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FLEET CRICKET CLUB


	Club Summary Fleet CC's first recorded match (a comfortable win against a Royal Engineers team) was noted in the 'Fleet Reporter' in September 1893, and the Club has been based at the current ground off Reading Road North since 1905. The Club is generously sponsored by local firm Market Media Limited.
The Saturday 1st XI and 2nd XI both play in the Morrant Thames Valley League (divisions 2b and 5b respectively). In 2004 the Saturday 3rds will also be joining the Thames Valley League. The Sunday team plays in the first division of the Three Counties Cricket League (having been Div. 2 Champions in 2003) and also has a number of friendlies during the season. In addition the Club will field junior sides at Under 11 and Under 13.
2008 Reports Fleet CC 1^st XI v Tring Park 2^nd X1 Saturday 10 May 2008 Tring 219 (52 overs) Fleet 220 (46.2 overs) Fleet Won by 2 wickets Fleet played their first game in the Thames Valley Div 1 on Saturday, keen to start strongly in their new league after last season’s promotion. It was a very good toss to win with a good looking wicket still damp and likely to offer assistance to the fast bowlers. Fleet CC skipper Tim Downes won the toss and inserted the opposition. Opening bowlers Graham Chalkley and Pete Talbot bowled an excellent opening spell quickly reducing Tring to 30 for 3. Tring looked to consolidate, and as the wicket dried out it became good to bat on and they began to look likely to post a threatening total. Lee Newman, in his first spell in the 1^st team stepped up and got the breakthrough Fleet needed getting the wickets of the last 2 recognised batsmen in a consistent spell. Tring finished their innings aggressively with their tail scoring strongly as they posted a slightly below par 219 for 7 from their 52 overs. Fleet went about the run chase strongly with 75 runs on the board in the 14^th over when the first wicket was taken. After a strong start Fleet’s middle order failed to dominate further and after a few quick wickets Fleet were 120 for 5 and relying on the youngsters of Matt Lee and Dave Gurney to see the side home. An excellent, mature partnership took Fleet to the brink of the victory with both batsmen looking like excellent prospects for the future. Fleet completed the victory with 10 balls to spare. Despite being in control of the game throughout Fleet did make the victory tougher then they needed to, something that they will surely need to improve on if they aim to compete at the top of this league this year. 2007 Statistics Reports Fleet CC PROMOTION Fleet CC consolidated their first place spot in Thames Valley League 2 by completing a comprehensive victory over second placed side Kidmore End this Saturday to guarantee their promotion to the Thames Valley League 1. Put into bat on a typical Fleet track the Fleet top order all fired. Russell Black Scoring 40 and Doug Ferguson scoring 64 were the highlights in an innings amassing 230 for 9. Kidmore could have been promoted at Fleet’s expense had they managed to chase down that total. However, the spin combination of Jamie Hobdell (4 wickets) and Phil Singleton (4 wickets) combined with the old ball to apply real pressure on the Kidmore top order, as they did so often during the season. Tight bowling and excellent fielding soon left Kidmore in real trouble at 14 for 3. Sustained pressure brought further wickets for Fleet as Kidmore were forced to chase the total that always seemed too good for them. Fleet ruthlessly competed the victory that their season deserved as Kidmore were bowled out for just 79. We would all like to thank the many supporters that came to the ground to support the home side and to thank the clubs sponsors, Lynchford Tyres, Easy Mortgages, and Holiday Autos for their continued support through the season. Fleet are now the highest placed club in North Hampshire and will look to build on this season in the higher division next year. All support as always is welcome. Sat 16 June Fleet continued their fine run of victories in the TVL 2 with another very solid win against Marlow Park that takes them 8 points clear at the top of the table. On a wet track after the overnight and morning rain the game was started late and with reduced overs. It was a good toss to win by Fleet CC skipper Tim Downes who inserted Marlow on a difficult track. Opening bowlers Steven Morgan and Graham Chalkney made the most of the conditions causing lots of problems and ripping through the top order. Pete Talbot followed up with an accurate, patient spell with a deserved 5 wicket haul in the conditions, helping bowl out Marlow for 89. Always confidant of achieving that total, Fleet’s opening batsman, then went about putting the Marlow bowlers to the sword and completed a 10 wicket victory inside 20 overs. Russell Black 50* was well supported by Andy Parker who has cemented his place at the top of the order Sat 2 June Fleet CC scorched to their second 25 point win of the season onSaturday, totally outplaying and outclassing a fragile opposition 11. It was not all smooth sailing for a strong Fleet side who found themselves under early pressure at 60 for 5 and on a damp track. As the sun came out, Fleet regrouped with Jamie Hobdell and Tim Downes steadying the innings and fighting back. Showing the real strength of Fleet’s middle order Tim paced an excellent 86* to precision. He was the main feature in a good batting effort that saw Fleet reach 189 for 7 off of their 52 overs, Chenies were rock bottom of TVL 2 coming into this game and it was always down to the bowlers to win the game. It didn’t take long to break through the Chenies fragile batting line up and with both Jamie Hobdell and Phil Singleton combining again to take 5 and 3 wickets respectively the pressure proved too much. All out for 63, Fleet completed an emphatic victory. Still sitting second in the league Fleet are surely in their best position in recent times to go on and win the league as they have often threatened over the last 4 years
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2006 Top Batting Average in 2006 Howard Bywaters : 89.33 Most Runs in 2006 Jamie Hobdell : 676 runs. Most 50s in 2006 Tim Downes : 5 fifties. Most wickets in 2006 Peter Talbot : 52 wickets. Best Bowling Average in 2006 Tom Byrne : 5.71 Most Catches in 2006 Peter Talbot : 15 catches.