Welcome to Horspath Cricket Club

 

We are a friendly village club set in the beautiful South Oxfordshire countryside, 5 miles south east of Oxford. We combine a congenial social atmosphere with a high standard of competitive cricket. Our new second ground came into play for the first time in 2010, and we now run four Saturday sides. In 2011 our 1st XI will play in Division 2 West of the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League and our other three sides will play in Divisions 5, 6 & 9 of The MP Sports Cherwell League. We also field a team in the The National Village Cup, in the Thames & Chilterns Sunday League and in Sunday friendly matches. Finally, with our large and thriving Youth Section aged 7 - 17 and a busy social programme we have something for everyone. Come and join us if you like playing or watching cricket or have children who would like to learn the game.

Goodbye Folks. This website will be closed over the next few days. Please see below

5th January 2012

What's happening! New year - new website. Over the next few days the website address www.horspathcricket.com will redirect faster than a Lee Mason opening ball to the member area website here. All news items and club information are now being updated on the member website which can also be accessed by clicking on the Member Area button on the left. You don't have to be a member to access the site and the content is public (except for our secrets) - try it. The club would like to thank Websir and its Managing Director Tom Amer who have helped the club enormously through the design and provision of this brilliant website over the past two years. Link to the new website

Christmas walk, drinks, food and draw at the clubhouse this Sunday (18th)

Join us on Sunday morning for a brisk stroll over Shotover starting at the club at 10.45 followed by drinks, food and the Christmas draw back at the clubhouse. All welcome. See you there!

News items are now being updated on the member website

For all the latest news, buzz and chatter over the winter including the exploits of Pom extraordinaire Matt O'Connor down under please click on the HCC Member Website button to the left or click here. You don't have to be a member to see what we are up to!

Shahbaz moves on to Horspath

Thurs 10th November. Banbury all-rounder Shahbaz Ali will be wearing the prancing pony on his shirt next season. Read the Oxford Mail news report here

O'Connor Down Under Chapter Two

More news from Tasmania from Matt O'Connor - kangaroos, scorpions and antarctic winds - it's all here!

Take down Sunday - this Sunday morning 30th October at 10.00

After a short delay caused by the Rugby World Cup taking priority on Sunday mornings, volunteers are invited to join working parties on Sunday morning to put the club to bed for the winter. Jobs include dismantling and putting away the clubroom awning, removal and storage of the nets and securing of the sight screens against the Scout Hut. The hour goes back on Sunday so it is 11.00 old time. Bar open afterwards for end of season banter.

New club ties arrive in time for The Spread Eagle

At last we have taken delivery of a batch of 50 new club ties - a smart navy blue with double silver diagonal bars and silver prancing ponies. The new tie is precisely 80mm wide at its widest point as specified by club head of sartorial elegance Derek Watts (the only cricket player known to wear cufflinks for training). Price is £11 each. Stock is currently stashed at the Chairman's house. Order and pay on line here

It's time for the Annual Dinner

Will Gary Pratt put in an appearance? Who will be player's player of 2011? Who will get the "flash in the pan" award? Yes it's time to book your tickets for the 2011 Annual Dinner at Horspath Village Hall on Saturday 5th November at 7.30pm. A three course dinner, coffee and chocs for £30. In an amazing leap into the 21st century you can now book your places and pay for your tickets online by clicking here. Alternatively see any member of the committee or add your name to the list in the club room on Sunday lunchtime. Don't be square - be there!

O'Connor Down Under

Intrepid 'Pathian Matt O'Connor has made it to Hobart, Tasmania and is doing a regular blog from down under. Read the first of his Tazzy tales here

Season Finale

The 2011 Season drew to a fitting close with the Horspath Feast Weekend – not to be confused with the dates of the fair. The two matches were the 102nd & 103rd Adult matches to take place in 2011. Add on sundry mid-week cup games and countless youth matches and it all added up to a hectic season that stretched to exactly six months. Individual reflections on the season will appear on the website in due course.

The Shepherds regained their trophy on the Sunday in a close fought 35 over match. The Club XI setting a challenging 205 – 6 after being invited to bat first. Ben Hubbard again showed what we may be missing next year with another attractive innings of 57, he was supported by 37 from Chuck and a composed 31 from Bilal Hamid now restored to full fitness.
After being in early trouble a century stand between Will Eason 70 and Steve Richardson 34* restored the Sheps’ fortunes and they squeezed home with an over to spare for 6 down.

An even closer affair took place on Monday as the Club overhauled the Presidents XI by three wickets. Alex Jewell 28 and Ben Thompson 20 got the President’s side off on a solid foundation before Ben was castled by Chuck to the dismay of everybody bar the jubilant bowler.
After the traditional long lunch an entertaining stand between the Tiddington pairing of Nick Pykett 64 and John Talbot 33 plus a contribution of 29* from Jimmy’s dad allowed Ricksy to declare just before dark on 229- 7 . 2 wickets apiece for Mossy and Jimmy.
The Club opening pair of Matt O’C [74]and Joey T [49]continued their fine form of 2011 with a scintillating stand of 123. However in an extraordinary turn round Ricksy defied the years and the drink to capture five quick wickets to put the result in the balance. However Robbie with 45* managed to put having his windscreen shattered by Nick Pykett out of his mind for sufficient time to secure victory for theClub by 3 wickets as the street lights came on in Manor Farm Rd.

Ricksy announces President's XI

Clive Ricks has taken a moment off from listening to Peter Sarstedt records in St Tropez to announce his XI for the Feast Match on Monday. Looks like a strong side.

Vive le prancing pony, vive le XI du President, vive le cricket! Here is the team:

Alex Jewell, Ian Belcher, Ben Thompson, Graham Plested, Jon Talbot, Nick Pykett, Ayaz Khan, Neil Phillips, Andy Cummings, Dick Giles, Clive Ricks

Another great two days of cricket

Horspath just keep on going when the others have packed up for the winter and put the grass seed on! This weekend we have the Shepherds Match on Sunday and the annual Feast Match on Monday (proceedings start at 8.00 in The Queen's Head!)

Biggs bags best boy!

U17 Jack Biggs was awarded the Young Player of The Year trophy at the club Youth Awards Evening at the Rec last night. Jack has had an outstanding season and as well as captaining the U17 side made a srong contribution in Saturday League Cricket including three games in the 1st XI in Home Counties Div 2 West. Well done to all our young players.

The awards list in full:

U8's Champagne Moment - Josh Richards

U9's Champagne Moment - Daniel Diggs

U11's Champagne Moment - Ryan Hicks

U13's Champagne Moment - Assad Rafique

U15's Champagne Moment - Dan Jones

U17's Champagne Moment - Jack Biggs

Young Player of The Year 2011 - Jack Biggs

Youth Presentation Evening. Weds Evening 14th September 7.30pm.

Calling all members - playing, social youth and student. Come and join us at one of the most inspiring events of the year. The 2011 Youth presentation evening will be held at Horspath Village Hall on Wednesday evening. 7.00 for 7.30pm.

2011 Averages

With many thanks to club stato Hayden Moon the complete 2011 averages can be seen here

Results Saturday 3rd September

Sorry but a bit late due to over exuberance at the club last night. The ladies' boat race was particularly entertaining! Well what happened yesterday then? - three up, one down (sounds like a motorbike gearbox) three teams promoted and one relegated. Here are the details:

 

1st XI v Thame. Horspath won the toss and chose to bat. HCC 202-6 (60 overs) James Phillips 102no, Matthew O'Connor 45, J Bhatti 3-80 off 23. Thame 206-7 (49.1 overs) M Parmar 58no, J Bhatti 49, P Patel 34, Paul Jeacock 3-96 off 22.1

Result: win for Thame

Horspath 1st relegated to Div 1 of The Cherwell League

 

2nd XI v Thame 2nd. Horspath won toss and chose to field first. Thame 2nd 148 all out (45.3 overs) A Thomas 34, Ben Henderson 3-18 off 4.3. Horspath 2nd 150-4 (28 overs) Ian Belcher 40, Ben Hubbard 33, A Thomas 4-34

Result: Win for Horspath

Horspath 2nd finish one point behind Div 5 champions Cublington and are expected to be promoted to Div 4

 

3rd XI v Oxford & Bletch nondies 2nd. Nondies won the toss and chose to field. Horspath3rd 127 all out (49.4 overs) Bilal Hamid 32, S Vinjamoor 5-13, M Scrivener 4-30. Oxford and Bletchingdon Nondies 2nd 129-1 (34.4 overs) G adamson 62no, K Ahmed 41no

Result: Win for Nondies.

Horspath 3rd are Div 6 champions and will be promoted to Div 5

 

Horspath 4th won the toss and chose to field. Tiddington III 130-9 declared (43 overs) M Weeks 42, Greg Handley 3-22, Hassan Mohammed 3-27. HCC 4th 131-7 (38.3 overs) Graham Plested 38no, and in his final appearance in league cricket Dean Holmes 26.

Result: Win for Horspath 4th.

Horspath 4th finish second in Div 9 and are expected to be promoted to Div 8

Feast Day big breakfast

This year's historic annual Feast match will take place on Monday 19th September. The" big breakfast" will be served at The Queen's Head between 8.00 and 9.00. Price is £7.00 per head. If you would like to book a place please add your name to the list in the clubroom, speak to Hammy or email ed@horspathcricket.com

Big Cricket Saturday

There is a lot riding on the outcome of this weekend's matches. Can the 1st's stay in the Home Counties Div 2 West? (see what the Oxford Mail has to say here). Can the 2nd's take the Div 5 championship with only one point in it? Will the 4th's win promotion to Div 8? See you down at he Rec, at Thame or at Tiddington on Saturday and at the clubhouse afterwards for end of season bonhomie!

Threes skipper takes on three marathons in three days for charity

On the 18th, 19th and 20th November 3rd team skipper Tom Murray will be running three marathons in three days to raise £5,000 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.  Whilst the challenge is still a number of months away, an intense training programme has already started to get in physical shape.  If anyone would like to donate to this important cause then please visit www.justgiving.com/3toms3marathons.  Tom is happy to talk to anyone interested about the challenge and the charity at the club this Saturday evening and also how stupid he is to decide that running three marathons in a row was a sensible idea! (Good job he wasn't captain of the fourths!)

Horspath are Div 6 champs

Horspath 3rd are unassailable at the top of Cherwell League Div 6 following their rain abandoned game against Wolverton 2nd's on Saturday. The six points gained have put them out of reach of second place Abingdon Vale 2nd with one game to play. See the Oxford Mail news item here

Horspath dominate at Tew

Flash Results Saturday 27th August

Heavy and frequent rain showers today (Met Office look at your forecasts!)

1st XI v Slough. Horspath won toss and chose to field. Slough 48-3 (20 overs) when match abandoned due to rain.

 

2nd XI v Cublington. Horspath 2nd won toss and cannily chose to bat! Rain affected match

Result: Draw. Details to follow.

 

3rd XI v Wolverton 2nd. Wolverton 2nd won toss and chose to field. Match abandoned due to rain. Details to follow but Adam Thompson got 48.

 

4th XI v Stokenchurch 2nd Stokenchurch 2nd cancelled match as could not raise a team. Result: Cancelled match - Win for Horspath 4th

Sponsors and friends of Horspath cricket day Saturday 27th August

Friday 26th August It is our annual Sponsors Day event tomorrow and we look forward to seeing our sponsors and partners, Vice Presidents and Horspath Parish Council members at the rec for our Home Counties match against Slough.

