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Ley Hill's superb record against Hawridge & Cholesbury remains intact after Saturday's fixtures were washed out. On Sunday, Keith Strickland hit 98 runs but Ley Hill's 243-6 was only enough to achieve a draw versus West Wycombe.
Sunday scorecard
Updated top scorers list

Scorecards have now been added for the weekend of 29/30th July. The highlight of the new (attractively colour-coded) scorecards is the superb last-wicket partnership that guided our Sunday side to victory over Redbourn.
Firsts, Seconds and Thirds scorecards
Sunday scorecard

The Under 12s have enjoyed continuing success in the second half of the season, most recently soundly defeating the Chiltern District Under 14 Girls. See the report below, and the team newsletter for July.
July Newsletter (PDF format - download Adobe Reader here)
Chiltern District Girls U'14s report

Sunday was the highlight of last weekend, with Paul Green's men turning over Little Kingshill. Our Seconds held out for a draw against high-fliers Hughenden Valley, but our Firsts and Thirds suffered defeats at Knotty Green and Penn Street.
Firsts, Seconds and Thirds scorecards
Sunday scorecard

The latest Ley Hill CC league averages are headed up by two teenagers. Jake Wells leads the batting averages, while Ben Ford has risen to the top of the bowling table after two excellent recent performances. Recent additions to the top performances list include Jake Wells, Kevin Phillips and Ben Ford (with the bat) and Keith Richardson (with the ball).
Averages and League Averages to 12th August
Top performances to 12th August

For the first time in their history, Ley Hill Seconds have reached the final of a cup competition. Jumbo's boys are set to take on Lacey Green Seconds on Sunday 20th August at 2pm. The match will take place at Hawridge & Cholesbury - make sure you are there to cheer on our team.
Knock-out Cup final flier

Ley Hill CC recently received a special 20 cent coin, with the Queen on one side and Don Bradman on the other, mailed to us by a small cricket club in Sydney. (The instructions: call "Queen" or "King"...) Many thanks to the mystery club for the gift.

Our Firsts registered their first league victory of the season on Saturday, defeating fellow strugglers Lacey Green. Craig Ottaway and Will Holman broke the club's eighth-wicket partnership record, and a strong team performance in the field sealed the victory. Our Seconds hung on for a losing draw away at Potten End.
Firsts report and scorecard

The Hill have had mixed fortunes in recent weeks. Here are some recent scorecards, the highlight of which was a strong Seconds performance against Prestwood on 15th July.
22nd July: Seconds scorecard
15th July: Firsts, Seconds and Thirds scorecards

Ley Hill's Sunday side smashed the club's highest-score record against Hawridge & Cholesbury last Sunday. The side smashed 359 for the loss of just three wickets, and then skittled our local rivals out for just 67. The previous week, Jon Lown and Oli Runswick hit big scores but our side could not dismiss Chelsea Nomads - and had to settle for a draw.
Hawridge & Cholesbury scorecard
Chelsea Nomads scorecard

Ian Partington reports on the Under 12s' matches over the past month. Most recently, our side stormed to victory over Marlow Park, with Alex Partington, Tom Jeffery and Richard Deane each making vital contributions.
Marlow Park report (19th July)
Cublington report (30th June)
Chesham B report (25th June)
Chenies & Latimer report (25th June)

See also:
Under 12s newsletter
Under 12s averages (updated to 20th July)

Andy Rennard report on a recent victory for Ley Hill's girls side over their counterparts at Hemel Hempstead. An excellent team performance resulted in a 58-run victory. We hope that more games will follow.
Hemel Hempstead report

The July 2006 newsletter is now online, including lots of club news and a full round-up of the recent successes of our club's junior section.
July newsletter

Paul Green's Sunday side are the brightest thing to come out of Ley Hill's 2006 season. We put two sides out on the 8th - one cruising to victory over Wooburn, the other falling to a marginal defeat by Andy Spinks's Akademikals. Back on 1st July, Cublington had no answer to Will Holman's outrageous leg theory as the errant all-rounder grabbed his first ever five-wicket haul.
Wooburn Narkovians scorecard (9th July)
Akademikals scorecard (9th July)
Cublington scorecard (2nd July)
Bellingdon scorecard (25th June)

Jon Lown's Saturday Firsts are finding it tough going in 2006. After some unlucky early results, our side is now desperately short on confidence and in need of some good fortune as the league season goes into its second half.
Monks Risborough scorecard (8th July)
Widmer End scorecard (1st July)
Holmer Green scorecard (24th June)

