Stoolball news tagged with ‘scsa’

A very humid day at Plumpton on 8 August brought together those teams which had finished in fifth place or below in the Sussex County Stoolball Associations’ five divisions for the 2010 Rest of the League tournament.

With eleven teams playing in two sections, spectators had an excellent day of non-stop stoolball as batsmen from all teams hit the ball vast distances over the boundary – one even finishing on the railway line 65 metres from the wicket. Leading this batting onslaught were Grace Bull (Bolney) with 133 runs and Maggie Smith (East Grinstead) with 126 runs, but way out in front was Sarah Downs (Stedham) who took the trophy for “most runs” with a staggering 279 runs from four matches. Other individual honours went to Heather Cresswell (Yapton) with 7 wickets and Judy Dryland (Hurstpierpoint) with 5 catches.

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The Sussex County Stoolball Association (SCSA) Commemorative Day of Stoolball is open to all female players this year, not just SCSA members. It’s at Nutley on Tuesday 31 August 2010 at 11am. If you’d like to play contact Kay Price with your name, phone number, and whether you are a specialist batter, bowler or all-rounder. You can find more information on the Commemorative Day of Stoolball page.

The 54th tournament for the Sussex County Cup took place at the Salts Recreation Ground at Seaford on Sunday 1 August 2010 with the leading 18 teams from the five divisions of the Sussex County Stoolball Association taking part. Playing on 4 pitches, the 32 round-robin matches eventually produced the four winners to play in the semi-finals.

In the first semi-final, Horsted Keynes finally overtook Ashington’s score in the last over thanks to an overthrow which raced to the boundary. The second game between Angmering and Horsham produced a tied game at the end of their four over match and as a result another two overs were played to find a winning team. This game proved just as nail-biting but in the end Angmering just squeezed home by a single run in a 31-30 victory.

Jane Saunders batting for Horsted Keynes in the final. Kelly Finneran is the Angmering bowler.

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The Winter 2009 Stoolball England (SE) newsletter is now available. It includes results from last summer’s outdoor leagues, advice on caring for your stoolball bat, news about the return of stoolball to Sri Lanka, and a round-up of Stoolball England activities since last spring. Read the Stoolball England newsletter (PDF format, 485K).

The Spring 2009 Stoolball England newsletter is now available. It includes results from last winter’s indoor leagues, inter-division and county fixtures for the 2009 season, and news about the many Stoolball England initiatives taking place to encourage stoolball in schools. Read the Stoolball England newsletter (PDF format, 240K).

Having already won the Sussex County League Championship earlier this month and their own West Division League title, Angmering rounded off their season with another very competent performance when recording their sixth win overall, and their fifth in the last six years in the Sussex County Knockout Cup Final, which was played at Ford’s Green, Nutley on Sunday 28 September 2008.

An Angmering player batting her way to victory

They won the toss and batted first in the welcome autumn sunshine at Nutley on Sunday. In a half century opening partnership with Karen Harman (28), Angmering’s captain Melissa Mantle confidently set out to build a sound base for what was to prove a very commanding final score of 292 from their 30 overs.

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Back in September Surrey played two matches against the West Division of the Sussex County Stoolball Association at Stedham. Sussex won both the under-21 and the main ladies match, along with the Greater London Council’s Senior Schools Trophy.

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A bright but cloudy day welcomed Surrey and the five Sussex Divisional teams to the King George V playing fields in Allington Road, Newick for Expo Cup 2008 on Sunday.

Surrey batting in the Expo Cup 2008

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The Sussex County Stoolball Association will be staging the 32nd Day of Stoolball at Wivelsfield Recreation Ground on Wednesday 3 September 2008, starting at 11am. This social day of competitive stoolball was started in 1977 to mark the Queen’s 25th anniversary of her accession to the throne. Teams for this day are selected from ladies all over Sussex, young and old, who would like to participate (and who can take time off work to play). Young players and children are particularly welcome.

All we ask when you give your names in is that you state whether you are a batsman, bowler, all rounder or utility player (mainly a fielder but can bat a bit). Everyone who sends in their name will play and if you would like to be part of this Day of Stoolball, please contact Kay Price, Chairman, Sussex County Stoolball Association on 01403 252419 or by e-mail [email address available when you sign in]. You will all be made very welcome.

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Central Division’s league winners Horsted Keynes moved into the semi-final of the Sussex County Stoolball Association’s League Championship with a competent win over a depleted Ringmer (Mid Division) on Sunday 10 August at Nutley. Horsted Keynes will now meet the winners of the East Division League (Stone Cross or United Friends) in the semi-final to be played on Sunday 24 August at Plumpton. Play starts at 2pm.