Dear All,
Further to my recent email, I have pleasure in attaching the application form, which has been updated to include details on the membership fees for this year.
Unfortunately, just after I sent around details of this years arrangements, we were advised by TPS that they were withdrawing the Sports Hall for 6 out of our scheduled 11 dates, resulting in our losing all of January and most of March. However after a few frantic weeks exploring possibilities with Bedale’s, Bohunt, TPS, Taro, and Ditcham, we are pleased to be able to confirm that we have been able to secure Churcher’s Sports Hall on Friday evening, albeit starting a little later at the beginning of February, but providing us with 8 weeks.
The final arrangements are as follows:-
Fridays
Churcher’s Sports Hall
U7s 6.30pm to 7.30pm, starting from Friday 3 February and running through to 30 March – excluding 17 February as its half term
All Girls 7.30pm to 9.00pm, from Friday 3 February to 30 March – excluding 17 Feb
Bedales Sports Hall
U9s 6.30pm to 7.30pm starting Friday 13 January, running through to 30 March – excluding 17 February
U11s 7.30pm to 8.30pm from 13 Jan to 30 March – excluding 17 Feb
U13/U15 Boys 8.30pm to 9.30pm from 13 Jan to 30 March – excluding 17 Feb
Sundays
U17s/Seniors 5.00pm to 7.00pm at Bedales, from 22 January to 1st April – excluding 19 Feb
Juts to remind you that having retained our Focus Club Status we have continued to invest in increasing the number of qualified coaches this winter, with a further 6 parents/older colts attending the ECB coaching courses run by Hampshire Cricket Board, and we now have our strongest coaching line up to date. The lead coaches at each age group will be as follows:-
U7 Daniel Amis
U9 James Stratford Tuke
U11 Kevan Tate
U13 Paddy May
U15 Dave Squires
U17 Phil Newman
Girls Chris Russell
and we’ll finalise the exact line up of assistant coaches working with them shortly. We will also have senior, experienced coaches available to assist where required, and provide specialist batting and bowling coaching as appropriate.
Membership Process
As we have already advised, for the first time in six years, we have increased membership fees. By prudent budgeting and tight controls on costs, we have managed to keep these to £10 in total for winter and summer, and are offering a discount of £5 for prompt payment in full.
In addition, in order to allow the coaches to concentrate on coaching and reduce the administrative burden on them and for insurance purposes, we have changed the membership process this year, and require membership forms and payments to be made before the coaching can be provided. The application form is attached, and can be returned to either our Treasurer Tim Boulton, whose details are on the application form, or myself at 3 Hanger Way, Petersfield, Hants, GU31 4QE. If you would like to make payment directly from your bank account, please contact Tim on timboulton@ntlworld.com and he will send you the details.
Naturally, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks to those of you that have passed on the details to your friends, and please continue to do so.
Finally, on behalf of Petersfield Cricket club we would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We look forward to seeing you in 2012!
Best wishes
Mark Friend
Colts Manager
01730 261498
0788 771 6031
Friday, 30 December 2011
Friday, 23 December 2011
Indoor League - Petersfield U16s vs Gosport
The U16s returned to winning ways in emphatic style following their defeat against Portsmouth by walloping an under-strength Gosport team by 104 runs.
Batting first, Petersfield smashed an aggressive 176 for 4 off their 12 overs, led impressively by Jordan Hiscock (59) and Nicky Caddick (25 off less than 10 balls), who were both brutal in the way they dismantled the Gosport attack. Well supported by Alex Thomas (22*) and Ben Friend (21), this total put ‘Field firmly in the driving seat.
Gosport had no answer to some intelligent, accurate bowling from Caddick (2 for 11), Cox (2 for 20) and Newman (1 for 19). Focused and sharp in the field, Petersfield never loosened their grip on this contest. Hiscock (2 catches) and Friend (1) were outstanding in the field, and Thomas picked up his third stumping of the season.
This was a ruthless, professional display by the U16s – a great all-round effort. At the Christmas break, Petersfield are 2nd in the table with 102 points from 5 games. Hambledon are our next opponents on January 22nd in a crucial fixture. If we can sneak a victory here, and Hambledon do us a favour by beating Portsmouth, we’re right in the mix as far as the title race goes.
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Petersfield colts top indoor league
Petersfield colts top indoor league
Petersfield U16s made it three wins out of three with a convincing victory over Havant on November 6th. They now head the South-East Hampshire Indoor Cricket League with 72 points
Batting first, Petersfield made a blistering start thanks to Newman (26 ret’d) and Hiscock (20), both players very alert to the quick ‘single’ (worth 3 runs in indoor cricket).
Ben Cox upped the run rate still further with some classy straight hitting, making a quick-fire 26 ret’d, before Thomas (12 n.o.) and Caddick (13) consolidated steadily in the closing overs. Helped by a generous contribution from Extras, the lads finished on 157 for 2.
Despite getting off to a frantic start, this total was always going to be too much for Havant. Some tight bowling and sharp fielding eventually restricted the opposition to 122 all out, Petersfield winning by 35 runs.
Special mention for Alex North, making his indoor debut, who contributed to three run-outs and took an excellent catch.
The U16s have played some exceptional indoor cricket so far this season, which will stand them in good stead for some tough matches ahead against Portsmouth (Nov 27th) and Hambledon (Jan 22nd)
Rory Newman is 4th in the league batting averages with 62 runs from three innings, while Ben Cox is 7th with 52 runs, also from three innings. Ben Friend and Jordan Hiscock both make the top 10 in the bowling averages, with Newman and Cox not far behind.
It’s still relatively early in the indoor season and some dangerous opponents lay in wait. But this squad of players for Petersfield have the potential to really make their mark. Watch this space.
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Petersfield U11As vs Fareham
On a Sunny Sunday morning Petersfield travelled to Fareham. Fareham duly won the toss and elected to field. Seb Kay and Ed Milford opened for petersfield. They moved the score along with some excellent quick singles before Seb was bowled by Ben Thomas. Joe Eglestaff joined Ed and they took the score to 30 in the 7th over when Ben Thomas grabbed his second wicket, bowling Joe. This brought Matt Friend in to bat and Ed and Matt kept the runs flowing. Ed retired on 20 with the score on 62 and Ossian Tate joined Matt. Matt retired in the 16th over for 20 with the score on 78. Ben Anscombe was next in and he and Ossian pushed he score along. Ossian raced to 18 with two big fours before being adjudged LBW going for a sweep in the last over. Ben had fallen with the score on 109 caught of Sahu. Joe Clarke and Kit Classen saw the final few balls out and Petersfield finished on a respectable 111 for 4.
Fareham opened with Matthew Donoghue and Sam Foster but a direct hit from a Joe Clarke throw resulted in an early run out. Matt Friend removed Ben Thomas before Saju started to score runs. Ossian Tate came on to bowl and claimed the wicket of Sam Foster. In his next over he was on a hatrick, bowling Connor Chalton and then Cameron Rumbles with successive balls. Seb Kay grabbed the wicket of Matt Fitsell but Saju retired on 21. Ed Milford bowled Elliot Clarke who score a good 19. Henry Dix was ran out and Ben Anscombe bowled Harriet Todd to close out the Fareham reply on 80 for 9.
Petersfield 111/4 Fareham 80/9
Petersfield win by 31 runs.
Fareham opened with Matthew Donoghue and Sam Foster but a direct hit from a Joe Clarke throw resulted in an early run out. Matt Friend removed Ben Thomas before Saju started to score runs. Ossian Tate came on to bowl and claimed the wicket of Sam Foster. In his next over he was on a hatrick, bowling Connor Chalton and then Cameron Rumbles with successive balls. Seb Kay grabbed the wicket of Matt Fitsell but Saju retired on 21. Ed Milford bowled Elliot Clarke who score a good 19. Henry Dix was ran out and Ben Anscombe bowled Harriet Todd to close out the Fareham reply on 80 for 9.
Petersfield 111/4 Fareham 80/9
Petersfield win by 31 runs.
Friday, 22 July 2011
Petersfield U11B vs Waterlooville
Petersfield U11B gained their first win of the season in their final game of the season and it was very much deserved as they put together all their small successes during the season to bowl well and bat well in the same match.
Waterlooville were put into bat by skipper Tommy Mathews and immediately struggled as Tommy and Cameron Porteous restricted the first pair to -1 run in the first 4 overs. More rusn were scored in the next 4 overs but further wickets by Jasper Cunningham and Kit Claasen.
Luke McGuire continued the good work by restricting Waterlooville to only a net increase of 3 runs. Luke was delighted to take his first wicket in competitive cricket. The bowling continued to be tight throughout from harvey baker, Hector Pocock and Ossian Tate. 2 further wickets were taken and Waterlooville finished on 244-9.
Matt Friend and Hector Pocock got Petersfield off to a great start scoring 25 runs off the first 4 overs. Although Cameron Porteous and Jasper Cunningham maintained the run rate they did lose 3 wickets with 2 run outs. Luke McGuier and Tommy mathews steadied the ship and after 12 overs Petersfield had reached the Waterlooville total. All they had to do was to avoid losing wickets to secure their first win. That is exactly what they did. Harvey baker and Kit Claasen took the total to 260 and then Ossian Tate and Ed Braithwaite took the total to 280-4 and Petersfield had won by 36 runs.
Coach Andy Salmon was delighted with their efforts. "All they had to do was to combine their best parts into one game and thyey achieved that in this game. I look forward to seeing how these players will now develop as some of them will move on to the A team next season. It has been a pleasure to coach them this year and they can all be proud of their efforts."
Waterlooville were put into bat by skipper Tommy Mathews and immediately struggled as Tommy and Cameron Porteous restricted the first pair to -1 run in the first 4 overs. More rusn were scored in the next 4 overs but further wickets by Jasper Cunningham and Kit Claasen.
Luke McGuire continued the good work by restricting Waterlooville to only a net increase of 3 runs. Luke was delighted to take his first wicket in competitive cricket. The bowling continued to be tight throughout from harvey baker, Hector Pocock and Ossian Tate. 2 further wickets were taken and Waterlooville finished on 244-9.
Matt Friend and Hector Pocock got Petersfield off to a great start scoring 25 runs off the first 4 overs. Although Cameron Porteous and Jasper Cunningham maintained the run rate they did lose 3 wickets with 2 run outs. Luke McGuier and Tommy mathews steadied the ship and after 12 overs Petersfield had reached the Waterlooville total. All they had to do was to avoid losing wickets to secure their first win. That is exactly what they did. Harvey baker and Kit Claasen took the total to 260 and then Ossian Tate and Ed Braithwaite took the total to 280-4 and Petersfield had won by 36 runs.
Coach Andy Salmon was delighted with their efforts. "All they had to do was to combine their best parts into one game and thyey achieved that in this game. I look forward to seeing how these players will now develop as some of them will move on to the A team next season. It has been a pleasure to coach them this year and they can all be proud of their efforts."
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Petersfield U15s vs Hambledon
Petersfield may have gone down to defeat by local rivals Hambledon but put in a spirited performance with many positive aspects.
Winning the toss, U15 skipper Newman opted to bowl first but saw Hambledon get off to a flyer. Aggressive hitting by Lewis and Prentice saw the run rate climb to over 11 an over and the ball dispatched to all parts of the Heath. At 123 for 1 after 11 overs, Petersfield were looking at conceding a massive total but did extremely well to peg back their opponents to 190 for 7 after 20 overs.
Newman was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets and also managed a run-out with a direct hit. Friend picked up his first wicket of the season and Murray pouched two catches.
In response to a daunting total, Petersfield batted positively from the start. The top order of Newman, Friend, Thomas and Murray were all in the runs but opener Hiscock led the way in typical fashion with a fluent 50 (ret’d).
To finish on 132 for the loss of only two wickets was a fine effort. Not only was this the U15s’ highest total of the season, it was nearly 100 runs more than the team’s previous total against the same opposition. Hambledon have some very good players, so this was a gutsy display by our lads.
Winning the toss, U15 skipper Newman opted to bowl first but saw Hambledon get off to a flyer. Aggressive hitting by Lewis and Prentice saw the run rate climb to over 11 an over and the ball dispatched to all parts of the Heath. At 123 for 1 after 11 overs, Petersfield were looking at conceding a massive total but did extremely well to peg back their opponents to 190 for 7 after 20 overs.
Newman was the pick of the bowlers with 4 wickets and also managed a run-out with a direct hit. Friend picked up his first wicket of the season and Murray pouched two catches.
In response to a daunting total, Petersfield batted positively from the start. The top order of Newman, Friend, Thomas and Murray were all in the runs but opener Hiscock led the way in typical fashion with a fluent 50 (ret’d).
To finish on 132 for the loss of only two wickets was a fine effort. Not only was this the U15s’ highest total of the season, it was nearly 100 runs more than the team’s previous total against the same opposition. Hambledon have some very good players, so this was a gutsy display by our lads.
Thursday, 14 July 2011
Petersfield U13 vs Portsmouth Community
After last weeks loss the lads returned to the Heath to face Portsmouth Community CC on an overcast and humid morning at the Heath. Alex Squires won the toss and had no hesitation in putting the opposition in to bat on a distinctly green and grassy wicket.
Oliver Simpson (2 for 6) opened the bowling and reduced the Portsmouth team to 6-3 off the first over. Will Grange and Joe Mayall combined to run the top scorer from the first game out without facing a ball. The Portsmouth team were struggling to cope with the tight and accurate bowling and apart from Louis Andrews (19 not out) all of the lads struggled against the Petersfield bowlers. At the first change of bowling Dan May (2-6) took 2 wickets in two balls, with Dan Eglestaff (3-2) doing the same at the other end Petersfield were dominating. Dan Parry (1-13) took a wicket thanks to a superb catch at short midwicket by Josh Bird then in the same over Tom Thompsett and Joe Mayall combined to run the last man out with some sharp fielding to leave Portsmouth all out for 36.
Petersfield looking for a good start so as not to give the opposition a sniff of a chance unfortunately lost Joe Mayall in the 2nd over after the ball did not bounce as much as he anticipated. Josh Bird (13) and Dan Parry (16 not out) then took Petersfield to within 6 of victory before Josh was superbly caught behind the wicket by the wicket keeper. Rob Schofield (4 not out) then hit the winning runs to give Petersfield 20 points and close the gap on Steep in the table.
A great all round performance from Petersfield to bounce back from the defeat to Steep the week before and so on to the last 2 games of the season against top of the table US Portsmouth.
Man of the Match goes to Dan Eglestaff for his fantastic bowling spell. Mentions also for all the bowlers who set up the victory.
Oliver Simpson (2 for 6) opened the bowling and reduced the Portsmouth team to 6-3 off the first over. Will Grange and Joe Mayall combined to run the top scorer from the first game out without facing a ball. The Portsmouth team were struggling to cope with the tight and accurate bowling and apart from Louis Andrews (19 not out) all of the lads struggled against the Petersfield bowlers. At the first change of bowling Dan May (2-6) took 2 wickets in two balls, with Dan Eglestaff (3-2) doing the same at the other end Petersfield were dominating. Dan Parry (1-13) took a wicket thanks to a superb catch at short midwicket by Josh Bird then in the same over Tom Thompsett and Joe Mayall combined to run the last man out with some sharp fielding to leave Portsmouth all out for 36.
Petersfield looking for a good start so as not to give the opposition a sniff of a chance unfortunately lost Joe Mayall in the 2nd over after the ball did not bounce as much as he anticipated. Josh Bird (13) and Dan Parry (16 not out) then took Petersfield to within 6 of victory before Josh was superbly caught behind the wicket by the wicket keeper. Rob Schofield (4 not out) then hit the winning runs to give Petersfield 20 points and close the gap on Steep in the table.
A great all round performance from Petersfield to bounce back from the defeat to Steep the week before and so on to the last 2 games of the season against top of the table US Portsmouth.
Man of the Match goes to Dan Eglestaff for his fantastic bowling spell. Mentions also for all the bowlers who set up the victory.
Petersfield U11A vs Hambledon
With three of the squad away with their school, Petersfield gave the opportunity to 2 players from their B side. But before even a ball was bowled, an accident led to their keeper needing to go to hospital after being struck in the head by a ball. Down to ten and missing a keeper, but with Gabriel Broadhurst losing the toss, it was time for Petersfield to field as Hambledon chose to bat.
In the away game, Hambledon had scored 143 and facing a weakened team they were looking for a similar score. Field had other ideas and fielded and bowled well. Unfortunately they were then hit by another injury to Max Hendrick, whose damaged ankle meant he was struggling to run. Harry Thistlethwaite and Tom Toogood opened the batting. In the second over, William Milner-Smith claimed the wicket of Toogood. With lots of gaps in the field the batsman were scoring runs. The fielding was good though and all of the bowlers did well, though not taking wickets. Harry retired on 20, and Henry Glanfield (22 retd) Ethan Hoddle (16 not out), Louis Matovu (22 retd) and Guy Mullins (12 not out) took the score to 115 for 1 in the 20 overs.
In response Petersfield were up against a strong bowling attack and with the normal openers missing, Seb Kay and the injured Max Hendrick opened but both were out without scoring. With Gabriel Broadhurst and Ossian Tate now in could they get the score going? It wasn't to be as Ossian was bowled for 2, Henry Cobb finishing his devastating opening spell with 3 for 3! Things were looking tough and when Kit Classen followed Ossian back to the club house, Petersfield were 18 for 4. First William Milner-Smith and then Harvey Baker joined Gabriel and helped to build the score. Gabriel retired on 21 and when William was out the score was up to 48. In came Joe Eglestaff but he was unlucky to be run out. Joe Clarke joined Harvey and now Petersfield dug in to ensure they were not all out. Harvey Baker finishing on 12 not out and Joe Clarke on 3 not out.
Hambledon 115/1
Petersfield 64/6
Hambledon win by 51 runs.
In the away game, Hambledon had scored 143 and facing a weakened team they were looking for a similar score. Field had other ideas and fielded and bowled well. Unfortunately they were then hit by another injury to Max Hendrick, whose damaged ankle meant he was struggling to run. Harry Thistlethwaite and Tom Toogood opened the batting. In the second over, William Milner-Smith claimed the wicket of Toogood. With lots of gaps in the field the batsman were scoring runs. The fielding was good though and all of the bowlers did well, though not taking wickets. Harry retired on 20, and Henry Glanfield (22 retd) Ethan Hoddle (16 not out), Louis Matovu (22 retd) and Guy Mullins (12 not out) took the score to 115 for 1 in the 20 overs.
In response Petersfield were up against a strong bowling attack and with the normal openers missing, Seb Kay and the injured Max Hendrick opened but both were out without scoring. With Gabriel Broadhurst and Ossian Tate now in could they get the score going? It wasn't to be as Ossian was bowled for 2, Henry Cobb finishing his devastating opening spell with 3 for 3! Things were looking tough and when Kit Classen followed Ossian back to the club house, Petersfield were 18 for 4. First William Milner-Smith and then Harvey Baker joined Gabriel and helped to build the score. Gabriel retired on 21 and when William was out the score was up to 48. In came Joe Eglestaff but he was unlucky to be run out. Joe Clarke joined Harvey and now Petersfield dug in to ensure they were not all out. Harvey Baker finishing on 12 not out and Joe Clarke on 3 not out.
Hambledon 115/1
Petersfield 64/6
Hambledon win by 51 runs.
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Petersfield U11B vs Waterlooville
It was another good team display, particularly in the field,.
