On a rain affected day, there were wins for Garboldisham 2s and 3s but another loss for the 1s. Here’s a summary of the day’s play The 1sts were away at Downham Market. Garboldisham lost the toss and were put into bat and once again struggled to get runs on the board with only opener Dan Constable (48) and wicket keeper Pascal Walker (33) picking up plenty of runs. Garby found themselves bowled out in the 36th over for 166. In reply Downham were 167-3 with Alex Hogg taking two wickets and there was a run-out from Henry Phoenix. The 1sts remain in third from bottom place in the Premier Division and just out of the relegation zone above Fakenham and Sprowston who both lost their matches. The 2nds were at home and facing bottom of the table Mundford. The game was reduced to 30 overs per side to account for the rain and Garby were put in to bat and, with all of the top and middle order firing, the 2nds wrapped up their innings on a …

Reproduced from the Diss Express, Friday 28 July 2017. Report by Liam Apicella “Attitudes need to change in Garby’s fight for survival” “Danny Cash has warned his Garboldisham players that there needs to be a collective change in attitude if the club is to preserve its Cecil Amey Opticians Norfolk Alliance Premier Division status. Cash’s debutants were the Premier Division’s surprise package last term, finishing second behind champions Brooke. They started the current campaign in fine fettle, even topping the standings at one stage. However, a run of four straight defeats between June 10 and July 8 has seen Garboldisham plummet down the table, to the point where they are now just one place outside of the relegation zone. With five matches left to play, Garboldisham still have time to put some distance between themselves and the bottom two — starting with tomorrow’s trip to league-leading Downham Town (1pm). And captain Cash has been forthright in telling his players an alteration in approach — particularly with the bat — is required. “We have played well …

The Garboldisham U13 girls’ team played in the local Lady Taverner’s tournament 0n Wednesday 26 July at Great Melton. With a wide range of ages in the team, the girls made great progress throughout the day. They beat both Topcroft and Great Melton and only narrowly lost to Swardeston. The girls had a brilliant day, despite the rain, and finished in third place out of five teams. Well done! Sarah McGahan Team: Beth Champion (captain), Amber Thompson, Maddy Browne, Freya Button, Abby Dye, Libby Worby, Kiera Taylor and Maddie Ellis.

Every Monday and Friday morning at 8am, you can find Alison and Yvonne donning the pink rubber gloves and cleaning out the pavilion from top to bottom. They do a fantastic job keeping everything shipshape and sparkling and without all their hard work the clubhouse would soon look very grubby. Thank you Alison and Yvonne from everyone involved with Garboldisham cricket. And a big thank you to all our other huge band of helpers who help make GCC the fantastic club that it is – the tea-makers, the coaches, the captains and youth team managers, the ground staff, our DIYers, builders, bar staff, the scorers, our fund-raisers and events organisers, and of course – our mole catcher! Thank you!

Picture: Rob Fuller takes three wickets for the 1sts. Match summaries: Saturday 8 July 2017 The 1st team had a close fought battle at The Langley against Sprowston but were unfortunate to lose by just 12 runs and so clock up their 4th loss on the trot which saw them drop to 3rd from bottom in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division. Garboldisham won the toss and put the visitors in to bat and early wickets placed Garby in a strong position. However, Sprowston wriggled off the hook and ended their innings on 208-9. There were three wickets from Rob Fuller and a couple each from James Shepherd and Dan Constable. Garby’s top order failed to fire with the bat but a good partnership between Danny Cash and Alex Hogg steadied the ship, but once Cash and then Hogg were out, the Garboldisham wickets tumbled away. With no wickets in hand and just 12 runs short of Sprowston’s total, Kieran Pask struck out in a bid to wrap up the game, but he was unlucky to be caught on the boundary by the sweeping Sprowston …

Above: Arthur Johnson took 5 wickets for just 9 runs in Garboldisham 4ths massive 280 run victory against Beeston CC. Old-timer Nick Asker was 101 not-out in the same game. There was no game for Garboldisham 1sts this week. Their Horsford fixture had been rescheduled and was played back on bank holiday Monday on the 29 May. But all other Garby teams were in action and all had big wins. Here’s a brief summary: The 2nds were playing at home against Hethersett & Tas Valley. Captain James Worby won the toss and elected to bat, and making the most of the short boundary and good track, Garboldisham racked up the runs and finished on 328 all-out in their final over. There were good contributions from all batsmen with Matt Allin picking up a half century, 36 from Johnny Leech and 32 from Garby keeper Benny Mann. 53 extras didn’t help the visitors cause… With bat in hand and scoreboard pressure hanging over them, H&TV were bowled out for 188 in their 41st over with Worby taking 3 wickets and …