Edition 7 Spring 2012 The Hunts Herald News about the County Club The Season Ahead After last years successful season we are looking forward to more success this season. A strong list of opponents for the senior team means that we will have to play very well again, but it is really good to see that we are playing teams from three first counties again. An exiting new development is that we are scheduled to have a two day game against Academy. Once again almost all our games are at home, probably because the first class counties find that easier to arrange. The Development team are playing the usual list of suspects, with the game being part of their Cricket Festival. V The Under 19s have a very restricted list this year, and the tournament that they play in has been threatened by the Hedley Swannell withdrawal of . V Hopefully next season a replacement will be found. Our team manger is once again Hedley Swannell, with the being Paul Swannell. Team scorer will once again be John Paul Swannell Walker. Good luck to them all. Due to the poor turn out at last year’s member’s tea (one member) I suspect that we will give it a miss this year, unless I hear howls of protest, in which case we will re-instate it.

Inside this issue is a page highlighting the success John Walker of Huntingdonshire’s Youth Development, with four players who have played for the HCCC now being on the books of first class counties. The Hunts Herald Huntingdonshire’s Successful Emerging Stars Joe Dawborn Jon Carpenter Joe, a right arm fast bowler from Jon was a further member of and the original Hunts EPP in Ccs, has forced 2008. He is a right handed his way into the elite game batsman and off spinner from following excellent Eaton Socon CC, Jon’s early performances for club, county potential was identified back and Huntingdonshire CCC this past season. in 2009 when he was selected for the Joe took 14 at u17 level last season and East Regional Representative and a further 19 wickets for the Hunts CCC. side that won the u16 National Festival at He was a member of the Huntingdonshire u15 Loughborough. Jon captained Hunts u17s squad that reached the national u15 B for 3 years and in 2010 was the u17 leading Division Final in 2009. Joe’s impressive rise run scorer in the country. Further, Jon really started following Hunts u17s victory attended CCC for 3 winters of early last season against Northants. He was training, however his regional coach, former then invited to play in a number of their spin bowler Peter Such was development games and has recently been instrumental in Jon developing his cricket awarded an Emerging Academy place at further at Essex CCC. Jon secured an Essex Northants CCC. Joe was Hunts County Academy place in 2010 and has just started Player of the Year for 2011. his second full year there. Jon has represented both Huntingdonshire and James Sykes CCCs and is also former Hunts Youth Player of the Year. James a left arm spin bowler from Godmanchester CC is the oldest of the Huntingdonshire Robert Sayer players who back in 2008/09 Rob is a right handed batsman and off attended a winter of spinner from Town CC. development activities at He was a member of the Leicestershire CCC. James’ Huntingdonshire u15 squad that potential was quickly recognised and he reached the national u15 B Division was awarded an academy contract in 2010. Final in 2009. The winter of 2010/11 was his first Following a number of impressive year on the EPP where he developed his game at performances for Leicestershire Leicestershire CCC. He captained the county u17 2nd XI the last 2 seasons, which also side last season winning the u17 League, he included his first 50 for the county, James scored 129 in the victory v Cambs. Rob also had has just been awarded a professional a great year for his club performing very well for contract for the 2012 season, he is only them in both the Northants Premier League and Which raises a few questions some of them rhetorical. the second player to do so in the history of Cockspur National 20/20 Cup. He also 1. What ever happened to that bloke Thorpe [see 1987]? 2. Which Huntingdonshire player scored 100 against Huntingdonshire for the Cricket Board in the same game? Huntingdonshire Cricket. James has also represented Hunts CCC. Following playing in a number of development games last season for 3. Who was roughed up by Chris Tremlett in the first over of the 2000 match before missing a straight for a six ball represented Huntingdonshire CCC. duck? Leicestershire CCC, Rob has now secured a place 4. Which batsman isn’t an international cricketer? on their Academy. Rob was Hunts Young Player 5. Who are the only two 20th century first class bowlers to take international wickets for Huntingdonshire in the above list? of the Year in 2011. 6. Did Wayne Larkins enjoy playing against Huntingdonshire? 7. Who above, with 58959 runs, is the second highest run scorer in first class cricket. 8. How did Van Bunge achieve ‘fame’ as a bowler? The Hunts Herald Clement’s Classic Corner KC, our veteran pace bowler [surely some mistake ……Ed] and cricket archivist, has come up with some interesting dismissals of internationals over the years when playing against Huntingdonshire. Here’s a good sample.