On a lovely sunny morning we won the toss and decided to bat first, Waterlooville bowled good line and length andd also took early wickets which put us on the back foot, but an excellent 14 from Tommy at the end brought us back to a respectable total of 244 for the loss of 9 wickets. (Waterlooville also took two excellent catches)
It was Waterloolle's turn to bat and they batted well, our bowling was good but they eventually finished on 277, winning by 33 runs and losing only 3 wickets. Bowling honours go to Cameron who bowled 2 overs for only 2 runs and made the ball swing.
Things to take into practice on Monday nights, for batting work on defensive shots and pushing and running those singles for bowling concentrate on bowling straight.
The differene in the end wasn't runs, we scored more runs, 99 runs, to their 92 runs, but they only lost 3 wixkets to our 9.
Thanks to Richard and Alex who umpired and rallied the troops.
On a lovely sunny morning we won the toss and decided to bat first, Waterlooville bowled good line and length andd also took early wickets which put us on the back foot, but an excellent 14 from Tommy at the end brought us back to a respectable total of 244 for the loss of 9 wickets. (Waterlooville also took two excellent catches)
It was Waterloolle's turn to bat and they batted well, our bowling was good but they eventually finished on 277, winning by 33 runs and losing only 3 wickets. Bowling honours go to Cameron who bowled 2 overs for only 2 runs and made the ball swing.
Things to take into practice on Monday nights, for batting work on defensive shots and pushing and running those singles for bowling concentrate on bowling straight.
The differene in the end wasn't runs, we scored more runs, 99 runs, to their 92 runs, but they only lost 3 wixkets to our 9.
Thanks to Richard and Alex who umpired and rallied the troops.
Petersfield U15s vs Fareham
The U15s put in a battling performance but failed to do the double over an attack-minded Fareham team, going down by 8 wickets in this away fixture.
Winning the toss and batting on a lively surface, Petersfield got off to a solid start with openers Friend and Newman before suffering a top-order collapse. At one stage a very low score looked on the cards, but a gutsy display by Groves-Hambridge, Cox, Murray and Cains in the lower-middle order dragged the score kicking and screaming to a competitive-looking 105 in the allotted 20 overs.
Credit in particular goes to Simon Murray (13) in his first innings of the season and Ben Cox, who struck the ball cleanly and with great timing in compiling 24, his highest score so far this year.
Hampered by the loss of strike bowler Caddick (twisted ankle) and joint-leading wicket-taker Aaron Murray (calf strain), Petersfield needed some luck and early wickets to put their opponents under pressure, but Fareham opener Cornish (50 ret’d) batted well and took the game away from Petersfield. Newman and Cox each picked up a consolation wicket, caught behind and bowled respectively.
The U15s didn’t enjoy much luck in this game but stuck to their task well with a spirited team effort. Next match – Hambledon at the Heath.
Winning the toss and batting on a lively surface, Petersfield got off to a solid start with openers Friend and Newman before suffering a top-order collapse. At one stage a very low score looked on the cards, but a gutsy display by Groves-Hambridge, Cox, Murray and Cains in the lower-middle order dragged the score kicking and screaming to a competitive-looking 105 in the allotted 20 overs.
Credit in particular goes to Simon Murray (13) in his first innings of the season and Ben Cox, who struck the ball cleanly and with great timing in compiling 24, his highest score so far this year.
Hampered by the loss of strike bowler Caddick (twisted ankle) and joint-leading wicket-taker Aaron Murray (calf strain), Petersfield needed some luck and early wickets to put their opponents under pressure, but Fareham opener Cornish (50 ret’d) batted well and took the game away from Petersfield. Newman and Cox each picked up a consolation wicket, caught behind and bowled respectively.
The U15s didn’t enjoy much luck in this game but stuck to their task well with a spirited team effort. Next match – Hambledon at the Heath.
Petersfield 3rd XI vs Burghclere 2nd XI
The Thirds picked up their second win of the season in impressive style, comfortably accounting for Burghclere by 5 wickets at Penns.
Newman and Windebank (Jnr) opened the attack for Petersfield and immediately put their opponents under pressure with a superb spell of new ball bowling. Suitably softened up, Burghclere then had no answer to the wily spin of O’Brien and lethal late swing of Cox, each picking up 4 wickets. The fielding was smart and every catch was taken in a great display.
Chasing just 95 for victory, opener Thomas threw off the shackles and, in a style very reminiscent of his father, hit an aggressive 20 at more than a run a ball. His dismissal, bowled playing on, triggered a mini-collapse. At 54 for 5, the game was on a knife-edge and it took all the vast experience of club president Nick Blakstad to steady the ship. Batting with U15 Newman, who scored an excellent 21 n.o. when the pressure was on, they safely steered Petersfield to a well-deserved victory.
Newman and Windebank (Jnr) opened the attack for Petersfield and immediately put their opponents under pressure with a superb spell of new ball bowling. Suitably softened up, Burghclere then had no answer to the wily spin of O’Brien and lethal late swing of Cox, each picking up 4 wickets. The fielding was smart and every catch was taken in a great display.
Chasing just 95 for victory, opener Thomas threw off the shackles and, in a style very reminiscent of his father, hit an aggressive 20 at more than a run a ball. His dismissal, bowled playing on, triggered a mini-collapse. At 54 for 5, the game was on a knife-edge and it took all the vast experience of club president Nick Blakstad to steady the ship. Batting with U15 Newman, who scored an excellent 21 n.o. when the pressure was on, they safely steered Petersfield to a well-deserved victory.
Wednesday, 6 July 2011
Petersfield U17s vs Ropley in the Quarter Final of the U17 County Club Championship
Petersfield progressed into the last 4 of the U17 County Club Championship with an 8 wicket win over Ropley. Winning the toss Petersfield put Ropley in to bat with the confidence gained from chasing down a total against Grayshott in the last round.
Rory Newman and Chris Salmon bowled tightly in the first 4 overs restricting Ropley to just 11 runs. Newman completed his excellent spell by dismissing both openers. Matt Clarke and Jordan Hiscock kept the pressure up with Hiscock getting Packenham-Walsh caught behind and at 43-3 off 11 overs Ropley needed to change gear. They took advantage of a side strain to Hiscock to release the pressure with 17 off the over. Greenwood (30) and Forest (34no) batted well together as their names might imply and they started to accelerate the score until a smart stumping by Bob Wemyss off the bowling of Guy Wilson accounted for Greenwood. Forest needed support to keep the momentum going but Matt Crouch had other ideas taking 2 wickets in an over. Guy Wilson picked up his second wicket and Matt Clarke his first as Forest began to run out of partners. Petersfield tried to keep him off the strike but when he got it he took advantage striking a 4 and a 6 in the same over. Ropley just edged past 100 to 104-8 and this was not going to be easy for Petersfield in the fading light.
Matt Clarke and Ben Friend started circumspectly and reached 22 off 6 overs which was just the start the team needed. With the openers off and ready to take on the change bowlers, Petersfield were feeling comfortable. However Smith and T Stennett bowled accurately and after 9 overs the total had only progressed to 29 and the pressure was beginning to build. This was released by a bad over from Smith conceding 14 and he was quickly taken off and replaced by spinner, Forest. Pressure began to build again and Clarke reacted by coming down the wicket and being stumped for a good 24. At the other end Friend Ben Friend was steadily building another good innings. His timing square of the wicket is good enough to bring the 4s when required and his much improved running between the wickets brings the singles. Now joined by Chris Salmon Petersfield needed 44 off 6 overs to win. Taking quick singles put the pressure on the field and some big hitting by Salmon eased the pressure to bring the total in to sight. With just one run to win, Salmon skied one to mid-wicket leaving Friend to score the winning run with 2 overs to spare to finish on 47no.
Coach Andy Salmon was delighted with the performance and very proud of the team. “The performance today shows how fast these young players are maturing. They knew what to do and how to do it and did not panic at any stage. It shows how far the club has come that even without 3 of our regular players we put out an U17 team of players who fielded well and I believe any one of them could have done what those guys did with the bat. They should not approach the semi-final thinking that they have achieved their potential – I believe there is much more to come.”
Rory Newman and Chris Salmon bowled tightly in the first 4 overs restricting Ropley to just 11 runs. Newman completed his excellent spell by dismissing both openers. Matt Clarke and Jordan Hiscock kept the pressure up with Hiscock getting Packenham-Walsh caught behind and at 43-3 off 11 overs Ropley needed to change gear. They took advantage of a side strain to Hiscock to release the pressure with 17 off the over. Greenwood (30) and Forest (34no) batted well together as their names might imply and they started to accelerate the score until a smart stumping by Bob Wemyss off the bowling of Guy Wilson accounted for Greenwood. Forest needed support to keep the momentum going but Matt Crouch had other ideas taking 2 wickets in an over. Guy Wilson picked up his second wicket and Matt Clarke his first as Forest began to run out of partners. Petersfield tried to keep him off the strike but when he got it he took advantage striking a 4 and a 6 in the same over. Ropley just edged past 100 to 104-8 and this was not going to be easy for Petersfield in the fading light.
Matt Clarke and Ben Friend started circumspectly and reached 22 off 6 overs which was just the start the team needed. With the openers off and ready to take on the change bowlers, Petersfield were feeling comfortable. However Smith and T Stennett bowled accurately and after 9 overs the total had only progressed to 29 and the pressure was beginning to build. This was released by a bad over from Smith conceding 14 and he was quickly taken off and replaced by spinner, Forest. Pressure began to build again and Clarke reacted by coming down the wicket and being stumped for a good 24. At the other end Friend Ben Friend was steadily building another good innings. His timing square of the wicket is good enough to bring the 4s when required and his much improved running between the wickets brings the singles. Now joined by Chris Salmon Petersfield needed 44 off 6 overs to win. Taking quick singles put the pressure on the field and some big hitting by Salmon eased the pressure to bring the total in to sight. With just one run to win, Salmon skied one to mid-wicket leaving Friend to score the winning run with 2 overs to spare to finish on 47no.
Coach Andy Salmon was delighted with the performance and very proud of the team. “The performance today shows how fast these young players are maturing. They knew what to do and how to do it and did not panic at any stage. It shows how far the club has come that even without 3 of our regular players we put out an U17 team of players who fielded well and I believe any one of them could have done what those guys did with the bat. They should not approach the semi-final thinking that they have achieved their potential – I believe there is much more to come.”
Petersfield U11As vs Portsmouth
A great game of cricket closely fought with a last over win for Portsmouth!
Gabriel Broadhurst took over as Petersfield skipper in the absence of the injured Matt Friend. He won the toss and elected to bat on a hard, green wicket. The outfield looked a bit long and so it played! The Portsmouth opening bowlers of J Thompson and O Davies were accurate and getting plenty of bounce from the wicket. Petersfield's opening pair of Ben Anscombe and Ben Turk had to be watchful and runs were hard to come by. H Randall and J Hunter took over the bowling and after 10 overs, Petersfield had reached 29 for no wicket. C Slimm then took the first wicket, bowling Anscombe for 15, bringing Gabriel Broadhurst to the crease. Ben Turk started to attack and hit two boundaries (very tough with the longer grass on the outfield) and he retired not out on 20. Ossian Tate joined Gabriel but the bowlers kept on top of the scoring. Both batsman played some good shots but instead of a boundary were rewarded with 1s and 2s. The spinners were on and it was G Palmer-Goddard who took the prize wicket of Gabriel for 8. G McTear bowled a superb bowl to remove Ossian for 8, pitching on off and taking the leg stump, great ball! Seb Kay and Alfie Casson both only got 1, with S Sparks and J Thompson taking a wicket each. Cameron Porteous and Joe Clarke finished not out with Petersfield posting a low 66/5, though challenging on the wicket and pitch.
Portsmouth came in to chase the openers of C Slimm and A Patel got the runs going. Ben Anscombe was bowling superbly and proving difficult to score off. Ben Turk bowled a couple on leg which were dispatched for 4s but he came back and bowled Slimm with his next ball. 9 for 1 and the Petersfield tails were up. G McTear was bowled by Turk and Anscombe then had J Rockensus caught by Gabriel. The score was 14 for 4. Slowly Portsmouth scored runs, and J Hunter kept their innings together. Sparks, Patel and Davies went next with Ben Turk getting his third and William Milner-Smith grabbing two. 51 for 7 after 15 and 16 to win from 4 overs with three wickets left. Hunter retired on 21 (a match winning innings) but with McTear and Randal at the crease the pressure was on. With two overs left 9 was needed. In the 19th, Randall hit a four and with 8 from the over just 1 was needed in the final over. Ossian Tate came on to bowl but Portsmouth scrambled the winning run from the third ball of the final over.
Both keepers had excellent games with only 2 byes for Petersfield and 3 for Portsmouth.
Portsmouth win by 3 wickets.
A fantastic game played in good spirit. Congratulations to everyone.
Petersfield
B Turk, B Anscombe, G Broadhurst, O Tate, A Casson, H Baker, S Kay, B Kay, J Clarke, C Porteous, William Milner-Smith
Portsmouth
C Slimm, A Patel, G McTear, J Rockenus, J Thompson, J Hunter, S Sparkes, O Davies, O McTear, H Randall, G Palmer-Goddard
Gabriel Broadhurst took over as Petersfield skipper in the absence of the injured Matt Friend. He won the toss and elected to bat on a hard, green wicket. The outfield looked a bit long and so it played! The Portsmouth opening bowlers of J Thompson and O Davies were accurate and getting plenty of bounce from the wicket. Petersfield's opening pair of Ben Anscombe and Ben Turk had to be watchful and runs were hard to come by. H Randall and J Hunter took over the bowling and after 10 overs, Petersfield had reached 29 for no wicket. C Slimm then took the first wicket, bowling Anscombe for 15, bringing Gabriel Broadhurst to the crease. Ben Turk started to attack and hit two boundaries (very tough with the longer grass on the outfield) and he retired not out on 20. Ossian Tate joined Gabriel but the bowlers kept on top of the scoring. Both batsman played some good shots but instead of a boundary were rewarded with 1s and 2s. The spinners were on and it was G Palmer-Goddard who took the prize wicket of Gabriel for 8. G McTear bowled a superb bowl to remove Ossian for 8, pitching on off and taking the leg stump, great ball! Seb Kay and Alfie Casson both only got 1, with S Sparks and J Thompson taking a wicket each. Cameron Porteous and Joe Clarke finished not out with Petersfield posting a low 66/5, though challenging on the wicket and pitch.
Portsmouth came in to chase the openers of C Slimm and A Patel got the runs going. Ben Anscombe was bowling superbly and proving difficult to score off. Ben Turk bowled a couple on leg which were dispatched for 4s but he came back and bowled Slimm with his next ball. 9 for 1 and the Petersfield tails were up. G McTear was bowled by Turk and Anscombe then had J Rockensus caught by Gabriel. The score was 14 for 4. Slowly Portsmouth scored runs, and J Hunter kept their innings together. Sparks, Patel and Davies went next with Ben Turk getting his third and William Milner-Smith grabbing two. 51 for 7 after 15 and 16 to win from 4 overs with three wickets left. Hunter retired on 21 (a match winning innings) but with McTear and Randal at the crease the pressure was on. With two overs left 9 was needed. In the 19th, Randall hit a four and with 8 from the over just 1 was needed in the final over. Ossian Tate came on to bowl but Portsmouth scrambled the winning run from the third ball of the final over.
Both keepers had excellent games with only 2 byes for Petersfield and 3 for Portsmouth.
Portsmouth win by 3 wickets.
A fantastic game played in good spirit. Congratulations to everyone.
Petersfield
B Turk, B Anscombe, G Broadhurst, O Tate, A Casson, H Baker, S Kay, B Kay, J Clarke, C Porteous, William Milner-Smith
Portsmouth
C Slimm, A Patel, G McTear, J Rockenus, J Thompson, J Hunter, S Sparkes, O Davies, O McTear, H Randall, G Palmer-Goddard
Sunday, 3 July 2011
Petersfield U13s vs Steep
On a glorious North Hampshire morning Petersfield turned up looking to gain revenge for their early season defeat to Steep. The captain won the toss and decided as it was an artificial pitch to bat first. Joe Mayall (1) and Dan Parry (5) soon went, followed by the rest of the top order, Tom Pocock (2), Will Morton-Scott (0) and Rob Schofield (1) found it difficult to adjust to the artificial wicket and the length being much fuller than they are used too. Josh Bird (14) came I, steadied the batting and despite a couple of fortunate shots just missing fielders played some lovely shots before chasing a wide and getting caught out at point he was ably supported by Rory Classen (2) who despite only getting 2 showed great bravery after getting hit in the ribs and stayed with Josh to mount a mini recovery to take Petersfield to 36-6. Dan Eglestaff (1) came in swinging to try and push the score on. Ollie Simpson (12 not out) then ran his partner Alex Squires out (0) after a big mix up but along with Will Grange (7) played some classy shots to push the total beyond 50 for a final total of 61 and 1 batting point.
To sum up the batting too many wickets were lost early on and the lads did well to recover from 13-5 to post the score they did.
Needing early wickets Alex Squires (0-14) opened the bowling and despite good form in the nets could not repeat the performance. Tom Pocock (1-4) bowled very well in his 2 overs justifying his captain’s faith in him by taking the first wicket. Ollie Simpson (0-3) came on first change and was unlucky not to pick up a wicket or two, bowling the sort of line just outside off stump that the coaches had been asking for. Rob Schofield (0-15) was unlucky, Dan Parry (0-1) and Will Morton-Scott (0-2) bowled tidily before Will Grange (0-5) and Dan Eglestaff (1-5) bowled the remaining overs with both causing the batsmen problems Dan picking up the only other wicket to fall to leave Steep with the double for the season.
We were 40 runs short of a defendable total I am afraid, but a good effort in the end.
To sum up the batting too many wickets were lost early on and the lads did well to recover from 13-5 to post the score they did.
Needing early wickets Alex Squires (0-14) opened the bowling and despite good form in the nets could not repeat the performance. Tom Pocock (1-4) bowled very well in his 2 overs justifying his captain’s faith in him by taking the first wicket. Ollie Simpson (0-3) came on first change and was unlucky not to pick up a wicket or two, bowling the sort of line just outside off stump that the coaches had been asking for. Rob Schofield (0-15) was unlucky, Dan Parry (0-1) and Will Morton-Scott (0-2) bowled tidily before Will Grange (0-5) and Dan Eglestaff (1-5) bowled the remaining overs with both causing the batsmen problems Dan picking up the only other wicket to fall to leave Steep with the double for the season.
We were 40 runs short of a defendable total I am afraid, but a good effort in the end.
Petersfield Girls in the Lady Taverners Tournament
Last Sunday saw the new Petersfield girls under 11 side play their 1st ever games in a 3 way tournament at the Heath ground.
First up were Hursley park, batting 1st and led by captain Lorna the Petersfield side started well with a 1st ball boundary 4 however this was soon following by an expansive hook shot from the Captain who destroyed her stumps in the process! That proved to be the only wicket that Petersfield lost posting an impressive 154 for 1 from their 10 overs with Molly and Olivia W scoring 4 4’s between them in their last pair stand.
Although they only lost 1 wicket Hursley Park could not match Petersfield’s big hitting with the game effectively ending when Molly ran out the threatening Jessica, Hursley finishing on 136 for 1 leaving Petersfield with a victory by 18 runs.
