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  • Mildenhall v AVCC
    25 August 2014

  • AVCC vs PSR Maharajahs (Aka C Lee lads and dads), 30 overs
    27 July 2014

    Well today, we played Chris Lee and a group of touring fathers and sons from the Henley/Peppard area, all of which could play a bit.

  • Erlestoke vs AVCC T20
    16 July 2014

    Off we went to the magnificent walled-gardens of Erlestoke, looking for a positive result after our recent meeting with them.

  • AVCC Club day
    13 July 2014

    Nice weather greeted our 2nd AVCC Club Day. It was great to see a large crowd around for the opening of our new grand pavilion by Judge Turner.

  • AVCC v Erlestoke
    6 July 2014

    Having dominated the Erlestoke side for at least two seasons - 3 victories in all - AVCC's run came to an end on Sunday, falling 15 runs short, chasing 201 in a 35 over contest.

  • AVCC v Collingbourne T20
    26 June 2014

    Well… Nothing like an easy win.

  • Burbage vs AVCC
    22 June 2014

    On a wonderfully hot summers day we took on the mighty Burbage. I'm told they have a professional Kiwi who's played Test cricket, fortunately he wasn't selected. Their average age was still around half ours so we started the game with some trepidation. Despite the gap in relative fitness levels (and waist lines) we put up a good fight but, alas, came up short.

  • Farley vs AVCC
    15 June 2014

    Not one of our better days....the sort of day when one talks about "taking the positives" out of the match and and "learning from the game" .

  • AVCC v All Cannings
    11 June 2014

    This T20 game followed a familiar pattern for readers who have bothered ploughing through the previous 5 matches. AVCC excelled temporarily in the field and then found we had a few too many runs to chase. Should we try and bat first and change a habit? Anyway, we pulled up 34 runs shy of All Cannings 137 off 20, bowled out in the final over.

  • Avebury vs AVCC report
    8 June 2014

    What a nice ground Avebury is, lovely day too and AVCC registered their first victory, not without a struggle though.

  • Collingbourne vs AVCC report
    5 June 2014

    Near miss at Collingbourne in a good-natured tussle over 20 overs.

  • Chitterne v AVCC
    26 May 2014

    So it was another case of a desperately close finish, but AVCC came up 7 runs short in their inaugural fixture away to the extremely hospitable Chitterne team.

  • Urchfont v AVCC - Wed 21 May
    21 May 2014

    Opportunity lost tonight. AVCC fell 13 runs short of the 98 for 9 target.

  • AVCC vs Marden, Sunday 18 May
    18 May 2014

    Well, we've constructed a solid base from which to improve - or so went the general conversation in the pub afterwards.

 
 
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Sunday, 15 June 2014

Farley vs AVCC

Not one of our better days....the sort of day when one talks about "taking the positives" out of the match and and "learning from the game" .

Things didn't start well. We took the field with just 8 players after the home skipper won the toss and decided gleefully to bat against our depleted numbers. Tim Gent did not arrive at all, and Ben & Matt arrived 20 minutes late. At least Farley leant us a couple of players for that time. Much needed, as the ground had the shortest boundaries I have ever seen on either side of the wicket so that anything firmly hit either side of the wicket was likely to turn into a boundary. We spent a lot of time getting to know the hedges around the ground intimately.

Farley batted well, and put away every loose ball with aplomb. Their captain and opener (Glanville) kindly retired on 101 not out, as part of a gigantic total of 245-6. We helped them immensely with 8 dropped catches, but our bowling was picked apart - Ieuan Pearn (0-47), Dan Thorburn (1-42), Matt White (1-58) and Ben Jones (0-43). The best stats went to a last minute substitute who we called up when desparate....teenager Jack Glibbery who took 4-36. Answering our distress call he turned up over an hour after the start and we could have done with his wickets sooner as our flurry of bowled outs occurred at the end after they had passed 200.

In contrast our batting didn't start well. It might have been the delicious cake they served for tea. Chasing 7 an over, we were quickly 9-4 off the first 5 overs. Matt White then made a sparkling 50 comprising 11 4's, and Dudley stayed with him for some time adding 12 as part of  a 63 runs partnership. Unfortunately, no one else got to double figures and we were all out for just 94. It didn't help that young Glibbery's dad gave our captain out with an appalling lbw decision when he looked set. Matt's 50 was a positive, Angus looked in good form until he tried to take the fight to their bowlers, Bruce outperformed his average, and overall we scored more today against Farley than in the same fixture last season. Morale was a bit down as we left this evening, and we must look forward to the next game.

Ho hum....

Graham Newland