Welcome to Horspath Cricket Club

The 2010 MP Sports Cherwell League

Division 1, Division 6 and Division 7 Champions

 

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. With our new second ground in play for the first time in 2010, we now run four Saturday sides in Divisions 1, 6, 7 and 10 of The MP Sports Cherwell League, a team in the nPower Village Cup, in the Thames & Chilterns Sunday League and Sunday friendly sides, a 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.

 

Skellotape & Jakey out in front of Fantasy League's

Thur Sept 2nd: With only a handful of games left, culminating in the Feast Match on September 20th, there's plenty still to play for at the top end of the 2010 Fantasy League tables.

 

Skellotape, having regained the lead a few weeks ago, remain on top but a strong 1,000+ week for Hendo's Hackers leaves them only 23pts behind and the title is likely to go down to the wire it seems. 7 of the top 10 remain unchanged in their places and there's only one new entry - 1,005 points taking Tony'sTinkers up 7 and into 9th spot. Top points scorers of the week were Mr Bumps 11, 1,143 points taking them up 10 places, Robbie Eason and Sam Hay scoring strongly for them.

 

On the player rankings, Will Eason's 10 week stint on the top has been brought to an end by Jakey, who has been closing the gap in recent weeks. His 105 points have given him a wafer thin 12 point lead over Will who drops to second, Dan Todd also scoring 105 points to take over 3rd spot from Mitchell Meredith (out injured now for the balance of 2010). Top points scorer of the week was Matthew White, his 308 points catapulting him up 9 places to no.18.

 

The full tables are HERE.

 

Oxon over 50s face Kent

Thur Sept 2nd: The Oxford Mail have the story HERE and it has since been confirmed that the venue is Cumnor on Sunday September 6th, 1pm start, our own Adi Manger in the Oxfordshire XI of course.

 

Horspath on brink of clean sweep

Tues Aug 31st: The Oxford Mail sum up what's needed for the coming weekend quite nicely.............HERE.

 

Team News for September 4th & 5th

 

Sat Sept 4th, 1st XI HOME .v. Shipton at 1pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 1): Robbie Eason (capt), Joey Todd (wkt), Ned Murray, Adam Krol, Sam Hay, Will Eason, Jehan Mohammed, Mohson Rana, Ben Cook, Paul Jeacock, Lee Mason. Umpires: Rob Hutchins & Roland Maule.

 

Sat Sept 4th, 2nd XI AWAY .v. Oxford IV at 1pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 6): Mark Skelton (capt), Alex Eason, Dean Creed, Steve Green, Chris Jones, Adi Manger, Clive Ricks, Stu Berry, Andrew Cummings, Ceri Holmes, Dan Todd.

 

Sat Sept 4th, 3rd XI HOME .v. Wallingford II at 1.30pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 7): Adam Thompson (capt), Tom Holmes, Sam Watts, Ben Hubbard, Jonny Roberts, Gerard Whittaker (wkt), Tom Murray, Tom Smith, Greg Handley, Arfan Younus, Steve Meredith.

 

Sat Sept 4th, 4th XI AWAY .v. Didcot IV at 1.30pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 10): Tony Herman (capt), Derek Watts, Gareth Hamilton, Dom O'Connor, Matthew White, Ben Henderson, Carl Thompson (wkt), Ollie Delamore, Matty Herman, Hayden Moon, Alex Stratton.

 

Sun Sept 5th, friendly AWAY .v. Thame at 2pm. Stu Berry (capt), Robbie Eason, Alex Eason/Sam Hay, Adam Krol, Joey Todd, Steve Green, Ben Hubbard (wkt), Joe Parker, Ceri Holmes, Hayden Moon, Dan Todd.

 

ECB/ACO Umpires Course: February 2011

Mon Aug 30th: as one season comes to a close, thoughts will turn to 2011 soon enough, and we're always on the look out for people keen to do some Umpiring!

 

There is an Oxfordshire Association of Cricket Umpires 3 day course, which covers the basics of umpiring and the Laws of Cricket needed to stand in club and league matches in Oxfordshire with the potential, for those who wish to do so, to move through the league structures to higher levels of the game.

 

Read HERE for more details. The Club are happy to cover the costs for any members who wish to attend.

Super Saturday: No.2

Sat Aug 28th: another memorable Saturday for the 'Path as our 2nd AND 3rd XI's secured their League titles, to match the achievement of the 1st's a week ago. The 1st XI also extended their unbeaten run to 33 matches and the 4th XI won to leave them needing only 5pts from their final match at Didcot next week to make it a "four-midable" 2010 for Horspath Cricket Club!!

 

1st XI already Division 1 Champions:: Oxford II 146 for 8 off 53 overs. Joe Porter 55, Dean Creed 3 for 34, Paul Jeacock 3 for 39. Horspath 130 for 8 off 53 overs. Robbie Eason 39no, Brad Sutherland 4 for 36. Oxford II 13pts, Horspath 7pts.

 

2nd XI, now Division 6 Champions: Abingdon Vale II 99 all out. Graham Berry 46, Andrew Cummings 4 for 16, Stu Berry 3 for 18. Horspath II 100 for 1, Sam Hay 76no. Horspath II 25pts, Abingdon Vale II 1pt.

