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News (updated 08 May 2012)Umberella, ella, ella (08 May '12)Soggy. Very soggy. Given the prevailing conditions, it's no great surprise that both scheduled Border League games to date, as well as the HCL games for the 1sts and 2nds last Saturday, have all been cancelled without any prospect of play. A rather anti-climactic way to start the season, but not much we can do about the weather! Just have to hope for better things this coming weekend, and a break in the rain so that groundsmen across the region can finally get on with some meaningful pitch preparation.The lack of play thus far is all the more annoying as there is plenty to play for on Saturdays this season. The restructuring of the Hampshire Cricket League for 2013, turning County 3 into North & South divisions and adding a West division to Regional 1 and 2, means that there are more promotion places available than usual and our two teams will be looking to take advantage. For the 1sts in Regional 1 South, a top 11 finish will be enough to gain promotion into County 4 (either North or South), while the 2nds need to finish in the top 6 to secure promotion to Regional 2. Realistic targets, given half decent seasons.  In the absence of any action on the
pitch, I'm delighted to say that the club has already claimed our first item of sliverware for the 2012 season, albeit in the clubhouse
rather than out in the middle. The crack team of Jazza (Chief Nerd), MC, Turkleton and Sir Geoffrey were successful in the final of the
annual HCL Sports Quiz, deposing defending champions Aldershot after they had held the coveted title for the previous 13 years. It took
a tie break round to do it, but this is a triumph for irrelevant and obscure sports trivia knowledge. Well played gentlemen!Hopefully there will be a little more cricket to report on with the next update. Until then dear readers! Emerging from hibernation (05 March '12)It can't have escaped your notice that the evenings are getting longer, Easter is approaching and St David's Day has come and gone, all of which means it's time to start looking towards the new season.To that end, a variety of updates have been made to the site. First and foremost, it's AGM time again. Monday 12th March at the Kings Head, 7:30 for an 8 o'clock kick off. Further details are available on the Social page. The fixtures for 2012 for both the Hampshire Cricket League and Border League have been released, so the Fixtures page has been updated with the coming season's action. That also means that the 2011 season fades further from our memories, so if you need reminding exactly what happened, results, links to match reports and the season's averages have all now been moved to the Archive page. Enjoy your trip down memory lane! Think that's about it for now... see you at the AGM! Mid-winter musings (13 December '11)Festive greetings to our merry throng of readers! You might think this time of year is all about putting the kit in the loft, the hazy days of our glorious sunny summer but a distant memory, and all focus turning to the turkey, mince pies and presents.And of course, you'd be right! But it's also a time to tune into the Boxing Day Test in Oz and have a chuckle at another Aussie batting collapse, time to reflect on the past season and time to consider how we could all improve for 2012. In the spirit of this retrospective, the ghost of season's past if you will, our annual dinner and presentation night was held at Hamptworth golf club on Nov 26th, so there's a new list of trophy holders available on the Social page. Congratulations to all our prize winners for their efforts in 2011 and here's to more of the same next season. As the site was last updated in the days leading up to our end of season tour, I should also report that a highly successful 3 days were enjoyed by all in Exeter. Despite defeat at the hands of Broadclyst, there were tour debuts from some of our young bucks, who will hopefully be keen to return in future years, a top day out in Taunton to relish a rare Hampshire championship win and indulge in some of the local west country cider, and a valiant batting performance at Chudleigh that successfully delayed our hosts long enough for the forecast rain to arrive and wash out any chance of a result. Kudos to Turkleton, Adi and Jack in particular for their efforts, Jack's astonishing debut 50 for the club taking just 5 overs. Hopefully a sign of many more swashbuckling innings to come. So a huge thank you to Sharpy Enterprises for organising another top weekend away. The only other item worthy of note at this time of year is the announcement of the Hampshire League structure for next season. No great changes as far as either of our Saturday sides are concerned, both staying in the same divisions as 2011, and the full listings can be found on the HCL site. These details are only provisional for the time being, so fixtures haven't yet been announced, but they'll be out early in the new year, so look out for more updates then. But for now, I think that about wraps it up, so I shall leave you all to your festive preparations. Happy Christmas from all at WCC! It's all over... (30 August '11)Mixed fortunes for the club at the weekend, with the persistent rain of the previous week meaning that the 1sts had the weekend off as conditions at Langley Manor were unfit for play. The 2nds were