BCC NEWS
     
UNDER 13s LOSE TO PAULTONS
     
The Under 13s lost the toss to Paultons and were asked to bat and they scored 61 with Josh Arnold retiring with 31. In reply Paultons reached the total with ease. Theo Waldridge kept very well including a very good catch.
     
UNDER 11s IN CUP SEMI
  02.07.08  
The under 11s Cup semi final is against New Milton at Bramshaw on Friday the 1th July. Your support would be very welcome as the Under 11s try to reach the final.
     
  01.07.08  
This week a superb bowling & fielding effort by the 3rds restricted Cadnam (conquerors of the mighty Ram previously) to 149 - 8 with the evergreen Tony Alford picking up 3 wickets again (would have been 4 if his son hadn't dropped their top scorer). Callum Holloway, on his debut for the club, showed good promise bowling 8 great overs including the last 4 from one end when the pressure was on. He also picked up his first senior wicket. After a steady start Matt Alford was first out followed swiftly by the skipper proving he really is a number 11!!! Matt Reeves, on his return to the club, and John Reeves scored an unbroken century partnership with Matt finishing on 80 not out and John on 53 not out. A fantastic all round display. The firsts lost to Lymington 2 on Saturday despite a good allround performance from Johnny Murray and the seconds lost away to Hayling Island.
     
BUSY WEEK FOR CLUB
  27.06.08  
Tuesday night the Border League team cruised into the semis of the cup beating Redlynch and Hale away. James Manning (109) & Andy Hart (71*) put on a record BL partnership of 179 that secured Bramshaws win. On Wednesday the Club Xl beat Shooters Hill in a friendly at home. Nearly 700 runs were scored in 80 overs and Aaron Prentice hit a ball through the offside - please visit the new video page to have a look! On Thursday night the U13s lost to Farley. Farley scored 103 with James Mason taking 2 wickets. In Reply Bramshaw reached 80 with Lawrence Reeve retiring on 30. The firsts also lost on Saturday please visit the monkfiles for a full match report.
     
  23.06.08  
The Under 11s beat Redlynch & Hale this evening to book their place in the semi-finals of the Cup. Batting First Bramshaw scored 88 for 2 in their 18 overs with both Charlie Plumley and Josh Arnold retiring with scores of 26. Josh Arnold was also the pick of the bowlers taking 2-2 in his 4 overs. This was a very good all-round team performance.
     
U13s LOSE TO CADNAM
  19.06.08  
The U13s were bowled out for 34 against Cadnam. Andy Richards hit his first ever 4 in a good display of fielding and bowling by Cadnam. Although Theo Waldridge kept very well in Cadnams reply not letting any byes pass him they cruised past the total with ease.
     
MANNING BLASTS BL Xl TO VICTORY
  18.06.08   Bramshaw bowled first and kept HSC Embley to 112 off 18 overs. Tom Beresford took 4-25 in 2 good spells of bowling. Jimmy Manning then scored a fantastic 74 not out to guide Bramshaw home. Extended report can be found here. Photos here.
     
COMFORTABLE WIN FOR U11s
  17.06.08  
The U11s produced a very good performance against Totton & Ealing on Sunday. Totton & Ealing scored 237 with Ryan Brown taking his first wicket for the club. Bramshaw then scored 282 with Josh Arnold continuing his superb form hitting 3 sixes in his score of 33. A fantastic result for the U11s.
     
1sts BEAT FAWLEY!
  15.06.08  
Bramshaw lost the toss and were inserted against Fawley on saturday and scored 269 for 8. Andy Hart was the mainstay of the innings hitting 143, his highest score for the first team, which included 11 sixes. He was supported by Simon Booth (28) and Brian Hart who rolled back the years to score a well crafted 28*. Andy and Brian also put on 68 for the 6th wicket. Bramshaw then held onto their catches to restrict the opposition to 154 for 7 when the rain came. The wickets were shared by Simon Booth, Kev Marshall and Kev Gray who along with Mark Angel all bowled superbly. Another excellent win!
     
