News

13th April 2008 - Ryan Nurse lands in UK, our new overseas amateur for the season.

Nat West Cricket Force weekend
6th April 2008
Thanks to all Volunteers who responded to the call.
A great response & much vital work completed, the club looks
great and almost ready for the season.

Last matches of 2005 season
Sun 11th Sept - 1st X1 away v Stayley
Stayley, with only 10 men and no pro, won toss & chose to bat. Three early wickets for Jamil &
Stayley struggling at 33 for 3 and it didn't alter much after that. Only one Stayley batter scored
more than 16 runs, F Vermaac 88, as wickets fell at regular intervals and they were all out for 134.
Bowling: P Gill 3 or 27, J Khalil 3 for 30 & J Wood 2 for 19.
Greenfield's reply was all about Sonny who scored 103no, with seven 6's & eleven 4's, and in the
process passed 1000 runs for the season.
The 134 was passed, with a final 6 from Sonny, in 25 overs with 27 overs still left on the board and
only other batting stroke of note was when Peter Gill managed to score a 4 and knock Mike Moore
out of his deck chair at the same time.
A great way to finish the season for Sonny and the 1st X1 who finished off with six straight wins!

Sun 11th Sept - 2nd X1 home v Stayley
Stayley won the toss, batted and got to 48 before the first wicket fell. At 72 for 2 the wickets
started to fall regularly until they were 116 all out. Chief destroyer was Jonathan Ainley with 6 for 18
supported by Richard Darby 3 for 30 & Jack Edwards 1 for 19.
Total reached in 25 overs with best batting from Jon Ainley (43no), Stephen Smith 24, Nigel Kippax 19
and Richard Darby 17no.
This victory consolidates the runners up spot in Division 2 & comes on the back of six straight wins,
just like the first team.
Well done to captain Richard Darby and all the players who've supported him.

Sat 10th Sept - 3rd X1 home v Fothergill & Harvey
A weather affected match that was reduced to 22 overs and a 4 o'clock start.
Greenfield put into bat and rattled up 112 runs for the loss of 6 wickets, all batters
getting into the teens with top scores from Joe Padgett (19), Lee Diggle (19) & Ian Moorhouse (17).
A slow reply from F & H & and lost wickets at regular intervals until in the fading light the last
batsman declined to leave the pavilion.
Great bowling by Graham Farrow who took his seasons tally to 51 wickets with 5 for 42 and also by
U13 player Adam Hayes with 2 for 13, two wickets in 2 balls.
A great season for Steve Padgett & the 3rd X1 who now wait to see if promotion has been gained!

08/08
Double congratulations to the U13s who are Champions of the Lancashire County
League U13s SE Division.
They then met the other regional champions Prestwich CC to decide who were the
overall champions, and yes Greenfield won that match as well and were crowned
U13 Champions. So two shiny new trophies already in the club cabinet!

The U11's are due in a play off match to decide the champions of the Tameside District
League - so good luck to them.

The U17s are also glory hunting - still top of the Saddleworth League and a semi final
place in the Romida Trophy knock out competition.

12/07 - U13B - top 5 bowling and batting averages
Bowling (qualification 3 wickets)
                    Overs   Runs Wkts   Average
W Molyneux    10.4     44     7         6.29   (best 4 for 3)
R Stoker           6       30     3         10     (best 3 for 2)
W Milnes         14       85     5         17    
L Ralph            16      92     4          23
M Ralph            3      10      2           5      (best 2 for 10)

Batting
                     Innings  NO  Runs  H/S   Average
J Hepworth        4        3      92     31*    92
M Ralph             5        2      83     33*    27.66
R Allsop             6        3      65     31*    21.66
W Milnes           6        1       99    30*    19.8
S Malinowski      5        2       53    30*    17.66

03/07 U13B
U13sB thrash Uppermill on Sunday 3rd July. Batting first we score our biggest total of the season
(139 in 20 overs) with Richard Alsop, Matthew Ralph and Steven Malinowski all scoring 30 and retiring.
Uppermill were then skittled out with Greenfield winning by over 70 runs.
Remarkable bowling figures
Will Molyneux 4 for 3
Rachel Stoker 3 for 2

26/06
U13B team went down fighting against Saddleworth's U13s.
Batting first, Greenfield reach 91 all out in 20 overs, a good start from Joe Hepworth (retired at 30)
and finish from Matthew Ralph (26 not out) but no real partneships in the middle overs.
Saddleworth get them for 3 wickets down (one run out and one to Will Milnes and Johnny Rhodes)
but take 17 overs to get there.
Greenfield were 20 runs short but are getting near every week to posting a winning total.

19/06
"Greenfield U13B suffer defeat in the heat of Moorside on Sunday 19th June.
Batting first Greenfield slumped to 73 for 9 from 20 overs, only some lusty blows from Calum Walsh
and Jordan Thomas and 17 wides gave us anything to bowl at.
Moorside started their reply well but Lewis Ralph (only 10) bowled brilliant little spinners to take 3 for 11
from his 3 overs and Moorside temporarily slumped. great catches from calum, jordan and richard alsop.
We fielded brilliantly (only 3 wides and 1 bye) but Moorside got the runs with 4 overs to spare - we were
probably 25 runs short on the day, but the boys recovered well after underperforming with the bat."
Champagne moment to jordan thomas for a fantastic catch running in from the deep and catching the ball
inches above the ground - eat your heart out paul collingwood!

16/06
GCC U13s team in the Saddleworth League have beaten Bamford on 12th June in a game classed as both
a league and cup match.
Batting first, Greenfield started well, building an opening partnership between Will Milnes and Joe Hepworth of 68.
Some frantic running in the last few overs saw Greenfield to 92 for 4 on a big pitch in 20 overs.

