22-04-08

Want to watch the fabulous cricket at Oakworth AND earn some dosh? Oaks are looking for regular First, Second and Third Team scorers for 2008. The pay is £10 per match and a free tea!! Contact any of the committee for more details.

Last season Joe Hoyle, now with Ingrow, lead Oaks u-13s to the Cup semi-finals, where they lost to runners-up Earby. This time around UAJCL draws have paired Oaks at home with Second Division Sutton-in-Craven. The match has to be played by 16th May.

Come on you under-13s, there's to be a Taverners match again at our ground on Tuesday 31st July (1;30pm). Lets see how many of you can get into the team. And if you want another incentive the Hindle Cup Final will also be at Oakworth on Sunday 6th July (09:30am).

The trouble with winning doubles of League & Cup is that the expectation will be that it's repeated every two years!! This year's squad is built around the 2006 unbeaten under-11 team and so they should be right up there in the thick of things in 2008. There is a huge difference between CartaSport League action and Brook Taverner League but the boys have all now had a year under their belt so this time around its 'go for it' time. The line up will include Jack Davison, Lewis Wrathall, Matty Lee, Ben Fothergill, Jackson Rouse, Jordan Bates, Joe Buckley, Ross Marks, Frazer Atkinson and S Williamson. New boys will be James Lee, George Ingham, Arran Dickson, Joshua Kiteley, Joe Drake, Jack Cryer, Josh Lister, Matthew Dilworth, Joel & Joseph Feery, Sam Proctor, Joe Wilmore and William Wine. Team Managers will be Michael Davison and Wilf Scarborough.

Joe Hoyle, Jason Roberts and Ben Pursey have joined the new Ingrow team. We wish them well.

New lads Ben Pursey, Ryan Taylor, Marshall Pedder, Adam Millward and Jack Darnborough have all made pleasing progress adding to the healthy competition for places. Jack Davison continues to impress with both batting and bowling whilst Ben Fothergill has had an outstanding year with ball in hand. Matt Lee has had his moments and Lewis Wrathall impressed with the League under-12s in his two appearances. Jackson Rouse and Jordan Bates have enjoyed relatively quiet years in a year which out-turned overall far better than the management had expected.

A second placing behind Brook Taverner Champions Skipton was a fantastic finale and a Hindle Cup semi-final added  to the growing confidence of the young team. More experienced players Jason Roberts and Matt Courtman enhanced their reputations whilst Joe Hoyle, if subdued with the ball for him, had a steady year. 2008 will see Jason, Joe Hoyle, Matt, Jack Darnborough, Marshall. Ben P and Joe Healey move on to a much tougher challenge at under-15 level and the remainder should provide a formidable nucleus for a serious tilt at the Brook Taverner League. Under-11s Arran Dickson, Joshua Kiteley, Joe Drake, Matthew Dilworth, Joe Wilmore, William Wine, James Lee and George Ingham will make up an exciting squad for the task.

The Annual Junior Presentation Night took place as scheduled on Friday 29th September, 7:30pm at the club house. Two changes to team management for 2007 were announced. Firstly Michael Davison will assume control of the under13 XI and secondly Simon Howell will pick the reigns with the under-15s. Chris, Terry & Jeff announced this years winners as this year Junior Sponsor Jonathan Hutton of SA Labels was not able to be present.

The five under 13 awards for 2006 were announced as follows:

A string of awards came the way of popular under-13s captain Luke Chapman as he swept the board with best batting, bowling and not surprisingly the all-rounders award. First year player a very impressive Greig Hudson followed up his League fielding prize with our own. Most improved in team which surprised everyone in finishing a hugely creditable fourth place in a tough Division One was Tom Hudson.

The highlight of the evening was as always the award of the SA Labels Cup for the best performance of the year. A unanimous coaches verdict was that Ben Wine's 6-12 vs Embsay was, as a club record for u15s and a league record for the season, the best performance.

Under 13s The Brunskill Windows Shield