Saturday 20th August Match Reports

Thursday 25th August Read Saturday's match reports by our own Charles Clark here. The Oxford Mail reports on the 1st XI and 2nd XI matches can be seen here and here

Flash Results Saturday 20th August

1st XI v Dinton. Dinton won toss and chose to field. Horspath 192-8 Dinton 193-8 Result: Win for Dinton. Details to follow.

 

2nd XI v Banbury XX 2nd. Horspath 2nd won toss and chose to field. Banbury XX 2nd 125-10 (38 overs Grant 46, B Henderson 4-11, S Berry 4-26) Horspath 2nd 126-5 (T Chase 32 no)

Result: Win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Sandford St Martin 2nd. Sandford 2nd won toss and chose to field. Horspath 3rd 150-8 (H Moon 33no, A Thompson 31 K Thompson 4-39) Sandord 2nd 136-10 (M Thomson 38, W Bartholomew 35, C Ricks 7-34!)

Result: Win for Horspath 3rd

 

4th XI v Oxford & Bletch Nondies 4th Horspath 4th won toss and chose to field. Nondies 4th 191 all out. Horspath 4th 75-3 from 24 overs when game abandoned due to injury.

Result: Match abandoned due to injury.

Saturday 13th August Match Reports

Wednesday 17th August Read Saturday's match reports by our own Charles Clark here. The Oxford Mail reports on the 1st XI and 2nd XI matches can be seenhere and here

Flash Results Saturday 13th August

1st XI v Reading. Reading won toss and chose to field. Horspath 217-9 (J Todd 50, T Hutchison 43, J Hoddle 6-53) Reading 140-8 (S Kang 32, P Jeacock 5-27, M Skelton 3-47) Result: Draw

 

2nd XI v Tiddington 2nd. Horspath 2nd won toss and chose to field. Tiddington 2nd 199-8 (J Tabot 53, I Pykett 34, W Smith 33, B Henderson-3-33) Horspath 2nd 200-6- (C Jones 58, S Green 39no, J Talbot 3-35)

Result: Win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Bletchley Town 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Bletchley Town 2nd 2nd 201-8 ( A Kilby 101, D Shepherd 42, L Belcher 5-45), Horspath 3rd 202-4 (I Belcher 50, G Hamilton 44, A Thompson 44)

Result: Win for Horspath 3rd

 

4th XI v Bledlow Village 3rd 4th Bledlow Village 3rd won toss and chose to field. Horspath 4th 123 all out (D Wells 43, T Herman 21, R Downes 5-38, J Spooner 3-39) Bledlow Village 3rd 124-4 (Martin Bloomfield 59no, Dennis Messenger wicket off second ball and 14-1!)

Result win for Bledlow Village 3rd

Jack inspires U17's to victory at Rowant

A "man of the match" performance by captain Jack Biggs led the U-17s to a fine eleven run victory at Aston Rowant on Monday evening. In a match reduced to 16 overs a side he scored 35 of the first 45 scored before running himself out. Dan Todd with 26 was the only other player to make a significant contribution as Horspath totalled 81 – 9. A fiery opening burst saw Jack take 2 – 15 off his 4 overs including the crucial wicket of Tolson, well caught by Tayyab Sabir. Dan Pope gave great support and took 1 – 11 in an economical spell of 4 overs. The two were replaced by Dan Todd[1-18] and Hasaan Mohammed[1-22] and although Dan Matthews and Adam Muttit put together a 35 run partnership they fell behind the clock as Horspath bowled and fielded with great discipline. Any chance of a Rowant win disappeared once Muttit was caught by Jack off the bowling of Hasaan for 24

Saturday 6th August Match Reports

Tuesday 9th August Read Saturday's match reports by our own Charles Clark here. The Oxford Mail reports on the 1st XI and 2nd XI matches can be seen here and here

Flash Results Saturday 6th August

1st XI v Harefield. Horspath 1st won toss and chose to field. Harefield 177-8 Horspath 1st 170-9. Detail to follow.

Result: Draw

 

2nd XI v Banbury 3rd. Horspath 2nd won toss and chose to field. Banbury 3rd 216-5 Horspath 2nd 222-3 (R Cooke 91, S Green 69no)

Result: Win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Bourton Vale 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Bourton Vale 2nd 99-10 ( Bagearthathan 5-20, H Moon 3-37) Horspath 3rd 102-7

Result: Win for Horspath 3rd

 

4th XI v Witney Mills 2nd 4th Horspath won toss and chose to field. Witney Mills 2nd 131 -10 (G Handley 5-37) Horspath 4th 132-3 (T Holmes 36no)

Result win for Horspath 4th

Sponsors Day moves to the 27th August

Saturday 6th August Our annual Sponsors and Friends Of Horspath Cricket Day has been moved from the 13th August as originally planned to Saturday 27th August. Last year's event was a very successful informal day and was attended by many of our sponsors, Vice Presidents and other friends of the club. Invitations will go out on Monday.

Aussie Tim tonks a ton and sends six to the hutch

Thursday 4th August Aussie Tim Hutchison top scored and bowled in Tuesday's tight rain affected game against South Oxford Amateurs at the Rec. In a time game Horspath batted first and put on 256-5 with Hutch delivering 103 not out backed up by Robbie Eason with 85. In an exciting finish SOA almost made the total at 251 all out with Nick Pykett top scoring with 77, Greg Baker with 52, Richard Clapp with 48 and Hutch 6-44.

Saturday 30th July Match Reports

 

Flash Results Saturday 30th July

1st XI v Farnham Royal. Horspath 1st won toss and chose to field. Farnham Royal 273-10. (D Simpson 124, A Krol 4-41) Horspath 1st 213-9 (J Phillips 42, R Eason 35, J Khan 7-74)

Result: Draw

 

2nd XI v Didcot. Horspath 2nd won toss and chose to field. Didcot 240-3 (S Pritchard 77, H Brisland 67no) Horspath 2nd 189-9 (A Manger35)

Result: Draw

 

3rd XI v Abingdon Vale 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Abingdon Vale 2nd 182-9 Horspath 3rd 127-9.

Result: Draw

 

4th XI v Abingdon Vale 4th Horspath won toss and chose to field. Abingdon Vale 4th 117 -10 (Extras 57, T Sabir 5-32, G Handley 4-35) Horspath 4th 118-8 (C Thompson 30, J Thorn 5-54)

Result win for Horspath 4th

Saturday 23rd July Match Reports

Monday 25th July Read Saturday's match reports by our own Charles Clark here. Tho Oxford Mail report on the 1st XI match at Gerrards Cross can be seen here.

Flash Results Saturday 23rd July

A milestone day - Ginge gets 9 wickets for the 2nd's ( a record since the reformation of the club) and young Lloyd Belcher takes 5 wickets in the thirds in his league cricket debut at Bledlow Ridge inc one caught by his dad.

 

1st XI v Gerards Cross. Gerards Cross won toss and chose to field. Horspath 209-7. Gerards Cross 167-8. (details to follow)

Result: Draw

 

2nd XI v Challow 2nd. Horspath 2nd won toss and chose to field. Challow 2nd 114 all out (A Cummings 9-29) Horspath 2nd 118-4 (C Jones 33)

Result: Win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Bledlow Ridge 2nd. Bledlow Ridge won toss and chose to field. Horspath 3rd 186-8 (D Watts 56, T Chase 30, T Bartlett 4-32) Bledlow Ridge 2nd 125 all out (J Rolfe 34, M Aslam 38, L Belcher 5-14, H Moon 3-20,)

Result win for Horspath 3rd

 

4th XI v Leighton Buzzard 2nd Horspath won toss and chose to field. Leighton Buzzard 2nd 186-7 (Raine 40, Ryan 32 Bagearthathan 3-26) Horspath 4th 114 all out (T Holmes 31, A Hoque 4-29,)

Result win for Leighton Buzzard 2nd

There is more than one H in Horspath

Tuesday 17th July

Horspath breezed into the Henry Alexander Cup Final with an overwhelming victory over Ox & Bletch Nondies at Combe on Friday, at the third time of asking.
The H squad were to the fore as a decent looking opposition side on paper were blown away for only 33. Hayden and Holmes both captured 2 wickets in their opening bursts and things went from bad to worse for OBN after they were replaced by Hutch and Henderson J  both taking 3 each as the innings subsided .
Opening the bowling for ONB Oakley removed the two O’Connor brothers but the arrival of two more Hs, Henderson and Hamilton saw Horspath safely home in double quick time as Hendo B peppered cow corner. Headley was not required.

Horspath face Stonesfield [aka Great Tew] in the Final at Combe this Friday 6.15 Start – weather permitting

Sunday XI v Burnham cancelled

Sunday 17th July The bad news is that the away match at Burnham has been cancelled. The good news is that the club bar is open today from 12.00 for discussion on a new sliding roof stadium!

4th XI v Brackley 2nd cancelled

Saturday 16th July The 4th XI away match v Brackley 2nds has been cancelled due to heavy rain.

Home games cancelled

Saturday 16th July - Breaking news. Both of today's home matches have been cancelled due to heavy rain. The bar will be open from 6pm

Combe Semi Final Tonight

Tuesday 12th July - Horspath play Oxford & Bletchingon Nondescripts in the semi final of the Combe Cup at Combe tonight at 18.00. Looks like good weather so better get over there!

Krolly handed the baton

Tuesday 12th July - Breaking news -Adam Kroll takes over the 1st XI captaincy. Today the club has issued the following statement:

"Adam Kroll has assumed the role of  Ist XI captain, initially for the remainder of the season. After considerable thought and discussion Robbie believes that the interests of the side would be best served if he was relieved of the burden of captaincy and was able to concentrate on rediscovering his best form with the bat.
During the eight years since the Club reformed the weight of runs Robbie has scored and in latter years the leadership and commitment he has provided have played a major part in the success of the Club. We have always known that it was his intention to step down from the captaincy at the end of this season, but he has certainly earned the right to go at a time of his own choosing.
This season, the loss of Jonathan off the pitch and Mase on it, has removed two main buttresses and has made the captaincy particularly onerous. We know that we are in a fight to the end of the season to retain our status in the Home Counties League, something we are all desperate to achieve. We believe this move will give us our best chance of accomplishing this.
Krolly becomes only the third captain of the Club since it reformed. He is having a good season, has the total respect of all at the Club, and has previous captaincy experience. He can be assured of the support of everybody, both on and off the pitch.
We have played with great spirit this season as is evidenced by our performances in the field, where we have given 100% and done better than we had expected. Our batting, which we thought would be our strength, has only occasionally done itself justice. If we can get that right over the remaining eight games, and the new captain has better luck with the toss than Robbie [ 2 out of 10] we will prevail.
The time for talking is now over. Time now for fronting up. Could not be a better place to start than at the home of runaway leaders Burnham on Saturday.
Good luck."

Match Reports for Saturday 9th July

Match reports by our own Charles Clark can be read here. The Oxford Mail report on the 1st XI match against Aston Rowant is here.

