Hello and welcome to the latest blog from Goldsithney Cricket Club. There has certainly been a lot going on and off the field of play over the last month or so with some very good results and also the odd very bad one ! Off the field has also been eventful with a wedding, a farewell bringing mixed emotions for everyone concerned with the club.
Saturday 8th June Godsithney 1st 11 v Ludgvan 2nd 11.
Toss: Goldsithney won the toss and decided to bowl.
Ludgvan 234-7 beat Goldsithney 80 by 154 runs.
Points : Ludgvan 20 points Goldsithney 5 points.
As the above details suggest "derby day" did not go as we wanted and hoped it would for us. Having won the toss we elected to bowl with the hope of taking early wickets and restricting Ludgvan to a chase able target. It was not to be however, and despite the visitors at one stage being 43-2 an excellent innings from Jon Oulds who top scored with 72 held the innings together while others accelerated the run rate around him as Ludgvan completed their 48 overs on 234-7 this combined with the high temperatures on the hottest day of the year made for a long afternoon in the field. Wicket takers were George Wykes 3-61, Sid Lawrence 2-56 and Giles Lawrence 2-52.
In reply despite positive intentions things quickly unravelled irreversibly for us. This was mainly thanks to an excellent spell from Terry Share returning to haunt his old club with unrelenting accuracy, pace and bounce proving to be too much of a handful rewarding him with outstanding figures 8-2-25-6. Only three batsmen made it into double figures for us Harry Wykes top scoring with 29, Francis Pellow 16 and Sid Lawrence 12 made the only other scores of any note.
Definitely not our day and one to be quickly forgotten and moved on from having been in good form previously to this game it was important to bounce back quickly and look forward to the next game away at Truro.
Scorer Kelly Lawrence's thoughts on the game
"Well what can I put it was safe to say not the best performance by Goldsithney 1st XI who played a team that was certainly on a mission to win.
Goldsithney won the toss and elected to field and the bowlers on a very hot day did well and all though Ludgvan scored 234-7 their total could have been a lot higher. Bowling figures were George Wykes 3-61, Giles Lawrence 2-52 and Sid 2-56. Must mention Jack Grapes Ralph and Matt Lawrence who didn't get a wicket but bowled really well against a good team.
Goldsithney went out positively to score the runs but it just wasn't our day bowled out for 80 with Harry Wykes scoring 29, Terry Share took 6-25.
Ludgvan 20 points
Goldsithney 5 points".
Saturday 8th June
Redruth 4th 11 v Goldsithney 2nd 11
Toss: Redruth won the toss and elected to bat.
Goldsithney 190-7 beat Redruth 189-4 by three wickets.
Points: Goldsithney 17 points Redruth 7 points.
The second eleven ensured there would be some good news for the club this weekend, with an outstanding run chase away at Redruth. A special mention who played a brilliant innings of 116 not out and well supported by the rest of the team the side completed the victory target with seven delivery’s to spare. Credit must also go to the bowlers for restricting a dangerous batting side to a chase able target Ryan Edwards returning the best figures of 3-57.
Skipper Steve Nicholson had this to say
"Redruth won the toss and elected to bat first and a big score seemed likely as their openers put on 152 before we took a wicket( P Boland 103;G Boland 39)On the hottest day of the season so far we stuck to our task and prevented them gaining max. batting points as they completed their 40 overs on189-4.Ryan E(3-51);Colin P(1-58);Bryan P(0-37)and Steve N(0-34)were our bowlers. Our cause was not helped by, at times, some sloppy fielding, conceding 20 extras and what we thought were some dubious not out LBW decisions
We thought the total "gettable" on a small pitch with short boundaries and after a slow but steady start with Steve P rather unfortunately given out "hit wicket” the match was turned around by a magnificent 116 not out by Bryan P scored in just 72 balls with aggressive hitting to all parts of the boundary ably assisted with good running between the wickets by Jack T,Colin P and Alex R. We passed their total in 38.4 overs gaining 17 match points
A good performance from us with great team spirit
Our next match is not until Sat 6 July when we are away to Paul3 starting at 2pm,this unusual break is caused by a bye; a pre-planned cancellation and Constantine2 withdrawing from the league"
This certainly represents a superb effort from the lads who go into their next fixture with confidence.