This left Petersfield to face St Cross for the tournament win and a place in the regional finals. Batting 1st Lorna again started with a 4 from the 1st ball leaving her 1st ball scores in the last 3 innings at 16 runs (4,4,6). Amelia also followed this with a 4 of her own until she was bowled from her last ball. Some good batting followed however 2 wickets fell in one over leaving Petersfield defending a slightly light score of 132 for 3.
St Cross made professional work of keeping the scoreboard ticking over despite some more accurate bowling and fielding from the Petersfield side. With just 2 overs remaining Petersfield needed to make something happen and Olivia duly obliged with a perfect pick up and 30 yard direct hit run out which stunned the St Cross batter. Unfortunately for Petersfield, St Cross regained their composure and finished on 142 for 2, a win by 10 runs.
Congratulations to everyone who played on the day, Molly top scored with 19 runs and both Olivia’s bowled well. I look forward to seeing this team develop over the next few seasons.
First up were Hursley park, batting 1st and led by captain Lorna the Petersfield side started well with a 1st ball boundary 4 however this was soon following by an expansive hook shot from the Captain who destroyed her stumps in the process! That proved to be the only wicket that Petersfield lost posting an impressive 154 for 1 from their 10 overs with Molly and Olivia W scoring 4 4’s between them in their last pair stand.
Although they only lost 1 wicket Hursley Park could not match Petersfield’s big hitting with the game effectively ending when Molly ran out the threatening Jessica, Hursley finishing on 136 for 1 leaving Petersfield with a victory by 18 runs.
This left Petersfield to face St Cross for the tournament win and a place in the regional finals. Batting 1st Lorna again started with a 4 from the 1st ball leaving her 1st ball scores in the last 3 innings at 16 runs (4,4,6). Amelia also followed this with a 4 of her own until she was bowled from her last ball. Some good batting followed however 2 wickets fell in one over leaving Petersfield defending a slightly light score of 132 for 3.
St Cross made professional work of keeping the scoreboard ticking over despite some more accurate bowling and fielding from the Petersfield side. With just 2 overs remaining Petersfield needed to make something happen and Olivia duly obliged with a perfect pick up and 30 yard direct hit run out which stunned the St Cross batter. Unfortunately for Petersfield, St Cross regained their composure and finished on 142 for 2, a win by 10 runs.
Congratulations to everyone who played on the day, Molly top scored with 19 runs and both Olivia’s bowled well. I look forward to seeing this team develop over the next few seasons.
Petersfield Girls vs Grayshott
Monday evening saw the Petersfield girls face Grayshott for their return 20 over game looking to avenge their earlier June defeat with a stronger team following the return of Polly and Lois to the side.
A brilliant start saw Jess bowl the Grayshott opener with her 1st ball and this was quickly followed by 2 wickets for Olivia on her under 13 debut. Some good, tight bowling along with some excellent ground fielding kept Grayshott under control. The usual strong pairs batting at the tail end of the Grayshott innings did increase the tempo of their scoring however one wicket for both Lois and Molly, both of whom bowled with good pace, kept Grayshott to 178 for 5 from their 20 overs, 8 runs less than their score against us earlier in the season.
If the bowling started well, then the batting started even better with Lorna hitting the 1st ball of the innings for 6 over square leg. More strong hitting and running followed with her and Leah scoring 29 runs in the 1st 4 overs. Petersfield built on this for the next 8 overs, running well whilst ensuring that after 12 overs they had scored 178 without loss and needed just to keep their heads in order to record the win. Any worries regarding this were soon dismissed as Katie P despatched several balls to into the outfield. Lois and Polly then saw the innings out leaving Petersfield the victors on 215 for 2 wickets, a win by 37 runs.
This was by far our best performance of the season, the ground fielding in particular was brave and focused. Lorna topped the batting with 17 runs but in only losing 2 wickets in 20 overs everyone made a positive contribution to the score. Olivia and Jess led the bowling statistics with 2 for 5 and 1 for 5 from their 2 overs respectively, Olivia in particular played well in her 1st under 13 game for the club.
A brilliant start saw Jess bowl the Grayshott opener with her 1st ball and this was quickly followed by 2 wickets for Olivia on her under 13 debut. Some good, tight bowling along with some excellent ground fielding kept Grayshott under control. The usual strong pairs batting at the tail end of the Grayshott innings did increase the tempo of their scoring however one wicket for both Lois and Molly, both of whom bowled with good pace, kept Grayshott to 178 for 5 from their 20 overs, 8 runs less than their score against us earlier in the season.
If the bowling started well, then the batting started even better with Lorna hitting the 1st ball of the innings for 6 over square leg. More strong hitting and running followed with her and Leah scoring 29 runs in the 1st 4 overs. Petersfield built on this for the next 8 overs, running well whilst ensuring that after 12 overs they had scored 178 without loss and needed just to keep their heads in order to record the win. Any worries regarding this were soon dismissed as Katie P despatched several balls to into the outfield. Lois and Polly then saw the innings out leaving Petersfield the victors on 215 for 2 wickets, a win by 37 runs.
This was by far our best performance of the season, the ground fielding in particular was brave and focused. Lorna topped the batting with 17 runs but in only losing 2 wickets in 20 overs everyone made a positive contribution to the score. Olivia and Jess led the bowling statistics with 2 for 5 and 1 for 5 from their 2 overs respectively, Olivia in particular played well in her 1st under 13 game for the club.
Petersfield 1st XI vs Old Alresford
Petersfield maintained their good start to the season with a crushing seven wicket victory over rivals Old Alresford.
Field won the toss and elected to bowl reaping instant reward with Nicky Caddick reducing the visitors to 29 – 2 from 9 overs.
Jack Hannam and Chris Wood picked up a wicket a piece before drinks leaving the visitors reeling on 58 for 4 from 20 overs.
Only Ben Stanbrook showed any resistance scoring a well paced 80 before Caddick got his man caught in the deep by Chris Wood. Caddick proceeded to rip through the lower order recording outstanding figures of 6 for 30 from his 10 overs.
Fred Patten then mopped up the tail picking up two quick wickets from just 3 overs leaving Old Alresford on 157 all out.
Petersfield made yet another positive start with Billy Maisey hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. Andy Salmon was lost in the 5th over leaving skipper Ash Spencer and Maisey with some rebuilding to do. The pair added 34 before Maisey was bowled attempting one big shot too many. This bought Harry Hannam to the crease who continued his good form crashing 48 runs in double quick time before being bowled by Burt.
Spencer finished the game smashing a huge 6 over mid wicket bringing up his half century in the process. The home side’s promotion hopes remain on track after yet another maximum point victory.
Field won the toss and elected to bowl reaping instant reward with Nicky Caddick reducing the visitors to 29 – 2 from 9 overs.
Jack Hannam and Chris Wood picked up a wicket a piece before drinks leaving the visitors reeling on 58 for 4 from 20 overs.
Only Ben Stanbrook showed any resistance scoring a well paced 80 before Caddick got his man caught in the deep by Chris Wood. Caddick proceeded to rip through the lower order recording outstanding figures of 6 for 30 from his 10 overs.
Fred Patten then mopped up the tail picking up two quick wickets from just 3 overs leaving Old Alresford on 157 all out.
Petersfield made yet another positive start with Billy Maisey hitting the ball to all parts of the ground. Andy Salmon was lost in the 5th over leaving skipper Ash Spencer and Maisey with some rebuilding to do. The pair added 34 before Maisey was bowled attempting one big shot too many. This bought Harry Hannam to the crease who continued his good form crashing 48 runs in double quick time before being bowled by Burt.
Spencer finished the game smashing a huge 6 over mid wicket bringing up his half century in the process. The home side’s promotion hopes remain on track after yet another maximum point victory.
Saturday, 2 July 2011
Petersfield U11As vs Locksheath
On a glorious summer evening, Petersfield U11A took on Locks Heath U11A in the SEHCA A League. Captain Matt Friend duly won the toss and elected to bat. Opening with Ben Anscombe, Matt looked to go after the bowlers but his string drive was straight to the bowler and soon Ben joined Matt back in the clubhouse with the score on just 7. At 7 for 2 after just 2 overs, Gabriel Broadhurst and Ossian Tate came to the crease. Some excellent cricket from both, a mixture of boundaries and quick 2s and 1s. Both reached 19 and both struck a boundary so retiring on 23 not out. The score was now 74 with Ossian and Gabriel having shared a 67 run partnership. Next in was Ben Turk and William Milner-Smith, but the introduction if spin saw William bowled and followed quickly by Jack Butcher. With 9 overs left Joe Eglestaff joined Ben Turk. The runs were not coming as quickly but together they got Petersfield up to a respectable 105 for 4 in their allotted 20 overs.
In response, Locks Heath were always under pressure. Ben Anscombe taking 4 wickets, Gabriel Broadhurst and Ben Turk 2 each and Ossian Tate with 1. Locks Heath all out for 82.
Petersfield win by 23 runs.
Batting
Matt Friend. Caught/Bowled 1
Ben Anscombe. Run out. 8
Gabriel Broadhurst. Retired n/o. 23
Ossian Tate. Retired n/o. 23
Ben Turk. Not out. 15
William Milner-Smith Bowled. 0
Jack Butcher. Bowled. 0
Joe Eglestaff. Not out. 3
Did not bat
Alfie Casson
Max Hendrick
Joe Clarke
Bowling
Ov. Maid. Runs. Wkts
Matt Friend. 2. 0. 8. 0
Ben Anscombe. 3. 0. 8. 4
Gabriel Broadhurst 3 0. 12. 2
Ossian Tate. 3. 1. 9. 1
Ben Turk. 3. 2. 7. 2
Max Hendrick. 2. 0. 9. 0
William 2. 0. 16. 0
Joe Clarke. 1. 0. 8. 0
Joe Eglestaff. 1. 0. 5. 0
Congratulations on a really good victory.
In response, Locks Heath were always under pressure. Ben Anscombe taking 4 wickets, Gabriel Broadhurst and Ben Turk 2 each and Ossian Tate with 1. Locks Heath all out for 82.
Petersfield win by 23 runs.
Batting
Matt Friend. Caught/Bowled 1
Ben Anscombe. Run out. 8
Gabriel Broadhurst. Retired n/o. 23
Ossian Tate. Retired n/o. 23
Ben Turk. Not out. 15
William Milner-Smith Bowled. 0
Jack Butcher. Bowled. 0
Joe Eglestaff. Not out. 3
Did not bat
Alfie Casson
Max Hendrick
Joe Clarke
Bowling
Ov. Maid. Runs. Wkts
Matt Friend. 2. 0. 8. 0
Ben Anscombe. 3. 0. 8. 4
Gabriel Broadhurst 3 0. 12. 2
Ossian Tate. 3. 1. 9. 1
Ben Turk. 3. 2. 7. 2
Max Hendrick. 2. 0. 9. 0
William 2. 0. 16. 0
Joe Clarke. 1. 0. 8. 0
Joe Eglestaff. 1. 0. 5. 0
Congratulations on a really good victory.
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Petersfield U11s at the Rose Bowl Zooter Challenge
Just a quick report to say we had 12 boys representing Petersfield U11s at the Rose Bowl Zooter Challenge last night.
The weather was superb and Kevan was really proud at how everyone played. The challenge consisted of 5 elements - high catching, death bowling, slip spectacular catches, run outs and six hitting, culminating in a bowl off to see which team would be the guard of honour for the 20/20 Hampshire v Sussex match.
We narrowly lost in the bowl off. Each team had to hit the stumps three times with a stump removed after each hit! Ossian Tate hit with the second ball, then Jack Butcher hit but we couldn't hit the last one, Sparshalt just pipping us.
We got to watch a great game of 20/20 and Hampshire strode to a superb victory.
Many thanks to Kevan tate who orgainsed it all and managed the boys at the Rose Bowl. Kevan also wished to thank all the parents and boys for coming and also to Craig Stevens and Mark Friend for assisting him on the evening.
Zooter Team
Gabriel Broadhurst
Matt Friend
Joe Clarke
Joe Eglestaff
Charlie Gaisford
Ossian Tate
Ben Anscombe
Harvey Baker
Ed Braithwaite
Jack Butcher
Kit Classen
Thomas Stevens
The weather was superb and Kevan was really proud at how everyone played. The challenge consisted of 5 elements - high catching, death bowling, slip spectacular catches, run outs and six hitting, culminating in a bowl off to see which team would be the guard of honour for the 20/20 Hampshire v Sussex match.
We narrowly lost in the bowl off. Each team had to hit the stumps three times with a stump removed after each hit! Ossian Tate hit with the second ball, then Jack Butcher hit but we couldn't hit the last one, Sparshalt just pipping us.
We got to watch a great game of 20/20 and Hampshire strode to a superb victory.
Many thanks to Kevan tate who orgainsed it all and managed the boys at the Rose Bowl. Kevan also wished to thank all the parents and boys for coming and also to Craig Stevens and Mark Friend for assisting him on the evening.
Zooter Team
Gabriel Broadhurst
Matt Friend
Joe Clarke
Joe Eglestaff
Charlie Gaisford
Ossian Tate
Ben Anscombe
Harvey Baker
Ed Braithwaite
Jack Butcher
Kit Classen
Thomas Stevens
Sunday, 26 June 2011
Petersfield U15s vs Portsmouth and Southsea
Match abandoned due to rain
A frustrating evening for the U15s against Portsmouth & Southsea at the Heath, where persistent rain eventually forced the abandonment of what was shaping up to be an exciting contest.
Losing the toss and batting first for the first time this season, Petersfield got off to a good start with Friend, Newman, Hiscock and Caddick all getting into double figures. However conditions were difficult on a wicket that got progressively slower and lower, and the team were bowled out before the end of their allotted overs, for 94. Even so, in the circumstances, this was a competitive total.
With the weather worsening, there followed a frenetic passage of play in the second innings as both sides pushed hard for a result. A flurry of boundaries, wickets, run-outs and run-out attempts followed, before the umpires bowed to the inevitable and called the game off with P&S 22 for 3 off 4 overs and ahead of the required run rate.
The two teams will try again on Tuesday, hopefully with better weather!
A frustrating evening for the U15s against Portsmouth & Southsea at the Heath, where persistent rain eventually forced the abandonment of what was shaping up to be an exciting contest.
Losing the toss and batting first for the first time this season, Petersfield got off to a good start with Friend, Newman, Hiscock and Caddick all getting into double figures. However conditions were difficult on a wicket that got progressively slower and lower, and the team were bowled out before the end of their allotted overs, for 94. Even so, in the circumstances, this was a competitive total.
With the weather worsening, there followed a frenetic passage of play in the second innings as both sides pushed hard for a result. A flurry of boundaries, wickets, run-outs and run-out attempts followed, before the umpires bowed to the inevitable and called the game off with P&S 22 for 3 off 4 overs and ahead of the required run rate.
The two teams will try again on Tuesday, hopefully with better weather!
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Petersfield U17s vs Grayshott
Petersfield made it through to the Quarter Final of the Hampshire Cup in a thrilling match against Grayshott at Penns Place.
Winning the toss, Grayshott decided to bat on a damp wicket and the Moseley brothers got them off to their usual good start. Nicky Caddick bowled tidily and the break through was made when Christie Salmon came on to bowl. By this time Grayshott had reached 59 off 9 overs and had set themselves up for a good total. Matt Clark joined Salmon and apart from from the stray ball swinging down the leg side kept the run rate under control. Clark accounted for Wrenn and Salmon got the important wick of S Moseley. When Oscar Windebank trapped Parkes LBW with his first ball, Grayshott were 91-4 off 15 overs.
Phillimore then came to the wicket and produced a sparkling innings of 36 not out to get Grayshott up to a respectable total of 130. Salmon finished with 2-23 and Windebank 2-17.
Matt Clarke and Matt Crouch got petersfield off to a solid start with 21 off 4 overs but then got a bit bogged down especially after Crouch was hit where the sun doesn't shine! he lofted one to cover shortly afterwards and Ben Friend joined Clarke. However when Clarke was out soon followed by Oli Shapley Petersfield were only 39-3 off 10 overs and well behind the run rate.
Christie Salmon came to the wicket and stepped up the pace. he was well supported by all his partners who ran hard which was shown by the 2 run outs. However they were putting Grayshott under pressure and mistkaes were starting to be made. Friend finished with a useful 20 but Salmon accelerated and he reached his 50 with a big 6 over mid wicket. Just 4 more were needed and a long hop delivered the next ball looked to be the one. But a thick edge lobbed the ball to mid on and Grayshott had their tails up. Sam Howe was run out and Bob Wemyss was bolwed with a yorker with the 3rd ball of the last over, This brought Nicky Caddick to the wicket who defended the next ball. With 2 balls and 1 wicket left, Caddick got bat on ball and scampered through for the winning run.
This was a great win against a good Grayshott team and coach Andy Salmon was delighted with his teams first win over them in all the years that they had been playing them.
Winning the toss, Grayshott decided to bat on a damp wicket and the Moseley brothers got them off to their usual good start. Nicky Caddick bowled tidily and the break through was made when Christie Salmon came on to bowl. By this time Grayshott had reached 59 off 9 overs and had set themselves up for a good total. Matt Clark joined Salmon and apart from from the stray ball swinging down the leg side kept the run rate under control. Clark accounted for Wrenn and Salmon got the important wick of S Moseley. When Oscar Windebank trapped Parkes LBW with his first ball, Grayshott were 91-4 off 15 overs.
Phillimore then came to the wicket and produced a sparkling innings of 36 not out to get Grayshott up to a respectable total of 130. Salmon finished with 2-23 and Windebank 2-17.
Matt Clarke and Matt Crouch got petersfield off to a solid start with 21 off 4 overs but then got a bit bogged down especially after Crouch was hit where the sun doesn't shine! he lofted one to cover shortly afterwards and Ben Friend joined Clarke. However when Clarke was out soon followed by Oli Shapley Petersfield were only 39-3 off 10 overs and well behind the run rate.
Christie Salmon came to the wicket and stepped up the pace. he was well supported by all his partners who ran hard which was shown by the 2 run outs. However they were putting Grayshott under pressure and mistkaes were starting to be made. Friend finished with a useful 20 but Salmon accelerated and he reached his 50 with a big 6 over mid wicket. Just 4 more were needed and a long hop delivered the next ball looked to be the one. But a thick edge lobbed the ball to mid on and Grayshott had their tails up. Sam Howe was run out and Bob Wemyss was bolwed with a yorker with the 3rd ball of the last over, This brought Nicky Caddick to the wicket who defended the next ball. With 2 balls and 1 wicket left, Caddick got bat on ball and scampered through for the winning run.
This was a great win against a good Grayshott team and coach Andy Salmon was delighted with his teams first win over them in all the years that they had been playing them.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Petersfield Girls Perform at the 1st ever England Test Match at the Rose Bowl
Peterfield Girls cricket team were lucky enough to perform an on pitch demonstration match against Redlynche and Hale cricket club during the lunch interval of England’s test match at the Rose Bowl on Saturday.
Despite the best efforts of the rain the girls were thrilled to play a game at such a great venue in front of a full house of over 20,000 spectators.
Highlights included being shown on the big screens, Jess taking a wicket with the 1st ball of the day and Lorna, Jess, Katie P and Katherine all hitting 4’s to the boundary rope. Katie Nolan stole the show with a big six over fine leg and the advertising hoardings and into the crowd. The coach had to send her round to apologise to the lady who nearly lost her lunch!
Many thanks go to the Hampshire ECB officials who organised the day and to the ground staff at the Rose Bowl who still allowed us onto the pitch despite the huge amount of work that they had to do on such a wet day.
