lhcc.org Archive - What's been happening in 2008
Not visited the site in a while? These are the articles published over the last few months.
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August 2008 |
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| April 2008 |
| Ley Hill Leydies take off: |
| The whispers & rumours of a Ley Hill ladies team were realised last night with the first training session taking place under the close tutelage of LHCC 'Ladies Man@ himself....Mr Andy Rennard. The squad of thirteen ranged in ability from complete novices through experienced juniors to county players! Everyone enjoyed the experience & it was good to see that the ladies matched their male counterparts in at least one dicipline, the apres-session drinK! Tuesdays at 6.30 are the intended session times for any of you ladies who fancy getting one back on the old man. |
| MCC confirmation: |
| LHCC's Paul Green has been under immense pressure of late, worried that his stable shot, the 'reverse sweep' since being copied by Kevin Pieterson (& being shown on telly no less) would be banned by the powers that be. Fortunately Paul can breath easily as this press release reveals. The shot has been deemed legal but let this be a lesson learned. Do not teach your favorite sneaky, shot to cricketers who might execute it on TV to a watching world! |
| 1968...a good year? |
| You tell us. Click here to find out! |
| Paul Green's Games Night: |
| Friday 11July sees Paul Green's Games night at the clubhouse. With both indoor & outdoor activities planned, weather permitting, it promises to be a fun night for everyone! Football, rounders, kwik cricket, dominoes darts & cribbage are the order of the evening, check the recent e-mail flyer for details. |
| Hill almost back to winning ways: |
| With thumping wins for the firsts & thirds and the Sunday game washed out, only the seconds failed to make it a clean sweep for 'The Hill.' The firsts' skipper, Craig Ottaway took the bowling honours whilst Steven Walter & Andy Rennard made light of Ballinger's bowling. Paul Green took the only wickets for the seconds with Gary Helm, best of the bunch with the bat. The thirds bowling figures were dominated by Lewis Thompson as Sam Martin and Dave Turberville hogged all the batting! |
| Finals galore: |
| The U17's having narrowly lost to Gerrards Cross in their league knock-out competition, redressed the ballance by beating 'The Cross' in the league semi-final play off! They now meet High Wycombe in the final, next Tuesday, 8July at Wycombe's ground at 6pm. All support will be greatly appreciated, come along and see the fruits of success of Ley Hill's junior coaching program and how 20twenty cricket should be played! |
| Semi-finals galore: |
| The U15's have won their league conference! Beating allcomers in a very strong division they now play Wooburn Narkovians this Sunday, 10am at Ley Hill in the league semi-final. All support will be welcome as if successful, the final will be against Chesham 'B' or Wolverton at Stowe School on Sunday 13July at 11am. Manager Tim Coles was unavailable for comment last night but I'm sure will be back to his laconic self on Sunday! |
| Seconds miss out on final: |
| Fielding a 'much more mature than usual' side (due to the clashing U17's semi-final, what price success eh?) the seconds narrowly failed to beat an enthusiastic Lacey Green 2's to reach the knock-out final. Loose bowling enabled Lacey Green to take advantage of the short boundary to overtake the Hill's score but every cloud has a silver lining and they subsequently spent a fortune over the bar! Heads up chaps, onwards & upwards! |
| Losing draws best of the weekend: |
| Losing draws for the 2's & 3's were the best LHCC could manage last weekend. With heavily depleated squads for various reasons (Witney, Magaluf, Pollux, I could go on!) the four sides struggled in the sun against strong opposition. League placings are the firsts in 8th place, the seconds in 4th place & the thirds in 3rd. Here's to next week! |
| Bad weekend for the Hill: |
| Funny game cricket. After last week's 'good weekend' all three Saturday sides lost this week & the Sunday sides opposition failed to show! Still lots of fun & runs in the hastily organised replacement, inter-club game. All the relevant scorecards & reports are up. |
| Ley Hill Back in Time: |