more fortunate and got to enjoy their season finale, beating Wilton by 7 wickets at the quick drying Whiteparish Oval. That result meant that both sides finished 9th out of 18 in their respective divisions, the 1sts winning 8 and losing 7 while the 2nds won 8 and lost 6. Not a bad season's work, and gives everyone something to build on for next year.The end of the league season means that it's averages time again, and the final 1st team figures are now up on the Stats page. I hope JD has kept some space on his mantelpiece... That just leaves one item of unfinished business - tour! Details of our weekend away are on the Tour page, and I'll see you on Friday! Back on track (23 August '11)The club's 100% losing record in August was brought to a dramatic end last weekend as the 1sts recorded an emphatic 10 wicket win over near neighbours Nomansland in a rain reduced match at the Whiteparish Oval. JD with the ball and then the opening partnership of Paddy and Mr Darryl were the heroes as recent defeats were consigned to history. A full report can be found via the link on the Fixtures page.The same rain that delayed the start for the 1sts had a bigger impact on the 2nds, their game away at Thruxton being abandoned earlier in the day. So, just one weekend left in the league season, and the final round of action sees the 1sts travel to Langley Manor while the 2nds entertain Wilton in their finale. Then it's on to Exeter and tour, with a few new faces to introduce to life in Devon... details of the weekend's events are on the Tour page. 100% in August! (15 August '11)Two weekends of Hampshire league action gone in August, and the 1sts and 2nds have combined to record a 100% record so far in the month. The only snag is, that record reads played 4, lost 4.The 1sts have gone down on consecutive weekends to Compton (by 35 runs) and Trojans II (by 6 wickets), while the 2nds have lost against Michelmersh & Timsbury II (by 13 runs) and handed Broughton their first win of the season by 9 wickets (very generous of you lads!). Match reports for the 1st team's games are now available via the links on the Fixtures page. All that means that both sides are now anchored firmly in mid-table in their respective divisions, with nothing to play for but pride in the remaining two weeks of the league season. As we reach mid-August, thoughts inevitably turn towards Exeter and our annual end of season tour to the West Country. Running Friday 2nd Sep to Monday 5th, there's just over 2 weeks left before we gather at the KH for the traditional departure breakfast, so if you haven't already, let Sharpy know if you're intending to join us. 1sts survive hoodie invasion (03 August '11)A couple of weeks since the last update, so a fair amount of activity to reflect on.First up, the end of July has passed, so time for an update to the 1st XI averages as the season approaches a climax - only 4 games left now - and it looks like JD is in pole position in both the batting and bowling. Can anyone catch him in either? It'll take a dramatic August from someone to upset the double. Take a look at the Stats page for details. The countdown to the end of the season also means that tour is nearly upon us. Details of this year's dates and fixtures, as if you needed reminding, are now on the Tour page. Oh yes, there have been a few league games too. The 1sts have endured a pair of narrow defeats, against Sway and Southampton Community respectively, and have also endured an on-pitch face off and an invasion by a local group of bike riding hoodies, both of which we could have done without quite frankly! Still, helps to keep our weekends varied and exciting. Details of these losses can be found via the links on the Fixtures page. Meanwhile the 2nds have had a nail-biting 1 wicket win, and a rather more comprehensive loss in their two league outings, gradually settling into mid-table respectability after their earlier flirtation with the promotion places. Needless to say, availability has been a big issue, along with some late call ups to the 1sts which never help. Keep going guys - 4 weeks left! Rain, rain, go away (20 July '11)A decidedly damp few days led to the inevitable abandonment of just about every game in the Hampshire Cricket League last weekend, with Whiteparish's two games amongst them, so nothing to report action-wise from Saturday.However, the unscheduled interlude has given me a chance to finally catch up on a couple of outstanding match reports, so if you'd like to read more about how the 1sts got on against CBBEA and Curdridge, follow the links on the Fixtures page. Anyone fancy a game? (13 July '11)Holiday season has well and truly begun, with the inevitable consequence of personnel issues for the skippers. Struggling to field competitive teams for the last couple of weeks, the 2nds have gone down to a pair of 34 run defeats, while the 1sts have at least fared a little better, losing a nail biter against CBBEA by just a single run despite (or possibly because of?) the efforts of JD, and then beating Curdridge comfortably enough in a low scoring encounter, even allowing for taking to the field with just 10 players.All of the bad news has been balanced by some fine individual performances, Stevie Jewell getting amongst the wickets for the 2nds while Jack Orr has made the transition from 2nd to 1st team cricket with ease and looks comfortable with both bat and ball at the