| 5 Nov 06 |
The results and league positions of the Junior Indoor leagues organised by Jim Lowe are now being published on this web site. You find them from the 2007 fixtures page |
| 30 Oct 06 |
Around 100 members of Lymington Cricket Club recently gathered at the Masonic Hall to celebrate the most successful season in the history of the club's colts section. Hampshire's Jimmy Adams kindly accepted the club's invitation to present the awards, and the talented opening batsman was a busy man as he was given the task of handing out several dozen cups, shields and trophies. Full Report |
| 3 Oct 06 |
On Friday 22nd of September Lymington Cricket Club launched the Lynx Sports Junior Indoor League. Played in a similar format to the adult version it was the culmination of a lot of hard work and co-operation between Lymington CC, Lymington Recreation centre. The league has four of the forests leading clubs taking part, Bashley, Langley Manor, New Milton and of course Lymington.
It has taken some logistical yoga to squeeze the sessions into the Recreation Centres already busy schedule, but Jerry Rickard the Recreation Centres Manager found a way, and the first hurdle was tackled. Next having got the venue, came the teams, and this proved to be the easy bit. Finally, Hugo Ambrose and his partner Stuart Mckean of Lynx Sports Management stepped forward to sponsor the league, and the last jigsaw piece was in place.
The league has been set up to provide a chance for young cricketers to play their sport during the winter, and allow for their continued development alongside indoor coaching which most of the leagues member clubs currently do. The aim is to introduce a different form of the game, and allow coaches to work with the players during the matches, whilst improving all aspects of their game, and apart from the obvious technical aspects, to provide a semi competitive format that is fun and a healthy activity in a team environment.
The league is played every Friday night, at the Lymington Recreation Centre, between 6pm and 7pm for the Under 11s, and 7pm and 8pm for the Under 13s. Anyone interested is welcome to come along and watch.
Lymington may have written the rules, but New Milton show them how its done.
New Milton batted first and quickly seemed to be in trouble with the early run outs of T Edwards (3) and shortly afterwards W Crossley (4) Undaunted G Watts batted steadily for his (18no), and supported by O Nicolls(8) and L Walls (12) set a target of 78 for 4. For Lymington A Drodge (2-0-14-1) and J Cartwright (2-0-11-1) were the pick of the bowlers.
The Lymington reply lacked urgency, playing lots of non scoring shots, whilst New Milton bowled steadily. Again two quick run outs put Lymington in trouble, and although A Drodge (16) and J Cartwright (12no) seemed to recover the reintroduction of L Watts (2-0-4-0) and T Edwards (3-0-20-1) whose 3rd over only went for four runs despite Lymington trying to accelerate and B Tomkins (2-0-11-0) meant that Lymington ended up 10 runs short.
One aspect of the game that was quite exceptional was the fielding of both sides, without doubt the reason that neither side managed to get any batting bonuses.
Lymington 0 points New Milton 10 points
Because of the set up of this league, matches on any allotted day will feature Under 11s and U13s from the two clubs, hence the following match.
Round Two
Lymington batted and seemed to be in control as first J Roberts (20) retired then O Wiltshire (21) followed his example.
D Cureton(12) tried to continue the good work, but his shots were not really suited to the indoor arena, but with N Elliott(10) finally worked things out, even if it was a little late. the bowlers for New Milton were E Day (2-0-12-1), B Saunders (3-0-27-1) C Taylor (2-0-15-0), A Mills (1-0-17-0) and A Case (2-0-9-0).
Having watched Lymington only start scoring quickly at the end of their innings New Milton were not going to make the same mistake, A Case(21) retired, E Day(25)retired, B Saunders(13), C Taylor(13no) and S Clarke(6no) came home at a canter with nearly 2 overs to spare with sensible running between the wickets. Lymington's only wicket taker was J Roberts (2.1-0-25-1). Lymington were left to rue the lack of urgency in their running, but New Milton were worthy winners.
