Under-12s - Bosham vs Goring - Sunday 2 May 2010

Unfortunately, Goring are unable to raise a side and it means that the fixture has to be postponed. We will notify everyone of the rearranged date as soon as it has been arranged.

Bosham vs Fittleworth - Sunday 25 April 2010

Match cancelled.

Sadly, Fittleworth have been unable to raise a team for our match on Sunday.

Bosham Cricket Club - Junior Training

The general consensus at the AGM and with other correspondence that I received was that the Club should continue to hold junior practice sessions on a Monday evening. I am very sorry to those that expressed a preference for another evening.

Junior Cricket practice at Bosham will commence on Monday 26 April and take place every week until at least the start of the school summer holidays or perhaps longer if there is sufficient demand.

The sessions will start at 6:30pm and finish at around 7:30pm.

Due to safety concerns the sessions will only take place in dry weather. If a session has to be cancelled due to rain or a wet pitch then a notice will be posted on the Club website.

Entry to and from the cricket ground is via Delling Close. Please enter and leave the ground with respect to our neighbours. For safety’s sake please drive slowly both in Delling Close and along the track to the ground. There will be young children walking and cycling to practice. Be vigilant when parking your vehicle. Irresponsible driving will not be tolerated by the Club.

The Club has entered two teams in the Sussex Cricket Western Area League this year.

The under-12's will play in the 2010 West Area Youth League Shield competition. Girls and boys who are under 12 years of age on 31 August 2009 are eligible for this team. This is a hard-ball competition. All matches are played on Sunday mornings and start at 9.30am.

Sun 2 May – Goring (away)

Sun 9 May – Pulborough (away)

Sun 30 May - Stirlands (home)

Sun 13 June - Findon (home)

Sun 20 June - Pagham (home)

Sun 4 July - East Preston (home)

Sun 25 July - West Wittering (away)

The under-10's will play in the 2010 West Area Youth "Blue" League competition. Girls and boys who are under 10 years of age on 31 August 2009 are eligible for this team. This is a soft-ball competition. All matches are played on Saturday mornings and start at 9.30am.

Sat 8 May - Chichester A (away)

Sat 15 May - Bognor (home)

Sat 22 May - Chichester B (home)

Sat 29 May - Eastergate (home)

Sat 12 June - Middleton (away)

Sat 26 June - Midhurst (away)

Sat 3 July - Pagham (away)

The under-10's will also represent the Club in MKK Cup 2010 to be held on Sunday 11 July at Arundel Castle Cricket Club. Starting at 9am the kwik-cricket tournament will be played on the outfield prior to a Sussex T20 game against Surrey (2.40pm start). The team will all have free admission to the T20 game.

Please help us to plan ahead for all of the above games by notifying us as soon as possible of your child’s availability. We are likely to be oversubscribed for these matches and the Club will select teams equitably to ensure all children have an opportunity to play regardless of their ability.

It is important to wear the appropriate safety equipment when attending matches and training sessions. The Club will provide helmets, pads and gloves. Children are welcome to bring along their own equipment but please make sure it is clearly marked with their name. 

All boys will also be required to wear an abdominal guard ("box"). Please make sure that your boy(s) turn-up to sessions wearing pants or a jock-strap. Boxer shorts do not work are not appropriate!

The cost of membership this year will be £35 for an individual and £60 for a family. This entitles the member to attend all of our training sessions.

I will circulate a joining form over the weekend and we will have copies available at the ground. We will require everyone that takes part in the training sessions to have completed the form and paid their membership fee. Please be patient on the first evening session while we undertake the administrative tasks of collecting the completed forms and money.

Bosham Junior Practice Session - Moved to a 5:30pm start today (29 March 2010)

I apologize for this very short notice.

It has come to our attention that there is a problem with our booking at Game, Set and Match this evening. As a result we need to run our Bosham junior session between 5:30pm and 6:30pm.

I hope your child will be able to make the earlier start time.

As not everyone will be able to make the earlier time we are going to run an extra session tomorrow evening (Tuesday 30 March) between 6:00pm and 7:00pm for everyone that is able to attend.

New Time - Indoor Nets for Adults and the older Juniors

From 1st March these sessions will take place between 7:15pm and 8:15pm.

We are full! Indoor Nets for Bosham Junior Cricketers....

We are now fully subscribed for our course of indoor nets for the juniors.

Thank you to all of you who have booked. You will have received confirmation and we look forward to seeing you at Game, Set and Match this evening.

For anyone who has missed out this time please register your interest with the club and we will send you details of our outdoor sessions that should start soon after Easter.

Indoor Nets for Adults and the older Juniors

We have also organised indoor nets at Game Set & Match for the Adults and older Junior (ages 14+).  These sessions will take place on Mondays at 8pm - 9pm again starting on Monday 22 February and ending on Monday 29 March.

