A few less awards/ trophies this season. Recession? Only in performance, perhaps...Thanks to Rick for sorting them out, and thanks to all for coming along..
BOWLING
The winner: Paul 29 wickets, best 3 for 6.
The runner up: Wendel 20 wickets, best 3 for 14
Swain and Ian mentioned for 16 and 14 wickets respectively.
BATTING
The winner: Wendel 451 runs, 3 50's, high of 67, including two 10 ball 40's..
The runner up: Swainy 317 runs, 3 50's, high of 93, just missing out on a ton v Garrison at Spelthorne
Steve and Adam mentioned for 228 and 193 runs respectively.
JB MEMORIAL (award for efforts beyond the call of duty, endangering (owns) life, hospital job. etc)
Swainy, for losing 1 and a half top front teeth at occc, attempting to take a catch.
(this award stems from when Jim was run over fetching a ball, that had been hit over the fence into a dual carriage way in Ealing, resulting in broken ribs, stitches, ripped and bloodied HLCC cricket top, written off car, traffic chaos, and missing the rest of the season, v 3 bridges in 2006)
CHAMPERS MOMENT
A few contenders: Lucys catch at Hatfield Heath, Wendels direct run out at occc.
The winner: golden duck at ELMBRIDGE for Wendel.
Wendel, again, for his 15 catches.
So basically this year, Swainy, Wendel, and myself were the only ones to win trophies, so come on chaps, next year..
03/12/2012
16/10/2012
HLCC STATS 1998 to 2012
BOWLING: 50 wickets
Rick 245 wickets, at 16.2, 6.6 econ, best 5 for 11
Paul 229 wickets, at 18, 5.7 econ, best 5 for 20
Chris 143 wickets, at 24.3, 6.0 econ, best 5 for 12
Don 113 wickets, at 29.7, 7.4 econ, best 3 for 8
Wendel 95 wickets, at 15.7, 4.3 econ, best 4 for 32
Phil 78 wickets, at 19.8, 7.1 econ, best 4 for 10
John Walker 60 wickets, at 16.2, econ 6.3, best 4 for 11 (also 660 runs at 20, best 96)
Extras 126 wickets for 1633 runs
BATTING: 1000 runs
Wendel 4,083 runs at 52.3, 5 100's, 30 50's, best 140no (39 balls)
Adam 2,199 runs at 31.4, 12 50's, best 65
Chris 1,728 runs at 18.6, 4 50's, best 72
Jim 1,608 runs at 12.2, best 46
Don 1,345 runs at 10.9, 1 50, best 56
Steve 1,125 runs at 14.2, 2 50's, best 61
Brett 1,104 runs at 58.1, 10 50's, best 92 (also 38 wckts at 10.4, econ 3.3.)
Phil 1,115 runs at 11.4, 2 50's, best 85no
Alex 1,027 runs at 25.7, 2 50's, best 57
Swainy 1,014 runs at 23.6, 6 50's, best 93
Extras 4,700
Rick 245 wickets, at 16.2, 6.6 econ, best 5 for 11
Paul 229 wickets, at 18, 5.7 econ, best 5 for 20
Chris 143 wickets, at 24.3, 6.0 econ, best 5 for 12
Don 113 wickets, at 29.7, 7.4 econ, best 3 for 8
Wendel 95 wickets, at 15.7, 4.3 econ, best 4 for 32
Phil 78 wickets, at 19.8, 7.1 econ, best 4 for 10
John Walker 60 wickets, at 16.2, econ 6.3, best 4 for 11 (also 660 runs at 20, best 96)
Extras 126 wickets for 1633 runs
BATTING: 1000 runs
Wendel 4,083 runs at 52.3, 5 100's, 30 50's, best 140no (39 balls)
Paul 4,005 runs at 22.1, 10 50's, best 77
Knobby 2,255 runs at 13.9, 2 50's, best 53Adam 2,199 runs at 31.4, 12 50's, best 65
Chris 1,728 runs at 18.6, 4 50's, best 72
Jim 1,608 runs at 12.2, best 46
Don 1,345 runs at 10.9, 1 50, best 56
Steve 1,125 runs at 14.2, 2 50's, best 61
Brett 1,104 runs at 58.1, 10 50's, best 92 (also 38 wckts at 10.4, econ 3.3.)
