ALL three of the Minehead Cricket Club junior sides who play in the Taunton and District Youth Cricket League were in action last weekend.

On Friday evening the Under 13s were in action hosting Taunton Deane who after winning the toss chose to bat first.

Against tight bowling made123 for 5 from their 20 overs. Harry S claimed 2 for 10, Heath took 2 for 12 and Oliver B one for 18.

Minehead started well with the bat. Oliver B hitting the ball to all all parts of the ground as he made his way to 30 before he had to retire.Oakley held up the other end and rotated the strike well as well as finding the boundary on his way to 19.

Minehead lost a few quick wickets for not many runs and Callum and Harry B found themselves at the crease needing 56 to win from 7 overs.

Callum and Harry then started to find the boundaries again. Needing 6 from the last over Harry found himself up against the Taunton spinner and waisted no time with the 6 runs as the first ball of the over the boundary.

Oliver B hit 30 when he retired, Oakley made 19, Callum 18 and then Harry B hit 31 including the winning runs!

This was a fantastic team performance and every player chipped in be it with the ball, bat or in the field. The improvement seen over the last couple of weeks is eye opening! The future is bright at Minehead.

On Sunday the Under 15s travelled to play against Wembdon where after being put into bat first they slipped to 17 for 2 before opener Ben Cobb was joined by Harry Pursey.

The third wicket pair played sensibly together and took the total to 97 when Ben Cobb was out for a well crafted 37 which came off 50 balls and contained six 4.

Harry Pursey stayed to see up the 100 but shortly after he perished for 39 which he scored from 32 deliveries and which included 5 fours and two 6s.

Lower in the order skipper Logan Harrison made a quickfire 11 as Minehead were all out for 126.the visitors posted 126 for 9 from their 20 overs.

When Wembdon replied the openers added 41 together when Lewis Denton struck. Logan Harrison claimed a second wicket for Minehead one run later but then a third wicket partnership of 59 put the hosts back on track and they eventually reached 127 for 4 in 18.3 overs.

The other two wicket takers for Minehead were Billy Kelly and Harry Milton while Harry Pursey’s 4 overs only conceded just 10 runs.

Minehead Under 11s also played at home on Sunday against Taunton based village side Trull. The visitors won the toss and asked Minehead to bat first and from their 16 overs they scored 212 which in the format of the version of the game played by this age group equates to 412 , which Trull bettered when they replied.

This was the first match of the season for the Minehead Under 11s and among those in the team were two young players with long family connections to the club making their debuts.

The two young players were watched by their proud fathers and grandfathers!