Season Fixtures - 2010

The 2010 season fixtures are now on the Wetherby League website.

The 1st team's opening game is at home to Shadwell, whilst the 2nd team are away to Hillam & Monk Fryston. The 2nd team will play only 20 games this season as opposed to the 22 last season. This is think is due to Little Ribston leaving the league, although a Yorkshire Post team are new to the league. The season starts on the 17th April.

1st XI Fixtures
2nd XI Fixtures

edit : Little Ribston are in the 6th Division this season as they have to give a seasons notice before leaving. We also have a week on the 19th June where we have no game.

Cricket Nets - Booking Confirmation

The nets have been booked at Headingley:

Dates (every Sunday):

17/24/31 January 2010

7/14/21/28 February 2010

7/14/21/28 March 2010

4/11 April 2010

Time:

5pm - 7pm

Cost per session:

£45

Cricket Nets

I’ve provisionally made a booking for nets at Headingley for the Sunday's between and including 17th January and the 11th April. This will be for for 2 hours between 5pm and 8pm. When I get confirmation I will let you know. I’ve also asked about coaching and if any is available and at what price.

East Keswick CC - 2009 Stats available

Anyone wanting to view this seasons 2nd team stats can now do so by sending an e-mail request to: eastkeswickcc@gmail.com. You'll need a copy of Excel, preferably 2007 although older versions will work too.

Wetherby League - Awards

At the Wetherby League annual dinner East Keswick won three awards thanks to the1st team finishing second in Division 2, and Ashley Richardson who picked up the award for best batting and best all rounder in Division 6.

East Keswick - Final 2nd Team Averages

I'm not quite sure when the end of season awards might be(!) so I thought i'd put the averages for the 2009 season up so people can have a look. Click on the image to enlarge.

Batting Averages (by runs scored)



Bowling Averages (by wickets taken)



Fielding Stats (by catches taken)

Meeting re: 1st Team

Following a meeting on Wednesday evening it can be confirmed that East Keswick will submit two teams for the Wetherby League season 2010. The first team will be run by Khalid who intends to bring in new players as it is doubtful that any players from last seasons first team will return to the club. It was also suggested that there be regular meetings between the committee and captains to discuss team and player progress with the view to promoting and demoting players between the first and second team according to form.

Wetherby League Presentation Evening

The League presentation evening this Friday is due to start at 7pm and finish somewhere around 11pm.

Details of location here : http://ramadajarvis.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Ramada_Leeds_North.pdf

1st Team Update

Following a phone call regarding the first team between Harry and Khalid (who I believe was due to be 1st team captain last year but couldn't play due to other commit ments), there will be a meeting on Wednesday evening to discuss Khalid taking over as captain.

AGM Meeting - News

At the East Keswick AGM on the 9th October a proposal was made to give Faheem Malik (in his absence) until the 1st November 2009 to state his and the 1st teams intentions regarding playing in the Wetherby League 1st Division for the 2010 season. Several people had tried to contact him in order to try and clarify the situation, but their phone calls had gone unanswered and no replies were forthcoming.

Further attempts to speak to him have been made since the meeting, but there has still been no reply. However it would appear from speaking to other players in the first team that they, and Faheem, have no intention of returning to the club. Whilst this is by no means a definitive answer it means that East Keswick CC would have only one team for the 2010 season, and in accordance with league rules it would have to play in Wetherby League Division 1. Should this be confirmed then it would obviously raise a series of issues that would have to be discussed with everyone involved at the club.


As the current second team captain my own thoughts are that if we are reduced to one team then it would mean:

1) Bringing in a dozen or so new players to make up a new 1st team – and therefore keeping the two teams.
2) Have the current 2nd team play in the 1st Division and have just the one team.
3) Bring in enough new players to enable the club to keep a 1st and 2nd team whilst perhaps having some current 2nd team players play for the first team.

I’d say that option 1 is extremely unlikely as players are hard enough to find at the best of times, never mind finding a dozen who want and are able to play in the top division for the same side! Option 2 would be a the worst outcome as the quality of players in the second team is (with all the will in the world) not sufficient to play in Division 1 to the required standard. Also, having just the one team and picking purely on ability (as you might have to do for Division 1 cricket) could mean that some people would face not getting a game all season.

Each player would also have to decide for themselves as to whether they want and feel able to play in the first division, as the quality of bowling is generally way above the pie chucking qualitiy of Division 6! My own preference would be to avoid the club going down to one team by finding 4-6 new players who are of sufficient quality to play in Division 1 - indeed some ex-players have expressed an early interest in returning to the club.

That way we can keep two teams but with the prospect that the 2nd team would perhaps lose the players the club thinks are best suited to playing Division 1 cricket. Anyhow, that's just my two penneth....

Unless Faheem and the first team have a change of heart then at some point there will most likely be an Extraordinary General Meeting to determine the next course of action. No date has been set but everyone who plays for the club would be encouraged to attend or at least give their point of view in advance if they cannot attend. Of course feel free to use the blog if you feel the need....

URGENT - Wetherby League Presentation Evening

Anyone who wishes to go to the Wetherby League Presentation Evening should contact Neil Chapman on nelleychap123@aol.co.uk so he can order tickets.This has to be done by the 9th October, this Friday. The event takes place on Friday 23rd October 2009.

I don’t have prices to hand, but will put these up as soon as I get them…

End of Season Finances

East Keswick Cricket Club Financial Report For Season Ending 2009

Total Income £1,995.00

Total Paid Out £1,338.00

Freda £600.00

Balls £528.00

Fines £150.00

Petrol £60.00

So at this moment we have £657.00 in the bank, we are still owed £210.00 in Sunday ground rent from Shaan and Star, and also awaiting cheque from Eric for Sunday ground rent.

We have had in total £235.00 from Shaan and the Star; the total amount of income from the first team has been £184.00.

The second team contribution was £1,576.00 This income was accumulated by subs from away games £605.00 and from home games £971.00.

We have only managed to be in this position because of a rate rebate we were able to get from Leeds City Council, which meant we did not have to pay the normal £750.00 towards the rates.

If you have any queries regarding this report I will be happy to answer any questions at the annual general meeting.

Neil Chapman

Assistant Treasurer

East Keswick Annual General Meeting

The East Keswick AGM will take place on the 9th October in The Old Star pub in East Keswick.

The start time will be 7pm.

Sponsorship for next season

One of the big issues coming from this season has been the general lack of money coming into the club. This has meant there have been issues in buying balls and funding ground development for equipment such as sitescreens and wicket covers.

This next season we will be looking to improve the ground but in order to do this we will need to raise some money. If you are aware of anyone who runs a business, no matter how large or small, and who is perhaps willing to put a little money into the club, then please get in touch. This might be as little as £15 or so to sponsor the match day ball, or donating more money towards the provision of other equipment.

Alternatively if you have any suggestions then please get in touch at: eastkeswickcc@googlemail.com

End of Season Statistics - 2nd Team

I won’t include the important ones as Ill leave that for the end of season get together, but here are some random stats for the 2009 Season. The entire spreadsheet will be available later for anyone who is interested in having a look...I'll happily compile the first team ones if someone passes me the scorebook.

Batting

* East Keswick A scored 52% of all their 3,696 runs in boundaries.
* Those 3,696 runs came at a season average of 4.35 runs per over
* And at an average of 22.13 per batsman
* The highest team score was 312, the lowest 68 and the average score was 176.
* There were 371 fours and 71 sixes scored during the season, with 15 players hitting at least 1 six.
* A total of 161 East Keswick wickets were lost during the season.
* 55 batsmen were bowled, 85 caught out, 11 LBW, 7 run out and 3 stumped.

