There was a full evening of cricket in the Leslies Motors Indoor League last Sunday with wins in Div 1 for both Brading and Ryde 1, and Cowes, Ryde 2 and Shanklin &Godshill 2 also claiming the points in Div 2.
Ryde 1 continued their dominant form in the top division with a resounding victory against Island Bakeries. 30 from Dave Pratt and 39 not out from Simon Wratten helped push Ryde 1 to 141-4 (Sam Richards 2-32) and a comfortable win was secured as tight bowling from Ash Gold...
There are 3 new sides competing in the Leslies Motors Indoor Cricket League this winter. Both Ryde and Northwood have entered a secondteam, and with Ventnor also returning to the competition, it means indoor cricket is in good health as 15 teams do battle across 2 divisions.
The first round of games began last Sunday and in Div 1 saw wins for EPP, Ryde 1 and Northwood 1. Last year’s runner up EPP scored 131-5 (Dan Cox 33 not out) and overcameBrading by 31 runs (Dave Cox 27 not...
Cowes, Northwood 1, EPP and Ryde 1 all confirmed their places in next Sunday’s finale to the Leslies Motors Indoor Cricket Cup with comfortable quarter final victories last week.
Cowes began the evening by beating Bradingby 6 wickets. Despite 26 from Mark Hartnell, Brading were skittled out for 78 and Cowes made easy work of getting to their target without losing a wicket thanks to openers Josh Rice (25) and Jack Summers (27).
Callum Witham was the star for Northwood...
The Leslies Motors Indoor Cup got underway last Sunday at Cowes Enterprise College with 3 preliminary round games that included matches for both the current Div 1 league and cup winners (Ryde) and Div 2 winners and cup runners up (Island Bakeries).
Ryde made a strong start to retaining the cup by securing a 70 run win over Shanklin &Godshill 1. Not out scores for Dave Pratt 46, Mark Oatley44 and Simon Wratten 30 helped Ryde total 196-3 (Peter Wright 2-38). Shanklin & Godshil...
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has today (8th October) launched its action plan to transform women’s and girls’ cricketwith the fundamental goal of making cricket a gender-balanced sport. Transforming women’s and girls’ cricket is one of six priorities within ECB’s ‘Inspiring Generations’ strategy for 2020-2024. An unprecedented £20m of funding will be invested over the next two years, with an ambition of investing £50m over the...
The Isle of Wight performance training will commence on the week begining the 4th November at Ryde School. Players and parents will be contacted to inform them of which group they have been selected for.
The first block of training will be running up until the 20th December. Dates to be published later.
Payments and player information will be taken via the online system. We would encourage you to so this in advance of the first session as non payment will lead to players n...
Newclose awarded its annual batting and bowling awards at it 10 year celebration evening on the 13th September. The event started with a game against Milton Bryan CC from Bedfordshire, which was a tight affair but with a victory for Newclose.
Oli Soames and Joe Weatherley from Hampshire CCC were guests of honour for the celebrations and the evening celebration were led by trustee Hugh Griffith. The awards are given to the best bowling and batting performance at Newclose by an Isle o...
The Isle of Wight Association of Officials (IW ACO) are running scorers and umpires introductory courses on Saturday 12th October. Each session will last around 2-3 hours & will provide basic knowledge for those wishing to score or umpire in the future – it also provides a good base for the Level 1 courses planned in January or February
Venue – Arreton Cricket Club, PO30 3AN
9.30am – An Introduction to Scoring...
The Isle of Wight Council are running a Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course on the 9th October at Ryde Accademy, 6pm (3hrs). If any one at your club needs to atttend the course please complete the application form below and send back to the following email sports. unit@iow.gov.uk.
The Course: -
Every child deserves to enjoy playing sport and engaging in physical activity.
This interactive workshop will help coaches recognise poor practice and the red...
The Isle of Wight Association of Officials (IW ACO) will be offering two course this winter for anyone interested in learning more about Umpiring. Details of the courses are below, but if you are interested in attending either the Introductory or stage 1 course please email Janice Routledge on janiceroutledge223@gmail.com to express you interest.
This short 2-4 hour standalone course will give any cricket enthusiast curious about becoming an umpire a ...
| 17th Nov | Ryde School v Cowes | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 17th Nov | Ryde 1 v EPP | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div I |
| 17th Nov | IW Disabled Team v Ventnor | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 17th Nov | Northwood 1 v Shanklin and Godshill 1 | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div I |
| 17th Nov | Ryde 2 v IWPO | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 24th Nov | Shanklin and Godshill 2 v Ryde 2 | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 24th Nov | Island Bakeries v Brading | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div I |
| 24th Nov | Ryde School v Northwood 2 | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 24th Nov | Newport v Ventnor | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 24th Nov | Northwood 1 v EPP | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div I |
| 1st Dec | IW Disabled Team v Northwood 2 | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 1st Dec | Island Bakeries v EPP | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div I |
| 1st Dec | Ryde School v IWPO | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
| 1st Dec | Ryde 1 v Brading | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div I |
| 1st Dec | Shanklin and Godshill 2 v Cowes | Cowes High | Leslies Motors Indoor League Div II |
Highest batting scores in 2019
| T.Turney | 168 | for Freshwater v. Cowes | 6th Jul |
| R Young | 163 | for Newport v. Arreton | 25th May |
| S Gurney | 161 | for Ryde Ll v. Railway Triangle L | 25th May |
| M.Swann | 161 | for St Cross Symondians III v. Ryde I | 3rd Aug |
| B. Reynolds | 145 | for Milton Bryan v. Brading | 14th Sep |
| F. Powell | 144 | for Arreton v. Bembridge | 1st Jun |
| L. Hailes | 139 | for Brading v. Haringey Libraries | 20th Jul |
Best bowling figures in 2019
| M Stafford | 9 for 25 | 3 overs, 0 maidens | for Island Bakeries v. Cowes | 13th Jan |
| L.Brown | 8 for 27 | 9 overs, 1 maidens | for St Helens v. Northwood | 29th Jun |
| J. Lees | 6 for 18 | 10 overs, 2 maidens | for Freshwater v. Arreton | 10th Aug |
| M Allen | 6 for 36 | 9 overs, 1 maidens | for St Helens v. Northwood | 22nd Jun |
| J.Richards | 6 for 50 | 9 overs, 1 maidens | for Gosport Borough v. Ryde | 1st Jun |
| B.Baker | 6 for 51 | 7 overs, 0 maidens | for Northwood v. St Helens | 29th Jun |
| A.Divecha | 5 for 4 | 5 overs, 3 maidens | for Hook & Newnham I v. Ventnor I | 15th Jun |
