Despite some results going against them and some badly timed rain (including the unfortunate cancellation of Funday) both the 2nds and 3rd team remain in strong positions in their respective league tables. Below is a round-up of some of their recent results including once guest report written by someone described by the New York Times…
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As we hurtle into July and towards the school holidays. The thoughts of all cricketers in the South Bank area inevitably turn to the highlight of the year. Ovington Funday 2025 will take place on The Little Knavesmire on Sunday 20th July, starting at 12pm. Join in the 7 aside cricket. Enjoy the food cooked…
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Maybe someone had worshipped the right pagan god, maybe the long day suited the way the club play. Whatever the reason, the summer solstice proved a good day for the club as all three 3 Saturday teams won their match. There were different challenges potential banana skins offered but all were successfully negotiated by the…
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With both the 1 XI and the 2nd XI suffering set backs last weekend, this week’s match reports starts by focussing on our 3rd XI’s legendary victory away at Melbourne. Saturday 14th June, Melbourne vs Ovington 3rd XIMelbourne: 211/5 (40); Steels 85, Thomas 76; Fricke 2/49Ovington: 212/9 (40); Chandra 82, Warner 72*; Chandran 5/28, Steels…
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It is said that on looking on his achievements, Alexander the Great wept salt tears because there were no worlds left to conquer. Alex Garner Steel may not have conquered the known world but his own achievements in the cricketing sphere are stacking up nicely. His particular triumph this last weekend was just one of…
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Ovington may have been forgiven for thinking that the fates were against them in the last week of May as not one but two of their 1st XI bowling attack went down injured and could be seen hobbling around South Bank on crutches. However, this just provided opportunities for more players to step up and…
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Spring Bank Holiday arrived at Ovington with 6 scheduled games for the club and typically the blasting hot Spring weather jumped straight to Autumn. So far this year, Ovo have had exactly a 2/3 win record on Saturdays and 100% wins on a Sunday. Mondays, however, would turn out to not be the best day…
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A familiar pattern is emerging for Ovington during the 2025 season. Week four once more saw a Sunday cup victory to follow up 2 wins out of the 3 league games on the Saturday. This week it was the 1st XI’s turn to savour cup victory whilst it was the 2nd XI who had a…
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Week 3 of the 2025 season saw another young batsmen score an impressive century in a Sunday cup game. But before then, once more Ovington notched up 2 wins but fell short of making it a clean sweep. Saturday 10th May, Pickering 2nd XI vs Ovington 1st XI Ovington: 197/6 (45); Lamb 46, Whale 35Pickering: 201/5…
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The first weekend of May might have seen Ovington 1st XI taste their first league defeat of the season but their were still plenty of positives to be had. Not least in the form of morale boosting victories for both the 2nd and 3rd teams. There were also plenty of eye catching individual performances including…
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