor (Hetton Lyons)
Bill Quay Thirds playing in the Hetton Lyons Sunday League were saved by the rain against Burnmoor with the visitors running up 282 for three with Tiffin unbeaten on 153. The Quay were 63 for three in reply when the rains came.
saturday 13th may bill quay vs. boldon ca
The firsts entertained Boldon CA at home confident of extending their unbeaten run and remaining top of the Surridge Sports Durham Coast League. Losing the toss and being inserted they got off to the worst possible start with both openers Jeff Tudor and Matty Dench back in the pavillion without scoring both from the bowling of Lee Auty and 2 wickets were down without any runs being recorded. Worse followed when Gardner departed for 4 but a stand developed between Chris Little and Paul Bentham but when both departed for 28 and 19 respectively the score looked at least presentable. Craig Falcus continued the work but wickets were falling at the other end and it was only a swift 20 not out by David Earle and 28 from Falcus took the total to 133 all out with the wickets being shared by the visitors attack Auty, Lincoln and Critchley all taking two. Boldon's reply was never in doubt with 53 on the board before David Jones departed for 30. Despite ringing the changes Critchley 64 not out and ex Bill Quay player Michael Towns 16 not out passed the home total for the loss of only one wicket. Back to the drawing board but the Quay will welcome back Sean Smith who has been away on holiday.
Scores: Boldon CA 134-1
Bill Quay 133
Boldon CA won
by 9 wkts : Boldon 20pts Bill Quay 1pt
2nd xi vs. boldon
The seconds travelled to Boldon, won the toss and put in the home side and reduced them to 29 for 7 with determined bowling from Kevin South, Sam Wraith and Steve Gould. Only a stand of 46 between Poulton 30 and Purvis 19 rescued things and when Brown swung the bat late on to punish Nick Robson the score at least showed improvement to be all out for 117 with Wraith 1 for 10, South 3 for 25 AND Gould 4 for 41.
In reply 57 was on the board before Graham Hudson was out for 37 and despite further loss of Nathan Drewery (15) and Steve Gould for 44, Andrew Kirby (11*) saw the Quay home by 5 wickets.
Scores: Boldon CA 117 (Gould 4-41, South 3-25) Bill Quay 118-5 (S Gould 44)
Bill Quay won by 5 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Boldon CA 2pts
Sunday 7th May bill Quay 3rd XI vs. Annfield Plain (Hetton Lyons)
An easy victory for the thirds at Annfield Plain.
Scores: Bill Quay 174 (C Basham 42)
Annfield Plain 105 (E Covell 5-30)
Bill Quay won by 69 runs
Saturday 6th May Houghton vs. Bill Quay
On Saturday the firsts traveled to Houghton to play last years wooden spoonists in a Surridge Sport Durham Coast League game. The Quay made one change form the side which won the opening game of the season in that Sean Smith was on holiday and the Club introduced 15 years old Mark Cuskeran to first team cricket. The Quay won the toss and inserted Houghton who were in early trouble with half the side out for under 50 with 3 wickets for David Brown and two for David Earle. Spin was introduced into the attack and Chris Little with help from Bill Gardner (2 stumpings and one caught behind reduced the home side to 115 all out with Brown finishing with 4 for 37 and Chris Little 4 for 16 with only Keen 26 and White 20 offering any resistance. In reply the had 50 on the board before Jeff Tudor was out for 36 but Mattie Dench 29 took the score closer to the total. Once Dench was out Chris Little 26no and Bill Gardner 11no saw the Quay home and 20 points by 8 wickets in only 26 overs.
Scores: Houghton 115 (D Brown 4-37, Little 4-16)
Bill Quay: 116-2 (J Tudor 36, M Dench 29, C Little 26no)
Bill Quay won by 2 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Houghton 0pts
2nd xi vs. houghton
The seconds entertained Houghton seconds at Bill Quay and asked the visitors to bat first and despite an early success when Michael Orridge had Munro LBW a determined stand developed between McCoy and rewcastle who put 60 on for the next wicket before both were out for 54 and 13 respectively to the bowling of Paul Cox and Kev South. Wickets continued to fall but skipper Anderson stood firm and when all wickets fell he was still there undefeated on 44. Bowling honours were shared with 2 each for Wraith, Orridge, South and Cox in the visitors total of 148. The Quays reply started off badly with the loss of two quick wickets but Nathan Drewery 35 and Graham Hudson 24 steadied the ship but when both were out more wickets fell and it was only a determined 9th wicket stand between South 18 and Sam Wraith 24 put a respectable total on the board but to no avail and the seconds were short by 30 runs. A disappointing batting performance.
