All members please note that the 2009 subs are now overdue and should be paid to their captains or left behind the bar in the club this weekend.
Subs are the lifeblood of the club and are needed to continue to provide the facilities that we all enjoy.
Details of the subs tariff can be found on the web site home page
Stuart Catterson
Chairman
Friday, 3 July 2009
U15s make it three in a row
The Under 15s made it three league wins in a row with a 5 wicket defeat of CSNI at Stormont on Thursday 2/7 in a high scoring game.
After losing the toss skipper Matthew Simpson and his team were asked to field with the game being played on the back square with short boundaries on all sides and a very fast outfield.
Not surprisingly all of the Cregagh bowlers found it difficult to keep the runs down as edges and mishits went for easy runs however this was not helped but some poorly directed bowling and lack lustre fielding.
After using 6 bowlers the CSNI total ended with an imposing 165 for 3 off their 20 overs with the wicket takers being Stephen Nixon,Neil Adams and James Taylor.
As in the two previous victories the batsman then pulled the team out of a hole as they went after the victory target with great skill and judgement.Openers Matthew Simpson and Neil Adams added 88 for the first wicket with Neil first out in the 11th over for a well crafted 45.
Next in was Haider Masih who kept the momentum going with a quick fire 22 with Simpson continuing to play the captains knock at the other end.
A flurry of wickets then followed as Haider (22),Stephen Nixon,Matthew Simpson (26) and James Taylor all departed trying to keep the run rate up at the required 8 per over.
However a steadying innings from James Harper (plus a considerable number of extras given away by CSNI) saw Cregagh home to 166 for 5 in the at the end of the 19th over.
Another excellent performance by the batsman but a considerable improvement is needed in the field before we complete the league campaign against Saintfield and Instonians.
After losing the toss skipper Matthew Simpson and his team were asked to field with the game being played on the back square with short boundaries on all sides and a very fast outfield.
Not surprisingly all of the Cregagh bowlers found it difficult to keep the runs down as edges and mishits went for easy runs however this was not helped but some poorly directed bowling and lack lustre fielding.
After using 6 bowlers the CSNI total ended with an imposing 165 for 3 off their 20 overs with the wicket takers being Stephen Nixon,Neil Adams and James Taylor.
As in the two previous victories the batsman then pulled the team out of a hole as they went after the victory target with great skill and judgement.Openers Matthew Simpson and Neil Adams added 88 for the first wicket with Neil first out in the 11th over for a well crafted 45.
Next in was Haider Masih who kept the momentum going with a quick fire 22 with Simpson continuing to play the captains knock at the other end.
A flurry of wickets then followed as Haider (22),Stephen Nixon,Matthew Simpson (26) and James Taylor all departed trying to keep the run rate up at the required 8 per over.
However a steadying innings from James Harper (plus a considerable number of extras given away by CSNI) saw Cregagh home to 166 for 5 in the at the end of the 19th over.
Another excellent performance by the batsman but a considerable improvement is needed in the field before we complete the league campaign against Saintfield and Instonians.
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Thursday Night Nets-New Arrangements
The club committee has decided to make some changes to the operation of the Thursday night net practice.
Commencing Thursday 2/7/09 the nets will be organised and ran by Javed.
Javed is now a fully qualified Level 2 coach and he has been tasked by the committee to bring improved structure and organisation to the Thursday practice session.One of his remits is to ensure that the 1st XI are adequately prepared for their weekend games.
It is hoped that this initiative will attract more members of the senior club to the practice and that those attending will in turn derive more benefit from the night.
The committee asks for all senior players to support them and Javed in this new approach.
Tuesday night nets will remain in their current form
Commencing Thursday 2/7/09 the nets will be organised and ran by Javed.
Javed is now a fully qualified Level 2 coach and he has been tasked by the committee to bring improved structure and organisation to the Thursday practice session.One of his remits is to ensure that the 1st XI are adequately prepared for their weekend games.
It is hoped that this initiative will attract more members of the senior club to the practice and that those attending will in turn derive more benefit from the night.
The committee asks for all senior players to support them and Javed in this new approach.
Tuesday night nets will remain in their current form
Saturday, 27 June 2009
Under 15s Win Again
The Under 15s followed up on their thumping of Woodvale last week with a 9 wicket victory over Cooke-Collegians at home on Friday 26/6.
Having lost the toss and being asked to field the Cregagh performance fell short of the high standard set in the previous game as balls were mis-fielded and catches not taken.Cooke-Collegians took advantage of these and some average bowling to post a total of 97.
Bowling highlight was Haider Masih with 2 for 6 off 3 overs and Neal Adams with 2 for 17 off 3.