Iain Stewart's Saturday Seconds are in mid-table after a couple of disappointing losses at the hands of Hampden and Challoners. Nevertheless, our boys are not far off the promotion places and are well-positioned to mount a genuine challenge. Recent highlights have included good knocks from Chris Jones and Olly Runswick.
Challoners scorecard (8th July)
Hampden scorecard (1st July)
Bradenham scorecard (24th June)

As ever, our Saturday Thirds are providing an excellent introduction to senior cricket for many of our juniors. We were defeated by Staines & Laleham on 1st July, but Sophie Khairha, Tom Helm and Chris Morris all scooped two wickets, while Peter Crichton hit 37 runs. Back on 24th June, the side soundly defeated Phoenix Old Boys - Tom Helm and Ian Walter did the damage with the bat.
Staines & Laleham scorecard (1st July)
Phoenix Old Boys scorecard (24th June)

A number of short reports of Firsts fixtures are now online, courtesy of Robin Carr.
Bovingdon (Hospice Cup) (18th May)
Hughenden Valley (20th May)
Hawridge & Cholesbury (17th June)

Ley Hill's Firsts have continued their disappointing start to the season, losing heavily to Hawridge & Cholesbury on Saturday. Our Seconds are down to fifth in the table after a surprise defeat by Flackwell Heath.
Firsts and Seconds scorecards
Firsts report by Robin Carr (more reports soon)
Mid Bucks League Tables: Premier and Division 2

Michael Morris scooped the man-of-the-match prize for Ley Hill's Under 12s, but this was not enough to prevent a defeat by Chesham's B-side. Team manager Ian Partington reports on the game and has some tips for his boys (that could also be useful for our seniors). Meanwhile the Under 12s averages reveal some excellent achievements by the Hill's stars of the future - including Alex Partington, Michael Morris, Ben Woodbridge and Peter Garland.
Under 12s vs Chesham B report
Under 12s averages

Your web master will be on holiday next week and therefore unable to update this site. Next update in the first few days of July.

Craig Ottaway has been one of the star performers of 2006 so far. He has scored the highest batting total of the season (91), and has a five-wicket haul to his name. Top of the bowling chart is Jon Lown after his eight wickets against old foes Chesham Bois.
Top scorers

Our Under 12s notched a great win over Dinton last week. Skipper Ben Woodbridge was the star of the show with 28 runs, and further contributions came from throughout the team. Our side fared less well against Grendon Underwood - apparently this is a place, not a person - but the Under 12s maintain an excellent record of not missing out on a catch or a run-out all season. Follow the links for Ian Partington's reports on the games.
Dinton report
Grendon Underwood report

Our Sunday side triumphed over Great Kingshill, to continue their unbeaten record in 2006. Az Shakoor's four wickets, Stuart Clarke's three wickets, and Will Holman's unbeaten 47 helped Paul Green's men to another win.
Sunday scorecard (added 13th June)

Ley Hill's Firsts fell to defeat at Downley, despite dismissing our lowly opponents for 160. Our Seconds, third in the Mid Bucks League Division 2 before the game, are having another strong season, and they turned over fellow high-fliers Downley at the Hill. An incredible partnership between Iain Stewart and Ben Ford turned round the game for our boys. The Thirds' game was cancelled.
Firsts scorecard (added 13th June)
Seconds scorecard

Saturday 3rd June was a disappointing day for Ley Hill, but we fared much better on the Sunday, and in the Evening Knockout contest, where Jon Lown almost certainly snaffled the Stan Channer Award with eight wickets. The President's Day game, between the sponsors of the club, ended in a tie.
Firsts, Seconds and Thirds scorecards
Sunday scorecard
Sponsors' game scorecard
Firsts Evening Knockout scorecard

Ley Hill's Seconds triumphed over Lacey Green despite an awful start to the game. Hill were 0-2, but fought back to record an excellent victory. Kevin Phillips and Paul Green were the three-wicket stars. Our Firsts had a day to forget, losing heavily against Hughenden Valley. The Thirds' fixture and the Sunday game were cancelled due to rain. Meanwhile, last Tuesday, we exited the Hospice Cup at the hands of Bovingdon.
Firsts and Seconds scorecards
Hospice knockout scorecard
Also see Robin Carr's report on last Saturday's defeat by Ballinger.

Bank Holiday Monday, 29th May, sees the club's annual game between President Dave Mortimer's team and the side of our club sponsors, Paul Empson Tree Care and Top Hat Marquees. Liquid refreshments will be available all day, and a barbecue will follow the game. Match starts at 1.30.
Bank holiday flier

Three-wicket hauls from Gary Helm and Graham Harrison paved the way for the Seconds' victory over Prestwood on Saturday. Our Firsts, meanwhile, fell agonisingly short - one run behind on the last ball, Craig Ottaway was caught out. Sunday's game was washed out.
13 May: Firsts, Seconds and Thirds scorecards
Top scorers so far this season (now also includes Juniors' scores)
See below for previous weekends' scorecards.

