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Sunday took Sherston on a trip to the picturesque ground of Purton CC to take part in a charity match for Ainslie’s Ashes (as discussed in my previous emails). It was a great day, with some old faces playing for both sides and also turning up on the sideline! A great day was had by all and the sun shone! … Read More

The visit of Oakridge usually means a stern test and usually a Robbins hundred in double quick time and an early visit to the pub. But this visit was rather different… The skipper lost the toss (as usual) and Sherston were inserted. A good start from Kutchera and Cartwright, thanks in part to an injury to Tremellen’s hero, Oakridge’s Ted … Read More

A buoyant Sherston side made the shortish trip across to Barnsley – not the Yorkshire one! ;-( to see if they could make it three wins in a row and disrupt Barnsley’s title bid! A wet green pudding greeted the two sides therefore the toss was crucial. On some bad advice (Goodwin!!!!) the skipper lost the toss and we were … Read More

August has seemed such a damp and dreary month, yet cricket has been played every Saturday so far. The best way round for me but others may disagree. On this particular Saturday the main thing of note was the so called “Spanish Bloom” making playing cricket a hot and sweaty affair! However with rain forecast later in the day, it … Read More

After a couple of tough weeks the club got back to winning ways with a stunning team performance away at top of the League Avening & Cherrington. The skipper lost the toss on a wet green wicket. Progress from the top order was slow, but thanks to a gritty 75 from Matt Goodwin, supported by help from Harmer, Dickenson and … Read More

The annual cricket sixes took place this Sunday. After some pre tournament issues with the number of teams participating, the tournament got under way and was only half an hour behind schedule (which for SMCC was a remarkable effort!). The ground was looking spectacular, the bar was in place, the BBQ was ready to be fired up, the bouncy castle … Read More

Another busy week for the skipper on the phone came to an end with managing to secure an 11th member of the team outside the Angel while the team was meeting (Paul Shortridge who went on to wicket keep for the afternoon!)! That nearly was brought back down to 10 following one member of the squad, lets call him Salix … Read More

So, the week leading up to the game against Barnsley was a struggle for the skipper, many texts, calls and emails sent out and still the day job to be done (busy time of year there too!)!! Holidays, injuries, cycling, all that was missing for excuses not to play was a note from peoples mum’s! Thanks to some people playing … Read More

A well battled performance by the team unfortunately led to a third loss on the trot. After winning the toss and putting Adlestrop into bat, we started well with Adlestrop 0-1 off 4 overs! But the combination of some untidy bowling, poor fielding and good batting meant that Aldestrop ended up on 222-3 off of their 40 overs, with Simon … Read More