Presidents Day a great success
Sunday 3rd August and the club came together for the first Presidents day in many a year.
Despite the morning showers the ground was hard and dry as the sun came out on a perfect day for a game of cricket. There were old players, ex-colts (now grown up), current colts, Hampshire and England over 60s a well as the usual Sunday team and club sponsors and supporters.
The toss happened in Nick Blackstad’s (President) head as Dave Squires (Sunday captain) was not involved. The President’s team won the toss and chose to bat, well it was better than watching the president’s side toil in the sun!
As it was, it was the Sunday side who toiled in the sun for the first 10 overs as Jim Smallbone (37) and Chris Wood (35) took a liking to the bowlers and put on 75 for the first wicket. Captain Squires had been hit for 11 in his first over as Jim deposited him over deep long on for a 6 and 4 but Jim then got an edge to Damien Carson (2-29) in the next over to give the Sunday side a break from the onslaught. Squires then removed Chris Wood with a filthy leg side delivery that Chris Wood hit off the back of his bat up in the air to give keeper Josh Collins his second catch in as many overs. David Greetham went for 10 as Squires picked him up with a jaffa of a ball that pitched on middle and hit the top off off stump, too good for the returning player.
1st team opening bowler Shaun Blanks (13) and 3rd team opening bowler Oli Simpson (23) (to a superb running catch by James Stratford-Tuke) came and went as they fell to Damien Carson and Ben Anscombe (1-25) leaving the Presidents XI on 101-4. Herald Journalist (playing his first game for 10 years) Alan Wooler came and went as he was bowled by Sunday stalwart Mark Holloway (1-35). Harry Cartmell, Waitrose (15) came out and hit some nice shots as he and Trevor Foreman overseas player (38 not out) pushed the scoring along to 142. When Harry was run out Alex Squires (0) came out and lasted 3 balls as he gave 11 year old Tom Stratford-Tuke (1-12) his first senior wicket as he was caught at square leg attempting a pull to cow corner! Mike Freeston was caught off Andy Barnes (1-10) and James Stratford-Tuke bowled the last over for just 3 runs to wrap up the innings leaving the Presidents XI on 189-9
At tea there was a real dilemma for all the players, whether to leave the pavillion at all as there was a real slap-up tea supplied by Barbara Blakstad (presidents wife) and Helen Freeston. It was a tea designed to stop the Sunday side from emerging and forfeiting their innings but there were enough youngsters that Dave Squires was forced to leave the pavillion with his team to try and chase down 190 for the win.
Jack Hannam (1st team captain) and James Stratford-Tuke (3rd team captain and Chairman) opened the batting but unfortunately James was out for a diamond duck as Shaun Blanks demolished his stumps with a cracking delivery which would have bowled anyone.
Andy Barnes (50 retired not out) joined Jack Hannam (14) and they both scored as freely as the Presidents XI top order and took the score to 73 before Jack mistimed a pull and was caught at square leg. Andy Barnes had been moving through the gears at the other end scoring a quickfire 50 including 3 sixes and 5 fours as he and Shaun Blanks (2-48) went toe to toe. Having made 50 Andy was asked to retire to give some others a bat (well played Andy). Damien Carson (5) and Ben Anscombe (7) came and went as Chris Wood (2-39) put a stop to the high run rate in conjunction with Jim Smallbone (3-10 off 8 overs !). 11 year old James Longland then went out to bat and score his first senior runs before he was bowled for 7 by Wood, having put on 20 with Ben Turk (37). Tom Stratford_Tuke also got his first senior runs scoring 2 runs but was in for a long time and helped Turk take the score to 142-6 leaving the game in the balance. David Longland (14) fresh from his first 50 last week looked good until he took on Smallbone and missed a straight delivery. Ben Turk then fell caught at mid-off by Shaun Blanks with the score on 164. So the Sunday XI needed 26 off 8 overs with 3 batsmen to come as well as Andy Barnes if required. It fell to Simon Dodd (11 not out), Josh Collins (10 including 1 six off Chris Wood over square leg) and Mark Holloway (5 not out) to see the Sunday XI home with 3 overs to spare.
A great game of cricket which had everything in it from superb shots, good bowling, bad bowling, superb catching and not so superb catching (you know who you are !)
Well played to everyone and thanks for a fantastic day which was enjoyed by young and old. The club cannot fail if it keeps moving forward with events like this. Roll on to next years game
Men Of the Match- Andy Barnes, Trevor Foreman and Jim Smallbone
Moment of the match - James Stratford_Tuke’s catch at long-onPresidents Day a great success
Sunday 3rd August and the club came together for the first Presidents day in many a year.
