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Hethersett and Tas Valley Cricket Club results, scores and reports 2007

April - August

April 16th, 2007

Hethersett and Tas Valley Cricket Club opened their season with a friendly against Ketteringham Hall and lost by five wickets in a sun filled afternoon full of runs. 

Top Hethersett batsman Matthew Ellis began where he left off last year with an unbeaten century as the visitors, having won the toss and decided to bat, hit 199-6 from their 40 overs. 

Ellis retired on 100 which included 11 fours and two sixes. He was well supported by brother Richard Ellis who hit 28. The target proved too low, however, with Ketteringham Hall scoring 200-5 with over two overs in hand. Matt Hansell was the pick of the Hethersett bowlers with 3-35 from 5.2 overs. 

Scorecard: 

Hethersett and Tas Valley: S. Smith c – b T Quinton 3, R. Ellis (jnr) c J. Christian b T. Petzold 28, M. Ellis retired 100, N. Burrett b T. Petzold 1; D. Hobart b T. Briggs 6, M. Hansell c – b J. Rowell 16, J. Smith c – b A. Bush 11, R. Ellis (snr) Not Out 7, A Watts Not Out 9. Extras 19. Total (for 6 wickets) 199. Bowling – T. McCarthy 10-1-46-0, T. Quinton 5-0-24-1, T. Petzold 6-1-13-2, T. Briggs 5-0-18-1, J. Rowell 4-0-28-1, P. Sprong 5-0-22-0, A. Bush 5-1-34-1. 

Ketteringham Hall: M. Smith st M. Ellis b A Abbas 10, A. Bush b M. Hansell 26, T. Briggs b M. Hansell 43, J. Christian c R. Ellis b M. Hansell 1, P. Sprong b D. Hobart 8, T. Howes Not Out 82, T. Quinton Not Out 2, Extras 27. Total (for five wickets) 200. Bowling: J. Smith 6-1-34-0, A. Abbas 9-3-33-1, M. Hansell 5.2-0-35-3, D. Hobart 6-0-27-1, F. Ellis 2-0-4-0, A. Watts 2-0-12-0, R. Ellis 1-0-9-0, N. Burrett 3-0-15-0, M. Ellis 3-0-19-0. 

The Hethersett team included three generations of the same family. The team included Richard Ellis senior and his two sons, Richard Ellis junior and Matthew Ellis, and his grandson Fraser Ellis. 

This weekend Hethersett and Tas Valley continue their preparations for the league season with two more friendlies. On Saturday they are home to Chapelfield and on Sunday visit Great Witchingham Seconds.

April 23rd 2007

Hethersett and Tas Valley Cricket Club continued their build-up to the league season with two more friendlies. 

On Saturday they went down by three wickets to Chapelfield with a mixture of first, second and third team players turning out. 

Hethersett batted first and a lively 62 from Tony Wenham, which included 11 fours and a six, saw them to a total of 167 all out from 34 overs. Teenager Sam Smith contributed 21 and U. Wills was the pick of the Chapelfield bowlers with 4-8 from seven overs which included four maidens. 

In response, Chapelfield reached their target after 37.3 overs with three wickets in hand. Tony Wenham rounded off a good display with 2-29. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley: R. Ellis jnr c- b U. Wills 4, G. Chappell b King 8, A. Wenham b Johnson 62, M. Kemp b U. Wills 5, D. Shearwood run out 10, N. Burrett b S. Cousins 0, S. Smith b U. Wills 21, R. Ellis snr c – b U. Wills 7, S. Barker b A Wills 0, D. Clarke b Morrison 7, A. Watts not out 1. Extras 42, Total (all out 34 overs) 167: Bowling – U. Wills 7-4-8-4, King 4-0-25-1, Bundock 4-1-17-0, A. Wills 7-1-11-1, S. Cousins 3-0-21-1, Mair 3-0-14-0, Turnbull 3-0-24-0, Morrison 2-0-18-1, Johnson 1-0-10-1 

Chapelfield: Mair retired not out 50, Turnbull c and b A. Watts 49, Amin st D. Shearwood b A. Wenham 0, Bundock c R. Ellis b S. Barker 9, King b A. Wenham 1, A. Wills run out 20, S Cousins c R. Ellis snr b D. Clarke 17, U. Wills b N. Burrett 1, Johnson not out 11, E. Cousins not out 5. Extras 6. Total (7 wkts, 37.3 overs) 168. Bowling D Clarke 6-1-32-1, G. Chappell 7-1-45-0, S. Barker 7-0-28-1, A. Wenham 7-0-29-2, N. Burrett 7-3-18-1, A. Watts 3.3-0-11-1    

On Sunday Hethersett and Tas Valley lost to Great Witchingham Seconds by 22 runs. 