 

3rd XI now Division 7 Champions: Aston Rowant III 150 for 9. Gary Condon 44, Matt White 4 for 15, Jack Biggs 2 for 39. Horspath 130 for 8. Jack Biggs 34, Ben Henderson 28, D Simpson 4 for 30. Aston Rowant III 14pts, Horspath III 9pts.

 

4th XI: will be Division 10 Champions with 5 pts from final game: Aston Rowant IV 64 all out. Ollie Delamore 3 for 23, 2 each for Hayden Moon and Matty Herman. Horspath IV 65 for 1, Gareth Hamilton 31no and Welsh qualified Derek Watts 26no. Horspath IV 25 pts, Aston Rowant IV 1pt.

 

Our MP Sports Cherwell League 2010 Playing Record is now:-

Played 64, Won 45, Drawn 8, Abandoned 10, Lost 1, Points 1,290!!

 

Eason lauds Horspath's rise

 

Weds Aug 25th: the thoughts of our 1st XI Captain right HERE, as exclusively told to The Oxford Mail.

 

Team News for August 27th to 30th (updated 2)

 

Fri Aug 27th, Friendly XI HOME .v. Conghurst Exiles (Touring XI) at 2pm: OFF.

 

Sat Aug 28th, 1st XI AWAY .v. Oxford II at 1pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 1): Robbie Eason (capt), Joey Todd (wkt), Ned Murray, Adam Krol, Will Eason, Mohson Rana, Jehan Mohammed, Dean Creed, Ben Cook, Paul Jeacock, Joe Parker. Umpires: David Blake & Bill Murdoch

 

Sat Aug 28th, 2nd XI HOME .v. Abingdon II at 1pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 6): Mark Skelton (capt), Alex Eason, Sam Hay, Steve Green, Chris Jones, Adi Manger, Clive Ricks, Stu Berry, Tom Smith, Andrew Cummings, Dan Todd.

 

Sat Aug 28th, 3rd XI AWAY .v. Aston Rowant III at 1.30pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 7): Adam Thompson (capt), Robbie Cooke, Sam Watts, Ben Hubbard (wkt), Matt White, Ben Henderson, Jack Biggs, Jonny Roberts, Gerard Whittaker, Tom Murray, Arfan Younus.

 

Sat Aug 28th, 4th XI HOME .v. Aston Rowant IV at 1.30pm (MP Sports Cherwell League, Division 10): Tony Herman (capt), Derek Watts, Gareth Hamilton, Dom O'Connor, James Whittenbury (wkt), Carl Thompson, Ollie Delamore, Matty Herman, Hayden Moon, Matt Todd, 1 x tbc.

 

Sun Aug 29th, friendly HOME .v. U.O.H at 2pm. Stu Berry (capt), Alex Eason, Joey Todd, Sam Hay, Steve Green, Jehan Mohammed, Ben Hubbard (wkt), Ollie Delamore, Greg Handley, Hayden Moon, Dan Todd.

 

Mon Aug 30th, Great Tew 6's at 10am. Squad of 7 to be confirmed.

 

Horspath are champions, say The Oxford Mail.....

Tues Aug 24th: .............so it MUST be true!! Full story HERE. They also have the details of Alex Eason's 135 for the 3's HERE.

 

MP Sports Cherwell League Div 1 Champions - Picture Special!

Mon Aug 23rd: for one week only, all of our front page photos have been dedicated to last Saturday's history making win over Cumnor. Thanks very much to Helen Messenger for all of the pictures.

 

Good luck to Jack Biggs.....and well done Adi!

Mon Aug 23rd: Best wishes from all at the 'Path to young Jack Biggs, who is playing this week in the Standard Bank U16 County Cricket Festival on Jersey - more news on that HERE.

 

And moving on 34+ years, well done to Adi Manger and the rest of the Oxfordshire Over 50's who won through the semi-finals of their national competition yesterday, beating Hampshire by 119 runs at Standlake. The Oxford Mail have the details HERE.

 

Under 9's & 11's training OFF this evening

Mon Aug 23rd: due to this wonderful Summer weather, there will be NO training this evening. Next week, being a Bank Holiday, will also be a free evening and so we will train for the final time in 2010 on Monday September 6th when we will also advise of our winter training programme. For any players who have NOT received their playing shirt, please email me - jonathan@horspathcricket.com - as we do have stocks of the XSB and SB shirts from Gray-Nicolls.

 

Super Saturday: No.1

Sun Aug 22nd: And so Saturday August 21st 2010 will go down in Horspath Cricket Club history as the day the 1st XI achieved promotion to the Home Counties Premier League West, after missing out by just 3 points 12 months ago, and in 2011 we will play at the highest ever level in the Club's history.

 

The final two League weekends of 2010 will hopefully be Super Saturday No.2 and No.3 - with the 2's and 3's just needing 2 points and 3 points respectively, from 2 games each, to secure the Division 6 and 7 titles and the 4's needing 30 points from their final 2 games to make it a fabulous and unprecedented "Four from Four" season.

