Lilley 141-3, 23.2 overs (Raja Asar 57 not out) beat Offley 136-5, 30 overs by seven wickets The Mansfield/Towndrow Trophy may have been meekly surrendered by Lilley after two abject displays earlier in the year, but Offley were soundly thumped by their near neighbours in the traditional end of season match at an Autumnal Geoff […] Read more »
Lilley vs Breachwood Green Match Report
Breachwood Green 165-7, 40 overs (Scanlan 5-45) beat Lilley 77 all out, 25.1 overs (Extras 24) by 88 runs A below strength Lilley side were dealt a major blow to their title aspirations as Breachwood Green took revenge for their defeat in the reverse fixture earlier this season with a comprehensive win at the Geoff […] Read more »
Lilley vs Offley Match Report
Offley 173-8, 40 overs (Mclaughlin 2-18, Collinson 2-23) beat Lilley 134 all out, 30 overs (Mills 32) by 39 runs. Offley sealed the Mansfield Towndrow Trophy with only two matches played in the three match series thanks to an unexpectedly narrow win at a sun baked Geoff Banks-Smith Memorial Cricket Ground yesterday. Lilley were beset […] Read more »
Baldock Town vs Lilley – Match Report
Lilley 194-8, 40 overs (Perry 42) beat Baldock Town 147 all out, 31.2 overs (Kruger 3-26) by 47 runs It is no surprise that in the year of release of the Christian Grey trilogy, England has enjoyed it’s wettest summer in memory. But E L James certainly can’t be blamed for the serious lack […] Read more »
Lilley vs Hatfield – Match Report
Lilley 199 for 5, 40 overs (Ashby 59, Mills 48, Kruger 31) beat Hatfield 183 for 8, 40 overs (McLaughlin 3-30, Perry 2-6) by 16 runs It was an unusual Sunday for cricket – it wasn’t RAINING. It fact the sun was spotted somewhere in the blue yonder! The ground was prepared and the teams […] Read more »
Stevenage II vs Lilley – Match Report
Stevenage II 102-1, 24.2 overs beat Lilley 101-9, 40 overs by nine wickets The deathly flat track of Ditchmore Lane, home of Stevenage CC, has not been a happy hunting ground for Lilley and so it would prove again this weekend as the visitors were soundly thumped by mid table Stevenage II. Lilley were ravaged […] Read more »
Breachwood Green vs Lilley, North Herts League Div 2 Match Report
Lilley 189 for 9, 40 overs (McLaughlin 42, Khan 36) beat Breachwood Green 146 all out, 35.4 overs (Ashby 4-32, Scanlan 3-23) by 38 runs Something was spotted in the sky that hasn’t yet been seen this season – the SUN! It was a great summers day for the first time this season! So […] Read more »
Datchworth vs Lilley, North Herts League Div 2 Match Report
Lilley 65 all out, 32.2 overs (Patemn 19) BEATEN by Datchworth 66 for 5, 18 overs (Khan 4-26, Kruger 1-24) by 5 wickets After losing a few key members to Wembley, the team took shape with the help of Taz and the return of Jason Pateman. The toss was won by Lilley, Captain Kruger […] Read more »
Lilley vs Graveley, North Herts League Div 2 Match Report
Lilley 163 all out, 34.1 overs (Kruger 46) beat Graveley 130 all out, 31 overs (Perry 3-8, Khan 3-42) by 33 runs After a month of torrential rain, hail, sleet and plummeting temperatures, Lilley finally managed to get a game of cricket in! Whilst the environment agency insist our region remains in drought, the […] Read more »
Rain, Rain Go Away!
Unfortunately it was another one of those weeks where you are not sure that you will be playing cricket until you arrive at the ground. This week was no exception with heavy downpours throughout the week and sunshine starting to break through Sunday morning. When arriving at the ground it was no surprise seeing no […] Read more »