Flash Results Saturday 9th July

1st XI v Aston Rowant. Aston Rowant won toss and chose to field. Horspath 105 all out. (M O'Connor 51, W Morrick 4-31.) Aston Rowant 108-6 (R Cook 55, C Watling 31, W Eason 37-3)

Result: Win for Aston Rowant

 

2nd XI v Brackley. Brackley won toss and chose to field. Horspath 2nd 139-8 (J Todd 34, S Grren 31 no, K Cartwright 5-30) Brackley 120-9 (S Berry 5-26,)

Result: Draw

 

3rd XI v Ox & Long Marston 2nd. Long Marston 2nd won toss and chose to bat. Lomg Marston 2nd 145-7 (P Marsh 50, H Moon 4-71, T Smith 3-63) Horspath 3rd 147-0 (I Belcher 102no, R Cooke 43no)

Result win for Horspath 3rds

 

4th XI v Cublington 2nd Horspath won toss and chose to field. Cublington 2nd 171-9 (P Rice 40, D Heritage 4-34, M Herman 3-55) Horspath 4th 129 all out (S Buckingham 38, P Rice 5-40)

Result win for Cublington 2nd

Mid-season stat attack

Thursday 7th July Stompy may be have moved on but club stato Hayden Moon can certainly crunch those numbers. Batting and bowling statistics for all matches so far in the 2011 season can be seen in the club member's section here.

Highlights:

The senior sides have played a total of 53 matches. 32 games have been won (60%), 14 lost (26%) and 7 drawn (13%).  The 1st XI are 8th in the HCPCL Div 2 West, while the 2nd XI, 3rd XI and 4th XI sit top of Divs 5,6 & 9 respectively in the MPS Cherwell League

The leading run scorer is Robbie Eason with 668 at an average of 39.  He is closely followed by Matt O'Connor (591 at an average of 53) and Joey Todd (571 at an average of 57).

The leading wicket taker is Dan Todd with 32 wkts at an average of 13.9.  Ceri Holmes comes next with 27 wkts at 16.7

The most economical bowler is David Heritage who has bowled 32 overs and conceded an average of only 1.7 runs per over.  Andy Cummings has bowled 82 overs at a miserly 2.59 runs per over.

Players Meeting Thursday night after training

Wednesday 6th July There will be a mid-season players meeting in the clubroom after training tomorrow (Thursday) evening. All players invited.

U15's just fall short at Tew

Horspath U-15 just failed in their attempt to reach the County Final as they fell to a 6 wicket defeat at Great Tew with two overs remaining. Horspath batted first and posted a competitive 113 – 7 in their 20 overs. This was mainly due to a hard hit 50* by Dan Jones, aided by useful contributions from Dan Todd and Krusshi. Tight opening spells by Waqas Latif and Abdul Saleem got Horspath off to a good start and at the half way stage the game was in the balance. Dan Todd, although not helped by one short boundary, managed to impose some pressure however a couple of expensive overs tilted the game Tew’s way and composed innings by L Brock [37] and J Haggett [36*] saw Tew home.

Saturday's match reports

Match reports by our own Charles Clark can be found here. Also see the Oxford Mail report of the first team match against Thame here

Sunday League win for Horspath

Monday 4th July Horspath secured its first Sunday League win of the season yesterday in their match against Tiddington at the rec. Horspath batted first and knocked 243-5 from their 40 overs (T Hutchison 106, J Mohammed 51). Tiddington made 181-9 in reply from their 40 overs.

Flash Results Saturday 2nd July

Hooray it's Sophie's Birthday!

 

1st XI v Thame. Thame won toss and chose to field. Horspath 212-9. (M O'Connor 47, R Eason 30, A Krol 30, J Bhatti 6-85) Thame 173-7 -5 (E Barnett 69no, S Lachlan 42no, P Jeacock 21-3, W Eason 41-3)

Result: Draw

 

2nd XI v Thame 2nd. Thame 2nd won toss and chose to bat. Thame 2nd 165 all out. (A Thomas 77, D Creed 4-34, A Cummings 3-19.). Horspath 2nd 166-3 (J Todd 74no, C Jones 33, S Green 30,)

Result win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Ox & Bletch Nondies 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Nondies 2nd 229-9 (S Vinjimoor 36, M Scrivener34 , A Ahmed 33, C Ricks 29-3, T Smith 28-3). Horspath 3rd 172 all out. (R Cooke 42, M Scrivener 4-37, A Ahmed 3-43)

Result win for Ox & Bletch Nondies 2nd

 

4th XI v Tiddington 3rd. Horspath won toss and chose to field. Tiddington 3rd 171-7 (G Wakefield 51, W Latif 4-16) Horspath 172-3 (C Thompson 64, D Watts 54, C Cornell 3-30)

Result win for Horspath 4th.

U15's county semi final date set

Weds 29th June The U15's will play Great Tew away in the county semi-final at 6.00pm on Monday 4th July with a reserve date of Wednesday 6th July in the event of bad weather.

Flash Result: U15's through to county semi final

Mon 27th June Horspath U15's defeated Freeland this evenings quarter final away match at Freeland. Freeland 72-7, Horspath 73-2 from 16 overs.

Saturday's Match Reports

Mon 27th June Our man on the boundary "Charles Clark" gives his view of Saturday's games here

U9's v Brightwell-cum-Sotwell cancelled

Sun 26th June Breaking news: This morning's U9's away match against Brightwell-cum-Sotwell has been cancelled.

Flash Results Saturday 25th June

1st XI v Slough. Slough won toss and chose to field. Horspath 188 all out. Slough 189-5.

Result win for Slough. Details to follow.

 

2nd XI v Cublington. Horspath won toss and chose to field. Cublington 195 all out. (J Leggatt 53, P Tomlinson 53, R Sim 36, C Holmes 4-28.). Horspath 2nd 198-2 (C Jones 62no, J Todd 45, A Manger 40.)

Result win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Wolverton 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Wolverton 2nd 95 all out (C Ricks 6-33). Horspath 3rd 96-8 (G Dickinson 4-20, S King 3-16)

Result win for Horspath 3rd.

 

4th XI v Stokenchurch 2nd. Stokenchurch won toss and chose to bat. Stokenchurch 211-5. Horspath 212-9 with one ball to spare!

Result win for Horspath 4th. Details to follow

U15's through to county quarter finals

A resounding victory last night secured a quarter final place for the U-15s in the Oxon Section of the NatWest National Competition. Horspath set a formidable target of 138 -3 in their 20 overs. Dominic O’Connor scoring 51* well supported by Dan Jones 28 and Krushi 27. Warborough were swept away by a superb piece of left arm swing bowling by Abdul Saleem who returned the outstanding figures of 6 – 8 (which included 5 wides.) There were 2 wickets each for Waqas Latif and Matthew Henderson as Warborough totalled 19. The previous fixtures had seen the U-15s record victories against Aston Rowant, Tiddington, Britwell Cum Sotwell the only defeat coming against Thame. Horspath’s quarter final opponents will be Freeland. The game will be at Freeland on Monday 27th June 6.15 start.

Flash Results Saturday 18th June

1st XI v Dinton. Rain affected game. Dinton won toss and chose to field. Horspath 180-2 from 43 overs. (J Phillips 69no, N Murray 31). Dinton 0-0 from 0.3overs. Rain stopped play. Match abandoned

 

2nd XI v Banbury XX 2nd XI. Banbury XX won toss and chose to field. Horspath 2nd 231-4 declared from 30 overs. (J Todd 102no, S Green 46, M Rana 34. Banbury XX 2nd 152 all out (C Holmes 4-30)

Result win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Sandford St Martin 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Sandford 65 all out (C Ricks 6-19). Horspath 3rd 66-5

Result win for Horspath 3rd.

 

4th XI v Oxford Nondescripts 4th XI. Match abandoned due to rain.

U9's win against Warborough

Thurs 17th June The U9's pulled off a nice win in an eight a side 200 rules match against Warborough CC on Wednesday night. Horspath 274, Warborough 252. Well played to the yougsters!

It's the 2011 Horspath Tapeball Sixes!

Tues 14th June Time for some Sunday fun and high japes! It's the Horspath Tabeball Sixes competition once again on Sunday morning starting at 11.00.

Don't be square - be there. No previous experience required! Contact Hayden Moon for details and if you would like to enter a team. Come and watch if you like to see cricket played at a most unusual standard in the most unusual attire.

Flash Results Saturday 11th June

1st XI v Reading. Horspath won toss and chose to field. Reading 180 all out (T Fray 45, S Kang 40, D Barr 30. P Jeacock 4-46, A Krol 3-47 )

Horspath 87-3 Rain stopped play.

Result Draw

 

2nd XI v Tiddington 2nd XI. Tiddington won toss and chose to field. Horspath 2nd 161 all out (J Biggs 37, N Smith 5-49)). Tiddington 2nd 80 all out (A Cummings 5-20)).

Result win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Bletchley Town 2nd. Horspath 3rd won toss and chose to field. Bletchley Town 2nd 148 all out (T Smith 3-30, A Younis 3-42). Horspath 3rd 149-5 (T Holmes 52no, A Eason 36)

Result win for Horspath 3rd.

 

4th XI v Bledlow Village 3rd XI. Result win for Horspath. Detail to follow.

Horspath out of Bernard Tollet Knockout

Fri 10th June Horspath lost to Tiddington by four runs last night in a very close 20/20 match at Tiddington. Batting first Tiddington put on 150-7 from their twenty overs. Horspath started slowly and lost wickets early but ended just four runs of the total at 146-9.

Horspath limits the size of the U9's and U11's Youth Cricket Section for 2011

Horspath Battle To Maiden Victory

Mon 6th June. Read Oxford Mail coverage of Saturday's 1st XI match against Harefield here

2011 Tea Rota now visible on line

Sun 5th June. The 2011 Tea Rota can now be seen on line and downloaded here

Flash Results Saturday 4th June

Sat 4th June. A good day at the office for The Prancing Pony.

 

1st XI v Harefield. Horspath won toss and chose to field. Harefield 144 all out (45 overs). S Scott 31, M Skelton 4-43, W Eason 3-37, P Jeacock 3-19

Horspath 148-7 (46.3 overs) A Krol 36no, R Eason 30, M Nkala 4-35, D King 3-57

Result win for Horspath

 

2nd XI v Banbury 3rd XI. Banbury 3rd won toss and chose to bat. Banbury 187 all out (A Wirth 47). Horspath 190-1 (M O'Connor 95 no, J Todd 82).

Result win for Horspath 2nd

 

3rd XI v Bourton Vale 2nd. Bourton Vale 2nd batted first 193-9. Horspath 194-7.

Result win for Horspath 3rd. Detail to follow

 

4th XI v Witney Mills 2nd XI. Horspath won toss and chose to field. Witney Mills 96-8 (45 overs). D Heritage 4-15, M Herman 3-30. Horspath 97-3.(20.3 overs) D Watts 40no

Result win for Horspath 4th.

Two ton Hole fires Shipton through to final

Thurs 2nd June. Read the Oxford Mail coverage of last Sunday's Village Cup semi-final against Shipton here

Shipton triumph in Village Cup

Tue 31st May. Horspath exit the national village cup knockout after losing to Shipton -U-Wychwood at the Rec on Sunday. Horspath won the toss and asked Shipton to bat. Shipton 192 all out from 40 overs (S Hole 101. D Creed 3-27). Horspath 178 all out from 37 overs (W Eason 51, A Wynd 36).