higher level. The CBBEA match also saw the seasonal debut of a certain J.Hamblin, and how we could do with some more appearances from him between now and the end of the season! The Fixtures page has been updated with the Hampshire league results with match reports for the 1st team games to follow shortly. Quick one (29 June '11)Just a short update to let y'all know that there are now a couple of piccies included in the Burley match report from last weekend. Taken when Paddy and Inzy looked to have it all under control, take a look here to see our intrepid openers in action.Mixed results (27 June '11)A gap of a couple of weeks since the last update, and a variety of performances, some good, some not so good, to report.The 1sts undertook the voyage across to the Isle of Wight to take on Ryde and returned victorious, only mustering 120-9 but shooting thier hosts out for just 66 to record a terrific win. But this side still shows inconsistencies, and suffered a heavy defeat to Burley last Saturday, 6 dropped catches and a collapse of monumental proportions contributing to only their second loss of the season. By contrast, the 2nds had an enforced week off due to the weather and the rest clearly did them no harm as they continued their winning streak last weekend with a victory against Otterbourne. The win wasn't without incident though, as former captain Jazza dislocated another finger in the field, his fragile digits becoming almost as infamous as those of Essex playboy and subject of much ridicule on Sky's cricket commentary, Nasser Hussain. With the season already charging headlong into July and the second half of the fixture list, it's time for another monthly update to the 1st XI averages, which can be found on the Stats page. Nip and tuck in the batting, but JD with a clear lead in the race for the bowling cup. A match report for the Burley debacle will follow later in the week, along with a couple of piccies taken before it all went mammaries skywards. Milestones (6 June '11)All sorts to report from last weekend, so straight to business.The 1sts secured a good win away at Bishops Waltham, chasing down 193 and only losing 3 wickets in the process, thanks largely to a fantastic unbroken partnership of 121 between Richie (53no) and Charlie (76no). The game was also notable for the return of Lord Harris to the playing fold, the veteran marking his 3rd playing career with the club by smoking a record low number of roll ups in the field. The 2nds didn't have such a good day, losing for the first time this season as the went down by 42 runs to Damerham, despite 49 from Mr Noisy and 41 from Skipper Sean. Read about the 1st team's win in more detail via the link on the Fixtures page, where you'll also find links to reports on some of the 2nds matches, courtesy of Sean, so thanks very much to Coulshed Jr for taking the time to contribute to the site and represent the exploits of his team. 1st Quarter Review (31 May '11)A brief news blackout while your correspondant was attending the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff, but a wealth of news and updates as a consequence of a double dose of weekend action since the site was last updated.The 2nds march on near the top of Regional 3 North West having won 4 out of 4, the latest victims being Amport IIs, felled by an inspired knock from Drunk Greg. The 1sts came back from their first defeat of the season against Sarisbury with a comfortable win against Hyde to get their challenge for honours back on track, Charlie's Michelle and Paddy's fluent 45 forming the foundations of a 5 wicket win at the Whiteparish Oval. Match reports for the 1st team games can now be found via the links on the Fixtures page. So, with the seaon already quarter of the way through, it's time for the first batch of stats, which have been posted here (for the 1sts at least). Some strong competition as May draws to a close, Richie and JD leading the way with bat and ball respectively at this stage. Unbelievable scenes (16 May '11)2 weeks into the Hampshire league season, and both Saturday sides still have 100% winning records, something that looked quite unlikley at times on Saturday as the 1sts were up against it away at Fawley and the 2nds had been knocked over for 74 by Hampton Park.But team spirit and resilience are obviously in plentiful supply at the moment, and both sides came through to record very good victories, the 1sts having Trucks, Josh and JD to thank for major contributions and Mr Noisy setting up the win for the 2nds with a Michelle. Match reports for the 1st team games can now be found via the links on the Fixtures page. In addition to the adventures on Saturdays, the Tuesday Border League side has also enjoyed a purple patch of early season form, only losing for the first time in last week's cup match against Broughton. More of the same in the coming weeks please lads! Let's get ready to rumble! (28 April '11)Under blue skies (well, for the most part) and unseasonably warm temperatures, the season kicked off last Saturday as a combined club team hosted Steeple Langford in a pre-season friendly. Some tidy enough bowling and eager fielding kept the visitors to 146 all out, and an aggressive 70 from Charlie set the scene for a dramatic last wicket partnership that saw the home side past their target. A full report can be found through the link on the Fixtures page, but enough players from