Bowling

* East Keswick conceded 3,018 runs in the field.
* 39% of these runs came in boundaries
* At an average of 3.55 runs per over
* They took 170 wickets at an average of 16.17 runs per wicket.
* At a strike rate of 23.13 balls per wicket.
* 130 maidens were bowled, or 15% of all overs bowled.
* 271 wides and no balls were bowled…
* Which equates to an extra 45 overs of ‘extra’ bowling.

Fielding

* A total of 106 catches came East Keswick’s way during the season.
* 60 of these were caught.
* 46 of these were dropped.
* 56.60% of all possible catches were taken.
* There were 5 run outs during the season.

Results - Week 22

What should have been a great day for the East Keswick 1st team dissolved into farce after a series on incidents led to them losing their final game of the season against South Milford. With a first team player reporting that no wicket had been cut, no holes for stumps made, an uncut outfield and no league umpires, the game was lost with South Milford reaching East Keswick’s total of 111 all out for the loss of just 5 wickets. This gave them promotion to Division 1 but no league title and left the question of whether there will be a team representing the 1st team in the top flight next season…

The 2nd team travelled to South Milford and amassed 268-6 with Ashley Richardson reaching 1000 runs for the season whilst making his third century of the season. Neil Chapman rolled back the years with a speedy 62 and Muhammad Kamran hit five huge sixes in making 36 not out. In reply East Keswick’s ten men made a good fist of trying to remove South Milford but failed at the last hurdle with just one wicket left when the overs ran out. This gave them 5 points and a chance of promotion had Saxton or Garforth slipped up in their remaining game. Unfortunately however they had both won leaving East Keswick an agonizing 4 points short of promotion into Division 5.

Division 2 - Champions Update

If both teams finish on an equal number of points then the Divisional championship will be shared. It is only when promotion & relegation are effected that tie-breakers are used.

End of Season Permutations

The first team need to win their final game of the season and hope Leeds Police lose theirs in order to ensure outright Division 2 Champions status. I’ve requested confirmation from the Wetherby League of how they intend to decide the winner if both teams are tied on both points scored and 6 point victories. I'll add the info if and when i receive it.

The second team need to win against South Milford (5 or 6 points) and hope that either/both Garforth PC and Saxton lose their games against Kippax Welfare and Amaranth respectively. A loss to South Milford would see South Milford promoted if Saxton were to lose against Amaranth.


Good luck to all concerned!

Team Selection vs. South Milford (Away)

The team to make the trip to South Milford on Saturday 12th September is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt./Wkt.)
2. Ashley Richardson
3. TBC
4. TBC
5. Neil Chapman
6. TBC
7. Steven Marsh
8. Andy Barber
9. Muhammad Kamran
10. Gareth Meredith
11. Matthew Bishop

Batting order to be confirmed. Start 1.30pm.

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Ground is on Mill Lane, just down from The Swan public house.

Week 21 - Results

Week 21 saw East Keswick's first team crash to defeat at second place Leeds Police. With Leeds Police making 176-8 East Keswick looked to have a good chance of winning the game, but this took a heavy blow early on as the team stumbled to 25-5, with only Mark Abram offering stiff resistance as he batted through to the 40th over leaving East Keswick 77 all out. The loss means that both Leeds Police are level at the top of Division 2 on points and equal in the tie breaker of the number of 6-point games won.

The second team, for the second week running, were left to field only nine men against bottom of the table Wighill Park. Losing the toss and batting first East Keswick A made 140 all out with Ashley Richardson once again coming to the rescue making a superb unbeaten 101 not out.

In reply Wighill Park were bowled out for 116 with Andy Barber producing career best figures of 14-3-30-6, Ashley Richardson 11-5-21-3 and skipper Andrew Hirst taking the final wicket of the game with the last ball of his first over.

The win still leaves East Keswick 'A' with an outside chance of promotion if they can win their last game against South Milford (away) and either Saxton or Garforth lose theirs.

Team Selection vs. Wighill Park 'A' (Home)

The team to face Wighill Park at home on Saturday 5th September is as follows,

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt.)
2. Ashley Richardson
3. Mohammed Ashfaq
4. Neil Chapman
5. Andy Barber
6. Muhammad Kamran
7. Steven March
8. Gareth Meredith
9. Matt Bishop
10. TBC
11. TBC

Start time 1.30pm.

Remaining Fixtures - Division 6

Week 21 - Saturday 5th September

Little Ribston A v Green Hammerton A

Sherburn Eversley A v Kippax Welfare A

East Keswick A v Wighill Park A

Garforth PC A v Hillam & Monk Fryston A

South Milford A v Saxton A

Whixley A v Amaranth A



Week 22 - Saturday 12th September

Little Ribston A v Sherburn Eversley A

Green Hammerton A v Wighill Park A

Kippax Welfare A v Garforth PC A

South Milford A v East Keswick A

Hillam & Monk Fryston A v Whixley A

Amaranth A v Saxton A

Results - Week 20

East Keswick first team took one step closer to winning the 2nd Division title with a 150 run home victory over Old Leodiensians. The win meant that next weeks showdown with Leeds Police will be most likely the title decider of Division 2.

The second team suffered from only having 9 players in going down to Amaranth A, only to receive all 6 points due to Amaranth fielding an illegible player. This leaves East Keswick A with an outside chance of promotion if Garforth lose one of their last two games, and if East Kewsick win both of their remaining fixtures.

Team Selection vs. Amaranth (Home)

The team to play Amaranth at home is as follows:

1. Ashley Richardson
2. Neil Chapman (Capt.)
3. Mohammed Ashfaq
4. TBC
5. Muhammad Kamran
6. Steven March
7. Gareth Meredith
8. Matthew Bishop
9. John Barber
10. TBC
11. TBC

Batting order to be confirmed. 1.30pm start.

Results - Week 18

With only one point needed form their last 4 game to assure promotion to Division 1, the first team did so with ease whilst comprehensively beating Saxton by 132 runs.

Meanwhile the second team faced an important trip to Saxton A, where despite some good bowling came undone at the hands of some beneficial umpring decisions and a Saxton first team batsman who scored 114 not out, out of Saxton A's total of 230-8. In reply the second team were 145 all out.

This loss means any possible promotion to Division 5 rests with East Keswick winning their remaining three games and whilst hoping Garforth PC lose one of their remaining three.

Team Selection vs. Saxton 'A' (Away)

The team to play away at Saxton 'A' on Saturday 22nd August is as follows,

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt/Wkt.)
2. Ashley Richardson
3. Farid Hussain
4. Mohammed Ashfaq
5. Neil Chapman
6. Imran Hussain
7. Steven March
8. Andy Barber
9. Mohammad Kamran
10. Gareth Meredith
11. Matt Bishop

A map to Saxton can be found here:

http://www.saxtoncc.co.uk/Directions.htm

Team Selection vs. Saxton 'A' (Away)

Just a quick note to say that the team selection will be put on here late Thursday evening or Friday morning. Apologies for the delay.

E-mail updates

Website updates can be sent out to a maximum of ten people when something is added to the blog. I currently have seven people on the list, so if you would like to be sent notification just drop an e-mail to eastkeswickcc@gmail.com and you'll be added to the list.

Week 18 - Results

Week 18 saw both East Keswick teams win yet again.