Phil 1,115 runs at 11.4, 2 50's, best 85no
Alex 1,027 runs at 25.7, 2 50's, best 57
Swainy 1,014 runs at 23.6, 6 50's, best 93
Extras 4,700
09/10/2012
2003, Leisure v Homes
16/09/2012
Hatfield Heath 2012
The sun was shinning for our 10th anniversary game v Hatfield Heath. A 2 innings game, of 30 and 20overs. A few HH debutants in Adrian, Patrick, Lee and Lucy, along with 7 of the usual suspects making up the HL XI on this occasion.
HL won the toss and opted to bat. 26 overs later we were all out having scored just 142. Lunch and then HH racked up an impressive 191, a lead of 49. 2nd innings and HL were needing to fire to make good the deficit and to set a total to bowl at. We did fire, but lost regular wickets, all out for 135 from 16.3 overs, thus setting HH a total of 87 from 20 overs to win. It was always going to be tough, and inevitably 13.3 overs later, the game was lost.
So on the day, HH won both parts of the first innings, we may have just edged the batting in the second, but the 50 run deficit proved too much and HHs bowling was better than ours both times, taking 20 wickets to just our 9..We failed to use 7 overs, and they didn't need 7 overs..so actually we both scored 280 odd off 43 overs on the day...
However, several magic moments...Lucys long on catch, Adams 3 teasing 6's on a trott for a 9 ball 32, Wendels 48, Adrians 31, Lees 32 (and comedy sledging from behind the stumps), Wasims (non) fielding, Ians top score, including some classy 4's...No Knobby this year, but a like for like replacement in Patrick.
Lucy is the first female woman to play for HL since Terry Aldermans (yes, he of Australia) sister in the early 90's. Unlike most of the regulars, Lucy can stop a ball, catch a ball and then throw accurately a long way back to over the stumps...and what a catch it was...
A quick beer in the pub, as most of us were expected in town for Magdalen CCs ex skipper Hookys 50th birthday bash, with live 70's music and a free bar...Hats off to Hooky, and Hats off to Hatfield Heath.
HL: 142/10 (26.3ov) (wendel 48, wasim26, adrian23) and 135/10 (16.3ov) (adam32, lee31, paul21)
HH: 191/6 (30ov) (2 wcks ian, paul, wendel, lee2stmps) and 89/3 (13.3ov) (adrian 2wkt)
That takes Hatfield to 6 wins, HL 5 wins, and between us: 1 draw and 1 tie...
That's it now for HL 2012; 18 games, 13 wins, 5 losses...Agm and stats to follow...
HLCC at Hatfield 2012
So on the day, HH won both parts of the first innings, we may have just edged the batting in the second, but the 50 run deficit proved too much and HHs bowling was better than ours both times, taking 20 wickets to just our 9..We failed to use 7 overs, and they didn't need 7 overs..so actually we both scored 280 odd off 43 overs on the day...
However, several magic moments...Lucys long on catch, Adams 3 teasing 6's on a trott for a 9 ball 32, Wendels 48, Adrians 31, Lees 32 (and comedy sledging from behind the stumps), Wasims (non) fielding, Ians top score, including some classy 4's...No Knobby this year, but a like for like replacement in Patrick.
Wendel, enjoying the scones and cream.
A quick beer in the pub, as most of us were expected in town for Magdalen CCs ex skipper Hookys 50th birthday bash, with live 70's music and a free bar...Hats off to Hooky, and Hats off to Hatfield Heath.
HL: 142/10 (26.3ov) (wendel 48, wasim26, adrian23) and 135/10 (16.3ov) (adam32, lee31, paul21)
HH: 191/6 (30ov) (2 wcks ian, paul, wendel, lee2stmps) and 89/3 (13.3ov) (adrian 2wkt)
That takes Hatfield to 6 wins, HL 5 wins, and between us: 1 draw and 1 tie...
That's it now for HL 2012; 18 games, 13 wins, 5 losses...Agm and stats to follow...
