Sherston batted first and made a solid start with Matt Goodwin retiring in the 4th over with 25*. Some quick-fire scoring from the next few batters, continued the good start and we ended up with an impressive score of 109-4 off 10 overs. Unfortunately due to inconsistent bowling and good batting from Bradford, they managed to reach the total with the loss of 3 … Read More
The Lighter Side
Our man Matty in trouble? It would appear so, apparently he’s struggling to find anything to moan about – it can only mean it must be the closed season. We all know rain is the number one enemy of all things cricket.. it prevents play, it stops play, it generally buggers up the game of cricket. Well, we have had … Read More
Smiling Out Loud!
What happened? A packed village hall on the weekend of 29 and 30 November was very well entertained by Nick Burridge and Neil Forster at the Smile Out Loud book launch. For those who don’t know Smile Out Loud is a book of poems and prose by Nick Burridge looking at aspects of modern life from a lighter angle. The … Read More
A Cricket Widow’s tale!
When James said he wanted to join the cricket team in Sherston I never realised how involved it would be for either of us. I loved the idea of him being part of a team and taking part in something so gentlemanly and perhaps naively thought a few hours a week wouldn’t be that intrusive. Five years later and James … Read More
Here Come The Girls!
Sherston Magna CC invites you to join the ladies… Sherston Magna CC are providing additional opportunities for Women’s cricket during the 2014 season by developing the Women’s and Girls section at the Club. To get the season started our male and female coaching team will be providing some taster sessions in April (dates to be confirmed) for those wishing to participate. These training sessions will provide something for … Read More
Jarvis’S Junior Jottings
The lighter nights will soon be upon us and with that we can turn our thoughts to cricket. The junior section grew in strength last year and I would like to see the same development and improvements achieved this year. To help me I’m pleased that Andrew Jarvis, will be an able assistant. Andrew is level 2 coaching qualified and so the children of Sherston … Read More