Petersfield U11A v Portsmouth U11A

Having been asked to bat by the Portsmouth captain, the Petersfield openers carefully navigated their first competitive overs of the season under a rare May sun. 

The home team bowled tight lines and lengths, but Petersfield kept the scoreboard ticking with sharp ones and twos, finding it hard to reach the boundary on a deceptively slow outfield. The loss of Charles Neville  in the 3rd over brought in Ossian Tate to join Joe Clarke, and the pair built a solid partnership with Tate's ability to hit big increasing the rate and earning him a retirement on 23 in quick time. 

Petersfield accumulated steadily and lost only two more wickets with opener Clarke retiring on 22 in the 14th over after a patient and well constructed innings. The batsmen were unable to accelerate in the last quarter, finding it hard to put bat on ball throughout some quick death bowling. However, a solid 96 for 3 seemed a good return for their twenty overs.

Portsmouth were kept in check for the first few overs, with the bowlers giving little away and Ed Braithwaite's sharp throw from the cover boundary running out Randall scrambling for a third run. The batting side rallied, and good running kept them in touch with the asking rate. Harvey Baker took a good catch off a thick edge running around from third man but Portsmouth continued to bat patiently and were 48/2 at the halfway point.

Petersfield needed wickets, and we're rewarded in the 13th over. First, a bamboozler from Oscar Amis castled the Portsmouth batsman. The new batsman hoicked his first ball over Tommy Matthews at mid-on who chased, turned and threw down the wicket. With Petersfield on a team hat-trick, Amis got his next ball to climb sharply and a big top edge was well taken by Thomas Stevens at fine leg. 

Portsmouth recovered well from the loss of 3 in 3 balls, and put pressure on the fielders with good running between the wickets. The loss of Clarke with a broken finger after a brave stop at cover meant Petersfield would have to see out the remaining overs with only ten on the field, and without their opening bowler.

Needing 5 to win from the last over, the Portsmouth batsman latched on to a no-ball and timed a pull behind square for four.

The home team edged the match with their determination to take risky runs throughout their innings in a tight game of high-quality cricket.

A great effort from Petersfield in their first A league game of the season. Losing by 5 wickets in the final over.

Team

Ossian Tate (capt), Harvey Baker, Jack Butcher, Joe Clarke, Charles Neville, James Bradley, Cameron Porteous, Tommy Matthews, Thomas Stevens, Oscar Amiss, Ed Braithwaite

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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).

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