Old Owens Cricket Club Annual Dinner 
and 
Presentation of Trophies

Friday 26th November 2021 
7.00 pm for 7.30 pm
(at Old Owens Sports Ground, Coopers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 4NF) 

Details to follow.

Enquiries to Richard Baker at Richard.a.baker@met.police.uk

Old Owens Cricket Club AGM is on Thursday November 2021 at 7.00 pm in the Clubhouse at  Old Owen’s Sports Ground, Coopers Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 4NF.

Please try and make it along if you wish to have your say in the running of the Cricket Club.

Captains and Officers for the 2022 season will be voted in at the meeting. 

Enquiries to Shaun Flook at email shaunflook@aol.com  

Old Owen’s Cricket Club commence the start of the Saracens Herts League fixtures on Saturday 8th MAY 2021.

The Ist XI Team are in the Championship.
The 2nd XI Team are in Division 7A.
The 3rd XI Team are in Regional Division B East.

** The Cricket Season ended on Saturday 11th September 2021 **

The results for last week 11th September 2021 are as follows:

Old Owens 1st XI v West Herts 1st XI (Away)(League PLAY-OFF) – 11.30 am start (50 overs)
West Herts won the toss and elected to bat.
West Herts scored 244-6 (50 overs) with Old Owens replying with 145 all out (47.5 overs)
(Highlights: S.Williams 67, C. Palmer 18, R.Carter 17, L.Peters n.o., J. Wickham 3-47)
Old Owen’s lost by 99 runs and will remain in the Championship for next season 2022.

Old Owens 2nd XI – NO GAME

Old Owens 3rd XI – NO GAME

To see all the fixtures & results click  https://oldowens.play-cricket.com/ 

Old Owens Cricket Club are having  a ‘Family Fun Day’ on Monday 30th August 2021 starting at 12 pm at Old Owen’s Sports Ground, Coopers Lane, Potters Bar, Northaw, EN6 4NF (please see below for details). 

Below is information regarding Junior Cricket at Old Owens Cricket Club to be held for this season 2021 :

Junior Cricket training nights is now on Wednesday evenings at Old Owens Sports Ground, Coopers Lane, Potter Bar, Northaw, EN6 4NF.

Training will be as follows: (Due to commence Thursday 22nd April 2021)
5.15 – 6.15 pm (4-8 year olds) – Softball (Equipment required: Water Bottle)
6.15 – 7.45 pm (8+) – Hardball (Equipment required: Bat, Helmet, Pads, Box, Gloves  & Water Bottle) 

All Training follows Covid-19 regulations with safety in mind (e.g. sanitiser & drinks break).  

3 Teams (i.e. U9, U11 & U13) have been entered in the HCJL during the season.   

Registration is required as follows:
Membership forms (provided by Fiona & Debbie) are required to be completed.
Forms (Club-Membership-Form-2021-OOCC.doc) are also available in oldowenscricketclub.co.uk.
Cost for the Season is £50 which includes all matches.

Old Owen’s Cricket Club re-commenced the start of the Saracens Herts League fixtures after COVID-19 on Saturday 18th JULY 2020.

The Ist XI Team are in the Championship.
The 2nd XI Team are in Division 7A.
The 3rd XI Team are in Division B East.

*** THE CRICKET SEASON FINISHED on 12th SEPTEMBER 2020 *** 

The results for last week 12th September are as follows:

Old Owens 1st XI v Hemel Hempstead 1st XI (Away)
Hemel Hempstead won the toss and elected to bat.
Hemel Hempstead scored 227-7 (45 overs) with Old Owens replying with 115 all out (27 overs)
(Highlights: R.Carter 28, C.Robson 22, R.Carter 5-52)
Old Owens lost by 112 runs (4 pts)
*** THE 1st XI WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP  (P9  W6  L1 NR 2  Points 174) *** 