Battling Horspath in final ball agony

Tue 31st May. See the Oxford Mail Report of the 1st XI game against Farnham Royal here

Flash Results Saturday 28th May

Farnham Royal v Horspath 1st XI. Farnham Royal win on final ball of the game. Details to follow

Horspath 2nd XI v Didcot 1st XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field. Didcot 135 all out (Robinson 36, S Berry 5-23. Horspath 137-3 (MO'Connor 72no) Result: Win for Horspath

Horspath 3rd XI v Abingdon Vale 2nd XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field. Abingdon 2nd 119 all out (Ford 40, D Heritage 21-3, Arfan Younis 23-3) Horspath 3rd 122-3 (I Belcher 45). Result: Win for Horspath

Abingdon Vale IV v Horspath IV. Horspath won toss and elected to field. Abingdon Vale IV 114 all out (B Henderson 3-14, J Henderson 3-18). Horspath IV 115-6 (S Buckingham 31). Result: Win for Horspath

HCC kit orders

Weds 25th May If you would like to order any items of club kit, Lianne will be placing a stock order next week. If anyone needs kit they can fill out an order form (Payment with orders please) and send it to Lianne ASAP (lianne@oxfordmarquees.co.uk).

 

Due to delivery charges she is aiming to only do one per month so it will important that players get their orders in quickly as the next one may not arrive until late June/early July!

Order your Horspath CC helmet

Weds 25th May We are getting together an order for Horspath branded cricket helmets. Although usually priced at around £80-£85, Elmer Cotton will do them for £70 thanks to Ben Cook.

 

The helmets are blue Masuri senior, one size fits all with a steel grill and the Horspath logo embroidered on. We need a minimum 6 helmets to make an order and are intending to make the first order next Tuesday (31st May). It will then take up to 6 weeks for the helmets to arrive although they may arrive as early as 4 weeks after ordering.

 

To order a helmet please email Gareth Hamilton at gareth.e.hamilton@gmail.com or speak with him at some point before Tuesday. To secure your order Gareth will need a minimum deposit of £30 with the balance to be paid before you receive your helmet. If payment hasn’t been made in full you won’t get your helmet!

 

Junior size helmets are available also for just £45 including embroidery.

 

Any questions don’t hesistate to contact Gareth.

Big Cricket Week Coming Up

Sun 22nd May Time to dust those sun hats off and put the sun tan lotion on - there is lots of lovely cricket next week starting with the U15's v Oxford on Monday evening right throught to the Chearsley sixes tournament next Monday and the Bernard Tollett 20/20 knockout at Tiddington on Tuesday. See the blue Upcoming Dates panel for details. High point will be the Village Cup semi final against Shipton next Sunday afternoon. See you there!

Sunday Cricket at the Rec 22nd May

Sun 22nd May 10.00am Horspath U13's 8 a side v Challow & Childrey 8 a side. Exciting youth cricket not to be missed

 

2.00pm Horspath v Windsor. Thames & Chilterns Sunday League

 

Away: Horspath U 13 11 a side v Westbury (Nr Brackley) U13's

Flash Results Saturday 21st May

Sat 21st May

Horspath 1st X v Gerards Cross 1st XI. Gerards Cross won toss and elected to bat. Gerards Cross 293-4 (P Muchall133 no, H Taj 64.) Horspath 226-7 (T Hutchison 42, A Krol 42, A Wynd 38). Result: Draw. Gerards Cross 14 points, Horspath 7 points

 

Challow & Childrey 2nd XI v Horspath 2nd XI. Challow won toss and elected to field. Horspath 2nd 255-4 (J Todd 73, M O'Connor 59, S Green 53no. Challow 2nd 186-6 M Meredith 3-69 Result: Draw. Challow 4 points, Horspath 17 points

 

Horspath 3rd XI v Bledlow Ridge 2nd XI. Bledlow won toss and elected to bat.

Bledlow 153 all out (D Heritage 4-20, S Berry 3-14) Horspath 154-2 (R Cooke 57, I Belcher 44, J Biggs 39no) Result win for Horspath 3rd. Horspath 3rd 25 points, Bledlow Ridge 2nd 4 points.

 

Leighton Buzzard 2nd XI v Horspath 4th XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field. LB 2nd 204-8 (A Saleem 3-43). Horspath 4th 205. Result win for Horspath. Details to follow.

Horspath's run ended

Mon 16th May Brief article in the Oxford Mail today about our 1st XI's defeat to Burnham on Saturday, ending a 2-year undefeated league record. Read the article here.

Horspath through to Village Cup Semi Final

Sun 15th May Horspath are through to the Oxfordshire semi-final of the Persimmon Village Cup after defeating Cropredy at Cropredy this afternoon.

Cropredy won the toss and elected to bat: Cropredy 136 all out (J Jennings 42) Horspath 139-3 (R Eason 66, N Murray 65 no) Horspath win by 7 wickets.

Horspath will play Shipton in the county Semi Final at Horspath on Sunday 29th May

Flash Results Saturday 14th May

Sat 14th May

Horspath 1st X v Burnham 1st XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field. Burnham 206 all out (A Khan 47, R Rehman 40, M Faizal 37, P Jeacock 5-38) Horspath 156 all out (N Murray 33, A Wynd 33, R Samuel 3-25, A Khan 3-73. Result win for Burnham. Burnham 25 points, Horspath 7 points

 

Cropredy 2nd XI v Horspath 2nd XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field. Cropredy 2nd 124 all out (R Orchard 39, C Holmes 3-28, Tom Smith 3-29) Horspath 2nd 126-4 (C Jones 63, M O'Connor 46no). Result win for Horspath 2nd. Horspath 25 points, Cropredy 5 points

 

Gt Brickhill 2nd XI v Horspath 3rd XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field.

Gt Brickhill 2nd 220 all out (T Murray 3-46, P Alder 3-51.) Horspath 221-9 (R Cooke 60, P Alder 34, D O'Coonor 34.) Result win for Horspath. Horspath 3rd 25 points, Gt Brickhill 14 points.

 

Horspath 4th XI v Brackley 2nd XI. Horspath won toss and elected to field. Brackley 2nd 175 all out (G Tudor- Price 54, J Hollyoak 30 T Herman 3-25, S Meredith 3-42). Horspath 176-3 (D Watts 54, J Biggs 51). Result win for Horspath. Horspath 4th 25 points, Brackley 2nd 6 points

Village Cup Round 3 on Sunday. Cropredy v Horspath. 1pm start

Sat 14th May Horspath are away again on Sunday as they travel to the attractive north Oxfordshire village of Cropredy. Cropredy have had a fine start to the season and enjoyed an easy victory over Long Hanborough in the first round so a tough game can be expected. Horspath will be without Mossie who damaged ankle ligaments in an over exuberant wicket celebration on Saturday, but will otherwise field the same team that emerged victors by four runs their first round tie against Aston Rowant

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Murray shines with super ton

Mon 9th May The Oxford Mail is leading with an item about our1st XI match with Aston Rowant on Saturday. Read it here

1st XI make statement of intent at Rowant

Sun 8th May The 1st XI made a strong start to the season with a winning draw away at Aston Rowant yesterday. The game was reduced to 56/46 overs per side after overnight rain, though play was only delayed by 1/2 an hour.

 

After losing the toss and being inserted in damp conditions but with the sun shining, openers Murray and Phillips got the 'Path off to a good start helped by bowling on both sides of the wicket. Jimmy was bowled by Watling attempting a sweep shot the over before lunch for a well-made 44 with the score on 98-1. After lunch skipper Robbie fell cheaply before our new Aussie recruit Timmy Hutchison joined Murray at the crease. Tim struggled to get bat on ball early on before timing the ball beautifully. Hutchison and Murray took the score past 200 with 10 overs remaining with Tim hitting some lusty blows. Murray completed his century before hitting one straight to a deep mid-off. Jehan joined Tim to take the score past 250 before Tim was run out for 67 - an excellent debut half-century for the 'Path, which was the catalyst in taking the score from a good one to an excellent one. Jehan was bowled before Mossy and Andrew Wynd saw the score through to 284-5 at the close of innings.

 

Rowant began at a good pase passing 40 after 10 overs before Will made the breakthrough with Jehan taking a smart catch at backward point. Jimmy Phillips came on and showed excellent temperament striking early on trapping Watling LBW, having been hit for 3 boundaries earlier in the over. Tim Hutchison then held on to dismiss Leon off Phillips in the next over before Mossy, returning in a new spell, trapped Cook LBW to leave Rowant reeling at 79-4. Adam Krol effected a catch a bat pad that David Boon would have been proud of to dismiss Tim Morgan which ended Rowant's chances of getting anywhere near the 'Path's total. Rowant skipper Wes Morrick batted well to end on 51 not out, despite injury, while the 'Path grabbed 2 more wickets (one bowled by Jimmy and a Creed run out). Rowant ended on 196-7.

 

An excellent start to the season by the 1st XI, with plenty of positives to take out of a display that seems as if they have left off where they finished in September 2010. They are still unbeaten in league cricket since May 2009.

 

Winning draw for Horspath 1st XI

Horspath 14 points

Aston Rowant 7 points

U13's match at Combe cancelled

Sun 8th May This morning's U13 away match against Combe has been cancelled due to heavy overnight rain.

Flash Results Saturday 7th May

Sat 7th May

Aston Rowant 1st XI V Horspath 1st XI. Aston Rowant won toss and put Horspath in to bat. Horspath 284-5 (N Murray 101, T Hutchison 67, J Philips 44. Aston Rowant 194-7 ( W Morrick 51no, T Morgan 45, J Phillips 4-71) Result: draw Horspath 14 points, Aston Rowant 7 points

 

Cublington 2nd V Horspath 4th. Horspath 4th 165. Cubligton 2nds 157-8

Today's home matches cancelled due to heavy rain

Sat 7th May Both of today's home matches have now been cancelled due to heavy rain overnight and this morning.

U13's V Kingston Bagpuize tonight at the Rec 6.15 start

Fri 6th May The u13's open their 2011 campaign tonight at the Rec. Why not drop down to watch for an hour or so?

Horspath dedicate season to Stobart's memory

Fri 6th May Skipper Robbie has been speaking to The Oxford Mail. Read the story here

Cherwell chief Ricks eyes a bright future

Thurs 5th May Clive Ricks was interviewed for today's Oxford Mail on the changing face of the Cherwell League. Read the article here

Flash Result 20/20 match against Thame

Mon 2nd May Flash Result Horspath 147-4, Thame 148-6. Thame win with 6 balls to spare

20/20 match against Thame now to start at 4pm today

Mon 2nd May This evening's Serious Cricket 20/20 home knockout match against Thame will now start at 4.00pm not 6pm as advertised. The club bar will be open from lunchtime.

Youth training arrangements for Wednesday evenings

Mon 2nd May All youth training moves to Wednesday evenings from 6.15 to 7.45 from this Wednesday 4th May. Find out more about the way it will be organised by reading a note from Club Welfare Officer Alex Whittenbury here

Horspath go through in Village Cup

Sun 1st May Breaking News - Horspath defeated Aston Rowant this evening in a tense match decided in the final over of the game. Horspath won the toss and batted. Horspath 184-5. Aston Rowant 180-8. Horspath will play the winners of Cropredy V Hanborough away in two weeks time.

Village Cup Match Starts at 1pm

Sun 1st May Breaking news! Today's Village Cup match at Aston Rowant will start at 1.00pm - not 2.00 as advertised.

