Phil’s Aussie Blog - Number 3

Ok, so it’s been a while since I’ve written, don’t worry I still love you all… I’ll probably miss some details given the months under the bridge but I’ll do my best. Cricket first…

The match from blog 2 concluded in disaster, an outright loss after losing 15 wickets in the day. Things just went from bad to worse all day, a duck in the 2nd dig for yours truly and in the end a 9th wicket partnership ensured the home team had to bat again…chasing 30 odd… Got a bowl (yes, a bowl! Seam up though Penfold, not Philthy cricket), startling figures of 4 overs 0/16. Interestingly my first delivery was a Harmison wide, didn’t cop much for that at all!

So onto the next game, average batting making 132 off 60 overs (honestly!) with a poxy 12 for me. One point of note here, the lovely bouncy artificial enabling a medium pacer to crack me one in the ear from just back of a length (I mean, I’m 6 foot 3!!), good realism methinks… A commanding 50 run lead once we got them out on day 2, yours truly having got the nod to bowl, only for the guy at the other end to polish off the remaining 2 wickets in one over. The skip sent us back in for a 20/20 style biff to get a quick lead big enough to roll them a second time. After my 28 plus some more significant runs elsewhere (not before I ran a guy out who’d scored 12 off of two imperious sixes…), old Father Time got the better of us and the game ended at 16:45 for some early drinks.

Now some non-cricket!

Portchester A v Sarisbury Athletic - 20.01.08

Portchester A (23pts) - 86 for 1 (8 ov) beat Sarisbury Athletic (3pts) - 83 for 5 (12 ov)
Match report by Paul Hungerford

After a 2 month break from the Indoor League, the A Team came back to face a Sarisbury side struggling at the wrong end of the table. The Sarisbury captain won the toss and elected to bat. Craig Coward and Rob Fackrell (3 overs for 16) got the innings off to a tight start, with Sarisbury scoring 31 off the first 5 overs. However it was Shaun Kelly (3 overs 28 for 2) that made the breakthrough with his 3rd ball - caught and bowled and he took another in the same manner. Shaun was well supported by Paul Hungerford (3 overs 22 for 1). Craig came back in to the attack to bowl the penultimate and once again his figures were excellent, 3 overs for just the 15 runs. A couple of late run-outs, as Sarisbury tried to get to a competitve total allowed us to take 5 wickets. P Friedrich was the main contributor to their final total of 83 for 5 with 38*.

Newslettter - January 2008

PORTCHESTER CRICKET CLUB NEWS, JAN. 2008

u-14 COLTS NETS

Colts nets start Friday 18th January, 7pm to 8pm. All are welcome please bring along a friend. All local schools have been contacted so we hope to see some new faces.

The club have entered teams in the u-11 and u-13 leagues.

SENIOR TEAM NETS

Nets start 19th January 12 noon until 2pm. Cost £ 3 and £ 2 under 18’s.
All players will be required to complete membership, self declaration and medical forms.
If any players have last seasons used match balls please bring them along.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS

At the AGM the subscriptions were set at £50 due 1st January with £50 in April.
The first £50 is now due. Subscriptions for u-18’s is £20.
Subscriptions can be paid to John Buckle or any team captain.

GO KARTING

John Biggs is organising a Karting day at Matchams Park Ringwood, the cost is £40 and includes all equipment.
The idea is to form 3 man teams in Le Mans type racing.

Further details from John on 02392 324089.

Portchester B v Hayling Island - 13.01.08

Portchester B (23pts) 103 for 5 (11.4ov) beat Hayling Island (9pts) 102 all out (10.3ov)
Match report by Dave Taylor

After major disappointments in the previous 2 matches Portchy B needed to turn things around to avoid being sucked into the relegation battle. Having either won or lost the toss Skipper Staints informed the team we were bowling first. Seeing Taylor miss the mat with his first warm up ball Staints decided to open with Nutters. A much better fielding performance was required and thankfully was duly delivered. The Hayling batsmen were not allowed to get away and run outs and stumpings came regularly. Taylor proved a bad dress rehearsal gives a good opening night and managed to hit the mat once actually faced with a batsmen. Nutters and the evergreen Galer kept up the pressure with young Joshy keeping the batsmen honest behind the stumps. Jade improved in the field as well so a good showing all round. Only M Lever managed a decent score with 35 before being stumped from a patent Staints hand grenade. With only the last man left standing Staints produced a carbon copy 2 balls later and the final batsmen was stumped 2 yards down the wicket. This proves pies can be thrown just as well as they can be eaten! (There goes my hopes of decent cricket this summer). Hayling Island 102 all out.

Scorer Needed for this Season

As with the Colts Poster, you may have already
been emailed the Scorer Poster to the left.

If you can, please take the time to print some
off and pin up around the Portchester area.

With the Hampshire League clamping down on
Clubs who regularly fail to provide scores and
looking favourably on those who do, it is very
important that we find a Scorer, particularly
for the First Team for this season.

To download a pdf of the Poster click here

Portchester CC Colts Cricket in 2008

You may have already been emailed the Colts Poster to the left, and it can also be found on the Colts page

If you can, please take the time to print some off and pin up around your local area or even post through a few letterboxes.

Colts Cricket is very important to the Club for various reasons, such as achieving Southern League Status, Club Mark and to secure funding from various sources. Not to mention setting the Club up in good shape on the field for the future, and also giving more Colts the chance to play cricket.

To download a pdf of the Poster click here

Committee Meeting 10th December 2007

Below is a summary of the main points from December’s Committee Meeting:

Attendees
Craig Stainton, Alan Head, Dave Pitcher, John Buckle, Paul Hungerford,
Rob Fackrell, Pat Douglas, Alexis Harding, Dave Pearson, Eddie Rushworth

Apologies
Ian Docker, Dave O’Neill

CS welcomed Alexis onto the Clubs committee and wished her luck and support in whatever she undertakes at the Club.

Ground Report given by Charles Jordan
CJ informed everyone that the square was looking very good at the moment.
We would need to start brushing after Christmas and rolling soon after.
Charles would be drawing up a list of jobs we would need done before the start of the season so we can place on the website.

New Build Project
CS informed the committee that Alexis with the help of her husband Bernard would take on this project.
CJ gave Alexis all the relevant paper work so they could read through everything we had done to this point.

PCC Club Plan
Everyone agreed new Club plan. Eddie would get a finished copy to all and it will be put on the the website in due course.

Colts
Pat Douglas had agreed to take the position of Colts Chairman taking over from Charles Jordan. CS thanked CJ for his work.
Agreed we will try and run U11’s and U13’s sides next season.

Cricket Force 2008

Portchester Cricket Club have again registered for the ECB annual Cricket Force event in early April.
The Club will be concentrating many of our efforts towards Cricket Force this year.

To find out more have a look at the ECB website http://ecb.co.uk/ecb/cricketforce

Please watch this space for further updates.

Hampshire League Fixtures 2008

The Hampshire Cricket League have announced the Fixtures for the 2008 season. Click on the links below.

First Team Fixtures - County Division 1

Second Team Fixtures - RD1 South

Third Team Fixtures - RD4 South East

I will put put all the fixtures on the Team Pages in due course.