both the 1sts and 2nds showed some form to hopefully hint at a successful season ahead.The first Border League match has also been played, details to follow, and more of the same in the coming week as the Tuesday team play Broughton at home before the Hampshire League swings into action next Saturday, the 1sts at home to Havant IIIs and the 2nds making the long trip into the Forest to play Bramshaw IIIs. Let Richie and Sean know your availability asap so that they can have an easy introduction to the season's admin! Pre-season details (6 April '11)Sorry to start this update on a sombre note, but as many of you will know, our long time president, umpire and and former player, Dave East, recently passed away and it would be remiss of me not to pay respects on the site.Dave has had a long and rich association with the club, including his involvement in building our current pavilion - I don't suppose he ever thought we'd still be using it now! His playing career spanned several decades, before my time, but for the 20 years I've been playing for the club, he has been an ever present and willing umpire as well as club president, so his influence and dedication has been obvious to everyone associated with the club. Our condolences to Anne, his family and friends, and our presidency is being left vacant for a year as a mark of respect. The club's AGM took place a couple of weeks ago, and full minutes can be seen here. Main points of discussion were the sad news about Dave, the potential moving of the square as a result of the community building project, the need to raise match fees this year to cover increased costs and the resignation of Captain Flap after 9 devoted years of service, which means that Sean Coulshed is taking up the reigns for the 2011 season. The final item of news for now is that with teh clocks having changed, and the sunshine making a welcome appearance, it's time for nets to begin so that we might stand a chance of remembering what we're doing come the first game of the season. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Whiteparish Oval, roughly 6.30 to dark. Plenty to report (11 February '11)Well folks, time to bring the site out of temporary winter hibernation as the cogs have started turning towards the 2011 season. That means that the season's fixtures have been released, so both HCL and Border League details are now available on the Fixtures page. The biggest news is that the 1sts have been moved from Regional 1 North to Regional 1 South, so a load of new teams and faces to play this year, including a day trip to the Isle of Wight. No more drags up the M3 and A34 either. The 2nds are still in Regional 3 North West, so the usual familiar names in their schedule.After a successful debut season, the Salisbury Wednesday evening league team has been withdrawn as, despite some good results, there wasn't enough interest to keep 2 mid-week sides functioning. To make room for all this exciting new information, the 2010 season details (match reports, results, averages, etc) have been archived, but are still accessible through the Archive page. The annual dinner held back in November 2010 saw the usual array of pots and shields handed out to the top performers from last season. I'll update the site with a full list of the trophy winners shortly. And finally for the time being, the club AGM is coming up soon, Monday 14th March to be precise, so get the date in your diary and try to make it along to the Kings if you possibly can. Details on the Social page. Season finishes with a whimper (31 August '10)Despite a sunny Saturday for the first time for a while, the 1sts were left inactive on the last weekend of league action with Easbourne forfeiting the game. A rather frustrating way to end the campaign, and the cancellation means that the 1sts only played a single league game in August due to a combination of rain and Easbourne's inability to field a team. Just as well they managed to force a result ahead of the thunderstorms on the 18th!The 2nds' league season finished with defeat against Hampton Park, meaning that mid-table security was achieved again, no mean effort given the various availability issues that always impact selection over the course of the year. At the Vice-presidents' Day, the Sherfield Ringers reclaimed the Doug Dugard shield, beating a game Whiteparish side reasonably comfortably in the end, Graham Noble providing the firepower with 97 as the visitors from up the road totalled 182-5. 'Parish replied with 141-9, so I think that one goes down in the inter-village records as a "valiant defeat". With the lack of action for the last two weeks, the updated averages posted a fortnight ago have actually ended up being the final season's stats for the 1st team. So you can check for yourself who has picked up the batting and bowling cups here. And tour on Friday! See you at the Kings around 9.30. Dodging showers (18 August '10)The last two weekends have been a matter of beating the weather as well as the opposition, with the 1st team travelling to Oakley on the 7th, having a drink with their hosts and then heading straight back down the M3. Last weekend saw drier conditions at the Whiteparish Oval, and a statistically comfortable victory over Tichborne Park, although occasional showers and a pending thunderstorm as the game ended made it a tense finale. For a full report, see the Fixtures page.Meanwhile