  12.06.08  
The U13s defeated Alderholt this evening at Bramshaw with their best team performance of the season. Alderholt batted first and were reduced to 14 for 8 before Alderholts 9th Wicket pair brought their total up to 45. All the bowlers bowled well but Taylor Vane was the pick and was millimetres away from taking a hat trick. In return Bramshaw reached their total with 6 overs to spare with Lawrence Reeve (19*)hitting the winning runs with a big six. Well played all!
     
ANOTHER BRAMSHAW PLAYER TO PLAY FOR HAMPSHIRE
  11.06.08  
Jon Wall has been picked to play for Hampshire Over 50s today in a friendly game. Jon said in his press conference how pleased he was to finally get recognised by the Hampshire over 50s team after gaining qualification many years ago. This is the third player this year from Bramshaw to be picked for a Hampshire rep side. Jon joins Lawrence Reeve & Brian Hart as Bramshaw's other Hampshire super stars.
     
THE BORDER LEAGUE NINE WIN
  11.06.08  
Due to some late withdrawels the Border League team turned up at Trojans with only nine men. Trojans won the toss and decided to bat and were restricted to 164 in their 18 overs. In reply Andy Hart hit 7 6's in a one shot inspired 67 and Johnny Murray scored a quickfire 26. That left Tom Arnold to hit the winning runs with the first decent cricket shot of the game - a beautiful square cut.
     
RECORD 10th WKT PARTNERSHIP NEARLY WINS IT FOR 1sts
  08.06.08  
Michael Kingston (41*) & Kevin Gray (8) put on a fantastic last wicket partnership of 71 that fell just 14 short of winning the game for Bramshaw. Bedhampton batted first and scored 249 with Kevin Gray (2-40) and Kev Marshall (2-51) bowling beautiful and Bramshaw looked in trouble at 165/9 before the record last wicket partnership nearly won it for Bramshaw. The 2nds Beat Langley Manor easily at Langley - Please visit the Monk file for more details.
     
  04.06.08  

The under 13s lost in the first round of the cup to a strong Farley Xl. Bramshaw scored 50 with James Mason (15) top scoring. Farley reahced their target in the 15th Over with Ryan Thomason taking his first wicket for the club. The 1st Xl were the only senior team to play on Saturday and they lost a close game to Pylewell Park with Tim Rogers taking 5 wkts.

     
ANGEL HAT-TRICK BRIGHTENS FIRST Xl GAME
  28.05.08  
Mark Angel bowled superbly on Saturday taking four wickets including a hat trick for the first team in a tough loss to Alton 2 on Saturday. Horrible fielding was the first Xls downfall. Mark could have easily taken 8 wickets with better catching. The first's travel (weather permitting) to Pylewell Park on Saturday where a better performance is needed to overcome the County 1 newcomers.
     
UNDER 13s WIN FIRST GAME
  22.05.08  
The Under 13s recorded their first victory of the season with an excellent performance against Calmore. Fielding first Bramshaw restricted the home side to 65 -8 off their 18 overs with James Mason, Taylor Vane & Ryan Purchase all taking 2 wickets. Andy Richards helped out the bowling with two superb catches. In reply Bramshaw openers Theo Waldridge (14) & Andy Richards (11*)put on 28 runs before Lawrence Reeve steered his team home with an elegant 20 not out. An allround good performance.
     
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  22.05.08  
     
1st Xl MAKE IT 2 FROM 2
  18.05.08  

On a cold wet day at Andover the firsts won the toss and fielded first restricting Andover 2s to 214-4 off their 48 overs. In reply Bramshaw reached a rain reduced total of 156 with one ball to spare. Andy Hart hit the winning run to end up on 92 not out. The 2nds lost with Ian Mcgill batting very well and the 3rds won. More details to follow. The U13s showed a great deal of improvement in their game on thursday night scoring 65-7 in reply to Michelmersh & Timsbury's 109-3. Andy Richards was the pick of the bowlers taking 2-17. On Sunday the U11s won convincingly against Milford on sea. Bramshaw took 8 wickets to keep Milfords score at 209 and then scored 283 without losing a wicket. Tommy Mason caught the first catch for the Under 11s and Taylor Vane has yet to be dismissed in 8 Under 11s games. On Sunday afternoon Romsey & OTs visited Bramshaw and scored 286 in their 40 overs. Bramshaw reached this with many overs to spare with Andy Hart scoring 172.

