Eynsham (H) – OCA Division 3

In a curious Back to the Future-style time-twisting turn of events, we go back to Day 1 of the season... the weather had been wet, and prospects for cricket were not good. The tractor had already been stuck in the squelchy grass in one corner of the ground, and that corner had to be cordoned off for safety. But, the weather was fine, and thanks to the efforts of the ground staff we were out in the sunshine and keen to play. First blood went to Eynsham as they won the toss and…continue reading →

2013 Awards Dinner

Many thanks to everyone who attended our Awards Do on the 26th October. A good night was had by all. We're hoping for pictures to be up in the near future (as soon as Chaz sends them to the webmaster)! In the meantime, the winners in full (meaning where I can remember them) were: Wednesday Pig's Ear -  [ask Chief!] Champagne Moment - Dave Summersbee (after a tense Paper/Scissors/Rock with Grant & Nick) Man of the Match - Nick I Burton (decided on PSR against Ian) Bowling Award - Nick Burton Batting Award…continue reading →

Wantage CC 150th Anniversary End of Season Dinner

This year's end of season do will take place upstairs at the King Alfred's Head on 26th October. We're meeting from 7pm and due to eat at 7.30pm. Cost is £18.50 per head.   Skipper needs to place the order by Saturday 19th October, and receive a deposit of £10 per person by that date. So if you need his account details to fulfil this, please email him on ianchalland@gmail.com in order to receive these details.   The menu is below: Starters Chicken and Chorizo Skewers on a bed of Salad Tomato and…continue reading →

Wantage 150th Anniversary Cricket Tournament

Finally, after months of planning, preparation, and modelling shots for the local paper, the day dawned. Dawn was the word as Wantage CC had officially their earliest ever start as we met up the club at 8am to get things set up. Mike and Barry celebrated the early start with a beer, which left a few raised eyebrows, but you had to hand it to them – beer at 8 in the morning is dedication to a cause. With those tinnies being guzzled people were put to work by Colin, who was overseeing…continue reading →

Britwell Salome (A)

First things first, apologies to any of our rivals who came here to read a detailed match report of any of their victories over us in the last 3 weeks. When it comes to Wantage CC reports, losses don't count... At Britwell, a small ground, Ian won the toss and elected to bat. In the absence of Colin, Vendor got a chance up the order, and he and NiB looked assured for the first few overs. Dave flicked a couple of nice shots off his pads, and had a slice of fortune when…continue reading →

Chesterton (A) – OCA Div 3

After a week off due to the withdrawal of Freeland from the division, we returned to action having slipped down to 5th in the league, albeit with matches in hand. One of the teams above us were rivals Chesterton, with whom we have had many matches over the last few years, with varying degrees of success. Good news for us was the fact that Chesterton were missing Jimmy Appleton, who was apparently travelling the world. Even better news was the revelation that Steve Lewis was attending a wedding and so would not be…continue reading →

Westcott (A) – OCA Div 3

Westcott were an unknown quantity to us, having dropped out of Division Two the previous year, and therefore finished fully 15 places above us in the 'ladder' in 2012. The verdict from Cairns Fudge whom a couple of our players had seen over the week suggested the Westcott team had some hard hitting batsmen who could be very dangerous. This ultimately proved to be an accurate report as we were to discover. First things first though, after negotiating the lengthy journey to Buckinghamshire (despite playing in an Oxfordshire league game - something NiB…continue reading →

Cairns Fudge (A) – OCA Div 3

The weather looked to be the main talking point of the day for our match against our old rivals Cairns Fudge, and so it proved throughout. We trundled up to Stanton St John more in hope than expectation, to discover the Fudge boys preparing a new wicket as the one provided for Saturday's game looked distinctly sub-par. The roller was out, and the white paint was plastered onto the Sunday wicket as we got an alternative pitch ready for whatever game we could manage. There was some talk about reducing the game to…continue reading →

Indoor Nets

As most of you have probably seen by now, indoor nets have been arranged for the winter/spring period. We're playing at Wantage Leisure Centre at 1pm on the following dates: 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th March 7th April Cost for attending is £3 per session or £10 if you pay at your first session. In other news, our first ever tour is in the offing from the 19-21st April. Make sure you get your deposit in to Colin on time!continue reading →

Award Winners 2012

Thanks all for the other evening, I hope everyone had a good time and that we're all raring to go for another year. As you've all no doubt heard we were unceremoniously promoted to OCA Division 3 for next year so there's lots to be excited about. But in the spirit of 2012, below are the award winners for the season:   Wednesday Batting Award - Barry Martin Bowling Award - Grant Summersbee Pig's Ear - A shared award with lots of people with 1 nomination. Chief kept the award for himself! Champagne…continue reading →