Monday 7 July 2008
Barbara Parsons, well known in Sussex ladies’ stoolball, has made the local paper after a cricket ball hit for six at the Sussex county ground in Hove caught her right in the eye.
Barbara says she would have caught the ball if she hadn’t lost it in the floodlights. Ironically, she was watching cricket because her family had told her to try something safer that stoolball.
The full story is in the Mid Sussex Times.
Saturday 5 July 2008
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.
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Tuesday 28 August 2007
Eighteen teams from the five divisions of the Sussex County Stoolball Association took part in the 51st County Cup tournament held at the Salts Recreation Ground at Seaford on Sunday 5 August.
This end of season tournament was played in four sections with 35 matches of four overs each. Nearly 5,000 runs were scored on the day but, despite this feast of runs, it was the teams with the slickest fielding, catching and throwing abilities who eventually won through to the final stages: Horsted Keynes, Angmering, Stone Cross and Clymping.
In two closely-fought semi-finals, Horsted Keynes beat Clymping and Angmering beat Stone Cross to set up another very competitive final game, with Angmering the eventual winners. This was Angmering’s 10th Cup win and makes them by far the most successful team in the history of this competition.
Monday 27 August 2007
Apart from one small shower after lunch it was a lovely day on Sunday 12 August 2007 at Plumpton, where 11 teams competed for the Rest of the League Cup. The competition was run in two sections with the two winning teams Trinity and Yapton competing for the main competition Cup, and the two runners up, Plumpton and Little Common, competing for the Plate.
Tuesday 5 June 2007
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:
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.
Tuesday 4 April 2006
Details of cup and tournament dates and venues for this year.
Preliminary Round - 28 May 2006 at Nutley
11am Juniors (Central Division v North Division)
2pm Seniors
Semi-Finals - 11 June 2006 at Nutley
11am Juniors (Mid Division v Central/North Division)
2pm Seniors (West Division v East Division)
Final - 25 June 2006 at Littlehampton
11am Juniors
2pm Seniors
16 July 2006 at a Mid Division venue at 10.30am.
6 August 2006 at Seaford at 10.15am.
13 August 2006 at Plumpton at 10.30am.
20 August 2006 at an East Division venue at 10.30am.
30 August 2006 at Wivelsfield Green at 10.30am.
Preliminary Round - 13 August 2006 at Nutley
2pm (Mid Division v North Division).
Semi-Finals - 27 August 2006 at Nutley
11am (Central Division v West Division)
2pm (East Division v Mid/North Division)
Final - 10 September 2006 at Plumpton at 2pm.
3 September 2006 - Nutley at 2pm.
North Division v West Kent LSL
21 May 2006 at Chiddingstone Causeway
9 July 2006 at Nutley
Saturday 30 March 2002
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.
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