Saturday, April 8th, 2023

WALKER AND STANLEY IMPRESS WITH THE BAT FOR ACADEMY IN DERBY FIXTURE

Ollie Walker and captain Joe Stanley sparkled with the bat for Worcestershire Academy (Under-18s) in their 40 over friendly encounter with Warwickshire Academy at Kidderminster.

Opener Walker struck 98 off 88 balls with five sixes and 10 fours, putting on 64 for the first wicket with Reeve Evitts (19) and 104 for the second with Stanley.

He was second out with the total on 168 but Stanley went onto make an unbeaten 78 from 89 balls with three sixes and five fours.

Walker and Stanley are both members of the Academy intake for a second successive 12 months.

Worcestershire totalled 239-5 in their 40 overs after being put into bat.

Stanley (8-1-46-1) broke an opening stand of 124 by dismissing Sinel Gunarathne for 44 but his first wicket partner Daniyal Kham went onto make 96 before being run out.

Warwickshire reached their target with two overs to spare to win by eight wickets.