2003

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28th April: The U15s had a good win at Trojans scoring 122-1 in their 18 overs with Chris Hadfield making 54 and Ollie Williams 41*. After a tight 3 over opening spell from Martin Roberts for only 3 runs Trojans could only muster 76-6 in reply with Chris Hadfield 2-10, Tim Smith 1-2, John Palmer 1-5, Nasim Alam 1-6 and Luke Andrews 1-16 the wicket takers together with both a catch and a stumping to wicket-keeper Chris Jackson.

The U11As also had a successful trip to Tichborne Park scoring 137-2 in an 8 a-side pairs game and winning by 98 runs with Tom Darby 29*, Ben Stuchbury 15 and Matthew Knight 12 the main scorers, 1 wicket each for Ben Stuchbury, James Knight, Liam Cann, Gilbert Lewis and Tom Darby and a stumping for wicket-keeper Matthew Knight. Tichborne Park were a little under strength due to football cup commitments and borrowed two of Andover U9s, Ben Knight and Robbie Hadfield, who apparently top scored for the opposition and took one of the two Andover wickets!

15th May: Colts News: The U11As, sponsored by Southgate Peugeot, had another good win on Monday evening at London Road against Trojans U11A in a pairs format game. Trojans won the toss and elected to bat but were soon in trouble scoring 43 for 12 with Jonathan Forsyth taking 4-0, James Knight 3-2, Robbie Hadfield 2-2 and one wicket each for Tom Cavanagh, Andrew Fenwick and Gilbert Lewis. Matthew Knight the keeper took two stumpings, a catch and didn’t give away any byes. In reply Andover scored 98-3 with Richard Bennett 15, James Knight 13* and G Lewis 13* the main scorers. The David Fox Private Hire sponsored U13 teams both played last Sunday. The U13As had a useful win against Sparsholt in the morning scoring 114-4 from their 20 overs with William Richards, Tom Fiducia and Jonty Hadfield all retiring on 23*,22* and 20* respectively. The visitors matched Andover’s score through much of their innings but fell 18 runs short at 96-8 with Jonty Hadfield taking 3-18, Fred Kelly 1-2, John Palmer 1-8, Jos Clarke 1-9 and William Richards 1-15. A relatively inexperienced U12/13Bs travelled to Falkland in the afternoon and were put into bat on a soft and sticky wicket with only Ali Ansari 13 reaching double figures in a total of 71 all out. After tea when the pitch had dried considerably the home side won for the loss of only 2 wickets with 10 year-old James Knight 1-8 clean bowling the opener with the third ball of the innings and Joel Hulmes 1-5 the other successful bowler. The U16s were away to South Wilts again on Sunday afternoon in a 45 over game but were all out in the 42nd over for 207. Tim Clarke top scored with 54 and was well supported by Ollie Goss 32, Ed Jackson 28 and Naseem Alam 23. South Wilts passed Andover’s score again in the 42nd over but for the loss of only three wickets with Chris Hadfield taking 2-47 both to Tim Clarke stumpings and Tim Smith 1-25.

May 23rd: The U15s sponsored by Travail Employment Group were due to play Tichborne Park last Wednesday and St Cross last Friday but both matches were lost to the rain. Hopefully, they will have better luck with their next match away to Leckford this Friday

The David Fox Private Hire sponsored U13 teams were both due to play Trojans last Sunday but unfortunately Trojans B could not raise a team. However, the U13As managed to avoid the showers and play Trojans U13As last Sunday morning on a rather damp pitch at London Road. Winning the toss and batting first Andover reached 100-8 in their 20 overs, which in the conditions was a good score, with Tim Lewis 25*, Fred Kelly 18 and William Richards 15 the main contributors. Andover's opening bowlers were very economical, so much so that the team was able to use ten bowlers with Trojans falling 10 runs short - Jonty Hadfield 2-3, John Palmer 1-5, Fred Kelly 1-6 and Tim Lewis 1-11 the wicket takers.

A somewhat understrength Southgate Peugeot sponsored U11As had a disappointing first round match in the Oliver Cup against Chandlers Ford & Compton. Andover restricted the opposition to 56 runs but could only take 2 wickets with Daniel Cope 1-7 and Gary Lewis 1-9 the successful wicket takers. In reply the Andover opening pair of Matthew Knight 9* and Robbie Hadfield 5* made a good start putting on 19 runs but the remaining pairs lost 6 wickets so with the pairs format calculations Andover lost by 18 runs.

