Latest Match Reports Saturday 1st XI 31/07/2011 vs Sanderstead by Gareth View Putney came into the cup semi final on Sunday knowing they would have to perform exceptionally to have a chance of reaching the final as the opposition, Sanderstead CC, were top of the first division and unbeaten in 2011. Despite this the team were excited about testing themselves against excellent opposition and the chance to play in a final if they could pull it off! Having won the toss Putney elected to bat on a tired, used looking pitch which had seen better days with the general consensu...

Saturday 2nd XI 03/09/2011 vs Lingfield by Doug View We ended our league season in lame-o fashion down on the Common on Saturday with a consecutive defeat to Lingfield. We won the toss and put them in and even though the reunited pair of Murad and Lincoln kept things tight, not much went to hand and they reached 114-1. Lincoln (2-62) put in a 16 over spell and Tony Fenton threatened to mop up with 3-22 off 4. Max Taylor bowled with good wheels and I'll admit to surprise at their declaration at 211-5. Matt Atkins fretted to get off the mark bef...

Saturday 3rd XI 25/06/2011 vs Oxted and Limpsfield by Brooksey View Brooksey led out the inaugural Putney Saturday 3rds this weekend. Oppo were Oxted and Limpsfield 3rds. Lovely ground, lovely people. Brooksey met half his team for the first time and promptly lost the toss. We were put in on a wet green track - shot timing to prove very difficult. Opened up with Usman and Max. First ball was a big ol wide, 2nd ball Max lobbed to short mid off, who spilled. Max hit some nice strokes then fell for 14. Usman(16) too looked good but also fell cheaply trying t...

Sunday 1st XI 28/08/2011 vs Sutton by doug shaw View Putney endured a complete monstering at the hands of a young Sutton XI which drew from its championship winning Saturday league teams. Raghu made an early breakthrough but it was all one way traffic as Devon and Usman went for ten an over and most others for 8 plus. Alfie Shaw drew plaudits for his steady line and full length showing much improvement from previous outings, a mere seven an over. Teenage opener Josh batted with great power in a fantastic innings of 200 with 16 fours and 9 sixe...

Sunday 2nd XI 31/07/2011 vs Catford Cyphers 2 by Doug View Appalling batting by Catford saw them 30 odd for 7 as a combination of old men and young boys found increasingly lame ways to throw away their wickets. Alfie Shaw was denied an athletically fine catch by their square leg umpire who could not be sure the ball had not first bounced as he dived forward with both hands and caught with one! We did not make a big deal given the batting horrors that surrounded it. Eventually they found a geezer who could hold a bat and slap a few and they made their wa...

Sunday 3rd XI 10/07/2011 vs Lurgashall by Charles Smulian View An enjoyable, but ultimately easy win for the Sunday 3XIs, started with a huge and excellent lunch in the local pub, which was, it turned out one of their better weapons in attempting to win the match! The ground itself was exceptionally picturesque, but the same could not be said for the pitch which drew horror from those who were going to have to bat on it, and although the stumps were moved to a less damaged looking pitch, we were glad to be bowling first on it. Sellick (7-2-16-2) and Smul...

Barbados Tour 01/10/2011 vs Maxwell by Doug Shaw View Just the most beautiful ground. One would be at the crease and the sea would extend from cow to deep extra cover. But they say you can only tell how good a pitch is only once both teams have batted. I say it was pretty good though fine Putney bowling led by Magnum (4-20 odd) and Peachy (4-9) nailed the home team to 88 all out. Amazingly we dropped no catches. Rodney bowled with a more disciplined line than normal (he's off his face on rum as I type these words) and Woody took three catch...

All Match Reports Saturday 1st XI League games in bold Date Opposition Author Votes Average 04/06/2011 Ewhurst Mark 2 10 Putney's merry men fresh from a beating last Saturday but a great cup win against the team at the top of the league above were a few men down on Saturday and Edwards took the helm in Hughes’ absence. The skipper lost the toss on a glorious and hot day and Putney were predictably sent into the field to the groans of [insert swear word]. GP and Grace opened up the attack and it only took an over before Grace captured his first wicket thanks to a great catch by Lilja at mid-on. GP joined the...   View 31/07/2011 Sanderstead Gareth 8 9.75 Putney came into the cup semi final on Sunday knowing they would have to perform exceptionally to have a chance of reaching the final as the opposition, Sanderstead CC, were top of the first division and unbeaten in 2011. Despite this the team were excited about testing themselves against excellent opposition and the chance to play in a final if they could pull it off! Having won the toss Putney elected to bat on a tired, used looking pitch which had seen better days with the general consensu...   View 07/05/2011 Woodmansterne Gareth Hughes 5 9.6 Putney 1st XI travelled to Woodmansterne for their first competitive game of the season in the League Cup. Having won the toss and putting the opposition in to bat Putney were rewarded with an early wicket when Grace deceived the batsman with a full length ball to disturb the timbers. At the other end Peters G bowled an excellent spell down wind, collecting a well deserved wicket thanks to a sharp catch at first slip from Peters J. Wickets continued to fall with James Peters the pick of...   View 11/06/2011 Worplesdon & Burpham Gareth 10 9.4 Putney 1s took on Worplesdon and Burpham on a bright but damp day. Having lost the toss Will and Euan were soon at the crease facing a damp and slow wicket. Will was soon on his way back following an ugly attempt to get us off to a positive start, evidence of this should soon be available on the website thanks to some good camera work for Tim Grace, keep a look out!! Mark joined Euan and they batted sensibly to get to 50 before Mark missed a full toss and was bowled for 19, and Euan followed...   View 18/06/2011 Whiteley Village Gareth 4 9.25 Putney travelled to Whiteley under leaden skies and a heavy threat of rain. After a brief shower the start was delayed meaning a revised 81 over game.  Putney won an important toss and immediately looked impressive with the ball as GP and Tim bowled 7 straight maidens first up to put Whiteley Village under big pressure. When both openers fell the score stood at 7-2 from 10 overs and they never really recovered. Tim and GP were followed by Chinny, Will and JP, who looked to attack in an effort...   View 16/04/2011 Bath Gareth Hughes 8 9.25 Putney started their pre-season campaign with a game against Bath Cricket Club in the beautiful surroundings of the spa town. Putney lost the toss and were asked to field first. With a good pitch, fast outfield and one man having still not arrived it looked like it might be a long afternoon against a highly rated Bath batting line up. Grace and Henshall opened up and bowled tidily, limiting the scoring and allowing the latter to pick up a well deserved wicket. Meanwhile the other opener playe...   View 30/04/2011 Roehampton Euan Patterson 3 6.67 The opening fixture of the SW15 trophy will certainly go down in the history books as a titanic battle between two evenly matched sides. Despite a few old stalwarts, Putney fielded a side with a number of new faces, who come the end of the day, would all have acquitted themselves admirably to the cause. Putney lost the toss and were put into bat. Some strong length bowling from the Roehampton openers on a new track saw the early dismissal of Chipper and Carlo. Paterson and Wrighton set about...   View 13/07/2011 Slinfold Barry P 0 0 Putney and Slinfold played out another memorable game of cricket, as our 'there and back in a day' tour of the Sussex countryside continued. We opened the batting with Will Middleton (45) starting off with some fine front foot drives. Slinfold made early breakthroughs to remove Max and then a little later Sam Sud (the youth policy). However James Peters entered the fray and struck a quick confident 50, including one four which went straight up in the sky and landed just in front of the spectato...   View