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Weekend's Senior Fixtures

posted 7 May 2012 11:08 by Web Master

SATURDAY 12th May

1st XI away at Furness
2nd XI home against Millom
3rd XI Free weekend

Results 5/6 May 2012

posted 7 May 2012 10:50 by Web Master

1st XI 250-5 v Workington 151-9
Grainger 112 Webster 77
Spiers 4-24 Weththasinghe 3-38

2nd IX 235 v Vickerstown 48 all out
Chambers 95 and 5-12, Mandale 74

3rd XI 180 something - 6(?) v Egremont 3rd XI 130 something - 9
Winning draw for the thirds (Sorry I can't remember the exact scores despite playing in the game!)


Match Report 2ND XI v Lindal Moor 28th April 2012

posted 7 May 2012 10:43 by Web Master


2ND XI v Lindal Moor April 28th at Sandair
Result: win to Cockermouth 18 points

On a sunny but chilly April day Cockermouth 2nds began their new adventure in the North Lancs and Cumbria League structure with a fixture against Lindal Moor 2nd XI. This should have been their second fixture but due to the sad demise of Duddon C.C. and the subsequent promotion back into Division 1 for Egremont 1sts the original Egremont curtain raiser was scrubbed.

The Lindal team led by County Development coach and long time North Lancs stalwart Alaistair McDougall included both of Alistairs sons and a smattering of Lindals up and coming youngsters plus one of Cumbrias brightest girl players.

The Cockermouth team having had to draft in some of the 3rd XI players due to originally picked players having to be drafted into the firsts was quite an experimental team balanced quite nicely with age and wisdom in the shape of skipper Stephen Chambers and John Drake ( your choice as to whom is age and whom is wisdom!!) some 20 somethings and a collection of U17/15 players.

The skipper continued his run of being an excellnt tosser! and inserted the away team into what looked a good surface especially for an April day at Sandair. Matthew Hodgson began preceedings with an accurate opening over. Jonny Norman steaming in! from the river end managed to bowl a half tracker just outside off stump which was met with the middle of the Lindal openers bat and it would have zoomed straight to the boundary if it had not been hit directly at Jack Mason fielding at cover. Jonny then proceeded to take the next 2 Lindal batsmen with a selection of cleverly disguised 'surprise' balls and before they new it Lindal were not many runs for 3. Matthew continued to ball an excellent spell without obviouly having Jonny's talent for the 'surprise' ball!!

After both openeing bowlers had finished their 7 over spells respectively, the innings suddenly took a significant turn for the worse for the Lindal team as the skipper brought himself onto ball. After removing the opposition skipper trying a very extravagent sweep shot from outside off stump the next over produced a 3 wicket maiden including 2 wickets in 2 balls, the next over from the skipper also produced another 2 wickets andd Lindal had succumbed from being 3 down to suddenly being 8 down for 50 runs. The skipper finished the Lindal innings off with a further 2 wickets and the Lindal innings closed on 60 runs after 27 overs. The skipper having figures of 7 overs 3 maidens 7 for 14.

The Cockermouth openers looked in no danger as Jack Mason in particular looked to be positive and punish any wayward bowling. The innings was finished in style with a six over square leg and Jack Mason scoring a hard hit 44 not out. The winning runs being hit in the 14th over the match was all over by 4.30pm.

An excellent start for the 2nds with a great fielding performance and complete dominance by all bowlers and batters. Mention must go to both openeing bowlers, Jack Mason and a very good performance behind the stumps by county U17 keeper Sam Scully, well done to you all.

Club Kit for 2012

posted 21 Mar 2012 12:24 by Web Master   [ updated 21 Mar 2012 12:25 ]

We have new club kit available.  To order please use the forms below and return to Dodssy

| Attachments: Cockermouth CC Final 4 No Price 2012.pdf Cockermouth Cricket Club order form 2012.doc

Race Night - 18th November

posted 9 Nov 2011 13:38 by Web Master   [ updated 9 Nov 2011 13:39 ]

There is going to be a race night to be held at the club on the 18th November from 7pm.

There will be food on for which there will be a small charge (£1-2) Otherwise just bring plenty of money for the racing and the bar. We have also lowered the price of drinks for the night.

Please contact Andrew Dodds if you would like to come.  This event is open to all so please come and support your local cricket club and have a great night out.

20/20 Benefit Match

posted 1 Aug 2011 12:43 by Web Master

On Friday 5th August, Cockermouth CC Will Be Hosting A Benefit Game For The Pro, Amila Weththasinghe. The Game Is Between Sri Lankan XI Vs Cumberland Select XI. The Match Begins Between 5 And Half Past, It Should Finish Around 9.00. The Bar Will Be Open from 5.00 Pm And Food From The BBQ. Admission Is £3, And Free For Under 14's!

2nd XI v Carlisle 2nd X1 23/07/11

posted 1 Aug 2011 12:39 by Web Master

It was another glorious day and Sandair was looking particularly beautiful for the visit of third place Carlisle 2nds. The city team have had quite a good year so far and have been difficult to beat so this was going to be the Cockermouth 2nds second big test within a fortnight coming on the back of the visit of Scotby in the last home game at Sandair for the seconds.