The U10s managed half a match against Norman Court School before the heavens opened last Wednesday. Norman Court put into bat were restricted to 70-6 in their 20 overs with Ben Knight 2-9, Hugh Watts 2-10 and Sam Lonsdale 1-20 taking the wickets.

The U9s sponsored by Stratfords Commercial had their Monday evening match against Norman Court School cancelled due to the weather but managed to play Farleigh School on Thursday evening. Farleigh batted first and scored 125 for the loss of only 4 wickets with Max Souter 1-6, Robbie Hadfield 1-9, Sam Matthews 1-12 and Chris Lee 1-16 taking the wickets. In reply Andover could only make 88 with Robbie Hadfield 9* and Alex Aldridge 8* the top scorers.

June 7th: After beating Leckford in the Millard Cup last week the U15s, sponsored by Travail Employment Group, met the same opposition last Friday in the League but with several of their regular players playing in the District Festival. Leckford batted first and made 73 for 8 in their 18 overs with Luke Andrews 3-6, Tom Spencer 2-20, Jonty Hadfield 1-4, Tom Cole 1-8 and Martin Roberts 1-16 taking the wickets. Andover won in the 15th over for the loss of only 1 wicket with opener Jonty Hadfield unbeaten on 34* and Mark Fiddes 25*.

In a tense and thrilling finish against Hursley Park last Sunday morning Andover’s young U13B side, supported by David Fox Private Hire, lost off the last ball in their Barfoot Cup Quarter Final match so very nearly joining the U13As in the Semi-Finals. Batting first in the 20 over match, Andover posted a challenging total of 108-5 with Ali Ansari 26*, William Ingram 21, James Pine 11* and Ben Stutchbury the principal run scorers. Hursley Park initially struggled in reply, at one stage collapsing to 70-6, but finally achieved their target with two wickets to spare after a chaotically scampered single off the final ball with James Knight 3-18, Tom Trinder 2-16, Jack Andrews 1-9 and Ali Ansari 1-23 the successful wicket takers.

The U13Bs also travelled to Southampton during half-term to play a 40 over match against a Winchester & District U12 representative side. The Andover team which included four U11s performed very creditably against strong opposition. The District side were held to 140-8 after being in some disarray at 7-3 with William Ingram 3-27, James Knight 2-7, Jack Andrews 1-8, James Pine 1-8 and Stuart Parsons 1-15 the wicket takers. After losing a wicket in the first over, Andover replied confidently with William Ingram 16 and Ali Ansari 17 laying the foundations but after a collapse only Ben Stuchbury 12 achieved double figures leaving the District side comfortable winners by 52 runs.

The Stratfords Commercial sponsored U9s had an excellent win, beating Fair Oak by 54 runs on Sunday morning at Charlton. Winning the toss and batting first in a pairs format game starting at 200 runs Andover advanced to 296-4 with Robbie Hadfield 13, Ernie Lewis 10 and Sam Matthews 10* the main run scorers. Outstanding bowling restricted Fair Oak to 238-8 with Alex Aldridge 2-8 and one a piece for Ernie Lewis, Magnus Strong, Sam Matthews, George Brown, Robbie Hadfield and Luke Cole.

Week Ending 14th June: Andover took a mainly U10 side to play Farley (near Salisbury) U11s on Wednesday evening in a pairs format match starting at 200 runs. Andover scored 287 for 3 wickets with Andrew Fenwick 6*, Andrew Hooker 4*, Liam Cann 3* and Daniel Cope 3*. Farley lost 5 wickets and achieved a net score of 257 leaving Andover comfortable winners by 30 runs. Curtis Cole 1-15, Harry Blackburn 1-4, Andrew Fenwick 1-5, Jamie Clark 1-11 and Daniel Cope 1 –3 the wicket takers.

On Sunday morning both the David Fox Private Hire U13 teams were in action against Sparsholt. Sparsholt U13As scored 96 all out with James Houlgrave having the impressive figures of 5-9 from 2.4 overs and one each for Ben Cole, Richard Ship, William Richards and John Palmer. In reply Andover were bowled out for 71 with Fred Kelly 19 and John Palmer 17* making excellent contributions.

The U13Bs were much too strong for Sparsholt U13Bs who only achieved 53-7 from their 20 overs thanks to a devastating spell of off-spin bowling from Tom Trinder who clean bowled 5 batsmen in his 4 over spell for only 6 runs including a hat-trick. James Knight was the other successful bowler with 1-11 and Jack Andrews achieved a run out with a direct hit for the second week running. In reply Andover only lost one wicket with Matthew Knight 12* and Joel Hulmes 9* seeing Andover safely home.