Despite the morning showers the ground was hard and dry as the sun came out on a perfect day for a game of cricket. There were old players, ex-colts (now grown up), current colts, Hampshire and England over 60s a well as the usual Sunday team and club sponsors and supporters.
The toss happened in Nick Blackstad’s (President) head as Dave Squires (Sunday captain) was not involved. The President’s team won the toss and chose to bat, well it was better than watching the president’s side toil in the sun!
As it was, it was the Sunday side who toiled in the sun for the first 10 overs as Jim Smallbone (37) and Chris Wood (35) took a liking to the bowlers and put on 75 for the first wicket. Captain Squires had been hit for 11 in his first over as Jim deposited him over deep long on for a 6 and 4 but Jim then got an edge to Damien Carson (2-29) in the next over to give the Sunday side a break from the onslaught. Squires then removed Chris Wood with a filthy leg side delivery that Chris Wood hit off the back of his bat up in the air to give keeper Josh Collins his second catch in as many overs. David Greetham went for 10 as Squires picked him up with a jaffa of a ball that pitched on middle and hit the top off off stump, too good for the returning player.
1st team opening bowler Shaun Blanks (13) and 3rd team opening bowler Oli Simpson (23) (to a superb running catch by James Stratford-Tuke) came and went as they fell to Damien Carson and Ben Anscombe (1-25) leaving the Presidents XI on 101-4. Herald Journalist (playing his first game for 10 years) Alan Wooler came and went as he was bowled by Sunday stalwart Mark Holloway (1-35). Harry Cartmell, Waitrose (15) came out and hit some nice shots as he and Trevor Foreman overseas player (38 not out) pushed the scoring along to 142. When Harry was run out Alex Squires (0) came out and lasted 3 balls as he gave 11 year old Tom Stratford-Tuke (1-12) his first senior wicket as he was caught at square leg attempting a pull to cow corner! Mike Freeston was caught off Andy Barnes (1-10) and James Stratford-Tuke bowled the last over for just 3 runs to wrap up the innings leaving the Presidents XI on 189-9
At tea there was a real dilemma for all the players, whether to leave the pavillion at all as there was a real slap-up tea supplied by Barbara Blakstad (presidents wife) and Helen Freeston. It was a tea designed to stop the Sunday side from emerging and forfeiting their innings but there were enough youngsters that Dave Squires was forced to leave the pavillion with his team to try and chase down 190 for the win.
Jack Hannam (1st team captain) and James Stratford-Tuke (3rd team captain and Chairman) opened the batting but unfortunately James was out for a diamond duck as Shaun Blanks demolished his stumps with a cracking delivery which would have bowled anyone.
Andy Barnes (50 retired not out) joined Jack Hannam (14) and they both scored as freely as the Presidents XI top order and took the score to 73 before Jack mistimed a pull and was caught at square leg. Andy Barnes had been moving through the gears at the other end scoring a quickfire 50 including 3 sixes and 5 fours as he and Shaun Blanks (2-48) went toe to toe. Having made 50 Andy was asked to retire to give some others a bat (well played Andy). Damien Carson (5) and Ben Anscombe (7) came and went as Chris Wood (2-39) put a stop to the high run rate in conjunction with Jim Smallbone (3-10 off 8 overs !). 11 year old James Longland then went out to bat and score his first senior runs before he was bowled for 7 by Wood, having put on 20 with Ben Turk (37). Tom Stratford_Tuke also got his first senior runs scoring 2 runs but was in for a long time and helped Turk take the score to 142-6 leaving the game in the balance. David Longland (14) fresh from his first 50 last week looked good until he took on Smallbone and missed a straight delivery. Ben Turk then fell caught at mid-off by Shaun Blanks with the score on 164. So the Sunday XI needed 26 off 8 overs with 3 batsmen to come as well as Andy Barnes if required. It fell to Simon Dodd (11 not out), Josh Collins (10 including 1 six off Chris Wood over square leg) and Mark Holloway (5 not out) to see the Sunday XI home with 3 overs to spare.
A great game of cricket which had everything in it from superb shots, good bowling, bad bowling, superb catching and not so superb catching (you know who you are !)
Well played to everyone and thanks for a fantastic day which was enjoyed by young and old. The club cannot fail if it keeps moving forward with events like this. Roll on to next years game
Men Of the Match- Andy Barnes, Trevor Foreman and Jim Smallbone
Moment of the match - James Stratford_Tuke’s catch at long-on
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