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News (updated 1 July 2009)Win some, win some more! (1 July '09)Another pair of wins for the 1st and 2nd XIs at the weekend, featuring another run fest for the 2nds and a tighter encounter for the 1sts, albeit one they came out of with the right result. Details of the 1st team match are available on the Fixtures page, with 2nd team reports to follow.The victories came at a cost though, with Jimmy H tearing a hamstring while being run out, meaning he misses at least 2 weeks of action. As he had earlier taken 4-27, and is enjoying a prolific season with the bat, that's a significant drawback so get well soon Jim and hope to see you back on the pitch soon. All sorts (22 June '09)Firstly, the important news that both the 1sts and 2nds recorded wins again on Saturday, the 1sts at home against Longford Park and the 2nds away at Tytherley. The 1st team report is available from the Fixtures page, but the 2nd team scribe is sunning himself at Wimbledon, so that will have to come later in the week. However, the 2nd team report from last week's win is now available.Plenty of other updates on the site too. Additional information is now available for the Strictly Come Drinking Devon Tour 2009 to take place in September. See the Tour page for full details. There are finally some new characters available on the Profiles page as well, as we seek out the ancestors of some of our players not previously accounted for. Hopefully there will be a few more of these to follow soon. Think that about covers it for now - happy reading! Win some, lose some (17 June '09)Oh well - it was good while it lasted! The 1st XI's unbeaten start to the season came to a shuddering halt at the weekend as they were stuffed, humbled, humiliated and just plain beaten by Amesbury in a pretty lacklustre performance. The full sorry story can be found on the Fixtures page. Fortunately the 2nds maintained their surge towards mid-table obscurity with another win, Paddy maintaining his good form with another half century, so at least someone was winning!More Wins! (8 June '09)2 fantastic wins for the club at the weekend, the 1sts maintaining their unbeaten start to the season by seeing off Dinton and the 2nds turning over Amport with a comprehensive 9 wicket vistory. Details, as ever, are on the Fixtures page, but the highlights were a maiden ton for Jimmy Dovey and a first 50 for the 1sts for Josh Green, while Paddy stoll the show for the 2nds with a superb unbeaten 94.A few new piccies on the site too, with more to follow... keep checking back for updates. Lots of words (1 June '09)Catching up on the reading material a little, there are now match reports available for all 4 1st team games and the first 3 2nd team encounters too. As usual, catch up with details on the Fixtures page.In short, the 1sts have gone unbeaten through May, winning 4 out of 4, with Jimmy H and JD leading the way. Life hasn't been quite so easy for the 2nds, but they're off the mark with hopefully better things to come. More of the same (18 May '09)A distinct sense of de ja vu this week, with the 1sts recording another 7 wicket win while the 2nds failed in a run chase, despite a valiant effort courtesy of Sven and Captain Flap.See the Fixtures page for a match report from your scribe at the 1sts, scribblings from the 2nds to follow. Mixed fortunes (11 May '09)The first weekend of league action saw mixed fortunes for the club, with the 1st XI getting off to a winning start away at Hungerford, but the 2nds going down to a convincing defeat against Littleton & West Hill.The 1sts game marked the comebacks to competitive cricket for Jimmy H and JD, and how good it is to have them back as they combined to contribute 5 wickets and nearly 90 runs to the cause. It wasn't all doom and gloom for the 2nds either, as despite the result, there was a very promising performance from Jack Orr, who bowled with decent pace and aggression to claim 4 wickets. The 1st XI match report can be found on the Fixtures page with a write up of the 2nds to follow. Wonders will never cease (29 April '09)OK, so it may not count for much come May 9th, but any win will do and the 'Parish duly bagged the first of the season in the friendly against Steeple Langford at the weekend.A full match report is available on the Fixtures page but the biggest news was the successful return to the pitch for Jimmy H. Some things are just more important than cricket, and it's great to see him back in action. Hopefully a successful and productive season lies ahead for both him and the club. Reading Material (20 April '09)As promised a few updates back, there's now an Archive page on the site which will take you down memory lane with facts, figures and reports from the 2008 season. We don't go any further back than that as this site didn't exist! Not exactly the nested menu approach I was intending, but browser display issues prevented that from working (curse IE and its market dominance!). Anyway, the point is the stuff is there if you want to look at it.The pre-season friendlies against Steeple Langford and Bartley have been added to the Fixtures page. If you fancy a game on either of the weekends in question, contact Jazza (for Steeple Langford) or MC (for Bartley) to let them know your availability. Don't forget nets - Tuesday & Thursday evenings at the Whiteparish Oval for around 6.30. Make it if you can! And something to look forward to at the end of a long, hard season, Sharpy has released details of the plan for this year's trip to Exeter, including a return to the Coaching House in Chudleigh on the Sunday night, complete with beds I'm told! Details on the Tour page. Stuff (06 April '09)Well, we're slowly but surely cranking into gear for the coming season. The AGM has been held, and minutes are available here. No seismic shocks to report, with all officers returned as for '08, so you still have to put up with Jazzer and myself on Saturdays. Sorry.There are a couple of changes in the fixture list, so revised