the 2nds beat Bramshaw on the 7th under sunny skies at home, Mr Noisy leading the way with 68 and 6-17. He was denied the opportunity to follow up on his good form though as they were then rained off against Thruxton last weekend. A final plug for Vice Presidents' Day on Sunday, as the Sherfield English All Stars take on a rag tag assembly of Whiteparish players for the Doug Dugard shield. The game is scheduled to start at 3, weather permitting. The final update for now is that the 1st team stats have been updated, so you can see for yourselves how close the two horse race is for both the batting and bowling cups. JD currently in the box seat, but Dangerous Dave will no doubt want to go out in a blaze of glory! Details here. Runs at last (3 August '10)A return to winning ways for the 1st team at the weekend as another solid bowling performance laid the foundations for a comfortable win against St Mary Bourne which Paddy secured with a composed 72 not out, his first half century for the 1st XI. Read the full report via the Fixtures page.Over the hill at Farley, the 2nds narrowly missed out when their run chase fell an agonising 8 runs short in pursuit of 211. Even the Birdman's average suffered, so a frustrating day all round. With the midweek season having finished, the Fixtures page has been updated with the full set of midweek and friendly results from a season which saw our debut in the Wednesday evening Salisbury league and the usual mixed bag on Tuesdays in the Border League. Don't forget the annual festival match between Whiteparish and Sherfield on Vice Presidents' Day, which takes place on Sunday August 22nd at the Whiteparish Oval. Katie Dugard will be presenting the Doug Dugard shield to the victorious captain, so come along to the Memorial Ground to join in with the festivities. Strong batting - just not ours (28 July '10) Good to see some decent batsmen making runs on a good pitch. The only problem was that the batsmen in question belonged to
Midhurst rather than us, and they piled up 300 against the 1sts at Cowdray Park. Not altogether unexpected against a below
strength side who were also playing a player short, but the boys made the quest for bonus points a priority against a
gorgeous backdrop. Read the full report via the Fixtures page.At the same time, the 2nds were losing to Sparsholt in a game that saw both sides charging along at around 5 an over; just a shame they didn't use up all their overs! Hopefully availability will be a little better for this weekend as the 1sts welcome our Exeter hotel buddies St Mary Bourne to the Whiteparish Oval and the 2nds travel all the way to Farley. 1sts come 2nd, 2nds come 1st (22 July '10)A couple of rounds of games to update you on, the matches on July 10th seeing the 1sts lose out in a low scoring thriller against Mottisfont when, from a position of strength, they blew the run chase and ended up about 10 short. At the same time, the 2nds were being turned over by Steeple Langford - the less said about that one, the better! Onto July 17th, and the familiar batting woes of the 1sts continued as they could only muster 113-8 from their full 42 overs against Ramsdell. Not surprising they lost with that score, but not without a fight; read the full report via the Fixtures page. At least the 2nds produced a more assured display, MC's 94 not out leading the way to victory against Andover.Having finally caught up with my Excel use, up to date averages are available for the 1sts on the Statistics page, so you can see excatly who's in the running for seasonal honours as we go into the final 3rd of the campaign. Looks like being a two horse race for top spot in both the batting and bowling, so suspicious eyebrows will be raised if Dave and JD start running each other out or dropping catches. Wins again! (6 July '10)A pair of low scoring wins for the club last weekend as the 1sts and 2nds both skittled their respective opponents and knocked off the required runs, although not without the odd alarm along the way. The 1st team report can be found via the Fixtures page as usual, and we're looking for a guest reporter for next weekend as I'll be away in Welsh Wales playing a bit of random cricket and drinking Brains. Just like old times really.Tour is looming large on the horizon, so if you haven't already, let Sharpy know what your intentions are. A few new tourists likely this year, as well as the possibility of a few old faces returning, so it's definitely going to be one not to miss. Full details of the itinerary are on the Tour page. Scorchio! (2 July '10)Just a quick update for my avid reader as the PC has suffered melt down in the recent high temperatures and has required some TLC from the friendly computer doctor. All of which means not much chance for updates this week, but I can tell you that last weekend saw a win for the 1sts away at Hook and a defeat for the 2nds at home against Redlynch.A report on the 1sts win can be found via the Fixtures page, and edited highlighths from the 2nds include poor availability and a battling 50 from Captain Flap. More sunshine forecast for this weekend, so should be the usual batch of news to bring you next week. Mixed bag (22 June '10)A brief break in service there while I was off on hols, but back now to keep you up to date with all things Whiteparish CC.In my absence, the 1sts and 2nds both went down to defeats on June 12th, although the 2nds