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Hardingham CC's Rodeo Bull Challenge!

Friday 28th May 2010

Hardingham Cricket Club presents The Rodeo Bull Challenge at Hardingham Village Hall on Saturday 19th June at 19:30.

Can you tame the bull?

BBQ served from 20:00.

Advance Tickets, £6.50 pp
Tickets Available on the door, £7.00 pp

For advance ticket sales please contact Stuart on 01953 882929.

Announcement - Friday 28th May 2010

Hardingham CC Fund Raising Auction Night

Wattsy — Monday 10th May 2010

Hardingham Cricket Club are holding a Fund Raising Auction Night at the village hall on Friday 4th June at 8pm.

Please click here for further details, including a full list of the items which will be available on the night.

We hope to see as many of you there as possible.

Happy Bidding!

Announcement - Monday 10th May 2010

Its here again - the Pre Season Quiz!!!!

Statto — Monday 15th March 2010

** ** ** ** ** ** Hardingham Cricket Club Presents ** ** ** ** ** **

QUIZ 'n' CHIPS

At Hardingham Village Hall
Saturday 24th April 7.00 p.m.
(Food Served 7:30p.m)
Adults & Juniors welcome
Maximum Teams of 6
Fish,Chips & Quiz £6.50 pp
Sausage, Chips & Quiz or Vegetarian option £5.00 pp
FOR ADVANCE CRICKET SALES CONTACT STUART MEIKLE 07799 751732
Presale of tickets by 17th April 2010

News Item - Monday 15th March 2010

Pre Season Net Dates

Statto — Sunday 3rd January 2010

Well, with Christmas now finished and the new year well and truly upon us, attention now turns towards pre season nets. Once again, these will be held at Wymondham Leisure Centre on Sunday afternoons; for Under 15s, 1pm - 3pm and for Under 17s and Adults, 3pm - 5pm on these following dates :

January 17th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

January 31st 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

February 7th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

February 21st 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

March 7th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

March 28th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

April 4th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

April 11th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

April 18th 1pm - 3pm Under 15s
3pm - 5pm Under 17s and Adults

It is hoped to keep costs at the same levels as last year - £2 for Under 15s and 17s and £4 for adults. Please can club members make every to attend as many nets as possible - as much for the banter as the practice!! As always, any new or interested perspective new members are more than welcome to attend - with five sides being put out over each weekend this season, there's a standard of cricket for all and you'll be sure of a warm welcome.
I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at the 1st net
Cheers

Announcement - Sunday 3rd January 2010

Quite simply the greatest season........ever!!!

Statto — Thursday 26th November 2009

As the title says, the 2009 season was quite simply the greatest season in the clubs long history. Its difficult to really know where to start...........

I'll begin with the Sunday teams. For the 2nds, their most successful season since their joining the League. A new best of 6 wins, their highest position ever in the League and a successful mix of experience and youth well led by Ernie. The team can only kick on from this in 2010.

For the Sunday 1sts, heartbreak on the last day of the season being pipped to promotion in losing the last game. Despite this, the team which usually played most fixtures with at least 7 Under 17 players can be delighted with the success they had in playing not only adventurous positive cricket but also cricket in the right spirit. Well led by Subbers and with good performances coming from throughout the team, there is no reason why this team can not be equally and if not more successful in 2010.

Making up somewhat for the disappointment of missing out on promotion was this sides' success in the Broke Cup. Again playing a young side in the final against a sporting and resilient Gt Ellingham side, the team put in a composed and effective performance with both bat and ball to win by 20 odd runs. A real team effort, kudos should go to Oli, Rob and JP with the bat and to Stu, Sparko and Harry with the ball. A great result enjoyed by players and the healthy club support alike.

Moving to Saturdays and a competitive season for the 2nds ending with the side finishing in 3rd place in a competitive League. Good contributions with the bat came from J, Sparko and Lindy with Burty, Jez and Statto impressing with the ball. A side in transition, the continuing influx of talented young players will only serve the side well in 2010 and beyond.

Which of course leaves the Saturday 1st team in what proved to be a tumultuous, rollercoaster of a season ending with side winning Division 1 and being promoted to the Alliance. After losing 2 of the first 3 games, you would have got long odds on that outcome but a successful mix of strong batting, restrictive bowling and an unbelievable team spirit carried the side to the title. Along the way, their were great batting contributions from Rob, Barney, Duckers and Oli, whose 657 League runs saw him carry off the League U19 Batsman of the season award and excellent bowling contributions from Watto, Duckers, Oli , Stu and Jason. There were of course a number of unsung heroes - McClaw winning the game at home to Rollesby in the last couple of overs, Brendini stepping into the keepers role with real aplomb following Hearnos finger injury but overall, a team effort superbly marshalled by Barney bringing about the clubs greatest success since 1984. A big well done to all who reperesented the side 2009 and heres looking forward to Alliance cricket year!