The first team travelled to Bilton in Ainsty where batting first they scored 228 all out. In reply the home side managed 189/9 giving East Keswick a five point win and keeping them clear at the top of Division 2.

The second team hosted Little Ribston hoping to take revenge for earlier in the season. Winning a good toss Ribston were put into bat where once again some excellent bowling and fielding reduced the away team to 67 all out.

Andy Barber removed the three opening batsmen whilst returning figures of 9-2-35-3 before Ashley Richardson ripped through the middle order and was twice on a hatrick ball before finishing with figures of 4-2-3-5. Both were supported well with Farid Hussain (11-2-21-0) who bowled well with little luck, and Mohammad Kamran (1.1-0-2-1) who picked up the final wicket. Andrew Hirst took three catches behind the stumps.

In reply Keswick knocked the runs off for the loss of 3 wickets with Ashley Richardson (45*), and Neil Chapman (12*) reaching the target despite some nervous moments early on as both Andrew Hirst and Farid Hussain fell thanks to some good Ribston bowling.

The win takes the team into third place in the table with the game away at Saxton next week looking like a very important fixture.

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Little Ribston 'A'

The team to face Little Ribston at home on the 15th August 2009 is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt./Wkt)
2. Ashley Richardson
3. Mohammed Ashfaq
4. Neil Chapman
5. Zaheer Ahmed
6. Farid Hussain
7. Imran Hussain
8. Andy Barber
9. John Barber
10. Muhammad Kamran
11. Matt Bishop

Batting order to be confirmed

Start time 1.30pm, Arrive at ground for 12.45pm.

Team Statistics - Week 17

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* Stats vs. Garforth PC are incorrect for Garforth PC's innings.

** 4's & 6's for batting and bowling are missing for Saxton game & number of opposition maidens bowled. Check and re-enter on return fixture.

Whixley Evening League - Knockout Cup

On Sunday morning a makeshift 6-man strong East Keswick team travelled to Bramham & Clifford to play in the Whixley Evening League knockout competition. Batting first East Keswick made 103 all out before an amazing spell of bowling by Mark Abram (4 wickets) and some inspired 6-man fielding positions reduced a 9-man Bramham & Clifford to 103-5 in reply. A fine effort under the circumstances!

Promotion Run-In - The Fixtures

These are the remaining fixtures for top five teams who are in with a chance at promotion to Division 5.


Week 18 - Saturday 15th August

• East Keswick A v Little Ribston A
• Saxton A v Green Hammerton A
• Amaranth A v Sherburn Eversley A
• Garforth PC A v South Milford A

Week 19 - Saturday 22nd August

• Saxton A v East Keswick A
• South Milford A v Sherburn Eversley A
• Garforth PC A v Wighill Park A

Week 20 - Saturday 29th August

• Sherburn Eversley A v Garforth PC A
• Green Hammerton A v South Milford A
• East Keswick A v Amaranth A
• Saxton A v Hillam & Monk Fryston A

Week 21 - Saturday 5th September

• Sherburn Eversley A v Kippax Welfare A
• East Keswick A v Wighill Park A
• Garforth PC A v Hillam & Monk Fryston A
• South Milford A v Saxton A

Week 22 - Saturday 12th September

• Little Ribston A v Sherburn Eversley A
• Kippax Welfare A v Garforth PC A
• South Milford A v East Keswick A
• Amaranth A v Saxton A

Week 17 - Results

Week 17 saw the 1st team go down to Kippax Welfare with the assistance of what was said to be poor umpiring decisions. Kippax Welfare made 151 all out as East Keswick were bowled out for 96.

The second team won again, making it 11 on field wins out from the last 12 games played. Keswick won the toss and batted first, but were one wicket down very early on as Ashley Richardson made his first ever golden duck. Farid Hussain made a quick 30 before being caught out. Only a long stay at the crease from Andrew Hirst (37) and some important runs from Imran Hussain (15) and Andy Barber (13*) took Keswick to a well below par 130 all out.

Kippax Welfare 'A' were quickly two wickets down thanks to some good bowling from Andy Barber (7-0-23-2). A deadly spell of bowling from Faird Hussain (6.2-2-6-4) and Ashley Richardson (7-3-13-3) finished the game off as the opposition were bowled out for just 69, ensuring all 6 points.

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Kippax Welfare 'A'

The team to play at home vs. Kippax Welfare 'A' on Saturday, 8th August is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt. / Wkt.)
2. Ashley Richardson
3. Farid Hussain
4. Matthew Couchman
5. Neil Chapman
6. Steven Marsh
7. Muhammad Kamran
8. Imran Hussain
9. Zaheer Ahmed
10. Andy Barber
11. Tony Goodwin

Can all players please arrive at the ground for no later than 12.45pm.

Whixley Evening League - Week 14

This Thursday see's East Keswick playing at home where they will take on Tadcaster Magnets. Game starts at 6.30pm

Results - 1st August

Both East Keswick games were called off due to the poor weather.

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Garforth PC

The team selection for the home game against Garforth PC on the 1st August is as follows.

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt.)
2. Mohammed Ashfaq
3. Neil Chapman
4. Steven March
5. Andy Barber
6. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
7. Kavish Ansar
8. Zaheer Ahmed
9. Imran Hussain
10. John Barber
11. Fraaz Ahemd

Please be at the ground for 12.30pm - 12.45pm

Week 15 - Results

Week 15 again saw both East Keswick teams victorious. The first team scored and impressive 237/7 away at Whixley before restricting Whixley to 165/5 in reply.

The second team were put into bat against Whixley A and scored 206/8 thanks to a second wicket 95 run partnership between Adnam Taj (63), and Andrew Hirst (35). Good batting from Imran Hussain (28) and Neil Chapman (36) saw Keswick to over 200.

In reply Whixley were dismissed for 116 with Andman Taj (4-24) taking four wickets for the second week running, Andy Barber (2-39) and James Cosgrove with (2-16).

The win keeps the second team six points behind Garforth PC with next weeks game against Garforth looking like a very important fixture.

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Whixley 'A'

The team to face Whixley 'A' at home on Saturday, 25th July is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt.)
2. Mohammed Ashfaq
3. Neil Chapman
4. Adnan Taj
5. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
6. Andy Barber
7. Steven March
8. James Cosgrove
9. Imran Hussain
10. Alan Abram
11. John Barber

Start time 1.30pm.

Whixley Evening League, Team Selection - Week 12

The team for the away game against North Leeds on Thursday 23rd July is as follows:

1. Neil Chapman (Capt.)
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Adrian Hirst
4. Mark Abram (Wkt.)
5. Adnan Taj
6. Andy Barber
7. Mohammed Ashfaq
8. Gareth Meredith
9. Steven Marsh
10. Amir
11. Suja

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Directions:

The Homestead, Old Park Road, Leeds 8. Come up Roundhay Road and turn left just past Safeways and just before the Oakwood Clock. Follow the road up the slight hill and to the right at the top. The ground is on the right.

Result - Senior Evening Cup

On Tuesday evening the first team played Shadwell in the Senior Evening Cup. Batting first East Keswick scored 111 all out and were unable to restrict Shadwell who made 112/5 in a close finish.

Week 14 - Statistics

Some random statistics....

East Keswick A have...

• bowled 88 maidens this season, or 16% of all overs bowled.
• scored an average of 4.46 runs per over this season.
• scored 50.80% of all their 2,622 runs this season in boundaries.
• caught 44 out of 80 catches (55%) this season.
• had 12 batsmen hit at least one 6 this season.
• have hit fifty 6's this season.