Many thanks also to Chris Russell and Anthony Williams who accompanied the girls on the day.
Despite the best efforts of the rain the girls were thrilled to play a game at such a great venue in front of a full house of over 20,000 spectators.
Highlights included being shown on the big screens, Jess taking a wicket with the 1st ball of the day and Lorna, Jess, Katie P and Katherine all hitting 4’s to the boundary rope. Katie Nolan stole the show with a big six over fine leg and the advertising hoardings and into the crowd. The coach had to send her round to apologise to the lady who nearly lost her lunch!
Many thanks go to the Hampshire ECB officials who organised the day and to the ground staff at the Rose Bowl who still allowed us onto the pitch despite the huge amount of work that they had to do on such a wet day.
Many thanks also to Chris Russell and Anthony Williams who accompanied the girls on the day.
Monday, 20 June 2011
Petersfield U11Bs vs Hambledon B
Petersfield won the toss and put Hambledon into bat on an overcast morning. The Kay brothers Ben and Seb took 2 early wickets which restricted Hambledon's openers. Petersfield's bowlers all bowled well to stop Hambledon pulling away. A wicket maiden by Charlie Gaisford mid innings started to make Hambledon's task even harder.
Petersfield fielded superbly. Charlie Gaisford made a brave stop on the boundary and Ben Ringrose-Voase was superb in his first match. Ben Anscombe took a wicket at the end of the innings to restrict Hambledon to 284.
Seb Kay (10) and Kit Claason (5) got Petersfield off to a great start with 29 off the first 4 overs and Max Hendrick and Ben Ringrose-Voase kept the momentum going taking the score to 250 after 8 overs. Luke McGuire and Charlie Gaisford faced some good bowling but still kept Petersfield in the game before ben kay and James Bradley put on 19 to set the game up for a very close finish. A very unfortunate deflection off the bowler's stumps and a superb piece of fielding with a direct hit ran Ben Kay out and therefore Petersfield were left with 24 runs to get off the last 4 overs. A great effort by Ben Anscombe (12) and Thomas Stevens got the team to within 14 but 3 wickets in the last 3 overs meant that Hambledon just scraped through.
Congratulations to all the team on a great effort - a win is not too far away.
Petersfield fielded superbly. Charlie Gaisford made a brave stop on the boundary and Ben Ringrose-Voase was superb in his first match. Ben Anscombe took a wicket at the end of the innings to restrict Hambledon to 284.
Seb Kay (10) and Kit Claason (5) got Petersfield off to a great start with 29 off the first 4 overs and Max Hendrick and Ben Ringrose-Voase kept the momentum going taking the score to 250 after 8 overs. Luke McGuire and Charlie Gaisford faced some good bowling but still kept Petersfield in the game before ben kay and James Bradley put on 19 to set the game up for a very close finish. A very unfortunate deflection off the bowler's stumps and a superb piece of fielding with a direct hit ran Ben Kay out and therefore Petersfield were left with 24 runs to get off the last 4 overs. A great effort by Ben Anscombe (12) and Thomas Stevens got the team to within 14 but 3 wickets in the last 3 overs meant that Hambledon just scraped through.
Congratulations to all the team on a great effort - a win is not too far away.
Peetrsfield Girls vs Grayshott
Monday evening saw the Petersfield girls travel to Grayshott for a 20 over game. Bowling 1st Petersfield started well taking 4 wickets and restricting Grayshott to only 27 runs after 12 overs with the wickets being shared between Katie P, Emma and Jess with Emma taking another caught and bowled chance from her leg spin bowling. Some fine power hitting from the last Grayshott pair, who hit 4 fours between them, took the closing score to 86 for 5. Katie P, who is rapidly establishing herself as one of Petersfield’s best fielders this season, taking a fine catch in the deep off of the final ball of the innings.
In reply Lorna and Leah started well for Petersfield scoring 18 runs from the 1st 4 overs, but once again wickets fell at regular intervals to leave Petersfield ever so slightly ahead on 29 for 4 after 12 overs of their reply. Despite matching Grayshott’s boundary count in the last few overs the wickets continued to fall leaving Petersfield on 53 for 7 at the close.
Jess top scored with 16 runs with Lorna batting well in support. Both Katie’s and Chloe topped the bowling with some good all round fielding supporting the bowlers well.
In reply Lorna and Leah started well for Petersfield scoring 18 runs from the 1st 4 overs, but once again wickets fell at regular intervals to leave Petersfield ever so slightly ahead on 29 for 4 after 12 overs of their reply. Despite matching Grayshott’s boundary count in the last few overs the wickets continued to fall leaving Petersfield on 53 for 7 at the close.
Jess top scored with 16 runs with Lorna batting well in support. Both Katie’s and Chloe topped the bowling with some good all round fielding supporting the bowlers well.
Monday, 13 June 2011
Petersfield 1st XI vs Donnington
Petersfield won the toss and elected to bat at mid-table Donnington.
Field made yet another good start with the evergreen Andy Salmon and Will Rice posting an opening stand of 65 before Salmon fell trying to push on. Rice was bowled shortly afterwards leaving Ash Spencer and Harry Hannam to rebuild the innings. The pair added 57 for the third wicket until Spencer was caught behind by a ball which jumped off a length.
Hannam and Maisey ticked the score over until the latter was adjudged LBW for 14 with the score at 162.
Jack Hannam joined his brother adding 30 runs from just 4 overs before Jack holed out attempting to push on. Shaun Blanks and Hannam then put on 63 from just 5 overs before Hannam fell in the 41st for a superb 95. Blanks followed shortly after with an explosive 36 leaving the visitors on 269 for 7.
With the weather looking ominous skipper Ash Spencer turned to Chris Wood to open the bowling alongside Billy Maisey in an attempt to beat the rain, Maisey got the breakthrough bowling Tait for just 7. Nicky Caddick then came on and picked up two quick wickets effectively taking the game away from the hosts.
However Dando and Pearce batted well taking the score into three figures before Christie Salmon clean bowled the dangerous Dando for 66.
Hannam and Blanks picked up a late wicket a piece leaving Donnington on 187 for 7. The win moves Petersfield into second place maintaining their promotion hopes.
Field made yet another good start with the evergreen Andy Salmon and Will Rice posting an opening stand of 65 before Salmon fell trying to push on. Rice was bowled shortly afterwards leaving Ash Spencer and Harry Hannam to rebuild the innings. The pair added 57 for the third wicket until Spencer was caught behind by a ball which jumped off a length.
Hannam and Maisey ticked the score over until the latter was adjudged LBW for 14 with the score at 162.
Jack Hannam joined his brother adding 30 runs from just 4 overs before Jack holed out attempting to push on. Shaun Blanks and Hannam then put on 63 from just 5 overs before Hannam fell in the 41st for a superb 95. Blanks followed shortly after with an explosive 36 leaving the visitors on 269 for 7.
With the weather looking ominous skipper Ash Spencer turned to Chris Wood to open the bowling alongside Billy Maisey in an attempt to beat the rain, Maisey got the breakthrough bowling Tait for just 7. Nicky Caddick then came on and picked up two quick wickets effectively taking the game away from the hosts.
However Dando and Pearce batted well taking the score into three figures before Christie Salmon clean bowled the dangerous Dando for 66.
Hannam and Blanks picked up a late wicket a piece leaving Donnington on 187 for 7. The win moves Petersfield into second place maintaining their promotion hopes.
Petersfield 3rd XI vs Colden Common
The 3rd XI travelled to Coldon Common with another young side, the weather was threatening and the wicket was springy and had a damp feel. Petersfield won the toss and put Coldon Common in.
A fantastic opening spell of bowling ripped into the opening batsmen: Oscar Windebank took a wicket in his first over and no batsman looked comfortable against him. An attacking 7/2 off side field meant that the batsmen were having to improvise to score runs against accurate bowling this led to frustration and inevitable wickets. Newman bowled Coldon’s most accomplished looking batsman and Windebank picked up two more wickets, his variation was in particular causing the batsmen to guess and he was often taking his own fielders by surprise! The fielding matched the accurate bowling with every chance being taken and the ground fielding was flawless. Perry came on first change and made an impression with his second ball, then a wicket in his second over and two in his third finished off a very dejected Coldon Common. Windebank finished with three wickets, Newman one and Perry four. Thomas took two catches behind the wicket. Coldon Common were all out for 35.
Petersfield faced some accurate bowling but were able to comfortably reach their target to win by nine wickets, with Stratford-Tuke 18 not out and Will Jameson 9 not out. An emphatic victory to record the first win of the season.
A fantastic opening spell of bowling ripped into the opening batsmen: Oscar Windebank took a wicket in his first over and no batsman looked comfortable against him. An attacking 7/2 off side field meant that the batsmen were having to improvise to score runs against accurate bowling this led to frustration and inevitable wickets. Newman bowled Coldon’s most accomplished looking batsman and Windebank picked up two more wickets, his variation was in particular causing the batsmen to guess and he was often taking his own fielders by surprise! The fielding matched the accurate bowling with every chance being taken and the ground fielding was flawless. Perry came on first change and made an impression with his second ball, then a wicket in his second over and two in his third finished off a very dejected Coldon Common. Windebank finished with three wickets, Newman one and Perry four. Thomas took two catches behind the wicket. Coldon Common were all out for 35.
Petersfield faced some accurate bowling but were able to comfortably reach their target to win by nine wickets, with Stratford-Tuke 18 not out and Will Jameson 9 not out. An emphatic victory to record the first win of the season.
Sunday, 12 June 2011
Petersfield Girls at the Portsmouth Tournament
Petersfield entered the Portsmouth tournament for the second successive year with a similar team to last year when they finished 5th in this tournament.
Our extra 12 months of training and experience showed when we despatched both Hursley Park and Portsmouth B in our opening two games during which we only lost 2 wickets. We knew that we could perform better and a very close game with Lock’s Heath which would decide the group winners followed. Batting 1st Petersfield scored 38 for 2 with contributions from every player and 4’s for Katie Nolan, Jess and Leah. In reply Lock’s Heath were always behind the run rate and at the halfway point only had 7 runs on the board for the loss of 3 wickets. However a strong fight back ensued leaving Lock’s Heath only requiring 3 runs from the final over. New Captain for the season, Jess, asked Molly to bowl and after 5 balls only 1 run had been scored and things were looking good however a stop on the boundary from Katherine and a scrambled 2 runs from the final ball ensured that this game finished as a tie. As both teams had identical points at the top of the group a bowl off then took place to decide the group winners with Lock’s Heath coming out on top.
This result saw us play our nemesis and the home side Portsmouth A in our semi-final. A brilliant start saw Portsmouth 3 wickets down after just 2.1 overs and the Portsmouth coach had his head in his hands however sensible batting saw Portsmouth recover slightly to score 43 for 3 leaving us with an achievable target to win. A 4 from the second ball of our innings and 8 runs from the 1st over gave us hope however this proved to be the high point of our run chase as Portsmouth ripped through our batting line up with some quality pace bowling leaving us well short and 10 wickets down at the end. A special mention should go to Georgie from Portsmouth who took 6 of our wickets in a great spell of fast bowling.
Could Petersfield recover to play Fair Oak in the 3rd place play off? Batting 1st we improved throughout our innings which included a special straight 6 from Lorna which earnt the team ice creams from the coach to finish on 37 for 4. Thankfully the girls put in their best bowling performance of the tournament to put pressure on Fair Oak but a another straight 6 from the opposition put them back on course until Katherine took 2 wickets in the penultimate over to leave Fair Oak 4 runs short on 33 for 4 and Petersfield with the Bronze medal.
The top batter for the day was once again Katie with an impressive 32 runs and she was supported well by the ever improving Lorna with 23 runs. The bowling was well lead once again by Molly with Leah and Emma having an uncanny knack of taking regular wickets with 9 wickets on the day between them. Everyone fielded bravely with Jess proving to be a superb captain throughout the day.
Our extra 12 months of training and experience showed when we despatched both Hursley Park and Portsmouth B in our opening two games during which we only lost 2 wickets. We knew that we could perform better and a very close game with Lock’s Heath which would decide the group winners followed. Batting 1st Petersfield scored 38 for 2 with contributions from every player and 4’s for Katie Nolan, Jess and Leah. In reply Lock’s Heath were always behind the run rate and at the halfway point only had 7 runs on the board for the loss of 3 wickets. However a strong fight back ensued leaving Lock’s Heath only requiring 3 runs from the final over. New Captain for the season, Jess, asked Molly to bowl and after 5 balls only 1 run had been scored and things were looking good however a stop on the boundary from Katherine and a scrambled 2 runs from the final ball ensured that this game finished as a tie. As both teams had identical points at the top of the group a bowl off then took place to decide the group winners with Lock’s Heath coming out on top.
This result saw us play our nemesis and the home side Portsmouth A in our semi-final. A brilliant start saw Portsmouth 3 wickets down after just 2.1 overs and the Portsmouth coach had his head in his hands however sensible batting saw Portsmouth recover slightly to score 43 for 3 leaving us with an achievable target to win. A 4 from the second ball of our innings and 8 runs from the 1st over gave us hope however this proved to be the high point of our run chase as Portsmouth ripped through our batting line up with some quality pace bowling leaving us well short and 10 wickets down at the end. A special mention should go to Georgie from Portsmouth who took 6 of our wickets in a great spell of fast bowling.
Could Petersfield recover to play Fair Oak in the 3rd place play off? Batting 1st we improved throughout our innings which included a special straight 6 from Lorna which earnt the team ice creams from the coach to finish on 37 for 4. Thankfully the girls put in their best bowling performance of the tournament to put pressure on Fair Oak but a another straight 6 from the opposition put them back on course until Katherine took 2 wickets in the penultimate over to leave Fair Oak 4 runs short on 33 for 4 and Petersfield with the Bronze medal.
The top batter for the day was once again Katie with an impressive 32 runs and she was supported well by the ever improving Lorna with 23 runs. The bowling was well lead once again by Molly with Leah and Emma having an uncanny knack of taking regular wickets with 9 wickets on the day between them. Everyone fielded bravely with Jess proving to be a superb captain throughout the day.
Petersfield Girls vs Portsmouth
The 1st game of the season saw Petersfield take on Portsmouth at the Heath. Batting first Petersfield started well against a side that we know to be one of the strongest in the area however the frequent loss of wickets kept holding us back.
A strong partnership between Lois and Polly, both playing their 1st competitive games for the club, saw us add 11 runs for the 4th pair, Lois hitting 2 4’s in the process and this was followed by a quick 8 runs from Emma in the last pair taking the Petersfield score to 260 for the loss of 5 wickets.
In reply Portsmouth started slowly especially after some good opening bowling from Molly however their stronger batters were still to come and a flurry of boundaries put Portsmouth close to their target with 5 overs to play. However a second direct hit run out from Katie Pegden saw Portsmouth wobble but then regain their composure to finish on 274 for 5, a winning margin of 14 runs.
Emma top scored with a net 8 runs. Chloe, Molly and Jess all bowled well and Katie was the star fielder with her 2 run outs late on.
A strong partnership between Lois and Polly, both playing their 1st competitive games for the club, saw us add 11 runs for the 4th pair, Lois hitting 2 4’s in the process and this was followed by a quick 8 runs from Emma in the last pair taking the Petersfield score to 260 for the loss of 5 wickets.
In reply Portsmouth started slowly especially after some good opening bowling from Molly however their stronger batters were still to come and a flurry of boundaries put Portsmouth close to their target with 5 overs to play. However a second direct hit run out from Katie Pegden saw Portsmouth wobble but then regain their composure to finish on 274 for 5, a winning margin of 14 runs.
Emma top scored with a net 8 runs. Chloe, Molly and Jess all bowled well and Katie was the star fielder with her 2 run outs late on.
Saturday, 11 June 2011
Petersfield U15s vs Portsmouth
Petersfield lost by 33 runs
The U15s put in a strong performance against league leaders Portsmouth before going down to defeat by 33 runs at the Heath.
The visiting side, batting first, rode their luck at times, their innings a mixture of aggressive shots and streaky edges. Opener Marston made 50 (ret’d) in a total of 145 for 3. Jordan Hiscock, defying doctors’ orders to play in this match with a knee injury, took 2 for 24, both smart stumpings by keeper Alex Thomas.
Nicky Caddick was the other wicket taker and the fielding, with Ben Friend once again outstanding, was the best it’s been all season.
Petersfield’s response was built around a fine half-century by opener Friend (50 ret’d), who put on 50 for the second wicket with Newman (18). Hiscock boldly led an unlikely charge for victory with an attacking 23 off 10 balls, Cox (8*) hit some lovely shots at the death, but ultimately the side came up just short against some tight bowling.
The boys deserve a lot of credit for their much-improved display in this match and have come a long way since the heavy opening day defeat against the same opposition. Their sprit was excellent and they played some fine cricket against a good (and let’s face it, irritatingly cocky and full-of-themselves) Portsmouth outfit.
There are lots of positives to take into the next fixture as the team seeks to do the double over Havant.
The U15s put in a strong performance against league leaders Portsmouth before going down to defeat by 33 runs at the Heath.
The visiting side, batting first, rode their luck at times, their innings a mixture of aggressive shots and streaky edges. Opener Marston made 50 (ret’d) in a total of 145 for 3. Jordan Hiscock, defying doctors’ orders to play in this match with a knee injury, took 2 for 24, both smart stumpings by keeper Alex Thomas.
Nicky Caddick was the other wicket taker and the fielding, with Ben Friend once again outstanding, was the best it’s been all season.
Petersfield’s response was built around a fine half-century by opener Friend (50 ret’d), who put on 50 for the second wicket with Newman (18). Hiscock boldly led an unlikely charge for victory with an attacking 23 off 10 balls, Cox (8*) hit some lovely shots at the death, but ultimately the side came up just short against some tight bowling.
The boys deserve a lot of credit for their much-improved display in this match and have come a long way since the heavy opening day defeat against the same opposition. Their sprit was excellent and they played some fine cricket against a good (and let’s face it, irritatingly cocky and full-of-themselves) Portsmouth outfit.
There are lots of positives to take into the next fixture as the team seeks to do the double over Havant.
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Petersfield U11A vs Purbrook
On a sunny but windy evening, Matt Friend again won the toss and into bat went Petersfield. Normal openers, Matt Friend and Ossian Tate, took the field. Purbrook bowlers started well and accurate bowling kept Matt and Ossian at bay. A couple of quick singles and a boundary but with the score on 11, Ossian was bowled, the ball coming around leg and the wind taking it on to the leg stump.
This brought Gabriel Broadhurst to the crease and with Matt they began to build a score. The bowling remained tight but both batted well and retired with 20 runs each.
Ben Turk was undone by a ball that kept low and Joe Clarke was stumped by a quick take by the keeper. Ben Anscombe managed to push the score along, reaching 11 before being caught and with both Joe Eglestaff and Seb Kay unable to breach the field in the final over (both not out), Petersfield finished on 80 for 4.
A tough target to defend, but Ben Turk opened the bowling with a sprightly over. Ben Anscombe had the wind across and against, taking a couple of balls down leg, which were dispatched to the boundary. Matt Friend and Gabriel Broadhurst took over, Matt with the first wicket. There was some great fielding and Ossian made some good stops, returning the ball in to give just a single. The game was tight and Harvey Baker, Joe Clarke and Ossian Tate had an over each, the over from Ossian producing just a single. Seb Kay and Max Hendrick bowled next and then Gabriel returned to take 2 wickets.
