Goodbye 2010 Cricket Season

Our blog for this season has finished. We hope you enjoy your winter as we look forward to England winning the ASHES down under.

AP in control!

Harrow's Sunday 2nd XI finished their Chess Valley League Season on a winning note. Losing the toss Harrow were inserted to bat and posted a very competitive 252 for 8 from their 50 overs. Shazad Shah again failed with the bat and James Han scored an impressive 50. Vikash, Clarky and Chris all chipped in with bat but non went on to make that big match winning score and with Harrow in a bit of a wobble in came Scott Ellis at number 6. Scott played sensibly to start with and then really got into the flow of things playing great cricketing shots both arial and along the ground to score his maiden Harrow fifty and eventually fell 65. At times he made batting look very easy showing just what a cool head on experienced shoulders can do. Young boys Hashim and Kamran also chipped in at the end with useful knocks to push the score on in the final stage on the innings.

Harrow opening bowlers in the form Johnathan and Kevan of got off to a reasonable start containing the batsmen very well to start with, however after the first wicket fell Brondersbury's number three batsman came in and decided to hit out and hit Harrow's opening bowlers at will to all parts of the ground. He was very fortunate on two occassions having been dropped comically by Chris Summersell at point and he also offered a slightly more difficult chance to James Han who failed to take a catch behind the stumps. With Harrow's first and second change bowlers Hashim and skipper AP also being hit for runs a change was needed as advised by both Vikash and Clarky. Scott Ellis and Clarky replaced bowlers AP and Hashim and Scott struck in his first over removing Brondersbury's dangerous number three batman for 81. After that Scott continued to impress with the ball and ending up picking 5 wickets for 25 runs of his 10 overs. Chris made up for his dropped catch by taking a stunning backwards running catch of the bowling off Scott. Clarky having bowled tight going for just 18 off his 6 overs was replaced by youngster Kamran Hussain foxing the tail took 3 for 13 off his 4.4 overs to seal Brondersbury fate. In the end Harrow ended up clear winners.

Skipper AP would like to thanks all the players and youngsters who starred throughout the season. He hopes they all enjoyed and learned alot playing in the side and would like to issue the following words in his closing statement...."Ra Roooo" and a "BRAP BRAP BRAP"..."Peace and LOVE till next season"

Junior Section End of Season Newsletter

It’s been another successful season as we coped with fewer coaches and more players than the previous season. We played a total of 59 matches, winning 31. Our 13 As & Bs both won their leagues & the As lost to Harrow St Mary’s in the North Area Cup Final. They also went out to Sunbury on league semi finals day .We also just failed to win our 19th trophy in the last decade. On the downside we have been unable to get any of our better 13s & 15s playing Sunday senior cricket due to their lack of availability.
U10s:
Our U10s had a great season ending on 2nd place in the Gubby Allen Tournament. They played (6), winning (4). We also have another crop of talented cricketers that hopefully we can develop in the years to come.

U11s:
Our U11s had a disappointing season with the talent in the team. Played (10), winning (2). They have the chance to regroup across the winter & develop their cricket in a positive manner.

U13s:
Both our U13s teams enjoyed great season’s as they finished in great style. Our 13sB won their league by winning every match & went on to meet a very strong Bessborough A team in the league play off. Unfortunately we couldn’t compete on the day & came out second best. Team spirit was great as they played with out any super stars & give us hope for the future. Matches played (10), winning (7).

Our 13As enjoyed a fantastic season winning their league as well as reaching the North Area Cup Final & they just failed to go all the way falling to Sunbury in the league County Semi Finals. They played 16 matches winning 11.

U15s:

Our U15s struggled to take wickets & put big totals on the board but they played with great spirit as they tried to remain in games throughout the season. Matches played (9), winning (1).

U17s:

Our U17s played 8 matches winning 5. They all look capable of playing senior cricket to a high standard & this should hold us in good stead in the years to come.

Annual Colts Week:

Our annual colt’s week is a great week & gives us a chance to see our boys develop in a longer format. It was disappointing for us to call it off due to lack of players. We will also have to have a rethink regarding our junior presentation evening.

Talented Players Programme:

We are planning on reinstating our TPP & we will identify players across the winter allowing us to work with them on a separate training night in the summer. We are hoping to invite 15 players to join the programme in the spring.

Winter Academy:

We have a very busy winter training programme in place & this will allow us to work across our 10s, 11s, 13s, & 15s age groups. Clear goals & objectives will be set allowing us to improve our young cricketers ready for the 2011 season. An end of winter assessment will be provided prior to our outdoor pre season training allowing our players to have clear goals & objectives for the 2011 season.

2011:

We may change our structure for the 2011 cricket season. This could mean separate training nights, smaller squads & Sunday afternoon matches. This will depend on the number of coaches & players that we decide to work with.

Special thank all our coaches & managers who operate as volunteers. They give a lot of their free time to help develop our junior cricketers. Thanks to Pete Atfield, Alan Smith, Neil Rands, Carl Clarke, Mozza & Divyesh Patel.

Plus a special mention to our four ECB Young Leaders, Alex Atfield, Kishan Patel, Kevan David-Joseph & James Han.