Youth Training Moves to Wednesday Evenings from 4th May 6.15 - 7.45pm

Saturday 30th April Starting next week all U9's, U11's, U13's and U15's coaching sessions will take place on Wednesday evenings from 6.15 to 7.45. More info to follow on the structure of the evening. All parents invited to stay and watch.

Horspath V Caribbeans on Friday CANCELLED

Thurs 28th April Friday's game against Oxford Caribbeans has been cancelled. Unfortunately they have picked up too many injuries and are unable to field a side.

Horspath lose out in tense finish at Shipton

Tue 26th April - Match Report Bank Holiday Monday warm up match

Horspath lost by two wickets with one ball remaining in an entertaining hard fought friendly on a perfect afternoon at the picturesque Shipton ground.

 

Having been inserted Horspath quickly lost Matt O'Connor but Joey Todd and Robbie Eason settled in to a profitable 2nd wicket partnership taking the score to 90 at the halfway stage. Both Robbie and Joey favoured the short pavillion bounday. Robbie was first to go for a fluent 67 with Joey falling shortly after for 54 which was some consolation for featuring in an Oxford Harlequin side thoroughly thrashed by Chinnor in the Oxford rugby final the day before. Jonah didn't last long as the latter half of the Horspath innings was dominated by the in form Jehan with powerful shots all round the ground. Greeny played a nice little cameo before trying to clear the longest boundary. Jehan finished on an unbeaten 71 as athe innings closed after 40 overs on 236 - 5. Sean Miller as usual was the pick of the bowlers.

 

Will Eason and Dean Creed both took the early wickets of Hemmings and Brain as Shipton began their reply. However, the guesting Ian Crosby and Captain Simon Hole quickly began to restore the damage and with the Horspath seamers unable to find the right length or line they kept the reply well in front of the required rate. At 20 overs the score stood at 125 - 2 however, not for the first time the Horspath fightback started with an excellent spell by dan Todd aided by a good catch by Greeny. Crosby departed on 49. Jason Hunt kept Hole company with a typically hard hit fifty before Jehan was rewarded for a tidy spell with his wicket. Toddy captured the important wicket of Hole shortly afterwards and with those two gone the Shipton innings imploded as Toddy captured the wicket of Barratt aided by a stumping from his brother. Two run outs followed courtesy of good work by Jonah and Greeny and a little help from Jerry Senior. However he stood firm and with 5 required off the last Moony over he and Sean Miller saw Shipton home.

"Charles Clark"

2004-2010 statistics no.3

Mon 25h April Here is the list of the number of catches taken in Cherwell League matches for all players for the 7 seasons from 2004-2010. At the top of the list is James Whittenbury with 45 catches, closely followed by part-time keeper Robbie Eason (37), and keepers Joey Todd (35) and Adam Thompson (33). Surprisingly low on the list is Matt O'Connor who despite batting 44 times in the league since 2004 has only taken 4 catches.

Sunday's Result

Mon 25th April Horspath XI V Oxford Downs (40 overs)

Oxford Downs 262-4

Horspath 190-8 (S. Watts 53, N. Murray 42). Oxford Downs won by 72 runs.

Saturday's Results

Sat 23rd April 1st XI V Tiddington 1st XI (45 overs)

Horspath won toss and batted. Horspath 284-4 W Eason 81, J Mohammed 50*, R Eason 45. Tiddington 160-3 when rain stopped play with 7 overs remaining. Match abandoned.

 

Tiddington 2nd XI V Horspath 2nd XI.

Horspath 158 -7 T Holmes 51. Tiddington 159-9 D Todd 3-43. Horspath lost by 1 wicket.

Easter weekend: what's on?

Sat 23rd April There are 4 fixtures taking place this weekend:

 

Sat 23rd April

 

Horspath 1st XI vs Tiddington at home, 1pm start

Horspath 2nd XI vs Tiddington at Tiddington, 1pm start

 

Sun 24th April

 

Horspath XI vs Oxford Downs at Oxford Downs, 1pm start

 

Mon 25th April

 

Horspath XI vs Shipton-Under-Wychwood at SUW, 1pm start

Work party - Good Friday 9.30am start

Weds 20th April This Friday there will be a work party down at the club making the final few adjustments to the Clubrooms and the Scout Hut. The changing rooms and new tearoom need decorating and cleaning so lots of help is required. Please get down the Rec for a 9.30am start.

Introducing...Tim Hutchison

Tues 19th April The last of the 3 new players to join the club this season is young Aussie Tim Hutchison. Tim hails from the port city of Albany in Western Australia, known as a popular tourist desination for its natural beauty spots. Albany doesn't seem to be the home to any famous cricketers but it does get bloody hot there during the summer (averaging over 40°C/112°F in summer), it produced many ANZAC soldiers during WW1 and it has a beach called Cosy Corner (which probably makes it Gareth's next holiday destination!). Interestingly Tim has already played at the Rec once before when he turned out for a Western Australian junior side against the 'Path a few years ago. Here's a bit more about him:

 

Age: 19

Joined club: 2011

Previous club(s): Colts C.C, Collingwood Park C.C (Western Australia)

Favourite cricket ground (other than the Rec): The WACA

Least favourite cricket ground: North Road playing fields ( Albany, WA)

Most admired Horspath player of all time: Ned Murray

Toughest cricketing opponent: Tom Maynard

Cricketing hero: Ricky Ponting

Non-cricketing hero: Matthew Richardson (AFL)

One rule to change to improve the game: Can’t get out first ball !

Most embarrassing moment (does not have to be cricket related): Reversing  my car straight into a pole

Other sports followed: Aussie Rules Football, Soccer, Tennis

Football team supported: Everton, Perth Glory

Favourite Food: Chicken Parmigiana

Favourite TV programme: Entourage

Most favoured holiday destination: Melbourne

What was the first CD or record you purchased: Drapht

Your last £10, how would you spend it: Take it to the races

 

In his own words:

'I’m from Western Australia and I’ve worked for the West Australian Cricket Association for the past 3 years as a Development Coach. Joining Horspath C.C came about as I was on a junior tour to England 3 years ago and we played successful match against the senior team at the Horspath Ground. The nicely kept ground and club house left a real impression on me, something that we don’t have a lot of in Australia . After getting in contact with Max Eason and Ed Murray early this year we were able to organise me to be a part of the club for the coming season. I’m really looking forward playing lots of winning cricket and enjoying the lifestyle.'

 

Tim will be staying at the Smith residence and will assist Paul and Will with coaching the junior teams. We all welcome Tim to the club and wish him a happy stay here in Oxford.

2004-2010 statistics no.2

Sun 17th April Here are the Cherwell League bowling averages for all players for the 7 seasons from 2004-2010. Tom 'Bisto' Smith comes out on top with a very impressive 157 wickets closely followed by Dean Creed with 141 wickets and Will Eason with 134 wickets. Ben Cook, David Hertiage and Stuart Berry are the others to have taken over 100 wickets. Special mention must go to Lee Mason who has taken 92 wickets in only 3 full seasons at the club, while Paul Jeacock is already 20th on the list after only 1 season with 36 wickets! 15-year-old Dan Todd has already taken 51 league wickets and has the lowest strike rate of any bowler on the list at 17.69 so is undoubtedly one to watch for the future. Bisto has bowled the most overs since 2004 (859.2) but has also gone for the most number of runs (2703). Alan 'Cosher' Cawston is probably our least successful bowler since the reformation, bowling 16 wicketless overs for 101 runs.

Saturday flash result

Sat 16th April

 

Horspath 1st XI V Great Tew. Horspath 280 - 4 from 53 overs (J Phillips 69, N Murray 69 Ret'd, J Mohammed 48 no, M O'Connor 34, M Skelton 23 no. Great Tew 105 all out (M Skelton 3, D Creed 2, J Biggs 2, Cooky 1, J Phillips 1. Horspath win by 175 runs.

 

Horspath 2nd XI V Great Tew. Horspath 196 - 9 (Green 94, D. O'Connor 26). Great Tew 192 - 7 (D. Todd 2 wickets). Horspath win by 4 runs.

Live score updates

Fri 15th April If you cannot make it down to the Rec today because you have something patently less interesting to do you can follow the cricket live on your mobile phone at no cost. Just text Follow HorspathCricket to 86444 for witty insight and accurate scores. Standard mobile charges apply to the text to sign up, all texts to your mobile phone are free.

2004-2010 statistics no.1

Fri 15th April Here are the Cherwell League batting averages for all players for the 7 seasons from 2004-2010. Unsurprisingly Robbie Eason stands tall at the top of the stats with an impressive 3690 runs since the reformation (the HCC reformation that is). One of the few consistent names in the batting order which has changed considerably since 2004, Robbie has averaged 59.51 (42.90 per innings) with 30 fifties and 3 hundreds. Nearer the bottom of the list is a more staggering statistic. Andy Cummings has batted only 11 times since the demerger in 2004. In his 11 innings Andy has hit a whopping 27 runs with a swashbuckling 7 being his highest score.

Stats attack!

Weds 13th April We are delighted to announce that very soon we will be able to add an archive of cricket statistics to the website. A huge thanks must go to Alex Eason who has digitalised all but 3 scorebooks since the club reformed in 2004. This has enabled 'top stato' Hayden Moon to compile PDF files of batting and bowling averages, number of catches, 5+ wicket hauls, centurians, ducks, highest partnerships and highest partnership by wicket. We hope we might be able to produce a stats page on the website in the future and create one of the most comprehensive player by player record. We will reveal the different statistical PDFs one by one over the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled. Also look out for the 3 missing scorebooks!

Introducing...James Phillips

Tues 12th April The second player to have joined us for the 2011 season is the left-handed opening batsman and leg break bowler James Phillips. Jimmy has joined us from Challow and Childrey where he has been the mainstay of their 1st XI in the past few years. He has already made his HCC debut, taking 4 wickets and scoring 40 runs with the bat against Wollaton last Saturday.

 

 

Date of Birth: 23/12/1989
Joined Club: 2011
Previous clubs: Challow and Childrey CC, Redlands Tigers, Buscot Park CC
Favourite cricket ground: Challow
Least favourite ground: Bletchley Town
Most admired horspath player of all time: Adam Krol
Cricketing hero: Sachin Tendulkar
Non-cricketing hero: Lionel Messi, Roger Federer
Most embarrasing moment: Shouldering arms to a ball that came back and removed my off stump first ball for Redlands 2nd grade side.
Other sports followed: Football, F1, Tennis, Golf
Football team supported: Arsenal
Favourite food: Mexican
Favourite TV programme: Inbetweeners
Most favoured holiday destination: Brisbane

In his own words:

"I decided to join Horspath for the 2011 season because it's an ambitious club that has been hugely successful in recent years. The challenge of playing at a higher level was a great attraction and I'm looking forward to a successful first season with the club."

 

We welcome James into the setup and wish him the best for the 2011 season.

Training tonight

Tues 12th April Don't forget training tonight at the Rec 6.15-8pm. Please get down to the Rec as soon as you can after 6pm for a warm up - we're going until it's dark!

HCC XI vs Wollaton

Sat 9th April For the second year Horspath hosted a friendly 45-over warm up game against the Nottinghamshire Premier League side Wollaton.

 

Wollaton won by 43 runs.

 

Wollaton 236-8 (Smith 102, Elliott 61, J. Phillips 4 wickets).

 

Horspath XI 193-9 (J. Phillips 40, J. Mohammed 43, M. O'Connor 36).

