Friendly result, Cathedral School
Uni Staff 140/8 (Duffy 2/15, P Davies 2/27)
Cavs 143/5 (Hilleard 44, Williams 41)
Cavs won by 5 wkts
Excellent individual performances and the welcome return of Phil saw Cavs of to a winning start in the Llandaff gloom.
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Willow League, Llandaff,
Cavs 195/8 (Horton Taylor 48, Pritchard 31)
Hawks 199/3 (Powles 1/26, Duffy 1/31)
Hawks won by 7 wkts
Hawks made mincemeat of a seemingly big Cavaliers total at the Lilliputian artificial ground in Llandaff and won with fully five overs to spare.
Friendly result, Marl
Cavs 126/8 (L Condon 35*, Smith 18*)
Hurricanes 127/7 (Saleem 2/10, Lamb 1/10)
Canes won by 3 wits
The unfamiliar surroundings of Grangetown saw the familiar close game against the Canes with good contributions by two sons of Cavs
Willow League, Llandaff
Cavs 160/4 (Amarasuriya 51*, Payne 42*)
Medics 122/9 (Duffy 2/16, Saleem 2/17)
Cavs won by 38 runs
A late order Caveman blitz ensured Medics would have too big a chase in fading light against a sharp Cavaliers bowling and fielding effort.
Friendly, Dinas Powys
Cavs 273/8 (Steadman 68*, Hamza 51*)
Dinas P 130 (Moazzem 2/14, Zaman 2/11)
Cavs won by 143 runs
Cavaliers (including a few guests) piled up the runs on a two-paced pitch before a combination of pace and spin ran through the hosts on a very windy Common.
Friendly result, Cathedral School
Cavs 167/8 (Horton-Taylor 50*, Williams 35*)
Mitres 169/4 (Horton-Taylor 1/13, Srikumar 1/16
Mitres won by 6 wickets
Mitres ended up overhauling a big total with ease after a slow start, getting their last 100 in just six overs.
Willow Cup result, Llantwit Fadre
LF Cent's 159/6 (Amarasuriya 1/7, Saleem 1/13)
Cavs 137/7 (Saleem 27*, Horton-Taylor 25*)
Cent's won by 22 runs
A blistering start gave Cavs hope but 160 proved too many in the end against a young Centurions side with a lot of batting power.
Willow result, Cathedral School
Cavs 139/8 (Horton-Taylor 40)
LF Centurions 140/8 (Pritchard 4/12, Morgan 1/24)
Cent's won by 2 wkts
Nick took Cavs first hat-trick in years to reduce LF to 20/5 but lost a thriller off the last ball at 8.45pm
Willow result, Llandaff
Cavs 194/2 (Corcoran 50*, Amarasuriya 37)
Talygarn 96 (Horton-Taylor 3/11, Parkhurst 3/22)
Cavs won by 98 runs
A perfect start to the season with all bonus points claimed on a worn pitch that Cavs made much better use of throughout.
A sunny day in Ponty saw the returning Caveman SMASH, a maiden 50 for Dilan and three new Cavs all making their mark.
πto Ponty for the 2-inns format & for giving their youngsters a good run-out. Thanks for a perfect Sunday's cricket!
Friendly result, Ynysangharad Park
Cavs 163/4 (Payne 62, Williams 37*) & 147/9 (Amarasuriya 51)
@Pontypriddcc 128/6 (Amarasuriya 2/21) & 106/5 (Duffy 1/9)
Cavs won by 76 runs
Friendly result
@lisvanecc 260 (Morgan 5/44, Parkhurst 3/21)
Cavs 240/9 (Horton-Taylor 68, Dearden 67)
Lisvane won by 20 runs
Cavs batsmen put up a spirited challenge against a talented young side, the game only decided in the final overs. Cavs best for Kurt and Dai.
Friendly result
Cavs 283/9 (Horton-Taylor 82, Smith 64)
@penarthcricket 204/8 ( Lloyd 3/21, Dearden 2/14)
Cavs won by 79 runs
Cavs made their highest score in years with Leo making his club best & Gordon a maiden 50. A very young Penarth side then batted with great application
Willow League result, Llandaff
Medics 129/6 (Adams 4/19, Parkhurst 1/9)
Cavs 130/6 (Morgan 31, Horton-Taylor 28)
Cavs won by 4 wkts
A strong performance in the field, including a 4-for for Grizz laid the groundwork for a hard fought victory over a determined Medics challenge.
Friendly result, Llandaff
Hurricanes 144/9 (Smith 4/23, Horton-Taylor 2/20)
Cavs 145/1 (Horton-Taylor 51*, Saleem 29*)
Cavs won by 9 wkts
A brilliant batting performance led by the captain chased down a good Hurricanes total in gathering gloom at Llandaff.
Willow result, Cathedral School
Eclipse 159/5 (Saleem 2/19, Horton-Taylor 1/10)
Cavs 136/9 (Amarasuriya 31, Smith 27*)
Eclipse won by 23 runs
A great lower-order effort wasn't quite enough to overhaul an imposing total against a powerful batting unit.
Willow result, Cathedral School
Cavs 121/9 (Hallet 23, Huws 18, Horton-Taylor 18)
Ferrets 122/4 (Saleem 2/14, Ramegowda 1/28)
Ferrets won by 6 wkts
A wholehearted effort in the field against a very strong Ferrets side but ultimately the best side won comfortably.
Friendly result, Llandaff
Cavs 130/4 (L Condon 42 Steadman 41*)
Uni Staff 131/3 (Thomas 1/6 Bonelle 1/17)
Uni Staff won by 7 wkts
The welcome return of Steaders combined with youngster Lewis got Cavs to a good total on a bad pitch but a lack of bowling saw Uni Staff chase easily