1st XI win to go top, Zingari loose & Sunday T20 side start with a win! The 1st XI had an emphatic home victory over Earls Barton on Saturday. Batting first Isham amased 267 before declaring in the 47th over. Opener Ben Reid carried his bat for 110 not out a with fellow opener Tim Robinson scoring 82. In reply Earls Barton lost early wickets as a superb opening spell from Andy Law ripped apart their top order. Law finished with 5 for 36 from 11 overs. A sixth wicket stand of 63 between Bruwer and Minney prolonged the innings but once Minney's resistance was broken the final 3 wickets fell for 2 runs and they were bowled out in the 37th over. The win takes the 1st XI to the top of Div 1.    click here for scorecard The Zingari faied to make it two wins in a row as they were comprehensively beaten by Brixworth 3rd XI at home. Isham batted first and were rolled over for 125 as only David Kelland with 24 made any impact. An early wicket from Damian Conyard got Isham off to an good start but with only one more wicket to fall in the innings, Brixworth eased home in the 34th over. 29 extras when defending 125 did not help the Isham cause! click here for scorecard Isham's Sunday T20 side got off to a flyer with an away victory against Premier League outfit Rushton. Rushton batted first and made 127 for 9 off their 20 overs. A magic start from Alex Brown saw him take a wicket with the first ball of the game. The wickets were spread between the five Isham bowlers who all bowled tight spells to restrict the scoring. Isham's reply was led by opener Chris Perkins who top scored with 41 off 33 balls. The Rushton total was passed in the 17th over to give Isham a perfect start to the T20 competition. click here for scorecard Ben Reid 110 not out

1st XI tie in last ball thriller, 2nd XI win and  Zingari win their inagural League fixture! The 1st XI had a thrilling game away to Kettering town that went down to the final ball . Batting first Isham made 213 for 9 off their 50 overs. Chris Harrison led the scoring with 79 with the middle order supporting him well. A fine spell of spin bowling from both ends slowed down the Isham run scoring. In chase Kettering found themselves past the 100 mark without the loss of a wicket as the opening pair batted steadily against some tight Isham bowling. As was hoped, the eventual breakthrough led to a flurry of wickets as once again spin from both ends did all the damage. Raja Mahmood on 1st XI debut took 5 wickets with Burnham at the other end keeping it very tight. With the run rate going above 6 an over both teams fancied the win and Judd took full advantage of Kettering's attacking play with 3 quick wickets. With 9 wickets down and 1 ball remaining Kettering needed 2 runs to win. Lewis James struck the ball well and it looked to be heading for a boundary until Perkins collected on the run 5 yards in and launched a pin point throw over the stumps to run out the Kettering batsman as he was a yard short of gettting the vital second run. An amazing piece of fielding under pressure. This gave Isham the wicket they needed and Kettering the solitary run to level the scores. Both sides were happy with the result after a fantastic game. click here for scorecard The 2nd XI made it 2 out of 2 with another victory. Home side Weekley and Warkton won the toss and decided to bowl. Isham set 183 for 9 off their 45 overs with Elliott James 49 and Jim Lyon 48 both doing some expert jug avoidance! In reply once opener Fox was removed for 55 Weekley struggled to build any meaningfull partnerships with Payne left stranded on 22 as they were bowled out for 150 inside 37 overs. click here for scorecard Isham Zingari took to the field against Medbourne in a landmark first ever league fixture. Isham won the toss and decided to bat first. Evergreen opener Hardy scored 33 and with Drupad Parmars 44 in the middle order meant the Zingari scored 175 for 9 off their 45 overs. Medbourne's reply began well and they were 62 for no loss. The introduction of spin from skipper Kishor and son Drupad was the changing point. Medbourne were reduced to 106-5 as the Parmars set about them. With the lower order exposed a trio of young seam bowlers in Lantz, Barritt and Taylor all combined to take wickets leaving Medbourne 9 down. Skipper Kishor returned to sow up the victory with his fourth wicket of the game. click here for scorecard   1st XI Get off to a flyer! On one of the warmest opening days of the season in memory, the 1st XI began their campaign at home to ON's on Saturday. The sun was beating down as Isham were asked to bat first after loosing the toss, which would have been the same outcome had they of won it. At the top of the order Tim