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.

Sadly the extended Malsis Festival on 22nd June will not feature Oaks under 9s this year. With 8 clubs entered and only 5 places, three clubs would miss out. The draw did not favour Oaks.

Jeff Hobson is to take charge of the Under nines team for 2008. Once again the tournament will be staged during July/August, the first match being on Sunday morning 27th July away at Steeton. Matches as in previous years will be on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, please see fixtures for more details.

Two prizes were to be given for our second under-9s team which again finished second in the under 9s UAJC League August tournament for 2007.

The top batsman prize was won by Captain Jordan Powell, calling on all his experience in the under-11s to stack up 35 runs. And Jack McGrogan was the best bowler in a wonderful second season.

Young Oakworth player Ben Howell has become the youngest recorded player to play for an Oakworth Senior XI. He was drafted into Oaks Second XI Cowling Cup team at Foulridge lls on Sunday 2nd July. The Oaks u-11 cricketer was born on 7th June 1997; so his appearance came at the tender age of 9 years and 25 days. The previous record had stood since 20th July 1991 when Mark Beckett made his debut against Skipton CI lls at an age of 9 years and 121 days.

Ben is pictured above left with the Barritt-Stephenson Cup for u-11s won by Oakworth u-11s at Denholme on Sunday 2nd July, on the morning of the very same day Ben made his Second XI debut in the afternoon !!

Under   9s The Dobson & Robinson Shield