The Southgate Peugeot U11Bs played Whitchurch on Sunday morning in a pairs format game. Andover were put into bat and reached a net score of 231 having lost 6 wickets and Whitchurch just managed to scrape past Andover's score off the penultimate ball again for the loss of 6 wickets with Ben Knight 2-7, Oliver Haddon 1-6 and Marc Kenyon 1-6 the wicket takers.

Week Ending 20th June: The David Fox Private Hire U13As had a superb 94 run semi-final win in the Barfoot Cup last Sunday morning against St Cross U13As. Put into bat Andover made 183-1 in their 20 overs with the first four batsmen Jonty Hadfield 28*, Fred Kelly 25*, John Palmer 26* and John Gallon 25* all retiring followed by useful contributions by Ryan Denby 17* and William Ingram 15*. Andover were then able to use 10 bowlers and restricted St Cross to 89-6 with James Houlgrave 2-3, Jack Andrews 1-2, Ali Ansari 1-5, Ryan Denby 1-5 and John Palmer 1-11 the successful wicket takers.

The U11As sponsored by Southgate Peugeot played their first match in the County Cup against Ropley. Winning the toss Andover batted first and made 95-4 from their 20 overs with Ben Stuchbury retirng on 30* and Richard Bennett 18* the main contibutors. When Ropley replied it looked as though they were going to win easily until the introduction of U9 Ben Knight who broke the dangerous third wicket partnership and went onto complete a hat-trick. Ropley finished 5 runs short on 91-8 with Ben Stuchbury 3-14 and James Knight 2-12 bowling tightly at the death.

Colts News Week Ending 20th June: The David Fox Private Hire U13As had a superb 94 run semi-final win in the Barfoot Cup last Sunday morning against St Cross U13As. Put into bat Andover made 183-1 in their 20 overs with the first four batsmen Jonty Hadfield 28*, Fred Kelly 25*, John Palmer 26* and John Gallon 25* all retiring followed by useful contributions by Ryan Denby 17* and William Ingram 15*. Andover were then able to use 10 bowlers and restricted St Cross to 89-6 with James Houlgrave 2-3, Jack Andrews 1-2, Ali Ansari 1-5, Ryan Denby 1-5 and John Palmer 1-11 the successful wicket takers.

15th July: The Travail Employment Group sponsored U15s had an enjoyable win at Easton & Martyr Worthy on Friday evening. Batting first Andover reached 111-7 from their 18 overs with Ollie Goss and Chris Hadfield both retiring on 28* and 25* respectively and a very useful 22 from Tom Waite who has only recently started to play cricket. Naseem Alam thought his batting talents would not be required on the night but with a run out on a no-ball Naseem had to hastily pad up and face the last ball of the innings. This he duly despatched for 6 right into the back seat of a Bentley Convertible which was seen leaving the ground very shortly thereafter. In reply Easton & Martyr Worthy made 84 all out in 14.2 overs with Chris Hadield (3-8) taking a hat-trick and Wicket-Keeper Chris Jackson taking 3 stumpings. Chris Wright (2-1), Ollie Goss (2-14) Tim Smith (1-4) and John Eccles (1-19) were the other successful bowlers.

The U11As sponsored by Southgate Peugeot travelled to Liphook & Ripsley on Saturday morning for the U11 County Cup Quarter Final. Andover were put into bat and reached 81-3 in their 20 overs with Ben Stuchbury 23, Matthew Knight 16 and Richard Bennett 13* the main contributors. This was generally felt to be some 20 runs below par and halfway through the Liphook & Ripsley innings the spectators views had not changed. However Richard Bennett (5-16), Ben Knight (2-5), James Knight (1-4), Harry Blackburn and Toby Graham (1-14) had not read the script and bowled out the opposition for 77 runs in 18.1 overs to win by 4 runs.

The David Fox Private Hire U13As played against Hursley Park on Sunday morning. Batting first Hursley reached 99-8 from their 20 overs with both Ryan Denby (3-12), Jonty Hadfield (3-12) and William Ingram (1-11) the successful bowlers. In reply Andover could only make 70 with Callum Sherlock 21*, William Ingram 12 and John Palmer 10 the main contributors.