Robinson top scored with 64. Steady batting throughout the Isham innings was provided by skipper Court with 48, Harrison 36 and new overseas Jaensch on 35 not out. After tight bowling and some good cathches the Isham innings finished on 213 for 7 off their 50 overs. Isham took the field and Long started the season off by clean bowling ON's skipper Ingman with his first ball off the season in the second over. Australian Jaensch was soon off the mark with his first ever wicket for Isham clean bowling the dangerous Mellor for 6. Jaensch soon picked up his second and On's were 3 down. A good partnership between Caunt and Long meant ON's progressed to 86 without loosing more wickets and the game was well balanced. This all changed with the introduction of spin from both Hussain and Burnham. Hussain ripped out the middle order with a superb spell of 5-36 while Burnham kept it tight and built up pressure from the other end. Jaensch came back to clean up the last wicket in the 37th over to give Isham a 65 run win and a maximum 30 points. The 2010 Season Awards were presented at the Annual Dinner. Batting Award  went to Chris Perkins for his 131 and his overall performance for the 2nd XI last season. Bowling Award  went to Shaun Wills for his 7-35 against top of the table Geddington. Youth Award  went to Damian Conyard for his 2nd XI performances Clubman of the Year  was Pete Wills who stepped down as 2nd XI Captain at the end of the season. Bruce Catain Award  went to Paul Langley for his work with the Youth Players. Congratulations to you all.         Matt Jaensch signs up as 2011 overseas Isham Cricket Club are pleased to announce that Matt Jaensch will be the overseas player for the upcoming 2011 season. Matt is 1st Grade skipper of Barooga CC who play in the Murray Valley Cricket Association. He has also represented the ACT in the Australian Country Championship. Matt is a pacey opening bowler and will be leading the Isham attack. He is also a more than useful middle order bat. As well as being 1st Grade skipper Matt is a qualified coach and will be helping coach all the Isham age groups.   We look forward to Matt's arrival on the 13th of April. Damian Conyard wins 2010 Season Youth Player of the Year Award Congratulationsto Damian Conyard who was awarded the 2010 Youth Player of the Year Award at the Annual ICC Dinner. The award is for recognition of a youth players achievements in senior cricket. Damian's first regular season of 2nd XI cricket saw him take 15 wickets and cement a place opening the bowling. He was also ready to help out the 1st XI when called upon. Hopefully 2011 will see him taking more wickets while leading the 2nd XI attack in a push for promotion. Congratulations also go out to Paul Langley who won the Bruce Catain Award for all of his tireless work within the Isham Youth setup.      For Ticket Reservations please contact John Scopes on 07860649091        Matt Jaensch signs up as 2011 overseas Isham Cricket Club are pleased to announce that Matt Jaensch will be the overseas player for the upcoming 2011 season. Matt is 1st Grade skipper of Barooga CC who play in the Murray Valley Cricket Association. He has also represented the ACT in the Australian Country Championship. Matt is a pacey opening bowler and will be leading the Isham attack. He is also a more than useful middle order bat. As well as being 1st Grade skipper Matt is a qualified coach and will be helping coach all the Isham age groups.   Matt's club Barooga currently sit top of the table and are pushing for the Premiership this season. Everyone at Isham wishes them the best of luck and we look forward to Matt's arrival in mid April. Isham CC Joins Facebook. Isham Cricket Club now has its own page on Facebook where you can chat to other members, post club related listings or just find out what is the latest club news and events. To access the ICC facebook page click on the Facebook logo link on the left and become a 'facebook friend' of ICC. Isham CC Honours Board added to site. The website now has a Club Honours page. Here you can see all current and past Presidents, Chairman,Club Captains & First Class players. To access the Honours page click on the Button link at the top of the page next to the players link. The 2011 Season NCL League fixtures are now out. The 1st XI begin their campaign at home against ON's on 23rd April. The 2nd XI's season starts a week later on the 30th April at home to Stony Stratford. May 7th marks a historical event in the history of Isham CC as Isham Zingai undertake their first ever league season making their debut in NCL Div 14 away at Medbourne. Click on the fixtures tab on the left of the page for all the 2011 fixtures. Sunday