25/05/2012
Season 2012 Results
Last mid week game and a sunny Sept eve in Ealing awaited HL v Parkmen. Won toss, into bat, we finished up on an ok 131/8, everyone getting a bat (shaz35)..They had a few good batters but tight bowling pegged them back to just 108/8 just as the dark descended. 2 wickets for Wendel and Swain, direct run out throw from Steve and tight bowling from Shaz. Slap up food in the pavilion afterwards and a fine end to the midweek season. Still Hatfield to go though..
v Garrison. 2nd game in 2 evenings. HL 194/4 from 20 overs in another Spelthorne run fest, Swain with a swashbuckling 93!, Paul53. A good start from Garrison but always behind the run rate, finally falling 30 short, 164/6, 3 wickets for Paul. Perhaps the last time, after 20 years of epic contests, that we play Garrison. Shaz and Hardy for the oppo, and Murray making his first appearance of the season. 2 catches for Wendel, but we didnt need his runs this evening... 4 wins in 4, and weve scored 708 runs in 80 overs....
v Richmond, new oppo and HL into bat with Rick36 and Steve33 in an opening 70 partnership. 38 from Swainy and 19 from debutant Lee and at the end Wendel with an 11 ball 41no (5 6's), pushing the score to seasons highest 197/5. Richmond got off to a great start, but regular wickets pinned them back to 125/8 off their 20 overs, 3 wickets for Rick, 2 each for Paul and Wendel. 2 catches for Wendel and 2 dismissals for Mike behind the stumps. Richmond didnt bowl badly, HL were just on fire this evening...
v Elmbridge. 2nd game in 2 evenings and 2nd time the game goes into the last over. HL164/5, Steve46, Hitesh44, Alex35. Wendel contorversially fingered LBeeeeW for 4. Slightly below par, with a fast outfield and shortish boundary. ELM into bat, their extrovert opener out hit wicket, 2 stumpings from Wendel, a direct boundary throw run out from Paul, and 2 wickets from Don later, they were needing 13 to win from the last over with their no.3 still there on 76no. Alas, only 7 were scored, HL winning by 6 runs. Another fantastic game and win..
v Superstars. Imber Court was looking good on this hastily arranged 2020 fixture. Put into bat, HL racked up 153/5 thanks to Shaz48, Wendel47 (from 4 overs) and Swain21, despite 8 tight opening overs. We were confident, but with 40 needed off the last 4, the situation was getting a little edgy in the fading light. However, a couple of runouts left them needing 18 from the last over, finally falling 11 short. Wickets each for Ian, Wendel, Hitesh, Paul and Shaz. Apart from the absent Adam, probably HL's strongest batting line up all season today.
v GSK. Always strong, and GSK batting first, at 10 overs with only 60 on the board it was looking ok. However, one of their guys scored a 93no and they finished up on 167/4. Tough, we needed to fire on all cylinders. 2 wickets in the first over didnt help (Wasim - golden). Wendel went crazy with 3 6's on the trott, and after 10 overs we were just ahead on at 85/2. The issue with the sight screens came back as Wendel was bowled and after that it quickly fell apart in the fading light, HL ending on 127/9 from the 20. Wendel52, Paul23, Don21.
v Westminster. Lost toss, fielded first, Westminster plodding their way to 81/9. Never really too much of a test, although 0 for 1 from 3 overs woke us up a little. However 2nd wicket partners Adam49no and Steve 32no, got us past the post in just 14.1 overs. 3 wickets for Paul, 2 wickets for Knobby, Swain and Rick. 2 stumpings for Mike, 2 catches for Shaz and Wendel...
V Thames Trains. The sun was shinning, but no oppo; fasting, injuries and holidays depleting their squad. Shame, but it happens. Always a good game.
v Wandsworth. 20 years of playing and what a game, it ebbed and flowed throughout on a scorching evening down by the river in Putney. Leisure opting to bat finding themselves at a perilous 60/7 from 11 overs. Wendel and Rick dug deep for 9 overs and a 50 from Wendel, including two massive sixes, one literally out of the park, hitting a house on the other side of Putney Bridge Road, got us to an okish 115. It was always going to be tough to defend. 6 runs/ 2 wickets from 4 overs from Wendel, took us amazingly into the last over with Wandsworth needing just 7 to win. 5 swishes and misses later and the scores were tied with one ball to go. Unfortunately, bat connected with ball and the game was lost on the last ball. A thriller, but looking back lots of places where that one run was lost... Chris Bicks last game, perhaps? 2 old school tight overs, 2 catches, but a duck batting at 3. A Leisure Legend...
