Danny Kniveton takes player of tournament award and Isle of Man get "spirit of Cricket" award at ECC Under-19's in Jersey
Crosby’s Danny Kniveton has been named Player of The Tournament in the European Under 19 Division Two Championships.
The Isle of Man team came third out of the nine countries taking part and won the Fair Play award known as “The Spirit Of Cricket”.
The sides were split into three leagues with the top sides of each division playing off for the final places. The Island side, which was sponsored by Standard Bank, topped their group by beating both Germany and Israel.
On Wednesday they faced Jersey and disaster struck before the game even started. First Steve Slack was ruled out with an arm injury and then during the warm-up Duncan Miller suffered a knee problem and couldn’t play.
So the Island took the field with the only eleven fit players from their thirteen man squad! But it got even worse. Batting first opener Andrew Turner went with the total on eight and skipper Ricky Kniveton was dismissed the next ball.
The team made a spirited rally with Max Stokoe and Danny Kniveton taking the total to 63 before Max was caught for 22. Then both Danny and Luke Lacey hit 25 and the tail wagged to good effect. Kane Dooley made 15, Seb Hopkins 17 and Ollie Swales 10. Against top class opposition the side did well to reach 169.
However the Manx then found Jersey batsman Sam de la Haye in brilliant form. He dominated the home reply with a majestic 89 not out. Aided by Ed Farley who was undefeated on 39, Jersey won the game by 9 wickets. The wicket to fall came with the score on 99 when Luke Lacey bowled Tom Wherry for 29.
On Thursday rain wrecked the Isle of Man’s hopes of beating Guernsey in their final match..
The Channel Island side batted first and were restricted to 216 for 8 from their fifty overs. Their opening pair of John Clark and Bill Thompson put on 72 for the first wicket before Max Stokoe broke the stand.
At 144 for 6 Guernsey looked in peril, but the lower order piled on the runs to make another 72 for the loss of two wickets. Max finished with 3 for 43, Danny Kniveton took 2 for 28 and there were wickets also for Ollie Swales and Luke Lacey. The fielding was top class and there were great catches held by Luke Lacey, Seb Hopkins and Danny Kniveton.
In reply the Island lost an opener with only two runs on the board. But then Ricky Kniveton and Andrew Turner took the total to 74 when Ricky went lbw for an excellent 47. Danny Kniveton joined Andrew and the score had reached 107 for 2 when down came the rain.
When play resumed after a 20 min break, the Island needed 110 to win from 20 overs and eight wickets left. However the weather looked ominous and they were behind the Guernsey run rate.
So quick runs were needed, but the wicket was now lively and Tom Kirk exploited the conditions in a superb spell. He took 5 for 20 and the Island were dismissed for 142. Andrew Turner made 27 and Danny Kniveton 17.
So the Island came away from the championships with third place – a splendid achievement from their first entry into Europe at this level.
Philip Hudson, the ICC European Development Officer, presented Danny Kniveton with the Player of the Tournament award. His batting average was 45 and he also took eight wickets at just under 12 each. A remarkable feat at this level.
The “Spirit Of Cricket” trophy reflects well on the sportsmanship of the entire squad. Full credit must also be given to manager Colin Kniveton and coach Jeff Levin for their tireless efforts.
