The Thirds turned in their strongest batting performance of the season so far as they continued their steep learning curve in Division 6a. Their total of 223-7 was not enough to secure victory against a decent Redbourn II outfit but the batsmen showed plenty of fight after taking another battering in the field. Jack Randall…
A combination of youth and experience set the Seconds’ season off to flying start on Saturday. After the long winter break the weather finally relented for the Seconds’ first outing of the season against an under-strength Stevenage side. New captain and wise head David Steadman won the toss and, on a challenging early season surface,…
The Fourths went down to another defeat after losing the toss and having to bat first on a difficult surface away to Cockfosters III. Russell Franklin was last man out with a fine innings of 38. He was supported well by Will Haggar (13) and then Mark Folwell, who fell to an outstanding catch on…
Buoyed by last week’s win, the Fourths were up against second-placed Flitwick III and, after winning the toss, captain Mark Folwell decided to bowl first and what a fantastic display his bowlers gave him. The evergreen Sandy Reynolds again bowled a tight spell for 1-21, while at the other end it was the youngsters who bowled exceptionally well, Under-17 Tom…
Bobby Orlandi hopes to reinvigorate the social scene at the Park after taking over as the club’s social organiser. He was appointed to take over from Nick English at the annual meeting on Friday. Bobby is already working on ideas to breathe new life into club events and get more visitors coming to the ground.…
Think ahead to May… it’s slightly damp, you are blinking through the early season gloom and staring down the bumpy-looking pitch at a burly, snorting fast bowler pawing the ground like a thoroughbred stallion at the top of his extremely long run-up waiting to knock your block off with a Mitchell Johnson-style bouncer. At this point, you…
You might thing the biggest thing happening the weekend is a bonfire night party and some fireworks. You’d be wrong; in fact, it is the start of indoor training for Knebworth Park juniors on Saturday at the fantastic new facilities at Nobel School. The club is offering sessions for all the junior age groups throughout the…
It was late, it was chilly but there was plenty to warm the cockles as the awards for the junior section were handed out on Sunday. Junior chairman Russell Haggar said it felt like it had been a year of transition for the youngsters but there were still some notable successes, with both the under-17s and the girls…
Our county champion junior sides have been presented with their trophies by former England captain Mike Atherton. The under-17s and girls under-15 sides were among the winning teams honoured at the Herts Junior League presentation at Radlett. The under-17s were crowned champions after a thrilling 20-run win against Broxbourne at Bishop’s Stortford two weeks ago,…
Knebworth Park proved the host with the most yet again as the county girls under-13 squad held their end-of-season celebration on Sunday. Our picturesque ground was bathed in early September sunshine as the girls took on a team of parents in a friendly game which ended in a diplomatically arranged draw. The barbecue and bar was…