v Parkmen. Batted first, 50 from Swain, Alex21 and a quickfire 43no from skipper Wendel took Leisure to 140/4 from 20. Parkmen struggled to just 86/7 thanks to 4 wickets for 18 from Ian.
v Harrow. Forecast said it was going to rain in London about 4pm, and once started it wasn't going to stop. Well, the forecast was correct, so the game was called off just as the oppo left for the game.
v OCCCs..They did what they always do when they win the toss, bat. Taking their top 3 batters early, who we know can all score big, knocked them sideways and they hobbled to 73/6 off their 20overs. Into bat and it was looking easy at 59/0 off 10 overs. However, a mini collapse and the fading light and start of more rain, made it harder than it should have been and we got there off 15.4 overs, having lost 5 wickets...Swain27, Steve26, CBurton13, Swain 2/15, and a great direct hit run out from Wendel the highlights..And a Knobby catch..
v Chessington WoA. Into bat, runs from Steve31, Adam27, Alex20, Knobby18 and a 10 ball 41 (6*6) from Wendel got us up to 166/6, a half decent score, but Chess were always up with the run rate, 80 off 10, 120 off 15.... With mongooses and 6's aplenty, we entered the last over with just 4 needed, CWoA obliging with a 6 off the 2nd ball. We could have scored a few more, but a good close game all the same. 2 wickets for Paul and Rick, and a moral boosting catch for Swainy. Hardeep, fielding for the oppo, managing to kick the ball over the boundary for a six..
v Richmond, rained off, all day July drizzle...
v Richmond Teachers. We finished on a below par 106/6 on a blustery evening on Old Deer Park, but thanks to 42 from Ash, with help from Alex19, Adam14. However, we were confident until they were suddenly 76 from 14. On 98 we managed to get their one major run scorer out clean bowled, and the game was over, won by 8 runs, with 11 balls left. 3 wickets for Swainy, back from his incident a fortnight before, and 2 for Paul. Debut to Umar (1 wicket, 11no). Lots of off boundary action to keep Wendel and co turned on...Thats now 5 wins from 6, and the loss was just by 1 run.
v Superstars. Mid day rain and a dodgy forecast knocked this game out. Shame; good oppo, and actually, possibly, could have got away with it in retrospect as the evening was dry enough.
v Parkmen at Trailfinders, a 22/22 with it being almost the longest day of the year. Slow start, but 100 off last 10 overs got us to 142/3, thanks to 86 from Hitesh and 32 from Shaz, a half decent score..It was looking tight up to the last 5 overs, but regular wickets pegged them back, HL actually winning by 36 runs in then end, bowling them all out in the 21st over, Paul 3 for 6, Hitesh 2 for 15. Lots of dropped catches, but no injuries..debuts for Adu and Mr Wuu.
v Spelthorne..called off. Wet pitch, no team, one or the other..disappointing...
Lost by 1 run. 4 needed to win off last over, frustratingly only managed 2, as a direct throw runout denied us at least a tie. Amazing that we even played considering it had only stopped raining for 2 days a few hours earlier. OCCC 120/5, Wendel 3, Paul 2 wickets. HLCC 119/6, Paul 35, Wendel 21. 1 smashed windscreen and 2 lost front teeth, courtesy of Swain failing to get his face out of the way of a spilt catch. Very unfortunate and not a pretty sight, but a odds on for the 2012 JB award.
3rd game, v Harrow...rained off...
Match winning 67 from Wendel, helped us score 129/3 off 20ov v Thames Trains at Perivale. Slightly difficult to control the ball in the conditions, we gave away a fair few wides, Mikey had to stretch for a few, but fortunately the good balls were too good for them to score many off and we won by 16 runs, Paul 3, Ian 2 wickets. HLCC 129/3, TTrains 113/6.
109 needed, 104 on the board, last wicket stand needing 5 runs to win. Bowler bowls, Adam misses, keeper misses, ball hits helmet; 5 runs, win! ...Adam match winning 48no, Swainy 4 wckts, Knobby, Shaz playing for them with 38, 2 wkts and a high stretch of a catch. Good game, fantastic weather, unusual finish, fortunately it wasnt Knobbys helmet that got hit, Pauls 200th recorded wicket for HLCC. ....v Chessington WoA 108/7, HLCC 109/9.