ISLE OF MAN BANK CRICKET RESULTS
European Under 19 Championship – Division Two
Isle of Man 169 (Danny Kniveton 25, Luke Lacey 25 : William Golder 2 -17, John Perchard 2 -24) Jersey 170 for 1 (Sam de la Haye 89no, Eric Farley 39no : Luke Lacey 1 -45) Jersey won by 9 wickets
Guernsey 216 for 8 (Peter Le Hegart 45, John Clark 41 : Max Stokoe 3 -43, Danny Kniveton 2 -28) Isle of Man 142 (Ricky Kniveton 47, Andrew Turner 27 : Tom Kirk 5 -20) Guernsey won by 74 runs
MAC Financial Cain League
Castletown A 240 for 2 (Wicus Wessels 140no, Greg Tomlinson 42no : Terry Crook 2 -45) Crosby B 78 (Gareth Rowlands 30, Terry Crook 14no : Christian Steriopulos 3 -5, Gareth Morris 1 -5) Castletown won by 162 runs
Valkyres A 103 for 2 (Ali Shah 50no, Abdul Khan 16 : Dave Picken 1 -12, Alan Shimmin 1 -21) Crosby A 104 for 1 (Simon Watson 65no, Kevin Kniveton 19) Crosby won by 9 wickets
Valkyres A 104 for 7 (Brian Quirk 41, Seb Hopkins 20 : Nick Hawke 2 -19, Greg Hawke 2 -31) St Johns A 106 for 0 (Jon Norrington 50no, Greg Hawke 29no) St Johns won by 10 wickets
Cronkbourne A 116 for 4 (Pete Richards 47no, Steve Slack 22 : Garreth Roome 2 -21, Oliver Steriopulos 1 -17) Castletown A 120 for 0 (Gareth Morris 75no, Wicus Wessels 32no) Castletown won by 10 wickets
MAC Financial Forrester One
Castletown B 129 for 6 (Dave Griffiths 59, Greg Tomlinson 24 : Peter Gelling 2 -34, James Arneil 2 -35) Ramsey B 132 for 6 (Peter Gelling 56, Brian Arnold 34no : Mike Baker 3 -24) Ramsey won by 4 wickets
Ronaldsway A 106 for 8 (R Burton 26, Paul Gerrard 24 : Scott Bishop 2 -18, Johan Loubser 2 -22) Loaghtyn Rams 47 (Dave Ball 17, Harry Rothwell 8no : Robbie Prescott 6 -3, Nigel Hinds 3 -14) Ronaldsway won by 59 runs
St Johns B 88 for 5 (Graham Shimmin 29, Dave Lockett 23 : Sean Crossley 3 -7, George Broad 2 -7) Ronaldsway A 91 for 4 (Paul Gerrard 36, Craig Hawley 12 : Colin Perry 3 -7) Ronaldsway win by 6 wickets
MAC Financial Forrester Two
Valkyres B 118 for 6 (Graham Cain 39, Maurice Snell 26 : Andy Mayers 2 -26, Ruan Sangaraja 2 -34) Finch Hill 121 for 2 (Roy Corlett 43no, Phil Knights 35no : Ian Walker 1 -19, Dave Hopkins 1 -21) Finch Hill won by 8 wickets
Vagabonds 129 for 9 (Les Kenaugh 24, Tom Reeder 18 : Dave Reynolds 3 -27, Matt Wozniak 2 -26) Peel B 105 (Dave Reynolds 27, Brian Wozniak 25 : Tom Pulman 2 -18, C Herman 2 -17) Vagabonds won by 24 runs
Valkyres B 71 for 5 (Maurice Snell 20no, Paul Snellgrove 10no : Chris Hewson 2 -10, Mike Callister 1 -11) Cronkbourne B 74 for 1 (Chris Hall 28no, Simon Callister 27no : Seb Hopkins 1 -23) Cronkbourne won by 9 wickets
Cronkbourne B 110 for 6 (Simon Callister 22, James Leith 20 : Mike Waring 3 -15, J Charlton 2 -38) Ronaldsway B 54 (James Porter 5 -13, Ally Slack 3 -14) Cronkbourne won by 56 runs
Peel B 111 (Brian Wozniak 17, Alex Williamson 16 : Mark Waring 2 -4, Ian Chapman 2 -26) Ronaldsway B 112 for 7 (Peter Langridge 24no, John Charlton 30 : Daniel Hawke 2 -25, Ken Diack 2 -26) Ronaldsway won by 3 wickets
Finch Hill 101 for 5 (Juan Corlett 32, Ruan Sangaraja 22 : Alex Stokoe 2 -17, Mike Callister 1 -14) Cronkbourne B 102 for 1 (Simon Callister 51no, Chris Hall 20 : Juan Corlett 1 -2) Cronkbourne won by 9 wickets
Lloyds TSB Under 13 League
Finch Hill 65 (K Logan 20, J James 7 : J Gardner 5 -9, J Snidal 1 -3) Castletown B 67 for 4 (J Snidal 25no, J Harrison 6 : S Pacey 2 -12, C McMurdo 1 -5) Castletown won by 6 wickets
Castletown A 130 for 0 : St Johns 65 for 7 – Castletown won by 60 runs
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