     
BORDER LEAGUE Xl START LEAGUE DEFENSE WITH WIN
  14.05.08  
The border league Xl started the defense of the league with a comfortable win over Totton & Ealing at Bramshaw. Totton & Ealing batted first and reached 139 in their 18 overs and Bramshaw reached 140 with an over to spare. George Gray (52*) and Wayne Eckton (32) put on a club record partnership of 81 for the 6th wicket.
     
  11.05.08  
The U11s beat Mudeford convincingly on Sunday morning as they scored 297 runs with Josh Arnold getting a club U11 record 34 not out. In return Mudeford managed 218 with Taylor Vane taking 3-8. Tom Mason took his first club wicket in a very good win for the U11s. The club were also knocked out of the village knockout on sunday afternoon with a lacklustre performance against Amport. Bramshaw batted first and were bowled out for 102 which Amport knocked off for 5 wickets.
     
GREAT DAY FOR THE 3 SENIOR TEAMS
  10.05.08  
The 1st Xl started the season with a maximum points win over Locks Heath at Bramshaw. Bramshaw won the toss and elected to field and then bowled out Locks Heath for a score of 196. Mike Kingston took 4 of the wickets and both Ben Arnold and Mark Angel took 3 wickets in very economical spells. Jon Wall also took 2 very sharp chances at slip. Adam Risgeway (69) and Simon booth (49) then put on 122 for the first wicket and Jon Wall hit the winning runs with 17 overs to spare. The Seconds beat Locks Heath away and The Thirds beat Compton & Chandlers Ford at Landford. More details of both these games to follow.
  09.05.08  
UNDER 13s SHOW GREAT SPIRIT AT REDLYNCH
     
The U13s played their first ever game on Thursday night. Bramshaw won the toss and put Redlynch into bat who proceeded to score 90 off their 16 overs with James Mason taking Bramshaw's only wicket. In reply Bramshaw reached 30 with captain Lawrence Reeve top scoring with 13. This is a very promising start especially as this was the first game of 'proper' cricket that many of the U13s had ever played.
     
UNDER 11s WIN FIRST GAME OF SEASON
  04.05.08  
The under 11s secured the first victory for the club in 2008 with an impressive win over Bashley B. Bramshaw bowled very well to restrict Bashley B to 214 with Josh Arnold taking 4-0 and Thomas Patterson taking his first wicket for the club. Bramshaw then scored an impressive 263 to gain maximum points with Josh Arnold scoring 13* including a 6 and Taylor Vane scoring 10*. Charlie Plumley was superb behind the stumps and Harry Thornley hit his first ever 4.
     
COLTS OUTDOOR NETS START FRIDAY 25th APRIL @ 6.15
  16.04.08  
Outdoor nets have been announced, weather permitting, for the 25th April at 6.15. The nets will be held at Bramshaw Cricket Ground. If weather is in doubt please ring Ben Arnold (07795370726) or Kevin Gray (07985355181) after 5pm.
     
LEAGUE FIXTURES RELEASED
  01.01.08  

The 2008 league fixtures are now available on each teams home page. Click on 1st Xl, 2nd Xl, 3rd Xl, U13s or U11s to see the appropriate fixture list.

     

NETS

  01.10.07  

Nets have also been booked at Hounsdown School on the following dates:

Jan 15, 29, Feb 12, 26, March 11, 25, April 8, 22

Youths nets are 5:30 to 6:30

Adults nets are 6:30 to 7:30

The autumn edition of the clubs newsletter is also available by clicking here.