Week 14 - Results

Both East Keswick teams won again this week with the first team making 130/7 from their 45 overs against Oulton and then bowling them impressively out for just 82, giving Keswick a 47 run victory. The win leaves them 13 points clear at the top of division 2.

The second team travelled to Hillam & Monk Fryston where they won the toss and put the home side into bat. Some fine bowling from Adnan Taj (4-26), Andy Barber (3-44) and Ashley Richardson (2-17) reduced the home side to 110 all out, with Faird Hussain taking three catches.

In reply Keswick once again made hard work of reaching the total after losing the top order cheaply. However Ashley Richardson (42), and then Neil Chapman (31*) led Keswick home for the loss of seven wickets. The win leaves Keswick just 6 points behind third place Garforth PC and nine points behind second placed Saxton, with both of these teams to play before the end of the season.

Division 2 table

Division 6 table

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Hillam & Monk Fryston

The team to play away at Hillam & Monk Fryston on Saturday, 18th July is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst
2. Ashley Richardson
3. Zaheer Ahmed
4. Neil Chapman
5. Imran Hussain
6. Farid Hussain
7. Andy Barber
8. Steven Marsh
9. Steve Skerrett
10. Adnan Taj
11. Anis Hussain (TBC)

Batting order to be confirmed

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Directions - Stocking Lane, Hillam

The ground is situated 400 metres south of the A63 Leeds – Selby road near the village of Monk Fryston. Find Monk Fryston on the A63, 1 mile east of Selby Fork on the A1 - six miles west of Selby. At the Old Garage in Monk Fryston, take the Beal-Birkin road and travel 400 metres to the ‘T’ junction, take the right turn.

Travel 50 metres, then take the first left into Stocking Lane, the entrance to the ground is on the right.

Week 13 - East Keswick vs. Sherburn Eversley 'A' Report

Despite subsequent events East Keswick A put in an excellent performance last Saturday against top of the table Sherburn Eversley to earn an exciting draw.

Winning the toss and putting Sherburn into bat East Keswick ripped through the top order thanks to some excellent bowling from Mohammed Ashfaq (4-53) reduced Sherburn to 30 for 4 wickets. Thereafter some excellent batting propelled Sherburn to 218-9 after their 45 overs with Ashley Richardson taking 2-35.

East Keswick's response got off to a poor start as Sherburn's bowling reduced them to 92-5 until a dashing 96 from Ashley Richardson and a well controlled 41* from Neil Chapman (including 27 singles!) kept them in the game. In a tense final over with East Keswick requiring six runs to win Steven March (11*) hit two scrambled runs off the final ball to earn a draw.

Week 13 - Results

Unfortunately for the 2nd team yesterday's great effort in getting a draw (Congratuations to Ashley for his excellent 96 and Neil Chapman who made 41*) against Sherburn was cancelled out as had I failed to register Anis before the 10pm deadline. For anyone interested in the explanation....

Farid had texted me Anis's details on Friday evening, but despite checking my phone regularly for new text messages I didn't see it until I checked my 'Received Messages folder' at 10pm. I can only presume i'd sat on my phone at some point during the afternoon and read the message by accident, meaning I was unaware I had received it.

I e-mailed Kevin Hutchinson (who in charge of player registration) Anis's details, and said I hoped the few minutes delay would not affect his registration (the e-mail I sent arrived at 10:07pm), but that if it did could he please reply and let me know. I checked my e-mail Saturday morning, and again before I left at 12pm, but I had not received a reply from him.

Kevin Hutchinson replied to me at 8.50pm on Saturday evening telling me that he doesn't check his e-mails after 10pm on Friday evenings, and presumably not on Saturday mornings either. Therefore Anis was not registered to play. This means Sherburn receive all 6 points and East Keswick receive a £25 fine.

Ironically I wanted another player to make sure we had 11 players for the entire game as Andy Barber would have had to have left at 5.30pm - but as it turned out Andy could have played the full game as we fielded first and he would have not been needed to bat.

So I'd like to apologise to all concerned for costing us some important points. I've throw myself down the stairs several times as punishment.

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Week 13 saw East Keswick first team demolish Kirk Hammeton for just 41 runs and knock them off for the loss of one wicket in reply. The result leaves them 13 points clear at the top of Division 2.

Whixley Evening League - Week 10

Thursday evening see's East Keswick take on Bolton Percy at home. 6.30pm start.

2nd Team - Bowling Averages

Top bowlers by wickets taken:

1. Ashley Richardson | 20 wickets | 13.90 average
2. Andy Barber | 16 wickets | 23.31 average
3. James Cosgrove | 15 wickets | 18.67 average
4. Mohammed Ashfaq | 14 wickets | 11.50 average
5. Matt Couchman | 6 wickets | 31.00 average
6. Farid Hussain | 5 wickets | 16.40 average
7. Sohail Mohammed | 5 wickets | 16.60 average
   

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Sherburn Eversley 'A'

The team to play away at Sherburn Eversley A on Saturday is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt.)
2. Ashley Richardson
3. Farid Hussain
4. Mohammed Ashfaq
5. Imran Hussain
6. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
7. Neil Chapman
8. Steven Marsh
9. Matt Bishop
10. Zaheer Ahmed
11. TBC

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Postcode: LS25 3ER

Directions - (Eversley Park):

From the traffic lights in Sherburn, head towards South Milford for 500 yards, turn right between Oddfellows Arms and Cliffe Motors up “Cricketers Way”. The ground is at the top of the driveway.

Results - Week 12

Week 12 once again saw both East Keswick teams victorious.

The first team travelled to Thorner Mexborough, and batting first the East Keswick bowling proved too strong for the hosts as they were bowled out for just 115. A low total however proved quite tricky as Keswick lost 7 wickets before reaching their target. The victory puts the first team some 12 points clear at the top of Division 2.

East Keswick A played Green Hammerton A at home. Green Hammerton won the toss and chose to bat first and despite some good bowling from both Andy Barber and Mohammed Ashfaq, they managed to avoid being bowled out whilst reaching a total of 140-8. In reply Keswick reached 22-0 before the loss of several quick wickets saw them tottering at 54-5. However an excellent sixth wicket partnership between Mohammed Ashfaq (57*) and Steve Skerrett (31) saw the target reached for the loss of six wickets and with plenty of overs to spare.

The victory leaves East Keswick just 3 points off the 3rd place promotion place and 5 points off 2nd place with an important game against top of the table Sherburn Eversley to come next week.

Result - Whixley Evening League

On Thursday Evening East Keswick defeated an eight man Sicklinghall side. Batting first Keswick scored 174-6 and then bowled the opopsition out for 128, despite some good upper order batting from the visiting team.

Whixley Evening League – Week 9

Tonight see’s East Keswick take on Sicklinghall in the Whixley Evening League. The game starts at 6.30pm.

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Green Hammerton 'A'

The 2nd team selection for the home game against Green Hammerton 'A' on Saturday 4th July 2009 is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt.)
2. Farid Hussain
3. Mohammed Ashfaq
4. Imran Hussain
5. Neil Chapman
6. Gareth Meredith
7. Matt Bishop
8. Steven Marsh
9. Andy Barber
10. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
11. Tony Goodwin

Batting order to be confirmed. 1.30pm start time.

Results - Week 11

Week 11 saw both East Keswick teams win in convincing fashion.

The 1st team bowled out second place rivals Leeds Police for just 190, before knocking the runs off for the loss of just four wickets. The win takes them 12 points clear of Leeds Police at the half way point in the season.

