Bill Kincaid served the Club as fixture secretary and Chairman over a period of some 30 years and formally relinquished his responsibilities at the AGM on 19th November. Club Chairman, Michael Lowe paid tribute to and thanked Bill for his immemse service to the Club and, in a short ceremony, presented a gift of an engraved silver salver from Members to commemorate his contribution.

Bill's letter of thanks and valediction is attached. As one might expect of Bill, it makes interesting reading and draws a fascinating picture as to how the work of fixture secretary and many facets of Club cricket have changed over 30 years.

Bill's letter is here.

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The Club have entered the ECB Indoor Six-a-Side Championship, the final of which, based on last winter's competiton, should be held at Lord's in March.

We are currently contesting the Surrey League playing every Sunday over the next several weeks as follows:

    17:00        1st November v Old Woking CC
    19:30        8th November v Guildford City CC
    17:00      15th November v Pyrford CC
    19:30     22nd November v Pirbright CC
    20.45      29th November v Merrow CC
    19:30        6th December v Guildford CC
    20.45      13th December v University of Surrey CC

Sunbury won their first match convincingly beating Old Woking CC (102 all out) by 9 wickets in 9.2 overs. Dan Jones, took one wicket, one catch made 1 run out and scored 14 no. Olly Roland Jones had one wicket and one run out and retired on 25. Tim Handel was also 25 retired.

After a blip against Guildford City [and no match report - Ed], in which Sunbury lost in the final over by 1 wicket after losing 4 wickets in an over when batting earlier in the game! 110a.o, played 111-5.

Last Sunday 15th November saw Pyrford crushed in emphatic sytle. Pyrford 35a.o Jones 2 for, Todd 2 for, Spencer 1 for!. Khanna 3 catches and a run out! Khanna and ORJ knocked it off for 0.

Summary: Played 3 , won 2 , lost 1. We think we are about 3rd in the table with 4 games to play!

Further match reports will follow.

For Members who wish to attend, these matches are being held at George Abbott School, Woodruff Avenue, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 1XX.

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In total however he has scored 1,145 runs, 421 in the senior XIs - most of which were in the Surrey Championship - and 724 in the Colts, making him the 4th highest run scorer of the season. He is 1 of only 4 players to exceed 1,000 runs in 2009, finishing just 3 runs behind John Salter and 12 runs behind James Kuiper.

Well done Elliot!

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Stuey Poynter returns from Toronto with the joyous Ireland U19 squad which won the ICC Global U19 World Cup Qualifiers in Toronto.

The tournament determined which nations progress to the U19 World Cup Finals in New Zealand in January 2010. In addition to Ireland these were Afganistan, Papua New Guinea, USA and Hong Kong with the surprise omission of The Netherlands who finished runners up amongst the 9 teams who played in the tournament. Our thoughts have to go to the 10th nation, Sierra Leone, who through muddle or worse failed to get the visas for the lads to get to Canada for the tournament. A stewards' inquiry is underway there, and rightly so.

Stuey was prevented by illness from competing in the last two matches against Uganda and Vanuatu (and was rested for the 'easy' match v USA) but still finished 2nd in the stumpers league. Well done Stuey and good luck for New Zealand in January!

Final Tables
Fixtures & Scorecards
Points Table
Statistics

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Adam London makes a sound start v Northamptonshire

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John Maunders in form

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U15s Middlesex Finals Result

Bessborough had overcome some giants from Wembley much to the relief of our young side which only had 5 under 15's with the bulk of the side being under 14's. On Sunbury winning the toss and batting Alex Hughes took the game to Bessbourogh but the uneven bounce saw him hit on the gloves, then the helmet and finally a top edge, certainly not ideal conditions for a final. Sam as usual was playing some superb shots and with Elliot also attacking we were playing excellent cricket. As usual the uneven bounce struck again and we lost these two and Nick Stevens who was stroking the ball around in his usual classy manor. Joe Spencer tried one attacking shot too many, but no problem Mike Smith strode to the wicket and scored a magnificent 23 in the last couple of overs including a super 6 and several scorching 4's. A total of 120 for 5 seemed very competitive on this demanding wicket. However it was one of those days the shooters missed the stumps and those that reared caught the edges but not to hand. When our chances did come the deciding factor was we dropped them. One of their opening batsmen survived all manor of chances to guide Bessborough through with a few balls left. All the Sunbury boys bowled well Elliot Shaw 3 for 24, Haroon Aslam 1 for 24 and Chris Ash (our bowler of the day) 1 for 18 and their was nothing between the sides apart from that bit of luck on the day.

