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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more