bounced back with a win last weekend against Romsey with Captain Flap leading the way as he returned to the runs with an unbeaten 60. Not such good news for the 1sts, who relocated to Damerham for the day due to the annual carnival taking place at the Whiteparish Oval, and responded to their new surroundings by losing to Basingstoke by 5 wickets. Still an absence of big runs from the top order, and this time, the bowlers couldn't bail them out. Full report on the Fixtures page. The mid-week sides are also enjoying mixed fortunes. Our Border League representatives have suffered a run of heavy defeats on Tuesday nights, while the Wednesday side are thrashing all comers, enjoying by far the most successful season of any of the club's 4 teams. Keep on rolling boys! Back to it (7 June '10)After both Saturday sides were rained off on the last weekend in May, it was back to league action last weekend with games against Ashford Hill for the 1sts and Michelmersh & Timsbury for the 2nds. Another pair of wins too, with the 1st XI bowlers dominating the clash at the Whiteparish Oval and the Big Duck MC leading the way as the 2nds recorded a high scoring win. Read the 1st team match report through the Fixtures page.The Stats page has been updated so you can see exactly how badly the 1st XI have been struggling with the bat, but the bowling figures look far healthier, as you would expect for a side who have claimed maximum bowling points from their 4 games so far. Confirmation and further details are pending, but be aware that the 1st team game scheduled to be played at home on June 19th against Basingstoke & NH IV won't actually be at Whiteparish due to a clash with the date of WHiteparish carnival. We're currently investigating the possibility of reversing the fixture and playing at Basingstoke, but more news to follow on that. Social scene (26 May '10)First things first, and the cricket. Under sunny skies, the 1sts secured a tense win against Petersfield at the Whiteparish Oval last Saturday, with Dangerous Dave leading the way. Read all about it on the Fixtures page. Not so much luck for the 2nds, who went down to a comprehensive defeat at the hands of Ampfield, despite Pops Green continuing his good start to the season with 89. Rumour has it a number of dropped catches didn't aid their cause!Congratulations are also due to our two midweek sides who have both progressed in their respective cup competitions, the Wednesday boys triumphing against Friends Provident and the Tuesday team advancing at the expense of Redlynch & Hale. The midweek wagon(s) keep rolling! There have also been a couple of important dates added to the Socialpage. The Vice Presidents' Day, including the annual Whiteparish vs Sherfield match, is on Saturday 22nd August and our annual dinner has been booked for Saturday 27th November. Get them in your diary! Catch up (20 May '10)As promised, the Fixtures page has now been updated with results from the Tuesday and Wednesday league games played so far, with links to the full scorecards held on the Border League and Salsibury League websites respectively. Unfortunately, this includes the Border League defeat at the hands of Mottisfont on Tuesday.A brief match report from the pre-season friendly at Steeple Langford has also been added courtesy of our guest roving reporter. Looks like we might actually see some sunshine and warmer temperatures this weekend, so pack the suncream! Had to happen... (17 May '10)Well, someone had to do it, and it was the 1st XI. Upholding the unbeaten honour of the club, they recorded the first defeat for any team on Saturday when they went down by 56 runs at the hands of Old Alresford. Read all about it via the Fixtures page.In the mean time, the Tuesday, Wednesday and 2nd XIs all recorded wins (hoorah!), so the opening couple of weeks of the season continue to be successful ones for most. Further details to follow later this week with scores and highlights of the games so far. In other news, a few site updates to make you aware of. Last season's stats and tour report have been moved to the Archive page, so if you want to revive fond memories, the links are available here. That has made room for the first batch of 1st team stats for 2010, mainly at the request of a certain individual, who shall remain nameless, but who probably wanted the world to see that he's currently top of both the batting and bowling lists. Isn't that right JD? So see what's been happening statistically speaking here. Finally, details of this year's 20th anniversary Devon tour have been posted on the Tour page, so take a look and make sure you get the dates in your diaries and let Sharpy know of your touring intentions ASAP. 100% (10 May '10)Blimey - are we living in some sort of parallel universe? 