Old Owens 2nd XI v Datchworth 2nd XI (Home)
Datchworth won the toss and elected to bat.
Datchworth scored 144-8 (40 overs) with Old Owens replying with 147-0 (20 overs).
(Highlights: B.Christenson 85 n.o., A.Battersby 51 n.o., A.Rathore 3-14, N.Paropkari 2-12, Robinson 2-19)
Old Owens won by 10 wkts (30 pts).
** THE 2nd XI FINISHED 3rd in DIVISION 7A  (P9  W5  L2 NR 2  Points 194) ** 

Old Owens 3rd XI v Hatfield & Crusaders 3rd XI (Home)
Old Owens won the toss and elected to field.
Hatfield & Crusaders scored 101-9 (40 overs) with Old Owens replying with 105-2 (20 overs).
(Highlights: P.Spellman 41, I.Tyler 25, R.Achillini 2-13, T.Fuller 2-13, A.Hunter 2-17, A.Rajput 2-27)
Old Owens won by 8 wkts (30 pts).
*** THE 3rd XI FINISHED 1st in REGIONAL DIVISION B EAST  (P8  W6  L2 NR 2  Average 25.00) *** 

To see all the results, fixtures and tables click http://www.hertsleague.co.uk/.  

**** JUNIOR CRICKET for 2020 AT OLD OWENS SPORTS GROUND HAS NOW FINISHED ***

**** Watch this space in the New Year with regards to a Winter indoor programme ****  
        
JUNIOR CRICKET

In May 2019 the junior section was started, taking children as young as four, with coaching sessions taking place every Monday night.

The Mini O’s session ran from 5.30-6.15 pm and was a fun high impact introduction to cricket (4-6 year olds).

The Young O’s session ran from 5.30-6.30 pm and worked on the basics of batting, bowling and fielding and an introduction to playing some fun softball matches at the end of the lessons (6-8 year olds).

The Middle O’s session ran from 6.15-7.45 pm and worked on match play, batting and bowling and fielding, leading to playing both soft and hard ball matches dependent on the child’s confidence (9-11 year olds).

The Giant O’s session ran from 6.30-8 pm and was a combination of both Nets Game Scenarios, Batting Bowling and Fielding Drills and wicket keeping drills for would be keepers. With ‘Hard Ball’ matches against teams in the area also played during this time when available (12-15 year olds).

All sessions are run by our dedicated team of Level 2 coaches assisted by Level 1 “Parent” Coaches.

We will be building sessions up so that we are ready to play in the junior leagues in the season of 2020, but for 2019 there will be plenty of opportunities to play friendly cricket against many teams within the local area.

Junior Contacts: 

Fiona Lane
lanestfbr1@btinternet.com

Debbie Palmer
debp_58@hotmail.com

CRICKET DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

The Cricket Club was pleased to welcome in 2019 our new Development Officer Jim Clarke (oocccdo@hotmail.com) who will again be administering the Junior Section in 2020.

Please see his Newsletters listed below: 

‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)‘ Newsletter Issue 1
‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)‘ Newsletter Issue 2
‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)’ Newsletter Issue 3
‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)‘ Newsletter Issue 4
‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)’ Newsletter Issue 6
‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)’ Newsletter Issue 7
‘The Only Way is Owens (TOWIO)’ Newsletter Issue 8

**** DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) CRICKET NETS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ****
**** PLEASE STAY SAFE ALL ****

OLD OWENS CRICKET CLUB WINTER NETS

   at
HERTFORDSHIRE SPORTS VILLAGE 
de HAVILLAND CAMPUS, HATFIELD BUSINESS PARK, HATFIELD, AL10 9EU 

Starts Thursday 23rd January 2020
from 8.00 pm to 9.00 pm
(2nd & 3rd team players only)

New members are most welcome and for further information please contact Andy Battersby (2nd XI Team Captain) on 07780 611403 or Ian Tyler (3rd  XI Team Captain) on 07826 896005.