Stoolball news in August 2007

Eighteen teams from the five divisions of the Sussex County Stoolball Association took part in the 51st County Cup tournament held at the Salts Recreation Ground at Seaford on Sunday 5 August.

This end of season tournament was played in four sections with 35 matches of four overs each.  Nearly 5,000 runs were scored on the day but, despite this feast of runs, it was the teams with the slickest fielding, catching and throwing abilities who eventually won through to the final stages: Horsted Keynes, Angmering, Stone Cross and Clymping.

In two closely-fought semi-finals, Horsted Keynes beat Clymping and Angmering beat Stone Cross to set up another very competitive final game, with Angmering the eventual winners.  This was Angmering’s 10th Cup win and makes them by far the most successful team in the history of this competition.

Read more on County Cup Tournament at Seaford results…

Apart from one small shower after lunch it was a lovely day on Sunday 12 August 2007 at Plumpton, where 11 teams competed for the Rest of the League Cup. The competition was run in two sections with the two winning teams Trinity and Yapton competing for the main competition Cup, and the two runners up, Plumpton and Little Common, competing for the Plate.

Read more on Rest of the league tournament at Plumpton…

Officers of the National Stoolball Association (NSA) met at 53 Kings Road, Horsham on Monday 30 July 2007 at 7.30pm. Topics discussed include publicity, insurance, club accreditation and the website.

Read more on Minutes of officers’ meeting on 30 July 2007…