The Carlisle skipper won the toss and elected to bat no doubt with the very hot weather and a fast outfield at the back of his mind. With Mark'King of the Mountains' Bowen away on Tour de France duty and Drakey, Ben Morgan, Matty Hodgson, Ryan Todhunter and Jack Spiers also missing it was a very changed team that took the field for Cockermouth. However this is a very resilient Second eleven and any player coming into it comes into a team who have a great team spirit and work ethic which quickly rubs off on incoming players.

Tom 'Swing King' Morgan opened the bowling with Deano and both soon had the Carlisle batsmen groping outside their off stumps. Tom especially was bowling beautiful away swing allied to an excellent length. This accurate bowling was backed up with outstanding fielding, probably the best so far this year and some excellent carlisle shots were fielded much to the dismay of the batsmen. This type of fielding began to frustrate the batsmen and soon wickets began to fall, only Whitfield of the Carlisle top order was managing to pierce the field with some regularity even though a lot of his shots were also stopped by some brilliant diving stops. Tom bowled beautifully in his first spell picking up 2 wickets and with Jack Edmondson coming on for Dean at the other end and picking up another wicket Carlisle were soon 3 down. The introduction of the skipper usually makes something happen and with the last over before drinks to go and 2 balls left the wily skipper picked up on a conversation between the carlisle batsmen with the non striker telling the facing player to bat the over out to drinks even though he was itching to have a go at the spinner, so a tossed up bowl caused allsorts of psychological mayhem and ended back in the skippers hands for a caught and bowled. After this the watchful Whitehead who had batted well played an uncharacteristic shot across the line and was LBW. With mark Middleton picking up a wicket and Tom returning to claim a further 2 wickets the Carlisle innings ended on 142.

Sometimes scores like this can become very difficult to get especially if early wickets are conceded, so it was a watchful opening pair of Chambers and Mason who began the Cockermouth reply. The two openers batted sensibly picking up singles and the odd boundary and the scoreboard began to tick along steadily. Jack after struggling a little to middle the ball soon found his touch with some exquisite blows through the off side, so it was a bit of a surprise when with a change of bowling a ball found the smallest of gaps between his bat and pad and bowled him. Liam Jackson joined the skipper and again was looking good when a slow bowl caught him out. Amidst all of this the skipper was finding some good form himself and was extremely punishing of former Carlisle firsts opening bowler Simon Plevin. The skipper reahed his 50 with a flicked 4 behind square. With Jack Edmondson now joining him at the crease both players set about the Carlisle bowling. Edmo is quite an unorthodox player and bowlers might sometimes be fooled into thinking they are bowling at a lower order player but they would be foolish to think this as he has a great eye and quick hands and no fear, and so it proved as he dispatched several off side deliveries to the leg side boundary. Another good win by 8 wickets for the seconds, played in an excellent spirit and well umpired by Dave Irving.

2nd XI vs Scotby Match Report 09/07/11

posted 23 Jul 2011 03:41 by Web Master

The eagerly anticipated top of the table clash between the 2nds and Scotby on Saturday July 9th occured under  a yet again beautiful blue sky with temperatures to match the on field activity. On what looked like a  good Sandair wicket which had received the benefit of the newly purchased and laid 'Clima Covers' the skipper lost the toss and was duly inserted. With a strong batting line up and with the knowledge that Scotby had 3 of their usual bowling line up either not playing or in the case of Mark Vasey playing but severely handicapped due to a bad back the 2nds were not too fussed about batting first. After a cautious opening skirmish the first blood was drawn by Scotby when  the Skipper was given out LBW. This brought Jack Edmondson to the crease with Jack Mason at the other end theses 2 took the score on until Jack Mason chased a short, wide bowl and gave deep point an easy catch. With plenty of experience all the way down the order the seconds ticked along slowly but surely until with the introduction of the evergreen Mark'Jim' Bowen to the crease the final 8 overs produced a flurry of runs of which Mark scored a fine 44 not out. With the final score standing at 177 the Cockermouth team knew that it would take a particulary excellent batting performance from the Scotby team to surpass their score.

And so it materialised, but to their credit the early Scotby batsmen, particulary Ollie Driver tried to put bat to ball and force mistakes from the home bowlers and fielders.

The returning Ben Morgan and Brathwites chief tormentor from the previous week Mark Bowen however stood firm and produced a good opening spell. Driver went for a bright and breezy 28 and thereafter the away team struggled to get any momentum going and partnerships were quickly extinguished. The introduction of Skipper Chambers into the attack saw quick dividends and his 6 overs produced figures of 4 for 13, this devestating spell of spin bowling coupled with the re-introduction of Bowen finally polished off the last of the Scotby resistance and they finished on 113 for 9 with Mark Vasey unable to bat. A comprehensive win for the Sandair seconds and one which was made even sweeter by the news that their other close rivals Carlisle 2nds had been defeated by Temple Sowerby.    