details are available on the Fixtures page. And, in the interests of saving the best for last, probably the most important update is that pre-season nets have now started on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the excellent new facilities at the Memorial Ground. Starting at about 6.30 and going on until it's too dark to see, this is the best way to remind yourselves which way up to hold a bat before May ticks round. Weather dependent, so perfect timing given the rain forecast for this week, but do make an effort to come along to a couple of sessions if you can so you're not completely rusty come your first innings/over. AGM and Addendum (23 Feb '09)A quick apology first up to Chris Crew, who I left off the list of prize winners from the annual dinner. Chris justifiably won the award for Most Improved Player, so the full list of successful pot hunters has been updated on the Social page.The club's AGM has been arranged for Monday 16 March with an 8pm start time in the function room of KHHQ. You don't need me to tell you this is an important evening in the shaping of the future running of the club, so do try to make it if at all possible. Finally for this round of updates, the Border League fixtures are now available on the Fixtures page, so that's your Tuesday evenings sorted out for the summer! Celebrating the past, looking to the future (20 Jan '09)The annual club dinner and prize giving took place at the end of November '08 at Hamptworth Golf Club, and another entertaining night was had by all. As well as the usual look back at the past season, the raffle also raised a record total to bolster the club coffers, so thanks to everyone who helped to organise a bumper night, in particular ring master Sharp. For full details of the 2008 season awards, take a look at the Social page.With 2008 assigned to the annals of history, it's also time to look forward to what 2009 has to offer, and the coming season's league fixtures have been released by the Hampshire Cricket League. Subject to change at this stage, but the updated Fixtures page will tell you all you need to know about when and where the 1st and 2nd teams will be playing their Saturday league cricket this coming summer. The 2008 fixtures/results, along with the match reports, have been taken down for the time being, although they'll be reinstated in an archive folder once I've worked out how to code nested menus! So fear not, all those witty ramblings about great (and not so great) deeds on the field of honour will be available for you to browse at your leisure shortly. That Was the Season that Was (11 Oct '08)So the season is fading into sepia-tinted memory, but the facts and figures of the 2nd XI's excellent year are now recorded for posterity on the Stats page.These should give you a decent idea of who's going to be claiming the various gongs at the annual dinner, lined up for November 29th at Hamptworth Golf Club. Full details on the Social page. Let Mike, Sharpy, Jazza or Glyn know about ticket requirements as soon as you're able so we don't have to chase you all the week before! Autumn Activity (19 Sep '08)OK folks, final league season averages for the 1st XI are now available on the Stats page. Read for yourself exactly why we had such a shocking season and got relegated! Something to do with not enough runs or wickets I think.News of AJ's efforts to raise some cash for charity have been added to the Social page. Have a read and talk to the guns if you want to contribute to a good cause. Final Reports (11 Sep '08)Having survived another highly enjoyable tour in deepest, darkest, wettest Devon (cheers Sharpy), I can finally say that the site is entirely up to date with this season's league match reports as the final two games from the 2nd team's season are now available on the Fixtures page.Final league averages for both teams, some extra piccies on the profile pages and a sanitised tour report will follow over the next few days. More Words (02 Sep '08)A plethora of match reports for you to catch up on, with the whole sorry tale of the 1st team's relegation season now being available to read via the Fixtures page.In more cheerful news, the same page also contains a link to the report from the annual fixture against the raiders from down the road who, just for once, were successfully repelled on Bank Holiday Sunday. Details of the 2nd team's nail biting conclusion to the season away at Shrewton will be available soon, but their tie with the league champions must be up there with the games of the season, low scoring thriller that it turned out to be. With the serious business out of the way for another year, it's time to pack the drinking trousers and head down to Devon for our annual tour in and around the environs of Exeter. Assuming we can find 11 able bodied players, and also assuming the weather cooperates, news of the three scheduled games will appear here next week. Read All About It (27 Aug '08)As promised, the match reports for the 1st team games against Ramsdell and Michelmersh & Timsbury which took place earlier this month are now available through the Fixtures page.More updates soon... Pots! (26 Aug '08)OK, a few updates to tell you about. You can finally read about the 2nd XI's defeat against Leckford via the Fixtures page, with reports to follow for the 1st team games against Ramsdell, Michelmersh & Timsbury and Sutton Scotney, as well as the 2nd XI game against Sparsholt. Just a matter of getting round to posting them...The Fixtures page itself has been updated with the results of the final few Border League games, as well as Saturday Hampshire League results and what happened in our scheduled friendlies. The 1st team averages have been updated with just 1 game left in the season, those that like to consider such things can get a good idea of who's in line for silverware at the end of the season. Take a look at the figures on the Stats page. More to come in the next day or two, including news of the fist trophy of the season for Whiteparish, having