Saturday 15th June
Truro 3rds V Goldsithney 1st 11
Goldsithney won the toss and elected to bat.
Goldsithney 121 beat Truro 119-9 by two runs.
Points: Goldsithney 17 points Truro 7 points.
Few would ever of imagined as both sides arrived at the ground that surely one of the most nerve wracking games of the season was about to be played out. Goldsithney having won the toss elected to bat and began brightly scoring at a good tempo with Giles Lawrence making a quick fire 53 of just 51 balls hitting the ball to all parts of the ground and looking in excellent form he was well supported through this period by opening partner Treve Kitchen. When Giles was dismissed with the score on 64 however the true difficulty of the wicket became apparent with scoring becoming an increasingly difficult task as the overs ticked by. A steady flow of wickets accompanied a faltering run rate with Truro's spinner turning the screw. Eventually with only Treve Kitchen 19 and Albert Pellow 17 the only other batsmen to make it into double figures, the innings ended on 121 all out off 38.1 overs Truro's John Dobson 5-7 and Tom Creagh 5- 38 sharing the wickets between them.
Although disappointed not to have achieved a bigger score, we knew the wicket was difficult to bat on and the target we had set was competitive. So the side took to the field with a steely determination that defeat was not an option and two quick wickets from George Wykes who alongside an outstanding and unlucky opening spell from Matt Lawrence kept scoring opportunities to a premium. Truro progressed slowly and reached 48-2 before Albert Pellow made a needed breakthrough before a stunning piece of fielding resulting in a direct hit by Treve Kitchen left Truro in serious trouble at 48-4 at drinks. The occasional small partnership developed nudging the home side nearer their victory total however wickets also as in the first innings fell regularly as a result of Giles Lawrence, Matt Lawrence and Sid Lawrence. This left the equation with three overs remaining like this : Truro required 20 runs of 18 balls with two wickets in hand. Nerves were frayed and it showed George Wykes conceded two boundaries in his penultimate over and despite the best efforts of Sid, they took five singles of his final over the leave them needing just three of the final over to win. George Wykes overcame his nerves and kept his calm bowling the final over to deliver a maiden sparking joyous celebrations as we basked in a superb victory against all the odds, a fantastic effort with everyone in the side combing to pull the victory off.
Wicket takers Giles Lawrence 2-24, George Wykes 2-28, Matt Lawrence 1-28 Sid Lawrence 1-9 Albert Pellow 1-12 Darren also deserves to be noted for his efforts which contributed towards the win also.
Here are Scorer Kelly Lawrence's thoughts on the game
"Playing against Truro 3rd XI, Goldsithney won the toss and elected to bat. It was all going very well at the start at 24 overs Goldsithney were 100-2, Giles Lawrence scoring 53 before getting out. It then seemed to all go wrong all out for 121, Treve Kitchen 19 and Albert Pellow 17 the only other batsmen getting into double figures. A target of 122 isn't the highest but with the bowling Goldsithney had it could be defended if the team pulled together. 2 quick wickets from George Wykes in his first 2 overs started us on the right path. Truro continued to plod along very slowly scoring 48-4 off 24 overs. The bowling stayed tight and the fielding was on the whole good and we were slowly getting the wickets we needed by the 41st over it was 91-8, the game could have still been anyone's. Truro's number 10 batsmen tried his luck and looked as if he was going to pull it off for Truro scoring 12 off the 46th over leaving them needing 8 to win. Sid Lawrence who will never give up bowled the penultimate over and with some brilliant fielding they scored 5 singles. The last over George Wykes bowling and it was brilliant, pulling out a maiden securing Goldsithney a 2 run win.
A fantastic team effort.