The 2nd team travelled to bottom of the table Wighill Park where they won the toss and chose to bat first. A good start by Andrew Hirst (35), Farid Hussain (30) and Imran Hussain (45) took Keswick to 137-3, but the loss of four quick wickets put some pressure on the middle and lower order. However Steven Marsh (25), Steve Skerrett (9) and Tony Goodwin (8) put on some vital runs to set an under par but defendable total of 196.

Keswick got off to a great start when Mohammed Ashfaq claimed the first victim in the last ball of his first over with the score on just two runs. From there on Keswick were always on top thanks to some excellent bowling by all the bowlers, especially Farid Hussain who consistently beat the bat with little luck.

When the last wicket fell Wighill were all out for 101 runs leaving Keswick fourth in the table, just 5 points behind third place, and 7 points behind second. The 2nd team have now won six out of their last seven games.

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. Wighill Park 'A'

The team to play away at Wighill Park on Saturday, 27th June 2009 is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst (Capt.)
2. Neil Chapman
3. Ashley Richardson
4. Mohammed Ashfaq
5. Gareth Meredith
6. Farid Hussain
7. Tony Goodwin
8. Matt Bishop
9. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
10. Steven March
11. Imran Hussain

1.30pm start time. Batting order to be confirmed.

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Directions - Wighill village is 2 miles north of Tadcaster. Enter the village from the south, go past the church and when the road turns sharp right keep straight on through the gate into Wighill Park. Stay on this road for ¾ of a mile to a “T” junction. Turn left on to an unmade road, then right in front of farm. Ground is on the right.

Whixley Evening League - Week 8

On Thursday evening East Keswick take on Green Hammerton at home in the Whixley Evening League. Any team news will appear on here.

2nd Team Statistics - Week 10

Dismissals – 49 out of 81 (60%) of East Keswick’s dismissals this season have been caught out. Neil Chapman extended his streak of being caught out to 8 on Saturday! Other batsmen being caught out often include, Andrew Hirst (6 out of 10), Ashley Richardson (7 out of 9) and James Cosgrove (6 out of 10) The top batsman for being bowled out is Gareth, with 5 out of 6 dismissals resulting in the feared death rattle.

Result - Betty Chadderton Cup

On Sunday afternoon East Keswick went out of the Betty Chadderton Cup semi-final after a poor all round display against a strong St Chads team.

Batting first East Keswick got to sixty-plus for the loss of just one wicket before being bowled out for just 106 with only three Keswick players made it into double figures. Some poor shot selection and running between the wickets was then compounded by a bowling and fielding display that saw 21 wides and four dropped catches, three of which could well have left Chads struggling at 45-5. Instead they cruised to victory with plenty of overs in hand.

Week 10 - Results

Week 10 again saw good victories for both the first and second teams.

The first team bowled South Milford out for 145 and easily knocked the runs off for the loss of just two wickets. This keeps them top of division 2.

The second team made it six wins out of the last seven with a convincing win over South Milford A. Batting first East Keswick made 202-9 in their 45 overs, with Farid Hussain (45) and Ashley Richardson (44*), and Sohail Mohammed (24) leading the run scoring.

In reply Keswick's bowlers reduced South Milford to 139 all out, with Andy Barber producing an excellent spell of bowling with figures of 12-1-33-4 and Mohammed Ashfaq with 7.3-1-24-2. The win took East Keswick to 5th place in the table.

Whixley Evening League Results

East Keswick pulled off a fine (and first!) victory in the Whixley Evening League last night, despite only having 10 players. Batting first Whixley scored 152 off their 16 eight ball overs, racing to 95 off their first ten overs with plenty of wickets in hand. Keswick’s bowling attack, backed up by some good catching and fielding, then produced an excellent effort to limit them to just 57 more runs off the last 48 balls.

In reply Keswick suffered an early setback when Kevin Newlove was bowled for a duck in the first over, but Sohail Mohammed (26) and Andrew Hirst (18) then put on a half century partnership to keep Keswick in the game, albeit it facing a stiff run rate. The real damage was done when a superb knock by Mark Abram (67*) and a quick fire Neil Chapman (21) effort took the Whixley bowling apart. Two big hitting overs went for 43 runs, with the ball disappearing out of the ground on several occasions for huge sixes. The winning runs came in the last over with six balls to spare as Keswick coasted to victory.

Team Selection - Thursday Evening League

The team to play away at Whixley this evening is as follows:

Neil Chapman (Capt.)
Mark Abram (Wkt.)
Andrew Hirst
Adrian Hirst
Kevin Newlove
Mohammed Ashfaq
Sohail Mohammed
Gareth Meredith
Steven March
Andy Barber
TBC

2nd Team - Team Selection vs. South Milford 'A'

The team to take on South Milford 'A' at home on Saturday 20th June is as follows:

1. James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2. Andrew Hirst (Wkt.)
3. Ashley Richardson
4. Neil Chapman
5. Gareth Meredith
6. Mohammed Ashfaq
7. Sajid Ali
8. Andy Barber
9. Steven March
10. Matt Bishop
11. Matt Couchman

Batting line-up to be confirmed. Please meet at the ground for 12.45pm

Week 9 - 2nd Team Statistics

Here are the 2nd team 'Team Stats' for up to week 9.

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Other miscellaneous stats....

Neil Chapman has been dismissed 7 times this season - all caught out.

James Cosgrove has the best catching record in the team, taking 6 out of 7 catches.

Steven March has the worst catching record in the team dropping all 3 of the catches coming his way.

Ashley Richardson has the best batting average, scoring 579 runs at an average of 61.00, whilst hitting 63 fours and 19 sixes (67% of all his runs are in boundaries).

Steve Skerrett has the lowest batting average, scoring 10 runs in 5 innings and averaging 3.33.

Matt Bishop has no batting average due to two not out's!

Upcoming Fixtures : 15th June - 21st June, 2009

This week's fixtures see massive game for both East Keswick 1st and 2nd teams.


Thursday 18th June 2009 - Whixley Evening League, Week 10

Thursday evening see’s the East Keswick Evening League team travel to Whixley


Saturday 20th June 2009 – Wetherby League, Week 10

1st Team vs. South Milford (Away)

2nd Team vs. South Milford (Home)


Sunday 21st June – Semi-Final, Betty Chadderton Cup

2nd Team vs. St’ Chads (Home)

Week 9 - Results

Week 9 saw both East Keswick teams storm to impressive victories.

The 1st team racked up 263 all out against Old Leodiensians, before bowling them out for 138 and giving them an easy 125 run victory. This keeps them on top of League 2, ahead of Thorner and Leeds Police.

The 2nd team travelled to Amaranth and were put into bat where they scored an impressive 250/7. Andrew Hirst scored 44, Sajid Ali 84, James Cosgrove 46 and Mohammed Ashfaq 35. In reply Amaranth were skittled out for just 76 with Sajid Ali returning figures of 14-6-10-3, and James Cosgrove 9-0-24-4. This ensured a 174 run victory and all six points whilst keeping the team within touching distance of second place in the division.

League 2 Table

League 6 Table

2nd Team Selection - Amaranth (away)

The team to play away at Amaranth on Saturday 13th June is as follows. Batting order to be confirmed.

1. James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Neil Chapman
4. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
5. Steven March
6. Gareth Meredith
7. Andy Barber
8. Matt Bishop
9. Ashley Richardson
10. Mohammed Ashfaq
11. Sajid Ali

Directions

Crossgates area – LS15 8AB - Vickers Tank Factory progress along Manston Lane, with tank factory on right hand side, for 1 mile, at Farm turn right (club signs), ground immediately behind farm.