If the fielding performance was below par the same could not be said of the batting.Openers Matthew Simpson and Neal Adams set about the reply in a very controlled fashion with a mix of positive attacking shots and sound defence.Together they added 30 in the first 7 overs before Neal was run out by a direct hit from square leg.
If this gave the opposition some hope it was to be short lived as new batsman Haider Masih then proceeded to put all bowlers to the sword from the first ball he received.In the next 16 balls faced he plundered 40 not out which included two 6s and four 4s.
After 13.3 overs the Cooke-Collegians total was passed with Haider 40 not out and Matthew Simpson 25 not out (another excellent captains innings).
The team are now looking to continue their winning run in the next game against CSNI.
MOTM-it has to be Haider with a first class all round performance
Having lost the toss and being asked to field the Cregagh performance fell short of the high standard set in the previous game as balls were mis-fielded and catches not taken.Cooke-Collegians took advantage of these and some average bowling to post a total of 97.
Bowling highlight was Haider Masih with 2 for 6 off 3 overs and Neal Adams with 2 for 17 off 3.
If the fielding performance was below par the same could not be said of the batting.Openers Matthew Simpson and Neal Adams set about the reply in a very controlled fashion with a mix of positive attacking shots and sound defence.Together they added 30 in the first 7 overs before Neal was run out by a direct hit from square leg.
If this gave the opposition some hope it was to be short lived as new batsman Haider Masih then proceeded to put all bowlers to the sword from the first ball he received.In the next 16 balls faced he plundered 40 not out which included two 6s and four 4s.
After 13.3 overs the Cooke-Collegians total was passed with Haider 40 not out and Matthew Simpson 25 not out (another excellent captains innings).
The team are now looking to continue their winning run in the next game against CSNI.
MOTM-it has to be Haider with a first class all round performance
Friday, 26 June 2009
Under 13's out of the cup
Cregagh u13s met with CIYMS u13s on Thursday (25th) night for their Banoge Cup quarter final match. Cregagh skipper Ross White lost the toss to CIYMS skipper Aaron Johnston and Cregagh had to bowl.
James Harper and Sam Leeson opened the bowling and restricted the batsmen to a slow start, 10-0 after 4 overs. Jamie Westburry replaced Harper and was immediately effective as he removed Carl Rae for 8 L.B.W. Westburry then bowled former Cregagh player Aaron Johnston for 11, 49-2 after 10 overs. Youngster Stuart Nelson was thrown the ball after his MOTM performance in the U11s game on Wednesday (24th) and did not look out of place. Nelson took a wicket when Jake Beattie was caught by Darrell Larmour at square leg for 12. Gareth Millar was batting for CIYMS at 4 and played some fantastic shots around the ground, quickly passing 20 with a six and 4 fours, 73-3 after 15 overs.
James Harper was brought back to bowl his four overs and his persistence was rewarded with the wicket of Connor Hall as Harper bowled him for 13. Gareth Millar was at the non-strikers end in the last over of the innings and there was a fear of him being stranded on 49. Fortunately however, D. Mitchell scored a single taking him to 7 and Millar scored a single with the last ball of the innings to give him the score of 50 Not Out, 116-3 after 20 overs.
Cregagh got their run chase off to a poor start as Ross White was bowled by Aaron Johnston for 1. Other opener Chrissie McKee scored 3 before retiring hurt. James Harper was in at 3 and looked impressive from the off as boundaries were constantly scored off his bat. Mac Wilson batted at 4 and was deceived by the flight of Carl Rae’s bowling, coming down the pitch only to miss it and get bowled. 40-2 after 9 overs. A baron spell was to come for Cregagh as three consecutive batsmen scored ducks, Westburry, Burton and Larmour respectively. 46-5. With James Harper still at the crease, Cregagh were still in with a fighting chance.
Unfortunately it was a case of one shot to many for Harper as his attacking shot was caught on the fine leg boundary and he was dismissed for a very entertaining 31. 63-6 after 15 overs, Cregagh still needed a huge 54 from 30 balls. Stuart Nelson and Mark Johnston provided fireworks at the end of the innings with fours being hit to all areas of the ground. There was a fascinating encounter between brother and brother as Aaron the bowler and Mark the batsman faced each other. Mark managed to score a single off his big brother which he was delighted about. Johnston was later bowled by Wilson for 10, bringing Joel Pension to the crease. Pension scored a boundary through square leg to leave Cregagh needing 28 from the last over. They could only muster 2, leaving Stuart Nelson 11*, Joel Pension 4* and Cregagh 91-7. CIYMS won by 25 runs.