4 games, 4 wins after the first week of the season with the Tuesday, Wednesday and both Saturday sides kicking off their respective campaigns with wins. Early days, but promising signs that we should all be playing some competitive cricket this summer. Details of the 1sts opening day victory against St Cross are available via the Fixtures page, with Aussie Dave making a big impact on debut and Paddy looking comfortable on his step up from being a 2nd XI run machine.In his absence, Tubby Drew smashed a career best 77 for the 2nds, and Pops Green emerged from the doldrums with a half century to set up a comfortable win. Mr Noisy's 4-10 wrapped it up, and it was home in time for tea and lashings of ginger beer. Or at least to the Kings. Counting down (15 April '10)A few things to cover in this update, so playing matters first. The season is nearly upon us, so regular net sessions have begun at the Whiteparish Oval. Officially Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6.30 until it gets dark, although some of the keener members of the club are likely to be using the nets any evening! Get along if you can so that it's not all too much of a shock to the system when the first game rolls round.The club AGM was held on Monday 29th March and you can read the minutes here. Headline news is that the 1st team skipper for 2010 will be Richie Hamblin now he is playing regularly again after his knee injuries. He will be ably assisted by new vice captain Lee "better than Bruce French" James. We also have a new venture to announce with a team being entered in the Salisbury & District Wednesday evening league. This is in addition to the Border League games on Tuesdays, so plenty of opportunity for anyone who wants some midweek evening cricket to get a game. Our intrepid Wednesday Warriors will be marshalled by Matt "Gus" Goodland, so give him a buzz if you fancy a game. Contact details for our new captains have been added to the Contacts page. Full fixtures for the 2010 season, including Border League and Wednesday evening games, are now available on the Fixtures page, so get the dates in your diaries and make yourselves available as often as you can! We have a pre-season friendly on Saturday April 24th against Steeple Langford. If you fancy a game, get in touch with MC who is performing captaincy duties for the day. Attention! (26 Jan '10)Right folks, the New Year always brings a rush of activity for these pages, even if we're still in the depths of winter and the season is over 3 months away.Most importantly, the date for the club's AGM has been announced. Monday 29 March is the date for your diary; see the Social page for more details. The Hampshire Cricket League fixtures for the 2010 season have been released, so check out the Fixtures page, to see who we're playing, where and when. I'll post the Border League fixtures in due course, but the Saturday games for the 1sts and 2nds are now available. A few new sides and a few reunions with teams we haven't played for a while, including a match up with St Mary Bourne, our Exeter tour buddies! Anyone wishing to re-live past glories can find the 2009 results and match reports through the link on the Archive page. Finally, the Border League, home of our Tuesday cricket, have launched their own web site. Pay them a visit through the Links page. Pots, pots, pots! (18 Dec '09)Well well - more snow than at a Bath RFC players' party! Make some snowballs and practice your throwing...The club's end of season dinner was held on Nov 28th at Hamptworth golf club, and another entertaining event it was too. The usual mixture of food, speeches, booze, trophies and more booze. Congratulations to all the prize winners for the 2009 season, a full list of whom can be found on the Social page. Thanks to Sharpy, MC, Jazza and everyone else who helped to organise the evening. The 2nd team averages have finally been posted on the Stats page, so you can take a look at the numeric details of Jazza's triumphant march to the batting cup, Paddy's excellent first season for the club and Stevie Jewell's return to competitive action. So that just leaves me to wish both of the readers of this site a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year - raise a glass to the coming thrills of the 2010 season! Post-season Activity (15 Oct '09)A bit of a pause in service there - no excuse beyond laziness on my part! Anyway, back in the saddle now, and some updates for you.First things first, and it's nearly time for the annual club dinner which will soon be upon us. Saturday 28 November is the date you need to add to your diaries (if it's not there already), and further details are on the Social page. You can also relive edited highlights of our end of season tour to Devon when the sun shone and we actually managed to play 3 competitive games of cricket, something that hasn't happened for a little while! A brief review of events, on the pitch at least, is on the Tour page. The gaps in the Border league results have been filled in on the Fixtures page, so the site is pretty much up to date for the end of the 2009 season, barring the 2nd team averages which will be up shortly. I also have a stack of new photos to add to the Profiles page, but need to find a bit of time to do some editing before posting them, so they'll be added gradually over the coming months. Ending on a high (2 Sep '09)The final weekend of league action saw both teams finish their campaigns on a high, the 1sts squeeking past Sparsholt while the 2nds recorded a win up at Andover.The win for the 1sts mean they finish at least 4th in Regional 2 North West, possibly 3rd depending on Donnington's result, and are possible promotion candidates pending the outcome of a League committee meeting to determine the fates of Breamore and Godshill, and whether their ground issues will prevent them from being promoted to Regional 1. So a pretty decent season from the 1sts, certainly a whole lot better than last year! A write up of Saturday's win can be found via the Fixtures page. The 2nds secured mid-table solidity with their win, a good effort in the circumstances after Captain Flap's various availability issues over the closing weeks of the season. Being the end of the league season, there's also the small matter of the season's averages to consider, and the 1st team season stats are now available on the Stats page. The two Jims come in for a special mention here, Hamblin and Dovey finishing first and second in both the batting and bowling stakes, illustrating just how much we missed them last year. Well played fellas! 