Lymington 1 point New Milton 11 points |
| 2 Sep 06 |
Lymington's colts section will be celebrating their most successful season ever when they stage their annual presentation evening at the Masonic Hall, Lymington High Street on Friday 29th September. With the Under 11s, 13s and 15s all winning their respective leagues in 2006 there will be plenty of silverware on show. Hampshire's young and talented opening batsman Jimmy Adams will be popping along to present the trophies and will no doubt talk about the amazing 262 not out he scored against Nottinghamshire recently.
Tickets for the event are just £6 (including buffet) and are available from Mark Gannaway on 01590 676973. All club members are welcome to attend the event which kicks off at 7pm. |
| 29 Aug 06 |
Match Report |
| 25 Aug 05 |
Monday 14th August – Friday 18th August
A well attended cricket coaching week at the Lymington Sports Ground managed to avoid the bad weather. The course set up by James Lowe was run by Keith Dabengwa (Zimbabwe Test player and coach) supported by Mark Gannaway (ECB Level 2), Tony Wharton (ECB Level 2) and Matt Bowdler ( Australian ACB coach) ably assisted by Will and Tom Thorp. The course covered all aspects of the techniques of batting, bowling and fielding.as well as wicket-keeping, including facing a bowling machine and playing a few matches.
The attendees were divided into 2 groups which were Group A for 10 to 13 years and Group B for beginners.
All attendees were presented with certificates and special awards were made to:
Group A
Best Batsman Felix Ambrose
Best Bowler Freddie Mann
Best Fielder Theo Barnes
Best All-rounder Adam Drodge
Most improved player Bartie Pitt-Brown
Group B
Best Batsman Jack Campbell
Best Bowler Henry Collison
Best Fielder Dylan James
Best All-rounder George Edwards
Most improved player Stanley Paxton
Due to the popularity a further course is being run on Wednesday to Friday 25th August. |
| 16 Aug 06 |
Under 13s v Ashford 35 over game match report |
| 3 Aug 06 |
Under 15s playoff Final match report |
| 1 Aug 06 |
Photos of the Under 13 League Winners Playoff Final
Photos of the Under 15 League Winners Playoff Final
Tournament Report
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| 31 Jul 06 |
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| 28 Jul 06 |
Under 11s Hampshire Cup Final Photos - (be patient there are a lot!) |
| 27 Jul 06 |
Lymington's Colts section is celebrating after carrying off THREE trophies last Sunday. The Under 15s and Under 13s both won their League Play-off finals at Wellow, while 20 miles away the Under 11s triumphed in the inaugural Bashley Six-a-Side tournament. All this came just two days after Lymington Colts had made their first ever appearance at the Rose Bowl in the Hampshire Under 11 cup final. Much more and a raft of photo's from all age groups to follow. |
| 19 Jul 06 |
The Under 13a team win their final league game on the season against Milford on Sea, match report
The Under 15s exit the cup at the hands of OTs and Romsey, match report |
| 19 Jul 06 |
The Lymington Cricket Club week of cricket excellence starts 14th August through till 18th August. Sessions start at 10am until 3pm, and are £10 a day, or £45 for the week if booked before the week commences, or £11 a day and £50 a week if paid on the week. We have our Zimbabwean Test all-rounder Keith Dabengwa who was a coach at the Zimbabwean Cricket Academy, along with three other ECB level 2 coaches, and one ECB Level 1 coach, who is the Club Welfare Officer. We will provide drinks during the day and suggest packed lunches, along with fruit snacks. |
| 18 July 06 |
Jim Lowe's Under 11A team are celebrating after clinching their New Forest League title yesterday. Their thumping win over Michelmersh & Timsbury not only gave them a 100% record, but also ensured that they went the whole season without dropping a single point. On Friday the team travel to the Rose Bowl where they take on St Cross in the Hampshire Under 11 cup final in a 20 overs a side match which kicks off at 6pm. Jim Lowe's match report
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| New Forest Under 11A league champs: Lymington |
Meanwhile, Meg Gannaway faces an anxious wait to see if his Under 11B team have won their league. They went into their last match of the season against bottom-of-the-table side Fawley needing maximum points to ensure the title. Unfortunately Fawley were unable to raise a side, meaning that Lymington could conceivably be pipped for the title in the cruellest of fashions if BAT obtained maximum points in their final fixture.
