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  • Week 63 – May 24th – Week 2 of lockdown easing phase 3

    Penshurst Park 201-9 in 40 overs (Simon Leegood 51, Nicholas Scott 51, Ben Harrison 9-2-33-4, Nick Coffin 8-1-28-2) beat Speldhurst 29 in 14 overs (Dave Smith 6-1-14-4, 6-2-6-3) by 172 runs.

    10-man 2s were very much looking forward to their trip to sunny Penshurst on Saturday; unfortunately, the cricketing gods didn’t support their optimism. Winning the toss and bowling looked like a good decision when PPCC’s dangerous top four were sent packing for 40 runs between them wih Ben Harrison bowling a top spell and finishing with 4-33. The middle overs belonged to the home team however, and a couple of 50s put the bowlers on the back foot. In the end, tight spells from the returning Peter Colman, Nick Coffin and young Sam Harman stifled what could have got out of hand.

    Needing 202 to win from 40 overs, we never looked comfortable in the face of two opening bowlers swinging the ball prodigiously both ways. In the end, we succumbed, and… quickly! As statisticians were scurrying to find our lowest ever score (we think it was 4 v Rusthall in 1902!), we subsided to 29 all out in just 14 overs, with Nick Fowler’s 12 making up a substantial portion!

    I was bowled for an eight ball duck by one of the best balls I have recieved in 40 plus years of cricket that I have played.

    I think this is one of the prettiest grounds that I have played on in Kent with Penshurst house in the back ground.

    Penhurst
    Penhurst Park cricket ground with Penhurst house in the background.

  • Week 62 – May 17th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 3

    Week 62 – May 17th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 3 May 22nd 19:00

    Speldhurst 136-7 in 30 overs (James Roche 69, Zeeshan Toor 7-0-42-2, Richard Dawes 7-3-9-2, Dinesh Patel 6-0-29-2) lost to Pembury 138-2 in 28.1 overs (Andrew Dawes 45, Neil Mobbs 68*) by 8 wickets.

    In another match that was reduced to 30 overs, another fine knock by James Roche held Speldhurt together to post 136-7. with the only real support from James Flemington (22)

    I got out to bat, but didn’t face a ball, so was 0 not out.

    Just after Pembury chase started, there was a big shower, that made it not possible for the quick bowlers to bowl and through openers Andrew Dawes (45) and (Neil Mobbs 68*), Pembury eased to an 8 wicket victory.

  • Week 60 – May 3rd – Week 4 of lockdown easing phase 2

    Bearsted 206-7 in 35 overs (T Croom 56, L O’Brien 38, B Harrison 8-2-43-2, N Coffin 8-1-29-2) beat Speldhurst 188-8 in 35 overs (J Roche 80*, S Horrocks 8-2-18-3, D Latter 5-0-41-2) by 18 runs

    Today I made my debut for Speldhurst cricket club and met up with Nick Coffin for the first time in many a year.

    We won the toss and fielded in a 35 over reduced match. Overall we fielded and bowled well, but Bearsted got 206-7.

    I have to admit I saw one of the best pieces of fielding by the skipper Ben Harrison, with an amazing stop on the boundary and then throwing for a direct run out. Ben and Nick picked up two wickets each.

    In reply James Roche played a delightful innings of 80* and with a good knock by Nick Fowler (24), it looked like we might make it, but at the fall of his wicket, we couldn’t support James.

    I was out for a duck caught in the covers, hopefully it will get better for me.

  • Week 56 – March 29th – Week 1 of lockdown easing phase 1 part 2

    Found out the tickets I ordered for the test match at Lords against New Zealand, had to be cancelled because of Covid19 and the seating restrictions.

    Well I would rather be safe then ill.

  • Week 52 – February 22nd – Week 8 of lockdown 3 restrictions

    I booked tickets for the third day play at Lords for England v New Zealand. Hopefully traveling to London will be safe. Be great to see live cricket again.

  • Week 49 – February 1st – Week 5 of lockdown 3 restrictions

    13th December 2012 and a young batsman called Joe Root made his debut for England. When he steps onto the field for the first match of the Test Series against India, he will become the 15th Englishman to play 100 Tests and in the process join an elite group of some of the finest cricketers the game has ever seen. Congratulations Joe.

  • Week 48 – January 25th – Week 4 of lockdown 3 restrictions

    Week 48 – January 25th – Week 4 of lockdown 3 restrictions Jan 27th 08:50

    My continuing communication with Cricinfo. You can but try and help.

    My chase –

    Hello Rajesh

    Hope all is well and that you enjoyed the India test series win against Australia, just shows what is possible if you believe in yourselves. Great achievement.

    Just following up as I had no response to the email below.

    I’ve been reviewing all the tests and one day international played this year and unfortunately, I’m still finding mistakes in the matches, my offer is still there for you?

    Look forward to hearing back from you.

    Regards

    Michael

    Their response. –

    Hi Michael,

    Thanks for your offer. We aren’t in a position to take up your offer at the moment, But I have passed this mail on to our data team. We are still looking to sort some bugs in our cards, which is why there are errors in partnership contributions in some cases. The names issue was a bug as well, which I think has been sorted now.

    Regards

    Rajesh

    Final follow up for the time being –

    Hello Rajesh.

    Thank you for your response and no problem.  I’ll just carry on with my two projects.

    Yes the initial are showing again on the scorecards, for the catches and bowlers.

    Just for the record, including the international matches this year, I’m up to 210 matches with at least one error / mistakes. 

    Regards

    Michael

  • Week 46 – January 11th – Week 2 of lockdown 3 restrictions

    Today was a first of many, attended an AGM via Zoom for New Ash Green cricket and was shocked at the language that was used. I’ve attended many AGM and never heard anything like it before. I decided to stay quiet, as saying something on a call like this would have been madness. It put things in motion for me.

  • Week 46 – January 11th – Week 2 of lockdown 3 restrictions

    England’s oldest living male Test cricketer Don Smith has died aged 97, his former county Sussex have confirmed.

    Smith played three Tests against the West Indies in 1957 and had a spell as Sri Lanka coach in 1984 before retiring to Australia with his wife Lyn.

    He passed away peacefully at his home in Adelaide on Sunday.

    A left-handed opening batsman and medium pace bowler, he scored just under 17,000 runs and took 340 wickets in a 16-year first-class career.

    Smith was also the second oldest living Test player from any country, with South African all-rounder John Watkins two months older.

    After retiring from playing in 1962, he was also a cricket coach and groundsman at Lancing College in West Sussex for more than 20 years and played county league football before becoming a qualified referee.

    Smith’s passing means former seam bowler Ian Thomson, 91, who also played for Sussex, and appeared in five Tests in 1964 and 1965, becomes the oldest living England Test player.

    England’s oldest living female Test cricketer is 109-year-old Eileen Ash.

  • Week 45 – January 4th – Week 1 of lockdown 3 restrictions

    I found out today, that someone that I had played cricket with at New Ash Green passed away suddenly – Jon Harding. He was a lovely person, a very good batsman and wicket-keeper. RIP.

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