jun2012 Bulletin - Biggleswade Rugby Club

22 BULLETIN JUNE 2012 TEL: 01234 834700 EDITORIAL: editorial@biggleswadebulletin.co.ukCRICKETSandy Cricket Club newsaFTER a very wet early May, andthe loss of a number of match dueto waterlogged fields, Sandycricket club eventually got itsseason underway on Sunday, 13thMay. The home fixture againstDunstable 3rd XI saw the wicketin good condition, but the outfieldstill being very damp.Dunstable won the toss anddecided to bowl first, putting thepressure on Sandy to set a competitivetotal. The season could nothave started more abruptly, withKev Morrallee being bowled firstball of the match. John clulow andPaul Daniels then began to rebuildSandy’s innings with scores of 66and 52 respectively. Dan Pricealso chipped in with a useful 28, asSandy finished on 188 for 5 off 40overs. This appeared to be a goodtotal, although potentially was 20run short on a wicket that wasplaying well. In reply, Dunstablestarted poorly, with both openingsfailing to score; and DarrenWheatley producing a good openingspell and finishing with bowlingfigures of 9-3-13-2. Gilbertand Woods rebuilt the Dunstableinnings, and started to put somepressure back on Sandy.Eventually their partnership wasbroken by John clulow, and wicketsthen fell regularly until the theywere all out on 136. Sandy won by52 runs, with John clulow taking3-15 and Paul Daniels 5-42.Sandy’s second Sunday leaguematch was on 20th May, their firstaway match at Leighton Buzzard.Sandy travelled with a muchweakened side, but started well bywinning the toss and inserting thehome side. chris Bollig andDarren Wheatley opened thebowling, and both bowled theirfull allotment of overs straightthrough. after their combined 18overs, Leighton Buzzard’s batsmenhad only scored off 7 of theovers, the other 11 being maidens.This meant that the home sidewere under pressure to scorequickly for the rest of theirinnings, and they had no optionbut to take risks. There was somegood ground fielding to back upthe bowlers, but Sandy will knowthat had they held more catches,Leighton Buzzard would havescore fewer than the final total of147 for 9 off 40 overs. In contrastto the home teams start, Sandy’sinnings got off to a positive start.Kev Morrallee scored a quickhalf-century, and by the time hewas out Sandy were already overhalfway to reaching their requiredtotal. His opening partner, DanLloyd 46*, carried his bat throughuntil Sandy had reached theirwinning score of 148 for 2 fromjust 31.2 overs. after two completedmatches, Sandy are currently inthird position with 59 points froma possible 60.Sandy returned to SaturdayLeague cricket for the first time ina few years, and their firstSaturday league match was anaway fixture against ampthill 4thXI, played at Marston. The wicketwas still quite soft, which didn’tencourage attacking play from thebatsmen. Sandy won the toss andasked ampthill to bat first. DarrenWheatley and chris Bollig bothproduced good opening spellsonce again, but were unable tobreak through ampthill’s openingCLUB SECRETARIESSend your reports topat@rosettapublishing.comand it will be postedthrough the letterboxes ofover 13,000 homes inBeeston, Sandy, Potton andBiggleswade01234 834700partnership. It eventually took abrilliant one-handed catch fromaaran Pickering, to provide thebreakthrough off Kev Morrallee’sbowling, with the total on 58.Morrallee then continued to producea great spell of bowling, finishingwith bowling figures of 10-4-15-2. Lee Eplett also took 2wickets, and after a promisingstart, ampthill finished on just 127for 7 from their full quota of 45overs. once again, of more catcheshad been held, this total couldhave easily been under 100. KevMorrallee got Sandy off to anotherpositive start, whilst wickets fellregularly at the other end. He waseventually out for 44, and Sandystill had some work to do. DarrenWheatley added an important 23,with a number of big attackingshots to keep the momentumgoing. ampthill tried to applymore pressure, but Sandy’s captain(Eplett) and vice-captain(Hurst) saw them home with adozen overs left. Sandy finishedon 128 for 8, winning by 2 wickets.It was encouraging to see oneof the club’s junior players makehis senior debut, as ZahaanHussain batted well and wasunlucky to be run out by a directthrow from the boundary.Sandy cricket club’s JuniorSection has seen a number ofmatches cancelled so far, althoughthey have managed two matchesagainst Bedford cc. The u10’slost their match against Bedford,although they took some goodcatches and took more wickets inthe match than their hosts.an experimental u12 side alsoplayed at Bedford, although anumber were from the u10 side.For many it was their first experienceof playing a hard ball match,and coach Terry Harragan wasimpressed with their commitmentand enthusiasm. although theylost to a vastly more experienced,and older Bedford side, it hashopefully given the juniors somemuch needed experience at thislevel.Junior cricket coachingSessions continue every Saturdaymorning, and have now moved toSunderland Road RecreationGround, 9am start. all new playersare always welcome to comealong and try the game for themselves.Sandy cc is once againinvolved with chance to Shine,the charity initiative looking tobring cricket back into stateschools. Sessions are run atSandye Place academy onWednesday afternoons, 3.45-4.45pm. Sessions are free ofcharge, are open to pupils fromSandye Place academy, and allLower Schools in Sandy. For moreinfo, please contact Sandye Placeacademy or the Lower Schoolyou attend.Sandy cricket club is also stilllooking to promote and run ladies’cricket. If you would like to joinour current female players, pleasecome along on a Thursdayevening at 6-8pm @ outdoor Netsat Sandy upper School. No previousexperience required. The firstmatch should be on Saturday 2ndJune, at Sunderland Road Rec.,against a Langford XI.Upcoming Sandy CC fixtures:Sun 3rd Jun 2012 clifton cc, Beds - Sunday 2nd Team vs Sunday XISun 3rd Jun 2012 under 10 vs Blunham cc - under 10 (2)Sun 3rd Jun 2012 Harrold cc - under 12 vs under 12Sun 10th Jun 2012 Sunday XI vs Kempston Hammers cc - 2nd XISun 10th Jun 2012 Biddenham cc - under 10 vs under 10Sun 10th Jun 2012 under 12 vs Queens Park cc, Beds - under 12s Dev(Girls)Tue 12th Jun 2012 Biggleswade cc - under 14 vs under 14Sat 16th Jun 2012 caldecote cc XI vs Saturday XISun 17th Jun 2012 offley & Stopsley cc - 1st XI vs Sunday XISun 17th Jun 2012 under 12 vs Harrold cc - under 12 DevelopmentTue 19th Jun 2012 under 14 vs Eaton Bray cc - under 14Sat 23rd Jun 2012 Saturday XI vs Pavenham & Felmersham cc - 2ndXISun 24th Jun 2012 under 10 vs Pilgrims oakley cc, Beds - under 10Sun 24th Jun 2012 Ickleford cc - Sunday 1st XI vs Sunday XIFor more information, please contact Ian Hurst on 07941876292 email:ianmarkhurst@ntlworld.com. alternatively, check out the clubs’ website:sandycricketclub.co.uk