Culgaith v CCC Senior Cup Quarter Final 03/07/11

posted 23 Jul 2011 03:39 by Web Master


With a much changed team from the Saturday due to several key players being still ineligible for the cup due to the rules regarding playing for the 1sts in the North Lancs league and with other players not available due to a variety of prior commitments it was a journey into the unknown for some of the Cockermouth team. Added to this availability connundrum was also the fact that this fixture should have been played at Sandair but due to an error by the League we were told it was away and were only made aware on the thursday that we were actually the home team, however it was going to cause too mich hassle rearranging the game so we agreed to travel.

 


On a blistering hot day on a picturesque Culgaith ground the Skipper won the toss and elected to field. With a quite different bowling attack to the previous day it was left to the veteran Richard Wilson and the comeback King Dean Platten to spearhead the attack. Richard bowled a tidy spell in the searing heat. Dean bowling in short spells on his comeback trail also bowled quite tidely without reaklly finding his true rythme. This brought Mark 'Give it a rip' Middleton onto bowl and in a very entertaining spell of bowling infused with some wickedly spun leg breaks which often spun so much they were pitching on the stumps and spinning towards the edge of the bowling crease becoming wides in the process. Mark took 4 wickets and although conceeding 50 runs in the process there were probably about 8-10 wides and he proved to be unplayable at times. Culgaith with their Giggleswick students in to bolster their team proved to have batsmen through their team to score runs, however their New Zealand debutant Brandyn Gardner led the way with a good 70 at the top of the order before being bowled by Steve Chambers. The Culgaith innings ended with them reaching 239 of which their were 30 odd extras, which would prove to be vital in the end!

The Cockermouth innings could not have got off to a worse start, Gardner proved to be even more of a potent threat with the bowl in handb than he had with the bat as in the space of 6 overs Cockermouth succumbed to 9 for 4 with the Kiwi taking 3 wickets in a blistering spell of left arm pace bowling. This left Chambers and the wily and experienced Alan Stables to re-build the Cockermouth reply with 239 seeming a very long way away. However with Gardner finishing his initial spell the pressure was released slightly and the 2 batsmen began to construct a strong partnership, Chambers began to pick off the Culgaith bowling especially helping himself to the Culgaith off spinner. Stables was just beginning to strike the ball effortlessly when he played on to the new spinner. With another quick wicket again putting the breaks on the cockermouth reply Sam Scully walked to the crease needing to score runs and assist his skipper in putting together a strong partnership. Young Scully to his credit did just that he timed the ball beautifully especially on the off side and with Steve they put together a 100 run partnership which included the Skipper bringing up his century with a sweep for 4 behind square. With the tie becoming close and the home team employing virtually all their fielders on the boundary Gardner was reintroduced back into the attack with almost instant success, removing Scully for a well crafted 30 runs.

With almost 40 runs needed off 4 overs and all the fielders bar the keeper and bowler saving boundaries the last over required some sort of miracle to ensure a win, however miracles don't happen often and the 2nd's fell 19 runs short, Skipper Chambers ended on 140 not out in a valiant innings and in reflection after the calamitous start getting so close was a herculean effort by the team.

           

Braithwaite v 2nd XI Match Report 02/07/11

posted 23 Jul 2011 03:37 by Web Master

On a beautiful summers day with  breathtaking views of Skiddaw, Whinlatter and the Bassenthwaite valley, Cockermouth visited our closest rivals in the Eden Valley Premier League, Braithwaite. No toss was necessary as Braithwaite wanted to bat and Cockermouth wanted to chase. The Braithwaite openers began against the experienced 'Jim'Bowen and the slightly less experienced but comeback king Dean Platten. Unfortunately for  the home side 'Jimbo' Bowen was swinging the ball at will and proved too good and blew away the Braithwaite top order. By the time he had concluded his 10 over bowling spell the game was already over as a contest. Ryan Todhunter, replacing Dean at the Keswick end spun a bit of leg spin magic complimenting the swing master. Unfortunately the Braithwaite innings was summed up as Jason Pyke creamed a straight drive for what looked a certain six only to see Steve Chambers move 'swiftly' to his left at Long on, fling out his left hand high to his left and take a breathtaking catch much to the shock of the batsman and in truth to his own fielders all of whom stood in stunned silence until shook out of their zombie like trance by the celebrating Chambers running round like a whirling dervish, a fantastic catch which ended any thought of a Braithwaite counter attack  who were reduced to 49/7. The skipper buoyed by his heroics in the field then came on and administered the coup-de-grace to the rest of the Braithwaite batsmen as Braithwaite capitulated to 62 all out. A brilliant bowling and fielding performance from Cockermouth wrapping up the innings in only 24 overs. 

Braithwaite decided to bowl spin at both ends a tactic which can sometimes pay dividends but in this case didn't as Steve Chambers and Jack Mason demolished what little resistance Braithwaite offered winning the game in the 11th over, Mason dispatching the bowling to all parts including 5 sixes in his knock of 45; the match was done and dusted by 4.30 pm. A comprehensive performance by the 2nds leaving Braithwaite stunned and a lit bit demoralised.

           

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