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'Bourne ready for Division Two
11:16pm Tuesday 16th March 2010
Newly promoted Collingbourne Cricket Club are looking forward to competing in Wiltshire League Division 2 during the 2010 season. The club have to provide two qualified umpires and chairman David Paterson and secretary Karl Rogers have each successfully completed the ECB Level 1 umpire’s course. The first XI will once again be captained by Owen Shepherd with the second XI skippered by ex-Andover CC stalwart John Baxter, who will relish the challenge of mixing older and younger players to compete in Division 5. John has also developed a superb website for the club at www.collingbournecricketclub.co.uk.
Longparish honour clubman Ken
11:31pm Tuesday 2nd March 2010
At the recent Longparish Cricket Club AGM, club groundsman Ken Ball was appointed a vice president of the club.
Boost for Chute cricket
5:07pm Monday 4th January 2010
Chute Cricket Club’s rapid progress since resurrection in 2006 has been substantially facilitated, thanks to a new National Lottery-funded project.
Andover tinker with new skipper Taylor
11:52pm Sunday 27th December 2009
ANDOVER Cricket Club will have a new first XI captain next year, after Richard Taylor was unanimously voted in to the role at the club’s AGM last week. Taylor takes over the reins from departing skipper Roger Miller, who has left the club after seven successful years at the helm. “Getting us back into the top division is my aim for the coming season” Taylor said from New Zealand, where he is spending the winter playing cricket in Wellington. “We have a first team squad who are young and hungry for success. “I think our lack of experience will make this a challenging year at times, but I’ve no doubt this is a challenge we can rise to.” Taylor is one of four new captains for the club next season. The second team will be led by Andy Sail, last season’s third team skipper, replacing Mike Adams, who is stepping down to try to cement a place in the club’s first XI. The thirds will now be led by Pete van de Westhuizen, who is stepping up from his highly successful role as fifth team captain, while Matt Goodman is stepping into van de Westhuizen’s shoes and taking over the helm for the fifth team. The sixth team will once again be captained by Dave Richards, while the fourth team captain is yet to be decided, and the Sunday firsts and seconds will once again be captained by Jonty Hadfield and Jody Everett respectively. The AGM also saw a changeover in personnel off the field, with Brian Funnell stepping down from the post of chairman, after holding the position for 20 years, and Andy Hooper stepping down as club president. The pair will continue to be involved with the club, working on the club’s proposed move to a new ground among other things. Tim Keighley is the new president, while Paul Funnell is taking over as chairman from his dad. As ever, the club is on the look out for new players and anyone interested in joining is invited to attend winter nets, which are held every Sunday at John Hanson School, from January 10 until the start of the season. For more information contact 01264 359485, 023 8026 5170, 07990 578409 (m) or philip@knightgoodhead.co.uk.
Charlie spins to victory
11:44am Tuesday 8th September 2009
JOHN Hanson schoolboy Charlie Ayres has enjoyed a fine cricket season which saw him starring for Hampshire Cricket Board U12s with bat and ball.
Big win ends seconds' season
4:24pm Tuesday 1st September 2009
Andover II won the toss on the last league game of the season and elected to bat against Bramshaw.
Battling town give themselves league lifeline
10:35am Wednesday 26th August 2009
Powells-sponsored Andover travelled to Bournemouth last Saturday proving that the Red Arrows weren’t the only exhilarating show on display in the sea side town that weekend recording a great win over the second-placed side.
Sunday side fly town flag
12:53am Wednesday 19th August 2009
Andover Sunday continued their unbeaten season with a comprehensive victory over neighbours Sparsholt.
Buscot Park castled by Knight
12:18am Wednesday 19th August 2009
Collingbourne are closing in on promotion after another easy win against Buscot Park.
Jacko knock Justin time
11:53am Tuesday 11th August 2009
Longparish II maintained their push for promotion with a fine win over mid-table Michelmarsh and Timsbury II. On a verdant pitch Longparish batted first and lost early wickets and looked in trouble at 40-3 from 15 overs. Martin Bearpark and Justin Jackman launched the rescue operation with a fourth wicket partnership of 70, before Bearpark was dismissed for 34. Jackman batted on to 81 and Clark finished with 5-20 as Longparish were dismissed for 179. In reply Michelmarsh and Timsbury lost wickets regularly to Warren Bonathan, Martin Savage, Matt Jackman and William de Cani all of whom took two wickets. Opener Adrian Parson was the main resistance with 31 of a Michelmarsh total of 146- 9 ,33 runs short of the target.
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