11 a side Match Reports

Coach:

Mike Dale

posted 27th July

County Cup FINAL

Hemel Hempstead 129 for 5 beat Chorleywood 88 for 8 by 41 Runs

Hemel won the toss and batted. The Chorleywood opening bowlers Hodson and Neal started well containing the Hemel openers with an accurate opening spell, Brooks continued the good work but the ninth over saw Walters in particular break the shackles with 17 coming from the over taking the score to 44. This really was the cue for Hemel, good running between the wickets got the scoreboard moving and Walters retired for an excellent 33 with the score in the mid sixties. Dale was soon out after LBW to Brooks for a patient 14, Breed and Bauldreay followed soon after and the innings could have gone either way at this stage. For Hemel enter Head who played an outstanding innings of 30 retired, dealing mainly to the legside but with good clean hitting really moved Hemel to a strong position. Rogers was run out but Hall and Acors saw Hemel through to 129 at the close of their innings.

Chorleywood innings started with two wides but the first legitimate ball saw Wilson caught and bowl Amin. In the next over Woosley bowled Miller and Chorleywood were in the difficult position of 7 for 2. Neal and Hodson consolidated for a period until Acors smartly stumped Neal off the bowling of Dale. Hodson was out soon after well caught by Rogers off Bauldreay for 11. Pegler played positively against the spinners scoring a hard hitting 22 before being run out smartly by Head. From here on in it was uphill for Chorleywood the the run rate climbing quickly, there were further wickets for Head, Rogers and Woosley, Brooks finished 13 not out.

Posted 20th July

County Cup Semi Final

Hemel Hempstead 95 for 7 beat Shenley Village 87-7 by 8 Runs

Hemel batted first and got off to a positive start until Walters was out caught for 10 off the bowling of Amin, Breed followed soon after bowled by Marshall. A good partnership of 35 between Dale and Bauldreay pushed Hemel along until Baudreay was bowled by Shah for 19. Dale the retired with 30 and the runs dried up with good bowling and fielding by the Shenley boys leaving Hemel with 95.

Shenley's reply commenced with Smith dropped off the second ball which was to cost Hemel dearly, however, Harley was soon by Hoskins. This brought Amin to the wicket to join Smith in a very important partnership which was to 51 runs in good time. It's fair to say Amin was also dropped before getting to double figures but both Smith and Amin retired with 30 a piece and Shenley need 35 of 7 overs. The Shenley boys never quite managed to keep up with the rate despite some frantic running which resulted in three run outs and a narrow 7 run win for Hemel.

This was a close fought game between two evenly matched sides with some excellent cricket played by both Hemel and Shenley.

Posted 15th July

County Cup Quarter Final

Hemel Hempstead 139-3 beat Old Albanian 87-7 by 52 Runs

Hemel started poorly losing a wicket in third over. Walters and Breed then started to build momentum with a good partnership for the second wicket. Walters retired with an excellent 32 and Breed was then out in the next over for a well played 26 with score at 75. Head then came into play a sparkling innings of 30 retired, well supported by Bauldreay who scored 10 and Hoskins who finished 15 not out.

Old Albanians started very positively in reply. The introduction of Bauldreay broke a good partnership with two wickets in two balls, Hoskins then bowled the Old Albanian opener Norris for 13 in the next over and 31 for 0 became 37 for 3 and it was going to be a tough challenge from here on in. Moody attacked the spinners but was run out for 23. Dale then turned the screw taking two wickets for two runs in his last three overs leaving Old Albanians to much to do.

Posted 3rd June

Hemel 129 for 8 (20 points) beat Tring Park 39 All Out by 90 Runs

Tring won the toss and soon had Hemel in trouble at 4 for 2. However, excellent batting by Walters 32 retired, well supported by Bauldreay 10, Head 10, Acors 11, Hoskins 9, Rogers 8 not out and Woosley 8 saw Hemel through to 129 for 8. A special mention for Robbie Johnson who returned outstanding figures of 4 ov 1 mdn 5 wkts for 12 runs including 4 bowled.

In reply Tring struggled from the start. Woof played well 13 but there wasn't much of a contribution from the rest on the Tring team. For Hemel Baudreay took 4 wkts for 6 runs, Hoskins 2 wkts for 3 runs and Dale 2 wkts for 5 runs.