| The final installment of Ian Garland's illuminating & very enjoyable look back at Ley Hill history has now been posted. Covering 1955 till 1970, there should be a few names almost everyone should recognise. 1920-1932; 1932-1954; 1955-1970. |
| LHCC Missionary work: |
| Amidst a cloud of secrecy, recently married LHCC stalwart Paul Humphreys has been assigned to introduce the game of cricket to one of Britains smaller colonies..........America. Spirited away after a farewell torent of abuse towards the much liked Ballinger umpire, Paul has begun the quite frankly, hopeless task of teaching the Yanks to play a game they didn't invent. LHCC would like to wish Paul & Serena the very best of luck in their new home. Click here for the farewell interview. |
| BBQ a Roaring Success: |
| Following the U11's victory over Chesham Tigers (roaring success...geddit?) the summer barbeque at the 'Peroni Stadium' was a sell-out. Chef Rennard's new 'summer editions' burger relishes tempted the many guests to savour his creations which in turn was a contributary factor to Steward Green's bar stocks being once again sufficiently depleated to warrant a Saturday morning visit to Chesham to restock in time for the afternoon's matches! Well done and thank you to all who helped make the evening a great success! |
| The first team managed a creditable loosing draw against Monks Risborough in what otherwise would have been a clean sweep for LHCC. The seconds beat local rivals Bovingdon, the thirds beat other local rivals Prestwood and the Sunday side beat Langleybury on the last ball of the game! |
| The 'Extra Thirds' fall at Phoenix: |
| The third team failed to defend their Phoenix Tournament trophy last Saturday. Despite starting strongly and beating the hosts, they lost the next two games against Thorpe and Farnham Common. The following resume is from Dave Mortimer; "We should have done better and if Nandos had not beckoned Richard for the last game (he had starred in the previous two) and if we had not dropped umpteen catches in that game (poor Dave Channer missed two dollies fielding at mid-off, where he had been stationed after pulling his hamstring) and if Peet had not been run out without facing a ball and if......... Never mind, we have just got to go back next year and get it back!" Bad luck chaps. |
| Juniors march on: |
Further excellent performances from juniors continue to hog the headlines! As a taster, this by Eleanor Phillips; " It was the most amazing finish to a cricket match I have ever seen! We needed 33 off the last two overs to win. We got 17 runs off the penultimate over and needed 16 off the last one. We scored 9 off the first 5 balls - Peter Crichton sacrificing his wicket so Craig Peterson had the strike. 1 ball left and 6 needed to tie the game. Craig missed the ball. Chalfont St Peter started celebrating, thinking that they had won, then realised that their umpire was signalling wide ball. One more valuable run to us, another ball to come and 6 now needed to WIN. And Craig did it! A beautiful 6 hit straight down the ground and our entire team invaded the pitch to congratulate their captain who was 84 not out!" Meanwhile the search is on for the enchanted willow tree from which Lewis Thompson's magic bat was hewn! Ley Hill's newest batting star continues to terrorise opposition bowlers and passing birds! |
| Weekend results; |
| The first narrowly loose to Downley, Runswick and Craig Peterson staring with the bat. The seconds record a fine win against league leaders Ibstone, Chris Morris was top scorer (not a printing error!) and Sam Helm ripped through Ibstones batting. The thirds had a walk over in the league but failed to repeat last years victory at the Phoenix Tournament. The Sunday side's game against Great Kingshill was abandoned after one of the umpires was felled by a straight drive and taken to hospital. See match reports for further details. |
| Thirds March On: |
| LHCC third team were the only side to record a win this weekend. The Sunday side, on tour to Hyde Heath managed a draw but the ones & twos were both beaten. A return to batting form from Chris Jones saw off Widmer End SM's second string with the loss of only one wicket! Scorecards & reports are up now. |
| LHCC play host to CPS: |
| Wednesday 7May saw the inaugural Chesham Preparatory School match at Ley Hill Cricket Club. The school's U10's beat Ridgeway School in the reciprocal arrangement allowing the club to use the school's excellent indoor facility pre-season. |
| Memoirs of an ex-player: |