Ley Hill registered two losses on the first league weekend of the season, but these disappointments aside, the club has had a good start to the 2006 campaign. Both the Saturday Thirds and the Sunday side were unbeaten going into this weekend's fixtures. Stars of the show so far have included Az Shakoor, Chris Jones, Kevin Phillips, and - signalling a return to the glory days of the early-1990s - four-wicket Paul Green.

Nine scorecards covering the start of Ley Hill's 2006 season are now online.
6/7 May: Firsts, Seconds, Thirds and Sunday scorecards
29/30 April: Firsts, Seconds and Sunday scorecards
22/23 April: Saturday and Sunday scorecards

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The Fixtures & Results section has been updated to include seniors' and juniors' matches taking place in the 2006 season. These pages will be updated with scorecards and reports as the season progresses. Also online are details of social events taking place this year. The next event is the President's XI vs Sponsor's XI fixture on 29th May. 
Fixtures & Results page - Seniors
Fixtures page - Juniors
Social events calendar

The Hospice Cup is a new competition being organised by the Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted to raise funds for their new extension. The Club is more than happy to support their fund raising efforts - of which this cricket competition is just one. There will be a collecting jar of some description on the bar that evening for people to throw their loose change into. The Hospice Cup captain is Kevin Phillips. It is a knock-out competition played to the same rules as the league evening knock-outs and if we beat Bovingdon next Thursday, we will be hosts to Flamstead sometime in June.
Flier for Ley Hill vs Bovingdon

LHCC's mighty Seconds require a scorer for the 2005/06 season. Full details are within the flier below.
Scorer needed

Alex Partington took five wickets for five runs as Ley Hill's Under 12s side scored an excellent victory over the Chiltern District girls' side of two years their senior. The Hill's youngsters won with just a few balls and no wickets to spare.
Report on the victory

Two important documents relating to Ley Hill's CC Juniors section are now online and available for download. (These are Microsoft Word documents - left-click to open file; right-click to save file.) The first document, the Juniors' welcome pack, contains full details of fixtures in 2006.
Juniors' welcome pack - 2006
Ley Hill CC's child protection policy

The 2006 registration form for Ley Hill CC's extremely popular Juniors section is now online. The club asks that you bring your completed form(s) and respective fees for 2006 to the pavilion on either Monday 24th or Tuesday 25th April from 7pm onwards. You are also requested to stay on for Nigel Hill's presentation on Clubmark and the Child Protection Policy at 7.30pm - this is an important presentation and we hope all parents will do their best to be there.
Juniors' registration form

An event billed as offering "a drink, a few nibbles and a friendly chat" is scheduled for 21st April. This is Ley Hill CC's highly enjoyable pre-season social, and fear not, "a drink" should really read "a bucketful of Peronis". All are welcome - click the link below for the flier.
It's Cricket Time
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Bank Holiday Monday on 1st May sees Ley Hill's first ever six-a-side cricket tournament for the club's Juniors section. The standard looks sure to be high, with young sides doing very well in the adults' contest last August. More information on the flier linked below.
Juniors' six-a-side competition

The final averages for 2005 are now online. Andy Rennard headed the batting averages by some distance, with surprise candidate Craig Ottaway second. Star youngster Jake Wells was the champion bowler of the 2005 season.
Final 2005 averages

There have also been some minor changes to the statistics and year-by-year top scorers pages.

Ley Hill's Seniors swept to victory against the club's Juniors in the annual New Year's Day game. The highlight was Nigel Hill's fine performance, which saw the veteran take what must be England's first hat-trick of 2006. Hill also reached his annual quota of runs - five - before the season proper has even commenced.
New Year's Day game report and photograph

Some weeks back, Ley Hill Cricket became the first cricket club in Buckinghamshire to be awarded  Sport England's Clubmark accreditation. The Clubmark is awarded only to clubs that prove their coaching and care of young people meet very high standards.
Clubmark announcement

The March 2006 club newsletter is now online. It contains lots of information about plans for the Juniors section in 2006, as well as requests for help to prepare the club's facilities for the new season.
March 2006 newsletter (Word file - recommended)
March 2006 newsletter (web file)

This web site has a new contact email address. The previous address was becoming deluged with the sort of material previously only found in the changing rooms at Lane End. (To avoid this address suffering a similar fate, it will appear on this site only as a picture file, so will not be clickable.)