SWANAGE CRICKET CLUB
Ground : Adjoining Days Park, Ulwell Road, Swanage
Telephone 01929 421216
PRESIDENT : John Burt CHAIRMAN : Ron Barker
SECRETARY : Peter Constable TREASURER : Tom Yeates
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the website of Swanage Cricket Club. If you have any comments regarding this site or simply want to get in touch to find out more about the club do please drop us a line by using the Contact Us link opposite.
We are also delighted to acknowledge the previous club website, run by former Chairman Dave Puckett, and thank him for the material that he has provided for this site. A link to the previous site, which still contains some archive material, is available here.
Swanage Cricket Club
Paul Higham - Swanage Cricket Club would like to wish every success to Paul Higham in the forthcoming varsity match at Lords.
June 27th and 28th - Another Clean sweep..........
This weekend saw the Swans enjoy another clean sweep of wins for their senior sides as the Saturday XI and Sunday 1sts win gripping away encounters at Cerne Valley and Shillingstone with Paul Higham (88no) and Ian Booth (56) staring with the bat in their respective games. The Sunday 2nds also enjoy another comfortable victory at home to Ibberton where Mike Wells and Steve Bishop post 65 and 51 no respectively with Bishop also taking 5-10 with the ball.
Match reports are available from the Match report links opposite and by then scrolling down to the last entry.
2008 averages now available.
Averages for the senior league teams in 2008 are now available here.
New Kit?
If you are looking for new equipment in 2009 why not visit Ian Booth's new venture, Cricket Specialist at www.cricketspecialist.co.uk
2008 Highlights.......
The highlight of 2008 saw Ron Barker's team gain promotion to Sunday League 2 after victory over visitors Ashmore on the final day of the season. However, this was very closely followed by Matt Thomas's record breaking weeked in June which saw him score over 300 runs, with consecutive 100's and the club's highest ever score of 191 not out. Matt's exploits rightly saw him feature in the Bournemouth Echo as well as get a mention in Wisden.
Swanage Sunday 1st XI 2008
The Sunday 1st XI
L-R Dave Dyer, Matt Thomas, Nick Bishop, Lewis Kirby, Ben Baczala, Ron Barker (Capt), Paul Higham, Ashley King (Vice Capt), Tim Edgar, Ricky King, Chris Leak,Mike Nash, Tatty King (scorer + umpire).
Photo by courtesy of Trevor Rich. Other match photos are available from the newly added match pitcture page though others can also be viewed from Trevor's own site at http://www.trevrich.com/scc
Decisions decisions............
Although umpiring is a thankless task it is hoped the following observations will help bowlers know the laws when they bowl. Law 24.5 states that a no ball cannot be called if any part of the front foot is behind the popping crease during the delivery stride, whether grounded or raised.
More interestingly, more and more non striking batsmen are now looking to steal quick runs by 'backing up' too far down the wicket when the bowler is running in to bowl. Although most think they are safe to do this law 42 -15 states that the bowler is permitted, before entering his delivery stride, to attempt to run out the non-striker in such circumstances. The key is if the bowler is in his delivery stride but the rule highlights that batsmen are not immune from dismissal if they stray too far, too quickly.
The above laws were taken from the Lords website and so should be up to date in their contents and meaning. More details and remaining laws can be accessed from the Lords website here.
Swanage Cricket Club : League positions 2009 as updated by the Dorset Cricket League website. Position as at 23rd June
| P | W | L | NR | Pts | Ave | League Position |
| Saturday XI | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 12.38 | 7th |
Sunday1sts | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 105 | 15.00 | 4th |
| Sunday2nds | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 89 | 11.29 | 5th |
Full League tables and information about the Dorset cricket league are available from www.dorsetcricket.org .
ROLL OF HONOUR
Congratulations go to the following players for either scoring 50 or over of taking 5 or more wickets in a senior league match this season.
May
Ian Booth 73 v Sturminster Div 2
Ashley King 67 v Broadstone Div 6
David Haines 70* v Broadstone Div 6
Dan White 57 v Broadstone Div 6
Ian Booth 82 v Marnhull Div 2
Dan White 68* v Blandford Div 2
Ian Booth 59 v Wayfarers Div 2
Lewis Kirby 79 v Wayfarers Div 2
Ian Booth 52 v Hamworthy Div 2
Pete Dyer 56 v Pokesdown Willows Div 6
June
Charlie Parsons 67 v Ferndown Div 6
Matt Thomas 113 v Branksome Div 2
Steve Bishop 60* v Portland Div 2
Ian Booth 136 v Branksome Div 2
Paul Higham 93 v Bradford Abbas Div 2
Paul Higham 5-?? v Bradford Abbas Div 2
Ashley King 7-17 v Wayfarers Div 6
Ian Booth 56 v Shillingstone Div 2
Paul Higham 88* v Cerne Abbas Div 2
Mike Wells 65 v Ibberton Div 6
Steve Bishop 51* v Ibberton Div 6
Steve Bishop 5-10 v Ibberton Div 6
*Not out