20/20 match starting at 2pm on Sunday 24th August followed by a social get together from 7pm in the main bar.

Abbeydale are putting on a curry and a beer for a fiver with a share of the proceeds coming to SCCC so please come and support.

Anyone interested in playing please reply to this post.

Massive 57 a.o. Attok more fer none  read more »

The Club Family Day and Gordon Hall 6-a-side that was unfortunately cancelled last year due to rain is due to be held on Sunday, August 24.

With the current unavailibility of a significant number of players we are contemplating changes from the 6-a-side format to 20/20 and also possibly the date. We are looking at a junior and senior 20/20 match with players made up from U/13 to U/17 in the junior match and all teams in the seniors. The matches will be played in coloured clothing with a white ball and all the normal 20/20 rules.  read more »

Eckington 142 for 2 SCCC 98 ao.

Like our batting performance an all too brief match report!

Riaz looked round and let Simmo captain. Wyles opened with Davey. ID got a bit of tap despite bowling fairly well for an opening batsman but still got some tap. Replaced by Fielding who did similar but at a slightly more economical rate. Will Lacey bowled nicely but their openers put on 100 before their overseas (60) was LBW to a slower bal in Wylie's 2nd. No. 3 departed thanks to a superman runout from Wyles. Other opener batted through for 64. Prash bowled well at the death apart from a couple of wides. The fielding had been amusing in places and a couple of dropped catches coupled with some pretty good batting meant we had a big total to chase.  read more »

The proposed tour to India later this year will be from the 22nd October to 8 November. This will be a few days before October half-term and a few days after, which hopefully enables a few more players to avail themselves. The maximum cost would be £400 excluding spending money.

We will play seven matches in total - two 2 day matches and five 50 over matches in five different cities and possibly a day-night 20/20 tournament. The tour will start in Mumbai and end in Goa.  read more »

SCC 95 for 2 (14 overs)
Darnall 96 for 1 (8.4 overs)

Fielding a side in which the combined age of the other 10 just exceeded that of the "grandad" (steady Colty) skipper ensured bags of youthful enthusiasm and cheerful good humour. Beyond that a side lacking an established adult member of any of the first 3 XIs struggled to give Darnall a game.

Crofty took a couple of 4s off Lal's first over but quickly departed. A very steady stand of 66 between Tom Lister and Dave Revill (28) ensured we had no ignominious collapse but despite attacking intent never put the opposition bowlers under pressure. Dave eventually got cleared out Benjy added a couple and Tom (54*) picked up his scoring rate towards the end.  read more »

Another week, another team. Bearing little resemblance to the team that strove in vain at Eckington last week, the Massive got back on track at Abbeydale last night.

Caribbean 115 for 8
Massive 116 for 2

As ever we are deeply indebted to Riaz for his co-ordination of the event.

On a bright but cool evening we entertained Caribbean. We did not play them in last year's curtailed season and so were unsure of their quality. Having seen them last night they are competitive but one of the sides we definitely need to finish above.  read more »

On a glorious Derbyshire summer evening, the Massive arrived in Eckington to freeze in the shade of the pavilion.  read more »

Junior match fees will increase from the current £5 to £7.50 as of 1 June 2008. This increase is less than the £10 which was passed at the AGM and affects juniors playing in all senior teams.

Anyone queries can be directed to anyone on the committee or your team captain.

TOA 89 for 7/8 sorry no book
Massive 90 for 0

Firstly huge thanks to Riaz for facilitating this game and selecting and rounding up such a fine bunch of cricketers following the emigration of the elected skipper who has done a Boocock in more ways than one. The cheque's in the post.

On a beautiful Spring evening and despite being delayed by a bunch of students the Massive took the field to warm applause as two from Castleford (recently escaped from the railway cutting) contemplated their first pint.  read more »

I have spoken to Riaz and offered to do the on field Captaincy duties when I am playing.
If anyone else fancies it shout now.
I do not have the capacity to do the admin or sorting the side out.

