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Good start for young 'Parish
12:35pm Thursday 1st May 2008
Flushed with success after a successful indoor season at Dummer where they had been crowned champions of the B League after an undefeated campaign, Longparish U13s moved outdoors to take on league newcomers Hedge End.
Brand new covers at the Longparish ground rendered the pitch playable despite the recent bad weather and captain William de Cani won the toss and asked Hedge End to bat. In a devastating first over Brad Aldridge took full advantage of the tricky batting conditions to take three wickets along with a run out to leave Hedge End reeling on 0-4.
Owen Karine, Charles Sherwood and William Jackman all picked up wickets as Hedge End were dismissed for 23 in the 12th over. Longparish lost two early wickets in reply before top scorer Alex Coetzee and wicket keeper Dan Pomroy saw their side to victory by eight wickets in the sixth over.
Longparish CC can feel well satisfied with their efforts at the Dummer indoor six-a-side league which has just ended.
Two senior and two junior sides took part with the Lightweights, led by Justin Jackman coming second in Division Three and gaining promotion and the Longhops finishing joint second in Division Two, led by Paul Blackmore.
The paudits must be reserved for the U13s, led by Will de Cani who won all their matches, defeating leaders Yateley in an entralling last game. This was a real team effort by the eight boys who represented the club.
An era has come to an end with the retirement of two sisters, Mrs Joan Hibberd and Mrs Jean Gardner who have been batting for Longparish CC for half a century, serving delicious home made teas and are well known on the Hampshire cricket circuit..
The club will miss them and past and present members thank them for their efforts and hope they will pop in for a chat and a cuppa.
All eyes are now focused on the summer season with cric ket a plenty for all standards at the village club. Two Saturday sides, a Sunday side, a midweek XI, U15 and U13 sides are in action and net practice is on Thursday evenings for Seniors fromj 6.30pm and Mondays from 6.30 for juniors.
Further information from the secretary on 01264 710003.
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