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July 2019

Editor’s notes:

Here is our mid-season newsletter which features the results of all games played up to and including 17 July, together with some match reports. Also, with this newsletter are attached the club’s statistics for all those who have played so far this season.

FROM THE HON TREASURER:

All playing and non-playing members can pay their subscriptions in one of three ways: (1) by cheque made payable to ‘The Broadhalfpenny Brigands CC’, (2) by internet banking, or (3) by monthly or annual standing order.

Cheques and all queries should be addressed to Neil Wood, our Hon. Treasurer, at: Hartsway, Hambledon Road, Denmead PO7 6LT; mob: 07983177607; email: brigandshontreas@.

For those wishing to pay by bank transfer or by standing order, the details of the Brigands’ account are as follows: Lloyds TSB, Salisbury (775012) Branch; sort code: 77-50-12; account number: 31225668; account name: ‘Broadhalfpenny Brigands Cricket Club’. Please quote your name and type of membership (e.g.: PM, NwPM, SPM or NP) in the reference section. (e.g.: J Root – PM) and then e-mail the Treasurer to let him know that you have made an on-line payment/set up a standing order.

Playing members subscriptions are £60 with a reduction to £40 for the under 30s. Non-playing membership is £15 per annum.

All members but playing members especially are encouraged to pay their annual subscriptions by monthly standing order. £5 per month covers subscriptions. £10 per month covers subscriptions and a £60 donation to the club. It is an easy was to spread your subscriptions and help out your club.

Neil Wood

MATCH RESULTS June-July 2019

2 June v Surrey Blues – Won by 6 wickets

Surrey Blues: 161 All out (Woolvine P 4-34; Beardall 3-23)

Brigands: 162-4 (Harris 60; Ainsley 54)

9 June v Steel Select XI Lost by 17 runs

Steel Select XI: 158 all out (Beardall 3-45; Woolvine P 2-33)

Brigands: 141 all out (Henderson 44; Lovett-Turner 31)

16 June v Droxford CC – Cancelled due to waterlogged pitch

23 June v Hampshire Hogs CC – Lost by 10 wickets

Brigands: 126 all out (Flewitt 28; Beardall 20)

Hampshire Hogs: 127 for 0

Regrettably, the Brigands recent record in away matches along the Meon Valley is not good.

Last year, Mike Beardall captained the Brigands to an ignominious defeat at Droxford and sadly yesterday notwithstanding the beautiful surroundings and hospitality of the Hampshire Hogs at Warnford a strong Brigands side failed to compete once more.

Early wickets and a steady procession of batsmen to the middle produced a mere 126 all out, with only Flewitt and Beardall registering scores of any substance. Despite the speed of Dan Thurgood and the accuracy of Ed Hands the Hogs openers steered them home to a 10 wicket victory on a placid pitch where line and length had been the key to their successful bowling while patience and scoring off the less accurate deliveries were at the heart of their batting.

At the end of the day, after the recent weather it was just nice to be playing cricket!

30 June v The Rioteers – Lost by 99 runs

Rioteers: 215 for 6 dec (Beardall 2-43; Wood 2-47)

Brigands: 116 all out (Jay 39; Wood 21)

On another spectacular day at Broadhalfpenny Down, the mighty Brigands endeavoured to re-establish their winning streak following the horrific weather in May and a recent heavy defeat. Alas, it was not to be with Rioteers winning by 99 runs.

In the glorious sunshine Rioteers won the toss and elected to bat. The opening partnership quickly raced to 50 for no loss, before Woolvine’s prodigious swing cleaned bowled the Rioteers’ captain for 23. Rioteers found runs easily to come by and the score progressed at a steady rate with wickets hard to get for the Brigands. The Rioteers declared at tea. Notable bowling efforts by Brigands included Mike Beardall 2-43 and Nick Wood 2-47, however the highlight of the wickets was Andrew Read taking a caught and bowled in his second over.

With a quick start required in the chase of 215, Brigand’s opener and Chairman was unfortunately walking back to the Pavilion all too quickly. Partnerships between Whittle and Jay (32) and Inglis and Jay (41) started to move the total forward. However, Rioteers’ bowling tandems started to take wickets at regular intervals and when Jay was dismissed for 39 with the score on 85 for 5, the remaining wickets were taken for the addition of only 31 runs, of which Wood scored 21.

1 July v Oundle Ramblers – won by 58 runs

Brigands: 202-4 dec (Barber 92; Leclercq 75)

Oundle Ramblers: 144 all out (Leclercq 4-6; Barber 3-21)

On a glorious Monday afternoon with a reducing wind, the Oundle Ramblers side arrived at a beautiful looking Broadhalfpenny Down from Northamptonshire ready to do battle on what was their third day after leaving school. Resplendent in their new hooped caps, they looked a side that meant business! Masters familiar after many years of touring were made welcome once more, but all had to be patient with the Bat and Ball whose chef had cut himself sufficiently during the morning to need A&E attention. Food was “off” for the day.

