HL AGM and PU 2011 - Isleworth Woodmans

Yep, we had the AGM. Rick and Paul won the bowing awards (21 and 19 wickets) and Wendel and Adam won the batting (cant remember off hand how many each).. Adam won champers moment for his run into an invisible wall at Hatfield and Don the gold award for reaching 100 wickets this season, so with Paul and Chris becomes the 3rd player to reach both 100 wickets and 1000 runs..Well done to all!

The following evening some of us made the Magdalen annual dinner. Paul won Player of the season for his 32 wickets. Wendel and Ian were mentioned for runs and wickets respectively. Rick came close to winning champers moment for his tumble running, but ultimately our own Knobby won it for his scrap with an 11 year old on tour..

2011

Thats it chaps for HOUNSLOW LEISURE CRICKET for 2011. Played 18, lost 11, won 6, tied 1. Several lost to the rain. AGM next, date venue to be advised, stats to follow..Cheers...

Hatfield Heath 2011

Forecast wasnt great for our 10th annual outing to Hatfield, but despite a couple of rain stops, we managed our traditional 2 innings game, 30 and then just 15 overs. The chaps were disapointed to lose, giving away a 20 run deficit on the first innings and failing to reach the required 101 in the 2nd innings. As usual there were some great moments, pauls flick on run out, steves 61, wendels 72, ricks 4 wickets, wendels 6 wickets, jims 3 catches behind, adams disapearance down a ditch, wasims test match batting, hassans 3 wickets on debut, their chaps getting 2 goldens...It was tense as the run rate increased. We should have won, but Hatfields more urgent batting being the difference. Looking forward to Sept2012 already...HH 217 and 80, HL 197 and 83. Lost by 18 runs.

2011 Seasons Results

v old cals. good toss to win, racking up 157 from 17 overs. With light fading, Old Cals managed just 85 in response. Paul, Wendel both 50. Win!

v elmbridge, won in last over chasing 162 in a 17 over game, wendel46, himesh37. Another high scoring and close game, and ending 6 defeats on the trott.

v beechams. 180 is quite a few to chase. To fall just 12 short was good. were getting closer. Adam 51no

v wandsworth. 189 is quite a few to chase. Regular wickets pegged us back as we fell 36 short. Adam 65.

v old californians. 160 shouldnt actually have been difficult to chase with our line up that eve, but we failed to do so, even with wickets in hand. lost by 28.

v garrison. at home! similar story to harrow, next down. even wendels return of 42 didnt make too much difference. lost by loads.

v harrow, didnt recognise many of the oppo, not the harrow of old. 194 is always a big ask, even at sunbury. at 10 overs we were there, but lost wickets to finish 62 short.

v parkmen, slightly depleted team at trailfinders found ourselves chasing 161, too many it proved as we fell 35 short. Alex, an agressive 57.

v chepsom allstars, the game ebbed and flowed, 121 for CH, we were flying, then we werent, 23 needed off last 2 to win, we got 22 - A tie! Rick 3/25

v old californians, hl 147/3 v 116/3, mags pair burton and williams sharing a dominant opening partnership, too much for occc's. Win by 31 runs, Alun75

v parkmen, hl 163/5 v 164/7, felt plenty but let it slip, parkmen needing 9 off last over, to win with 1 ball remaining. Sounds familiar? paul 5/26

v superstars, hl 140/6, felt safe with 60 needed from 6, but poor fielding allowed superstars a win with 1 ball remaining. chris b 40

v thames trains, half decent score well defended, putting oppo under pressure for a win. 140ao v 117ao. chris b 4 wickets

v westminster, big knock from wendel helped secure a win by 48 runs. 173/7 v 125/5, wendel 79

v elmbridge, 3 key wickets were needed, and taken, in ensuring victory by 20 runs. 137 v 117, Adam 54

v garrison, needed a 6 off the last ball to tie. Lost by 4 runs. 165/2 v 161/6, chris b 48

v hounslow hawks, needed 16 off last over. Lost by 6 runs. 178/4 v 172/4, ian 3 wickets

Mags v Ashford v Leisure

Winter is over, hail the cricket season. Magdalen take on Ashford this Sunday. With Paul, Knobby, Ian, Mike in the Mags ranks, and Wendel, Wasim, Swainy, Umar and Ian Mc in the Ashford ranks, there is a serious Leisure presence to this game. Im predicting a Mags win, Swainy and Wendel out to the skip and Ian S taking Wasims wicket. Knobby to score the winning runs...I'll let you know what really happened next week.

First Hounslow Leisure game 3/5 v Hounslow Hawks...

February 2011 update

Lords nets booked, 27/4
Mags v Ashford 17/4
Marble Hill nets possibly
ICC World Cup starts tomorrow...


2011 games already booked:

Harrow, Wandsworth, Elmbridge, Garrison,
Californains, Richmond, Westminster, Beechams
, Epsom, Parkmen, Superstars, Trains, Homes.

New Year Greetings

Melbourne 2010, the ground the Ashes were retained. Tremlet, Bresnan bowled em over. 2-1 up, Sydney to go, hopefully Eng can win there, but regardless, those Ashes are coming back...

Happy New Year to all our players, back roomers, friends and fans...2011 is gonna be massive.

Richmond Teachers already booked for June, and January/ February will be busy filling in the rest of the fixtures. Not long now, 17 weeks I reckon...

Looking for a player or two to join the ranks for the new season, so keep ya eyes peeled...