Result - Whixley Evening League

The game against Long Marston was called off due to rain. Long Marston made 90 in 12 overs but Keswick's reply never got under way.

Whixley Evening League - Week 6

Tonight (Thursday 11th June) see's East Keswick play away at Long Marston in the Whixley Evening League. Due to unavailability of several players a team cannot yet be given.

Week 8 - Results

East Keswick 1st team travelled to Saxton and sent them crashing to a heavy defeat in wet conditions. Batting first Saxton made just 71 runs, with the first team knocking them off for the loss of just two wickets. This victory sends the team to the top of division 2.

The 2nd team hosted Saxton A, and some sterling work by Yogi, Harry and Gareth meant the ground was fit for play, albeit with the overs reduced to 40 overs. Winning the toss, and choosing to bowl first Saxton A restricted East Keswick to 133 all out on a tricky batting surface. Ashley Richardson scored 47 and down the order Gareth Meredith scored an important 18 not out.

Batting second Saxton A lost a couple of early wickets thanks to a run out and early wicket by Mohammed Ashfaq. Saxton then responded taking them within only two dozen runs to win with half a dozen wickets in hand. However some excellent bowling by Ashley Richardson (3-26) and Mohammed Ashfaq (5-38) took East Keswick to an excellent 2 run victory and keeps them in touch with the leading teams.

Result - Whixley Evening League

On Thursday evening East Keswick took on Tadcaster Magnets, in Tadcaster. Batting first Keswick made 143 all out with James Cosgrove top scoring with 52. In reply Tadcaster Magnets knocked off the total in the growing darkness and sent Keswick to another loss in the competition.

Week 8 – East Keswick 2nd Team Selection

The team selection for Saturday 6th June's home game against Saxton A is as follows: (batting order TBC). Start time 1.30pm

1. James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Ashley Richardson
4. Neil Chapman
5. Mohammed Ashfaq
6. Fareed
7. Gareth Meredith
8. Steven Marsh
9. Matt Couchman
10. Steve Skerrett (Wkt.)
11. Zaheer Ahmed

The weather forecast for this evening, throughout the night, and Saturday morning is for rain, heavy at times. From 12-1pm onwards it will hopefully clear away and remain largely dry. Yogi says the outfield will stand a good deal of rainfall and that the wicket will be covered from this afternoon onwards. Providing the ground is playable at around lunchtime, the plan is to wait until the rain stops and then try and get the game underway, playing reduced overs if necessary. With Saxton being at the top of the table they should hopefully want to play the game rather than call it off. So fingers crossed!

Detailed forecast here

Whixley Evening League Team Selection - 4th June 2009

The team so far for the Thursday evening game away against Tadcaster Magnets is as follows : (please note change in personel)

1. Neil Chapman (Capt.)
2. James Cosgrove
3. Andrew Hirst (Wkt.)
4. Andy Barber
5. Gareth Meredith
6. Mohammed Ashfaq
7. Adrian Hirst
8. TBC
9. TBC
10. TBC
11. TBC

Batting order to be confirmed.

This week the 1st team are providing 4 players for the game.

Address :

Magnet Sports Club, Queens Gardens, Tadcaster, Yorkshire LS24 9HD

Fixtures - Correction

Please note, the Thursday Evening League game is against Tadcaster Magnets, and not Whixley as previously stated.

Fixtures

Thursday 4th June : Whixley Evening League

Tadcaster Magnets vs. East Keswick (6.30pm)

Saturday 6th June : Wetherby League, Division 2

Saxton vs. East Keswick

Saturday 6th June : Wetherby League, Division 6

East Keswick 'A' vs. Saxton 'A'

Week 7 - Bowling Stats

Here are the bowling stats for the East Keswick 2nd Team up to week 7.

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Result - Betty Chadderton Rose Bowl, Quarter Final

On Sunday 31st May, East Keswick Seconds played Garforth Parish Church in the Betty Chadderton Rose Bowl quarter final. Under clear blue skies East Keswick lost the toss and were put in to bat on a wicket offering some life to the bowlers early on.

James Cosgrove and Andrew Hirst got Keswick off to a good start reaching 48 before the loss of the first wicket. Zaheer Ahmed then made a fluent 36 before being bowled, leaving Keswick on 100-2. After that the usual Keswick collapse ensued as wickets tumbled leaving the team 112-5 with 12 overs remaining.

However a solid partnership between Mohammed Ashfaq (51*) and Gareth Meredith (12) took Keswick up to the 200 mark, with Ashfaq bringing up his 50 with a six over mid-wicket. This left Keswick on a respectable 204-9 after their 40 overs.

In reply Garforth PC got off to a steady start, but one that was leaving them behind an increasing run rate. Man of the match Ashfaq (3 for 47) struck when removing the two opening batsmen, and with the next four players only making 6 runs between thanks to some good bowling by James Cosgrove (3 for 16), Garforth PC found themselves requiring a near impossible 10 runs an over.

Only some good late batting took them to 167-9, leaving them 38 runs short of the total and putting Keswick through to the Semi-Finals.

Week 7 - Results

Week 7 saw East Keswick 1st's bounce back from a heavy defeat the previous week to comfortable beat Bilton in Ainsty. Scoring 225/9 Keswick strolled to a comfortable win by dismissing the visitors for just 142.

The 2nd team slipped to defeat away at Little Ribston by 11 runs. Ribston batting first reached 166/7 with Matt Couchman taking 4/35 and Ashley Richardson 2/23. Once again however Keswick's batting let them down as they went from 123/3 to 155 all out with Ashley Richardson (32) and James Cosgrove (29) topping the run scoring.

Result - Whixley Evening League

The Thursday team lost by 1 run to Goldsborough last night. Details to follow.

2nd Team Selection - Little Ribston (Away)

The team selection for the away game at Little Ribston on the 30th May is as follows:

1.James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2.Andrew Hirst
3.Neil Chapman
4.Ashley Richardson
5.Matt Bishop
6.Andy Barber
7.Matt Couchman
8.Zaheer Ahmed
9.Steven March
10.Mohammed Ashfaq
11.Gareth Meredith

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Directions – (Ribston Park)

From Wetherby take the B6164 through Kirk Deighton and North Deighton, after passing over a small bridge, the ground is visible in Ribston Park on the right hand side.

From Knaresborough take the B6164 at the Retail Park roundabout, pass all the way through the village; the ground is after the last building (the Village Hall) on the left.

Result - Reserve Evening Cup

East Keswick 2nd XI crashed out of the preliminary round to Barwick in Elmet by 97 runs on Tuesday evening. Batting first Barwick made 146/6 with James Cosgrove taking 4-31 off his 6 overs. Keswick's poor batting left them a long way short with not a single batsman making it into double figures, leaving extras the top scorer with 17.

Reserve Evening Cup - Tuesday 26th May

This 2nd team game will take place on Tuesday evening starting at 6.30pm. The original fixture was called off last week due to rain. The game is 20 overs a side and take place at Barwick in Elmet.

1. James Cosgrove
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Neil Chapman
4. Steve Skerrett
5. Steven March
6. Matt Couchman
7. Mohammed Ashfaq
8. Matt Bishop
9. John Barber
10. Zaheer Ahmed
11. Sohail Mohammed


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Directions - Chapel Lane, Barwick

From Wetherby/ York – Turn left at the Fox and Grapes on A64 and go to the village. At the Church turn right towards Leeds and follow road through village. At the New Inn turn left towards Garforth and then immediately first left into Chapel Lane. Ground is situated behind Village Hall on the right, access via first road after Village Hall.