At last, a game, and a win, by 18 runs. 52 for Swain, 32 for Hitesh, and champagne moment - a golden duck for Wendel! Wickets for Rick, Ian, Wendel and Don. Good to be back, its been a long winter, and fine vocal support from the boundary from Hardy and Shaz who gave up an evening watching the IPL to watch us boys...HL 131/6 20 ov, Elmbridge 113/6 20 ov, win.
First 2 games rained off..March and April heatwave and drought. Rain the moment the cricket season starts...
v Garrison. 2nd game in 2 evenings. HL 194/4 from 20 overs in another Spelthorne run fest, Swain with a swashbuckling 93!, Paul53. A good start from Garrison but always behind the run rate, finally falling 30 short, 164/6, 3 wickets for Paul. Perhaps the last time, after 20 years of epic contests, that we play Garrison. Shaz and Hardy for the oppo, and Murray making his first appearance of the season. 2 catches for Wendel, but we didnt need his runs this evening... 4 wins in 4, and weve scored 708 runs in 80 overs....
v Richmond, new oppo and HL into bat with Rick36 and Steve33 in an opening 70 partnership. 38 from Swainy and 19 from debutant Lee and at the end Wendel with an 11 ball 41no (5 6's), pushing the score to seasons highest 197/5. Richmond got off to a great start, but regular wickets pinned them back to 125/8 off their 20 overs, 3 wickets for Rick, 2 each for Paul and Wendel. 2 catches for Wendel and 2 dismissals for Mike behind the stumps. Richmond didnt bowl badly, HL were just on fire this evening...
v Elmbridge. 2nd game in 2 evenings and 2nd time the game goes into the last over. HL164/5, Steve46, Hitesh44, Alex35. Wendel contorversially fingered LBeeeeW for 4. Slightly below par, with a fast outfield and shortish boundary. ELM into bat, their extrovert opener out hit wicket, 2 stumpings from Wendel, a direct boundary throw run out from Paul, and 2 wickets from Don later, they were needing 13 to win from the last over with their no.3 still there on 76no. Alas, only 7 were scored, HL winning by 6 runs. Another fantastic game and win..
v Superstars. Imber Court was looking good on this hastily arranged 2020 fixture. Put into bat, HL racked up 153/5 thanks to Shaz48, Wendel47 (from 4 overs) and Swain21, despite 8 tight opening overs. We were confident, but with 40 needed off the last 4, the situation was getting a little edgy in the fading light. However, a couple of runouts left them needing 18 from the last over, finally falling 11 short. Wickets each for Ian, Wendel, Hitesh, Paul and Shaz. Apart from the absent Adam, probably HL's strongest batting line up all season today.
v GSK. Always strong, and GSK batting first, at 10 overs with only 60 on the board it was looking ok. However, one of their guys scored a 93no and they finished up on 167/4. Tough, we needed to fire on all cylinders. 2 wickets in the first over didnt help (Wasim - golden). Wendel went crazy with 3 6's on the trott, and after 10 overs we were just ahead on at 85/2. The issue with the sight screens came back as Wendel was bowled and after that it quickly fell apart in the fading light, HL ending on 127/9 from the 20. Wendel52, Paul23, Don21.
v Westminster. Lost toss, fielded first, Westminster plodding their way to 81/9. Never really too much of a test, although 0 for 1 from 3 overs woke us up a little. However 2nd wicket partners Adam49no and Steve 32no, got us past the post in just 14.1 overs. 3 wickets for Paul, 2 wickets for Knobby, Swain and Rick. 2 stumpings for Mike, 2 catches for Shaz and Wendel...