They restricted Great Witchingham to 219 all out from 38 overs with young bowler Jack Smith taking 5-51. Hethersett fell short of their target as they were bowled out for 197 despite a fine attacking 82 from Tim Shelley and good contributions from Matt Ellis (37) and David Hobart (32). 

Great Witchingham – J. Spelman c Shelley b Cosford 24, C. Baker b Cosford 19, R. Venter b Walmesley 0, R. Gurney c Mitchell b J. Smith 66, S. Chipperfield c and b Cosford 1, A. Kennedy c Shelley b J. Smith 56, R. Lilwall c Hobart b J. Smith 0, S. Groves not out 8, D. Mears b M. Ellis 1, S. Arthurton c Mitchell b J. Smith 0, T. Groves b J. Smith 4. Extras 38 . Total (38 overs) 219. Bowling: D. Cosford 8-3-32-3, M. Ellis 8-2-37-1, P. Walmesley 7-0-23-1, A. Abbas 3-0-35-0, T. Shelley 4-0-37-0, J. Smith 8-0-51-5 

Hethersett and Tas Valley – R. Mitchell b Spelman 0, T. Shelley b Ventner 82, M. Ellis c Groves b Spelman 37, D. Cosford b Kennedy 3, D. Hobart b Arthurton 32, P. Walmesley b Mears 2, G. Lochhead b Ventner 11, R Jones run out 0, A. Reeder b Ventner 0, J. Smith b Arthurton 0, A. Abbas not out 0. Extras 25. Total (37.5 overs) 197. Bowling – J. Spelman 8-3-11-2, R. Lilwall 5-0-32-0, A. Kennedy 8-1-50-1, D. Mears 8-0-42-1, S. Arthurton 5.5-1-24-2, R. Ventner 3-1-14-3. 

The club’s three Saturday teams open their Norfolk League campaigns this week. The firsts visit Ketteringham Hall in Division Two, the seconds are home to Aldborough Seconds in Division Seven and the thirds visit Hales Colts in Division 10. 

On Sunday the club have a friendly at Halvergate.

April 30th

Hethersett and Tas Valley got their competitive season off to the best possible start on Saturday with all three teams recording opening day Norfolk League wins.

The firsts opened their Division Two campaign with a two wicket victory over Ketteringham Hall. Ketteringham batted first and notched 181-8 from their allotted 45 overs with Sprong (43) and R. Smith (42 not out) scoring almost half of their runs. Matt Steward led the way for Hethersett with an excellent spell of swing bowling that saw him take 4-24 from 12 overs.

Richard Ellis Jr (34) and Rob Mitchell (19) gave Hethersett and Tas Valley a solid start and they were well backed up by Matthew Ellis (38), Nick Burrett (42) and Matt Steward (26) as they reached their target with two wickets and just over three overs in hand.

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds found the going pretty easy against Aldborough with a comfortable nine wicket win in Division Seven. Aldborough notched up a seemingly healthy 168 from 42 overs with R. Struges top scoring with 53. Jon Smee with 4-23 and John Nash with 3-28 did most of the damage.

Hethersett made short work of their target, losing just one wicket in scoring 170 in just 27.3 overs. Miles Kemp was unbeaten on 69 and Tony Wenham hit an unbeaten 50. The only wicket to fall was that of Geoff Chapple after he had hit a useful 35.

The thirds found themselves up against a very youthful and enthusiastic Hales Colts team in Division 10. Batting first Hethersett and Tas Valley hit 201-7 before declaring their innings after 37 overs. Dale Clarke top scored with 46 and there were good contributions from Richard Parslow (35 not out), Craig Brooke (33), Al Watts (22) and Shaun Barker (15).

The Hales innings was dominated by opener Peter Dye who hit an unbeaten 107 with none of the other batsmen getting into double figures. Pick of the bowlers was Danny Whitworth with 3-20 from seven overs.

On Sunday, Hethersett and Tas Valley made it four wins out of four for the weekend when they beat Halvergate by 79 runs in the Mid Norfolk Sunday League Division Two.

Hethersett batted first and hit 169-9 from their 40 overs with Richard Ellis Jr scoring 41, Rob Mitchell 33 and Nick Burrett 43. They then skittled Halvergate out for 90 with Matt Ellis taking 5-32 and Tim Shelley 3-27.

Results: 

Hethersett and Tas Valley beat Ketteringham Hall by two wickets in Division Two of the Norfolk League

Ketteringham Hall

 Bowling: D. Cosford  8-0-41-2, M. Ellis 12-0-37-1, J. Curtis 6-0-32-0, A. Abbas 6-0-31-1, M. Steward 12-2-24-4, N. Burrett 1-0-5-0

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds beat Aldborough Seconds by nine wickets in the Norfolk League

Hethersett and Tas Valley Thirds beat Hales Colts by 55 runs in the Norfolk League

Hethersett and Tass Valley beat Halvergate by 79 runs in the Mid Norfolk Sunday League Division Two.