and youth fixtures have not been released but will be added as soon as they are. Johann smashes Leewards. Johann hits his third consecutive six Johann Myburgh smashed half a dozen sixes in his half-century that boosted Hampshire to a match-winning total against Leeward Islands in Antigua. Myburgh, who shared an opening partnership of 63 in 7.3 overs with Jimmy Adams, scored 76 off 57 balls and batted nearly the whole innings. For match highlights click here   Johann Myburgh signs for Hampshire. Ex Isham player and Honorary Vice President Johann Myburgh is returning to England for the 2011 season after agreeing terms with Hampshire County Cricket Club. Hampshire announced the signing this week and said he will join up with the squad in January and will travel with the team to the West Indies for the Caribbean T20 tournament from 10th - 23rd Jan. Johann has been playing for the Canterbury Wizards in New Zealand for the past four seasons where he was batsman of the season 2007/2008 and player of the season in 2008/2009.                            Johann in action for Canterbury Everyone at Isham CC wishes Johann the best of luck at Hampshire and we hope to see him in action at the County Ground in Northampton when Hampshire vist next season.      2010 Season comes to a close as 1st XI finish with a draw and 4th place, 2nd XI face Div 6 cricket next season. The 1st XI finsished the season with a winning draw at home to Earls Barton.......... CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY Simon Court 104 Not Out      CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF WINNERS Reidy gets write up. Ben Reid's career and commitment to Isham CC were recently rewarded with a full page write up in the Evening Telegraph by Andrew Radd. 2010 marks Ben's 20th season playing 1st XI cricket for Isham......   - Click to Read full story.  1st XI draw, as Somerfield scores 169 Not Out. 2nd XI continue to struggle. The 1st XI alsmost managed to pull off the win of the season at Irthlinborough on saturday......... CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY Adam Somerfield 169 Not Out    CLICK HERE FOR FULL LIST OF WINNERS 1st XI get back on track while 2nd XI misery continues. The1st XI managed a much needed win on Saturday to keep their title challenge alive after two consecutive defeats. CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY Chris Harrison 89 Not out 1st XI keep up winning streak while 2nd XI draw. The1st XI made it 3 out of 3 wins at Orlingbury Road in the space of 3 weeks. Winning the toss Isham put visitors Thrapston in to bat on a typical hard and flat Isham wicket. Somerfield struck early removing opener Thurbon for 0. A sustained period of 25 overs of tight bowling from Law and Somerfield meant Thrapston... CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY   Ben reid 74 Not out 1st XI Carry on winning while 2nd XI struggle again.  The1st XI carried on their fine form with another emphastic win at Orlingbury Road. Starting the day in 3rd place in the table they faced Kettering who were 1 spot below in 4th. Winning the toss Isham asked the visitors to bat on an unusually slow Isham wicket due to the week of poor weather leading up to the game. Kettering began their innings slowly with Law bowling particularly tight lines. After 6 overs only 10 runs had been scored. Aussie paceman Somerfield was beggining to get frustrated with the slow pace of the wicket and was replaced by the in-form Shaun Wills. Laws tight lines and the swing of Wills meant that the wickets began to fall at both ends. Only opener Sisodia put up any resistance with 39. The next highest score was extras on 10 as no other batsman made double figures. Law finished up with 4-33 and Wills 6-31 as Kettering were bowled out for 88 in the 26th over. In reply Isham did loose 5 wickets due to some good bowling by Linnell and a few rash shots but the ever reliable Reid finished not out on 36 as the total was chased down in 19th over. With Geddington loosing and Horton drawing the 1st XI move up to 2nd in the table, one point off top.   The 2nd XI faced a tough away trip to league leaders Kibworth. Asked to bat first the Isham innings never really got going. Perkins again was the main run maker with 34. Tim Norton and skipper Pete Wills scored 16 and 18 but that was it as the next highest score was 6. Isham's inning ended in the 27th over for 87. Inevitably this was too ow a score to defend and Kibworth knocked it off in the 24th over for the loss of 4 wickets. Hobbs the pick of the bowling with 2-25.   1st XI Demolish Desborough but 2nds loose.  