Saturday 26th June 2021

Sutton Cricket Club 1st XI v. Guildford Cricket Club 1st XI

Start: 12.00pm (100-overs format)

A warm Sutton Cricket Club welcome to everyone at Cheam Road today for this 1st Division Round 8

fixture. We trust you enjoy your visit. Special greetings also to our visitors today, Guildford Cricket Club.

GOOD LUCK TO ALL OUR XI’s PLAYING THIS WEEKEND; AND TO THOSE NON-PLAYING

MEMBERS, WE TRUST YOU ENJOY YOUR CRICKET VIEWING!

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A J FORDHAM SURREY CHAMPIONSHIP 1st DIVISION as at close of play, 19th June, 2021.

POS TEAM P w wcn t l c a wt tt wd ed ld lt ct at lcn BatP BowlP Pen Pts

1 Spencer CC, Surrey 7 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125

2 Malden Wanderers CC 7 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 109

3 Sutton CC, Surrey 7 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 93

4 Beddington CC 7 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 72

5 Leatherhead CC 7 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 71

6 Guildford CC 7 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 70

7 Stoke D'Abernon CC 7 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 70

8 Chipstead C&W CC 7 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 0 31

9 Valley End CC 7 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 28

10 Camberley CC 7 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 22

p - Played, w - Won: overs (20), wcn - Opposition Conceded (20), t - Tied: overs (10), l - Lost: overs (0), c - Cancelled before toss: overs (5), a -

Abandoned after toss: overs (5), wt - Won: time (24), tt - Tied: time (12), wd - Winning draw (6), ed - Even draw (3), ld - Losing draw (2), lt - Lost:

time (0), ct - Cancelled before toss: time (6), at - Abandoned after toss: time (6), lcn - Team Conceded (0), BatP - Batting Bonus Points, BowlP -

Bowling Bonus Points, Pen - Penalty Points, Pts - Points

Surrey Championship 1st XI Division 1 retains ’100-overs’ format for 2021!

After seven weeks of 100-overs matches, the Surrey Championship was due to start its nine rounds of

time/declaration games this weekend. Today’s fixture versus Guildford CC would have been Sutton’s first

in the series of time/declaration games. However, the government/ECB restrictions on dressing room

and pavilion use, etc. are not being lifted further for at least another three weeks plus. Given the

circumstances, the Championship asked for input from the ten 1st Division clubs as to which game

format they preferred to follow for the remainder of the season. The consensus, accepted by the

League, was for this year’s 1st Division competition to continue as a 100-overs only competition.

Thus, no time/declaration games are to be played this season in the 1st Division. The next nine fixtures,

including today’s, will start at 12.00pm; the final two, at 11.30am.

Other Surrey Championship 1st Division Fixtures Today

Leatherhead CC v Camberley CC Malden Wanderers CC v Spencer CC (Match Cancelled)

Valley End CC v Beddington CC Stoke D'Abernon CC v Chipstead C&W CC

Next Sutton CC 1st XI fixture away to Spencer CC on Saturday 3rd July, 2021: 12.00pm start.

The History of Guildford Cricket Club

Founded in 1866, Guildford Cricket Club’s objective is to

promote, organise and encourage amateur cricket of the

highest standard in the Guildford area.

The Club exists to foster community participation and membership is open

to all. The development of young cricketers and elite players is a central

ambition of the Club; and the Club exists to foster community participation

and membership is open to all.

The Club’s origins date back to 1866 and the Club has been continuously

based and played its home matches at The Sports Ground, Woodbridge

Road since 1922. The Club is a founding member of The Surrey

Championship and has played league cricket since 1972.

Club activities

Today the Club operates a number of teams, including four Men’s Saturday league teams, an Academy (U21) team,

a Development (U18) team, two Women’s teams, and a vast programme of boys’ and girls’ junior cricket (ages 7-

17).

The Club is widely admired for its Junior Section, which has produced a number of first class and international

cricketers, including Ashley Giles, Darren and Martin Bicknell, Jade Dernbach, Rikki Clarke and Ollie Pope.

Guildford is also the only club in Surrey which hosts first class cricket annually. Each summer the Club hosts the

Guildford Cricket Festival Week at Woodbridge Road, when Surrey CCC plays a four day County Championship

Match and a limited overs match. In preparation for the Festival, the ground is be transformed by the erection of

corporate tents and seating for spectators.

Guildford is ECB Clubmark accredited, a Surrey Focus Club and is registered with HMRC as a Community Amateur

Sports Club (CASC).Renowned cricket writer, David Frith, compiled a fascinating story to mark the 75th anniversary

of the Guildford Cricket Festival.

This history of the game reveals the important part the town has played in its development from the earliest times

and illustrates the unique and extraordinary cricket heritage that Guildford and its surroundings provide.

Packed with photographs, it also charts the 1st class cricket played at Woodbridge Road and the success of

Guildford Cricket Club too.

The book can be purchased with a limited edition hardback for £75, signed by David Frith, Darren and Martin

Bicknell, Ashley Giles and Rikki Clarke. Alternatively, the paperback offers fantastic value at £5, plus postage and

packing. It is a must for every lover of the game.