 

The 4's were the only team on the road this weekend, with the 2's having their second "free weekend" of the season in 9 team Division 6, and they travelled to Mentmore to take on Long Marston III. Captain Tony Herman won the toss, inserted the home team, and saw his bowlers do him proud again. Jack Biggs bowled with pace and took 3 for 6, fellow quick Alex Stratton also took 3 and Matt White only needed 3 balls to take his two wickets! With the home side all out for 72, an early return to The Rec was hopefully on the cards to watch the 1's - and Welsh qualified Derek Watts (27no) and Gareth Hamilton (24no) duly secured the 25pts with no dramas and the wagons rolled back to OX33.

 

Across on ground no.2, the 3's lost the toss and were inserted by Oxford V's. The visitors bowling was no match for Alex Eason who raced to 135, and victory in the 2010 "Algar Trophy" (between himself and Gareth Hamilton for the first of them to pass 250 runs). Home Captain, Adam Thompson, had the luxury of declaring after 30 overs with the total on 224 for 4, with all 4 wickets to Kester Mathews, giving his bowlers 60 overs in which to bowl out the visitors. Despite resistance from John Hudson (30), it was Dan Todd with 4 and Arfan Younus with 3 that saw the 3's secure their 25 pts by 113 runs - and they took the short walk across to see the conclusion to the 1's game too.

 

So, to the "Game of the Day" - and the visit of Cumnor to the Rec. Visiting Captain, Sam Jones, won the toss and chose to bowl, with a heavy atmosphere and some dampness in the wicket. As they have for almost all the second half of the season, since Ned Murray moved up to open, he and Joey Todd gave us a fantastic start before Joey was trapped lbw for 31 with the score on 76. Ned and Robbie then looked untroubled and took the score to 177 before the skipper was out for 48, having passed 600 runs for the season at an average of 79. At the other end, Ned looked in the superb form he's carried since his Friday night 50 at Combe, and when he finally fell 3 overs from the end, his 102 had taken him to 565 runs for the season at an average of 57. At the fall of the second wicket, Robbie shuffled the order and sent Jehan Mohammed to the wicket and he raced to 49no, with two huge sixes, helping take the total to 255, 31 coming from the last 3 overs.

 

At half time, tea taken in the Village Hall on Sponsors Day, some of the visitors were heard to mutter they thought the home side were 50 runs short, but no one all season has looked like getting the better of the Horspath attack, and it was no different today. Early on Shahbaz Alam batted fluently, following the early loss of Milne to Lee Mason, and was dropped in the slips off Mase as the score reached 51 for 1. There then followed a game changing spell of 7 overs with Cumnor losing 6 wickets for the addition of only 23 runs. 3 wickets fell in a Lee Mason over (1 run out) and Ben Cook picked up a couple of wickets too, coming on first change for Will. By this time both the 3's and 4's had returned to watch, and almost all of the Sponsors Day guests had remained too, creating a tremendous atmosphere. Dave Dyer and Miles Hammond put on a splendid 48 partnership for the 8th wicket, but when Dyer fell for 34 to Jakey it looked as though the 25 points were closing in. Mase returned to take his 4th wicket, and it was the fall of young Miles Hammond for a really composed 43 to Jakey, that was the history making 10th wicket - his 3rd wicket of the game and 33rd of a superb first season at The 'Path - the cue for wild celebrations that lasted well, well into the night.

 

How about this for a 2010 season record to date: Played 60, Won 43, Drawn 6, Lost 1, Abandoned 10. Points 1,224.

 

1st XI Champions!

Sat Aug 21st: Horspath 1st XI beat Cumnor today to secure the MP Sports Cherwell League Division 1 title with 2 games to spare.

 

1st XI: Horspath 255 for 3 off 53 overs. Ned Murray 102, Jehan Mohammed 49no, Robbie Eason 48. Cumnor 154 all out. Miles Hammond 43, Shahbaz Alam 35, Dave Dyer 34. Lee Mason 4 for 36, Paul Jeacock 3 for 17. Horspath 25pts, Cumnor 3pts.

 

2nd XI: didn't play today, it was their free weekend, but if they win next week at home to Abingdon II they will win League Division 6. In fact, they will win the Division if they get just 2 points.

 

3rd XI: Horspath III 224 for 4 dec. Alex Eason 135. Kester Mathews 4 for 56. Oxford V 111 all out. John Hudson 30. Dan Todd 4 for 28, Arfan Younus 3 for 24. Horspath III 25pts, Oxford V 2pts. If they win next week at Aston Rowant III they will win League Division 7. In fact, they will win the Division if they get 3 points.

 

4th XI: Long Marston 72 all out. Jack Biggs 3 for 6, Alex Stratton 3 for 20, Matt White 2 for 0 from 3 balls. Horspath IV 73 for 0. Derek Watts 27no, Gareth Hamilton 24no. Horspath 25pts, Long Marston 0pts. If they win next week at home to Aston Rowant IV they will only need 4 points from their last game to win League Division 10.

 

FANTASTIC DAY - and on a very succesful Inaugral Sponsors Day too!!

 

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