V Thames Trains. The sun was shinning, but no oppo; fasting, injuries and holidays depleting their squad. Shame, but it happens. Always a good game.
v Wandsworth. 20 years of playing and what a game, it ebbed and flowed throughout on a scorching evening down by the river in Putney. Leisure opting to bat finding themselves at a perilous 60/7 from 11 overs. Wendel and Rick dug deep for 9 overs and a 50 from Wendel, including two massive sixes, one literally out of the park, hitting a house on the other side of Putney Bridge Road, got us to an okish 115. It was always going to be tough to defend. 6 runs/ 2 wickets from 4 overs from Wendel, took us amazingly into the last over with Wandsworth needing just 7 to win. 5 swishes and misses later and the scores were tied with one ball to go. Unfortunately, bat connected with ball and the game was lost on the last ball. A thriller, but looking back lots of places where that one run was lost... Chris Bicks last game, perhaps? 2 old school tight overs, 2 catches, but a duck batting at 3. A Leisure Legend...
v Parkmen. Batted first, 50 from Swain, Alex21 and a quickfire 43no from skipper Wendel took Leisure to 140/4 from 20. Parkmen struggled to just 86/7 thanks to 4 wickets for 18 from Ian.
v Harrow. Forecast said it was going to rain in London about 4pm, and once started it wasn't going to stop. Well, the forecast was correct, so the game was called off just as the oppo left for the game.
v OCCCs..They did what they always do when they win the toss, bat. Taking their top 3 batters early, who we know can all score big, knocked them sideways and they hobbled to 73/6 off their 20overs. Into bat and it was looking easy at 59/0 off 10 overs. However, a mini collapse and the fading light and start of more rain, made it harder than it should have been and we got there off 15.4 overs, having lost 5 wickets...Swain27, Steve26, CBurton13, Swain 2/15, and a great direct hit run out from Wendel the highlights..And a Knobby catch..
v Chessington WoA. Into bat, runs from Steve31, Adam27, Alex20, Knobby18 and a 10 ball 41 (6*6) from Wendel got us up to 166/6, a half decent score, but Chess were always up with the run rate, 80 off 10, 120 off 15.... With mongooses and 6's aplenty, we entered the last over with just 4 needed, CWoA obliging with a 6 off the 2nd ball. We could have scored a few more, but a good close game all the same. 2 wickets for Paul and Rick, and a moral boosting catch for Swainy. Hardeep, fielding for the oppo, managing to kick the ball over the boundary for a six..
v Richmond, rained off, all day July drizzle...
v Richmond Teachers. We finished on a below par 106/6 on a blustery evening on Old Deer Park, but thanks to 42 from Ash, with help from Alex19, Adam14. However, we were confident until they were suddenly 76 from 14. On 98 we managed to get their one major run scorer out clean bowled, and the game was over, won by 8 runs, with 11 balls left. 3 wickets for Swainy, back from his incident a fortnight before, and 2 for Paul. Debut to Umar (1 wicket, 11no). Lots of off boundary action to keep Wendel and co turned on...Thats now 5 wins from 6, and the loss was just by 1 run.
v Superstars. Mid day rain and a dodgy forecast knocked this game out. Shame; good oppo, and actually, possibly, could have got away with it in retrospect as the evening was dry enough.
v Parkmen at Trailfinders, a 22/22 with it being almost the longest day of the year. Slow start, but 100 off last 10 overs got us to 142/3, thanks to 86 from Hitesh and 32 from Shaz, a half decent score..It was looking tight up to the last 5 overs, but regular wickets pegged them back, HL actually winning by 36 runs in then end, bowling them all out in the 21st over, Paul 3 for 6, Hitesh 2 for 15. Lots of dropped catches, but no injuries..debuts for Adu and Mr Wuu.
v Spelthorne..called off. Wet pitch, no team, one or the other..disappointing...
Lost by 1 run. 4 needed to win off last over, frustratingly only managed 2, as a direct throw runout denied us at least a tie. Amazing that we even played considering it had only stopped raining for 2 days a few hours earlier. OCCC 120/5, Wendel 3, Paul 2 wickets. HLCC 119/6, Paul 35, Wendel 21. 1 smashed windscreen and 2 lost front teeth, courtesy of Swain failing to get his face out of the way of a spilt catch. Very unfortunate and not a pretty sight, but a odds on for the 2012 JB award.
3rd game, v Harrow...rained off...
Match winning 67 from Wendel, helped us score 129/3 off 20ov v Thames Trains at Perivale. Slightly difficult to control the ball in the conditions, we gave away a fair few wides, Mikey had to stretch for a few, but fortunately the good balls were too good for them to score many off and we won by 16 runs, Paul 3, Ian 2 wickets. HLCC 129/3, TTrains 113/6.