Bamford slogged from the start and good straight slow bowling from Matthew Ralph and Steven Malinowski
made sure wickets fell frequently. Even a good 7th wicket partnership of about 30 couldn't stop Greenfield
triumphing, bowling Bamford all out for 75 in 16 overs.

The win was all the more remarkable because Fred Bottom's other U13 team was playing on the same day so the
older more experienced players were unavailable. Our team comprised only one boy at the top of the age group
and 2 boys aged 10 - and no professionals or overseas amateurs in sight!

GCC U17s - beat Friarmere by 14 runs to move into the semi-final of the Romida Trophy & where they will entertain
Bamford down at Ladhill Lane on Wednesday July 16th.
gcc106 for 5 : bamford 92 for 9
gcc U17s are also current joint top of the league.

07/06 - 1st & 2nd X1 averages now on the web - up to & including 04/06. 3rd X1 available later this week
or when scorebook provided!

4/06
1st X1 - Sonny Letshela scores 158 runs in Greenfield 1st X1's total of 241 for 7 against Austerlands.
This was no smash & grab as Sonny batted for 42 overs scoring eleven 4s, twelve 6s & facing 145 balls.
(thanks to scorer Jackie Sullivan for the stats!). Is this the highest individual score by a Greenfield
batsman at Ladhill Lane?
Sonny was ably assisted by Jon Taylor (33 runs) in a stand of 113 for the 5th wicket. Other scores were
M Moore 13, J Ainley 13, J Wood 9no, C Moore 5, B Johnson 3 + 2 ducks.
In reply Austerlands were 74 for 3 when rain stopped play - shame that!

2nd X1 - Austerlands batted first & were restricted to 112 all out. Glynn Partington 4 for 27, Graham Jones
3 for 24 were the main attack with Sam Royle taking his first wicket in the SDCL with 1 for 11 of 5 overs.
In reply the old firm of R Darby (22no) & P Sullivan (24no) guided the team to victory at 116 for 5 minutes before
the rain descended for the night.

15/05
3rd X1- 199 for 7, Rochdalians 205 for 2
Greenfield won toss and batted. A good all round performance with useful contributions from Ian Moorhouse,
Stephen Smith, Steve Padgett, Mike Dunkerley & Joe Padgett (37). Star of the show was 14 yr old Lee Diggle
who scored 63 not out on his senior cricket debut.
199 runs seemed a good score but proved not to be - Rochdalians lost only 2 wickets in the chase & secured the
win in the 34th over.

14/05
1st X1 beat Friarmere by 9 wkts.
Friarmere won toss & decided to bat but early inroads by Jami & Ben saw them reduced to 51 for 6.
The inevitable fight back came but was to no avail as Jami took 6 for 32 & the innings subsided to
129 all out in 41.3 overs.
Sonny carried on where he left off last week blasting the ball to all corners of the ground with Gilly
playing the anchor role. After 15 overs the score reached 100, Sonny was out in the 18th over for 88 runs
with the score on 117. No more wickets fell as the winning runs were scored by Gilly.
20 points to Greenfield - for more detail click on Results.

2nd X1 beat Friarmere by 60 runs in a high scoring match.
Batting first Greenfield were in early trouble at 36 for 3 but a magnificent innings by Nigel Kippax not
only held it all together but proved to be the basis for victory. Nigel scored 103 runs and batted for 43 overs
ably supported by Jack Mayall (28) & Paul Sullivan (32)to leave Greenfield on 248 for 8.
Friarmere were never really in the hunt after a crash of early wickets left them at 51 for 5. They rallied briefly
but were all out for 188 runs.
Best bowling - Glynn Partington 4 for 24 & Jack Edwards 3 for 32.
20 points to Greenfield - for more detail click on Results.

07/05
1st X1 beat Droylsden in a 20 over match that started at 5.00pm, the absolute deadline time.
Great debut for Seate Letshela (ever after known as Sonny) as he opened the innings & smashed
46 quick runs. Top scorer was Chris Moore with an aggressive 60 that held the innings together
& only ended when he was out off the final ball.
The score of 163 proved too much for Droylsden who finished on 138 for 5.
For more detail click on Results.

2nd X1 - no play

01/05
First team didn't start their match at Hollinwood - ground unfit.

Second team (111 all out) lost to Hollinwood (187 for 6).
This was a 34 over match & we fielded a very young team, only three players over 18 yrs old.
Best bowling - Jack Edwards 10 overs, 4 for 47
Best batting - Richard Darby 41, Glynn Partington 34

30/04
3rd X1 match against Darcy Lever cancelled due to wet ground caused by heavy early
morning rain. Nice of Darcy Lever to turn up after being ordered by the League
to play the match after they tried to cancel the fixture for the third time in 3 seasons!

24/04
Under 13s beat Denton West in a 20 over Lancashire Cup game.

3rd X1 win first game of season beating new opponents Springhead.
Greenfield batted & scored 168 for 8 - Stephen Smith top scored with 67.
First senior wicket to fall this season is Ian Smallwood, played all around a straight one
(Ian - "I thought it was doing a bit through the air & off the seam!")
Springhead bowled out for 132 - 6 wkts for Graham Farrow & a couple for Jack Edwards.

Certain scorers & first team players seen last Sunday night in the Clarence, obviously
limbering up for the season. A pint, a bag of crisps and a poor attempt at the quiz.
Oxford & Cambridge can rest easy but John Smith's brewery have new willing customers.

Worcester sauce crisps back on sale in the Club - Doomer reckons its 'one small step for mankind'.