Petersfield Cricket Club awarded £75,000 of funding from Sport England through Inspired Facilities.

Some of you will be aware that last year the club decided to apply to Sports
England through Inspired Facilities for an award to modernise The Heath
pavilion, provide weatherproofing equipment (covers and water hog) and carryout
work to improve drainage of the ground.  The funding has been secured for the
covers etc and they were delivered during the season, the drainage work funding
is in place and we are talking to contractors.  Sport England has now confirmed
that we have received a £75,000 award through Inspired Facilities! (Inspired
Facilities is a programme with a share of National Lottery funding from Sport
England which has contributed towards the sporting legacy of the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic games). The award is for the modernisation of the
Heath pavilion is part of an overall project cost of £101,895 (this includes
purchase of equipment, including the water hog, white goods and covers etc, the
difference has already been raised or we have identified where the money can
come from).

We were informed at the end of last month but the news has been embargoed to
allow Sport England to maximise the publicity, we have now sent out a press
release.

While we put a huge amount of work into the submission it is a very competitive
process and the odds were always against us, to get an award is brilliant, to get
exactly what we were asking for is beyond our wildest dreams. My thanks to
Carolyn Warne and those who provided information, particularly Mike Freeston
and Nicky May, often at short notice with tight deadlines; those who have
provided partnership funding towards the overall project; for the support we have
received including the town, district and county councils, the ECB and Hampshire
Cricket Board as well as Sport England; and those through our survey helped us
scope our vision and application to Sport England to make this possible.

This is fantastic news and very significant for the club, it should give us the ability
to put the club on to a new level providing high quality cricket and facilities for
Petersfield.  We will now be working hard to deliver this project as soon as we
can.

Inspired facilities press release


Kind regards,

James Stratford-Tuke.
Chairman,
Petersfield Cricket Club.

Under 16s start with indoor season win over Havant Cc

Hoping to avoid a repeat of the opening defeat of the summer, Petersfield were ruthless in an 80 run win over Havant.

Broadhurst (38) and Anscombe (39) gave a masterclass in indoor batting, milking the decent Havant attack for three after three without a single pot-shot at the back wall. 

With the openers both retired by the end of the fifth over, Turk (5) and Campbell (4) looked to keep the score moving but we're both cleverly caught off the netting by C. Dean in Havant's best over. 

Clarke (17) and Milford (22) came together at 76/2 and pushed on relentlessly in the middle overs, with Milford leaning into three straight 4s before playing around a straight one.

With Clarke the third batter to fall to a Dean catch off the side-netting, the returning Broadhurst and Anscombe maintained the momentum. Broadhurst was run out in the last over, but Anscombe held his end, and continued the high scoring rate until he too was run out off the last ball of the innings.

Petersfield 159/6 (12 overs).

Facing a daunting total, Havant were immediately pinned back by Turk (2 overs, 10/0) with some rapid dot-ball bowling. 

Campbell (2 overs, 29/0) matched Turk for pace and aggression but fell victim to some tight wide calls. Sharp fielding saw Udy (9) run out in the 4th over. 

Clarke (2.4 overs, 18/2) and Anscombe (2 overs, 18/1) kept the shackles on while F. Steel (27) valiantly attempted to hold the Havant innings together. 

Petersfield were sensing blood, though, and a lightning, diving deflection onto the non-striker's stumps by Clarke off his own bowling saw C. Dean (0) run out. (After the game in a show of hands of those who thought it was deliberate, Clarke lost the vote 5-1). 

Campbell embodied the urgency of the Petersfield fielding when he picked up and threw, giving L. Dean (0) no chance of regaining safety after setting off for an unlikely run. 

An entertaining caught-and-bowled saw Anscombe make an excellent one-handed parry away to his right before an interminable series of juggles ended with him finally grasping the ball somewhere around extra cover, M. Carter (1) being the eventual victim. 

F. Steel returned to be confidently snaffled at point by Turk, and Clarke trapped D. Russell (13) lbw off the next ball to seal the win, and leave himself on a hat-trick for the next game.

Broadhurst showed his growing maturity as a skipper with a thoughtful and proactive captaincy. The bold placement of three fielders on the off-side in the opening overs showed great imagination and a well-placed confidence in his bowlers.

Havant 79/6 (8.4 overs).

With more to come from Petersfield in both the batting and bowling departments, this early win bodes very well for an excellent indoor season. Well done lads!

Paul Clarke, 27/9/2015.