The game was poised for a close finish and with 10 needed from 4 overs, Ben Anscombe returned to bowl a superb Maiden. Ben Turk then followed up with just 1 run from his over.
9 needed from 2, Max Hendrick bowled a lovely over, getting a wicket on the 5th ball, but a final ball wide, meant 7 was needed from the final over.
Seb Kay took the ball, but saw his first hit to the boundary. The wind doing tricks with the second, a wide resulted. So just 1 to win from four balls, and a quick scampered single saw Purbrook home to win by 6 wickets and just three balls to spare!
A great game, where Field probably needed a few more runs,
Team
Matt Friend, Ossian Tate, Gabriel Broadhurst, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Joe Clarke, Joe Eglestaff, Seb Kay, Alfie Casson, Max Hendrick, Harvey Baker
Bowling
Ben Turk. 3 overs 6 runs
Ben Anscombe 3 overs 14 runs
Matt Friend 3 overs 15 runs 1 wckt
Gabriel Broadhurst 3 overs 10 runs 2 wckt Ossian Tate 1 over 1 run Harvey Baker 1 over 5 runs Joe Clarke 1 over 9 runs Seb Kay 2.3 overs 13 runs Max Hendrick 2 overs 7 runs 1 wckt
Batting
Matt 20 retired
Ossian 2 bowled
Gabriel 20 retired
Ben T. 1 bowled
Ben A. 11 caught
Joe C. 1 stumped
Joe E. 0 not out
Seb Kay. 1 not out
Alfie. Did not bat
Harvey. Did not bat
Max. Did not bat
This brought Gabriel Broadhurst to the crease and with Matt they began to build a score. The bowling remained tight but both batted well and retired with 20 runs each.
Ben Turk was undone by a ball that kept low and Joe Clarke was stumped by a quick take by the keeper. Ben Anscombe managed to push the score along, reaching 11 before being caught and with both Joe Eglestaff and Seb Kay unable to breach the field in the final over (both not out), Petersfield finished on 80 for 4.
A tough target to defend, but Ben Turk opened the bowling with a sprightly over. Ben Anscombe had the wind across and against, taking a couple of balls down leg, which were dispatched to the boundary. Matt Friend and Gabriel Broadhurst took over, Matt with the first wicket. There was some great fielding and Ossian made some good stops, returning the ball in to give just a single. The game was tight and Harvey Baker, Joe Clarke and Ossian Tate had an over each, the over from Ossian producing just a single. Seb Kay and Max Hendrick bowled next and then Gabriel returned to take 2 wickets.
The game was poised for a close finish and with 10 needed from 4 overs, Ben Anscombe returned to bowl a superb Maiden. Ben Turk then followed up with just 1 run from his over.
9 needed from 2, Max Hendrick bowled a lovely over, getting a wicket on the 5th ball, but a final ball wide, meant 7 was needed from the final over.
Seb Kay took the ball, but saw his first hit to the boundary. The wind doing tricks with the second, a wide resulted. So just 1 to win from four balls, and a quick scampered single saw Purbrook home to win by 6 wickets and just three balls to spare!
A great game, where Field probably needed a few more runs,
Team
Matt Friend, Ossian Tate, Gabriel Broadhurst, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Joe Clarke, Joe Eglestaff, Seb Kay, Alfie Casson, Max Hendrick, Harvey Baker
Bowling
Ben Turk. 3 overs 6 runs
Ben Anscombe 3 overs 14 runs
Matt Friend 3 overs 15 runs 1 wckt
Gabriel Broadhurst 3 overs 10 runs 2 wckt Ossian Tate 1 over 1 run Harvey Baker 1 over 5 runs Joe Clarke 1 over 9 runs Seb Kay 2.3 overs 13 runs Max Hendrick 2 overs 7 runs 1 wckt
Batting
Matt 20 retired
Ossian 2 bowled
Gabriel 20 retired
Ben T. 1 bowled
Ben A. 11 caught
Joe C. 1 stumped
Joe E. 0 not out
Seb Kay. 1 not out
Alfie. Did not bat
Harvey. Did not bat
Max. Did not bat
Petersfield 1st XI vs Four Marks
Petersfield hosted Four Marks hoping to make it four wins on the trot boosting their promotion hopes.
Four Marks elected to bat on a hard, dry wicket promising a big score. Christie Salmon had other ideas picking up a wicket in the sixth over with the visitors on just 20.
Hatherley and Burrows pushed the score along until Jack Hannam caught the latter with a low diving catch off the bowling of Nigel Straw. This triggered a collapse with Caddick and Straw reducing the visitors to 74 for 6 just 5 overs later.
Hatherley fell soon after to a superb one handed catch by Christie Salmon giving Caddick his second wicket. The Four Marks lower order fought well to reach 135 in the 32nd over. Nigel Straw finishing with excellent figures of 4 for 19.
Andy Salmon and Fred Patten started the Petersfield innings patiently putting on 88 for the first wicket before Salmon fell for 28 in the 21st over.
Skipper Ash Spencer holed out looking to finish the game early in the 26th over. Harry Hannam joined Patten at the crease with Patten bringing up his half century on his first start of the season. Hannam then hit 17 from his next seven balls giving field a comfortable 8 wicket victory.
Four Marks elected to bat on a hard, dry wicket promising a big score. Christie Salmon had other ideas picking up a wicket in the sixth over with the visitors on just 20.
Hatherley and Burrows pushed the score along until Jack Hannam caught the latter with a low diving catch off the bowling of Nigel Straw. This triggered a collapse with Caddick and Straw reducing the visitors to 74 for 6 just 5 overs later.
Hatherley fell soon after to a superb one handed catch by Christie Salmon giving Caddick his second wicket. The Four Marks lower order fought well to reach 135 in the 32nd over. Nigel Straw finishing with excellent figures of 4 for 19.
Andy Salmon and Fred Patten started the Petersfield innings patiently putting on 88 for the first wicket before Salmon fell for 28 in the 21st over.
Skipper Ash Spencer holed out looking to finish the game early in the 26th over. Harry Hannam joined Patten at the crease with Patten bringing up his half century on his first start of the season. Hannam then hit 17 from his next seven balls giving field a comfortable 8 wicket victory.
Monday, 6 June 2011
Petersfield U13s vs Hambledon B
On a cold and damp morning (not sure how I forgot it is always blowing a gale at Hambledon’s ground but that is as they say another story) Petersfield came up against Hambledon for the 2nd time in 5 days. Petersfield won the toss and decided to bat first and set a target for the hosts to chase.
Dan Parry(10) and Joe (1) could not repeat the heroics of Wednesday’s opening stand but Joe who faced the first over I think got a bit frustrated as the first over he faced was all over the place and went for 13 (1 run off the bat) and was bowled off an inside edge. Dan was 1 of two victims for Woolas playing back to a ball he needed to get forward to with the ball dying after it pitched and hitting the stumps no more than 2 inches off the ground. Gabriel (27) came it at 3 and played a fluent innings before guiding the ball to slip. The run rate was healthy with some nice shots being played before a mini collapse occurred with Tom (5), Rob (4) and Dan Eglestaff (5) getting out along with Gabriel to leave Petersfield 73-6 before Ben (13) and Josh (16) steadied the innings. Will (1), Alex (1 not out) and Oliver (6) pushed the total up to 118 which is now 4 games on the trot we have scored over a hundred which is a fantastic effort from the boys.
Hambledon had different openers than on Wednesday but they still got off to a flying start although only from 1 batsmen this time. Once the opener Gale retired for a well made 31 the Petersfield bowlers then turned the screw with some tight bowling from Alex (0-11), Tom (0-6) and Dan Eglestaff (0-14) kept the scoring down to 68-3 from 12th over. Then came the devastating spells of bowling from Gabriel (2-7) and Will (3-3) the later taking 3 in one over before Oliver (2-23) returned to replace Will (to great surprise from the coach and spectators) to clean up the last wicket. The last 6 wickets for 1 run in 3 overs to leave them 40 runs short of the Petersfield total.
As I said to the lads and the parents what pleased me more than anything else was not the win but the attitude of the lads. I know it is easier in the field when you are winning but everyone to a man was supporting the bowlers verbally and physically with some excellent fielding, catching (how did Gabe get to that catch) and backing up when the ball was thrown in. We looked like a team today which is a big plus for me and as was pointed out by a couple of the lads I could not stop smiling because of it as the hard work Paddy and I are putting in in training seems to be working, keep it up lads it was a joy to watch today.
Man of the match has to go to Will Grange for 2 over’s of accurate medium pace and a sharp catch which won us the match, honourable mentions to Gabriel and Josh.
Dan Parry(10) and Joe (1) could not repeat the heroics of Wednesday’s opening stand but Joe who faced the first over I think got a bit frustrated as the first over he faced was all over the place and went for 13 (1 run off the bat) and was bowled off an inside edge. Dan was 1 of two victims for Woolas playing back to a ball he needed to get forward to with the ball dying after it pitched and hitting the stumps no more than 2 inches off the ground. Gabriel (27) came it at 3 and played a fluent innings before guiding the ball to slip. The run rate was healthy with some nice shots being played before a mini collapse occurred with Tom (5), Rob (4) and Dan Eglestaff (5) getting out along with Gabriel to leave Petersfield 73-6 before Ben (13) and Josh (16) steadied the innings. Will (1), Alex (1 not out) and Oliver (6) pushed the total up to 118 which is now 4 games on the trot we have scored over a hundred which is a fantastic effort from the boys.
Hambledon had different openers than on Wednesday but they still got off to a flying start although only from 1 batsmen this time. Once the opener Gale retired for a well made 31 the Petersfield bowlers then turned the screw with some tight bowling from Alex (0-11), Tom (0-6) and Dan Eglestaff (0-14) kept the scoring down to 68-3 from 12th over. Then came the devastating spells of bowling from Gabriel (2-7) and Will (3-3) the later taking 3 in one over before Oliver (2-23) returned to replace Will (to great surprise from the coach and spectators) to clean up the last wicket. The last 6 wickets for 1 run in 3 overs to leave them 40 runs short of the Petersfield total.
As I said to the lads and the parents what pleased me more than anything else was not the win but the attitude of the lads. I know it is easier in the field when you are winning but everyone to a man was supporting the bowlers verbally and physically with some excellent fielding, catching (how did Gabe get to that catch) and backing up when the ball was thrown in. We looked like a team today which is a big plus for me and as was pointed out by a couple of the lads I could not stop smiling because of it as the hard work Paddy and I are putting in in training seems to be working, keep it up lads it was a joy to watch today.
Man of the match has to go to Will Grange for 2 over’s of accurate medium pace and a sharp catch which won us the match, honourable mentions to Gabriel and Josh.
Petersfield U15s vs Hambledon
After comfortable wins against Havant and Fareham, the U15s were brought down to earth with a bump, losing to Hambledon by 115 runs.
Bowling first against a free-scoring batting line-up, Petersfield’s bowlers stuck to their task, with Aaron Murray (4 for 27) the standout player. Cox (2), and Caddick and Newman, with one apiece, were the other wicket-takers.
Our fielding frailties came back to haunt us, with too many runs conceded through sloppy mistakes. In contrast to this, Friend, Caddick and White took three excellent catches.
In response, poor shot selection and a fatal lack of foot movement on a pitch with low bounce undermined our batting effort. Only Alex Thomas got his feet moving, batting sensibly for 19 in a losing cause.
Mention should be made, too, of a remarkable spell from Hambledon’s opening bowler, Prentice, who took 7 wickets for 4 runs in his 4 overs – all bowled. Basically, if we missed, he hit.
Bowling first against a free-scoring batting line-up, Petersfield’s bowlers stuck to their task, with Aaron Murray (4 for 27) the standout player. Cox (2), and Caddick and Newman, with one apiece, were the other wicket-takers.
Our fielding frailties came back to haunt us, with too many runs conceded through sloppy mistakes. In contrast to this, Friend, Caddick and White took three excellent catches.
In response, poor shot selection and a fatal lack of foot movement on a pitch with low bounce undermined our batting effort. Only Alex Thomas got his feet moving, batting sensibly for 19 in a losing cause.
Mention should be made, too, of a remarkable spell from Hambledon’s opening bowler, Prentice, who took 7 wickets for 4 runs in his 4 overs – all bowled. Basically, if we missed, he hit.
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Petersfield U13s vs Hambledon B
On another very nice evening at the Heath Petersfield took on Hambledon’s B team.
Petersfield won the toss and chose to put Hambledon in to bat to give Petersfield a target to chase and also get first use of the new ball.
The opening batsmen for Hambledon then proceeded to make Petersfield regret this decision with both there openers retiring on 30 in very quick time indeed. Some tight bowling by Rob Schofield (1-13), Tom Pocock (0-8) and Will Morton-Scott (0-4) restricted the rest of the batsmen and they bowled around man of the match Ben Anscombe’s 4 overs in which he took 3-28 (two in one over) and Alex Squires who returned at the end of the innings to bowl a wicket maiden to finish with 1-18 off his 3 overs. Hambledon made 157-6 which was a great effort after the first 5 overs went for 57 runs with too many extras conceded for the managers liking although we had 2 or 3 of the lads carrying injuries which did not help with our ground fielding
Petersfield then batted with Dan Parry (31 retired) and Joe Mayall (20) put on 69 off 11 overs before Joe got out trying to push the scoring along. Josh Bird made 5 before being run out after a mix up with his partner. Matt Friend (11) played well in his first game for the Under 13’s with Rob Schofield (21) had Hambledon looking at the scoreboard quite a lot as the bowlers started to feel the pressure and concede to many wides and byes for the captains liking. Ben Anscombe came in to make a quickfire 5 but Petersfield fell 27 runs short. But for the 3rd game on the trot the lads made over 100 runs and if we can stop the wides, no-balls and byes from mounting up we can be very competitive this season.
Another very good effort from the lads and it is great to see the side progress each time we play which is always the aim of the coaches and the club. So onto the return game on Sunday at Hambleon and another close game played in the right spirit
Petersfield won the toss and chose to put Hambledon in to bat to give Petersfield a target to chase and also get first use of the new ball.
The opening batsmen for Hambledon then proceeded to make Petersfield regret this decision with both there openers retiring on 30 in very quick time indeed. Some tight bowling by Rob Schofield (1-13), Tom Pocock (0-8) and Will Morton-Scott (0-4) restricted the rest of the batsmen and they bowled around man of the match Ben Anscombe’s 4 overs in which he took 3-28 (two in one over) and Alex Squires who returned at the end of the innings to bowl a wicket maiden to finish with 1-18 off his 3 overs. Hambledon made 157-6 which was a great effort after the first 5 overs went for 57 runs with too many extras conceded for the managers liking although we had 2 or 3 of the lads carrying injuries which did not help with our ground fielding
Petersfield then batted with Dan Parry (31 retired) and Joe Mayall (20) put on 69 off 11 overs before Joe got out trying to push the scoring along. Josh Bird made 5 before being run out after a mix up with his partner. Matt Friend (11) played well in his first game for the Under 13’s with Rob Schofield (21) had Hambledon looking at the scoreboard quite a lot as the bowlers started to feel the pressure and concede to many wides and byes for the captains liking. Ben Anscombe came in to make a quickfire 5 but Petersfield fell 27 runs short. But for the 3rd game on the trot the lads made over 100 runs and if we can stop the wides, no-balls and byes from mounting up we can be very competitive this season.
Another very good effort from the lads and it is great to see the side progress each time we play which is always the aim of the coaches and the club. So onto the return game on Sunday at Hambleon and another close game played in the right spirit
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Petersfield 1st XI vs St Mary Bourne
Petersfield travelled to St Mary Bourne looking to build on their recent strong performances in the league.
Taking into account the weather, skipper Ash Spencer inserted the opposition reaping instant rewards with Christie Salmon dismissing the dangerous Chislett in the 8th over.
Salmon and Caddick picked up a wicket apiece leaving the hosts on 70 for 3 after 14 overs.
Chris Russell and Wood slowed the game down keeping the run rate low whilst picking up a couple of wickets with Mary Bourne finishing on 191 for 5.
After a slow start Spencer accerelated the run rate before falling for a quickfire 20 in the 9th over. Andy Salmon along with Billy Maisey batted superbly putting on 91 for the second wicket; Salmon looking for a second successive century against St Mary Bourne.
Maisey fell in the 26th for a classy 42 bringing Jack Hannam to the crease. Salmon and Hannam put on 73 in just 9 overs giving field an 8 wicket victory.
Salmon finishing on 84* and Hannam on 39* giving field yet another emphatic win.
Taking into account the weather, skipper Ash Spencer inserted the opposition reaping instant rewards with Christie Salmon dismissing the dangerous Chislett in the 8th over.
Salmon and Caddick picked up a wicket apiece leaving the hosts on 70 for 3 after 14 overs.
Chris Russell and Wood slowed the game down keeping the run rate low whilst picking up a couple of wickets with Mary Bourne finishing on 191 for 5.
After a slow start Spencer accerelated the run rate before falling for a quickfire 20 in the 9th over. Andy Salmon along with Billy Maisey batted superbly putting on 91 for the second wicket; Salmon looking for a second successive century against St Mary Bourne.
Maisey fell in the 26th for a classy 42 bringing Jack Hannam to the crease. Salmon and Hannam put on 73 in just 9 overs giving field an 8 wicket victory.
Salmon finishing on 84* and Hannam on 39* giving field yet another emphatic win.
Sunday, 29 May 2011
Petersfield U13s vs Portsmouth
With the manager away for the first away game of the season for the under 13’s it was left to the coach Paddy May to run things and provide me with a brief report before he jetted off for a week’s holiday.
The result of the game (a win for Petersfield) gives the under 13 lads their first win for 2 seasons which I understand was a fantastic effort all round.
We batted first with Daniel Parry opened the batting for the first time scoring 31 confirming his manager’s faith in his ability and temperament as an opener. Gabriel Broadhurst (30 retired) continued his fine start to the season The rest of the batting showed that everyone contributed to take the lads to 102 for 8.
On the batting front Gabriel Broadhurst (30 retired) continued his fine start to the season, Daniel Parry opened the batting for the first time scoring 31 confirmed his managers faith in his ability and temperament as an opener. The rest of the batting showed that everyone contributed to take the lads to 102 for 8.
The bowling performance again showed that the lads are a talented bunch with wickets for 7 of the 9 bowlers. Alex Squires and Rob Schofield took 2 wickets a piece opening the bowling and put the Portsmouth players under pressure with 2 wickets in the first 2 overs.
The bowling performance was backed up with some excellent fielding and catching
Ben Ascombe 2, Dan May, Rory Classen and 1 for Josh Bird in his first game as wicketkeeper, in which I understand that he kept very well giving the manager a possible selection issue in the future.
The result of the game (a win for Petersfield) gives the under 13 lads their first win for 2 seasons which I understand was a fantastic effort all round.
We batted first with Daniel Parry opened the batting for the first time scoring 31 confirming his manager’s faith in his ability and temperament as an opener. Gabriel Broadhurst (30 retired) continued his fine start to the season The rest of the batting showed that everyone contributed to take the lads to 102 for 8.
On the batting front Gabriel Broadhurst (30 retired) continued his fine start to the season, Daniel Parry opened the batting for the first time scoring 31 confirmed his managers faith in his ability and temperament as an opener. The rest of the batting showed that everyone contributed to take the lads to 102 for 8.
