On what was a lovely day for cricket, Wayne standing in as captain lost the toss and we were put into bat. After a slow but positive start from Jack Welch and Niall Murphy, who finally was available for a game, 45 was on the board from the opening pair Read more…
Nayled it. Some of us made it to Kennington for the official meet time of 12.20pm for our bottom of the table clash with fellow promoted side Wolvercote III. Unfortunately the umpires didn’t get the memo that we were at Wolvercote’s 2nd ground, and our two sets of siblings didn’t Read more…
Under the Gliders Webby lost the toss and we batted first with a hint of reversing the batting order after the openers Webby and Wayne (the new CBBC pairing) started to set a very respectable opening partnership of 65. Webby went in a way only Webby could with a series Read more…
After overnight rain we arrived in Banbury where things looked a little green, a good toss to win was promptly lost and we were invited to bat. Conditions were tough for the openers with the pitch playing lower than expected and the damp outfield not allowing full value unless the Read more…
The start of a new season A fresh season had now begun with a sense of optimism in the air, we had all netted well for the past few weeks and were ready for a challenge. Deddy batted first after losing the toss, it was not ideal as our other Read more…
We welcomed Sibford to the Windmill on a grey and drizzly day armed with a scouting report from our visitors’ win the previous day against Maids Moreton provided by our very own “double O” agent DB (we all know the day job is a front)… We lost the toss and Read more…
The summer heat of last season may be a fading memory, but there is plenty of news from the Cricket Club to share.On Friday November 19th around 30 members gathered for our annual awards event. By then, modest exploits from the season had grown into epic performances, worthy of a Read more…
Minster Lovell III vs. Deddington, Sat 7th Aug 2021 Deddington kept pace with the current top three to keep our outside chances of promotion alive with a win over Minster Lovell 3. We arrived in Brize Norton with the sun shining but the forecast suggesting it wouldn’t last too long. Read more…
Chesterton vs. Deddington 1’s, 24th July 2021 After a week of hot, sweaty and unrelenting sunshine we were due a welcome respite of inclement weather; and many expected Saturday to be a damp squib with the odd rumble of thunder. With a couple of bleary-eyed players arriving fashionably late (more Read more…
Westbury 3 vs. Deddington 1, 17th July. On the hottest day of the year so far we headed to Westbury with a few changes in the line-up. Despite missing some of our regular bowlers, skipper Rich won the toss (3 from 3 with his tails never fails call) and invited Read more…