Last game of the season so close and yet so far

Well the last game of the season has been played and yet again we were beaten by one guy who was too good to be playing on a Sunday (story of the whole season)

Some notable performances today despite the defeat with James Stratford-Tuke getting 3-26 (including the lad who got 81) off 7 overs. Dan May 3-23 off 7 including 2 in 2 balls and Adam Childs picking up 3 wickets for 4 runs of 1.4 overs. We battled back from 122-1 to 162 all out as the Sunday lads kept going brilliantly despite the onslaught from a player who plays Saturday 3 levels above our 1s, who by the way was out plumb off Nigel Straws 2 ball as the ball would have removed middle and middle with a bit of middle to boot.

We then move on to the batting which started well with Oscar Windebank knocking 22 off 10 balls to put on 31 for the first wicket. Unfortunately we then had the issue with the same player taking 4-4 off 6 overs as he took advantage of the sun being directly behind his arm as he removed John Childs, Tom Stratford-Tuke, John Windebank and James Stratford-Tuke leaving Petersfield 5 down for 55.

The below picture accurately describes the issue ;-)

Some very stubborn resistance from the lower order got The Sunday side up to 121 with skipper Dave Squires scoring his highest ever score 42 with a pitch proving harder and harder to bat on.

Apart from the sun controversy and the one player this was very close contest despite the 41 run defeat.

Thanks to everyone that has played for me this season it has been a pleasure to play with you and to captain you all

SCORECARD - http://petersfield.play-cricket.com/website/results/2573628

Colts Presentation and Fun day details

Dear All

I am pleased to be able to confirm the arrangements for the final 2 colts cricket events of the summer. I hope everyone had a really enjoyable time training and playing for the club and to celebrate our summer of cricket we now have the presentation evening and the colts fun day coming up.

Presentation Evening

The presentation evening is on Friday 4th Sept at Petersfield Rugby Club. As with last year we are splitting the event in two but with less of a gap between the 2 sessions.

The Girls, the Under 7s and Under 9s will be at 6pm

The Under 11s, Under 13s, Under 15s and the indoor teams will be at 7:15pm

(the presentations for the U19s will be at the senior event the week after)

It would be really good if we could get a good turnout and it would be helpful if you could let your coaches know whether you and the colts are attending or not (please can U11s let me know).

Fun-day

The colts fun-day is taking place on Saturday 5th September at the Heath Cricket Ground. This is always a really good day and gives a chance for the parents to pit their skills against the colts (if I use my very selective memory I can't remember the colts beating the parents in any of the matches). The bar and BBQ should be running and it's good fun. Please let your coach know whether your child will be attending. Coaches will also be looking for parents to play in the game (any standard will do) and if you really don't want to play they will also want a volunteer or two to help run the BBQ. The approximate timings are as below - please be ready to play at the allotted time (again could U11s please let me know)

Girls – 9:15-11:00

U7 – 11:15-12:15

U9 – 12:30-2:00

U11 – 2:15-3:45

U13 – 4:00 -6:00

There is no U15 / U17 game this year because the U15s are playing their league title decider at Portsmouth & Southsea.

Thanks to everyone for their support this year and I hope you have enjoyed the season. The coaches now have a few months off but we are making plans for the indoor nets which will be starting in January. If anyone would like to get involved next year (e.g. helping with coaching, scoring or managing a team please do let me know

Thanks

Paddy May

United Services vs Petersfield 1s

Petersfield slipped to defeat against United Services, losing by 34 runs in their County Division 2 encounter at Burnaby Road in Portsmouth.

Batting first on a firm wicket with a tinge of green, Services got off to a flyer. Indeed Field did well to peg the league high-flyers back to 55 for 2 and later 69 for 4, with Barnes (2-25 off 10 overs) instrumental in applying the squeeze and removing the dangerous May for 36.

However Robbins (52) and Hounsome (52*) came together in a vital 92-run partnership for the fifth wicket, helping to propel Services to a healthy-looking 206 for 7 after 45 overs. Nevertheless Petersfield at the interval were pretty satisfied to have restricted their opponents to that score after the early flurry of runs.

It might have been better still but for a few dropped catches and some loose fielding on the lush outfield, the grass being grown in preparation for the United States rugby team using the ground as their training base for the forthcoming Rugby World Cup.

Petersfield started solidly in reply and were not far behind the rate at drinks. However Services’ slow bowlers Easton and Joy gradually tightened their grip and wickets fell as Field chased the game, with no fewer than seven players caught in the ring or the deep. Opener Thomas top scored with 36.

The defeat means that hopes of promotion were all but dashed for this season but the side will aim to finish a successful term on a high next week in their final league fixture against Andover IIs at the Heath.

Local derby win for Petersfield 2s over Steep 2s

Petersfield II team successfully overcame local rivals Steep II by 82 runs at the The Heath to
gain maximum points  and virtually ensure at least second place in the league.  Their last
fixture is next week at bottom placed Hollybank, so maximum points are essential if they are
to have any chance of winning it.

