The Oxton C.C. Trivia

The Oxton C.C. Trivia Monthly Newsletter April 2019 trivia: Which test match captain (must have captained 40 or more matches) has the highest LOSS percentage @ 55.31%…past or present? April 2019 answer: Brian Lara January 2020 trivia: 1) Which player scored the most ODI runs in ISS 06 the 2019 season with 1490? 2019 season draws to a close… JAN 2) Which player hit the most 6’s in ODI Well, that’s it. Another season has been and gone. Contrary 2020 matches in 2019 with 56? to the previous seasons that have gone by, Oxton has not closed it out wondering of what might have been… Club Kit - 2020 2019 seen the 1XI crowned champions of the CCCL 1XCI Club kit for the 2020 season will remain available Div. 1, ensuring that OCC moves back to the hallowed throughout the off-season and can be purchased from the ground of the CCCL Premier League, as the champions. Sportsville shop, either in-store or online for delivery. Elsewhere the 2XI are left thinking of what might have CLUB SHOP - CLICK HERE been, finishing comfortably in 6th position. The club now offers a representative club tie. These can be The 3XI again finished the season in the mid-table of the purchased by contacting Laurence Richards or from behind Div. B West in 6th place while the 4XI finished in 4th place in the bar. Ties are priced @ £17 and are available now. the Div. C West. The ladies enjoyed a good season in the Cheshire women’s Hotpot - 2019 Div. 2 finishing in 2nd place leading to a highest finishing Award winners: position for the club. - Dapper Danson trophy : Jack Smith Individual team reports can be found further inside the - Clubman OTY : Stuart Hirst newsletter. - Junior Clubman OTY : Ed Tilleard - 1XI Player OTY : Chris Stenhouse This season, we welcomed a series of new playing members - 2XI Player OTY : Richard Fennah into the club, who have obviously had a positive effect on - 3XI (Sat) Player OTY : Dave Wightman the playing side of the game. - 4XI Player OTY : Mahi de Silva Let’s not forget the addition of the high-profile overseas - Ladies XI Player OTY : Ellie Grisdale & Tessie player for the season, Glen. Contributing not only on Nickson (shared) Saturday afternoons, I think we would all agree that a lot of - Junior Player OTY : Jack Breheny thanks must be put in Glen’s direction for the cricket, and - also the coaching and help he has provided to the long list Outgoing Club Chairman of players, helping the club improve throughout the levels The club would like to announce that Mark Cashin is and age groups. stepping down as Club Chairman with immediate effect. The end of season party went off a storm, reinvigorating The General Committee has appointed John Mitchell as the fancy-dress theme with a mass turnout. Great to see so interim chairman until the Annual General Meeting next many involved and bracing the immense buffet that was February. laid on by Emma Breheny and Chloe Stenhouse. More On behalf of all members, we would like to thank Mark for pictures can be found further down in the newsletter. his dedicated service to the club over many years. End of season party… After the final league games, the club got together to celebrate the end of another season. Wives happy to no longer being ‘cricket widows’ (for a few months). Here are some of the pictures. I will leave the photos to those with a ‘PG’ rating that were taken in the first hour or so… Team Reports - 2019 1XI - Finished 1st (394 pts) P-22, W-13, L-3, D-3, C-3 Following another previous season of what many saw as an underachievement, this season began with an away day @ Didsbury who had dropped down from the Premier League. Captain Jack Smith won the toss, and elected to bat. Oxton tallied up one of the highest totals in recent times for the 1XI with 280, Glen amassing a colossal 151 of just 114 balls. Although a draw result, this game outlined how Oxton could compete with the best teams in the division. Week 3 saw another away day after a washout the week before, this time @ Sale (a building site). A damp day and a seamers paradise saw Oxton asked to bat and at 53-7, it was looking bleak. Some low order grit saw Oxton reach 141ao, but it was what followed which captured the plaudits. A nail biting finish saw Sale steamrollered to 56-7, with Steny taking the poles. Oxton went on to bowl Sale out for 131 with a few overs to spare, another huge, early statement. Steny finishing with figures of 7-45. After a dominant draw at home to a very dogged Romiley batting display, Oxton went to