Sunday, June 10th, 2018

Rhodes Leading Run-Scorer And Wicket-Taker In 2Nd X1 Trophy Games

George Rhodes finished as Worcestershire’s leading run-scorer and wicket-taker in the group stages of the Second Eleven Trophy.

Coach Alex Gidman’s side will take on Middlesex in the semi-finals at Radlett Cricket Club next Friday (June 15) with an 11am start.

Rhodes amassed 390 runs from six innings at an average of 97.50 including two centuries.

He hit 124 against Nottinghamshire at Kidderminster and then 135 not out versus Lancashire at Barnt Green plus 87 off the Derbyshire attack at Alvaston and Boulton.

There were also centuries scored by Daryl Mitchell (versus Warwickshire), Ross Whiteley (v Derbyshire) and Jack Haynes (v Nottinghamshire).

All-rounder Rhodes also chipped in with 10 wickets from 50.5 overs at an average of 24.60.

The best individual bowling performance was Charlie Morris’s 5-45 against Nottinghamshire.

SECOND ELEVEN TROPHY AVERAGES

BATTING

Haynes Matches 1, Inns 1, Not Out 0, Runs 131, Highest 131, Average 131.00

Mitchell 1, 1, 0, 113, 113, 113.00

Rhodes 6, 6, 2, 390, 135*, 97.50

Twohig 4, 3, 2, 81, 45, 81.00

Whiteley 4, 4, 2, 157, 116*, 78.50

Dell 5, 4, 0, 224, 66, 56.00

D’Oliveira 1, 1, 0, 56, 56, 56.00
R. Tongue 2, 2, 0, 93, 70, 46.50

Fell 1, 1, 0, 33, 33, 33.00

Malik 4, 3, 1, 35, 18, 17.50

Gilmour 1, 1, 0, 17, 17, 17.00

Westbury 6, 6, 0, 69, 28, 11.50

Milton 3, 3, 1, 22, 11*, 11.00

BOWLING

Morris Overs 8, Maidens 0, Runs 45, Wickets 5, Best 5-45, Average 9.00

Davis 8, 0, 43, 2, 2-19, 21.50

Rhodes 50.5, 2, 246, 10, 4-37, 24.60

Mitchell 9, 0, 51, 2, 2-51, 25.50

D’Oliveira 5, 0, 28, 1, 1-28, 28.00

Malik 26, 1, 121, 4, 2-40, 30.25

Brown 36, 0, 224, 6, 3-80, 37.33

Pennington 25.5, 2, 126, 3, 2-32, 42.00

Finch 15, 1, 84, 2, 1-25, 42.00

Thornton 30.4, 0, 150, 3, 1-35, 50.00

Sturgess 10.1, 0, 51, 1, 1-38, 51.00

Twohig 40, 2, 191, 3, 2-41, 63.67