Year Bat How Out Bowler Runs Year Bat How Out Bowler Runs 1851 J.Wisden Buttress 2 1973 C.Milburn c Dale Stevenson 40 1875 A.N.Hornby c White Maule 47 1973 W.Larkins c Clarke Cobb 0 1886 W.Attewell Brown 18 1973 W.Larkins B.Reed 6 1886 W.Gunn Bower 3 1974 D.I.Gower c R.Reed Facer 4 1940 F.E.Woolley Crouch 31 1976 W.Larkins c Holmes R Reed 9 1951 H.E.Dollery c Webb G Cross 18 1976 G.Cook c Milner Bradford 29 1953 K.V.Andrew Gambrell 2 1976 N.G.B.Cook Lowndes 10 1954 J.H.Edrich Gambrell 6 1977 W.H.Hare Run Out 0 1956 P.H.Parfitt c Griffin Lavender 5 1977 D.I.Gower Bradford 44 1960 C.Milburn Bradford 61 1977 N.G.B.Cook c Fisher Facer 54 1960 C. Milburn lbw J Hart 3 1979 J.P.Agnew st Whitbread Bradford 7 1962 C.Milburn c F Brand Foster 10 1979 N.G.B.Cook I Parker 8 1962 D.L.Underwood lbw Chance 11 1980 D.J.Capel c T.Howorth Facer 13 1963 A.P.E. Knott lbw Bradford 16 1987 G.P.Thorpe st Sandford Parker 0 1963 D.S.Steele c P.J.Handscomb Warwick 3 1987 P.A.J.Defreitas c A Cade Wake 11 1964 c Stevenson Griffin 40 1987 W.K.M.Benjamin c R Milne R Milne 1 1965 C.Milburn c C.Wilson de Grey 42 1988 S.J.E.Brown c Davis -Jones 20 1965 P.Willey de Grey 1 1988 S.J.E.Brown st Randall Buckingham-Jones 26 1966 P.Willey c Quirke Stevenson 24 1994 B.N.French c D.Craig Wolfe 17 1966 J.Birkenshaw c R.Hart K Seekings 63 1994 I.J.Ward c Whitbread Rowlands 11 1967 Sadiq Mohammad c Bradford Ford 53 1995 U.Afzaal c A.Cade R.Milne 17 1970 R.W.Tolchard c Cobb Bradford 34 1999 W.Larkins C Rowlands Swannell 59 1970 P.Willey c Dale V.Reed 43 1999 U.Afzaal c Bailey Turner 12 1970 W.Larkins c Quirke Hutson 8 1999 M Panesar Pick 0 1970 M.Hendrick st Clarke Howorth 0 2000 E.Joyce c Wright b Brook 78 1970 G.Cook Facer 19 2000 C.T.Tremlett Run Out 10 1970 W.Larkins c Beeton Ford 9 2001 O.A.C.Banks Rowlands 2 1971 W.Larkins c Clarke Bance 11 2003 D.L.S.Bunge c Mackay Baldwin 68 1971 W.Larkins Ford 0 2004 W.T.S.Porterfield Armstrong 52 1971 Safraz Nawaz c V.Reed Ford 29 2004 D.J.G.Sammy lbw Armstrong 39 1972 W.Larkins c Clarke Facer 84 2004 K.J.O'Brien c Kay Armstrong 40 2007 I.J.Harvey lbw Moynan 19 Which raises a few questions some of them rhetorical. 1. What ever happened to that bloke Thorpe [see 1987]? 2. Which Huntingdonshire player scored 100 against Huntingdonshire for the Surrey Cricket Board in the same game? 3. Who was roughed up by Chris Tremlett in the first over of the 2000 match before missing a straight delivery for a six ball duck? 4. Which batsman isn’t an international cricketer? 5. Who are the only two 20th century first class bowlers to take international wickets for Huntingdonshire in the above list? 6. Did Wayne Larkins enjoy playing against Huntingdonshire? 7. Who above, with 58959 runs, is the second highest run scorer in first class cricket. 8. How did Van Bunge achieve ‘fame’ as a bowler? Newsletter edited by Simon Black (01480 475553) The Hunts Herald 2012 Fixtures All games begin at 11 a.m. Senior Team Date Opponents H/A Venue

April 26 II Home St.Ives

June 7 Surrey Academy Home St.Ives

June 20 Home Market Deeping

July 4 RAF Home Market Deeping

July 12/13 Middlesex Academy 2 Day Away TBA Under 25/Development Team Date Opponents H/A Venue

August 2 Norfolk (Festival) Away Horsford

August 7 Essex Home St.Ives

August 16 Home St.Ives

August 23 Cambridgeshire Away Clare College Under 19 Date Opponents H/A Venue

June 6 Lincolnshire Home Market Deeping

July 11 Norfolk Away TBA

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