Week 6 - Results

Week 6 saw the Keswick 1st team bowl Kippax Welfare out for just 119 before collapsing in reply to 41 all out. Details to follow.

The 2nd team bowled well early on as they restricted Kippax Welfare A to 193-5 as Andy Barber took 2-46 and Ashley Richardson 1-44. Keswick then cruised to 118-0 in the 27th over, with Ashley Richardson (81) and James Cosgrove (41) batting superbly.

Then came a Keswick collapse that saw the team slump to 174-7 with just four overs remaining. With victory looking to have been thrown away a spirited eighth wicket partnership saw Steven March (20*) and Steve Skerrett (6*) put on 22 runs for victory, with Steven Marsh hitting four runs to win the game with just 2 balls remaining.

2nd Division results here
2nd Division table here

6th Division results here
6th Division table here

2nd Team Selection - Kippax (Away)

The team selection is as follows for the game away at Kippax on the 23rd May.

1. James Cosgrove
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Ashley Richardson
4. Neil Chapman
5. Gareth Meredith
6. Steven March
7. Steve Skerrett
8. Zaheer
9. Andy Barber
10. Matt Couchman
11. John Barber

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Directions - Kippax Welfare Club, Longdyke Lane, Kippax - LS25 7BP

From Wetherby: Take Castleford Road A656 by Ledston Luck, turn next right at crossroads, sign posted to Kippax, onto Longdyke Lane, turn right into sports ground just before first house on right hand side.

From Leeds: Take the Kippax sign off the A63 Leeds-Selby into the village, turn left at the roundabout, go through the village onto Longdyke Lane, turn left into sports ground after the last house on your left.

Whixley Evening League - GAME OFF

Tonight's game against North Leeds in the Whixley Evening League has been called off due to the weather.

Whixley Evening League - Week 3

On Thursday evening, weather permitting, East Keswick will play against North Leeds. The start time will be 6.30pm.

Betty Chadderton Rosebowl - Quarter Finals

Due to Bilton in Ainstry defaulting on the game that was due to take place on Sunday afternoon because they couldnt raise a team, East Keswick now progress to the Quarter Finals.

This game will be against the winner of the replayed Sicklinghall vs. Garforth PC match and will be played on Sunday 31st May.

Reserve Evening Cup - MATCH CALLED OFF

The game scheduled for this evening has been called off due to the bad weather. It will be rescheduled at a later date, possibly next week

The rescheduled fixture will be played on Tuesday 26th May 2009

Reserve Evening Cup - Tuesday 19th May

On Tuesday 19th May the 2nd team play away in the Reserve Evening Cup against Barwick in Elmet. The postcode for sat nav is LS15 4EL. See below for the map


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Chapel Lane, Barwick

From Wetherby/ York – Turn left at the Fox and Grapes on A64 and go to the village. At the Church turn right towards Leeds and follow road through village. At the New Inn turn left towards Garforth and then immediately first left into Chapel Lane. Ground is situated behind Village Hall on the right, access via first road after Village Hall.

Week 5 - 2nd Team Bowling Statistics

Stats for 2nd team bowling after the game against Whixley.

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Week 5 - Results

Week 5 saw victories for both the 1st and 2nd teams.

Making an impressive total of 234/8 on a wet wicket at Keswick the first team took 5 points and a 109 run victory after limiting Whixley to just 125/7 in reply. Sujahat Riaz scored 123 not out and Mark Abram scored 45 as East Kewswick batted first.

The 2nd team made 163 all out batting first against Whixley with Ashley Richardson again scoring an impressive 64. Zaheer chipped in with a useful 23 and James Cosgrove 22. In reply some excellent bowling by Mohsan (4-24) and Ashley Richardson (6-21) saw Whixley skittled for just 89 runs.

Weather Forecast

As i'm sure people are aware there has been a good deal of rain over the past 24 hours. Yogi said on Thursday evening that the ground would handle a good couple of inches of rain and should not be too badly affected. As of 9.50pm Friday evening there has been nothing to suggest that the game is currently in danger of being called off.

The 2nd team game at Whixley is still on. James spoke to their captain on Friday evening and he said that the ground drains well and there will be an inspection early Saturday morning. 2nd team players will be informed before 11am if the game has been called off.

The overnight forecast is/was for mainly dry weather for both home and away games and into Saturday afternoon the forecast is for light rain, cloud and sunshine, so fingers crossed that both will take place.

Leeds Met Office Forecast

York Met Office Forecast

Week 2 - Whixley Evening League Result

On Thursday night East Keswick lost a game reduced to 12 overs by 6 just runs after failing to reach Church Fenton's target of 159.

Some good batting by the Church Fenton top order set a tough target bearing in the poor light, and despite being behind the required run rate for a good part of the game some excellent batting by Mark Abram's (39) and Farid Hussain (52) brought East Kewsick within half a dozen runs of the target. Two sixes of the last two balls by Gareth Meredith (12*) left the game agonisingly close, especially as the 'final' ball of the game which was hit for six was a clear no ball that the umpire didn't spot.

2nd Team Selection - Whixley (Away)

The team for the away game at Whixley is as follows.

1. James Cosgrove
2. Andrew Hirst
3. Neil Chapman
4. Ashley Richardson
5. Steve Marsh
6. Gareth Meredith
7. Matthew Couchman
8. Andy Barber
9. Steve Skerrett
10. Z. Butt
11. (Player confirmed, name unknown)

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Whixley Evening League Team Selection - Week 2

Below is the team for the home game on the Thursday evening of the 14th May against Church Fenton. Please be at the ground for 6pm, match starts 6.30pm prompt.

1. Neil Chapman (Capt.)
2. Mark Abram (Wkt.)
3. James Cosgrove
4. Adrian Hirst
5. Andrew Hirst
6. Kevin Newlove
7. Gareth Meredith
8. Matthew Couchman
9. (1st team player, TBC)
10. (1st team player, TBC)
11. (1st team player, TBC)

Please note that it has been agreed that from week 3 onwards there will be 5 first team players and 6 second team players in the line-up, and then the week after 6 first team and 5 second. This rotation will continue to the end of the season with the intention of providing a better mix of players from both teams and hopefully provide more competition and a better team.

Week 4 - 2nd Team Batting Averages

Here are the batting averages for the 2nd team after week 4's results. Ashley Richardson's fantastic early season form means he has already amassed 308 runs at an average of 77.00. This leaves him only 60 runs short of the total he scored in 12 innings throughout all of last season.

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1st Team Scorecard - Week 4

Some superb bowling early on from East Keswick as Imran and Bash ripped through Bramhope's top order as they barely reached double figures. Only some determined tail end batting pushed Bramhope's score into three digits.

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Upcoming Fixtures - 10th May - 17th May

Here are the fixtures coming up this week. First team players are encouraged to speak to Neil Chapman (nelleychap123@aol.com) regarding playing in the Thursday Evening League games. If you wish to play but are having problems getting to games, then again speak to Neil and arrangements can hopefully be made to provide a lift.