Bollington recording an emphatic 10 wicket win, knocking 188-0, with Jack Smith tallying up his first OCC 100 (104*), supported by new recruit Jonny Crick with 80*. After the standard annual cup exit away at Brooklands, Macclesfield were the next side to enter the Lions’ Den. Oxton bowling first and bowling Macc out for just 59! Steny again with a 6’for, another expected to be high-flying side swept aside, and the points were beginning to tally up with Oxton staying in and around the top of the table. Fast forward a couple of weeks and another nail-biting contest away @ Urmston, anyone who has played there will know it’s a good place to bat, and reluctantly Oxton invited Urmston to bat. Oxton toiled and Urmston racked up a total of 237. Fighting through some poor umpiring, and gutsy contributions down the order, we found ourselves 117-6, somewhere between a rock and a hard place, but a partnership of over 100 between Glen & Steny put Urmston on the back foot! A remarkable finish to a remarkable game saw Al Harris & Ali Crick complete an overthrow for the winning run! At the halfway point, Oxton faced local rivals Upton, and out of nowhere, Tom Corran with a superb 92* took the game right out of Upton’s hands which resulted in a Phil Brown style post-match team talk on the outfield, Oxton were flying still in and around the top positions. The second half of the season featured wins at home to Bollington, away at Macclesfield, emphatically at home to Urmston (Jack Smith and Luke Filer both notching up 100’s and sharing an opening stand of 235, the highest of the season. Entering the last few games, it was very tight at the top between Oxton, Didsbury and Bowdon all within a win or so of each other. A tricky away at Bramhall resulting in a 5wkt win in a low scoring match, followed by a crunch game at home to Bowdon. Bowling first, Oxton managed to restrict Bowdon to just 135-9 off their full 50 overs. Jack Smith leading from the front with a captain’s knock of 81* ensuring the huge victory. This win secured promotion, with champions hinging on the Didsbury result. News filtered through later that night that in fact Didsbury lost, ensuring Oxton finished as Champions & securing promotion with a game to spare. There were some superb bowling spells from young Jack Corran in this stretch of games. The last game was away at already relegated Upton, and Oxton were presented with the league trophy, and also took 25pts. Team Reports - 2019 2XI - Finished 6th (277 pts) P-22., W-8, L-6, D-2, C-6 The 2nd XI kicked off their 2019 season at home to Warrington CC looking to target a top 4 position. Unfortunately, it was not the winning start that the side hoped to get off to and resulted in a disappointing 5 wicket defeat on the first day. Up next was what looked to be a tricky visit to Heaton Mersey only for the game to be a complete washout and it was to be the weather which proved to be a big obstacle throughout the campaign and go against us throughout the season with 5 cancelled games due to the poor summer weather which was particularly frustrating for the skipper who had arguably some of the strongest sides available at his disposal to choose from in recent seasons on these occasions. A good win at home to Sale was cancelled out with defeat the following week to Romiley who took full advantage of their home conditions. A convincing performance at Stockport Georgians was also backed up by a hard-earned draw away to top of the table Macclesfield and another 25 points secured at home to Urmston. With confidence and morale high, yet again the rain intervened with back to back weekends away to Brooklands and Bramhall both falling victim to the weather. Sadly, Oxton could not capitalise in the next 3 games against the teams at the top of the table with weakened sides to support the 1st XI, school fixtures and GCSE revision and exams. Oxton passed the half way mark with losses to Bowdon (eventual champions), Timperley and a 2nd defeat to Warrington. The match against Timperley was extremely tough to take after ending on a sour note after the opposition admitted on the field to blatantly cheating and the player involved going on to win the game for them as they pursued a promotion push. Nevertheless, Oxton were in a healthy 3rd place at the half way point, adrift by less than 30 points, but with the top 3 teams picking up 75 points during Oxton’s poor run, it was always going to be an uphill struggle from that point on.

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