Posted 21st May

Hemel Hempstead 145-3 (20 points) beat Dunstable 66 All Out (4 points) by 79 Runs

Hemel got off to a fast start with Matthew Dale hitting the first three balls for boundaries. Dean Breed was bowled by Francis with the score on 43, Dale retired in the sixth over and Hemel quickly lost their next wicket with the score on 47. There was period of consolidation between Walters and Bauldreay until Bauldreay broke the shackles with a number of boundaries and also retired. Walters followed soon after for 10 but Matt Hall 10 not out and Charlie Hoskins 19 not out saw Hemel through to the close of their innings.

Hemel applied the pressure from the start, after six overs Dunstable were 6-2 and there was no way back for them. Francis did score 17 and Lauder 10 for Dunstable to get them through to 65. For Hemel the wicket takers were Ryan Woosley 4ov 1wkt for 3runs, Charlie Hoskins 3ov 2wkts for 3runs, Stanley Hayden 4ov 2wkts for 21runs, Martin Oborne 4ov 1wkt for 11runs, Matt Hall 3ov 1wkt for 9runs. To complete a good evening for Hemel there were three run outs all from direct hits Dean Breed, Matthew Dale and Martin Oborne.

Posted 13 May

Hemel Hempstead 158-2 (20 pts) vs Berkhamsted 120 All Out (7 pts)

Hemel batted first and Matthew Dale 31, Dean Breed 30, George Head 30 all retired. Charlie Hoskins nipped in with a brisk 20 not out. Insch and O'Gorman both with 1-22 bowled well for Berkhamsted.

Berkhamsted batted very well to get to 120 with O'Gorman scoring 37, Jarvie 22 and Munday 19. Jake Wilson was the pick of the Hemel bowlers with 3-11 and there were wickets for Oborne, Woosley, Rogers and Breed.

Posted 8th May

Hemel Hempstead 108-4 (20 points) vs Redbourn 58-7 (4 points)

On a cold and blustery evening Redbourn won the toss and invited Hemel to Bat.

It looked like a good decision to bowl as the wickets of Walters in the third over and Breed in the 6th over with the total only 22. This brought Bauldreay to the wicket to join Dale and it was Bauldreay's positive play with 4 boundaries in an aggressive 23 that gave the Hemel innings some impetus whilst Dale steadily accumulated his runs. When Bauldreay fell in the 11th over the score was 52 and some worked still needed to be done. Dale now started to push on and built a useful partnership with Head. Dale retired for a well played 31 in the 16th over and Head keep the board moving nicely until he was dismissed for 18 in the penultimate over. Hemel closed on 108 and for Redbourn Knights was the pick of the bowlers with 4 overs for 13 runs, very tidy stuff.

In reply the Redbourn batters struggled to get the scoreboard moving throughout their innings. The accuracy of Hoskins 4ov 2 wkts for 7runs and Wilson was excellent to start with. They were well backed up by Bauldreay 4ov 2wkts for 11 runs, Woosley 4ov 1wkt for 11runs. Hemel's fielding was top notch throughout, led by wicketkeeper Hill who took a couple of good catches and stumping. Redbourns batting was well led by Dinwoodie who scored 10 playing good shots all round the wicket and Knights who was not 14, steadily accumulating his runs.

Posted 31st April

Potten End 29 A/O (1 point) Hemel Hempstead Town 217 - 0 (20 points)

For Hemel Matthew Dale, Edward Rogers, Alistair Walters, Chris Bauldreay and Charlie Hoskins all retired with 30 plus scores. The real highlight was Alex Nunn scoring 19 not out.

In the Potten End innings Staley Hayden 3 wkts for 5 runs from his 4 overs and Sam Marsh took 3 wkts for 12 runs from his 4 overs.

Indoor League

2008 ended with more success for the U12 Colts, HHTCC 'Reds' ended the indoor league season unbeaten after clinching a League & Cup double... After beating all comers in the league they took on their fellow Squad members, the 'Blues' team, in the final of the Cup.... A tight final with good cricket from both sides resulted in a narrow victory for the 'Reds'.

The 'Blues' finished the season contending the final after coming 3rd in the league.

Another great effort from all the boys this season, hopefully only to be bettered in 2009 !!