Saturday 23rd May, Ovington 2nd XI vs Tadcaster Magnets 2nd XIOvington: 200/5 (40): Baqai 48, Irwin 37*; Fawcett 3/38Tadcaster: 111/10 (29.4): Shooter 43; Buckley 5/35, Busby 3/32Ovington won by 89 runsScorecard: https://ovington.play-cricket.com/website/results/7351560 A sunny day on The Mire, a strong Ovington 2nd Team looking to avenge a loss the previous week and crowds of racegoers.…
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After a weekend that saw contained every possible outcome other than an onfield win (1 match cancelled and 1 abandoned due to bad weather, 1 cup win due to an opposition concession and the club’s first league and cup defeats of the season) Ovo headed into week 4 with the plan of keeping up the…
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Some say it has never happened before with a year beginning with 2, some say that the last time it happened Alan Fletcher was a strapping young batsmen scoring runs at unprecedentedly rapid rate of 1.5 runs an over. Either way the entire club is racking their brains trying to remember the last time that…
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Well we’re back. The sun is (mostly) shining, The Mire is (mostly) covered in a smooth layer of grass and white clothed players are (mostly) full of enthusiasm and ready to go. Ovington Cricket Club’s senior teams began their 2026 season with an as good as it gets 3 wins from 3 under April skies…
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We are pleased to announce that on SAT 1st NOVEMBER all club members and supporters are invited to the first Annual Ovington Awards Night. The Knavesmire Public House will be hosting us and providing drinks and nourishment for the occasion, starting at 7pm! If you would like to attend and bring any loved ones/parents (we…
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Saturday 13th September, Cross Gates 2nd XI vs Ovington 2nd XI Crossgates: 81/10 (22.5); Darapu 20; H Eckersley-Wilson 3/25, Price 3/30Ovington: 83/2 (15.3); Whale 36*, Moore 28*Ovington won by eight wicketsScorecard: https://ovington.play-cricket.com/website/results/6779615 The season was on the line as the 2nd XI travelled to Crossgates in the final match of the season knowing that any…
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Ovington 3rd XI had a disappointing end of the summer holidays as they suffered a couple of defeats. Their dream of finishing the season in the promotion places may not have been realised but the entire squad can be proud of the efforts and achievements over the year. Well done all. You even managed to…
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With Ovington 2nd XI currently sitting in a promotion spot, the 3rds in a comfortable position and the 1st XI shooting further and further up the table, all seems somewhat rosey for the club as the season nears it denouement. Below is a round up of matches that took place in August with a high…
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The first weekend of August saw the Ovington senior sides pull off another tribute to the late Lou Reed with a perfect day of 3 wins from 3. It has been far from the perfect season so far, but all 3 sides currently sit in a comfortable position in their respective league tables and gearing…
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Saturday 28th June, Heworth 2nd XI vs Ovington 1st XI Ovington 214/10 (44.4); Cookson 52, Whale 50; Foster 4/37, Mair 3/20, Boothroyd 3/48Heworth 159/10 (38.2); Martin 39, Mair 38, Foster 32*; Kitching 3/23, Wright 3/35, Cookson 3/50Ovington won by 55 runsScorecard: https://ovington.play-cricket.com/website/results/6777278 The end of June marked a couple of things of note for Ovington…
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