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 Northwood Originals were crowned champions of the U12 Indoor League for the first time on Friday evening after victories over Newport and Ryde confirmed their dominance in this season's competition.

Ryde batted first in the final, and, despite taking eleven runs from the first three deliveries, were soon in all sorts of trouble as the Northwood bowling and fielding took centre stage to reduce their opponents to 23-8 from the first five overs.

Josh made 13 for Ryde, but they looked to be heading for an inevitable defeat until Oscar showed true grit to make a brilliant 22, Harry adding 8. However, there were three more wickets for Northwood before the end of the innings as Ryde finished their 12 overs on 70-11. Jake (2-11) and Jenson (2-17) both took two wickets, with Harry taking 1-4 from a solitary over.

There were also an incredible six run outs from the Northwood fielders - two for Jenson, two for Rufus, one for Jake and one for Miles as Ryde struggled to find any momentum in their innings.

Starting on 55 runs due to taking eleven wickets, it wasn't all plain sailing in the early stages for Northwood as Harry struck with a run out in the first over, before Oscar (2-9) took wickets with the next two deliveries. 

Fergus (1-12) and Vaishnav (1-16) also claimed victims as Northwood slipped to 79-6 after four overs - Ryde's score now on 100 due to their six wickets. However, Jenson (13*), Joe (4*) and Miles (4*) batted calmly to ensure no further wickets fell - Northwood finishing on 119-6 to seal a 19-run win and the title.

Northwood had earlier reached the final with another outstanding display in the field in their victory over Newport. There were useful knocks from Otto (12), Alfie (12), Josh (10) and Oscar (10), but Northwood took an incredible thirteen wickets, meaning they took 24 across the evening - a wicket every 4.5 balls! Rufus (3-10), Miles (3-14) and Jenson (3-19) all took three wickets, whilst there were two for Jake (2-10) - Newport ending on a provisional 67-13.

In reply, Jenson made 21* as Northwood eased their way to 147-3 - a 65-run win on net scores. Joe (10*), Rufus (9*) and Jake (9) all supported well, whilst there were wickets for Newport's Maddox (1-12), Otto (1-15) and Oscar (1-18).

Ryde's route to the final was far less straight-forward as they overcame a determined Arreton A side. Josh top-scored with an unbeaten 18 as Ryde posted an initial 91-3 - Harvey impressing with 2-31 with the ball. Oscar and Mason then both made 9*, before Cooper (13*) took Arreton's score above Ryde's. However, a Bertie run out and a wicket for Oscar (1-4) in the final over swung the game back in Ryde's favour - Ryde winning 106 v 101 on net scores.

The other game of the evening came in the U13 Girls' League, where Ventnor gained their first win at the expense of league leaders, Newport. Florence J (14*) top-scored for Newport as they posted 76-6, Mallory and Billy both taking 2-10.  In reply, Florence W (14*), Mallory (13*) and Billy (13*) all made double figures as Ventnor ended on 124-1 - a 48-run win on net scores, Lily (1-13) with the only wicket to fall.

The action continues this Friday (6th February) as the U14 competition gets underway with three fixtures, alongside a further contest from the U13 Girls' League. 

 Heavy flooding across the Island caused two indoor games to be postponed on Sunday evening, though the Wight Whizzers were celebrating after winning all three matches that beat the weather!

In Division 3, Whizzers C took a massive step towards winning the title as they brushed off fellow contenders, Ventnor C. Toby Noyes hit a brilliant 47*, but Ventnor C were restricted to 108-4, Nitin Johnson taking 1-6. Stuart Chatfield took 1-15 in reply, but Akshay Harikumar (25*) and Nitin Johnson (25*) saw Whizzers to their target after 9.2 overs to win by four wickets.

Whizzers A gained their second Division 1 victory of the season as they overcame Shanklin & Godshill A in a low-scoring affair. Tom Roscoe (31) played a lone hand in Shanklin & Godshill's 93-5, Akshay Harikumar with 1-6 and Deslin Davis 1-11. Alfie took 2-18 in a solitary over in the run chase as the Whizzers were reduced to 24-3, and later 69-5, but JKP Jinu was the hero as he smashed 45*, including four sixes, to see his team to a one-wicket victory with just two balls to spare.

A hat-trick of Whizzers victories was sealed with the B's team win over IW Prison Officers in Division 2. Jibin Mathew hit a fine 49, with support coming from Arjun Ali (27) and Nitin Johnson (24). Jordan Langdon, however, took 3-34 as IWPO scooped maximum bowling bonus points to bowl the Whizzers out for 142. Tom Roscoe (30) and Langdon (20) started well for IWPO, but Nitin Johnson's 1-10 was enough to restrict them to 103-5, Whizzers B winning by 39 runs.

The games between Disability B and Arreton Ladies, and Disability A and Arreton B were those postponed and will be played on Friday 20th February. 

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