Northwood skippered the Brigands, who were strengthened by the inclusion of Barber, Leclercq and Garin from Hambledon CC, happily available to us for the afternoon. Oundle won the toss and elected to field, and the game started steadily with Oundle making early penetration. Whittle and Harris weathered the first few overs before first Whittle, and then Harris succumbed, one to each of the opening bowlers. Our Hambledon guests came in at 3, 4, and 5 and although Garin at 3 stayed for a relatively short time, both Barber and Spenser began to settle and before long make hay against a slowly wilting attack. Both peppered the boundary with an array of excellent attacking shots, reminding us all of the urgent need to fence the inside of the north hedge. It was unfortunate that 4 catches went down though, and had they been held it would, needless to say, have made a significant difference to Barber 92 and Leclercq’s 75.

After 33 overs with the score at 202, and on the fall of the 4th wicket when Luke was bowled, Northwood declared for an early (excellent!) tea and to give Oundle a decent chance of reaching the target. This worked, in that the target was under 5 an over by the start of the last 20 at 6pm. However, by then the regular Brigands bowlers had eaten into Oundle’s line up, with Wood (2 wickets), Paul Woolvine, Reed and Faulkner (a wicket each) chipping in. But with a theoretical 18 overs remaining, and a pair of Oundle batsmen looking more stubborn (especially Forbes-Leith with 69) as they resolutely pursued their target, Leclercq (4 for 6) started his quick leg spin from the pavilion end and Barber (3 for 21) his left arm seamers from down the hill. Further Oundle resistance was short-lived as they cleaned up the tail after 31 overs. Whittle deserves special mention for a valiant performance with the keeper’s gloves in what was a win for the Brigands by 58 runs.

7 July v Hambledon CC – Match Drawn

Hambledon CC: 176 all out (Woolvine P 3-28; Wood 2-13; Beardall 2-42; Faulkner 2-48)

Brigands: 146 for 6 (Whittle 58; Northwood 35)

14 July v Saints CC – Match Postponed until later in the season – World Cup Final

17 July v West Meon CC – Match Drawn

West Meon: 184 for 9 dec (Wood 3-26)

Brigands: 154 for 8 (Woolvine A 40; Northwood 35)

Bathed in the glow of the aftermath of England’s stunning World Cup Final victory, the Brigands played out a tense draw in the bucolic surroundings of the Meon valley. Having won the toss, Brigands inserted West Meon on a pitch that was both two-paced and unpredictable in its bounce.

An excellent opening spell by Wood soon reduced the home team to 20 for 3 but their captain and opener proved to be much more obdurate than the rest of the top order and successfully marshalled the remaining batsmen towards a good score. Wood’s bowling was well supported by the rest of the attack who shared the remaining wickets – Wells K taking two with one each for Woolvine P, Woolvine A, Wells J and Reed.

Brigands’ openers, Harris and Alex Woolvine got the innings off to a bright start with Woolvine in particular taking a liking to the West Meon opening attack. However, the vagaries of the pitch undid both batsmen when they appeared to be well set, Woolvine departing for 40 and Harris for 20. Thereafter, the initiative swung first to the Brigands – notably when Whittle (19) and Northwood (35) were constructing a partnership – and for a time it looked as though the opposition total would be overtaken. However, as the pressure of the run chase mounted, wickets began to fall at regular intervals and it was left to Bates and Reed to play out the last three overs for a well-deserved draw.

PRESIDENT’S CORNER

In the last edition of the Newsletter I left you with a conundrum relating to a match played on Broadhalfpenny Down in January 1929. A little more research has revealed that the programme produced for the match shows that the two teams playing that day were the Hampshire Eskimos and the Nomads. So, where did David Rayvern Allen unearth his version of the day - Eskimos v Broadhalfpenny Brigands? Sadly, with his passing, it does look as though we shall never know either the authenticity of his story or whether there was actually a team calling themselves the Brigands 90 years ago!

But what a summer of cricket we are having – and the Ashes are yet to come. I am writing this piece on the eve of the Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s and, having been lucky enough to obtain a ticket in the MCC ballot, I shall be there witnessing the……. result! Hopefully, England can go all the way this time although for the Australia match I took a bottle of Aussie wine …and we lost! I’m still taking a bottle of New Zealand’s finest tomorrow.

Finally, my thanks to Mike Ellis who responded to my request for any Brigands dits. He recounts this tale: “I was the Secretary of the Brigands 1976-1979; a most enjoyable job, but it had its problems. One was when the MERCURY groundsman asked me to come to Broadhalfpenny Down to see “some damage”. On arrival, I found deep cylindrical holes bored into both ends of the newly prepared wicket around the popping and bowling creases. Someone, presumably a metal detectorist, had sought to find ‘treasure’ in the ancient pitch. Temporary repairs were effected before the afternoon’s match, but the opposition’s off-spinner made hay from one of the lumps. I assumed that the vandal had hoped to find 18th century silver coins, but on reflection, I now think he had received pings from pennies dropped by recent generations of umpires miscounting the balls in an over!”

As the one who organises the Brigands umpiring union to provide an umpire for each match, I can reassure Mike that we never miscount the balls in the over! (Ho Ho)

Bryan Burns

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