Stoolball news tagged with ‘junior’

On a warm but blustery day, Central Division recorded their second success in three years to win the Sussex County Stoolball Divisional Championship at Nutley on Sunday 29 June 2008 as they posted an impressive 363 in their 40 overs.

After a slow start against tight bowling from Verna Lingard (3-39) and Karen Pyke (2-97) and some good close fielding, Central Division blossomed in the second twenty overs as Karen Taylor (124) and Sharon Scott (109) recorded confident centuries.  Quick scoring, led by Julie Gravett (61), particularly in the last 10 overs took Central Division to an impressive final score of 363.

The asking rate of just over 9 an over eventually proved too much for Mid Division as they battled their way to 297 against some attacking bowling from Julie Gravett and Adele McPhie who both took 4 wickets.

For Mid Division, Heidi Gravett (65) and Carla Lynch (42) led a spirited reply with good support from Ali Chambers (31), Susie Clapp (25) and Karen Pyke (21).  This was Mid Division’s first appearance in the county final for 15 years and their performance promises much for the future.

Brett Butler took some excellent photos from the championship.

Read more on Sussex County Stoolball Association Divisional Championship 2008…

Crawley Down stoolball club is arranging a junior stoolball tournament, which will be played at Turners Hill in West Sussex. They would like to hear from anyone interested in entering a team. Junior tournaments don’t happen often so this is an excellent opportunity for any junior teams out there who would like to play.

The tournament will be for girls’ teams only.

If you would like to find out more or to enter a team, please contact Lucy Mitchell at Crawley Down stoolball club on 01444 443822, or at [email address available when you sign in].

North Division Stoolball Association is hosting the semi finals of the Sussex County Stoolball Association Divisional Championship on Sunday 10 June at Fords Green, Nutley. A full day of matches is scheduled, starting at 11am with the junior section.

Draw:

• Winners of Mid/East prelim v West Division
• North Division v Central Division

After a brief interval for lunch the senior matches will start at 2pm with the draw the same as for the juniors.

Refreshments, a raffle and a range of equipment including bats will be available to buy on the day.

Chailey is looking urgently for new players this season to keep its junior girls’ team going. If you would like to play, you know someone you might, or you can help to spread the word to girls in the Chailey area, please get in touch. The team’s details are all on the Chailey Juniors page.

Junior league stoolball is played in Mid Division with teams from Ringmer, Adastra, Barcombe, Chailey, Fletching and Nutley. It’s also played in Central Division with teams from Hurstmeirpoint, Clayton, Horsted Keynes, Partridge Green and Balcombe.

In the remaining divisions (East, North and West) junior players often find themselves playing a vital role on a weekly basis in the senior teams.

The Junior Divisional Championship is played annually on a knockout basis, in conjunction with the Senior Championship. The juniors play in the morning for 30 overs, and the seniors in the afternoon for 45 overs.

The preliminary round is usually played on the last Sunday in May, the semi-finals in mid June and Finals Day is on the first Sunday in July.

Last year, for the first time it was decided to try a different format and a round-robin format was proposed. This meant that the junior players were being asked to play on four Sundays out of five over the same period of time.
Read more on Junior stoolball in Sussex…