Huntspill & Highbridge Walking Cricket Hubs v Lansdown Cricket Club
Having hosted the first walking cricket match in June at Lansdown Cricket Club, the Lansdown team made their way to a blustery Huntspill & District Cricket Club to play against a combined Huntspill Outdoor Walking Cricket Hub and Highbridge Indoor Walking Cricket Hub.
A warm welcome
After the pre match teas and coffees on arrival. It was time for the obligatory team photographs. The Lansdown team and their supporters were welcomed by Lead Volunteer for both Hubs, Mark Berry and the combined teams.
Burnham & Highbridge Mayor Cllr Sharon Perry was also in attendance to welcome everyone and tossed the coin for the start of the match. Huntspill & Highbridge won the toss and elected to bowl
Mark Banczyk-Gee (Huntspill & Highbridge Captain), Mayor Sharon Perry, Steve Lamble (Captain Lansdown CC) Mark Berry (Huntspill & Highbridge Lead Volunteer)
The format of this walking cricket was 12 a side with six pairs of batsmen. Each pair faces 4 overs. Each bowler bowls a maximum of 2 overs.
Lansdown got off to a slow start with the blustery conditions taking time to adjust to and we 2 wickets down for 2 runs at the first change of batsmen. They then made steady progress to take the score at the halfway mark to 53 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Wickets continued to tumble as the score increased and they finished on 110 runs for the loss of 8 wickets but as you lose 5 runs for each wicket lost their net score was 70
Huntspill & Highbridge made a good start and at the halfway stage were 51 runs for the loss of 3 wickets. Huntspill & Highbridge then put their foot on the accelerator and finished on 139 for the loss of 4 wickets, giving them a net score of 119 and winning the game by 49 runs.
Post Match refreshments
The teams and spectators retired to the Club house for a well deserved lunch and liquid refreshments. Mark Berry thanks the Lansdown team and supporters for another great game of cricket. He also thanked Huntspill & District Cricket Club for their warm welcome and use of the facilities . David Dolman Lansdown CC then presented a framed picture of the first game between the two teams at Lansdown CC which will be placed in the Huntspill pavilion.
David Dolman (Lansdown CC) & Mark Berry (Huntspill & Highbridge Hub)
Indoor & Outdoor Walking Cricket is played throughout Somerset. There are eight Indoor hubs evolving and three Outdoor club hubs across Somerset and with continued networking hoping to develop more. Walking Cricket has a tremendous impact on people’s lives socially, physically, mentally, and emotionally and events like today will hopefully become a normal feature of club and community life. Walking Cricket is the sport you love, just played at a slower pace – so it’s perfect for people who are older, or less physically able, but who still want to enjoy the thrill of the game. The game can be played as teams or in pairs. Everything is walking, including the ‘runs’ and fielding, and a match lasts about an hour. A soft ball is also used. If you are over 55 and want to give it a go please make contact via the information below.
Highbridge Indoor Walking Cricket – Thursday morning 10.00 to 12.00 Highbridge YMCA highbridgewalkingcricket@gmail.com
Huntspill Walking Cricket – Tuesday morning 10.00 – 12.00 Huntspill & District Cricket Club New Road West Huntspill huntspillwalkingcricket@gmail.com