The bowling performance again showed that the lads are a talented bunch with wickets for 7 of the 9 bowlers. Alex Squires and Rob Schofield took 2 wickets a piece opening the bowling and put the Portsmouth players under pressure with 2 wickets in the first 2 overs.
The bowling performance was backed up with some excellent fielding and catching
Ben Ascombe 2, Dan May, Rory Classen and 1 for Josh Bird in his first game as wicketkeeper, in which I understand that he kept very well giving the manager a possible selection issue in the future.
Petersfield 3rd XI vs Ashford Hill 2nd XI
Ashford Hill 183 ao
Petersfield 121 ao
Ashford Hill won by 62 runs
Was it really only five weeks ago that the Thirds were sweltering in temperatures pushing 30 degrees at Longparish? This Saturday saw the team dispatched to yet another remote location in the far reaches of north Hampshire to play Ashford Hill. Conditions were bleak – cold, wet, windy, horrible.
Bowling first, despite freezing fingers and wearing as many sweaters as possible while retaining at least some ability to remain mobile in the field, Petersfield battled hard to bowl out the opposition for 183.
Loose deliveries were punished unerringly and ‘Field’s attack was further frustrated by a last wicket partnership where the combined ages of the batsmen must have been well into three figures.
Rory Newman bowled superbly to pick up his first ‘five-fer’ of the season (10-1-44-5), while fellow U15 Alex Thomas did his fantasy league ratings no harm at all with four catches behind the stumps, three off Newman. The other wicket-takers were Smith (2), with Godman and O’Brien picking up one each. Windebank (snr) and Phipps took two smart catches in the deep.
In response, Petersfield got off to their traditional sluggish start and also lost two quick wickets. Thomas and May got the innings back on track with a partnership of 83, May looking in great touch in compiling an authoritative 57.
The game was there to be won but disaster struck with Thomas calamitously run-out for 23. This triggered a collapse, as Petersfield lost their last seven wickets for 34 runs, with only Newman (15) showing some resistance as the required run rate began to climb.
This was a classic encounter of the wily old veterans against the enthusiastic young bucks (and it’s not often that the venerable Mark Holloway can be counted as the latter). On this occasion the more seasoned players of Ashford Hill managed to prevail.
Petersfield 121 ao
Ashford Hill won by 62 runs
Was it really only five weeks ago that the Thirds were sweltering in temperatures pushing 30 degrees at Longparish? This Saturday saw the team dispatched to yet another remote location in the far reaches of north Hampshire to play Ashford Hill. Conditions were bleak – cold, wet, windy, horrible.
Bowling first, despite freezing fingers and wearing as many sweaters as possible while retaining at least some ability to remain mobile in the field, Petersfield battled hard to bowl out the opposition for 183.
Loose deliveries were punished unerringly and ‘Field’s attack was further frustrated by a last wicket partnership where the combined ages of the batsmen must have been well into three figures.
Rory Newman bowled superbly to pick up his first ‘five-fer’ of the season (10-1-44-5), while fellow U15 Alex Thomas did his fantasy league ratings no harm at all with four catches behind the stumps, three off Newman. The other wicket-takers were Smith (2), with Godman and O’Brien picking up one each. Windebank (snr) and Phipps took two smart catches in the deep.
In response, Petersfield got off to their traditional sluggish start and also lost two quick wickets. Thomas and May got the innings back on track with a partnership of 83, May looking in great touch in compiling an authoritative 57.
The game was there to be won but disaster struck with Thomas calamitously run-out for 23. This triggered a collapse, as Petersfield lost their last seven wickets for 34 runs, with only Newman (15) showing some resistance as the required run rate began to climb.
This was a classic encounter of the wily old veterans against the enthusiastic young bucks (and it’s not often that the venerable Mark Holloway can be counted as the latter). On this occasion the more seasoned players of Ashford Hill managed to prevail.
Petersfield U15s vs Fareham & Crofton
Petersfield U15s picked up their second victory on the trot with a convincing 9-wicket win against Fareham & Crofton.
Losing the toss and bowling first, the match followed a similar pattern to Petersfield’s previous home fixture. With our attack possibly showing some signs of ring-rustiness not having played for a fortnight, Fareham progressed steadily to 50 without loss before Aaron Murray (2 for 28) sensationally struck with a double-wicket maiden.
Despite a fighting 38 from Southern, wickets began to fall steadily, with Caddick (2 for 12) the pick of the bowlers proving a real handful with his pace and accuracy. Not even the unwanted distraction of some of the more odious examples of local pond life walking provocatively across the middle of the field could put the Petersfield paceman off his stride during an electric second spell.
Ben Cox (2 for 23) was the other wicket-taker, with Newman and Hiscock also bowling well and unlucky not to strike.
Chasing 114, Petersfield lost skipper Newman early on, unlucky to be judged caught behind off McMain. But this only brought Friend (50*) and Hiscock (44*) together, who calmly knocked off the runs showing real flare and exemplary shot selection. In what was a near-perfect run chase, the only doubt was who would get to their half-century first!
Despite some looseness in the field this was an impressive all-round performance from the U15s and sets the team up nicely for two tough fixtures to come against Hambledon (a) and Portsmouth (h).
Losing the toss and bowling first, the match followed a similar pattern to Petersfield’s previous home fixture. With our attack possibly showing some signs of ring-rustiness not having played for a fortnight, Fareham progressed steadily to 50 without loss before Aaron Murray (2 for 28) sensationally struck with a double-wicket maiden.
Despite a fighting 38 from Southern, wickets began to fall steadily, with Caddick (2 for 12) the pick of the bowlers proving a real handful with his pace and accuracy. Not even the unwanted distraction of some of the more odious examples of local pond life walking provocatively across the middle of the field could put the Petersfield paceman off his stride during an electric second spell.
Ben Cox (2 for 23) was the other wicket-taker, with Newman and Hiscock also bowling well and unlucky not to strike.
Chasing 114, Petersfield lost skipper Newman early on, unlucky to be judged caught behind off McMain. But this only brought Friend (50*) and Hiscock (44*) together, who calmly knocked off the runs showing real flare and exemplary shot selection. In what was a near-perfect run chase, the only doubt was who would get to their half-century first!
Despite some looseness in the field this was an impressive all-round performance from the U15s and sets the team up nicely for two tough fixtures to come against Hambledon (a) and Portsmouth (h).
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Petersfield U11B vs Steep
On an unusually cloudy day, the B team took on local rivals, Steep. Following their close match with Portsmouth and Southsea, the B side had high expectations that a win was not far away. Steep, though, had a few district players and were not going to be an easy target.
Tommy Mathews won the toss and decided to put Steep in. Steep showed their intend from the start and dispatched the first 4 overs for 24, this continued and wickets were few and far between. Thomas Stevens got the first wicket with a good stumping by Jack Butcher. Ben Dodds grabbed the second, bowled and also wicker maiden. His brother was not to be out done and grabbed a wicket too, again stumped by Jack. Two final wickets fell, going to Luke McQuire (caught) and Ben Kay (bowled). Steep finishing on 298 (scores start at 200 in pairs with -5 for each wicket).
In reply, the opening pair of Cameron Porteous and Ben Dodds faced some quick and accurate bowling, losing a wicket and taking the score to 210 after 4 overs. Jack Butcher and Ben Kay were next, with Jack finding three boundaries but also being bowled. Score was up to 236. Hector Pocock and Luke McQuire struggled to score and with another wicket falling the score was at 245. Two pairs left and first Thomas Stevens and Henry Dodds were at the crease. Losing two more wickets and taking the score back to 240. The final pairing was Tommy Mathews and Charles Haydon, and Tommy went after some boundaries. Both Charles and Tommy lost a wicket and Petersfield finished on 256.
Petersfield lose by 42 runs.
Top score Tommy with 10.
Bowling Ben Dodds 1 for 6 and
Tommy bowled his 3 overs for just 10 runs being unlucky not to take a wicket.
Team
Tommy Mathews, Cameron Porteous, Thomas Stevens, Jack Butcher, Charles Haydon, Hector Pocock, Ben Kay, Luke McQuire, Ben and Henry Dodds
Tommy Mathews won the toss and decided to put Steep in. Steep showed their intend from the start and dispatched the first 4 overs for 24, this continued and wickets were few and far between. Thomas Stevens got the first wicket with a good stumping by Jack Butcher. Ben Dodds grabbed the second, bowled and also wicker maiden. His brother was not to be out done and grabbed a wicket too, again stumped by Jack. Two final wickets fell, going to Luke McQuire (caught) and Ben Kay (bowled). Steep finishing on 298 (scores start at 200 in pairs with -5 for each wicket).
In reply, the opening pair of Cameron Porteous and Ben Dodds faced some quick and accurate bowling, losing a wicket and taking the score to 210 after 4 overs. Jack Butcher and Ben Kay were next, with Jack finding three boundaries but also being bowled. Score was up to 236. Hector Pocock and Luke McQuire struggled to score and with another wicket falling the score was at 245. Two pairs left and first Thomas Stevens and Henry Dodds were at the crease. Losing two more wickets and taking the score back to 240. The final pairing was Tommy Mathews and Charles Haydon, and Tommy went after some boundaries. Both Charles and Tommy lost a wicket and Petersfield finished on 256.
Petersfield lose by 42 runs.
Top score Tommy with 10.
Bowling Ben Dodds 1 for 6 and
Tommy bowled his 3 overs for just 10 runs being unlucky not to take a wicket.
Team
Tommy Mathews, Cameron Porteous, Thomas Stevens, Jack Butcher, Charles Haydon, Hector Pocock, Ben Kay, Luke McQuire, Ben and Henry Dodds
Petersfield 3rd XI vs Overton 3rd XI
After finally locating the ground (tip: don’t rely on the sat nav because you end up in a housing estate), Petersfield batted first on an artificial strip with occasional exaggerated bounce.
The nerves of the waiting batsmen weren’t helped by a wandering gazebo, doubling up as a temporary ‘pavilion’, which kept getting detached from its moorings in the blustery conditions, threatening to take out our lower-middle order.
On the field of play, batting was a struggle against some tight bowling, skipper Stratford-Tuke leading the way with a fluent 36. Some bold attacking shots from Newman (23) in the late stages of the innings took the score to 126, which was probably only about 20-30 runs short of a really competitive total given the conditions.
Defending a low score was always going to be tricky, but opening bowlers Godman and Newman ripped into the Overton top order. Wickets fell regularly and U15 Ben Cox sustained the pressure with a fantastic spell of controlled swing bowling (3 for 21).
With the opposition a man down due to injury and beginning to panic, victory for Petersfield looked a real possibility. The fielding was keen but Overton managed to scramble home – just – with two wickets to spare.
This was a spirited performance by an inexperienced Petersfield XI. With a few more runs on the board a first victory of the season surely can’t be far away.
The nerves of the waiting batsmen weren’t helped by a wandering gazebo, doubling up as a temporary ‘pavilion’, which kept getting detached from its moorings in the blustery conditions, threatening to take out our lower-middle order.
On the field of play, batting was a struggle against some tight bowling, skipper Stratford-Tuke leading the way with a fluent 36. Some bold attacking shots from Newman (23) in the late stages of the innings took the score to 126, which was probably only about 20-30 runs short of a really competitive total given the conditions.
Defending a low score was always going to be tricky, but opening bowlers Godman and Newman ripped into the Overton top order. Wickets fell regularly and U15 Ben Cox sustained the pressure with a fantastic spell of controlled swing bowling (3 for 21).
With the opposition a man down due to injury and beginning to panic, victory for Petersfield looked a real possibility. The fielding was keen but Overton managed to scramble home – just – with two wickets to spare.
This was a spirited performance by an inexperienced Petersfield XI. With a few more runs on the board a first victory of the season surely can’t be far away.
Monday, 23 May 2011
Petersfield U9B vs Portsmouth Community
On a very windy and drizzly evening the U9Bs did the club proud with their enthusiasm and determination. Batting first they defended well and only lost 3 wickets. Jamie Allardice top scored with 11 - hitting his first 2 balls for 4. Max Mullen scored 8 and Theo Truss 4.
Petersfield finished on 264. The calling and running between the wickets was excellent.
As the wind got stronger and the drizzle wetter, Petersfield fielded and at the half way point Portsmouth and Southsea were 231-2. Alex Chun bowled straight and fast and got 2 wickets. However with fingers beginning to freeze and the ball getting wetter it was difficult for the bowlers to keep straight and a few too many wides meant that Portsmouth and Southsea sneaked home by 14 runs.
Pick of the bowlers was Alex Chun with 3-9, Max Mullen 0-4, Theo Truss 0-8 and Freddie Barham 0-10
Team: Fergus Evans, Nicholas Ross, Theo Truss, Alfred Muir, Freddie Barham, Alex Chun, Max Mullen, Jamie Allardice
Petersfield finished on 264. The calling and running between the wickets was excellent.
As the wind got stronger and the drizzle wetter, Petersfield fielded and at the half way point Portsmouth and Southsea were 231-2. Alex Chun bowled straight and fast and got 2 wickets. However with fingers beginning to freeze and the ball getting wetter it was difficult for the bowlers to keep straight and a few too many wides meant that Portsmouth and Southsea sneaked home by 14 runs.
Pick of the bowlers was Alex Chun with 3-9, Max Mullen 0-4, Theo Truss 0-8 and Freddie Barham 0-10
Team: Fergus Evans, Nicholas Ross, Theo Truss, Alfred Muir, Freddie Barham, Alex Chun, Max Mullen, Jamie Allardice
Petersfield U11A vs Hambledon
On a cold and damp evening, Petersfield took on Hambledon, whose side contained 4 Hampshire players as well as several district players. With Petersfield having 1 Hampshire and 2 district this was going to be a tough match.
Hambledon won the toss and elected to bat. The opening bowlers of Ben Turk and Ben Anscombe applied early pressure, both finding swing and being very unlucky not to get a wicket. Two edges just passed slip found the boundary but runs were hard to come by as Petersfield fielded well. Matt Friend and William Milner- Smith took over the mantle and kept things tight and after 8 overs the score was 22.
Gabriel Broadhurst was next to bowl and he got the break through with a well taken catch from Ben Anscombe at square leg. The very next ball saw Gabrielle grab his second, bowling the new batsman. He missed his hat trick.
The batsman knew they needed runs and every ball that was slightly short or on leg was being dispatched to the boundary. All of the bowlers were receiving the same but Petersfield stayed strong. With 16 overs gone the score was on 93. Rain was falling, and Hambledon were pushing but with one over remaining they were on 122. The final over went for 22, leaving Hambledon on 144/3.
The target was set and the rain was still falling. It was more like a winters day. Matt Friend and Ossian Tate opened the response and runs were coming mostly from well run byes. In the third over, Matt was bowled for 0 bringing in Gabriel Broadhurst. With Ossian, they pressed the score on. Some glorious boundaries from Gabriel and some well placed singles from Ossian. With the score on 36 in the sixth over, Ossian was unlucky to be adjudged stumped for 9. In came Ben Turk. Gabriel retired soon after on 21 and Ben retired shortly after with a quick fire 21 of his own. The score now on 78 after 10 overs. Petersfield were ahead of the scoring and Ben Anscombe added a quick 13, but this is where the scoring stopped! At 93 for 3 at the end of the 13th over, the target was 51 runs to win with 7 overs left. The rain was still falling but the bowlers now found their line and a hat trick saw Kit Classen, Joe Clarke and Alfie Casson all back in the clubhouse without scoring. Seb Kay offered some resistance but was caught for 3. Then a mix up saw Max Hendrick ran out.
With the rule that retired players cannot return, Petersfield's innings closed on 95 for 8 in the 15th over.
A really good effort against a very good side, our players can be proud of a decent performance in testing conditions.
Hambledon 144/3 Petersfield 95/8 lost by 49 runs
Team
Matt Friend, Ossian Tate, Gabriel Broadhurst, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Seb Kay, Kit Classen, Joe Clarke, Alfie Casson, Max Hendrick, William Milner-Smith
Hambledon won the toss and elected to bat. The opening bowlers of Ben Turk and Ben Anscombe applied early pressure, both finding swing and being very unlucky not to get a wicket. Two edges just passed slip found the boundary but runs were hard to come by as Petersfield fielded well. Matt Friend and William Milner- Smith took over the mantle and kept things tight and after 8 overs the score was 22.
Gabriel Broadhurst was next to bowl and he got the break through with a well taken catch from Ben Anscombe at square leg. The very next ball saw Gabrielle grab his second, bowling the new batsman. He missed his hat trick.
The batsman knew they needed runs and every ball that was slightly short or on leg was being dispatched to the boundary. All of the bowlers were receiving the same but Petersfield stayed strong. With 16 overs gone the score was on 93. Rain was falling, and Hambledon were pushing but with one over remaining they were on 122. The final over went for 22, leaving Hambledon on 144/3.
The target was set and the rain was still falling. It was more like a winters day. Matt Friend and Ossian Tate opened the response and runs were coming mostly from well run byes. In the third over, Matt was bowled for 0 bringing in Gabriel Broadhurst. With Ossian, they pressed the score on. Some glorious boundaries from Gabriel and some well placed singles from Ossian. With the score on 36 in the sixth over, Ossian was unlucky to be adjudged stumped for 9. In came Ben Turk. Gabriel retired soon after on 21 and Ben retired shortly after with a quick fire 21 of his own. The score now on 78 after 10 overs. Petersfield were ahead of the scoring and Ben Anscombe added a quick 13, but this is where the scoring stopped! At 93 for 3 at the end of the 13th over, the target was 51 runs to win with 7 overs left. The rain was still falling but the bowlers now found their line and a hat trick saw Kit Classen, Joe Clarke and Alfie Casson all back in the clubhouse without scoring. Seb Kay offered some resistance but was caught for 3. Then a mix up saw Max Hendrick ran out.
With the rule that retired players cannot return, Petersfield's innings closed on 95 for 8 in the 15th over.
A really good effort against a very good side, our players can be proud of a decent performance in testing conditions.
Hambledon 144/3 Petersfield 95/8 lost by 49 runs
Team
Matt Friend, Ossian Tate, Gabriel Broadhurst, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Seb Kay, Kit Classen, Joe Clarke, Alfie Casson, Max Hendrick, William Milner-Smith
Petersfield 1st XI vs Farley
Petersfield played their first home league match of the season at the Heath hoping to build on last weeks victory at Dinton.
Field won the toss and elected to bat on a hard, flat track. The opening pair Will Rice and Andy Salmon put on their second successive 50 run partnership before Rice fell in the 12th over. Salmon followed shortly afterwards for an aggressive 30.
Skipper Ash Spencer and John McGuire added another 30 to the total before McGuire fell LBW in the 20th over. This brought Harry Hannam to the crease who along with Spencer took to the Farley attack stroking the ball to all parts of the ground.
They both reached their half century with the pair putting on 131 runs in just 15 overs before Hannam fell for 79.
Chris Russell and Jack Hannam ran well with Spencer adding 46 from the last five overs. Spencer finished unbeaten on 79 with a total of 273 for just 5 wickets.
Blanks and Caddick opened up for Petersfield bowling tight and putting early pressure on Farley, although it was a change of pace in Chris Wood which got the breakthrough.
Ramsey was the only batsman that went at the Petersfield attack bringing up his half century in quick time. The return of Nicky Caddick paid off as he blew away the middle order with a hostile spell of pace bowling. With Ramsey still hitting the ball to all parts of the ground, Spencer turned to veteran Chris Russell whose left arm spin bamboozled the tail picking up two quick wickets. A superb piece of fielding by Harry Hannam wrapped up the innings giving Field a convincing 81 run victory.
