Springfield IV v Herongate II Saturday 5th June

 

On a baking hot and humid day the skipper continued his run of losing the toss for the sixth consecutive league game and as expected, was asked to field. Herongate is an unusually shaped ground with very short straight boundaries which the Herongate openers exploited putting on over 200 for the first wicket. The young team stuck to their task very well in the conditions and after 45 overs and nearly 3 hours Herongate finished on 317 for 6

Everyone did their utmost in the bowling with Andy Ovel being the best with his 10 overs only going for 45 and getting two wickets, Ben Hitchens on debut bowled well in difficult circumstances with no luck. In reply we stuttered to 4 for 2 and finally finished on 170 all out in the 43rd over. The highlight of the innings been a fine 58 from 13 year old Andy Ovel.

report by Mark Patterson

Saturday IV v Mountnessing 29th May

 

After a very pleasant week, Saturday and the rain arrived , however despite the inclement weather we were able to indulge in a 30 over game. as usual, the skipper lost the toss and was asked to field. Mountnessing amassed 162 for 5 in their 30 overs with only TJ bowling well , he took 3 for 32. In reply despite a good stand of 50 between lain Wright and Zaf Mahmood and some late classic shots from TJ, we only managed to scrape together 116 for 7 and were comprehensively beaten.

report by Mark Patterson

Saturday IV versus Burnham 15th May

Finally we had some clement weather in which to play and a sprightly 4th eleven (including one 17 year old three 15 year olds and a 13 year old) made the trek to take on  league leaders Burnham. Once again the skipper lost the toss and we were inserted to bat on a strangely cut wicket. Zaf Mahmood made a watchful 64 ( he must have been studying Martin's batting too much recently) and was out in about the 28th over for 64,seriously this was a very good knock on a pitch with enormous boundaries so our final total of 162 for 8 probably represented a par score of around 190/200 on most grounds, once again Mr extras chipped in with 39. In the reply everyone bowled and fielded superbly Chris Hart took 4 for 45, Trev Johnson was his usual reliable self with a couple of wickets and with 2, for division 8 superb run outs we bowled out Burnham in the 43rd over for 138 and a very good victory was a achieved. Special mention should be made

for Ollie Goldsmith keeping wicket in the league for the first time with a very good performance and in the field Gareth Williams and Gary Nightingale were both excellent.

report by Mark Patterson

Saturday lV home against Marconi March 8th 2010

On a bitterly cold day at Coronation Park the Saturday 4th's winning run, came to an end.

After losing the toss we were inserted and made a good start but only Zaf Mahmood

really capitalized with 42, whilst most others just chipped in with scores in the teens, fortunately

our 12th man mr extras scored 49 and we ended up on 200 for 8.

After tea the temperature and wind chill continued to drop ( as did we and Ritchie continued his run of "form" dropping their opener of the first ball of their innings) to be honest no one can be blamed for dropping anything as everyone was frozen. Trev Johnson bowled well with 4 for 31 and the skipper went for just 24 of 12 overs but we were unable to capitalize on this though young Matt Hartley bowled very well and was unlucky. Whilst in the field Ollie Goldsmith and Gareth Williams both fielded superbly covering the ground as most of the rest could hardly move. Unfortunately Marconi reached their target in the last overas the clock approached 08.00 pm and the temperature reached arctic conditions. Roll on the summer 

report by Mark Patterson

 

Saturday IV away against Broomfield II

 

The day started well in fine weather with Springfield winning the toss and electing to bowl. At one stage having Broomfield at 26 for 6 it looked like we may be having a very early evening but 2 of their youngsters batted very well with a mixture of good shots , some lucky placement and the fielders inability to catch, they moved on to 141 for 9 by the end of the 45th over. The bowling honors going to young Andy (Sven) Ovel with 10 overs 3 maidens 3 for 17,abley assisted

by Paul Richardson with 11 overs 3 maidens 4 for 31 , unfortunately a comment must be made about Paul's catching or lack of it, 3 drops including 2 off his own bowling.

 

As the temperature dropped and the clouds moved our reply started slowly with 2 early losses but Zaf Mahmood 38 and Ian Wright with a fine 61 not out, got us towards our target , Ian was assisted late on by his son Chris, with a good looking 19, and we reached our target in around the 35th over with a score of 143 for 4

 

A very good start to the season was celebrated by a couple of half's, back at the club. 

Report by Mark Patterson

                      Kids can watch a summer of cricket for just £12…

Essex Cricket are pleased to announce that their Junior Eagles Membership for the 2009 season will be priced once again at just £12. Anyone aged 17 or under can enjoy a summer of cricket here at The Ford County Ground in Chelmsford . Junior Eagle Members not only gain free entry to the defence of The Friends Provident Trophy but also to the eagerly anticipated tour match in April versus The West Indies. Plus they will enjoy free entry to all LV County Championship and NatWest Pro40 home games.

Finally all Essex members have priority and discounted tickets for the exciting Twenty20 Cup – please note members have until 11^th May to claim their discounted tickets for the Twenty20 Cup.

David East, Essex Cricket Chief Executive, added “Bringing more and more children into the game is one of our main priorities. Following the success that we had in 2008, our Junior Membership is becoming increasingly popular especially having made the decision to keep our membership at just £12 for under 18s. We currently have in excess of 1,400 Junior Members, all of whom will enjoy the £12 rate in 2009. We believe we have one of the lowest priced junior membership across the 18 first class counties and hope that this exceptionally low rate will encourage more children to follow the game of cricket.”

Paul Grayson, Essex First XI Coach, says “It is great that we have been able to allow children of all ages to come and watch cricket here at Essex for such a small cost. The entire squad thrive in the atmosphere that the children create here and that can only inspire us to win.”

Essex Cricket membership for all ages can be purchased by calling (01245) 254010, or by visiting www.essexcricket.org.uk or by visiting the Membership and Ticketing Office which is now located within the Sport@Essex shop here at The Ford County Ground.

CONGRATULATION TO

CHARLIE PRUDENSE OLIVER GOLDSMITH AND CHRIS WRIGHT

FOR BEING SELECTED TO PLAY IN THE ESSEX CENTRAL UNDER 13S SIDE THIS YEAR.

TO ALL OUR PLAYERS THAT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE ESSEX DISTRICT SQUADS IT WILL BE YOUR TURN NEXT YEAR, WORK HARD AND ENJOY YOUR CRICKET

 Springfield Cricket Club now have a group on Facebook with 46 members already.  Please feel free to join.