Colwyn Bay and Conwy win on first day of new North Wales Women’s Cricket League

Clwb Criced Bae Colwyn and Clwb Criced Conwy were joyous winners on the opening day of the first-ever North Wales Women’s Cricket League season.

Only two of the six scheduled games survived the wet weather which cast gloom over Wales on both Saturday and Sunday.

Teams start with 200 runs. They then add the runs they score to the 200 with five taken off for every wicket they lose.

For instance on Sunday, Llandudno started on 200, scored 74-8 = 274 runs, minus 40 for eight wickets lost, net score 234.

Llandudno (0) 74-8 (16 overs – net 234) Colwyn Bay (5) 120-2 (16 overs – net 310)

At The Oval, Colwyn Bay won the toss and elected to field first against Llandudno.

Tudno made 74-8 off their 16 overs for a net score of 234.

Captain Charlotte McKinley top-scored with 16, while for Bay, Jane Smith collected 3-5 and Pallavi Dodia 2-13.

Colwyn scored 120-2 from their 16 for a net total of 310, securing a 76-run victory.

There were 68 extras, while Smith led the way with the bat, notching 13 runs.

Erin Deering took 2-29 for Llandudno.

Points: Colwyn Bay 5 Llandudno 0

Conwy (5) 89-4 (16 overs – net 269) Northop (0) 72-4 (16 overs – net 252)

Much closer at Bodlondeb, where Northop were invited to bat and posted 72-4 for a net score of 252.

There were 45 extras and Jane Williams headed the batting chart with seven runs.

Emma Leighton-Jones hit 14 and Llinos Hill 10 as Conwy made 89-4, benefiting from 46 extras, for a net tally of 269, sealing a 17-run victory.

Bella Williams took 2-14 for the Flintshire side.

Points: Conwy 5 Northop 0.

Matches postponed (all teams 2 points each)….

Conwy v Carmel, Llandudno v Northop Hall, Northop v Carmel, Northop Hall v Colwyn Bay.