It would be a shame if all the hard work done by Tony Miller and Jason Pitcher to establish the Midweek side in the top division locally were wasted.

Can any other regulars contribute some time to this.

Can all clubs submit a list of their players who are qualified to play in the White Rose Trophy. An email was sent on 28 March 2008, however I have only had responses from

Ashford;
Calver;
Dronfield Woodhouse;
Hundall;
Ridgeway;
Sheffield Centralians;
SWD;
Walkley;
Whittington;
Wingerworth;
Youlgrave Lodge.

Please could all correspondents to the site, ask their secretaries to email me the following as a matter of urgency:-

"Could each club email me a list of ALL players who were under 21 years of age on 1 September 2007, for consideration of selection for the White Rose Trophy.  read more »

Weather permitting we are hoping to put the netting up at Abbeydale on Wed at 17h00. The more people able to assist the quicker it will get done.

Look forward to seeing some of you there.

The top pavilion has passed the inspection by the South Yorkshire League following a week-long restoration led by Julie Lister. Thanks to everyone who contributed to ensuring this was a success. The following people deserve a special thanks - Bill Croft, Andy Leiper, Tom Lister and Andy Staley - as they worked tirelessly around the clock to ensure we were able to finish the project on time.

I hope that the teams and players using this facility appreciate the effort people put into cleaning and restoring the pavilion and do their best to keep it this way.

Wed 7th May 2008 Massive vs TOA CC-Midweek XI
Wed 14th May 2008 Eckington CC, Derbys-Midweek XI vs Massive

Owing to, in the end, a lack of numbers, 8 (average age 49 3/4) in fact, the Twenty20 shoot out for the two YD/Mansfield teams was cancelled. A real shame as a nice day and I was looking forward to it. I expect the fact that is was after the end-of-year work party to dismantle nets/sightscreen had something to do with it. So the sock money (£480 and change) was begging, and so the 8 of us had a great roast at Hassop Hall and some nice wine. Excellent place for lunch, £30.45 per head + wine etc., and the lack of numbers suddenly didn't seem to matter as we mellowed over a little port later on. Thanks for all the fines money chaps, shame you weren't there. There's enough left for two bottles at Baldwin's for the EOY dinner, 5 October, 7.30.

Massive entertained Champions Attock at Abbeydale and narrowily lost out in an exciting game..

Attock 109ao B Root 4-22
SCCC 107-9 Richards 46*

Never win the toss at Abbeydale and doesn't quite seem fair that we have to chase all the time..anyway Ben went for 17 of one over..Lal bowled beautifully dropped Zahoor off his own bowling simple chance.... Lal "It's as if Zahoor puts magic on ball to make me drop it." quality! I then dropped Zahoor which compounded matters although nads nearly caught the rebound.  read more »

Massive 79/7 off 12
Khan 80/1 off 10

These people batted rubbish

Andy Simpson
Mike Simpson (golden duck slogging)
Tommy Bartles

These people ran rubbish

Nads run out 0 without facing (chicken dinner and taxi)

These people batted ok

Cymbols
Oscar

These people bowled well

Lal

These people bowled

Angry
Billy
Nads

This person dropped a dolly

Mike Simpson

What is the point of Mike Simpson exactly?

This person took a brilliant diving catch somewhat the opposite of his pathetic effort on Saturday

Gandalf

If this team plays the remaining fixtures in this manner it could be "Down with the Woodseats"

This Friday there is a Corporate event at Abbeydale which is a 6-a-side competion sponsered by Bentley Motors.
Each team has an ex-international cricketer attached (Mike GATTING, Robin SMITH, Phil DEFRETAS, Chris LEWIS, Gladstone SMALL, Jimmy ADAMS, Mark ILOT and Devon MALCOM to name a few).
This will be a good spectator event and a good opportunity for any youngsters to collect autographs.
I went last year and all the players were very approachable and up for a chat. There may also be opportunities to become involved as people inevitably drop out at the last minute, so have your kit in your boot if your around.
The event starts at 11am weather permitting.