humbled that lot from up the road to win the Doug Duggard Shield for the first time since 2002. Technical Issues (21 Aug '08)Sorry for the long delay in updates - much like our 1st team's batting, the PC has been experiencing technical issues. Unlike our batting, it has now been replaced by a far superior model, so updates will be flowing again as of this evening.First up is news that you haven't really missed too much over the last 3 weeks of site inactivity! The title chasing 2nd XI have had all 3 of their scheduled league games rained off in that time, so absolutely nothing to report there. The 1st team were also rained off against Alresford on August 9th, but managed to play on the 2nd and 16th, racking up another pair of narrow defeats between the showers. Full details of these games will be posted shortly - they've been written, just a matter of me finding the time to post them! However, the 1st team averages have been updated, so you can get a good idea of the runners and riders for the batting and bowling honours on the Stats page. It's also worth mentioning that this coming Bank Holiday weekend not only sees the usual pair of league games on the Saturday, but also the annual Whiteparish vs Sherfield match on Sunday for the much coveted Dug Douggard Shield. All this to the background of thumping baselines as the Kings Head Beer and Blues Festival entertains the punters, so what better excuse do you need to come along, watch a bit of cricket, have a beer and enjoy what's left of our glorious English summer? Good Grief! (31 July '08)Ever wondered what would happen if roughly 20 people were all unavailable on the same weekend when we needed to field 2 Saturday league teams?The answer, somewhat unsurprisingly, is a pair of thumping defeats, record breakingly so in the case of the 1st team who were subjected to a fearful afternoon of leather chasing at Easebourne. If you really feel like putting yourself through reading the match report, it's avaialble through the Fixtures page. Chris Martin-Jenkins Eat Your Heart Out (24 July '08)A plethora of match reports have been added to the site, taking in the 1st team's stuffing at Winterslow and th 2nd team's triumphs against Farley, Hampton Park and Tytherley. A usual, access is via the Fixtures page.With only 6 games left in the HCL season, the 1st team are rooted firmly to the foot of Regional 1 North and need to turn their current batting woes round very quickly if they are to have any chance of staving off relegation. Meanwhile the 2nd team are officially on a pot-hunting crusade in Regional 3 North West, being sat comfortably in second place and waiting for their chance to pounce. This weekend sees the 2nds at home, so get on down and support the boys if you're able, while the 1sts are busy packing compasses, survival rations and GPS systems for their adventure east to take on Easebourne in the borderlands of Sussex. Bits & Pieces (16 July '08)No, not a description of our players, but the range of updates that have been added to the site. Same Old, Same Old (13 July '08)There seems to be a recurring theme to these news updates... 2 more wins! (02 July '08)A pair of superb results for the club last weekend as the 1sts beat Linkenholt in a nail biter and the 2nds enjoyed a run fest against Ampfield. Match reports (26 June '08)Match reports are now available from last Saturday's games. As usual, find them through the Fixtures page. More updates than you can shake a stick at (22 June '08)OK folks, a bumper crop of match reports have been added so you can read all about the 1st team game at Owslebury and the 2nd team matches against Andover and Amport.
Further reports for the games played on the 21st will be added just as soon as we've written them! Suffice to say that the 1st team went down to a brave defeat against Ashford
Hill while the 2nds continued their excellent season with a win against Romsey. Results and reports, as usual, are on the Fixtures page. Wonder of Wonders! (15 June '08)Blimey - we'd nearly forgotten what that felt like! Breaking News (8 June '08)As if further proof were needed, our resident intrepid cameraman captured conclusive evidence on Saturday that Lord Harris is indeed a man out of his time. 100% Record Intact (2 June '08)Another memorable weekend on the cricket pitch for Whiteparish as one of the teams maintained their 100% start to the season. 2nd Team Match ReportsThanks to the 2nd team's very own Christompher Martin-Jenkins, match reports for the 2nd XI's three consecutive league wins are now available from the Fixtures page. Keep 'em
coming lads, both the wins and the reports! 2nd Team March OnThe league campaign of the 2nd XI is gathering momentum, with a third win in three games coming at Wilton. Just as well, as the 1st XI continue to find life a
struggle in Regional 1 North, going down to a third straight defeat, losing by 17 runs to Midhurst. 2nd Team Setting the StandardJust as with the first week of the season, the 2nd team returned from Alderholt triumphant while the 1sts collected another silver medal from their home game with Upper Clatford. If At First You Don't Succeed...A mixed set of results for the club's two teams in Hampshire League action on Saturday with the 1sts going down to Hurstbourne Priors by 51 runs, but the 2nds recording
a fantastic 8 run win against Broughton at home. Finally, Some UpdatesSorry for the lapse in updates since January - the PC has been on the blink. Personally, I suspect Goose has been hacking my broadband connection and downloading too much produce
from his Amsterdam contacts, but problem solved and up & running again now. And the Winner Is...Another thoroughly entertaining Annual Dinner was enjoyed by nearly 70 guests on Friday 30 November at Hamptworth Golf Club. |
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This remarkable shot (thanks JTF) was taken
as the 1sts slumped to their 5th consecutive defeat in Regional 1 North, going down by 6 wickets to Colden Common. The less said about that
the better really.