Last Man Stands

The club has been given the chance to take part in a new tournament called 'Last Man Stands'. Full details can be seen below. If you're interested in playing and/or running the team please fill in the form here.

"Last Man Stands is a global 8-a-side amateur Twenty20 Cricket League. Typically each game is completed in less than 2 hours making it the perfect game to play on midweek evenings or on Sundays. The action is on its way to Leeds. It’s quick, exciting, and fast-paced – so what are you waiting for?

Last Man Stands is all about the excitement of Twenty20 cricket with a difference – 20 overs are played, but with 5 balls per over instead of 6, each side consists of 8 players as opposed to the regulation 11, and sides can only be bowled out when all 8 players are dismissed – hence the name, Last Man Stands.

There are 20,000 players and 1,200 teams playing Last Man Stands Cricket in 5 countries and 30 cities around the world. Once your team starts competing, each player will receive a global ranking within 24 hours of the completion of each match. Most excitingly, the newly established Last Man Stands Leeds League will fit into the global structure of the game, meaning that the winners of the Leeds Champions League will then be entered into the Yorkshire and North of England Regional Finals, with the subsequent winner progressing into the National Finals which in 2010 were held at the home of cricket, Lords.

The ultimate winners of the National Finals will then receive paid flights to Cape Town to take part in the Last Man Stands 2012 World Championship. The 2010 World Championship took place on the Gold Coast of Australia. The eventual tournament winners, Protea Coin, were crowned World Champions and took $10,000 in prize money back home to Pretoria in South Africa.

The Last Man Stands Leeds League will commence shortly so please ensure you register your team as soon as possible. Last Man Stands is open to anyone including groups of friends, workmates and clubs who want to involve more of their members in the game.

Costs and Inclusions

Teams pay a registration fee and a match fee per game which covers:

• Coloured ODI-Style Team Shirts
• Team Insurance
• Ground Hire
• Umpiring
• Scoring
• Cricket Balls
• Playing Equipment
• League Management
• Stats Capture
• Prizes
• National & International Championships
• Team World Rankings
• Team Profile Pages
• Batting Rankings for each player
• Bowling Rankings for each player
• Personal Profiles for every registered player in the team."
  
  
  You can see the full PDF flyer for the tournament here. Visit the website here

Week 7 - Match Reports

The week 7 match reports can now be found here. The league tables have also been updated after this week's round of games.

Week 7 - Results

Week 7 saw both Keswick sides slump to defeats. The 1st XI made a decent start in reaching 50-2 but were then skittled out for just 76. The 2nd XI made 129 all out against Hillam but despite some good bowling went down by 9 wickets.

Match reports early in the week.

Week 7: Transport Arrangements

Please see the Facebook group for details.

Week 7 - Team Selections

The teams for the games against South Milford (Away) and Hillam & Monk Fryston (Home) have been made and are on the Team Selection page.

Please note that we are waiting confirmation from a couple of players regarding their availability. Depending on the outcome the team could change again before Saturday. An update will be made at 6pm Thursday.

Week 6 - Match Reports

The match reports for the games against Thorner and South Milford are now on the website.

Week 6 - Results

Both the 1st and 2nd teams suffered losses for the second week running. Reports to follow.

Orpington CC - Friendly

On Wednesday the 27th July 2011 East Keswick will host Orpington CC in a friendly game of 20/20 cricket. The game will start at 6pm and there will be some food followed by a few drinks down the village pub.

If you wish to play please visit this page and register your interest. Please do this even if you have already said you would like to play.

Club Registration Fee

Just a reminder to those who have not paid that they should remember to pay their club registration fee. If you cannot pay it all in one go please try to make a small payment each week. This is one off payment of £20 and helps provide money for the running of the club and to buy cricket ball. You can read more about it here

Also if you have not paid for a club shirt can you please do so.

Travel Arrangements

The travel arrangements for this week's games against Thorner (Home) and South Milford (Away) are as follows:


Kamran: Venu, Guru, Ravi, Ashfaq - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket at 12.10pm

Andrew: Scorer, Muthiah - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket at 12.10pm

Andrew: Rahul - Meet outside Headingley Indoor Nets at 12.15pm

Chris: Sekhur, Bharath, Gunalan - speak to Chris for details of time and place to be picked up.

Week 6 - Team Selection

Team selections for week 6 are now available. Transport details to follow.

Touring side wanting 20/20 game

I received the following mail the other day. I'm sure we could raise enough people wanting to play this one off mid-week 20/20 game? Any volunteers?

"Orpington CC (www.orpingtoncc.co.uk) will be touring Leeds during the week commencing 25 July 2011 and are looking for some fixtures against local sides.

Orpington are returning to Leeds for the second time in 3 years following the success of our Leeds Tour 2009. We are a very friendly side who enjoy socialising after the game.

Would you be interested in offering us a fixture on 25,26,27,28 July? Anything from an evening 20/20 to an all day game?

Kind Regards

Orpington CC "

Bramham & Clifford - Division 6

The following information was received this afternoon from the Wetherby Cricket League.

"Bramham & Clifford have confirmed that, as expected, their 2nd XI will not be in a position to fulfil any fixtures in Division 6 this season.

All points gained by teams from fixtures forfeited by Bramham & Clifford will now be expunged.