Thursday 14th May - Whixley Evening League

• East Keswick vs. Church Fenton (1st & 2nd team mix)

Saturday 16th May - Wetherby League Fixtures

• East Keswick vs. Whixley (1st team)
• Whixley A vs. East Keswick A (2nd team)

Sunday 17th May - Round 1, Betty Chadderton Rosebowl

• East Keswick A vs. Bilton in Ainsty A (2nd team)

Week 4 - Results

The East Keswick 1st team took all 6 points in a convincing 87 run victory over Bramhope. They made 196 all out and then removed the opposition for 109. The victory lifted them to third place in the table. (More details to follow)

The 2nd team continued a run of losing close games as Garforth PC won with just three balls remaining. An excellent batting performance on a good batting wicket, with James Cosgrove making a superb 116, Ashley Richardson 56 and Neil Chapman 30* was not enough to compensate for a series of dropped catches and having to field for 20 or so overs with only ten men.

Week 1 - Whixley Evening League Result

The East Keswick Whixley Evening League team lost by 61 runs to Bolton Percy on Thursday evening. Chasing a target of 156 off sixteen eight ball overs they were bowled out for 96. Despite some excellent fielding (with three run outs and an excellent catch from Gareth Meredith), and some tight bowling from Adrian Hirst (4-0-29-2) East Keswick were unable to follow it up in the batting department.

Keswick lost Mark Abram for a duck early on and only Kevin Newlove (15) and Andrew Hirst (18) reached double figures.

Next Thursday East Keswick are at home to Church Fenton. Anyone wanting to play and wanting a game should contact Neil Chapman on: nelleychap123@aol.com

2nd Team Selection - Garforth PC (Away)

The 2nd team for the away game at Garforth PC on Saturday 9th May is as follows:

1. James Cosgrove (Capt.)
2. Andrew Hirst (Wkt.)
3. Neil Chapman
4. Steven Marsh
5. Andy Barber
6. Matt Couchman
7. Matt Bishop
8. Gareth Meredith
9. Steve Skerrett
10. Matt Cosgrove
11. Ashley Richardson

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Whixley Evening League Team Selection - Week 1

The team selection for the Whixley evening league game on Thursday is as below. Two first team players to be confirmed to complete the line up. Other details (map & times) can be found in the post directly below this one.

1. Neil Chapman (capt.)
2. Mark Abram (wkt.)
3. James Cosgrove
4. Andrew Hirst
5. Adrian Hirst
6. Kevin Newlove
7. Gareth Meredith
8. Matt Couchman
9. Steve Skerritt
10. Matty Cosgrove
11. John Barber

Whixley Evening League - Week 1

This Thursday sees the start of the Whixley Evening League. The first game of the season will be away against Bolton Percy. The start time will be 6.30pm and players are asked to arrive for 6pm.

The team news will be posted on here as soon as the selection is confirmed. (Click and drag map to scroll)


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Week 3 - Bowling Stats

Bowling stats after week 3. Click to enlarge.

Week 3 - Results

East Keswick 1st team made a remarkable recovery in making 144 all out after being reduced to 33-6. Some excellent bowling then skittled Oulton out for just 116 to claim six points.

In contrast the 2nd team slumped from 55-0 to 104 all out in a poor batting performance that wasn't helped by a low bouncing wicket. Only a fine last wicket partnership between Matt Bishop and John Simpson took the total into three figures. To make matters worse they were reduced to ten men when Gareth Meredith broke a toe whilst batting and was unable to field.

Despite a stirling bowling effort and some much improved fielding, Hillam & Monk Fryston reached the total with two wickets to spare, with perhaps the decisive moment coming as Andrew Hirst dropped a simple top edged catch behind the stumps off the bowling of Ashley Richardson.

James Cosgrove took 4-36, Andy Barber 3-27 and Ashley Richardson 1-30.

2nd Team Selection - Hillam and Monk Fryston (Home)

The team selection for the home game against Hillam & Monk Fryston (Home) on Saturday, 2nd May is as follows:

1. Andrew Hirst
2. Ashley Richardson
3. John Simpson
4. James Cosgrove
5. Steven Marsh
6. John Barber
7. Neil Chapman
8. Matthew Couchman
9. Gareth Meredith
10. Andy Barber
11. Matt Bishop

(Batting order to be confirmed)

Start time – 1.30pm. Can everyone please try to arrive at the ground for 12.30pm.

Apologies to anyone not picked this week who was available for selection and wanting to play. It’s hoped everyone who is available will get a game on a regular basis, but having extra players means that the line-up will be swapped around during the season. There are of course Cup games coming up, as well as the Thursday Evening League games. If you can play in those games let James or Neil know as the aim is to get everyone a game who wants one.

Match Scoresheets - Password & Username

From this week onwards electronic copies of the match reports (home games only!) will be sent to the Wetherby League website by logging in with a username and password, entering the scores and sending it directly to them. For more information please see here.

As directed, a request has been made for a username and password using the East Keswick e-mail address. When a reply is received with the relevant information then the username and password will be mailed out to the people who require it.

East Keswick v St Chads Broomfield - Fred Fleetwood Cup Result

The 1st team went down heavily on Sunday afternoon to St Chads Broomfield.

St Chads Broomfield 180/7, East Keswick 50 all out - St Chads Broomfield won by 130 runs

Week 2 - 2nd Team Statistics

After just two games the 2nd team have conceeded a mammoth 71 runs in extras. This includes 22 wides, 17 no balls, 19 byes and 13 leg-byes (and works out at nearly a quarter of all the runs scored by the opposition!) In addition only 4 out of 11 possible catches have been taken as well as numerous misfields that have led to runs being conceeded. Clearly some improvement is needed by bowlers and fielders!

Team Stats

Week 2 - Results

Week 2 saw the 1st team bounce back with a victory. Restricting Kirk Hammerton to 168-8 off 45 over they knocked the runs off with ease reaching the total for the loss of just 3 wickets (no further information at present).

The 2nd team suffered an agonising and self inflicted three wicket loss that came down to the last ball of the game, when a thick edge to third man brought Sherburn Eversley a narrow victory. The 2nd team did themselves no favours bowling 11 wides, 9 no balls, putting down 2 dropped catches and a displaying a wide selection of sloppy fielding that gave a couple dozen easy runs to the opposition.

Ashley Richardson top scored for the second week running scoring 63, whilst James Cosgrove and Sohail Mohammed chipped in with useful scores of 39 and 35 respectively. The bowling was headed by Sohail Mohammed who took 3-53, Ashley Richardson with 2-35 and James Cosgrove who took 2-41. Mohammed Ashfaq's excellent last over however was not enough to win Keswick the game.

Score sheet

Green Hammerton vs East Keswick - Scoresheet

Here's the (incomplete) scoresheet from last week's game between the 2nd team and Green Hammerton. Click on it to enlarge.

East Keswick vs. Thorner - Scoresheet

Here's the scoresheet from last week's game between the 1st team and Thorner. Click on it to enlarge.

Whixley Evening League Fixtures

Below are the updated and final fixtures for the Whixley Evening League. All of the return fixtures are given in brackets.

May 7th - Bolton Percy v East Keswick (Return 9th July)

May 14th - East Keswick v Church Fenton (Return fixture 16th July)

May 21st - East Keswick v North Leeds (Return 23rd July)

May 28th - East Keswick v Goldsborough (Return 30th July)

4th June - Tadcaster Magnets v East Keswick (Return 6th August)

11th June - Long Marston v East Keswick

18th June - Whixley v East Keswick

25th June - East Keswick v Green Hammerton

2nd July - East Keswick v Sicklinghall

Please let Neil Chapman know if you are avilable for selection and on which dates. You can contact him on: nelleychap123@aol.com