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Division 6 Results: Week 1

Astwood Bank CC - 3rd XI 't' 'b'	vs	West Malvern CC - 1st XI	West Malvern CC - 1st XI Win (24) by 8 wickets
119 for 8 in 45 overs Bonus Points: 0 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 0 Total Points: 0		121 for 2 in 39.3 overs Bonus Points: 0 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 24 Total Points: 24
West Malvern: R. Dakin - 4 for 35, B. Pleass - 55 not out
Netherton CC, Worcs - Saturday 3rd XI	vs	Pershore CC - 3rd XI 't' 'b'	Netherton CC, Worcs - Saturday 3rd XI Win (24) by 6 wickets
143 for 4 in 31.2 overs Bonus Points: 0 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 24 Total Points: 24		140 all out in 33.2 overs Bonus Points: 2 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 0 Total Points: 2
Netherton: Mohammed Asif 4/29
Stone CC, Worcs - 1st XI 't'	vs	Hallow CC - 1st XI 'b'	Hallow CC - 1st XI Win (24) by 200 runs
83 all out in 18 overs Bonus Points: 2 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 0 Total Points: 2		283 for 5 in 45 overs Bonus Points: 0 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 24 Total Points: 24
J Hodgson 85 Steve Hayes 96
Worcester Nomads CC - 3rd XI 'b'	vs	Cutnall Green CC - 1st XI 't'	Cutnall Green CC - 1st XI Win (20) by 5 wickets
199 for 9 in 45 overs Bonus Points: 5 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 0 Total Points: 5		202 for 5 in 29.1 overs Bonus Points: 0 Penalty Points: 0 Result Points: 20 Total Points: 20
Worcester Nomads CC Nigel Dexter 89 Anton Madzeravic 4-48 Cutnall Green CC Latham 74 no Harris 4-42

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Report 1: 1st XI v Astwood Bank III

WEST TAKE MAXIMUM POINTS IN GRIM ENCOUNTER

West  Malvern began their 2011 league campaign amid pastures  new at Astwood  Bank , Hancox the home captain electing to bat on a green-tinged wicket and outfield that promised much leg work and few boundaries, a surprise decision that the Wests captain O’Connell, resplendent in a new auburn beard, was happy with. Gammon was the pick of the Wests opening bowlers, providing copious amounts of swing in the chilly easterly gale, bowling Prescott and the aptly named Boycott in quick succession. The run rate and outfield was tortuously slow but the Wests fielders kept warm with enthusiastic fielding and, in the case of the young and promising J Blackburn, excellent catching. When his opportunity came to bowl he was soon rewarded with the prize wicket of captain Hancox by a superb in swinging delivery, his 5 overs only conceding 8 runs to go with his wicket. Dakin and Vaughan-Spencer provided more solid support and combined with sharp catches, in particular from specialist fielder Walker, the Banks total never promised to be an imposing one, in fact the reliable “extras” managed a top score of 23, this despite the athletic brilliance of the veteran gloves- man Gilbert. A final total of 119 for 8 in 45 overs were never going to bring the crowds flooding back. Dakin providing the most eye-catching figures of 4 for 35. 

After an alfresco tea was taken the Wests opening batsmen Wright and Pleass set about achieving the modest total circumspectly  against the accurate and youthful  Astwood bowling attack, however several dropped catches meant the pair put on 90 for the first wicket, the dour Wright eventually being prized from the crease for 36 with the winning post in sight. A subdued Lloyd quickly followed leaving Pleass to strike the winning runs and finish on 55 not out.

This was not a pretty spectacle but with a maximum 24 points in the bag the West reconvened to the local hostelry happy with their days work, but also knowing that much sterner tests lay ahead, young debutants had been blooded and regulars dusted down in what promises to be a pivotal season with promotion a viable goal.

S Wright

The Day Cricket Died

A promising day of competitive cricket was anticipated but crowds were bitterly disappointed by a game which critics are comparing it to a forth day Fossil's 11 test match. 

The skies were blue, the sun was shining, and when driving to the ground you thought it would be a perfect setting to start the charge for promotion into division 5. The only question on the mind was what was for tea... cucumber sandwiches or prawn mayonnaise. 

The ground, originally believed to be behind the Vernon Arms, hence the delayed arrival of the muchly improved, drastically underutilized, supremely good looking F Walker, looked like a farmers sheep field... just missing the sheep (but don't panic, they were just in the pavilion getting changed). The wicket was like Shreks armpits, hairy and green, the outfield was freshly cut to grade 12, and whoever marked the creases I suggest taking up a new career path or completing primary school. 