 

Wollaton put together a useful total on a low wicket at the 'Path. James Phillips had an impressive compiling an elegant 40 after taking 4 wickets with his leg breaks. Matt O'Connor batted well for his 36 and added a useful opening stand with James. Jehan alsobatted fluently for his 43.

HCC Member Area - sign up now!

Thurs April 7th This season the club has an introduced the HCC Member Area in order to allow members to see fixtures, player profiles and captains to announce team selection. It is essential that all playing members register here and update their availability. Social members are also encouraged to register too. The HCC Member Area also has forum for discussion, up-to-date league tables, averages & stats and a calendar of up coming events.

Twitter

Weds April 6th You might have noticed that the 'Prancing Pony' Twitter page has become more active over the last week. If you would like to get involved in tweeting under the 'Prancing Pony' name please email news@horspathcricket.com. We are looking for members who would like to tweet during games for this season. Whether you're a player who can tweet during intervals of play or a social member who can tweet throughout the day, the more people we get tweeting the more information can be gathered from different locations where the 'Path are playing (including live scores!).

 

You can see the latest tweets at the right of the home page, in the HCC Member Area or the Prancing Pony's page on the twitter website.

 

Many people still don't entirely understand how to use twitter properly. For a video of how to use it see this.

First match of the season Saturday at 13.00 Horspath V Wollaton CC

Weds April 6th The sun is shining, the grass is growing and it is time to don the shirt with the prancing pony for the first time in 2011.

 

The 2011 season commences on Saturday, as it did in 2010, with an attractive game against Wollaton. The Nottinghamshire Premier League team will be lead by the Oxford MCCU all-rounder David Smith. Play is scheduled to start at 1pm.

 

Jimmy Phillips will make his debut after joining the club this year. His ability is already well-known to us and we wish him well for a long and happy association with Horspath. Andy Wynd will occupy a middle order spot and will comment on the game from behind the sticks. An early opportunity is given to Matt O'Connor and Steve Green to shine. Most attention will be on the seam bowling to see if one or more can step into the big hole left by the injury to the prolific Lee Mason. Ceri Holmes and a slimline Dean Creed will back up Mossy Rana.The spin bowling department will consist of the two leggies Dan Todd and Jimmy. Jehan and Mark Skelton complete an explosive middle order in a side captained by Robbie Eason.

 

Charles Clarke

HCC News

Tue April 5th Do you have any news or interesting items for the HCC website? If so please send them to news@horspathcricket.com.

Calling all match sponsors

Sat April 2nd Unfortunately all details of those who have offered to sponsor a home match in the 2011 season were lost as a result of Jonathan's tragic death. If you have offered to sponsor a match could you please contact Ed Murray. Details of match sponsorship opportunities can be found here.

Sunday morning cricket force day

Sat April 2nd Lots of volunteers required tomorrow morning from 09.30 on to prepare for the coming season (first match next Sat 9th April!) Jobs include cleaning up/painting sight screens and boundary boards, cleaning up the clubroom and moving blocks into the Scout Hut for Bish to start the building alterations next week. Please dress appropriately! Don't be square - be there!

Turbine cancellation prompts talk of new merger

Friday April 1st The cancellation of the wind turbine project has caused speculation about a re-merger between Horspath and Oxford Cricket Clubs. A source at Horspath said that the availability of the triangular field for sports field development with two new cricket pitches and a purpose built pavilion has caused discussion between the two clubs. It is believed that a new merged club would be named Horspath & Oxford and that Horspath's 1st XI would play in the Home Counties Premiership and Oxford's 1st XI renamed Horspath & Oxford 2nd XI will play in Division 5 of The Cherwell League.

Youth training at Oxford Academy (Peers School) sports hall on Sunday afternoon

Friday April 1st On Sunday April 3rd U9's - U11's will be training from 2.30 - 3.30 and U13 - U15's from 3.30 - 4.30.

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Oxford Mail Article on The Cancellation of The Wind Turbine

Thurs Mar 31st The Oxford Mail and Oxford Times are carrying the story here

Horspath Wind Turbine Cancelled - The email from PfR

Weds Mar 30th You can read the cancellation email that came in this morning from PfR for yourself here.

Sunday Morning Cricket Force Day

Weds Mar 30th Lots of volunteers required on Sunday morning from 09.30 on to prepare for the coming season (first match on Sat 9th April!) Jobs include cleaning up/painting sight screens and boundary boards, cleaning up the clubroom and moving blocks into the Scout Hut for Bish to start the building alterations next week. Please dress appropriately!

Breaking News - Horspath Wind Turbine Cancelled

Weds Mar 30th We have just heard from PfR that they are no longer proposing to construct a giant wind turbine at Horspath citing objections from the Ministry of Defence. More to follow. Hooray!

Introducing...Andy Wynd

Tues Mar 29th One of the Path's new recruits for the 2011 season is the wicket-keeper batsman Andy Wynd. Andy is already a familiar face around the club, having played Sunday League cricket for us last season. He has already brought a new dynamic to the club by working extensively with the young keepers and has experience of Home Counties Premier League cricket (97 catches and 36 stumpings for Thame Town and Tring Park):

 

Age: 25
Joined club: 2011
Previous club(s): Tring Park, North Sydney, Thame Town, Brill
Memorable individual performance for Horspath: First 100 for the club (can't remember exactly how many or who it was against but I was sledged every single ball of it!)
Favourite cricket ground (other than the Rec): Tring Park or North Sydney Oval
Least favourite cricket ground: Oxford CC
Most admired Horspath player of all time: Lee Mason
Toughest cricketing opponent: Jack Brooks
Cricketing hero: Chris Gayle
Non-cricketing hero: I have many but the top 5 would be: Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee, Jason Bourne, David Brent, Rafael Van Der Vaart and Jack Reacher
One rule to change to improve the game: Straight win/lose
Most embarrassing moment 
(does not have to be cricket related): Golden v Oxford in T20 last year
Other sports followed: Football, hockey, rugby and beach volleyball
Football team supported: Spurs
Favourite Food: Bangers and mash
Favourite TV programme: 24
Most favoured holiday destination: Sydney or Barbados
What was the first CD or record you purchased: Will Smith - Big Willie Style
Your last £10, how would you spend it: Couple of mount gay and cokes and a euro-millions lottery ticket with the change
Hobbies/Relaxations: Hockey, cricket and drinking whatever time is left is taken up by Anna

 

In his own words:

 

'I joined Horspath from Tring for the 2011 season after moving to Wootton with my girlfriend Anna. I had a very enjoyable 'Sunday' season at the club in 2010 and after just one meeting with Stompy he had me convinced that Horspath should be my 'full-time' club! I work for Apem Components alongside the legend that is Adam Krol and have known the Eason clan all my life through my Brill roots! Just a couple of reasons why I'm certain this season will be a great one!'

 

HCC welcomes Andy as a 'proper' player for the 2011 season and we hope it's not long before he brings up his century of dismissals in Premier League cricket!

It's not all about the cricket...

Mon Mar 28th As the start of the new cricket season fast approaches, many of our members are playing their final games of the season in other sports. Horspath players have been known to try their hand at other sports over the years; Mitchell Meredith football for Thame United, Andy Wynd hockey for Rover Oxford and Max Eason rugby for Bermuda. Cricinfo have compiled their own list of great cricketing sporting all rounders here.

Adult & U17's Training Tuesday and Thursday Evenings

Mon Mar 28th Training for adults and U17s will be on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Rec from 6pm until 8pm. The season opener is only a week on Saturday away so hope to see as many of you there as possible.

New Website Member Area

Sat Mar 26th The club now has a dedicated member area which can be accessed via the button on the left panel of the web page or clicking here. If you are a member of the club, and especially if you play cricket please register by following the on-screen instructions. The primary function of the area is to provide a rapid texting and email service to players which will make life easier for team managers but the area also has other interesting features such as a members forum.

Parmar's Joy At Landing Swiss Role

Fri Mar 25th Interesting item in the Oxford Mail regarding Manoj Parmar's new coaching role in Switzerland. Click here to read it.

A Message From Jonathan's Family

Thurs Mar 24th Jonathan's Uncle Phil has asked us to post the following message on behalf of Jonathan's family to all those who travelled to Bridgend and Porthcawl on Tuesday:

 

John, Annette and the rest of the Stobart family would like to thank you all for attending this celebration of Jonathan’s life. Special mention must go to all his friends from Horspath Cricket Club who made the trip from Oxford, and provided the pall bearers for Jonathan’s coffin. Beverley and Thomas were rocks for us and helped us to get through a very difficult day, and Beverley’s tribute to Jonathan was superb. You must have admired and loved him as much as we do, the daffodil idea was beautiful.

Kindest regards,

John, Annette, Ken and Phil Stobart

 

Our thoughts are with them at this most difficult time and we hope to see them at Horspath at some point over the summer.

Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League 20/20 Competition

Thurs Mar 24th Horspath has been drawn at home to Thame in Round 1 of the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League 20/20 knockout on Bank Holiday Monday May 2nd. Time to be advised. The winners will play the winners of the Oxford V Tring match at home.

Sunday Morning Work Party 09.30 onwards

Weds Mar 22nd Throw off those winter blues and help us get busy preparing for the new season. There will be several work parties at the Rec on Sunday morning to continue cladding the Scout hut, preparing sight screens and boundary boards - but most importantly erecting the all weather nets so that we can use them for training on Sunday afternoon. Don't be square - be there (and remember the clocks go forward!)

Windfarm Wars

Sun Mar 20th Those concerned about the proposal to build a 425ft giant wind turbine a few hundred yards from our new cricket pitch might find a BBC documentary starting on Thursday evening of interest. It is about the four year fight to try to prevent the building of a windfarm in Devon. Windfarm Wars starts on Thursday 24th March on BBC2 at 7pm.

Further Details For Jonathan's Funeral

Fri Mar 18th There will be a gathering following the funeral at The Hi Tide Inn, Coney Beach, Mackworth Road, Porthcawl CF35 5BY

Travel Details For Jonathan's Funeral

Weds Mar 16th: The cricket club has booked a 61 seater coach for travel to Bridgend Crematorium next Tuesday 22nd March. It will leave the Village Hall at 09.30 and should arrive back around 19.00 depending on arrangements after the funeral. All of the seats are now allocated. A contibution of £10 per head towards the cost of the coach is requested. If you are in doubt as to whether you are on the list please contact ed@horspathcricket.com There will be several people travelling by their own cars so there may other spaces available on the day.

 

The funeral will be held at 1.15pm in Chapel Crallo of Coychurch Crematorium- not Coity Chapel as previously indicated. If you are travelling directly there please try to arrive for 12.45

 

It might be a nice gesture if daffodils could be worn in lapels in memory of Jonathan.

Adult & U17's Training on Thursday Evening

Tue Mar 15th: Adult & U17's pre-season fitness training will take place as usual at the Village Hall on Thursday evening from 18.30 - 20.00. Please meet in the clubroom as training will be outdoors.

Funeral Arrangements for Jonathan

Mon Mar 14th: We can now confirm that Jonathan's funeral service will be held on Tuesday 22nd March at 1.15 at Coity Chapel, Coychurch Crematorium, Coychurch, Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan CF35 6AB

 

The club will be organising coach travel from Horspath Village Hall on the day. If you would like to attend Jonathan's funeral and travel by coach and have not yet registered an interest with Hayden or Ed please email ed@horspathcricket.com so that we can estimate the number of seats required.