Field won the toss and elected to bat on a hard, flat track. The opening pair Will Rice and Andy Salmon put on their second successive 50 run partnership before Rice fell in the 12th over. Salmon followed shortly afterwards for an aggressive 30.
Skipper Ash Spencer and John McGuire added another 30 to the total before McGuire fell LBW in the 20th over. This brought Harry Hannam to the crease who along with Spencer took to the Farley attack stroking the ball to all parts of the ground.
They both reached their half century with the pair putting on 131 runs in just 15 overs before Hannam fell for 79.
Chris Russell and Jack Hannam ran well with Spencer adding 46 from the last five overs. Spencer finished unbeaten on 79 with a total of 273 for just 5 wickets.
Blanks and Caddick opened up for Petersfield bowling tight and putting early pressure on Farley, although it was a change of pace in Chris Wood which got the breakthrough.
Ramsey was the only batsman that went at the Petersfield attack bringing up his half century in quick time. The return of Nicky Caddick paid off as he blew away the middle order with a hostile spell of pace bowling. With Ramsey still hitting the ball to all parts of the ground, Spencer turned to veteran Chris Russell whose left arm spin bamboozled the tail picking up two quick wickets. A superb piece of fielding by Harry Hannam wrapped up the innings giving Field a convincing 81 run victory.
Petersfield U11B vs Portsmouth and Southsea
We batted frst and we put on 44 runs for the first 8 overs, unfortunately their wicket-keeper started to play very well and they managed to take 10 wickets so our total was 240.
Batting highlights were Camerons 18 runs, followed by Thomas with 8, Jack with 7 and Tommy with 6. If we hadn't lost 10 wickets we'd have had a score of 290.
With a modest total of 240 to defend, we had to get off to a good start, our bowling was excellent throughout, the first 8 overs they only scored 10 runs which was tremendous. The game was always close, but they just pulled ahead towards the end and won by 14 runs.
The difference in the match was we took 5 wickets to their 10, which was mainly down to their wicket keeper stumping our guys when some of their bowling was slow and looping encouraging our guys out of their creases to hit the ball, which gave him the chance. Our bowling was much faster making stumpings much harder for us.
Standout bowling performances from Harvey who bowled 3 overs for 10 runs and took 2 wickets, Thomas who bowled 3 overs for 7 runs and took 1 wicket, Tommy who bowled 2 overs for 5 runs and took 1 wicket and Ben Kay who bowled 2 overs for 9 runs and took 1 wicket, but as I say everyone bowled well, we gave away far fewer extras this match, keep up the good work.
Batting highlights were Camerons 18 runs, followed by Thomas with 8, Jack with 7 and Tommy with 6. If we hadn't lost 10 wickets we'd have had a score of 290.
With a modest total of 240 to defend, we had to get off to a good start, our bowling was excellent throughout, the first 8 overs they only scored 10 runs which was tremendous. The game was always close, but they just pulled ahead towards the end and won by 14 runs.
The difference in the match was we took 5 wickets to their 10, which was mainly down to their wicket keeper stumping our guys when some of their bowling was slow and looping encouraging our guys out of their creases to hit the ball, which gave him the chance. Our bowling was much faster making stumpings much harder for us.
Standout bowling performances from Harvey who bowled 3 overs for 10 runs and took 2 wickets, Thomas who bowled 3 overs for 7 runs and took 1 wicket, Tommy who bowled 2 overs for 5 runs and took 1 wicket and Ben Kay who bowled 2 overs for 9 runs and took 1 wicket, but as I say everyone bowled well, we gave away far fewer extras this match, keep up the good work.
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
Petersfield U11As vs Locksheath
A lovely sunny evening at Penns and Matt Friend won the toss and elected to bat. Matt opened with William Milner-Smith but the Locks Heath bowlers of Sam Woodham and Sam Gardner were bowling superbly. A mix up saw William ran out in the 4th over with the score on just 3. This brought Gabriel Broadhurst to the crease. The Locks Heath bowlers continued to bowl tightly and their fielding was excellent. Runs were in short supply and Matt Friend was bowled in the 10th over with the score on 28. Ossian Tate joined Gabriel and they set about scoring some quick runs. Gabriel struck 3 fours and Ossian weighed in with some quick 1s and 2s. Gabriel retired on reaching 20 in the 17 over with the score now on 74 and a partnership of 46. With three overs left, first Ben Turk (9 from 6 balls) and then Seb Kay (8 from 8)joined Ossian, both being caught. Max Hendricks was bowled for 0 and Ben Anscombe made a single off the last ball. Ossian finishing on an unbeaten 15 and Petersfield closing on 95 for 5.
Locks Heath looked to chase but Ben Anscombe and Ben Turk tied them down with a brilliant opening four overs. Ben A got the first wicket caught by Ben T. Matt Friend then bowled three tight overs grabbing 2 wickets. For Locks Heath, only Jack Mennel was resisting and retired not out on a good 22. Wickets continued to fall and catches were being taking. Alfie Casson held a brilliant catch behind the stumps. Gabriel bowled his 3 overs and was unlucky to only take 1 wicket, bowling a spell of lively spin. Joe Clarke, Joe Eglestaff, Seb Kay and Ossian Tate all bowled an over, keeping on top of the score. Then Max Hendricks took over and what a devastating spell it was. He took 3 wickets for only 4 runs in his three overs and with William Milner-Smith grabbing a wicket maiden it was very nearly over. Ben Anscombe bowled the final over and his third ball hit the Locks Heath player who had to retire hurt. Locks Heath finishing on 53 all out.
Petersfield U11A record a first league win by 42 runs.
Scorecard for Petersfield
1. Matt Friend. Bowled 14
2. William Milner-Smith. Run out 0
3. Gabrielle Broadhurst. Retired 20
4. Ossian Tate. Not Out 15
5. Ben Turk. Caught 9
6. Seb Kay. Caught 8
7. Max Hendricks Bowled 0
8. Ben Anscombe. Not out 1
9. Joe Eglestaff. Did not bat
10. Joe Clarke. Did not bat
11. Alfie Casson. Did not bat
Extras 28 Total 95 for 5
Bowling. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts
Ben Anscombe. 2.3. 2. 2. 1
Ben Turk. 3. 0. 10. 0
Matt Friend. 3. 1. 8. 2
Joe Clarke. 1. 0. 5. 0
Seb Kay. 1. 0. 6. 0
Gabrielle Broadhurst. 3. 0. 5. 1
Joe Eglestaff. 1. 0. 6. 0
Ossian Tate. 1. 0. 6. 0
Max Hendricks. 3. 1. 4. 3
William Milner-Smith. 1. 1. 0. 1
Locks Heath all out for 53 (15 extras).
Locks Heath looked to chase but Ben Anscombe and Ben Turk tied them down with a brilliant opening four overs. Ben A got the first wicket caught by Ben T. Matt Friend then bowled three tight overs grabbing 2 wickets. For Locks Heath, only Jack Mennel was resisting and retired not out on a good 22. Wickets continued to fall and catches were being taking. Alfie Casson held a brilliant catch behind the stumps. Gabriel bowled his 3 overs and was unlucky to only take 1 wicket, bowling a spell of lively spin. Joe Clarke, Joe Eglestaff, Seb Kay and Ossian Tate all bowled an over, keeping on top of the score. Then Max Hendricks took over and what a devastating spell it was. He took 3 wickets for only 4 runs in his three overs and with William Milner-Smith grabbing a wicket maiden it was very nearly over. Ben Anscombe bowled the final over and his third ball hit the Locks Heath player who had to retire hurt. Locks Heath finishing on 53 all out.
Petersfield U11A record a first league win by 42 runs.
Scorecard for Petersfield
1. Matt Friend. Bowled 14
2. William Milner-Smith. Run out 0
3. Gabrielle Broadhurst. Retired 20
4. Ossian Tate. Not Out 15
5. Ben Turk. Caught 9
6. Seb Kay. Caught 8
7. Max Hendricks Bowled 0
8. Ben Anscombe. Not out 1
9. Joe Eglestaff. Did not bat
10. Joe Clarke. Did not bat
11. Alfie Casson. Did not bat
Extras 28 Total 95 for 5
Bowling. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts
Ben Anscombe. 2.3. 2. 2. 1
Ben Turk. 3. 0. 10. 0
Matt Friend. 3. 1. 8. 2
Joe Clarke. 1. 0. 5. 0
Seb Kay. 1. 0. 6. 0
Gabrielle Broadhurst. 3. 0. 5. 1
Joe Eglestaff. 1. 0. 6. 0
Ossian Tate. 1. 0. 6. 0
Max Hendricks. 3. 1. 4. 3
William Milner-Smith. 1. 1. 0. 1
Locks Heath all out for 53 (15 extras).
Sunday, 15 May 2011
Petersfield U15s vs Havant
Petersfield U15s bounced back from their opening day defeat against Portsmouth in emphatic fashion, comfortably beating Havant by 7 wickets at the Heath.
The foundations for this victory were laid down by a superb performance from the bowling attack, with Rory Newman (2 for 10) and Aaron Murray (2 for 13) leading the way, well supported by a miserly Ben Cox (1 for 7 off 3 overs) and Nicky Caddick (1 for 25), who exploited the uneven nature of the wicket to great effect with his pace.
The fielding effort, greatly improved, featured two impressive catches by skipper Newman at mid-off.
Chasing Havant’s score of 87, Jordan Hiscock (32) and Ben Friend (37 not out) paced Petersfield’s reply perfectly. With Alex Thomas (6 not out) keeping a cool head at the death, the winning total was reached with 11 balls to spare.
This was a great all-round performance, full of spirit and sensible, skilful cricket. It will give the team a massive confidence boost for the tougher matches ahead.
The foundations for this victory were laid down by a superb performance from the bowling attack, with Rory Newman (2 for 10) and Aaron Murray (2 for 13) leading the way, well supported by a miserly Ben Cox (1 for 7 off 3 overs) and Nicky Caddick (1 for 25), who exploited the uneven nature of the wicket to great effect with his pace.
The fielding effort, greatly improved, featured two impressive catches by skipper Newman at mid-off.
Chasing Havant’s score of 87, Jordan Hiscock (32) and Ben Friend (37 not out) paced Petersfield’s reply perfectly. With Alex Thomas (6 not out) keeping a cool head at the death, the winning total was reached with 11 balls to spare.
This was a great all-round performance, full of spirit and sensible, skilful cricket. It will give the team a massive confidence boost for the tougher matches ahead.
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Petersfield U13s vs Steep
Well after what seems like a long 3 or 4 weeks since starting this job we finally got the season under way with another rearranged fixture with local rivals Steep.
On a nice evening at the Heath Petersfield won the toss and chose to bowl first with new lad Oliver Simpson and player of the season Tom Pocock (1-18) opening the bowling. Tom took the first wicket with a very good return catch; from the first ball of the next over Gabriel Broadhurst (2-5) bowled the other opener to leave Steep 2 down for 10 from 3 overs. J Nobel (23) then launched a counter attack with some lovely shots. Wickets went down at the other end at regular intervals with Will Grange taking the wicket of the dangerous J Nobel and Rob Schofield running out G.Crew.
The bowling again was tight with only the occasional bad balls being dispatched over the boundary for 4. Josh Bird (0 for 1 off 2 over’s) and Dan Parry (0 for 6 off his 2 over’s) bowled some very tidy and tight over’s.
The bad balls being punished helped push the scoring along, with the Steep middle order playing well to keep the momentum going (M.Edmundson making16) before Oliver Simpson returned to take 2 wickets with his first and last ball of the final over but also conceded a few runs to leave him with figures of 3 for 22 from his 3 over’s. Steep having set Petersfield 107 to win the match
Petersfield opened with last year’s successful opening partnership of Joe Mayall (15) and Tom Pocock (0), Gabriel Broadhust (30 retired) joined Joe in the middle after Tom was out bowled and between them took the scoring swiftly along with Joe hitting some lusty blows including a six over cow corner before being bowled by J Thompson trying to repeat the 6. Gabriel Broadhust (30 retired) was playing some beautiful cover drives and all was going well until Oliver Simpson (3) was run out trying to run a 2nd having not listened to the call of NO from his partner. With Gabriel on 30 he retired n the same ball which really knocked the stuffing out of Petersfield effectively losing 2 wickets in one ball.
Robert Schofield (9) and Daniel Parry (13) kept the momentum going and put the pressure on the bowlers who struggled a bit with their line and some nice shots through the offside. J Nobel (3-22) returned to the attack and took a wicket in his first over back and another in his last with a ball that crept under Rory Classens bat giving him no chance of keeping it out. Will Grange was then bowled by J Thompson(2 for 9), Josh Brid (11) then took the score on to 100 – 8 giving Petersfield a chance off the final over needing 7 to win the game. Unfortuantely for Petersifled and to the delight of Steep Josh was out 2nd ball of the over leaving Daniel May and Tom Thompsett to see out the last 4 balls without scoring.
A tight game played in a great spirit, congratulations to Steep but a fantastic effort from Petersfield in their first game of the season
On a nice evening at the Heath Petersfield won the toss and chose to bowl first with new lad Oliver Simpson and player of the season Tom Pocock (1-18) opening the bowling. Tom took the first wicket with a very good return catch; from the first ball of the next over Gabriel Broadhurst (2-5) bowled the other opener to leave Steep 2 down for 10 from 3 overs. J Nobel (23) then launched a counter attack with some lovely shots. Wickets went down at the other end at regular intervals with Will Grange taking the wicket of the dangerous J Nobel and Rob Schofield running out G.Crew.
The bowling again was tight with only the occasional bad balls being dispatched over the boundary for 4. Josh Bird (0 for 1 off 2 over’s) and Dan Parry (0 for 6 off his 2 over’s) bowled some very tidy and tight over’s.
The bad balls being punished helped push the scoring along, with the Steep middle order playing well to keep the momentum going (M.Edmundson making16) before Oliver Simpson returned to take 2 wickets with his first and last ball of the final over but also conceded a few runs to leave him with figures of 3 for 22 from his 3 over’s. Steep having set Petersfield 107 to win the match
Petersfield opened with last year’s successful opening partnership of Joe Mayall (15) and Tom Pocock (0), Gabriel Broadhust (30 retired) joined Joe in the middle after Tom was out bowled and between them took the scoring swiftly along with Joe hitting some lusty blows including a six over cow corner before being bowled by J Thompson trying to repeat the 6. Gabriel Broadhust (30 retired) was playing some beautiful cover drives and all was going well until Oliver Simpson (3) was run out trying to run a 2nd having not listened to the call of NO from his partner. With Gabriel on 30 he retired n the same ball which really knocked the stuffing out of Petersfield effectively losing 2 wickets in one ball.
Robert Schofield (9) and Daniel Parry (13) kept the momentum going and put the pressure on the bowlers who struggled a bit with their line and some nice shots through the offside. J Nobel (3-22) returned to the attack and took a wicket in his first over back and another in his last with a ball that crept under Rory Classens bat giving him no chance of keeping it out. Will Grange was then bowled by J Thompson(2 for 9), Josh Brid (11) then took the score on to 100 – 8 giving Petersfield a chance off the final over needing 7 to win the game. Unfortuantely for Petersifled and to the delight of Steep Josh was out 2nd ball of the over leaving Daniel May and Tom Thompsett to see out the last 4 balls without scoring.
A tight game played in a great spirit, congratulations to Steep but a fantastic effort from Petersfield in their first game of the season
Sunday, 8 May 2011
Petersfield U15s vs Portsmouth
St Helens cricket ground, Southsea, can be an inhospitable place to visit at the best of times, with the wind whipping off the Solent and a home team packed with district and county players with a lot to say for themselves. And so it proved on Thursday when Petersfield U15s kicked off their season against Portsmouth U15s.
Winning the toss, Petersfield asked Portsmouth to bat first and put in a solid bowling display with tidy performances from captain Rory Newman (1 for 22), Jordan Hiscock (1 for 28) and Nicky Caddick (0 for 18).
Despite some ground-fielding lapses, there were some excellent catches taken by Ben Friend and Rafe Cains, as well as an early candidate for ‘catch of the season’ from Rob Straw. Thanks also to some clever footwork from Aaron Murray that resulted in a run-out, Petersfield did well to restrict a strong opposition batting line-up to 130 for 4.
However on a wicket about as reliable as the Welsh rugby team’s back division, Petersfield’s reply got off to the worst possible start, unluckily losing opener Ben Friend first ball to a leading edge. Despite some resistance from Jordan Hiscock (12) and Ben Cox (11), batting was a struggle and the innings failed to recover against some quick, hostile bowling in fading light.
Defeat by 95 runs was a tough introduction to A league cricket for Petersfield. However there were plenty of promising signs that hinted at a brighter future for the team this season.
Winning the toss, Petersfield asked Portsmouth to bat first and put in a solid bowling display with tidy performances from captain Rory Newman (1 for 22), Jordan Hiscock (1 for 28) and Nicky Caddick (0 for 18).
Despite some ground-fielding lapses, there were some excellent catches taken by Ben Friend and Rafe Cains, as well as an early candidate for ‘catch of the season’ from Rob Straw. Thanks also to some clever footwork from Aaron Murray that resulted in a run-out, Petersfield did well to restrict a strong opposition batting line-up to 130 for 4.
However on a wicket about as reliable as the Welsh rugby team’s back division, Petersfield’s reply got off to the worst possible start, unluckily losing opener Ben Friend first ball to a leading edge. Despite some resistance from Jordan Hiscock (12) and Ben Cox (11), batting was a struggle and the innings failed to recover against some quick, hostile bowling in fading light.
Defeat by 95 runs was a tough introduction to A league cricket for Petersfield. However there were plenty of promising signs that hinted at a brighter future for the team this season.
Monday, 2 May 2011
Petersfield U11A vs Portsmouth
For most of the Petersfield side, this was their first 20 overs game not played in pairs. Matt Friend was asked to bat by the opposing captain. Matt and Seb Kay opended the innings, but Portsmouth struck in the 2nd over. Ben Anscombe joined Matt Friend at the wicket and they started to tick the score over. With the score on 26, Ben went for a quick single, but a direct hit saw him run out. Ben Turk was next in, and with the assured Matt Friend, they took the score on to 44, but Ben Turk was then caught behind for 9. At number five was Ossian Tate, who joined Matt Friend in the 11th over, with 8.3 overs still to go. With the fielders closing in, Ossian put the first ball away for a 4. Matt was next to lose his wicket, run out by another direct hit. Alfie Casson joined Ossian and they moved the score up to 65 before Alfie was caught, bring Max Hendrick in. Max and Ossian stayed to the end both finishing not out, with Ossian on 9 and Max on 3. A total of 87 for 5, was a respectable start. Some excellent Portsmouth bowling and fielding, restricting the total.
In reply, Portsmouth find themselves 2 wickets down after 5 overs, with excellent bowling from Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe and Matt Friend. Ossian Tate, Seb Kay, Max Hendricks and William Milner-Smith, provided the rest of the bowling.3 catches went down, but the fielding was good, with some solid stops by Harvey Baker, Ben Kay and Kit Classen. Seb Kay was unlucky not to take a catch and Ossian Tate almost had a wicket but the ball alluded the keeper, Alfie Casson. With Portsmouth closing in Matt Friend returned to grab a second wicket. Portsmouth scored the winning run in the 18th over, so winning by 7 wickets.