Skipper P O'Connell lost the toss and was requested to field first, which with hindsight was a blessing in disguise, with 24 points on the cards. Opening bowlers, P O'Connell and M Gammon bowled very well against some people holding bats and cushions against their legs and hands. M Gammon was the pick the of the bowlers, although, I only knew this through reading it from the original match report by S Wright, as I fell asleep in the field and was only awoken from the whistling wind circulating around the ground. 

My mind turned away from the scintillating game of cricket that was unfolding and the tummy rumbled. I thought, OK, things cannot get worst, maybe tea will be lovely. The game continued, with the bowlers doing what bowlers do, although, joking aside, Jesse Blackburn is turning into a brilliant asset for the club with some superb bowling and adding a fantastic catch to dismiss the opening batperson, so, congratulations to him!!

Anyway, before I knew what was going on, the score had raced to 119 for 8 off the alloted 45 overs, that equates to 2.64 runs per over or 33.75 balls per wicket. The crowds were beginning to leave as I feel they heard that the snooker was on the TV and '7 Steps To Heaven with this ladder' was on Ideal TV. 

The mighty and glorious West Malvern supreme 10 + Wrighty, left the field feeling rather tired, bored and unenthused about the cricket but the total opposite about tea time! We thought there was thunder in the air, but Kev informed us it was his tummy. 

We kicked off our well worn boots and raced for sandwiches... but there's a problem. No plates. NO FRIGGIN' PLATES. The boys joke around and the lovely muppet Rowan goes for a brew with a difference... its not hot, the water isn't hot... I mean, perfect for squash, not for tea. This is not an ideal situation! In fact, it's far far far from ideal. 

Anyway, after letting the food digest, the mighty and beautiful Mr Pleass and the part-timer, pinked cap pikey Wrighty, strolled out to complete the victory! Surely, they could do in no time, maybe 15 or so overs so we can all enjoy a pint or two! The bowling attack looked young and our opening batsmen looked gleamed with confidence. 

Unfortunately, it didn't take 15 or so overs. It didn't take 30 overs. It took what seemed an eternity. But the boys did it. They took the fledging donkey past the winning post! 

On paper a job was done, 24 points in the bag, an 8 wicket victory.... however cricket died. I'm sure it'll be resurrected next week though against Hewell... those GREAT guys in white! 

What was evident from our experiences at Astwood Bank though was how lucky we are as a club  to have such good facilities and members. Not just the players, but everyone associated with the club... the tea ladies, the brewers arms, our lord and master, gilbert, our other lord and master, the Phipps family etc etc.  

Anyway, back to work... and by the way, the answer to the question: cucumber or prawn... neither. I think they were sat on the plates.

FW

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First XI League Standing: Week One

P w24 w20 l20 l24 BP Pen Ave Pts West Malvern CC - 1st XI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 Hallow CC - 1st XI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 Netherton CC, Worcs - Saturday 3rd XI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 24 Cutnall Green CC - 1st XI 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 Worcester Nomads CC - 3rd XI 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 5 5 Stone CC, Worcs - 1st XI 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 Pershore CC - 3rd XI 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 2 Astwood Bank CC - 3rd XI 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Hewell CC - Sat 1st XI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Second XI Fixtures

Fixtures Division Eight

SATURDAY 21st MAY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 9th JULY		1.30pm
Belbroughton	v	Stourport	Droitwich	v	Belbroughton
Droitwich	v	Worcester	Kempsey	v	Stourport
Kempsey	v	Oldswinford	West Malvern	v	Oldswinford
Rushwick	v	West Malvern	Worcester	v	Rushwick
SATURDAY 28th MAY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 16th JULY		1.30pm
Belbroughton	v	Worcester	Droitwich	v	West Malvern
Kempsey	v	West Malvern	Oldswinford	v	Belbroughton
Rushwick	v	Oldswinford	Rushwick	v	Kempsey
Stourport	v	Droitwich	Stourport	v	Worcester
SATURDAY 4th June		1.30pm	SATURDAY 23rd JULY		1.30pm
Belbroughton	v	Rushwick	Droitwich	v	Stourport
Kempsey	v	Droitwich	Oldswinford	v	Rushwick
West Malvern	v	Stourport	West Malvern	v	Kempsey
Worcester	v	Oldswinford	Worcester	v	Belbroughton
SATURDAY 11th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 30th JULY		1.30pm
Droitwich	v	Oldswinford	Oldswinford	v	Kempsey
Stourport	v	Rushwick	Stourport	v	Belbroughton
West Malvern	v	Belbroughton	West Malvern	v	Rushwick
Worcester	v	Kempsey	Worcester	v	Droitwich
SATURDAY 18th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 6th AUGUST		1.30pm
Belbroughton	v	Oldswinford	Droitwich	v	Kempsey
Kempsey	v	Rushwick	Oldswinford	v	Worcester
West Malvern	v	Droitwich	Rushwick	v	Belbroughton
Worcester	v	Stourport	Stourport	v	West Malvern
SATURDAY 25th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 13th AUGUST		1.00pm
Belbroughton	v	Droitwich	Belbroughton	v	West Malvern
Oldswinford	v	West Malvern	Kempsey	v	Worcester
Rushwick	v	Worcester	Oldswinford	v	Droitwich
Stourport	v	Kempsey	Rushwick	v	Stourport
SATURDAY 2nd JULY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 20th AUGUST		1.00pm
Belbroughton	v	Kempsey	Kempsey	v	Belbroughton
Droitwich	v	Rushwick	Rushwick	v	Droitwich
Oldswinford	v	Stourport	Stourport	v	Oldswinford
Worcester	v	West Malvern	West Malvern	v	Worcester

