Halstead Cricket Club News story


Round-up 8th/9th June

14 Jun 2013

Halstead Cricket Club Saturday 1st XI v Haverhill I on Sat 08 Jun 2013 at 13.00
Halstead Cricket Club Lost by 91 runs

Match reportHalstead fell to a heavy defeat at the hands of a Haverhill side featuring ex-Halstead man, Amit Gupta.

With late injuries to Ian Pont and skipper Charlie Douglas-Hughes, the side was depleted from the one that beat Ipswich the previous week.

Haverhill scored quickly from the off, as Adam Dellar (35) and Bill Moran (17) opened up. They approached fifty, before three wickets fell for under twenty runs. Moran and Kyle Blanchard (4) both fell to Justin Rose, whilst Freddie Preston claimed the scalp of Dellar. 

This brought together Gupta (82) and Luke Youngs (44), and Gupta rapidly went through the gears, scoring very quickly. The pair had a hundred partnership, with Gupta looking set for a tonne before he holed out to Digby Harding on the boundary off of Dean Feneysey. A smart catch from Andy Charlton off of Feneysey accounted for Nigel Brunning (0).

Hadleigh moved past 200 and on to a final total of 272-8. Robert harris dismissing Luke Youngs, whilst Tristan Blackledge took two wickets on his first team debut. Dan Poole meanwhile made a quick fire 61 not out.

Halstead's reply started terribly, they fell to 22-4 as Neale Dakin (0), Rose (11), Charlton (0) and Preston (8) were all dismissed. Mark Johnson (82), who stood in as captain on the day, was a bastion of resistance. He was part of good partnerships with Blackledge (12), Harding (29) and Harris (11), helping his side up to 175 before being dismissed. Halstead were all out for 181, with wickets shared around the Haverhill attack. Gupta in particular coming out on top on his return to the club.

Bury St Edmunds II v Halstead Cricket Club Saturday 2nd XI on Sat 08 Jun 2013 at 13.00
Halstead Cricket Club Lost by 103 runs

Match reportThe brunt of the injuries and unavailability this weekend was borne by the second team at Bury.

Having lost the toss, Halstead were asked to field. Opening with Ben Morris - on his second team debut - and spin bowler Sam Walter, Halstead made early breakthroughs. Morris had Ben Bellward (0), a regular fixture in Bury's EAPL side, caught in the slips first ball. Tight bowling from Walter and Callum Hansey frustrated the Bury batsmen as they struggled to get the ball away. Hansey having Nick Curran (18) caught behind and Walter getting Don Logan (7) to misjudge a cut and play on.

Simon Aldous (85 n. o.) offered few chances as he set about rebuilding from 43-3 alongside Marcus Price (49). Price rode his luck at times, being dropped when in the teens, but the pair added 112 runs for the fourth wicket. Once Hansey and Walter were off scoring became a bit easier, as Bury tucked in to the Halstead attack, plundering their way to 228-6, after being 90-3 at halfway.

Halstead's reply was slow and never really got going. The Bury bowlers bowled tight lines, following Halstead's lead of opening with spin, they caused Halstead to fall to 44-4. David Rawlinson (12), David Baalham (20) and Matthew Webb (30) made the only innings of note in the top order. Chris Coleman, joining his brother Brian for his first game at the club, backed up an excellent catch with a gritty 12, but aside for Mark Surridge (24 n.o.) no one else made double figures. 

Halstead frustrated Bury to bat out the full 45 overs, with Walter bringing up the 125 and potentially a valuable fifth bonus point.

Halstead Cricket Club Saturday 3rd XI v Haverhill III on Sat 08 Jun 2013 at 13.00
Halstead Cricket Club Won by 1 wicket

Match reportClub stalwart hits winning runs

Halstead's third eleven secured the only win on Saturday with a hard fought victory over Haverhill III.

Haverhill batted first, with Arvid Gunderson (60) top scoring, ably supported by Phil Dingley (23) and Tom Baker (22 n.o.). Mark Harris was the pick of Halstead's bowlers, his spin returning figures of 4-39 off of fourteen overs. Andrew Jones returned from injury as Halstead restricted their opponents to 179-9.

Despite having a relatively low total to chase, Haverhill's bowling meant Halstead's start was slow. Andy Rose's (27) innings was fast paced, but things slowed down as they were reduced to 59-3. Simon Rippingale (38) made a captain's knock, whilst his son Alex (16) continued the good work by supporting man of the match Harris (47). His dismissal triggered a collapse as Halstead fell to 169-9. However it was left to Jones (15 n.o.) and veteran glovesman Brian Dunster (4 n.o.) to guide Halstead home. A cultured shot through mid wicket for four from Dunster was enough to see Halstead across the line in the final over.

Halstead Cricket Club Friendly XI v Lydd CC on Sun 09 Jun 2013 at 14.00
Halstead Cricket Club Won by 148 runs

Match reportHalstead entertained Lydd CC on Sunday, a touring side from Kent. They had previously played games at Brightlingsea and Chapel and Wakes Colne earlier in the week.

In a side with just one player over the age of 20, the youth of the club showed their promise. Tristan Blackledge (57) top scored, narrowly ahead of Ben Morris (51), both products of the club's Colts set up. Freddie Preston (28) scored quickly at the top of the order whilst Andy Charlton (38) and Digby Harding (26)added runs throughout the innings.

Callum Hansey took two early wickets opening up, returning figures of 2-26, with good catches being held by Morris and Blackledge. Ed Clark bowled a tight spell before the spin of Harding and Charlton took the game from Lydd. Harding took a hat trick on the way to figures of 4-9, whilst Charlton took 3-6 as the ran through the Lydd order. Skipper Josh Wells claimed the final scalp as Halstead completed a 148 run victory.