| Stan Channer played cricket for Ley Hill from the 1930's until 1989. These are some of his memories of the club written after he retired from the game. Our thanks go to his son David for his permission to publish this fascinating insight into the early days of Ley Hill Cricket Club. Stan Channer's Memoirs. |
| Weekend results: |
| Although Sunday's match was washed out, Saturday saw good results for the firsts & thirds. The seconds fell well short of Bradenham's 230 despite Ben Ford's unbeaten 81 and 4 wickets. The firsts with Gary Helm the oldest player (by quite a margin!) overturned Haddenham with solid performances from Craig Ottaway, Felix Chamberlain and Steven Walter. While the thirds, despite a shakey start dug-out a fine victory over Bradenham's seconds. Tight bowling all round eclipsed by Paul Green's (that man again!) 5 for 6! |
| The first team record the season's first win in a nail biter against Chesham Bois. The seconds and the thirds fall foul of the weather but Paul's Sunday side easily see off the opposition with exceptional displays by Will Holman & Jon Lown! Ley Hill juniors continue to post good results, notably Tim Coles U15's who demolished an understrength Amersham side. |
| High Scorers: |
| Although only two weeks into the new season, there have already been some performances worth a mention. Eleanor has produced the first High Scores listing for your perusal. |
| Good win for the U13's: |
| With a side very similar the one that finished strongly last season, the U13's under the watchful eye of Bruce Copestick beat a ten man Bovingdon side by 7 runs. The Hill appeared to be cruising until their old enemy '2 runs for a wide' reared it's ugly head again. Giving away 45 extras as part of Bovingdon's total of 67, the team need to start utilising players abilities where best appropriate. Fletcher, Cronin-Ramsey, McCarthy & Johnson all took wickets. Cronin-Ramsey, Copestick & DeSouza all reached double figures with the bat. Picture |
| Cricket Force Weekend; |
| The Cricket Force weekend where we spring clean our two facilities in preparation for the coming season was this year combined with the junior registration day. Both days went well with a number of job's completed in time for the first game this weekend. Highlights are that Mr. Green has his new, bigger & better bar (many thanks to Mark Kavanagh for his sterling work), we have a new store cupboard in the away changing room (many thanks to Craig Ottaway for his diligence) and the cricket square is looking fantastic under the watchful gaze of Craig Ringsell. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to turn up and muck in! |
| New Junior Web Section: |
| We are trialing a new dedicated junior section, please click on the 'Juniors' link to view and please send feedback and ideas to leyhillcc@googlemail.com. I would also be keen to receive any humourous photos people may have of club members, past or present! |
| Best Result Ever?: |
| Discovered deep in our 'Ley Hill Back in Time' feature, possibly the best result ever returned by a Ley Hill side? Way back in June 1922, Ley Hill beat Ashley Green by 163 runs. "What's so great about that" I hear you say. What if Ley Hill only scored 167 runs, does that make it more impressive? Check out the score card here. |
| Pitch Preparation: |
| With the start of the new season racing towards us, the club has secured the services of Craig Ringsell to prepare both grounds on a full time basis and we have purchased a new outfield mower to alleviate paying for Bellingdon to be cut. So we now need more volunteers for mowing duty at both grounds! |
| Action Groups: |
| The committee has decided to introduce four action groups to cover the developement and running of the club. Each group will be headed by a committee member who will be responsible for canvassing support from members and parents and will report directly to the main committee. Group leaders are as follows; Social & Fund Raising Action Group - Paul Green, Pavillion Action Group - Iain Stewart, Grounds Action Group - Nick Lee and Cricket Action Group - Andrew Rennard. |
| Junior Registration Day: |
| This year, junior registration will take place the afternoon of Sunday 13April at the clubhouse. We are hoping that not only will this ease the rush to sign everyone on but will also swell the ranks of willing helpers over CricketForce weekend. Download the 2008 registration form here. |
| 2008 League Tables: |