It was the end of a very successful season for the squad which had already won the Surrey Cup and had now finished runners up in the Middlesex League. Elliot Shaw has been a superb leader as Captain but also dominated with the bat and the ball. Andrew Westphal (missing for the final) has real potential as a bowler (he's quick and aggressive). He also made many telling contributions with the bat. Joe Spencer is one of the quickest bowlers in our age group a magnificent striker of the ball and a fantastic competitor a man to have on your side. Nick Stevens is simply the best keeper in his age group and would easily keep for any of the Sunbury XI's and hopefully will next year, add that to his stylish batting we have a star of the future. Sam Wilkins has progressed more than all and as the season got to the competitive rounds his attacking batting won us many vital games, so add this to his excellent fielding no wonder he is invaluable to the side. My thanks to all five who were the backbone of the side and were such good ambassadors of Sunbury CC. Of course there was many others including an array of very talented under 14's who will surely be just as successful next year, so my thanks to all who played and made it such an enjoyable season.

Russell Roland-Jones

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England v Australia Over 60s Result

The touring side lunched with the Mayor of Spelthorne, Councillor Caroline Spencer, prior to the match at which she welcomed the tourists and thanked the Mayor of Hume City, Councillor Jack Ogilvie, for his illustrated letter of greeting. She spoke of their shared support for the contest, the linking of the two Sunburys by cricket - and of their support for their respective countries in the contest!

The Mayor started proceedings by tossing the coin on behalf of the England captain. The Mayor spun the coin with due expertise the right side up and England elected to bat. On a good batting wicket England amassed 274 runs in their allotted 45 overs setting their opponents a target of 6 runs an over. Australia started well but soon lost wickets and struggled to recover their early poise and could reach only 152 - 6 after their 45 overs, 122 runs short of the England total.

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Sunbury XI beat Australia Over 60s

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England v Australia Over 60s

Moreover, we are blessed with another visit by the Mayor, Councillor Caroline Spencer, who will toss the coin on behalf of the England captain.

The tourists are playing 12 matches on their current tour of England, including 2 at Sunbury: that on 25th August (the day following the Oval Test) against the England O60s XI; and, on 27th August, their '2nd XI' is pitted against against a Sunbury O60s XI. The match on the 25th is the highlight of the Tour and that on 27th is the last of their 12 matches to be played before returning home.

Cricket Australia have donated a shield, called the Sunbury Over 60 Cricket Shield, for which the sides will compete on a regular basis in future years.

Sunbury, Victoria, is the source of the ashes in the Urn. The ashes are believed to be those from the bails, balls or stumps used in a match between the touring MCC side (in the years before our national overseas touring cricket teams were called England) in a social match held in the grounds of Rupertswood Mansion in Sunbury, Victoria on the 1882/83 tour to Australia. Others more recently claim that the ashes are from a lady's veil. The Urn was presented to the MCC Captain, The Hon Ivo Bligh, by a group of Melbourne ladies at the subsequent Melbourne Test match in January 1883.

It is the objective of the visit to strengthen the ties between Sunbury, Middlesex and Sunbury, Victoria through cricket. All three Victorian clubs and ourselves have chosen to mark the occasion of the visit with an exchange of caps.

Members are invited to attend and are advised to bring their own chairs.

Sunbury CC XI v Australia XI

Members may be interested to visit the websites of the 3 Sunbury Clubs in Victoria through the links below:

Sunbury CC, Victoria

Sunbury United CC, Victoria

Rupertswood CC, Sunbury, Victoria

Watch this space for more details.

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Come on You Colts!

Elliot had learnt from Potters Bar probably over attacking fields and Joe Spencer was a very lively opening bowler letting the Potters Bar openers know they were in for a struggle. However the match was settled in one dramatic over when Haroon Aslam (Rooney!) spun one past the bat to allow Nick to take an excellent stumping; second ball saw Nick taking a sharp catch to see their number three skulking back to the pavilion. Unfortunately for The Bar the number four, lasted only 3 balls and was bowled by Rooney as he played back to a beauty. The game virtually ended there. Rooney finished with 3 for 6 and Joe Spencer 1 for 6 and between them they had taken the key wickets. Adam Hacket was too fast and too straight for the middle order with 3 for 8 and Rauri Critchard showed he could catch (but only off his own bowling!) to take our final wicket. Sunbury finished comfortable winners of a match that could have been very competitive.

The under 15s have really improved as the season has progressed. They have loads of bowling options and plenty of batting. Perhaps a little improvement in their fielding will see them go all the way.

Surrey U14's performed much better and became National County U14 Champions beating Hampshire in the final at Oakham School. Alex Hughes got through a great bowling spell taking 3 wickets for 16 in 5 overs. This Surrey team were last years U13 National Champions and it is the first time a County team has effectively retained their National Cup. Well done Alex and here's to 3 in a row at U15 next year!

