On a rather hot first day of September, Chenies Women took the long trip to Deddington. We lost the toss and were asked to bowl first. Trusty Emma and Ruby opened the bowling, quickly reducing the home team to 7-4 with Emma getting 3 wickets across her opening spell and only going for 5 runs, and Ruby contributed a wicket and kept the other end tight, keeping pressure. Shayna was then brought on at first-change, but did not like the end she was bowling at, forcing skipper Emily to bowl a ‘filler over’ so Shayna could have her preferred end, and it worked with her pace being too much for the opposition and she got us a wicket, and kept the run rate low with her next 5 overs. Gurleen got a couple of wickets thanks to the phenomenal catching of Emily at short cover and Sophie at mid-on. At drinks Deddington were on 50-8. The bowling attack never let up, and in came Gill Braddock who trapped two batters in the crease and got two LBW calls, within 2 overs, leaving us to chase 52. On a slow wicket, with some very unique bowling actions we got off to a solid start with Sophie and Aarushe opening. A few wickets in quick succession left us on 23-5 and under a bit of pressure. But in came skipper Emily and Shayna, who both played phenomenal innings to weather the storm and chase down the total before we even made it to drinks. Another emphatic win for the ladies.

At home the Sunday XI welcomed The Full Tossers, who batted first and compiled an imposing total of 285-6. ‘Too many’ said some, and it was, but only 10 too many! Thanks to a destructive 180 (from just 127 balls) from Roshan Dias, Chenies got so close but came up just short at 275-6.

The Saturday plaudits go to the 2nd XI who travelled to high flyers Burnham 4s. The home side elected to bat but were bowled out for 181 thanks to a much improved performance in the field. Trup Bhalsod, Ian Gilmour and Ayan Patel claimed 2 wickets apiece and Anosh Mahawaduge got 4. The chase was completed inside 28 overs with most of the work done by the opening partnership. Ravi Sainani scored 47 and Rahul Gahlot scored 94.

Back at the CCG, the 1st XI suffered a bad day at the office against Chesham 3s. Chenies were asked to bat first and were skittled for 104 with only Stefan Bartlett (23) and Ateeq Mohammed (41) able to put up any resistance. In reply the visitors raced to the target for the loss of just one wicket.

Chesham completed a double over us, with their 4th XI defeating our 3s. Our batting was dominated by Sarthak Panvelkar (52) and Harsh Patel (30), but we were dismissed for just 134 and Chesham lost 5 wickets while making light work of the chase in just 27 overs. Skipper Gaurav Mehta was our leading bowler taking 3-34.

Next week the league completes with the 1st XI travelling to Cookham Dean 2s, the 2nd XI hosting Gerrards Cross 3s and the 3rd XI play Chesham again, but this time their 5s. On Sunday the Women’s league completes with a home game against Slough and the Sunday XI have a game away at Hawridge & Cholesbury.

Colts:

Colts Day this year will take place on Sunday 15th September and it is hoped most of you will be in attendance to celebrate yet another a great season of Colts cricket at Chenies & Latimer. Arrangements for the day are still to be finalised but below FYI, is the outline timetable and proposed format for the day.

1000hrs – The day will start with a series of windball and/or Incrediball games for U6 to U9 mixed age groups. The make up of the teams and format of play will be determined by the number of players taking part but with up to 4 pitches available, it is hoped that each team should get to play 2 games and if time permits, will include a game against the parents.

1300hrs – Presentation of End of Season Awards. It is hoped that this start time should enable those Colts who will be involved in football/rugby etc in the morning to attend awards. In addition to the individual awards for each team, participation medals will also be presented to all of the U6 to U13 Colts.

1430hrs – So that we can involve as many players as possible, there will be a 6/8 a-side Incrediball Tournament for U10 to U15 age groups with teams comprising boys and girls of mixed age and ability. The format and make up of the teams will be determined by the numbers taking part but we expect to have 2/3 pitches available .
We anticipate the games will concluding around 1630hrs.

With regard to refreshments, in addition to the usual array of tea/coffee and cakes, the bar will be open and there will also be a BBQ as well as a selection of vegetarian options.

Finally, to ensure the day runs smoothly both from a playing and catering position, we need to know in advance the approximate numbers who will be attending also indicating if you want to take part in the matches and can you to please get back to John Campbell or your team managers no later than 7th September with numbers, also indicating if you want to take part in the matches.

I trust the foregoing clarifies arrangements for Colts Day and look forward to welcoming you all on Sunday 15th to celebrate yet another fantastic season of Colts cricket at our wonderful Club.

In other news:

Golf Day - Following the success of last years inaugural event, this years Golf Day will take place on Friday 11th October at Chorleywood Golf Club and is open to all club members and their friends and family. The format will be the same as last year with teams of 4 with Stableford scoring and the best 2 scores on each hole to count. Cost will be £45.00 per player (to include food) and you can register either a team of 4 or as an individual and you will be allocated to a team. Can you please let John Campbell (campbell.jaag28@ntlworld.com) know if you wish to attend by 14th September latest together with details of any guests.

Personal Coaching – if you want to find that next level in your game from personalised 1:1 coaching then reach out to Roshan Dias on 07427 926943 or visit his website here

New sponsor – we have a sponsor for all matches taking place at Chenies. A sign will be going up on the side of the pavilion shortly and more details will be available on the website.

Our new sponsor for the junior colts t-shirts is PLM Central Ltd. More details to follow. The t-shirts have begun to be distributed and we will continue handing them out on Sunday.
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For a few years our bar has been in decline. In order to drive greater use of the bar and to revive the social scene at the club we have partnered with a local company called Beer Nuts (previously proprietors of the craft beer establishment in Little Chalfont). They will be supplying beer to the club and sorting out our beer delivery system to ensure that we can avail ourselves of some quality beer. There will also be events and longer opening hours, especially on Saturday and Sunday afternoons.
An intra club Fantasy Cricket game has been set up by Alex Walker. These are great fun – you just pick a team of 6 from the club’s players and see how their points rack up for your team based upon performances. Entry is just £5. Go to http://chenies-latimer.fantasyclubcricket.co.uk/. The prices of players are based SOLELY off of last year’s performance in league games , irrespective of which team you are in. This means there are some bargains. Player prices will change each week based on form and anyone not in the database yet will be added automatically once they play a league game.
Instagram – some great work behind the scenes has revived our Instagram account and we’ll be posting regularly and aften throughout the season. Please follow us @chenieslatimercc and @chenieswomenscricket

Also make sure you have downloaded the club app and have your Pitchero account profile set up to receive communications from the club. More details here

For all club kit and clothing requirements, please visit https://www.chenies-cricket.org/a/club-kit-58457.html and contact Dave Brown to order.

Our kit supplier, Chiltern Sports, are also open if you need to acquire any playing equipment. They are well stocked with Shoes, bats, helmets, pads and gloves plus all other playing accessories that you might need. Call the shop on 01296 613399 or Richard Young on 07831 662874.

Darts Society. The Chenies darts society has been launched and will meet on alternate Thursday evenings. Contact Nick Walker for more info on 07769 313719

Loads more news to bring you over the coming weeks so keep your eyes peeled on the website and your inbox.