 Bowling – D. Cook 7-1-19-2, S. Howley 8-3-21-1, T. Booth 6-0-20-0, A. Brooks 5-0-32-2, C. Algar 5-0-44-1, M. Duxbury 7-3-13-3, J. Pegram 2-0-6-0 

This weekend Hethersett and Tas Valley have another full league programme on Saturday with the firsts at home to Sprowston, the seconds visit Sprowston and the thirds are home to Blundeston. On Sunday the club have a Challenge Cup First Round tie at Hunstanton.  

May 7th

Hethersett and Tas Valley made it two league wins out of two with a comfortable 79 run victory over Sprowston Seconds.

Hethersett batted first and scored a massive 303-4 off their 45 overs with Simon Redhead putting the Sprowston attack to the sword with an unbeaten 112 that included 17 fours and four sixes. He was well supported by Richard Ellis Jr with 54, Nick Burrett with 47, Dave Cosford with 35 and Matt Steward who hit 13 from three balls at the end of the innings.

Sprowston soon got behind the run rate as early wickets fell before Pearce (65) and Doy (85 not out) steadied the ship. Hethersett still ran out comfortable winners with Phil Walmsley the pick of their bowlers with 3-44.

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds had a nailbiting one run victory to keep their 100% league record when they visited Sprowston III.

Hethersett batted first and notched 195-8 from their 45 overs with virtually every batsman getting into double figures. Jon Smee top scored with 32.

Sprowston started well in reply but then good bowling from Tony Wenham, who bagged 5-32 from 11 overs, put the brakes on and Sprowston fell agonisingly one run short of their target.

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds

 Hethersett and Tas Valley Thirds came up against a very strong Blundeston side but battled well despite going down by 97 runs.

Blundeston batted first and hit a solid 282-4 from their 45 overs with Graham Talbot scoring 116. Al Watts was the most successful of the Hethersett bowlers with 2-40 from eight overs.

Hethersett fell behind the run rate but still managed to score a respectable 185-9 with good knocks from Rick Parslow (29), Richard Ellis Snr (23), Al Reader (28) and Shaun Barker (25 not out). For Blundeston, M. Chapman took 5-7.

On Sunday Hethersett and Tas Valley lost in the first round of the Challenge Cup, going down to Hunstanton by 76 runs. Hunstanton batted first and declared on 261-9 after 38.1 overs. Hethersett replied with 185-4 with Matthew Ellis hitting 77 and brother Richard Ellis Jnr 60.

The club has a full fixture list of league matches again this weekend. On Saturday the firsts visit Hardingham and the seconds are home to Norwich Union II. The thirds visit Norwich Union III. On Sunday Hethersett and Tas Valley are away to Saxlingham.

May 14th

Hethersett and Tas Valley are top of Division Two of the Norfolk Cricket League following three consecutive victories. 

On Saturday they saw off the challenge of Hardingham with a comfortable 70-run win. 

Hardingham won the toss and put Hethersett in. They soon recovered from the early loss of opener Nick Burrett with a solid partnership between brothers Richard Ellis Jr (31) and Matthew Ellis (72). A hard-hitting 70 from Dave Cosford that included five sixes and five fours and a belligerent 28 from Matt Steward saw the team to 226 all out from 44.2 overs. 

Hardingham soon fell below the asking rate despite useful knocks from A. Cook (68), Michael Breame (24) and C. Cowles (16). The remainder of the Hardingham batting fell cheaply and they were all out for 156 after just 34.3 overs with Assad Abbas taking 5-28 and Matt Steward 2-40. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds also made it three league wins out of three with another nailbiting finish in Division Seven of the Norfolk League. 

Having beaten Sprowston by just one run the previous week, they once again had supporters on the edge of their seats as they beat Norwich Union Seconds with the last pair at the wicket. 

Hethersett won the toss and put the opposition in. Norwich Union had solid contributions throughout the innings and finished on 183-8 from their 45 overs with Jon Nash taking 4-39 and Steven Beck 3-38. 

Hethersett lost a number of early wickets and looked to be rocking until veteran Andy Mack came to the crease at number nine and hammered an unbeaten 85 that included 11 fours and three sixes. Hethersett reached their target with the final pairing of Mack and Michael Larkin at the wicket. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley Thirds went down by seven wickets to Norwich Union III. Hethersett batted first and were bowled out for 64 with Jack Smith top scoring with 24 and Dale Clarke hitting 16. In response Norwich Union scored 66-3 in 21 overs with Dan Whitworth the pick of the bowlers with 2-23. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley’s Norfolk Sunday League Division 2 game at Saxlingham was abandoned due to heavy rain. 

This weekend the Saturday teams all have Norfolk League fixtures. The firsts are home to Old Catton, the seconds visit Old Catton II and the thirds are home to Shipdham. On Sunday the team visit Worstead in the Mid Norfolk Sunday League.