| The new 2008 season league tables and fixtures are now on the League's web site. We have links at the bottom of this page. The first league game is on 3May. The first team are home to Ballinger, the second team are away to Waddesden and the third team are at home to Waddesden II's. The league's knock-out cups sees the first team at home to either Lacey Green or Downley on 10June and the second team at home to Haddenham II's on 3June. |
| New Season: |
| Although to be confirmed, the first game of 2008 is scheduled for 19April, this means the pre-season social will be on 18April. Come along and try out the newly plumbed showers! At last, wash your hands with hot water! Marvel at the new cupboard in the away changing room! Spend lots of dosh over the new bar! Possibly? |
| Top Scoreres: |
| That's it! It's over for another year. Click here for final 2007 Top Scorers list & here for the final 2007 Averages. Many thanks to Eleanor for another sterling job! |
| Post Codes: |
| In this modern age people no longer rely on concise, accurate directions from a friendly bobby on the beat. So to keep abreast of the latest technology our chairman has suggested that we provide the post codes of our two grounds to guide happless opponents to their doom! They're actually the post codes for The Crown and the lady that lives next door to Bellingdon but if you can't see a cricket ground from either of those locations, you shouldn't be playing cricket! Ley Hill Common HP5 1UY, Bellingdon Village Hall HP5 2XU. |
| Juniors Nets: |
| Junior nets will resume after the Easter weekend at CPS with sessions for the older group on 30March and 13April. The younger group have one remaining session on 6April. Sessions at Westbrook Hay remain unchanged, 5.30 till 7.00 for the over 14's and 7.00 till 9.00 for the adults. |
| Latest newsletter hot off the press: |
| The March 2008 is now out, thanks Eleanor. Please follow the link on the navigation bar. |
| Junior fixtures confirmed: |
| Details of the 62 junior games for the coming season are now listed. Fixtures for each team can be found in the appropriate age group along with team manager details and contact numbers. Details of all past games can be found in the Junior Archive Section. |
| Cricketforce Weekend: |
| Cricketforce 2008 is happening on the 12th & 13th April. This is when we spring clean our two facilities ready for the new season. Cricketforce co-ordinator, Andy Rennard has prepared a list of the various jobs so if you can spare an hour or two on either day, your help will be greatly appreciated. Click here to see the job list. |
| Ley Hill-Back in Time: |
| Courtesy of Ian Garland, we present a fascinating look back at headlines of articles printed in the Bucks Examiner paper. Part one of this very large file covers 1920 - 1932. Subsequent additions will cover the years up to 1970. Close examination reveals a number of well known local familly names and what they were up to all those years ago! Many thanks Ian. 1920-1932 |
| Adult Indoor Nets: |
| Adult indoor net sessions commence Sunday 16March at Westbrook Hay School, finishing Sunday 13April. Following on from the juniors, sessions are from 7.00 untill 9.00 and cost £3.00 payable on the night. |
| Junior Winter Nets: |
| Juniors, you should have received the winter nets attendance form giving details of which age group attends which school. Attendees will be graded and sessions costing £3 each will be fortnightly. Particular attention should be paid to your choice of footware. Please click here if you still require a form. |
| 2008 League News: |
| Its official! The 1st XI remain in the Premier Division, Hawridge have left the league and Chesham Bois were promoted from Division 1. The 2nd XI are promoted to Division 1 along with Ibstone, no-one was relegated. The thirds have been accepted into Division 3 along with Prestwood 2nds and Ballinger 2nds. Our Chairman, Robin Carr has been elected onto the League Committee (its OK he does know about it) because he loves going to meetings! Good luck to all our teams for next season! |
| New Bar: |
| The cricket club are looking to install a bigger bar during the closed season. If you would like a copy of the specification against which to quote, please contact the club at leyhillcc@googlemail.com. |
| Groundsman required: |
| Ley Hill Cricket Club are looking for a full time groundsman to prepare their wicket next season. If you are or know someone who is capable & up to the task, please contact the club at leyhillcc@googlemail.com. |
