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Title: Hampshire league club
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 22, 2016, 06:46:21 PM
Hi guys

As my search for a friendly side failed miserably, I'm after a new club!

I'm a front line off spinner (with a somewhat Paul Adams action) who owns plenty of bats. Happy to bat anywhere from 1 to 11 as long as I get a decent bowl ;)

Available Saturdays, Sundays and midweek. If we can sort transfer papers etc I'm available ASAP

P.S I have my own transport and am fully house trained.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: Seniorplayer on June 22, 2016, 07:38:22 PM
Shame your not near Worcester we have a lovely ground  a professional groundsman and only 8 players.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: jwebber86 on June 22, 2016, 10:25:04 PM
Shame your not near Worcester we have a lovely ground  a professional groundsman and only 8 players.

what club do you play for? im not available often but always keen for a game.

@WalkingWicket37 a shame things have got to that point but good luck. if only they knew the amount of decent cheap kit they can get from you
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: Seniorplayer on June 23, 2016, 09:15:57 AM
what club do you play for? im not available often but always keen for a game.

@WalkingWicket37 a shame things have got to that point but good luck. if only they knew the amount of decent cheap kit they can get from you

Sent you a message this morning
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: TangoWhiskey on June 23, 2016, 09:17:51 AM
You're leaving your club because they don't have a friendly side Cam?

Don't suppose you fancy a jaunt up to Watford every weekend?
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 23, 2016, 09:25:46 AM
You're leaving your club because they don't have a friendly side Cam?

Don't suppose you fancy a jaunt up to Watford every weekend?

No mate, far from it (and I'm down to play a friendly for mycurrent club this Sunday).

I'm planning to leave my current club for a range or reasons (which I will not disclose here out of respect for what they have done for me over the years). All I will say is that it isn't the same club it once was, and change is not always a positive thing.

I had planned on playing friendly cricket for someone else this season to get to know people, with the intention of joining as a full member next season. Broken thumbs and illness meant I wasn't able to do this as planned.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: justnotcricket86 on June 23, 2016, 09:43:14 AM
Have a couple of mates who play for Portsmouth, Porchester and Waterlooville....as well as Havant. Any of those any good to you mate?
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: TangoWhiskey on June 23, 2016, 12:57:11 PM
No mate, far from it (and I'm down to play a friendly for mycurrent club this Sunday).

I'm planning to leave my current club for a range or reasons (which I will not disclose here out of respect for what they have done for me over the years). All I will say is that it isn't the same club it once was, and change is not always a positive thing.

I had planned on playing friendly cricket for someone else this season to get to know people, with the intention of joining as a full member next season. Broken thumbs and illness meant I wasn't able to do this as planned.

You don't fancy coming up to Watford though?
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 23, 2016, 01:10:44 PM
You don't fancy coming up to Watford though?

As it's about a 2 hour drive I'll politely decline mate
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: bk on June 23, 2016, 02:15:08 PM
Where are you based?
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 23, 2016, 02:29:02 PM
Where are you based?

I'm between Soufffampton and Portsmoufff
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: ppccopener on June 23, 2016, 02:34:05 PM
this aint helping but when I was about 15 we used to tour Hampshire over 2 days and played at East Woodhay CC, there was a little pub we went to out in the sticks that stayed open until we all left and it's the first time I got to play the 'bottle game'

great memories.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: TangoWhiskey on June 24, 2016, 01:16:48 PM
Have you tried Hambledon Cam? I still know a couple of guys there and after a couple of years turbulence they are rebuilding the club and it seems like there is a great atmosphere at the minute. Plus you get the benefit of playing for the club where it all began.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: justnotcricket86 on June 24, 2016, 01:24:24 PM
Have you tried Hambledon Cam? I still know a couple of guys there and after a couple of years turbulence they are rebuilding the club and it seems like there is a great atmosphere at the minute. Plus you get the benefit of playing for the club where it all began.

you also have the benefit of drinking at the Bat & Ball pub after the game. Played many games there growing up and playing in Portsmouth
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on June 24, 2016, 01:27:43 PM
Thanks for the suggestions guys

Portsmouth - There's a few (all of which are terrible for parking) - will consider
Porchester - work with one of their players, will ask him for more details next week.
Waterlooville - A former teammate recently made the move. Possibility
Havant - Not the easiest ground for me to get to every week (I made my 1st XI debut at Havant Park so have fond memories)
Hambledon - Not too far from me, another club I will definitely have a look at
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: Northern monkey on June 24, 2016, 02:02:10 PM
Get something sorted Cam, life's too short to not play cricket
And I'll drop the Toro off for you to have a slog with
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: FattusCattus on June 24, 2016, 02:04:19 PM
@WalkingWicket37 - got to be Hambledon surely? Lovely place to play cricket, and seemed to be a friendly bunch.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: TangoWhiskey on June 24, 2016, 02:54:51 PM
Yeah Ridge Meadow is a wonderful place to play.
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: LiamGuy on October 14, 2016, 06:16:56 PM
Did you get to join a club at all?
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: WalkingWicket37 on October 14, 2016, 06:25:56 PM
Nothing as of yet
Options being kept open before I burn any bridges at my current club
Title: Re: Hampshire league club
Post by: LiamGuy on November 15, 2016, 08:24:46 PM
I play for (& for some reason have become vice captain of the 2nd XI) for Froxfield (just up the road from Petersfield).

The 1st XI play county division 4 south and the 2nd XI play regional division 3 north east (due to the Hampshire Cricket League restructure for next season). We are always on the look out for new players.

Let me know if you would be interested in joining us.