109 needed, 104 on the board, last wicket stand needing 5 runs to win. Bowler bowls, Adam misses, keeper misses, ball hits helmet; 5 runs, win! ...Adam match winning 48no, Swainy 4 wckts, Knobby, Shaz playing for them with 38, 2 wkts and a high stretch of a catch. Good game, fantastic weather, unusual finish, fortunately it wasnt Knobbys helmet that got hit, Pauls 200th recorded wicket for HLCC. ....v Chessington WoA 108/7, HLCC 109/9.
At last, a game, and a win, by 18 runs. 52 for Swain, 32 for Hitesh, and champagne moment - a golden duck for Wendel! Wickets for Rick, Ian, Wendel and Don. Good to be back, its been a long winter, and fine vocal support from the boundary from Hardy and Shaz who gave up an evening watching the IPL to watch us boys...HL 131/6 20 ov, Elmbridge 113/6 20 ov, win.
First 2 games rained off..March and April heatwave and drought. Rain the moment the cricket season starts...
14/05/2012
HLCC, Magdalen and Ashford.
A few HLCCers play for Magdalen or Ashford on a weekend.And a few Mags and Ashford play for Leisure.. Check out how your fav players are doing on the Mags and Ashford play cricket sites...
http:/lmagdalen.play-cricket.com
www.ashfordcc.play-cricket.com
Despite the drizzle and the sawdust, the 2012 annual season opener between Mags and Ashford did occur. Ashford scored 230 all out, skipper Wendel hitting 160 and the only way Mags could get him was by running him out. Mags response wasn't great, all out for 43 in 20 overs.
HLCC have played Mags 3 times at 2020: 1 TIE, 2 abandoned mid game (DL method states one win a piece). The game that was completed was a TIE...with Leisure needing 2 off the last ball to win.
Mags have played Ashford 4 times now, always a mid April seasons opener. Wendel usually scores a hundred against Mags (3 out of 4 times). (He usually doesnt score when playing for Mags, but does happen to hold the highest Mags score record of 160odd in 65 years of history). Leisure haven't yet got to play Ashford, which is probably quite wise from their point of view...
Magdalen CC Presidents XXII at Kent CC ground in Beckenham, Aug 2012. To celebrate Captain Hooks 50th. 22 Maggers in to 2 teams for a 2 innings all day game. Ha, my Sunday chums have been telling me for years what an iffy bowler I am, so I was pleased to return the compliment by taking 6 wickets (including Wendel, stumped, for my fifth) in this game (i can understand the oppo falling for it, but chaps who see me most weeks?, really, tut tut...)...More than a few HLCC regulars and occasionals in the above photo...And what a fantastic day...
http:/lmagdalen.play-cricket.com
www.ashfordcc.play-cricket.com
Despite the drizzle and the sawdust, the 2012 annual season opener between Mags and Ashford did occur. Ashford scored 230 all out, skipper Wendel hitting 160 and the only way Mags could get him was by running him out. Mags response wasn't great, all out for 43 in 20 overs.
HLCC have played Mags 3 times at 2020: 1 TIE, 2 abandoned mid game (DL method states one win a piece). The game that was completed was a TIE...with Leisure needing 2 off the last ball to win.
Mags have played Ashford 4 times now, always a mid April seasons opener. Wendel usually scores a hundred against Mags (3 out of 4 times). (He usually doesnt score when playing for Mags, but does happen to hold the highest Mags score record of 160odd in 65 years of history). Leisure haven't yet got to play Ashford, which is probably quite wise from their point of view...
Magdalen CC Presidents XXII at Kent CC ground in Beckenham, Aug 2012. To celebrate Captain Hooks 50th. 22 Maggers in to 2 teams for a 2 innings all day game. Ha, my Sunday chums have been telling me for years what an iffy bowler I am, so I was pleased to return the compliment by taking 6 wickets (including Wendel, stumped, for my fifth) in this game (i can understand the oppo falling for it, but chaps who see me most weeks?, really, tut tut...)...More than a few HLCC regulars and occasionals in the above photo...And what a fantastic day...
07/04/2012
The best cricket song ever? - you must hear this...