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First XI Fixtures

Fixtures Division Six

SATURDAY 30th APRIL		1.30pm	SATURDAY 2nd JULY		1.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	West Malvern	Cutnall Green	v	Worcester Nomads
Hewell	v	Vine	Hallow	v	Stone
Netherton	v	Pershore	Pershore	v	Netherton
Stone	v	Hallow	Vine	v	Hewell
Worcester Nomads	v	Cutnall Green	West Malvern	v	Astwood Bank
SATURDAY 7th MAY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 9th JULY		1.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	Hallow	Hallow	v	Astwood Bank
Cutnall Green	v	Pershore	Hewell	v	West Malvern
Netherton	v	Stone	Pershore	v	Cutnall Green
West Malvern	v	Hewell	Stone	v	Netherton
Worcester Nomads	v	Vine	Vine	v	Worcester Nomads
SATURDAY 14th MAY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 16th JULY		1.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	Netherton	Hewell	v	Hallow
Cutnall Green	v	Stone	Netherton	v	Astwood Bank
Hallow	v	Hewell	Stone	v	Cutnall Green
Pershore	v	Worcester Nomads	West Malvern	v	Vine
Vine	v	West Malvern	Worcester Nomads	v	Pershore
SATURDAY 21st MAY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 23rd JULY		1.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	Cutnall Green	Hallow	v	West Malvern
Hallow	v	Vine	Hewell	v	Cutnall Green
Netherton	v	Hewell	Netherton	v	Vine
Pershore	v	Stone	Pershore	v	Astwood Bank
West Malvern	v	Worcester Nomads	Stone	v	Worcester Nomads
SATURDAY 28th MAY		1.30pm	SATURDAY 30th JULY		1.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	Pershore	Cutnall Green	v	Astwood Bank
Cutnall Green	v	Hewell	Hewell	v	Netherton
Vine	v	Netherton	Stone	v	Pershore
West Malvern	v	Hallow	Vine	v	Hallow
Worcester Nomads	v	Stone	Worcester Nomads	v	West Malvern

SATURDAY 4th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 6th AUGUST		1.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	Stone	Hewell	v	Pershore
Cutnall Green	v	Vine	Stone	v	Astwood Bank
Hallow	v	Worcester Nomads	Vine	v	Cutnall Green
Netherton	v	West Malvern	West Malvern	v	Netherton
Pershore	v	Hewell	Worcester Nomads	v	Hallow
SATURDAY 11th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 13th AUGUST		1.00pm
Cutnall Green	v	West Malvern	Astwood Bank	v	Worcester Nomads
Netherton	v	Hallow	Hallow	v	Netherton
Stone	v	Hewell	Hewell	v	Stone
Vine	v	Pershore	Pershore	v	Vine
Worcester Nomads	v	Astwood Bank	West Malvern	v	Cutnall Green
SATURDAY 18th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 20th AUGUST		1.00pm
Astwood Bank	v	Hewell	Hallow	v	Pershore
Hallow	v	Cutnall Green	Hewell	v	Worcester Nomads
Netherton	v	Worcester Nomads	Netherton	v	Cutnall Green
Pershore	v	West Malvern	Stone	v	West Malvern
Stone	v	Vine	Vine	v	Astwood Bank
SATURDAY 25th JUNE		1.30pm	SATURDAY 27th AUGUST		12.30pm
Astwood Bank	v	Vine	Cutnall Green	v	Hallow
Cutnall Green	v	Netherton	Hewell	v	Astwood Bank
Pershore	v	Hallow	Vine	v	Stone
West Malvern	v	Stone	West Malvern	v	Pershore
Worcester Nomads	v	Hewell	Worcester Nomads	v	Netherton

Please note the fixtures for Pershore vs. Hallow on 25th June and 20th August are both at Pershore's home ground, Eckington.

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