The Under 13s and 15s have both won their respective divisions and now go into the North v South play-off finals at Wellow on Sunday.
The Under 15s were due to host OTs on Monday night in the New Forest Cup with the winners scheduled to face Hyde in the semi-finals on Wednesday. |
| 14 Jul 06 |
Portsmouth and Southsea 82 for 7 Lymington 84 for 5
Lymington U11 traveled to Portsmouth and Southsea to represent the New Forest at U11 level. In a close game Lymington chased 82 to win, with balls to spare. Lymington are now at the Rose Bowl on July 21st at 6.pm vs either St Cross or Hartney Whitney in the U11 Hampshire Cup Final. All supporters welcome.
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| The Rose Bowl - Lymo under 11s to play in the Cup Final |
Under 15s win the quarter final against Wellow, match report
Plastic puzzles for the under 11s, match report
OTs Under 11s bowled over by Lymo, match report
Bashley under 9s make it one all, match report |
| 8 Jul 06 |
Lymington's hopes of a league and cup cleansweep at all age levels was ended earlier this week when both the Under 11A and Under 13A teams were defeated in their cup quarter finals. Tony Thorp's Under 13s suffered a disastrous batting collapse at BAT and were sent spinning to a 63 run defeat while the 11s came a cropper at Bashley. It was the first time that either team had been beaten this season and although the defeats came as a big disappointment, both sides are still on course to win their relative league titles.
The Under 15s meanwhile are still in with a chance of the double. They are due to meet Wellow in the last eight of the cup and face a top-of-the-table showdown with Langley Manor this Sunday.
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| Jim Lowe |
Despite the aforementioned cup exits, it has been a quite remarkable season for Lymington's colts section. The Under 11As, 13As and 15s are so far unbeaten in their leagues, while the Under 11Bs have suffered just one defeat all season and are currently top of their division with two matches to play. A very young and inexperienced Under 13B side managed by Jim Lowe (pictured) has made great progress during the summer and won more games than was ever expected. Add to this the growing number of youngsters turning up for training on Monday and Tuesday evenings and it's clear that the future for Lymington Cricket Club looks very bright indeed. |
| 6 Jul 06 |
Tonight's Under 13a away game with Sway has been cancelled, their pitch was double booked. |
| 4 Jul 06 |
U15s defeat Sway, match report
U13s bowl out Hythe and Dibden for 19 runs as Aidan Lindsay-Wood gets 5 wickets, match report
U9 Ambrose Hat-trick icing on the cake as Lymington swamp Sway by 128 runs, match report
Bad day at the office for the under 13b's against New Milton, match report |
| 25 Jun 06 |
Pylewell were rolled over on Monday for just 79 giving Lymo a 56 run win, match report
The always competitive BAT fell 5 short of Lymo's 111 for 4 on Thursday, match report
The under 13b team lose out to Pylewell Park, match report
Under 11a team continue unbeaten as they over power Langley Manor, match report |
| 21 Jun 06 |
The Under 13a team continue their winning ways against Milford on Sea, match report
BAT are hit for 6 by the Under 11a team they continue their 100% record, match report |
| 20 Jun 06 |
Under 13b v Langley Manor, match report
The Under 13a team go through in the Cup, match report |
| 15 Jun 06 |
match report
The next round opponents are, err, Bashley! |
| 15 Jun 06 |
match Report
A Tony says in his match report it was a close game, either team could have won!
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| 10 Jun 06 |
match report
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| 10 Jun 06 |
Their first game was against old foes Bashley on Friday and they got off to a good start by winning the game. Well done lads.
Jim Lowe is looking for further under 9 home and away fixture to play on friday nights. |
| 10 Jun 06 |
U13A cup versus Langley now confirmed for Monday 12th June 6.30pm at the sports ground |
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