Pre-Season Training Week Commencing 7th March

Wed Mar 10th: Having trouble with the blue section to the left (come back Stompy!) so here are the dates for your diary:

Adult & U17's

Thursday 6.00 -8.30 Horspath Village Hall.

Sunday 1.00 - 2.30 at Cheney School Sports Hall

 

U9's & U11's Oxford Academy (Peers School) Sports Hall Sunday 2.30 - 3.30

U13's & U15's Oxford Academy (Peers School) Sports Hall Sunday 3.30 - 4.30

Working Party: Sun Mar 6th - all welcome!

Wed Mar 2nd: If you have any time spare this coming Sunday, 09.30 - 12.00, your help at the ground would be appreciated on some pre-season preparations on the Scout Hut and related facilities. Hope to see you then - not in your Sunday best!

 

Another date for your diary: NatWest Cricketforce (the final push to get everything ready for start of season) is on Sat Apr 2nd and Sun Apr 3rd. Precise details to follow.

Looking back at 2010: no24 - Matt O'Connor

Wed Mar 2nd: One of King's College London's finest graduates this week........

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Watching from the sideline as Horspath made cricketing history.
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Not many to choose from, but there was a cheeky 90 n.o. in there somewhere...
Worst Cricketing Moment: Breaking my hand in 3 places was definitely a low point.
Best Away Ground: Definitely NOT Bourton Vale - (hand breaking) outfield like concrete!
Toughest Opposition Player: Horspath men fear nobody!

Toughest Opposition Team: As above!

Best Umpire: Max Eason.
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Minimal contribution, but maximum achievement. Well done my Horspath brethren.

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 8

Mon Feb 28th: Latest update on our plans below.

 

Thursday March 3rd: U17's and Adults fitness training at Horspath Village Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm (with pasta afterwards).

 

Sunday March 6th

 

U13's & U15's : 2.00pm to 3.00pm, Abingdon School

U17's & Adults: 3.00pm to 4.30pm, Abingdon School

U9's & U11's : 6.00pm to 7.00pm at Wheatley Park Sports Centre

 

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Oxon Cricket Board awards night

Mon Feb 28th: All the images from the Oxfordshire Cricket Board's first Senior Awards event are now available to view online HERE. Thanks to Andy Bone of Sports Shots.

 

Arnold honoured by Oxfordshire

Fri Feb 25th: Keith Arnold collected a special award to mark the end of his record-breaking county career at the Oxfordshire Cricket Board presentation evening. Full story HERE in The Oxford Mail.

 

Looking back at 2010: no23 - Dominic O'Connor

Thur Feb 24th: One of our potential stars of the future looks back.......

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Being part of the huge “Blue Army” when the 1st's won Division 1.
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Having the perfect vantage point for Gareth Hamilton’s one-handed, diving catch. Never again!
Worst Cricketing Moment: Not being brave enough to finish the 4th’s season with a 6!
Best Away Ground: Horspath 2nd pitch!
Toughest Opposition Player: No one deserved that in Div 10.

Toughest Opposition Team: Ditto!

Best Umpire: Definitely not Frank O’Connor, has to be Dean Holmes.
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Just a magnificent performance from everyone, not Matthew – poor contribution!

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 7

Sun Feb 20th: Latest update on our plans below.

 

Thursday February 24th: U17's and Adults fitness training at Horspath Village Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm (with pasta afterwards).

 

Sunday February 27th

U13's & U15's : 2.00pm to 3.00pm, Abingdon School

U17's & Adults: 3.00pm to 4.30pm, Abingdon School

U9's & U11's : 6.00pm to 7.00pm at Wheatley Park Sports Centre

 

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Caunce is new Over 50s captain

Thur Feb 17th: Big-hitting batsman Ian Caunce is the new captain of Oxfordshire Over 50s for 2011. The Oxford Mail have the full story HERE.

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Looking back at 2010: no22 - Mohson Rana

Wed Feb 16th: This week it's the turn of our very own DJ - and Onhand Sports entrepreneur - to recall his 2010 highlights.

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): The moment Jakey took the last wicket against Cumnor, and the scenes on and off the pitch. Seems like only yesterday!
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Didn't have many in 2010, but taking 4 wickets in last game which we won was good.
Worst Cricketing Moment: Losing to Tiddington in Village Cup.
Best Away Ground: Cumnor.
Toughest Opposition Player: Rob Garrett, Great Tew.

Toughest Opposition Team: Great Tew.

Best Umpire: Max Eason.
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: We are Horspath and we are winners: physically, mentally, FACT.

 

Stat Attack Update!

Tue Feb 15th: For those statistical anoraks among you, an update on our web traffic for the first 6 or so weeks of 2011 against the same period in 2010.

 

* 769 visitors so far in 2011, +16%

* Those visitors made 3,101 visits, +18%

* Just over 5,000 page views, +10%

* Average time on the site per visit +14%

* Visits from Australia up 24% on 2010 - thanks Sam & Helen!

* Visits from mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry etc.) +315%....!!

 

Fixtures for 2011 (udpated Feb 15th)

Mon Feb 14th: All of our Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League 1st XI Fixtures in Division 2 West are now online, plus all MP Sports Cherwell League Div 5, 6 and 9 matches, pre-League season friendly matches, in season friendlies, Sunday League matches , nPower Village Cup and others. See the tabs under Adult Cricket above for details.

 

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 6

Mon Feb 14th: Latest update on our plans below.

 

Thursday February 17th: U17's and Adults fitness training at Horspath Village Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm (with pasta afterwards). With no U17's and Adults session this weekend, please try and make this one.

 

Sunday February 20th

U13's & U15's : no session

U17's & Adults: no session

U9's & U11's : 6.00pm to 7.00pm at Wheatley Park School

 

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Aussie Tim heads for the 'Path (udpated Feb 17th)

Mon Feb 14th: We very much look forward to welcoming Tim Hutchison from Albany, Western Australia as a young visiting player for the 2011 season. 

 

Tim was captain of the W Australia South West Emerging Warriors team that toured England in 2008 and played a 20/20 match against Horspath as part of their warm up.  Tim is now 19 and employed as full-time coach by the Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) in the southern part of the state and is fortunate to have been granted a four month leave of absence by the WACA to broaden his experience by playing and coaching in England.  A top order batting all rounder who bowls off spin, Tim has spent the 2010/11 season as captain of the Western Australia Country U21's and plays for Albany in A Grade Cricket.

 

As a Level 2 coach Tim is looking forward to getting deeply involved in our youth and adult coaching during his stay in Horspath.  Tim is paying his own way and will have working visa so will welcome any work people can find for him to fit around his coaching and playing.

 

The Oxford Mail have the story HERE too.

 

Ventnor or Horspath or both....

Thur Feb 10th: The Oxford Mail have cup draw news HERE and a clash of fixtures for Aston Rowant at the start of May.

 

Is this the UK's most useless wind turbine?

Thur Feb 10th: If it is, then hopefully the proposed one in Horspath will not take over that mantle............!! Full article HERE.

 

Looking back at 2010: no21 - Adam Krol

Thur Feb 10th: This week it's the turn of our Turkish qualified left handed all rounder to reminisce..........

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Jakey taking Cumnor’s final wicket to secure the title, and the changing room afterwards!!
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Very few from last year, probably 50 vs Buckingham.
Worst Cricketing Moment: Every time I batted....
Best Away Ground: Great Tew, top ground, top lads.
Toughest Opposition Player: James Phillips.

Toughest Opposition Team: Great Tew.

Best Umpire: Geoff Hawkins.
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Greatest club in Oxfordshire says it all, winners, winners, winners!!!

Super new website from a friend of the Club

Weds Feb 9th: Just launched HERE by friend of the Club, and Buckingham CC member, Andy Bone. Well worth a look and adding to your favourites - and all for a superb cause - details HERE.

 

A first for our Joey!

Tue Feb 8th: Joey Todd became the first rugby player to play for every Oxford Harlequins junior age group team as well as all their senior teams when he came off the bench for his 1st XV debut against Newton Abbot on Saturday. See the full story HERE on the Oxford Harlequins website. Well done Toddy!

 

Ricks wins landslide victory in Cherwell battle

Tue Feb 8th: The Oxford Mail reports HERE on Clive Ricks's win last night as the MP Sports Cherwell League’s power struggle came to a conclusion.

 

Rivals set for Cherwell showdown

Mon Feb 7th: All roads lead to Roman Way this evening. The Oxford Mail has the story HERE.

 

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 5

Mon Feb 7th: Latest update on our plans below.

 

Thursday February 10th: U17's and Adults fitness training at Horspath Village Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm (with pasta afterwards).

 

Sunday February 13th at Abingdon School (an hour earlier than previous weeks).

U13's & U15's : 1.00pm to 2.00pm

U17's & Adults: 2.00pm to 3.30pm

 

Sunday February 13th at Wheatley Park School

U9's & u11's : 6.00pm to 7.00pm

 

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Looking back at 2010: no20 - Paul Jeacock

Fri Feb 4th: Our leading 1st XI wicket taker looks back on his debut season at the 'Path - and past seasons aswell!!!

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Winning 2010 MP Sports Cherwell League with a great bunch of lads and a great group of people.
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Getting more wickets than Arwyn Jones in my first year in Bicester & NO 1st XI, my 56 to his 54. Was nice to show that there were cricketers other than the usual suspects from the big clubs.
Worst Cricketing Moment: Losing to Shropshire in semi-final of Minor Counties KO Cup. Agonisingly they lost 1 fewer wicket so I guess, and hope, my time at Lords will come with Horspath!!
Best Away Ground: Sophia Gardens (I love you Jakey. Really I do. The Editor).
Toughest Opposition Player: Andrew Moss.

Toughest Opposition Team: Finchampstead.

Best Umpire: Pete Fenn.
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Absolutely incredible and very very happy that Mase rang me!

From Summer 1st XI to Winter 1st XV

Thur Feb 3rd: Congratulations to Joey Todd - making his Oxford Harlequins 1st team debut on Saturday, home to Newton Abbot, 2.30pm ko. Good luck Toddy!

 

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 4

Thur Feb 3rd: We've managed to secure Cheney School Sports Hall, for Adult / U17's nets / training, on Sunday February 6th from 1pm to 2.45pm. Hope to see you there.

 

nPower Village Cup Draw for 2011

Weds Feb 2nd: So, it's Aston Rowant away for our first game in the Serious Cricket Home Counties Div 2 West - and over there again for the last 16 nPower Village Cup game on May 1st (with us both getting a bye through from the last 32).

 

Full details of the complete draw HERE and the Oxfordshire draw HERE.

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 3

Mon Jan 31st: Latest update on our plans below.

 

Thursday February 3rd: U17's and Adults fitness training at Horspath Village Hall from 6.30pm to 8.00pm (with pasta afterwards). First 30 mins outdoors, so bring footwear for outside AND in.

 

Abingdon School not available this coming weekend: so currently no U13's, 15's 17's or Adult nets/training on Sunday February 6th there. We MAY make alternative plans for this Sunday and will update accordingly.

 

U9's and U11's - change of plan: from this Sunday, February 6th, and for the next 5 weeks, we will now be at Wheatley Park Sports Centre from 6pm to 7pm - BOTH age groups (so no longer alternating U9's and U11's at Horspath Village Hall but BOTH groups every week at Wheatley Park Sports Centre).