To purchase Guildford’s Cricket Story, please contact Tim Walter by either emailing him

at timothywalter@hotmail.com or phoning on 07882 054111

(History by courtesy of Guildford Cricket Club: www.https://guildfordcc.com/club)

Richard Spillers reviews week seven of the Surrey Championship 1st Division action

Still unbeaten at the top of Division One, Spencer added Leatherhead to their list of victims as they triumphed by 32

runs. Will Harris (54) and James Godrich’s unbeaten 52 down the order lifted the hosts from 125-8 to 190-8,

proving sufficient as Leatherhead were dismissed for 158, Hugo Darby claiming 4-38.

Malden Wanderers remain second, 16 points behind, after a comfortable victory over Guildford. Zac Elkin batted

through the visitors’ innings to finish on 114no, enjoying an unbroken third wicket partnership of 181 with Pete

Young. The left-hander entered at 57-3 but played superbly for 76no on his return to Woodbridge Road, Wanderers

reaching 238-3. Guildford’s reply had declined to 155-6 when rain arrived with 10 overs remaining, falling well short

of the revised DLS score of 185.

Pandemic hits league

It wasn’t just rain causing issues on Saturday, a number of matches from first to fourth team level were cancelled

because of players being forced to quarantine due to the pandemic. The Surrey Championship, following advice

from the Surrey Cricket Foundation and ECB, has issued a protocol to clubs over steps to take should a player or

official return a positive test.

(Courtesy of: www.surreycricketfoundation.org/news/aj-fordham-surrey-championship-week-7-round-up-32376)

Sutton Cricket Club 19th/20th June Round Up!

The 1st XI match at Beddington was cancelled due to our squad needing to self isolate following a Covid 19 infection

of one of our players. This match will not be replayed.

The 2nd XI played very well to defeat Valley End at Cheam Road. Having been asked to bat, Sutton found runs hard

to come by early on although 14 year old Ansh Bansal played nicely for 43. A 97 run partnership between Rehan

Ratnasabapathy (55) and Steve Dolben (48) enabled a decent total of 207. It was spin, predominantly, that won the

game for Sutton with Anirudh Muraly and Bansal's combined 20 overs conceding just 60 runs to stifle the visitor's

middle order and Dan Edwards 4 wickets later on and a brace for George Duckworth earned a fine team success.

The 3rd XI lost a low scoring game at Banstead by 21 runs. Banstead scored 157 for 9 off their 50 overs but Sutton's

innings never really got going.

The 4th XI won a close game at Holmwood Close against Oxted & Limpsfield. Batting first, Sutton's 171 for 8 off 40

overs looked a decent total but the visitors matched them all the way only to fall 12 short after some good death

bowling. Sutton remain well clear at the top of the table.

A youthful ten man 5th XI, led by Sam Mannion, defeated Dorking 4th XI at Stoke Rec in Guildford. A total of just 94

(Nandwani 36 - Paliwal 25) was defended for a 24 run win with some fine bowling from our young colts (Arav 4 for

26).

Sutton's Trust XI won at Dulwich by 2 wickets on Sunday. Some decent out cricket restricted the hosts to just 165 for

9 while some decent batting enabled a win with an over to spare.

The Club XI were put to the sword by Ottershaw at Cheam Road where the visitors amassed 265 in 40 overs. Sut-

ton's resistance was limited although youngsters Bhati and Patel batted nicely in a heavy 160 run defeat.

Sutton Ladies slipped to an 8 wicket defeat to Purley at Holmwood Close.

Contributed by @SurreyWyvern with thanks.

For Sutton CC fixtures, results, and scorecards, please visit: www.sutton.play-cricket.com/Matches

For our Surrey Championship 1st XI match reports, please visit: www.thethirdman.uk

Surrey Championship League Tables available here:

www.surreychampionship.play-cricket.com/Competitions (SCC’s 1st, 2nd, & 3rd XIs.)

For our 4th XI’s table, please visit Surrey Downs League: www.sdl.play-cricket.com/website/division/97161

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The A J Fordham Surrey Championship 1st Division

Sutton Cricket Club 1st XI v. Guildford Cricket Club 1st XI

Start: 12.00pm, (100-overs format.)

Today’s Teams:

Sutton CC Changes: Guildford CC Changes:

Luke Smith (capt) George Stephens

Sam Seadon Oliver Soames

Dan Edwards (wk) Freddie Geffen

Fabian Cowdrey Jason Soames

Etinder Bopara Fred McMillan

Sangram Reddy Alex Sweet

Chris Morris Andy Parker (wk)

Dane Currency James McMillan

Connor Griffin Olly Birts (capt)

Sam Blake James Crouch

Aneesh Jhalla Shoaib Bashir

(Team subject to change.) (Team subject to change.)

Umpires: Steve Bartlem & Paul Witney Scorers: Mike Woods (SCC) & Martin Montgomery (Guildford CC)

Team changes available from scorers pre-match, during breaks, and posted on a Clubhouse window.

PLEASE RESPECT THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT AND SUTTON CC

COVID PROTOCOLS. THANK YOU.

The Surrey Championship Scorers’

‘Digital Challenge!’

The world of recreational cricket scoring is

changing rapidly. At the beginning of June this

year, club scorers were already smashing this

year’s Championship target. Can we get up to

50% and above? There must be a very good

chance of exceeding it very soon.