For the second night in a row, Stuart Nelson received the Man of the Match for superb bowling at a higher level and fantastic batting at the end.
James Harper and Sam Leeson opened the bowling and restricted the batsmen to a slow start, 10-0 after 4 overs. Jamie Westburry replaced Harper and was immediately effective as he removed Carl Rae for 8 L.B.W. Westburry then bowled former Cregagh player Aaron Johnston for 11, 49-2 after 10 overs. Youngster Stuart Nelson was thrown the ball after his MOTM performance in the U11s game on Wednesday (24th) and did not look out of place. Nelson took a wicket when Jake Beattie was caught by Darrell Larmour at square leg for 12. Gareth Millar was batting for CIYMS at 4 and played some fantastic shots around the ground, quickly passing 20 with a six and 4 fours, 73-3 after 15 overs.
James Harper was brought back to bowl his four overs and his persistence was rewarded with the wicket of Connor Hall as Harper bowled him for 13. Gareth Millar was at the non-strikers end in the last over of the innings and there was a fear of him being stranded on 49. Fortunately however, D. Mitchell scored a single taking him to 7 and Millar scored a single with the last ball of the innings to give him the score of 50 Not Out, 116-3 after 20 overs.
Cregagh got their run chase off to a poor start as Ross White was bowled by Aaron Johnston for 1. Other opener Chrissie McKee scored 3 before retiring hurt. James Harper was in at 3 and looked impressive from the off as boundaries were constantly scored off his bat. Mac Wilson batted at 4 and was deceived by the flight of Carl Rae’s bowling, coming down the pitch only to miss it and get bowled. 40-2 after 9 overs. A baron spell was to come for Cregagh as three consecutive batsmen scored ducks, Westburry, Burton and Larmour respectively. 46-5. With James Harper still at the crease, Cregagh were still in with a fighting chance.
Unfortunately it was a case of one shot to many for Harper as his attacking shot was caught on the fine leg boundary and he was dismissed for a very entertaining 31. 63-6 after 15 overs, Cregagh still needed a huge 54 from 30 balls. Stuart Nelson and Mark Johnston provided fireworks at the end of the innings with fours being hit to all areas of the ground. There was a fascinating encounter between brother and brother as Aaron the bowler and Mark the batsman faced each other. Mark managed to score a single off his big brother which he was delighted about. Johnston was later bowled by Wilson for 10, bringing Joel Pension to the crease. Pension scored a boundary through square leg to leave Cregagh needing 28 from the last over. They could only muster 2, leaving Stuart Nelson 11*, Joel Pension 4* and Cregagh 91-7. CIYMS won by 25 runs.
For the second night in a row, Stuart Nelson received the Man of the Match for superb bowling at a higher level and fantastic batting at the end.
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Under 11's go down fighting...
The Under 11's bowed out of the Quoile cup last night at the quarter final stages loosing by six wickets to a well organized CSNI team. 
Cregagh lost the toss and were asked to bat first and soon found runs hard to come by. Some very tight bowling by the CSNI boys had us under pressure from the off, coupled with an 'iffy' LBW decision against Mark Johnston and a very questionable run out against Adam McCormick. However, to a man they battled well, James Hume again top scorer with 10, and useful runs at the end from Stuart nelson and Lewis Cunningham we finished on 43 for 6.
CSNI were immediately put under pressure when they went in, Stuart Nelson again the man with a wicket in his first ball. The Cregagh boys did not lie down, two wickets from Lewis Cunningham and one from Adam McCormick has the CS lads sweating at one stage, but CSNI skipper Paddy Beverland soon steadied the ship and seen his team into the semi's with an unbeaten 24.
Cregagh lost the toss and were asked to bat first and soon found runs hard to come by. Some very tight bowling by the CSNI boys had us under pressure from the off, coupled with an 'iffy' LBW decision against Mark Johnston and a very questionable run out against Adam McCormick. However, to a man they battled well, James Hume again top scorer with 10, and useful runs at the end from Stuart nelson and Lewis Cunningham we finished on 43 for 6.
CSNI were immediately put under pressure when they went in, Stuart Nelson again the man with a wicket in his first ball. The Cregagh boys did not lie down, two wickets from Lewis Cunningham and one from Adam McCormick has the CS lads sweating at one stage, but CSNI skipper Paddy Beverland soon steadied the ship and seen his team into the semi's with an unbeaten 24.
Monday, 22 June 2009
No Senior Net Practice Thursday 25/6
Please note that there will be no senior net practice this Thursday as the ground is being used by the U13s who play CIYMS in the quarter final of the Banoge Cup.Start time 6.00pm.
All support is welcomed.
All support is welcomed.
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