 

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Daisy May to lead Horspath Ladies XI.....?

Mon Jan 31st: In this EXCLUSIVE picture HERE snapped over the weekend, 1st XI skipper Robbie Eason is seen deep in conversation with Daisy May over the contractual details (on the back of a Carslberg beer mat) for her to lead the 'Path ladies XI for the 2028 season. Cricket is in Daisy May's DNA, of course, from Hannah and Adam (well, Hannah at least.....) and so get your bets on now for a successful Horspath Ladies XI to come towards the end of the next decade.

 

Tornado tenacious in the tackle

Fri Jan 28th: Mitchell Meredith - committed with bat and ball through theSummer for the 'Path, and committed to the tackle HERE in Winter for Thame Utd in the recent game against Oxford United to open the new ASM Stadium. (many thanks to Dave Fleming for permission to use his excellent picture).

 

Creedy in the pink.........but not (yet)the nick!

Fri Jan 28th: To those who know him very well it will be no surprise to see Kev Creed's close affinity to the colour pink as seen right HERE. Always been in touch with his feminine side, our Kev, although Special Constable Tony Herman has been passed this incriminating evidence and will be making tracks to Tiddington to interview the suspect, so we're told..................

 

Jakey and Wyndy - big in the Noughties!

Weds Jan 26th: At the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League AGM on Tuesday evening, performance stats for the decade just ended were handed out - and two 'Path players featured.

 

Paul Jeacock's 171 wickets for Bicester & NO, at an average of 22.8, put him 37th on the list of wicket takers for the decade (number 1 is David Hartley, with 390 wickets for Reading).

 

Andy Wynd's 97 catches for Thame Town and Tring Park put him 11th on the list for the decade, his 36 stumpings is the 4th highest in the same period. (number 1 catcher is Rhys Fowler, with 136 for Hemel Hempstead with David Carr of Stevenage number 1 stumper with 64).

 

Looking back at 2010: no19 - Ed Murray

Tues Jan 25th: Our Chairman, Sponsor, father of 2 players and most importantly for many - a Master Brewer - gives us his view of the year just gone.

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Many, but watching Hayden do a "Bob Willis" on Didcot IV at Clifden Hampden in the IVth's last match of the season to secure the Div 10 championship and completing our "Fourmidable" feat seems pretty hard to beat. Mind you watching Mace and Jakesy scrape us home against  Oxford Downs was pretty exciting too.
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): The night of 4th September!
Worst Cricketing Moment: The morning of 5th September!
Best Away Ground: Always like to visit Great Tew
Toughest Opposition Player: n/a

Toughest Opposition Team: n/a

Best Umpire: n/a
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Great people, great teamwork, great club, great cricket, great beer!

 

Cherwell chief unveils his men

Tues Jan 25th: 14 days to go to the EGM and Ricksy reveals his hand HERE in the Oxford Mail.

 

Sponsorship Leaflet for 2011

Mon Jan 24th: We have recently sent out almost 300 letters to current sponsors, potential sponsors and members with a view to building on our excellent 2010 Sponsorship income.

 

Find our new leaflet HERE, and if you've not received the letter to members email me at jonathan@horspathcricket.com and I will make sure you get one.

 

Pre-season Nets / Training: update 2

Mon Jan 24th: Latest update on our plans below.

 

Sunday, January 30th

 

U13's & U15's: 2.00pm to 3.00pm (Abingdon School) 
Adults & U17's: 3.00pm to 4.30pm (Abingdon School)

Directions to Abingdon School HERE.

 

U9's: from 6.00pm to 7.00pm (Wheatley Park Sports Centre for this session ONLY as there's a Wedding reception in the Village Hall), then every other Sunday until we move to weekly outdoor training in March.

U11's: the following Sunday, February 6th: 5.30pm to 6.30pm (Horspath Village Hall), and every other Sunday until we move to weekly outdoor training in March.

 

We will also start THIS Thursday evening (January 27th) with a fitness sessions for Adults & U17's: 6.30pm to 8.00pm at Horspath Village Hall. We'll start OUTSIDE for 30 mins until the Hall is free from 7.00pm.

 

For your info, on Sunday February 6th Abingdon School is NOT available, so we are looking to make alternative arrangements for that week.

 

GEH is backing CDR!

Mon Jan 24th: In a strong show of support for his fellow Horspath playing member, Gareth Hamilton netted indoors on Sunday afternoon in THIS t-shirt with a clear message for those with a vote at the upcoming MP Sports Cherwell League EGM.

 

Horspath Cricket & Gray-Nicolls in 2011

Sat Jan 22nd: It's the second year of our partnership with kit and equipment suppliers Gray-Nicolls (in association with Gwyn Richards Sports). If you've not received the email from me with details of the discounted pricing and offers for 2011 then drop me an email ASAP at jonathan@horspathcricket.com.

 

Pryor: "I felt like an outcast"

Sat Jan 22nd: More in The Oxford Mail HERE on the power struggle at the top of the MP Sports Cherwell League. And we thought the North & South Koreans had problems..................

Jeremy Coney MBE - a new friend of the 'Path

Sat Jan 22nd: Last Thursday evening a small group of players and members had the great pleasure of spending 3 hours in the company of the former New Zealand Test (52 appearances) and ODI (88) cricketer - and Captain - and now Sky Sports commentator, who recently moved to Wheatley. Cricinfo reports his most impressive career stats HERE, Wikipedia HERE.

 

Enjoying the generous hospitality of one of our sponsors, Cinnamons, Jeremy shared very many interesting stories from not only his playing and broadcasting career but also from his love of his new post playing days occupation as a stage lighting engineer.

 

We are also delighted that Jeremy has agreed to spend some of his time during our pre-season programme with our batsmen and slip fielders, passing on his years of experience that can only be good for the 'Path as we look to build on Fourmidable 2010. Thanks to Adi Manger for brokering the introduction to the best cricketer - without any doubt - living in OX33.

 

Arnold gives backing to Ricks

Fri Jan 21st: Friday's Oxford Mail back page article HERE on more good news for Clive in the run up to the EGM on February 7th.

 

No-confidence bombshell for new Cherwell League chief

Weds Jan 19th: Happy New Year, Clive! The Oxford Mail today has the lowdown right HERE.

Pre-season Nets / Training

Weds Jan 19th: This weekend sees the start of our build up to the new 2011 season, starting with indoor nets/training at our new location of Abingdon School in their Sports Hall and also at Horspath Village Hall. Regrettably, the nets at Magdalen School are not available to us this year.

 

U13's & U15's: 2.00pm to 3.00pm (Abingdon School)

Adults & U17's: 3.00pm to 4.30pm (Abingdon School)

 

Directions to Abingdon School HERE. Please park within the Coach Park, (marked on the attached map, just off Faringdon Road) - the Sports Hall is a short walk from there, out of the top left hand corner of the Coach Park as you stand with Faringdon Road behind you.

 

U11's, this coming Sunday, January 23rd: 5.30pm to 6.30pm (Horspath Village Hall), and every other Sunday until we move to weekly outdoor training in March.

 

U9's, the following Sunday, January 30th: 5.30pm to 6.30pm (venue to be confirmed for this session as there's a Wedding reception in the Hall), again every other Sunday until we move to weekly outdoor training in March.

 

We will also start next Thursday evening (January 27th) with an indoor fitness sessions for Adults & U17's: 7.00pm to 8.00pm at Horspath Village Hall. We will discuss on Sunday which day(s) work best, with sufficient demand we may look to make this TWO sessions per week.

 

Looking back at 2010: no18 - Ceri Holmes

Sun Jan 16th: Our Welsh qualified 2010 U17's Captain and 2nd XI seamer looks back over the Fourmidable year just past.

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Taking 6-8 with the 6th wicket being greeted in the usual Aussie fashion, thanks to Shay, of "Ceri you are a **** of a bowler".
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Bowling a peach in our under 17's match against Bicester & NO to get us off to a flyer.
Worst Cricketing Moment: Playing the Sunday friendly match after the celebration evening...killer!
Best Away Ground: Abingdon Vale.
Toughest Opposition Player: Jehan Mohammed when we played his Asian XI.

Toughest Opposition Team: Great Brickhill.

Best Umpire: Dean Holmes, naturally.....!
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Cracking year full of runs wickets and Australian profanity, awesome.

Horspath villagers say no to turbine

Fri Jan 14th: The Oxford Mail has the story HERE from the Village meeting last Monday evening.

 

CPRE supports campaign against Wind Turbine

Thurs Jan 13th: On Monday evening, over 120 people packed the Village Hall to hear five speakers support the Horspath Parish Council campaign against the proposed Wind Turbine - including our own Chairman, Ed Murray.

 

Read HERE the statement from the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England. Anyone wishing to register with the Parish Council to receive regular information updates should register HERE.

 

Looking back at 2010: no17 - Jack Biggs

Mon Jan 10th: Our County U17's squad member looks back at his 2010 season.

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Winning the league with the 3's.
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Taking a 4- for against Aston Rowant on the new home pitch. 
Worst Cricketing Moment: High catching practice at training with Gibbo!
Best Away Ground: Bourton Vale.
Toughest Opposition Player & Team: Not too sure!
Best Umpire: Dean Holmes.
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: All round quality season for the Club! Up the 'Path!

Wind Turbine Meeting

Sun Jan 9th: On Monday evening, from 7pm in the Village Hall, there is a meeting to discuss the Horspath Parish Council’s campaign to oppose PfR’s proposed giant wind turbine in Horspath. All from the Cricket Club are very welcome, particularly given the negative impact the proposed turbine will have on our playing environment. More information can be found both HERE and HERE.

 

Get Well Soon, Anne

Sun Jan 9th: From all at the 'Path, Get Well Soon to Anne Hollis following her fall while away visiting family in Germany over Christmas. We look forward to seeing her fit and well again.

 

Looking back at 2010: no16 - Tom Murray

Mon Jan 3rd: Out with the old in with the new, as they say at this time of year, so here's the new 3rd XI Captain taking a look over his left shoulder.

 

Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Team): Naturally winning Div 7 with the 3's - but also great team performances to notch up wins away at Gt. Brickhill and Long Marston II's.
Most Memorable Cricketing Moment (Personal): Teaching Headley how to stay at the crease longer than five minutes! All in all for me a pretty average season with both bat and ball with few stand-out performances. 
Worst Cricketing Moment: Losing the coveted Tom Murray Cup to a much lesser Tom Murray.
Best Away Ground: Has to be Long Marston this year.  Brickhill also has its charm bar the slope.
Toughest Opposition Player: A decent opening bat at home to Brickhill in the season opener.
Toughest Opposition Team: Great Brickhill.
Best Umpire: I would have to plump for myself purely based on the great feeling of being able to trigger Ben Henderson. Recommended to all!
Sum up "Fourmidable 2010" in 10 words: Better watch out Home Counties and Divisions' Five, Six, Nine...

Farewell Fourmidable 2010.....

Fri Dec 31st:............and bring on 2011 and the dizzy new heights of Div 2 West of the Serious Cricket Home Counties Premier League and Divisions 5, 6 and 9 in the MP Sports Cherwell League plus Division 1 of the Thames & Chilterns Sunday League, the nPower National Village Cup, the Cockspur Cup, the Bernard Tollett Trophy, youth cricket at 5 age groups plus all the usual excellent off field social too. Can't wait!

 

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