Final Score - Petersfield A 87/5 Portsmouth 88/3 in 17.3
Team:
Matt Friend - Captain, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Ossian Tate, Alfie Casson, Kit Classen, Seb Kay, William Milner-Smith, Harvey Baker, Max Hendrick, Ben Kay
In reply, Portsmouth find themselves 2 wickets down after 5 overs, with excellent bowling from Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe and Matt Friend. Ossian Tate, Seb Kay, Max Hendricks and William Milner-Smith, provided the rest of the bowling.3 catches went down, but the fielding was good, with some solid stops by Harvey Baker, Ben Kay and Kit Classen. Seb Kay was unlucky not to take a catch and Ossian Tate almost had a wicket but the ball alluded the keeper, Alfie Casson. With Portsmouth closing in Matt Friend returned to grab a second wicket. Portsmouth scored the winning run in the 18th over, so winning by 7 wickets.
Final Score - Petersfield A 87/5 Portsmouth 88/3 in 17.3
Team:
Matt Friend - Captain, Ben Turk, Ben Anscombe, Ossian Tate, Alfie Casson, Kit Classen, Seb Kay, William Milner-Smith, Harvey Baker, Max Hendrick, Ben Kay
Petersfield 1st XI vs Steep
Petersfield took on local rivals Steep hoping to win their final pre season friendly before their eagerly anticipated league start.
Steep won the toss and elected to bat on a superb batting track. Blanks and Maisey opened up and restricted the home side in the opening overs. Skipper Ash Spencer turned to Jack Hannam in search of a break through which paid off dismissing the dangerous Knight for 23. Blanks picked up fellow opener Callingham leaving Steep with some rebuilding to do.
Maisey and debutant Caddick picked up a wicket a piece leaving Steep in trouble early in the innings. G Hughes held Steep together batting throughout the innings with an unbeaten half century. Unfortunately no other Steep batsman really got going and they ended up on 187 for 9 from 40. Youngster Caddick finishing with 2 for 24 from six overs, marking a very memorable debut.
Field had an awful start losing opener Chris Wood in the first over bowled by Callingham for a duck. This brought skipper Ash Spencer to the crease along side Will Rice. The pair ran well and put away the bad ball to bring up the hundred at drinks. Spencer accelerated after the break to bring up his half century shortly followed by Rice an over later.
After setting a solid foundation for the visitors Spencer was dismissed for a well crafted 56 to Mercer. Harry Hannam and Rice pushed the run rate along with the latter scoring a flurry of boundaries to push him into the 90’s. With Rice set on 99 he smashed a cover drive for 4 bringing up and excellent ton only to be dismissed the following ball by Lewis.
Harry Hannam followed shortly afterwards attempting to finish the game with a big hit bowled by Mercer. Extras sealed victory the following over giving Petersfield an emphatic win over their local rivals proving that they are capable of competing at a higher standard of cricket.
Steep won the toss and elected to bat on a superb batting track. Blanks and Maisey opened up and restricted the home side in the opening overs. Skipper Ash Spencer turned to Jack Hannam in search of a break through which paid off dismissing the dangerous Knight for 23. Blanks picked up fellow opener Callingham leaving Steep with some rebuilding to do.
Maisey and debutant Caddick picked up a wicket a piece leaving Steep in trouble early in the innings. G Hughes held Steep together batting throughout the innings with an unbeaten half century. Unfortunately no other Steep batsman really got going and they ended up on 187 for 9 from 40. Youngster Caddick finishing with 2 for 24 from six overs, marking a very memorable debut.
Field had an awful start losing opener Chris Wood in the first over bowled by Callingham for a duck. This brought skipper Ash Spencer to the crease along side Will Rice. The pair ran well and put away the bad ball to bring up the hundred at drinks. Spencer accelerated after the break to bring up his half century shortly followed by Rice an over later.
After setting a solid foundation for the visitors Spencer was dismissed for a well crafted 56 to Mercer. Harry Hannam and Rice pushed the run rate along with the latter scoring a flurry of boundaries to push him into the 90’s. With Rice set on 99 he smashed a cover drive for 4 bringing up and excellent ton only to be dismissed the following ball by Lewis.
Harry Hannam followed shortly afterwards attempting to finish the game with a big hit bowled by Mercer. Extras sealed victory the following over giving Petersfield an emphatic win over their local rivals proving that they are capable of competing at a higher standard of cricket.
Petersfield 1st XI vs Selsey
Petersfield took on Sussex based Selsey for the second of their pre season friendlies hoping to improve on last week’s loss against Grayswood.
Selsey won the the toss and and didn’t hesitate in electing to bat. Petersfield bolstered by the the return of skipper Ash Spencer immediately took the game to the opposition reducing the hosts to 21 for 2 from just 4 overs mainly due to a suburb opening spell from newcomer Billy Maisey and some sharp catches from Will Rice.
Selsey kept the run rate moving along steadily until Nigel Straw dismissed the stubborn A Horner for 13 with Maisey taking a great reflex catch in the slips.
The remainder of the home side supported C Mason well for his half century despite J Hannam and Liam Charles picking up a wicket apiece. However this only brought the return of Christie Salmon into the attack who annihilated the lower order with a spell of hostile yet accurate bowling reducing the home side to 175 for 8. Christie finished with superb figures of 3 wickets from 8 overs for just 18 runs.
Field got off to a slow start and suffered an early blow losing the dangerous Rice in the 5th over. Then losing skipper Ash Spencer to an LBW decision the following over field looked in trouble at 16 for 2. This brought debutant Harry Hannam to the crease who smashed 3 of his first 5 balls for 4 giving field hope after a poor start.
Unfortunately he too fell LBW bringing Maisey to the crease with the ever reliable Andy Salmon. The pair added 50 for the 4th wicket until Maisey was bowled by Kochumon for a classy 28.
The lower order swiftly followed leaving Matt and Christie Salmon; Petersfield’s last hope of salvaging something from the game to grind out the last few overs. Sadly Matt was run out by a superb piece of fielding and Christie ended up on 20* with Petersfield falling 30 runs short.
Selsey won the the toss and and didn’t hesitate in electing to bat. Petersfield bolstered by the the return of skipper Ash Spencer immediately took the game to the opposition reducing the hosts to 21 for 2 from just 4 overs mainly due to a suburb opening spell from newcomer Billy Maisey and some sharp catches from Will Rice.
Selsey kept the run rate moving along steadily until Nigel Straw dismissed the stubborn A Horner for 13 with Maisey taking a great reflex catch in the slips.
The remainder of the home side supported C Mason well for his half century despite J Hannam and Liam Charles picking up a wicket apiece. However this only brought the return of Christie Salmon into the attack who annihilated the lower order with a spell of hostile yet accurate bowling reducing the home side to 175 for 8. Christie finished with superb figures of 3 wickets from 8 overs for just 18 runs.
Field got off to a slow start and suffered an early blow losing the dangerous Rice in the 5th over. Then losing skipper Ash Spencer to an LBW decision the following over field looked in trouble at 16 for 2. This brought debutant Harry Hannam to the crease who smashed 3 of his first 5 balls for 4 giving field hope after a poor start.
Unfortunately he too fell LBW bringing Maisey to the crease with the ever reliable Andy Salmon. The pair added 50 for the 4th wicket until Maisey was bowled by Kochumon for a classy 28.
The lower order swiftly followed leaving Matt and Christie Salmon; Petersfield’s last hope of salvaging something from the game to grind out the last few overs. Sadly Matt was run out by a superb piece of fielding and Christie ended up on 20* with Petersfield falling 30 runs short.
Petersfield 1st XI vs Grayswood
Petersfield travelled to Grayswood for the first of their pre season friendly’s.
Stand in skipper Jack Hannam won the toss and elected to bat on a wicket that looked likely to deteriorate as the day went on.
Openers Fred Patten and Will Rice worked the ball into the gaps well and pushed singles to give the side a solid platform.
Patten holed out to spinner Nobes in the 16th over with the score on 56 after making a patient 24.
This bought Billy Maisey to the crease who along with Rice accelerated the run rate, culminating with Rice bringing up his half century with a towering six over the pavilion.
Maisey fell in the 25th over with field at 116 for 2 a good score looked on the cards. However this triggered a collapse which saw three wickets fall in the next three overs including the excellent Rice who made 56.
The lower order never really got going and Petersfield ended the day on 160 for 8 with Morton the stand out bowler.
Petersfield made a great start with Nigel Straw running out A.Kent in the first over with a direct hit. Callum Kent and Broughton batted well, seeing off openers Blanks and Maisey who bowled with good control.
A change of pace brought the breakthrough with spinner Toby Austin removing Kent for a solid 39. Broughton quickly followed, the experienced Nigel Straw trapping him LBW.
Shaun Blanks, Maisey and Patten bowled well bringing a couple of wickets however Jackson put away the bad ball to see Grayswood home in the 39th over.
A good effort from Petersfield for a first game, five dropped catches dictating the end result.
Stand in skipper Jack Hannam won the toss and elected to bat on a wicket that looked likely to deteriorate as the day went on.
Openers Fred Patten and Will Rice worked the ball into the gaps well and pushed singles to give the side a solid platform.
Patten holed out to spinner Nobes in the 16th over with the score on 56 after making a patient 24.
This bought Billy Maisey to the crease who along with Rice accelerated the run rate, culminating with Rice bringing up his half century with a towering six over the pavilion.
Maisey fell in the 25th over with field at 116 for 2 a good score looked on the cards. However this triggered a collapse which saw three wickets fall in the next three overs including the excellent Rice who made 56.
The lower order never really got going and Petersfield ended the day on 160 for 8 with Morton the stand out bowler.
Petersfield made a great start with Nigel Straw running out A.Kent in the first over with a direct hit. Callum Kent and Broughton batted well, seeing off openers Blanks and Maisey who bowled with good control.
A change of pace brought the breakthrough with spinner Toby Austin removing Kent for a solid 39. Broughton quickly followed, the experienced Nigel Straw trapping him LBW.
Shaun Blanks, Maisey and Patten bowled well bringing a couple of wickets however Jackson put away the bad ball to see Grayswood home in the 39th over.
A good effort from Petersfield for a first game, five dropped catches dictating the end result.
Saturday, 12 March 2011
Successful Finish to the Indoor Season
The indoor season came to a close this evening and I am delighted to let you know that the Petersfield senior team captained by Jack Hannam have secured promotion in their first season by finishing at least 2nd in their league.
Regular members of the team include Will Rice, Shaun Blanks, Matt Salmon, Chris Salmon and Liam Charles. Billy Maisey, Toby Austin and Nicky Caddick have also played.
The U16s also finished their season on a winning note with an excellent win against Hambledon making a total of 4 wins. This is not bad as nearly all the team will still be U16 next season. Special congratulations go to Matt Crouch who we believe may finish as top run scorer in the league with 309 runs from 9 innings.
Regular members of the team also include Alex Thomas, Rory Newman, Nicky Caddick, Ben Cox, Jordan Hiscock, Aran Murray and Simon Murray. Ben Friend has also played.
Regular members of the team include Will Rice, Shaun Blanks, Matt Salmon, Chris Salmon and Liam Charles. Billy Maisey, Toby Austin and Nicky Caddick have also played.
The U16s also finished their season on a winning note with an excellent win against Hambledon making a total of 4 wins. This is not bad as nearly all the team will still be U16 next season. Special congratulations go to Matt Crouch who we believe may finish as top run scorer in the league with 309 runs from 9 innings.
Regular members of the team also include Alex Thomas, Rory Newman, Nicky Caddick, Ben Cox, Jordan Hiscock, Aran Murray and Simon Murray. Ben Friend has also played.
Congratulations to 3 New Qualified Coaches
The club wishes to congratulate Daniel Amis and James Stratford-Tuke on passing their Level 2 coaching certificate and to Chris Salmon who has passed his Level 1 coaching certificate.
Daniel and James are coaching the U9s this season and James is the capatin of the 3rd XI.
The club now has 17 active qualified coaches and 10 other managers and assistants for all the teams in the club which is a superb ratio of coaches to players and we are very grateful to all the volunteers.
Daniel and James are coaching the U9s this season and James is the capatin of the 3rd XI.
The club now has 17 active qualified coaches and 10 other managers and assistants for all the teams in the club which is a superb ratio of coaches to players and we are very grateful to all the volunteers.
Friday, 18 February 2011
Petersfield Seniors Move to Top Spot
Petersfield won their latest indoor match against Bedhampton to move to top of Division 4 of the Indoor League. However with Emsworth and Hambledon having games in hand promotion is still out of our hands and dependent upon others' results.
Put into bat, Petersfield got off to a disasterous start as Will Rice went first ball and Shaun Blanks third ball. Chris Salmon and Jack Hannam steadied the ship and Salmon played a great innings to quickly get to 25 and retire. He was replaced by Matt Salmon who continued the good work. Hannam was dismissed for 18 and Liam Charles soon afterwards and it was left to the Salmons (Chris 40no and Matt 32no) to take the team through to a respectable 130 off 12 overs.
Shaun Blanks and Chris Salmon restricted Bedhampton early in their innings and they were soon well behind the run rate. Salmon took a caught and bowled but Petersfield were not making inroads and soon the batsmen started to gain momentum. They came very close with only 11 needed off 3 balls but Blanks kept his line and length and forced 2 run outs off the last 2 balls of the innings to see Petersfield home.
Their final match is on Sunday 6th February against Locksheath
Put into bat, Petersfield got off to a disasterous start as Will Rice went first ball and Shaun Blanks third ball. Chris Salmon and Jack Hannam steadied the ship and Salmon played a great innings to quickly get to 25 and retire. He was replaced by Matt Salmon who continued the good work. Hannam was dismissed for 18 and Liam Charles soon afterwards and it was left to the Salmons (Chris 40no and Matt 32no) to take the team through to a respectable 130 off 12 overs.
Shaun Blanks and Chris Salmon restricted Bedhampton early in their innings and they were soon well behind the run rate. Salmon took a caught and bowled but Petersfield were not making inroads and soon the batsmen started to gain momentum. They came very close with only 11 needed off 3 balls but Blanks kept his line and length and forced 2 run outs off the last 2 balls of the innings to see Petersfield home.
Their final match is on Sunday 6th February against Locksheath
Saturday, 5 February 2011
Petersfield Dominate Unbeaten Emsworth
Petersfield senior indoor team played some great cricket to come out comfortable winners against league leaders and previuosly unbeaten Emsworth. PUt into bat and after losing an early wicket, Will Rice (19) and Jack Hannam (21) built steadily but some good bowling from Emsworth was not going to allow Petersfield any easy runs. All the batsmen had to work hard and play for the gaps. Chris and Matt Salmon continued the good work and with big hits from Liam Charles at the end Petersfield reached 99-4.
To win they would need to bowl Emsworth out. All the bowlers gave nothing away and gradually built the pressure up. Shaun Blanks bowled a great opening spell of 3-12 off his 3 overs and he was well supported by Chris Salmon and skipper Hannam. Will Rice maintained the pressure and bagged 2 wickets and Liam Charles finished it off with a great catch from the diving Matt Salmon.
Petersfield move into 2nd place in the league and must win their last 2 matches to give themselves a chance of promotion. Next match is against Bedhampton C on 13th February.
To win they would need to bowl Emsworth out. All the bowlers gave nothing away and gradually built the pressure up. Shaun Blanks bowled a great opening spell of 3-12 off his 3 overs and he was well supported by Chris Salmon and skipper Hannam. Will Rice maintained the pressure and bagged 2 wickets and Liam Charles finished it off with a great catch from the diving Matt Salmon.
Petersfield move into 2nd place in the league and must win their last 2 matches to give themselves a chance of promotion. Next match is against Bedhampton C on 13th February.
Thursday, 27 January 2011
U16s Come back from the Brink to Defeat Sarisbury
They needed 41 off 2 overs to win and did it with 4 balls to spare!
Matt Crouch finished 67no as he blasted Petersfield to victory after some great bowling from Nicky Caddick. Put into bat Sarisbury set a difficult total of 146. Caddick just conceded 12 runs from his 3 overs in a very controlled spell. Alex Thomas was sharp again behind the stumps and Rory Newman started to find his length.
Petersfield put on another good opening partnership with Crouch and Thomas. Crouch retired at 25 and Petersfield could not quite get up to the run rate needed. Aran Murray and Ben Cox ran well between the wickets to get Petersfield past the 100 mark before Crouch returned to spoil Sarisbury's dreams of their first win of the winter.
Matt Crouch finished 67no as he blasted Petersfield to victory after some great bowling from Nicky Caddick. Put into bat Sarisbury set a difficult total of 146. Caddick just conceded 12 runs from his 3 overs in a very controlled spell. Alex Thomas was sharp again behind the stumps and Rory Newman started to find his length.
Petersfield put on another good opening partnership with Crouch and Thomas. Crouch retired at 25 and Petersfield could not quite get up to the run rate needed. Aran Murray and Ben Cox ran well between the wickets to get Petersfield past the 100 mark before Crouch returned to spoil Sarisbury's dreams of their first win of the winter.
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Our Latest Qualified Coach
Congratulations to Anthony Williams who has just achieved his UKCC level 1 Coaching qualification. Anthony is a very experienced football coach and has coached and managed the Liss girls team. He will now be transferring his skills to help Chris Russell with our girls' cricket team.
Monday, 17 January 2011
Colts' Coaching Starts
There was a great turn out for all age groups last Friday as the colts' coaching got underway at Bedales. U9s, U11s, U13s and U15s all had a good number of players attending. Thanks to the number of coaches and assistants volunteering to help the club have at least 3 coaches and assistants per age group and will also be running specialist coaching sessions for as many boys and girls as possible during the coming weeks.
The U7s and girls get underway on Friday 21st at The Petersfield School.
The U7s and girls get underway on Friday 21st at The Petersfield School.
Senior Indoor Team Notch Another Victory
Petersfield put XIIth Men into bat and bowled extremely tightly to restrict them to 84-4 off their 12 overs. Pick of the bowlers were Will Rice (2-4), Shaun Blanks (0-19 off 3) and Jack Hannam (1-19 off 3). Rice (24) and Hannam (17no) then took the overs they had to reach the total with the XIIth Men being very generous with their wides. Rice holed out with only 2 runs needed.
This puts Petersfield temporaily into 2nd place in the league with 4 wins out of 6.
This puts Petersfield temporaily into 2nd place in the league with 4 wins out of 6.
U16s Shock Unbeaten Purbrook
Our U16 indoor team played tremendously to beat Purbrook who were unbeaten in the league. Matt Crouch 27no and Alex Thomas 27no put on a solid opening stand with both retiring as Petersfield reached 118-2 off their 12 overs.
This was followed by a superb fielding display with Ben Friend involved in 5 wickets with 2 catches and 3 run outs. Jordan Hiscock bowled accurately getting 2-23 and the other wicket was picked up by Aran Murray. With 16 needed off the last over, Spears hit Murray hard for what we thought would be a 6 only for Ben Friend to throw himself between the wall and the bowl and hang on to the catch.
Matt Crouch is currently the leading run scorer in the league.
Congratulations to all the team!
This was followed by a superb fielding display with Ben Friend involved in 5 wickets with 2 catches and 3 run outs. Jordan Hiscock bowled accurately getting 2-23 and the other wicket was picked up by Aran Murray. With 16 needed off the last over, Spears hit Murray hard for what we thought would be a 6 only for Ben Friend to throw himself between the wall and the bowl and hang on to the catch.
Matt Crouch is currently the leading run scorer in the league.
Congratulations to all the team!
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