22nd July: The Travail Employment Group sponsored U15s had an enjoyable win at Easton & Martyr Worthy on Friday evening. Batting first Andover reached 111-7 from their 18 overs with Ollie Goss and Chris Hadfield both retiring on 28* and 25* respectively and a very useful 22 from Tom Waite who has only recently started to play cricket. Naseem Alam thought his batting talents would not be required on the night but with a run out on a no-ball Naseem had to hastily pad up and face the last ball of the innings. This he duly despatched for 6 right into the back seat of a Bentley Convertible which was seen leaving the ground very shortly thereafter. In reply Easton & Martyr Worthy made 84 all out in 14.2 overs with Chris Hadield (3-8) taking a hat-trick and Wicket-Keeper Chris Jackson taking 3 stumpings. Chris Wright (2-1), Ollie Goss (2-14) Tim Smith (1-4) and John Eccles (1-19) were the other successful bowlers.

25/July: The Southgate Peugeot sponsored U11As travelled to Chandlers Ford & Compton last Wednesday evening and came home with a 47 run win in an 8-a-side pairs match with each team starting at 200 runs and losing 5 runs for each wicket. Andover batted first and reached 262 for the loss of 7 wickets with Ben Stuchbury 11*, James Knight 10* and Andrew Fenwick 8* the main contributors. In chasing the target the opposition lost 11 wickets and finished on 215 with Daniel Cope 3-5, James Knight 3-5, Toby Graham 2-8, Harry Blackburn 1-14 and Ben Stutchbury 1-24 taking the wickets helped by three Matthew Knight stumpings.

The U15s sponsored by Travail Employment Group had an easy win when the Chandlers Ford & Compton U15 team came to London Road on Friday evening. The visitors were restricted to 65-6 from their 18 overs with Ollie Williams 2-10, Luke Andrews 2-17 and Naseem Alam 2-18 the wicket takers. In reply Andover scored 67-2 in only 11.3 overs with Ollie Williams 32* retired, Chris Hadfield 15 and Tom Cole 11*.

Both the David Fox Private Hire sponsored U13 teams were in action on Sunday morning. The U13As travelled to Chandlers Ford & Compton and winning the toss elected to bat. Openers Callum Sherlock 25* retired and Ryan Denby 15 put on 55 in 12 overs and then Jonty Hadfield 25* retired (with Jos Clarke as runner) and Tim Lewis 21 increased the tempo until Lewis was caught in the 18th over with the score on 110. This was followed by some very unselfish running, which saw Andover finish on 125-4 from 20 overs. The U13As then had the luxury of being able to set very attacking fields, use 8 bowlers in taking 9 wickets and still win by 16 runs with Jonty Hadfield 3-10, John Gallon 2-10 and Tim Lewis 1-18 the successful bowlers together with three good run outs.

The U13Bs didn’t fair so well against Bishops Waltham at London Road. Batting first Andover started confidently enough with William Ingram 16 and Ali Ansari scoring at 5 an over, but when Ansari 6 was caught in the covers the next four batsmen were dismissed without scoring. At 31-6 Daniel Boyes 13 and Adam Davis 5 had their work cut out but managed to help move the final score to 59 all out with only two balls of their 20 overs remaining. Bishops Waltham achieved their target in the 13th over for the loss of only two wickets both to run outs.

Indoor league Fixtures 2003/4

Andover Colts have an incredible 105 indoor cricket fixtures this winter from, U10s to U16s, in the North Hampshire Indoor Cricket League at Dummer, the Salisbury & District Indoor Cricket League at Ludgershall, the Winchester & District Indoor Cricket League at Winchester and the NatWest Hampshire U16 Indoor Cricket League at the Rose Bowl.

Both the Andover U14 teams sponsored by David Fox Private Hire got off to a great start at Ludgershall last Sunday recording emphatic victories in the six-a-side competition.

The U14Bs contained Redlynch & Hale to 77-1 in their 10 overs and then comfortably reached 78-1 in reply with nearly 2 overs to spare. Skipper James Houlgrave (25 retired) and Ross Dabrowski (16 *) were the main run scorers.

The U14As also kept South Wilts B well in check as they reached 78-4. John Palmer (1-22) and Jos Clarke (1-22) were the successful bowlers together with two Clarke inspired run outs. Clarke (25 retired) capped a splendid all round performance and captain Palmer (22 retired) saw Andover home safely with three overs left.

The two Southgate Peugeot Andover U11 teams were both in action on Monday evening at Dummer but against each other.

The U11As batted first and scored 110-2 from their 12 overs with Wilfred Marriot (21*), Harry Blackburn (16*), Toby Trinder (14*) and Curtis Cole (13*) the main run scorers. Ben Knight (1-11) was the successful bowler. In reply the U11Bs mustered 62-5 with James Giggs (11) top scoring and Blackburn (2-11), Jamie Noble (1-9) and Marriot (1-10) the wicket takers.