The success in 2009 though doesnt stop there. The club also won the Wicklewood shield (3rd time lucky ) but it wasn't just the adults who had success. The Under 17s enjoyed a mini tour to Nottingham and were extremely unlucky not to win the U17 League with them participating once again in a tie against Garboldisham. A young Under 15 side can also be pleased with the progress made in winning 3 games in their respective League and the taste for many of our young players of competitive cricket for the club.

To top all of this off, the adults enjoyed the customary fun packed tour to Cambridge. New friends were made as the season saw a number of friendlies against new sides and touring teams alike. Plans for new changing rooms continue to move forward whilst the wicket with Dale at the helm drew praise from players and opposition alike. Finally, after ratification at the recent League AGM, the club will now be putting out 3 Saturday sides for the 1st time in 2010. With the clubs' own AGM coming up on the 1st December, its promising to be an exciting time for the club built around what has been without doubt.....the greatest season ever!!

Announcement - Thursday 26th November 2009

Third time lucky for Hardingham in Wicklewood Shield final glory!

Statto — Tuesday 28th July 2009

The 1st piece of silverware of the season for the club was safely won tonight with a comprehensive 9 wicket win over a plucky Gt Hockham side, the competition winners from last season on neutral turf at Hingham. Unbelievably winning another toss, a fact that took the skippers win percentage to an all time career high of 27% this season, Hardingham elected to bowl first, the consensus being that an unknown pitch and outfield that prohibited the easy viewing of your own feet would make chasing the better option.

Taking the field with ten and a hastily dressed 12th man awaiting the arrival of the 11th, both Sid and Mr Guns opened the bowling with pace and tight off stump lines with Guns taking the 1st wicket to fall from a top edged pull that happily fell into the lap of the now arrived 11th man Oli. Fresh from the excitement of catching it, Oli then took the 2nd wicket bowling the opposition number 3 with the 1st ball of his spell before optimistically proceeding to check out out the middle of the pitch and serving up some half track pies much to the chagrin of bowling coach Moots in his optimum viewing position of fine leg.

The introduction of teenage spin sensation Sparkey continued to tighten the screw and being silkily backed up by JP behind the stumps, skillfully mixed up his pace before tempting the Hockham number 4 to maroon himself half way down to be stumped so smoothly that it had both Swiss Toni and Mr Jazz Club ("Nice") purring with admiration.

Ellis throughout this was continuing to bat well for Hockham with the skipper being in particularly generous mood delivering up some of the most innocuous flans ever seen in a cup final with one particualrly tempting offering being particularly enjoyed a good distance over the boundary before a high leading edge off Oli was sensationally caught once again by the "catchman" Glenn running in and diving forward at midwicket. Once can always be considered a misfortune but having fallen to an even better catch from the same fielder in a league game the previous summer, Mr Ellis will be pleased to see the back of the catchman for a while....... On a footnote, fielder and ball once caught finished 2 yards from the end of the bowlers follow through......... final quote from bowler - "I didn't fancy that one". Luckily catchman did .....

As overs ticked down and the run rate remaining stagnant, there were further breakthroughs with Oli convincing nobody that he has a future career as a legspinner, the skipper who continued his shameless pursuit of wickets of batsman under the age of 13 and a run out in which Sid managed to cast off his sloth like assertions and wing in an inch perfect throw to see the batsman well short. At the end of the 20 overs, the score stood at 82-7 with all the bowlers returning tidy figures with Sparkey the highlight; his 4 overs costing a parsimonious 9 runs.

With a modest run chase ahead of them albeit with an outfield paced like an asthmatic snail carrying some particularly heavy shopping, the skipper was able to mix his batting up knowing there was insurance in the locker if needed. With Moots and Jordan "Mr Peperami" opening, a solid opening platform was laid with the run rate never allowed to creep up. Ranty was the more aggressive of the two whilst Moots, backed by a large vocal following of both teammates and personal supporters was happy to take singles...........and singles........and singles. The stand was worth 42 before Ranty, flush with excitement of managing to score 2 boundaries played a shot rustic in intent and design and was castled for a solid 25, continuing the progress he has made this year with the bat. As Pickers came in and initially knocked it around tidily, more attention fell on Moots who withstood good natured banter about his run of single scoring shots and batting in binary to temporarily stun the large crowd with a well hustled 2 before silencing them completely with a well mown four that was aided and abetted by some unlucky fielding from the oppositions youngest fielder. Eschewing all risk, flair and chance, he single handedly prevented Hockham getting back into the game and was there at the end, unbeaten on 32 with Pickers unbeaten on 17 as the total was overhauled with 2 and a half overs to spare.

A thoroughly professional performance with the fielding and bowling backed up by the batting. This was Hardingham's 1st win of the Shield this century after 2 final defeats in the past 4 years and it was no surprise that Sparkey topped an excellent evening with the man of the match award for his 4 over spell. With great spirit and banter throughout, this was a thoroughly deserved victory in what is shaping up to be a potentially fantastic season for the club. Well done to all who played and to all who came and supported.

Announcement - Tuesday 28th July 2009