Warnes 'ball of the century' as seen from fat Gatt, written and sung by the Divine Comedy (actually the Duckworth Lewis Method). You must hear this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAuIFXMwyaE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAuIFXMwyaE&feature=related
06/04/2012
2012 FIXTURES
TUES 01-May HOME RICHMOND - RAINED OFF
WED 09-May HOME FELTHAM GARRISON - RAINED OFF
THUR 17-May AWAY ELMBRIDGE - WIN
THUR 24-May HOME CHESSINGTON - WIN
THUR 31-May AWAY THAMES TRAINS - WIN
THUR 07-Jun AWAY HARROW - RAINED OFF
TUES 12-Jun AWAY OLD CALIFORNIANS - LOST
THUR 14-Jun HOME SPELTHORNE - RAINED OFF
WED 20-Jun AWAY EALING PARKMEN - WIN
THUR 21-Jun HOME SUPERSTARS - RAINED OFF
FRI 29-Jun AWAY TEACHERS - WIN
TUES 03-Jun AWAY RICHMOND (MHILL) - RAINED OFF
WED 04-Jul AWAY CHESSINGTON - LOST
TUES 10-Jun AWAY OLD CALIFORNIANS - WIN
THUR 12-Jul HOME HARROW - RAINED OFF
THUR 19-Jul HOME EALING PARKMEN - WIN
WED 25-Jul AWAY WANDSWORTH - LOST
THUR 02-Aug HOME THAMES TRAINS - CALLED OFF
TUES 07-Aug AWAY WESTMINSTER - WIN
THUR 09-Aug AWAY GSK BEECHAMS -LOST
WED 15-Aug AWAY SUPERSTARS - WIN
THUR 16-Aug HOME ELMBRIDGE - WIN
TUES 21- Aug HOME RICHMOND - WIN
WED 22-Aug HOME FELTHAM GARRISON - WIN
WED 5-Sep 500PM AWAY PARKMEN - WIN
SAT 15-Sep 11AM AWAY HATFIELD HEATH
WED 09-May HOME FELTHAM GARRISON - RAINED OFF
THUR 17-May AWAY ELMBRIDGE - WIN
THUR 24-May HOME CHESSINGTON - WIN
THUR 31-May AWAY THAMES TRAINS - WIN
THUR 07-Jun AWAY HARROW - RAINED OFF
TUES 12-Jun AWAY OLD CALIFORNIANS - LOST
THUR 14-Jun HOME SPELTHORNE - RAINED OFF
WED 20-Jun AWAY EALING PARKMEN - WIN
THUR 21-Jun HOME SUPERSTARS - RAINED OFF
FRI 29-Jun AWAY TEACHERS - WIN
TUES 03-Jun AWAY RICHMOND (MHILL) - RAINED OFF
WED 04-Jul AWAY CHESSINGTON - LOST
TUES 10-Jun AWAY OLD CALIFORNIANS - WIN
THUR 12-Jul HOME HARROW - RAINED OFF
THUR 19-Jul HOME EALING PARKMEN - WIN
WED 25-Jul AWAY WANDSWORTH - LOST
THUR 02-Aug HOME THAMES TRAINS - CALLED OFF
TUES 07-Aug AWAY WESTMINSTER - WIN
THUR 09-Aug AWAY GSK BEECHAMS -LOST
WED 15-Aug AWAY SUPERSTARS - WIN
THUR 16-Aug HOME ELMBRIDGE - WIN
TUES 21- Aug HOME RICHMOND - WIN
WED 22-Aug HOME FELTHAM GARRISON - WIN
WED 5-Sep 500PM AWAY PARKMEN - WIN
SAT 15-Sep 11AM AWAY HATFIELD HEATH
24/03/2012
20 in 2020 in 20 12
2012. Fixtures all confirmed for the season, starts 1/5/12, 21. Ends Hatfield 15/9/12.
2020. This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversaries of games against Wandsworth (played 23, won 10, lost 13), Harrow (played 32, won 13, lost 17, tied 1, abandoned mid match 1) and Old Calfornians (played 16, won 7, lost 7, tied 2). I suspect we have only been playing Regs Ealing Highways longer, but nobody knows for sure..
2020. This year, we celebrate the 20th anniversaries of games against Wandsworth (played 23, won 10, lost 13), Harrow (played 32, won 13, lost 17, tied 1, abandoned mid match 1) and Old Calfornians (played 16, won 7, lost 7, tied 2). I suspect we have only been playing Regs Ealing Highways longer, but nobody knows for sure..
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