A new season for Hurst Green Cricket Club

There are three things you can do in a cricket game: you can win, you can lose, or it can rain!

We had a lot of rain over the winter and particularly early spring. Anyone walking their dogs around the cricket pitch will have seen the mud. Early attempts to cut the grass under the oak trees were doomed to failure. I never thought I’d get a four-wheel drive tractor to wheel spin but that’s what I did, churning up chunks of the field.

As a result, the ground just wasn’t ready for our first game of the season in midMay. The wicket was very soft and wouldn’t have lasted much more than a few overs before tearing up.

Wadhurst Bowls

Summer is upon us according to the weathermen although as I type this in early May the ground is still water-logged, the leaves on the trees still stubbornly refuse to unfurl and the thermometer seems stuck at 11 degrees. But why be miserable when the bowls season is underway?

I can report on our early Horam League games against Rotherfield (played at Wadhurst as their green was waterlogged). We won 91-50, lost to Cross in Hand 61-63, and away to Hailsham we won again 97-60. Not great but it’s early days and ‘it’s a marathon not a sprint’.

That’s not to say we didn’t have a good pre-season. A couple of very generous donations allowed us to purchase some nets so we can now practice on our own ground instead of trekking down to Robertsbridge to use their nets. Along with the new nets, we’ve attracted a few new players as well, so keep an eye on our facebook page (facebook. com/hurstgreencricketclub) for news of their debuts as part of our match reports. Our first match proper, against the Robertsbridge Development XI, was very close but ultimately we came up just short. Fingers crossed for more dry weather and sunshine for the rest of the summer.

2023 Fixtures

25th June – Clive Vale Home

16th July – Fellbridge and Sunnyside Home

23rd July –Wadhurst Away

20th August – Catsfield Home

3rd September – Pakenham XI Home

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Matches come thick and fast at this time of year, and on Sunday 4th June, Wadhurst hosted the Sussex County Two Wood single competition starting at 9am.

This is a prestigious event and it’s a great honour for the club to be selected amongst all the possible venues across East and West Sussex.

Two Wood Singles is a very fast paced game and with each player bowling only two woods per end you need to be accurate from the first to the last wood bowled. Being a marker or a scorer is equally frenetic! Why not come over and have a look? Some of the best singles bowlers in the county will be playing.

17th September – Zambuca Tigers Home

So if you’re at a loose end on a Sunday, you’d be welcome to come and watch us play.

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