Goldsithney 17 points
Truro 7 points"
Saturday 22nd June
Goldsithney 1s 11 v Chacewater 1st 11
Goldsithney won the toss and elected to bat.
Goldsithney 133 all out beat Chacewater 121 all out by 12 runs.
Goldsithney 17 points Chacewater 8 points.
Well another game another narrow victory but this only further underlines the fantastic spirit and never say die attitude within the side. After winning the toss and deciding to bat on a day where conditions were poor and it was a fantastic effort to get a completed game at all, Goldsithney again made a very good start reaching 103-3 Albert Pellow 34, Giles Lawerence 20 and Francis Pellow 29 the main contributors. From here difficult conditions ensured that the remaining wickets fell regularly however resulting in the side being dismissed for 133 Will Hood the only other contributor to make double figures with 11.
Again the spirit of the side became clear for all to see however as again early inroads were made with the Lawrence brothers combining to reduce the visitors to 3-2. Chacewater responded slowly but surely however and reached 101-2 before the next wicket was to fall. And when one fell it sparked a collapse led by young spinner Jack Ralph who bowled brilliantly to take 4-17 from just five overs and skipper Sid Lawrence who never gives in claiming 3-31 the visitors were left shell shocked, reduced to 121 all out defeated by 12 runs. This spirit to this side is nothing new last season we won a lot of games in our promotion campaign in matches which could of gone either way proving that at this club we never know when we are beaten!
Scorer Kelly Lawrence's thoughts on the game
"A game that was interrupted by rain all day, I'm surprised we finished but we did with a great win again.
Goldsithney won the toss and elected to bat, with poor conditions affected by the weather and not as strong a team as we would have liked, the team did well to score 133 all out, main contributions from Albert 34, Francis 29 and Giles 20.
At tea the rain became worse but eased off a little in time for Goldsithney to take the field, to early wickets one each for Matt Lawrence and Giles Lawrence got us underway and with tight bowling from both was putting Chacewater under pressure and me to sleep lol with only 28 runs off 20 overs.
Chacewater were not giving up and their number 3 and 4 batsmen were starting to gain a bit of momentum reaching one hundred by the 36...th over. Then came on Jack Grapes Ralph who bowled absolutely brilliantly ending with figures off his 5 overs 4-17. A good run out by Giles getting their number 4 out who scored 57 helped secure the win. Sid had 3-31 and will be bowling for a hat-trick the next time he plays.
Again a great team effort and if I could put in a request may be win a bit easier next time lol.
Goldsithney won by 12 runs.
Goldsithney 18 points, Chacewater 8 points
Depending on other results I think that makes us 4th in league table ".
A wedding and a farewell
Mixed emotions for the club off the field have occurred during the last month. Firstly a huge congratulations to Francis and Kerry, who recently married. Everyone at the club wishes the all the happiness and success possible in the future. Francis has been a loyal player for this club for many years and Kerry who has been an ever present supporting us very rarely missing a game and also helping out with teas and in general a great person to have around the club!
We say farewell to Mike and Trish however who will be missed by many. They have been the owners of the Trevelyan Arms for the past seven years and have always been keen supporters of our side. Mike has been more than just a supporter however the chairman of the club and hugely influential in raising funds and always generous with his time, the club also wishes you both all the best with many thanks, and good luck on your adventures!
Into the semi finals.
A quick note to say we have recently progressed to the semi finals of the cup which will be hosted at Penzance Cricket Club after defeating Halestown on Thursday. Dates for the semi final will be made known as and when the author is aware of them but your support would be a huge boost to us with in being a 20/20 competition, we are a maximum of 80 overs of good cricket away from lifting a trophy now that would be a fantastic achievement.
Quiz nights.
Finally quiz nights continue every Sunday at half past eight in the Trevelyan Arms, it's a fun event and at just a pound to enter a good laugh. Any contributions for prizes will be much appreciated by the club so please donate if you can.
That is it for now, big games for both clubs coming up support us if you can please!!
Goldsithney Cricket Club
