Fletching Cricket Club

Due to a heavily waterlogged pitch we have had to cancel junior practice tonight (Thursday 21 August). Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

There will be a Committee meeting  on Monday 3rd March at 7.30 pm in the Gun Room, Griiffin Inn, Fletching.

If you have any items for the Agenda please let me know asap. Copies of the minutes from the last meeting were sent out in the New Year, if possible please bring your copy with you.

Well almost…just a few more 1st team matches to enter, but I’m nearly there.

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 Fletching’s Friday Night Project team proved too strong for a Newick side who possibly had one eye on Britain’s Got Talent; winning by 30 runs.

Star of the show was Jamie Russell’s straw hat, which went about its evening’s work with an effortless style and grace not matched by other garments.

Fletching chose to bat first and skipper Eddie Smith continued in his rich vein of form in this competition, smashing a quick-fire 51. Fellow opener Jamie Russell’s 40 was the other significant score of note as wickets began to tumble as a consequence of trying to maintain the high scoring rate. Some free hitting down the order from Aussie recruit Bart and Ed Hooper enabled Fletching to close on 149-7.

Prior to Newick’s reply; Andy Grant ably demonstrated how not to field with a spectacular tumble as he made his way out of the clubhouse! He was obviously biding his time though as he then followed a wonderful diving stop in the covers off the bowling of the otherwise hostile Ed Hooper with a great catch at square leg to remove the dangerous Saunders.

Bowling at the other end, Disco Junior, on a hatrick having removed tail-enders with consecutive deliveries on Sunday. With a very attacking field for Twenty20, he roared in and we all awaited the wide signal; but it was a well pitched-up swinging delivery that was well kept out by the Newick batsman.

The game hung in the balance until Terry Lucas stopped hanging around in the outfield bowling to the juniors in the nets and had a bowl in the middle. The Newick middle-order had no answer to Terry and Jamie’s accurate bowling and the run rate soon climbed beyond reach. It was then left to Andy Grant and Bart to wrap things up as Newick closed some 30 runs short of the target.