This is an ideal opportunity to introduce new members to the Club. If you know anyone that might be interested in playing for us this season then please invite them along.

Indoor Nets for Bosham Junior Cricketers (girls and boys aged 8 - 13)

We have an exciting programme in store for our young cricketers in 2010.  As many of you will know the Club has now signed a long lease on the ground just off Delling Close where our Monday junior cricket has been taking place for the past 2 years.  We have an exciting development plan for our local communities and schools which will include training sessions, playing regular matches this season, improving the pitch at Delling Close, building brand new nets and starting work on building a Club House with good facilities.  We will be writing to you all about these improvements and plans in the near future.

Meanwhile, to help our girls and boys make a confident start to the 2010 playing season, we have organised indoor nets at Game Set & Match (Beaver Trade Park, Quarry Lane, Chichester, PO19 8NY).  The indoor sessions will be run by our qualified coaches and will include skills training in fielding, bowling, catching and a range of batting strokes. We will also have access to a bowling machine depending on how our players progress.

There will be a total of 6 training sessions, all at the Game Set & Match Indoor nets. Obviously we would like players to attend as many of these sessions as possible but we understand the busy schedules of our families so we will reinforce previously taught skills at regular intervals. The net sessions will take place on Mondays at 6pm - 7pm starting on Monday 22 February and ending on Monday 29 March.

The Club will provide bats, balls and other equipment but everyone is welcome to bring along their own kit.  Boys will need to have their own abdominal protection (box) although the club has some spares. All Juniors (girls and boys) will need to wear trainers, shorts and or tracksuit bottoms and a loose shirt or T shirt.  Although Game Set & Match is heated, a cricketing jumper or fleece top is advisable. Refreshments will be available but Juniors may wish to bring along their own water bottles.

Spaces are unfortunately limited and 16 places will be offered on a first come basis.  The cost of the course of 6 sessions is £ 25.  Please email us at juniors@boshamcc.co.uk with your address and we will send you the relevant forms which can be posted back or handed in at the nets on 22 February. Parent involvement is always helpful so parents, if you can help in any way, please let us know.

Best wishes.

John Strudwick/Martin Farrell - Juniors' Coaches

HCL: Compton vs Bosham

Result: Compton (24pts) beat Bosham (6pts) by 166 runs

Date: Sat 13th Jun 2009


Mark Middleton top scored with 56 runs and then went on to take four wickets for 10 runs as Compton thrashed division rivals Bosham by 145 runs.

Electing to bat first Compton posted a score of 212 that was below par compared to their previous innings at home this season. Early in the innings the Compton batsmen struggled to cope with Bosham bowlers and Shaw, Elms and Rosier all fell cheaply. At this stage of the game Bosham were on top. However, it was Middleton that held the innings together and with some big hitting contributions from Barclay (37), Turner (23) and Francis (26) helped to recover the situation for the home side.

In reply, Bosham slumped to 66 all out. Laurence Hembrow and Jim Callaghan were the only batsmen to make double figures as Bosham produced their worst batting performance for many seasons. After Turner made an initial impact by removing openers Barratt and Abbott it was the dependable Middleton who did the most damage claiming four wickets.

The result means Compton consolidate their position at the top of the table while Bosham slip down to seventh.

HCL: Bosham v Old Hambledonians

Result: Old Hambledonians (22pts) beat Bosham (9pts) by 6 runs

Date: Sat 6th Jun 2009


Chris Dean took a hat-trick in the final over to win the match for Old Hambledonians. Having taken the vital wicket of David Goodman in the 40th over Dean struck with the first three balls of the final over to leave Bosham 6 runs short of their target.

Batting first, on an Oaklands pitch that has now exhibited variable bounce for the last couple of games, Old Hambledonians posted a reasonable total of 173. Bosham were never really able to exert any real pressure on the batsmen and despite some reasonable containment the visitors were able to build some descent partnerships. Micheal Rooke was the pick of the Bosham bowlers ending the day with 5 wickets for 32 runs.

The Bosham reply started badly with Duncan Barratt, Jez Abbot and Will Gamon all giving away their wickets cheaply. It was left to Goodman and Sam Gilliatt to try and salvage the game when they came together at 11 for 3. The pair recovered the situation adding 57 to the total and seemed in control when Gilliatt was trapped LBW to the penultimate ball of Gordon Downham’s spell. Hugh Dodd played well in a supporting role to Goodman as the pair accumulated the highest partnership of the day – 86 runs. Bosham now needed just 20 from the remaining three overs. However, any hope of victory quickly evaporated as Colin Henderson was first run out and the Dean dismissed Goodman LBW and cleaned up in his final over with a hat-trick.