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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Ovington kicked off their 2025 season in slightly unusual fashion with a cup final being played on the very first Sunday, more details below but before the cup final Ovo began by Meatloafing their opening Saturday by winning 2 out of 3 games, which ain’t bad. Saturday 26th April, New Earswick 1st XI vs Ovington…
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Each of Ovington’s three senior teams enter the final straight of the 2024 season with all to play for and the prospect of winning some silverware. On the way there have been some great results, some days to forget and some outstanding performances including 2 maiden centuries. The 1st team started August with what eventually…
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Positive results throughout July have left all 3 of Ovington’s weekend teams on or near the top of their respective tables. The month began on 5th July with a win for the 1st Team at home on the Knavesmire against Knaresborough. Batting first, Ovington managed a score of 191/5 off their slightly reduced 43 overs.…
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“Oh it’s such a perfect day” or so sang Lou Reed back in 1972. The jury is out as to whether or not he was singing about cricket but rumour has it that the New York art scene at the time did have a lively underground 7 aside tournament.* Ovington Cricket Club senior teams had…
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The 2024 cricket season finally got underway after more false starts than the 1993 Grand National and all three of Ovington’s horses have so far got off to flying starts. Early weeks of the season were blighted by wet pitches, swampy outfields and opposition concessions that left several members of the club wondering if they…
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Another season of cricket is almost upon us and everyone at Ovington Cricket Club is ready and raring to go. Winter nets have been successfully negotiated, the ground is finally drying out and The Little Knavesmire is abuzz with the drone of lawnmowers/groundsmen. For any new people interested in joining us in one way or…
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