Scores: Houghton 148 (McCoy 54 Anderson 44no)
Bill Quay 118 (Riding 6-54)
Houghton won by 30 runs - Houghton 20pts Bill Quay 4pts
Friday 5th May 2nd XI vs. Tudhoe (Blair Cup)
Blair Cup Bill Quay seconds narrowly defeated Tudhoe by 1 wicket with 6 being required from the last over and one wicket to fall. However Neil Cuskeran came in and hit the first two balls for four to record a narrow win.
Scores: Tudhoe 77-8
Bill Quay 78-9
Bill Quay won by 1 wkt
sunday 30th april bill quay 3rd xi vs boldon (hetton lyons league)
The thirds on Sunday travelled to face a very strong Boldon side and again had a mixed side of youth experience and very experienced players. Batting first the thirds struggled throughout losing wickets and in a total of 98 only Brian Hill 30 and John Chamberlain making a welcome return with 19 but with Spinks 5 for 34 the Quay could only make 98. However the home side also made heavy work of passing the total and had it not been for Jackson 53 the thirds would have won with but with a small total remaining 6 wickets went down before victory was attained but sound debuts were made by Neil and Mark Cuskeran who at 15 looked fine prospects.
Scores: Bill Quay 98 Boldon 102-6
Boldon won by 4 wkts
Sat 29th April: Bill Quay vs. Easington
The firsts opened up the 2006 season of the Surridge Sports Durham Coast League with a home game against Easington on a fine day at Bill Quay and fielded what is probably their strongest side. Winning the toss and putting the visitors into bat the Quay were rewarded by early wickets and at 12/3 the visitors struggled against David Earle and Sean Smith who took 2 and 1 respectively. However a determined stand of 66 for the fourth wicket rescued Easington before Jones was bowled by Smith for 22. Skipper Atherton was still there and with willing partners in Wilson 50, Price 19 and 15 from veteran Brian Fenwick posed problems for the Quay attack. However skipper David Hunt rang the changes with some success as David Brown 3/50, Paul Bentham 2/39 and 1/11 from Alan Rackstraw terminated the visitors innings, with only 10 men, at 199. David Earle 2/39 and 1/43 from a very rusty Sean Smith were the main wicket takers.
The Quay got off to an excellent reply from Jeff Tudor and Mattie Dench and had 94 on the boardbefore Jeff got his usual LBW decision on 46 but a further 30 was added for the next wicket before Atherton removed both Dench 41 and Paul Bentham 18 and then the Quay lost quick wickets to be at 156/6 before David Hunt 18, Alan Rackstraw 18 pushed the Quay towards their goal. However at 186/7 another crisis before Chris Little righted the ship but with overs rapidly running out they eventually squeezed home by 2 wickets with 9 balls remaining. Atherton who bowled 12 overs finished with 5/58. Evidence from the Quays batting by those that had had nets against those that needed them which I am sure will be rectified this week.
Scores: Easington 199 for 9 (Atherton 52, Wilson 50 Brown 3-50)
Bill Quay 200 for 8 (J Tudor 46, M Dench 41 Atherton 5-58).
Bill Quay won by 2 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Easington 6pts
2nd xi vs Easington
The seconds traveled down the A19 to Easington with a very strong team made up from several of last years players and some promising juniors. Again the Quay won t he toss and put Easington into bat and made early advances to have the home side 28/3 with all wickets falling to Steve Gould. However a stand of 71 between Harriman 68 and Craggs 11 took the score to 99 before the former was bowled by Michael Orridge for 68. Paul Cox was then introduced into the attack and quickly wrapped up the home batters with the last 5 wickets going down for only 2 runs. Paul finished with the amazing return of 6/15 from 7 overs in the home sides 120 all out.
In reply 16 for the first wicket before Gary Haines was caught for 9 but Steve Gould11 and Michael Orridge 30 took the score past the half way before both were out for 11 and 30 respectively. Nathan Drewery then continued the work and despite losing 2 further wickets Nathan was joined by skipper Chris Forshaw 30 who passed the home sides total without further mishap with Nathan unbeaten on 34 and a good start to the season.
Scores: Easington 120 (Harriman 68, P Cox 6-15)
Bill Quay 122-5 (N Drewery 34*, G Forshaw 30*, M Orridge 30)
Bill Quay won by 5 wkts - Bill Quay 20pts Easington 2pts