Hethersett and Tas Valley beat Hardingham by 70 runs in the Norfolk League Division 2

Hethersett

Bowling: J. Fox 11-1-26-3, R. Dodds 10-1-59-0, S, Meikle 6-0-31-0, M. Breame 9-0-48-1, R. Fowle 10-0-54-4

Hardingham

Bowling : D. Cosford 9-1-27-1, P. Walmsley 6-1-13-0, M. Ellis 6-0-55-1, M. Steward 8.3-1-40-2, A. Abbas 5-0-28-5

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds beat Norwich Union II by one wicket in Norfolk League Division 7. 

Norwich Union CC - 2nd XI

Bowling: A. Mack 12-1-45-1, H. Edwards 9-0-51-0, S. Beck 12-5-38-3, J. Nash  12-0-39-4.

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds

Bowling: A. Spaxman 8-1-30-3, S. Huggins 12-3-19-4, D. Jollippe 9-1-41-1, S. Andrews 4-0-34-1, A. Hewitt 4-0-34-1, D. Allen 2-0-18-0 

May 21st

Hethersett and Tas Valley made it four wins out of four in the Norfolk League Division Two as their promotion push gathers momentum. 

The comfortably beat Old Catton by nine wickets with a number of fine individual performances. 

Hethersett won the toss and put Old Catton in. The visitors struggled to make headway and only scored at just over three runs an over, finishing on a modest 146-7 which was never going to be enough against a very strong home attack. 

The club’s leading wicket-taker Matt Steward had a field day taking 6-23 from 12 overs, six of which were maidens. 

Hethersett found their task easy despite the early loss of Richard Ellis Jr for just three. Brother Matthew Ellis joined Robert Mitchell at the wicket and a century partnership saw the team home for the loss of just one wicket and with almost 21 overs in hand. Mitchell hit an unbeaten 60 and Ellis ended 80 not out. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds also made it four consecutive league wins when they beat Old Catton Seconds by five wickets in Division Seven. 

Hethersett won the toss and put Old Catton in. Again the run rate was poor thanks to some tight bowling from the visitors. The home team scored just 139 all out from 44 overs. The wickets were spread out with John Nash taking 4-44, Steven Beck 3-24 and Jon Smee 2-22. 

Highlight of Hethersett’s reply was an unbeaten 63 from Tristan Hunt that included seven fours. The Seconds reached their target with five wickets and almost two overs to spare. 

The Thirds made it a hat-trick of Saturday wins for the club when they beat Shipdham Seconds by three wickets. Shipdam won the toss and elected to bat with opener D. Dodd hitting an unbreaten 101 in his team’s 169-9 from their 45 overs. Dale Clarke and Daniel Whirworth both took 3-28. 

The early Hethersett order fell cheaply before good contributions from Mike Larkin (25), Dale Clarke (18), Shaun Barker (17) steadied the innings. Alex Reeder hit a fine 40 not out that included five fours and two sixes and Jack Smith (18 not out) saw Hethersett home with three wickets and just under eight overs to spare. 

On Sunday, Hethersett and Tas Valley had a convincing five wicket win over Worstead in the Mid Norfolk Sunday League Division Two.  

Worstead won the toss and elected to bat and were skittled out for 112 in 31 overs. Matt Steward was once again the destroyer in chief with 4-14 in 10 overs. He has hit a rich vein of form with the ball with 12 wickets for just 38 runs in 24 overs over the past week. 

Hethersett reached their target for the loss of five wickets after 28.3 overs with opener Tim Shelley scoring almost half the runs with 56. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley’s midweek X1 beat New Buckenham by five runs in the first round of the Wicklewood Shield. 

Hethersett batted first and scored 123-7 from their 20 overs with opener Nick Burrett hitting 62. In reply New Buckenham notched 118-7 with Jack Smith taking 2-15 and Matt Steward 2-1. 

The club’s Under-11 team were well beaten by Thetford Town by 10 wickets in the Norfolk Alliance Under-11 section. 

This Saturday the club has a full league programme with the firsts away to Cringleford Lodge, the seconds home to Norwich and Coltishall Wanderers Fourths and the thirds away to Garboldisham. 

The club then takes off for a two day Bank Holiday tour to Nottingham where they will play Nottingham CC at Colston Bassett on Sunday and Kinoulton on Sunday. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley beat Old Catton by nine wickets in Norfolk League Division Two. 

Hethersett and Tas Valley Seconds beat Old Catton Seconds by five wickets in the Knights Norfolk League Division Seven.

 Shipdham - 2nd XI

Hethersett and Tas Valley Thirds -

Hethersett and Tas-Valley beat Worstead by five wickets in the Mid-Norfolk Sunday League Division Two.