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The Harrow club won the toss and decided to bat. Their side contained 7 MCA county colts and after 18 overs they were comfortable at 63-3 until Rajan Soni took 4 wickets for 6 runs in his 6 overs as Harrow St. Mary subsided to 119 all out.

Sunbury's reply meant an over rate of approximately 3 runs per over would see them home. Haryeer Mahajan and Bradley Erasmus opened the innings and looked very comfortable as they put on 76 at the 18 over break after which the partnership blossomed until Haryeer was dismissed with the total on 99 with only 21 needed. Rajan joined Bradley and Sunbury were home with 9 wickets in hand and 9 overs to spare, Bradley was 79 not out. A truly remarkable victory.

Bradley Erasmus also went on to cap off a fine season for Middlesex U13s by making 87 against a strong Ireland U13 side at Radley College on 11th August. His season so far has included 9 centuries in all forms of cricket topping the country wide ECB U13 batting in the County Cup. He also finished as the top run scorer in the Middlesex U13s. This, despite being still only 11.

This season's performance continues his remarkable progress with club and county from the time when he joined Sunbury at the age of 7, four years ago.
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Sunbury Super Colts Surrey Success Story

Surrey League Finals
On Monday night, both U12s and U15s won their Surrey League finals at Horsely & Send. The U12s batted first in their match setting their opposition, Guildford, a target of 120 with the loss of just 4 wickets and then bowled out Guildfod for 97. The U15s also set a target of 120 for 4 and Horsely & Send also only managed 97 (for 9 wickets).

This was followed on Tuesday night with victory by the U14s away against Staines and Laleham. We batted first on a difficult wicket and totalled 112-8 with Captain Alex Hughes topscoring with 29. Staines & Laleham fell behind the run rate but batted soundly - however, with the spinners on, wickets tumbled Hughes taking 4 for 7 in 4 overs and Staines finished on 85 for 7

So three wonderful victories and one Surrey final still to go - the U11s v Valley End which is still to be arranged.

Middlesex League Finals
The U12s also won their Middlesex League Final on Wednesday 22nd July romping home with a 9 wicket victory over Hampton Wick Royal with a great all round performance from the team. Hampton Wick Royal 61-8 (20) Sunbury 62-1

From round the Counties
Surrey U14s, including our own spin king Alex Hughes, have won through to the National ECB Cup semi final to be played at Oakham, having beaten Essex on Sunday 26th Juy in the quarter finals. Another of our own, John White, was officiating.

Robbie Hughes and Tom Tebble will play in County Festival for Surrey U12s at Taunton against St Stithian's from South Africa, Devon, Lancashire, Hampshire and Essex.

Well done you Colts!

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Mayor of Spelthorne Opens Nets

Then it was the big moment as the Mayor opened the superb facility following which she was treated to a display by a selection of Sunbury Colts organised by the U10s Coach Barry Croft.

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Cricket Week Results

Sunbury were runners up to Free Foresters in the 20/20 Festival. Both teams finished on equal points but Free Foresters won on the basis of their victory over Sunbury in their encounter earlier in the day.

Mon 3rd August          Cancelled by Opposition       
Tue 4th August           President's XI (11:00)                 Sunbury won by 6 wickets
Tue 4th August           Valley End CC                          Sunbury won by 34 runs
Wed 5th August          Sutton CC                                Sunbury lost by 60 runs
Thu 6th August           Tiffin's Tercels                           Match Abandoned
Fri  7th August            20/20 Friday Festival (10:30)      Free Foresters

Farewell drink with Roger Carter

We have lost contact with many of Roger's friends who played cricket with him at Sunbury during the 1970s and 80s. Please help us to contact them to let them know he is having a final drink with us before he retires to Cornwall.

Naturally we should like to send Roger off in some style and he will be at the Club from 1:00pm on 1st August. The timing will also allow him and as many other Members as possible to be at the Mayoral opening of the nets. It's an open invitation. If you knew Roger come along for a drink.

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St Philip Junior Cricketers victorious over SCC Colts

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Message from Australia

It was great to see Adam London get onto the field in England colours; but, as an Australian I was equally pleased that he didn't throw down the sticks and run out an Australian batsman during one of the English players many comfort breaks. Well done to England, they certainly turned fortunes around from the first test and it will be an enthralling end to the series.

I was supposed to be over in England about now; but the reason that I was coming fell through. I really look forward to coming back to the Club at some point and wasting a Saturday afternoon at Kenton Court Meadow.

In the meantime, I look forward to a great outcome to the season."

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Sham Nayyar

It was also poignant to see photographs of a young Sham, and of Sai Saigal, in Camberley's clubhouse during a recent Sunday fixture there.

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Mystery Man in Baggy Green

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