St Andrews v Garboldisham 3rds (B)  NCL Div 2, May 2, 2015 St Andrews 150 all out, Garboldisham 3rds 152 for 4 For the season’s first game, Garboldisham 3rds sent a team of experience and youth against a very experienced St Andrews. Skipper for the day Peter Barnes won the toss and put the home side in to bat. Two GCC youngsters opened the bowling and Jack Simpson took two wickets in his first spell. Angus Pringle bowled steadily but any loose ball was soon sent to the boundary. Angus took a great catch off his skip’s bowling, then Tom Melvin, on his long awaited return to the club, took a further wicket. Youngster Findlay Penrose bowled a few tight overs before the elder statesmen of the team, Peter Barnes and Eddie Thorne, caused havoc to St Andrews tail with Barnsey finishing up with 5 for 19 and St Andrews 150 all out. Nick Asker and Eddie Thorne got Garboldisham off to a solid start putting on 46 runs before Eddie chopped on for 22. John Hogg came …

Garboldisham U13s v Rocklands U13s  Norfolk Alliance, May 5, 2015 8-a-side, 16 overs Rocklands 75-5,  Garboldisham 76-1 Garboldisham U13s kicked off the season with a comfortable win over Rocklands in the Norfolk Alliance at a very, very windy Langley on Tuesday. Some great fielding and tight bowling from Garboldisham kept the Rocklands score low and saw them lose 5 wickets. Hannah Khan took 2 wickets, Haaris Khan and Bailey Farrant took 1 wicket each and George Self took a great run out. Overall the team’s fielding display was brilliant and there was some super wicket keeping demonstrated as well by Will Pettit. Bailey and Arthur Johnson began the run chase for Garboldisham. Arthur started straight away by hitting a couple of boundaries and getting the team off to a steady start. Despite some good bowling and fielding from Rocklands, Arthur progressed to 20 and Bailey batted brilliantly to have to retire at 30, a great knock for the beginning of the season. The openers got Garboldisham to a great position and George and Will finished the …

Garboldisham 1st team had a terrific start to their season with a crushing win over Beccles at The Langley. The visitors batted first but were all out for just 121 runs with Rob Fuller taking five of the wickets for Garboldisham. In reply GCC captain Danny Cash was 53 not out with Kristian Williman 54 not out to give the 1sts a 10 wicket win! Before the game started, both teams and the umpires lined up and held a two minute silence in memory of Ian (Yogi) Melvin. GCC 2nds lost despite clocking up 253 – 6 in 46 overs. Opening stand 64 between Dan Moon 48 and Sam Baker 34. Solid Middle order batting for Jack Stevenson 72 , Paul Baker 36 and Robbie Goodwin 26*. Norwich 257 – 6 in 43 overs in reply. Sean Taylor 2-44, Tommy Fidler 2 – 27. 3rds won. Details to follow. Photo shows GCC 1st team, 2 May 2015

GCC’s season starts today with games for all senior teams apart from Garboldisham C whose home game against Brisley has unfortunately been called off due to Brisley pulling out of the League at the last minute. The First XI are at home to Beccles; the Second XI (Garboldisham A) are away to the Norwich B team and the Third XI (Garboldisham B) are away to St Andrews. The forecast is chilly but dry with heavy rain not blowing in until this evening. It looks like the covers will be on overnight at The Langley because on Sunday we have a county game between Norfolk Ladies and Northumberland Ladies with Garboldisham Ladies captain Sarah McGahan in the Norfolk team. Sunday also sees a home friendly between Garboldisham and Fen Ditton on the other pitch. The action continues into next week with youth matches getting underway. On Tuesday 5 May the U13s play Rocklands at home and then on Wednesday 6 May we have two youth games taking place at The Langley with the U17s facing Diss in a SNCL 8-a-side, 16 over …

Garboldisham CC’s clubhouse is available for hire at a reasonable rate for parties, wedding receptions and all other types of function. Please call Peter Barnes on 01953 681026 or 07825 351062 for details.

While the England cricket team were winning the second test against the West Indies, a bunch of mice were having a good run out at GCC’s mouse racing night at The Langley. Thank you to Sands and Dick Culling for organising a great evening’s entertainment as Mick, Jerry, Julius Cheeser and lots of other mice battled it out in eight races that took part throughout the evening. And thank you to all the bar and kitchen staff who kept us well watered and fed with delicious home-made lasagne and to Lydia and Sarah who ran the tote. You can see more photos on our gallery page. Thanks to all our race sponsors: Garboldisham Stores R&J Hogg Andy Freake Chilterns Estate Agents IRS Insurance Risk Solutions 01284 777555 Alderwood Lodges Crossings Veterinary practice

Last night (Friday) we had 100 youngsters attend our second junior nets session and over 100 are already registered. Don’t worry if you’ve missed the first two sessions – you can join at any time and new cricketers are always very welcome. All our coaches have ECB coaching qualifications and they are all DBS (CRB) checked. Here’s our details again: All ages up to 15 years. (U17s train with the adults) Every Friday evening during the season. 6-8.00pm £4 per session (Second or third child per family £3 each). Annual registration £10 per child (Second/third child per family £7.50 each). BBQ at end of session (Burgers £1.50, Hot Dogs £1.00). Bar open Sarah McGahan, Youth Cricket Manager

A lack of funds for new equipment and building repairs mean that Garboldisham B and C teams may only be able to use four stumps this season instead of the usual six. Club Welfare Officer and wielder of the big stick, Debbie Raven said, “The coffers are empty, we need players to pay their annual subs as soon as possible so that I can go out and buy some new stumps.” But seriously, all players must make sure that they are registered as club members for the season before they are eligible to play any matches. The £10.00 membership fee covers players’ insurance against injury and goes towards the upkeep and maintenance of the club. This year, there will also be an extra £15.00 surcharge per player, as agreed in the AGM, to help fund a contractor to put the pitches to bed at the end of the season. Please complete both membership forms and hand them in with a cheque or cash to Debbie. Picture shows Debbie Raven looking on with horror from the score box as Garboldisham C are forced to …