Of the 7 remaining teams in Division 6, Amaranth, East Keswick, Hillam & Monk Fryston and Whixley were due to play Bramham & Clifford 4 times. This now means that they will only be playing 18 league fixtures this season whilst Green Hammerton, Scholes and South Milford were due to play them only twice leaving them with 20 league fixtures.

The Senior Cricket Committee considered the following options:

1.      To leave the fixture schedule as it is and calculate the league table on an average points per game basis.

2.      To arrange 2 additional fixtures for the teams who will be playing 18 so that all teams play 20.

3.      To remove 2 fixtures from the teams who will be playing 20 so that all teams play 18.

We felt that option 1 could be difficult to administer and option 2 would be unpopular as the additional fixtures would need to be played on a Sunday, therefore, we have decided that option 3 is the only feasible solution. To ensure that all 7 teams play 18 league fixtures the following will now be classed as friendlies:

·         4th June – Green Hammerton A v Scholes A

·         25th June – Scholes A v South Milford A

·         23rd July – South Milford A v Green Hammerton A

They will still need to be played under the same rules as all other league games except that no league points will be awarded, appearances will not count towards the cup/last 3 league games rule, individual performances will not count towards the league averages, the results do not need to be texted and no match return is required.

Although it is a shame that Bramham & Clifford A are unable to fulfil their fixtures there are two positives that have arisen:

1.      Great Preston have a number of spare players this season and after a discussion with them they have agreed to field a 3rd XI on all the weeks when Bramham & Clifford were scheduled to play away, starting with Scholes on 28th May. As Great Preston B did not enter the WCL this season, none of these games will need to be played under the league rules, therefore, the clubs may be flexible to suit.

2.      When teams do have blank weeks they should be in a position to put their entire 2nd XI into the Player Pool and hopefully prevent other teams from having to cancel fixtures due to a shortage of players.

The Senior Cricket Committee will discuss promotion and the future structure of Division 6 at their meeting next week. If you would like to submit any recommendations from your club regarding these matters please do not hesitate to contact me before the end of the week."

Gallery Update

I've added some more photos to the gallery section of the website.

Week 5 - Match Reports

Match reports for week 5 are now available and the tables have been updated.

Week 5 - Results

Both East Keswick teams suffered defeats with the 1st XI going down by 4 wickets in a low scoring game against Leeds Police. The 2nd team suffered a heavy 10 wicket loss at the hands of Green Hammerton.

Full details will follow later.

Travel Arrangements

Please note that if you're being picked up by Kamran on Saturday, he will be coming for 12.35pm and not 12.15pm.

Travel Arrangements: 14th May 2011

These are the travel arrangements for the games against Leeds Police and Green Hammerton. If you have any problems or questions, please contact the person giving you a lift or the respective captain.



Kamran: Venu, Bharath, Ravi, Muthiah - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket on Queens Road at 12.35pm

Andrew: Ashfaq, Joe, Scorer - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket on Queens Road at 12.10pm

Andrew: Rahul - Indoor Cricket Nets - 12.15pm

John Winterburn: Gunalan, Hassan, Sekhur - Leeds Uni, Parkinson Steps at 12.10pm

Week 5 - Team Selection

The teams for the games on the 14th May against Leeds Police 'A' (Away) and Green Hammerton 'A' (Home) are now available here.

Please check back later today for transport arrangements.

East Keswick Gallery

The gallery page has had the first set of photographs uploaded to the slideshow. Most of these were taken in 2007 & 2008. Some happy days and a few familiar faces. If you have some photos you'd like to see included please e-mail the club.

1st XI Batting & Bowling Averages

These can be found via the links in the East Keswick Facebook Group page (in the Discussions section). You'll need a copy of Adobe Reader on your computer to view the PDF files.

Week 4 - League Tables

The up to date league tables are now available to view

Week 4 - Match Reports

The week 4 match reports and scorecards can now be found in the Results & Fixtures section.

Week 4 - Results

East Keswick CC had mixed fortunes as the 1st team made it two wins in a row as they sneaked by Bramhope by 9 runs.  The 2nd team tasted defeat for the first time as they went down by 89 runs at Whixley.

Full reports to follow later.

Transport for Saturday, 7th May

Below are the transport arrangements for the Bramhope & Whixley games. If you have any questions please contact the relevant captain. Please check these details before the game on Saturday to make sure there have been no changes.

Kamran: Venu, Cherry, Ravi, Muthiah - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket on Queens Road at 12.10pm

Chris: Ashfaq, Ajay, Bharath - Meet outside Headingley Indoor Nets at 12pm

Andrew: Sekhur, Gunalan, Scorer, Rahul - Meet outside Headingley nets at 12.10pm

The East Keswick Facebook page (Info tab > Recent News) has a link giving you a list of club phone numbers. Please use this to phone anyone you are picking up or being picked up by on the day of the game.

Week 4 - Team Selection

The team selections have been made for the games against Bramhope and Whixley. One place to be confirmed.

Week 3 - League Tables

These are now available to view here.

Week 3 - Match Reports

This weeks match reports can now be read by clicking on the link in the results column on the Fixtures & Results page.

Please note, you can now view the scorecards for this week's games (and time allowing, all future games) by clicking on the link inside the match report.

East Keswick double victory

For the first time this season both East Keswick teams savoured victory. The 1st XI squeezed past Kippax in a last over thriller to claim 5 points, whilst a 9 man 2nd XI brushed aside Green Hammerton with a 5 wicket win.

Full reports to come later.