On a scorching day Petersfield skipper, Richard Stephens won the toss and mercifully elected
to bat.  Openers Will Rice and Toby Austen started cautiously with the ball keeping  low from
one end.  Gradually both players got the measure of the Steep attack and Rice in particular
began to pepper the boundaries all around the ground.  By the first drinks interval on 14
overs the two had put on 90 with Rice on 59, but soon after he fell to a spectacular diving
catch on the boundary by former Petersfield Colt, Josh Bird.  His innings  was an object
lesson in how to play on a slow and at times, inconsistent wicket.  Steep then resorted to the
unusual sight of an all-leg spin attack from Martin and Cosgrove.  They successfully slowed
the scoring before Cosgrove bowled a hung-over Austen for a patient 24.  Chris Russell was
then joined by Ben Anscombe, but both batsmen became almost becalmed with the scoring
rate dropping dramatically.  Gradually both began to work the ball around picking up the
momentum before Anscombe was caught for 24.

Russell was now getting on top of the
bowling and dominated the rest of the innings to finish unbeaten on 72  with the Petersfield
total on 210 for 6.  After Rice’s onslaught the total was a little disappointing but nonetheless,
a challenging target for the visitors.

Steep started badly against good accurate seam bowling from Oscar Windebank and Nickey
Caddick.  Burke was well-caught by Rice off a skier in Windebank’s first over and Ellis followed
lbw in his next with the total on 4. Callingham and Dale slowly began to rebuild the innings
before Dale perished for 13.  Chris, Russell and Chris Wood replaced the seamers and
continued to restrict the scoring bowling 12 overs for under 30 runs, with Russell picking up
two wickets.  Callingham (55) continued to offer lone resistance but was joined by Yates and
they put on 32 runs at a good rate until Callingham was well caught by keeper Andy Butcher.

When Yates was lbw the Steep resistance was virtually over, although Josh Bird entertained
with some powerful boundaries before Frank Straw (3-14) and Richard Stephens (2-11)
mopped up the tail.

Petersfield: 210-6 (C Russell 72*, W Rice 59, B Anscombe 24, T Austen 24: E.Ellis 3-37)  

Steep 128 (T Callingham 55, N Yates 17, J Bird 17:  F Straw 3-14, O Windebank 3-25, R

Stephens 2-11, C Russell 2-24)

Scoresheet
http://petersfield.play-cricket.com/website/results/2363294

3s make it 3 wins on the trot with 9 wicket win

Fixture Details

Type :	League: Hampshire Cricket League Regional Dvision 4 South East - 2015	Date :	Saturday 22nd August 2015
	Petersfield wonby 9 wickets

The last home game of the season for the 3s was played on one of the hottest days of the year.

Petersfield skipper James Stratford-Tuke won the toss and decided to bowl first with parts of the Penns Place pitch a tad damp.

Openers Ben Cox 4-30 and Dan May 1-16 tore through Farehams top order reducing them to 8-4 off 10 overs as Petersfield bowled and fielded superbly led by Rory Newman in the covers who was brilliant  all day.

First change bowlers Omar Iqbal 2-20 and Dave Squires 1-15 kept the scoring rate  down to a minimum with tight and accurate bowling. Ed Milford then backed them up with a very tight spell of 5 overs 1-12 (remarkably including 5 wides) although he did drop the final batsmanSa off his own bowling) Omar Iqbal returned to bowl Tucker (55) in the 37th over.

All but 2 of the wickets were bowled with the other 2 being caught by the returning Dave Squires who took both catches with consummate ease at mid-on and slip, taking the slip catch in front of his skipper (much to James' annoyance ;-))

After tea Petersfield set about the total of 94 and as per last week were led to victory by Omar Iqbal (44 not out) and Rory Newman (41). The pair made batting look easy as Farehams bowlers could not emulate their East Hampshire counterparts and bowl with any control. Young Ty Neville 1-21 off 3 picked up Rory's wicket as the young opener tried to plant him over the deep mid wicket boundary for another 6. Dave Squires (7 not out)  surprisingly pushed up the order came in at 63-1 and stood at the other end as Omar Iqbal carried on his good form (44 last week as well) to finish the innings with another on drive for 4 in the 16th over.

A good win for Petersfield 3s who made it 3 wins in 3 weeks to move off the bottom of the league and are now 11th.

Man of the match - Ben Cox who was very unlucky not to get a 5 fer

Last game of the season next week away at local rivals Liss

Scoresheet - http://petersfield.play-cricket.com/website/results/2363312