2nd team details to follow. Oh, and it's tour on Friday! See you in the Kings at about 9.30. Sober, of course. Game on! (25 Aug '09)With a comfortable win away at Great Durnford, the 1sts gave themselves a very real chance of promotion as they now lie in 4th place going into the final weekend of matches thanks to a defeat for Dinton. Details of what could prove to be a crucial victory are available via the Fixtures page, as usual.The 2nds put up a battling display against top of the table Longparish, going down by a reasonable margin but making the champions elect work all the way for it, only being bowled out in the final over. More dramatic events were to take place on Sunday at the annual Whiteparish vs Sherfield English match for the Doug Dougard trophy. Deciding not to read the script at all, the Retired Lord Harris took the opportunity to play perhaps the innings of his career, almost single handedly chasing down the Sherfield total as he stroked his way to a remarkable 61, ably supported by Paddy LeCount who demonstrated his growing maturity with a composed 20odd. The combination was too much for the ringers from up the road, and the 'Parish retained the trophy for the first time since the early 90s, with only their 5th win out of 20 meetings between the sides. Read all about it - nobody scores any runs! (18 Aug '09)Two games, four innings, no total above 100! Not a great weekend for the batsmen, with the 1sts being bowled out for 75 and the 2nds for 96. At least the 2nds managed to defend their total for a win, which is more than can be said for the 1sts against Breamore! For the full run down of the 1st's defeat, see the Fixtures page.So the 2nds maintain mid-table solidity, the 1sts drop a couple of places and are left needing to win their final 2 games and hope for favours from other teams if their promotion hopes are to be realised. Sloppy 2nds (11 Aug '09)A huge win for the 1sts at the weekend, not in terms of the victory margin but what the result means for the team. Report available through the Fixtures page, but the upshot is that the 1sts lie 3rd in the division now with 3 games to play. And it doesn't get any bigger than this weekend when top-of-the-table Breamore roll into town at the Whiteparish Oval. Time to put up or shut up for the "Death or Glory" 1sts, as Marty is so keen to call them!Not such good news for the 2nds, who went down to a fairly traumatic defeat at the hands of Damerham. Possibly the less said about that the better. No games across the Hampshire league the previous weekend (August 1st) due to the rubbish British summer weather, so not much to update you on. 1sts back on track, 2nds derailed (29 July '09)Back to winning ways for the 1st team at the weekend with a victory over Steeple Langford, while the 2nds collapsed to give Farley a relatively comfortable win.The 1st team report is available on the Fixtures page, and the 2nd team report from their win against Romsey at the end of June has also now been posted. 3 months of the season gone, only 5 games left, and the 1st team stats have been updated to the end of July. Take a look at the Stats page to see just how many runs Jimmy H has scored and how many wickets JD has taken so far! Damp squib (22 July '09)Both teams rained off on the 11th, and the 2nds also missed out last weekend, although it may well have been for the best as they were 4-2 when the heavens opened, both the Big Duck and run machine Paddy back in the hutch as puddles began to form on the wicket.The 1sts at least managed to get a game in last Saturday, although maybe wished that they hadn't, going down to a low scoring defeat away at Godshill. Match report available on the Fixtures page, with outstanding 2nd team reports to follow. Stat updates after next weekend, marking the end of our games in July and just August left in the season. Where do the weeks go?!? Good news, bad news (9 July '09)First the good news. Another win for the 2nds last weekend as they continue their good run of form, successfully knocking off 227 in an impressive run chase.Not such good news from the 1sts who handed Penton just their 2nd win of the season, the margin of defeat being 16 runs. Read all about it on the Fixtures page, if you can summon up the will power. There's also a 2nd team report from their win against Tytherley on June 20th, with other Good Points/Bad Points summaries to follow for the last couple of weeks. The 1st team stats have also been updated, so they're available on the Stats page (surprisingly enough). Both sides now sitting 4th in their respective divisions with 8 games to go. Every game from here on in is really important if either team are serious about promotion, so please make yourselves available as often as possible, and hopefully we'll have a double celebration come the end of AUgust. 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.