SCCC represented in the Lord’s Taverners Lord Cowdrey Cup 12th - 14th August 2008.

Two junior players Tom Hancock (skipper) and Jonny Udall (wkt keeper) were in the squad that nearly followed Sheffield’s example last year in winning the competition, this year they were beaten finalists. Sheffield who had won both games (Leeds and Bradford) to get into the final stages, then won all three of their play off group games but lost to London North in the 40 over final.  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 »

Following Tom Lister’s tactical master class of relieving Udall senior from his team manager duties the team was picked for the match against Frecheville. Tom did not have the problem of getting players to turn up…quite the opposite. On to the game, T Hancock and J Lister opened with Jonny at 3 (me thinks pressure was put on J Lister to open, no guesses as to who it was eh Jon) With the score on 12 the first wicket fell, this had jonny coming to the crease (having a point to prove to Udall senior, who had beat his score on Saturday …..Chin up son).
Both Tom and Jon played some nice shots around the ground both giving the opposition one chance to send them back. Tom retired on 51 and he says he cant bat!! Jonny followed later on 34. The final score being 119 for 3.  read more »

On a damp morning at Abbeydale the first ever SCCC Academy XI played Mentone Grammar School, a touring side from Melbourne, Australia.

We won the toss and put Mentone in to bat a decision quickly vindicated after the opening partnership of Chris Pickford and Rob Shaw reduced Mentone to 18 – 2, Rob picking up both of the wickets, the second of which a fantastic catch by Josh Jones at second slip.
Josh then came on to replace Chris and bowled two overs picking up a wicket with an absolute jaffa sending off pole flying. Then Josh who had come in to the game with a back niggle felt a twinge so was taken out of the attack and was replaced by Jack Lister.  read more »

Rotherham pheonix 55 all out[callis 4-11,ramzan 2-9,mines2-10)
Sheff Coll 56-2(lee 34*)

Having dissmissed Pheonix for 27 at Rotherham Collegiate were in confident mood for the return match at Abbeydale.
The Pheonix manager told me that they had a far stronger team out this time ; but they were soon in trouble when Danny Mines had the opener caught behind by chris Norris . Pheonix then took the score on to 28 before Danny clean bowled the no 3 . Chris Pickford bowled a very good spell without any luck, and when the opening bowlers had completed their overs pheonix were 28 for 2.  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 »

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.

An early Sunday morning saw the under 15’s travel to Doncaster. The day did not start well with only 10 players turning up.
Batting first, the openers Charley Webber and Josh Varley saw off a good Doncaster opening attack. Scoring was slow with the score on 20 odd when the first wicket fell in the 6th over. Johnny Udall came to the wicket and played shots all around the wicket to up the scoring rate. Wickets kept on falling at the other end, but this did not bother Johnny as he made 44 until he decided to fall onto his own stumps. After 20 overs we reached 104 for 6.  read more »

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 »

Under 15 nets start again at Abbeydale on Wednesday 23rd April. Please attend even if the weather is wet as we need to sort squads for the first matches.

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.

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.

After much discussion and debate I've decided on the following structure for practice sessions this season.

First, second and selected Academy players will practice together on the main square, while the rest will use the artificial nets under the supervision of Alan Hampshire. Fielding drills will be open to everyone and compulsory for First, Second and Academy players. We will also do various fitness drills which is also compulsory for First, Second and Academy players and voluntary for everyone else.  read more »

THe Michael Vaughan Cricket Academy occurs on Friday from 6.00 - a great place to introduce your child to cricket. Why not come along, have a drink, a bite to eat at the barbeque, and enjoy the sight of so many learning to play cricket in safe surroundings while not blobbing in front of the TV. The cricket academy is staffed by any number of qualified coaches all committed to teaching cricket properly and is proving a massive success with boys and girls, and their parents.

2008

The Michael Vaughan Cricket Academy:  read more »

• Friday evenings, 6.00-8.00pm
• boys to age 11 and girls to age 15
• 2008 season starts 18 April

SUMMER CRICKET CLINICS

Each clinic runs for 3 days and starts at 9am and finishes at 4pm. They are open to boys and girls age 6-13 yrs at a cost of £ per clinic. Each clinic is hosted by qualified coaches who will run structured sessions where kids will learn all the basics while having great fun and competing for daily prizes.

Application forms will be available at Abbeydale Sports Club, Westbourne School, Dore Primary & King Egbert's from .

For more information or to book a place contact Riaz Richards 0774 286 2135.  read more »

After some early problems, the U15s recovered to crush Wombwell by 86 runs. Collegiate 121-2 (Billy Root 50 retired, Josh Gray 33*, Rob Greaves 27) Wombwell Main 35 all out (Adam Talbot 5-11, Joe Root 3-6)  read more »

The U15s won their regional cup final at Abbeydale against a strong Bradfield team thanks to 52 retired from 37 balls from Rob Greaves and a superb 5-14 from Billy Root, well supported by spin partner Adam Talbot and brother Joe. Collegiate 101-9 (Rob Greaves 52*), Bradfield 76 all out (Billy Root 5-14, Joe Root 2-6)  read more »

We welcomed Rotherham Town to Abbeydale on a glorious Sunday morning and overwhelmed their 9 men even without Rob Greaves and Joe Root (both playing for Yorkshire) and Adam Talbot (playing golf). Rotherham Town 79-7, Collegiate 82-0 (Billy Root 40*, Ben Fielding 29*)  read more »