November 2017

Thought Piece

Seers, Sayers and Wikipedia teach us that November is the eleventh month in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.

Spies, police control room operators and numerous telesales people have it as a code word for the letter N.

www.foreverconscious.com trumpet the sacred vibrations that are emitted by a month gifted eleventh place in the queue of months. Www.crystal winds concur and speak fondly of the spirit of Venus  while Tony Hyland (Tony Hyland Psychic Services - www.tonyhyland.com) predicts a month that encapsulates the animal spirit of the dolphin, full of compassion, discretion and generosity.

Dolphins are discrete.....Who knew?.

Whatever your November experience it's happening right now,

It's November everyone.

Dummer Indoor Leagues

Longparish Lightweights

Began their campaign in the top division of the Dummer indoor league against  Crown Jewels who batted first and were all out for 108 with Jack Levy and Callum Giles taking 2 wickets each. Dan Bearpark hit 21 and Ben Gardner 32 as Longparish passed the target with 1 wicket and 3 balls remaining.

Big Slugs and Buds next (There's some raw work pulled at the font as Kanye C Mabooti and Plum will confirm) Dan Bearpark scored 25 and Jamie Blackmore 22 as the Lightweights posted 123 for 4 from their 12 overs, a target that Big Slugs et al overhauled with 2 wickets and 2 balls remaining.

Hook have fielded two teams in the top division for aeons with a rich harvest across the ages but against the Hook Wanabees  Scott Sturt bagged a brace of wickets and Michael Taplin tonked an unbeaten 25 to clinch a 4 wicket win for the Lightweights.

Five time winners of the top division Hook Hammers next who batted first and set The Lightweights a target of 123. Dan Bearpark hit an unbeaten 27 and Scott Sturt was unbeaten on 25 to seal an impressive 4 wicket win for The Lightweights.

Longparish Lightweights currently sit second, 1 point behind leaders T.K.C.A.S (?) in the top division of the Dummer Indoor League

Longparish Longhops

One division down the Longparish Longhops remain unbeaten.  Basingstoke Harriers were beaten by 4 wickets with Jordan Blackmore and Gary Taplin taking wickets and William Samways scoring an unbeaten 27.

Sherfield Foxes were run to ground when the Longhops batted first and posted a mammoth 157 for 2 with Jordan Blackmore and Alex Brinton both scoring 24, Michael Taplin 28 and William Samways 30. A target that the Foxes failed to achieve by 42 runs with Barry Blackmore and Gary Taplin picking up wickets.

The Longparish Longhops lie 4 points behind division  leaders Basingstoke Harriers with a game in hand.

Winchester & District Indoor League

Longparish I

In the opening game in the top division of the Winchester & District indoor league Callum Giles and Ben Gardner picked up wickets as opponents Sparsholt closed on 111 for 4. In reply Longparish lost early wickets, Ben Gardner added 18 and  Jack Levy 23 but neither could prevent Sparsholt securing a 23 run win.

It was a different story against The University of Winchester who batted first and were all out for 91 with Callum Giles taking 2 wickets and Ben Gardner 3. Michael Taplin scored 19, Callum Giles 25 and Dan Bearpark 26 as Longparish eased past the target with 3 and a bit overs remaining.

Longparish II

One division down Longparish II have only played once so far this winter.  A 31 run win over Bishops Waltham in which  Jamie Blackmore hit 27 and took 2 wickets and Paul Blackmore scored 26.

Longparish III

Began their 2017/18 campaign with an impressive 40 run win over Owslebury II, the record of which has unfortunately been lost but we are told that everybody batted and bowled well and there were no mistakes in the field.

Against a surprisingly strong Tichborne Park II,  Nathan Smith, Jamie Blackmore and Gary Taplin picked up wickets as the Tichborne II innings closed on 140 for 4. George Kousseff biffed 27 and Jamie Blackmore 25 in the Longparish III reply, but all to no avail as the overs ran out with the Longparish III reply 10 runs short.

Longparish U13

Have only completed one game so far this winter, a spectacular 52 run win over Basingstoke U13 which featured 18 runs for Fynn Bryan, 17 for Alfie Smith, 27 for Zac Allen and wickets for Conal Proctor and James Newman

Longparish U15

Myles Cole top scored with a brilliant unbeaten  46 and Tally O'Farrell, Jude Cooper-Smith and Jack Proctor picked up wickets as Longparish U15 lost their opening game of the season against Old Basing U15 by 3 wickets,

Defeat to strong Fleet U15 side followed despite runs again for Myles Cole and some tight bowling by Tally O'Farrell, William McDermott and Jude Cooper-Smith.

Details of all indoor fixtures and results can be found at www.longparishcc.co.uk

LCC Survey

Has once again been returned by ECB and Clubmark wallahs citing inadequacy despite several completed questionnaires being delivered to the LCC data analysis department.

An item called a theodolite must now be sourced along with the requisite amount of high viz which we are told will aid us in meeting ECB requirements for a club survey.

Christmas Draw

May be brim full of baubles and tinsel, a colouring competition in December or a festive form of duelling at the OK Corral.

We don't know.

A Christmas draw is many things to many people.

To Longparish Cricket Club it comes under the banner of fund raising and people will soon be moving among us peddling tickets that gift the purchaser the opportunity of winning some  life changing prizes (list to follow)

The draw will be held on Wednesday 13th December at 7.30pm when the final Hundred Club Draw will also take place with several Big Cash Prizes! Everybody welcome on the night for Christmas and Cricket based conversation and the drawing of the balls. Just don't bring any guns or colouring equipment because when we say "drawing the balls" we mean pulling numbered balls out of a bag to generate a winner of a prize not the pictorial depiction of balls.

I don't know why I found it necessary to explain how a raffle works there but I hope you now understand the course events will take on the night.

If you have a prize for the Christmas Draw please let Madam Sec know julieasturt@aol.com

Hundred Club Draw - November

Thank you to everyone who wrote in with their font of first choice to herald the winners of this month's hundred club draw.

A Mr Omar Sharif of Alexandria, Egypt writes.

For some years I was exiled from my native Egypt due to a burgeoning relationship with Barbara Streisand that began during the filming of Funny Girl. Ok the bridge was good in exile,  yes the horse racing and come on Hull City but my heart longed for the land of my birth.  The internet had yet to be invented and while the Blue Peter annual promised Hover Shoes, Jet packs and Phones without cords none had yet materialised, so each week I would write to my mother on paper that I crafted from layers of wet reed in the manner of my illustrious ancestors. The font Papyrus always serves as a reminder of those years in exile in Europe and my paper making activity in order to touch base with home.

 The flame for Barbara eventually died. If memory serves she went off with Dustin Hoffman or possibly Rock Hudson while I was at some such casino or other.......which wasn't so funny girl.

Hey Omar, I'm a bagel on a plate full of Onion Rolls,  Life's Candy and the Sun's a Ball of Butter.

Papyrus it is

£35  Kate Hibberd         £15  Chris Clarke        £15  Will Jackman