The1st XI completed a comprehensive 9 wicket win over last seaons Premier League outfit Desbourough and were back in the pavilion celebrating a couple of minutes after five o'clock on Saturday. Winning the toss, Isham asked the visitors to bat first on a hard quick wicket that looked like it had plenty of runs in it for the batsmen. From the start Somerfield troubled the batsmen with his pace and Law was hitting a good line and length, both taking wickets. Desborough found themselves 44-6 and only a 37 run partnership between Burnham and Shafiq got them past the 80 run mark. The introduction of the in form Shaun Wills and the return of Somerfield for a second spell meant the vistors were all out for 101. In reply Isham lost Zia early on but Reid and Harrison made light work of the bowling attack and chased the target down in the 17th over to complete an emphatic win.  The 2nd XI were away at Grendon & Primms. Batting first, aside from Ian Kelland's 61 the top order failed to make an impact. Runs from the middle order of Pete Wills, Smith and Kelly came slowly as the loss of early wickets meant a more cautious approach. Isham ended their innings on a below par 169-7. Grendon & Primms top order showed the Isham batsmen how it should be done, the top three all scoring well and getting them within sight of the total. A good spell of bowling by Damian Conyard led to 3 quick wickets and a slight wobble but Grendon passed the Isham total in the 30th over for the loss of 5 wickets.   Weekend Washout!  Both 1st & 2nd teams failed to finish their fixtures this weekend as the weather put pay to any efforts to get a result. The 1st XI were away at ON's and after watching rain and drizzle eventually managed to make a start in a game reduced to 28 overs per side. ON's begam well and had 82 on the board before the introduction of Shaun Wills broke the opening partnership. Some tight bowling in the final 10 overs meant ON's finished on 169 for 4 with Wills taking 3 wickets. Fancying their chances with a strong batting lineup, Isham were padding up when the heavens opened and a 30 minute monsoon meant both sides and umpires reluctantly had to call it a day. The 2nd XI virtually mirrored the 1st Team. At home to Old they too sat watching the rain and eventually started late with 33 overs per side.  Old finished on 187 for 4 after their 33. Isham began their reply buy on 23 for 0 wicket the same storm that washed out the 1st Teams match hit Orlingbury road with the same result - match abandoned.   1st & 2nd XI start with Draws.   The season finally started this weekend with the 1st XI at home to Newly promoted Long Buckby and The 2nd XI away to Gretton. After loosing the toss the 1st Team were put into bat and finished up with a huge 298 for 8 off their 50 overs. Ben Reid started the season with a century and Adam Somerfield finished with 68 n.o. In reply Long Buckby finished on 221 for 9. One more wicket would have seen Isham take maximum points but the visitors held on for the draw. Shaun Wills marked his return to the first team with 4 wickets. The 2nd XI won the toss in their game and decided to bowl first. Gretton finished their innings on 260 for 7. Andrew White, Mark Norton & Dave Barlow all taking a couple of wickets each. In reply Isham began badly loosing both openers cheaply but Chris Perkins steadied the ship with 79. Isham finishing on 222 for 8 and having to settle for the draw.   Isham CC can officially announce that Adam Somerfield is returning for the 2010 season  - click here for full story 2009 Top League Performers      Isham Pavilion 'Under Snow' Dec 18th 2009   Isham Christmas Dinner 2009 Many thanks to Chris Scopes and his helpers  for all their effort at the Christmas dinner. Everyone  had a fantastic afternoon and evening. Chris was pictured (above) with his new 'squeeze' while trying out his party trick of immitating a zippo lighter!!      Close Season Events Activities have reduced with the playing season complete BUT meetings and social functions continue throughout the year!  The Club recently had a photocall promoted by Cransley Hospice, following a £450.00 donation resulting from President’s Day back in August.  Meetings are a favourite winter passtime with monthly Committee sessions, Club AGM, League AGMs (County League and Rutland League). Hardy's half- century earns a fitting tribute Isham CC celebrate Stuart Hardy's 50th season of cricket by naming 'The Hardy Bar' after him. - Click to Read full story.  With the 2009 season put to bed it's time to reflect on how Isham's League sides performed.  -Click to Read full entry 29.08.09 - Isham do 'Double' over Earls Barton Both 1st & 2nd XI's produced wins over Earls Barton in the double header weekend.   The 1st XI were playing their final home game of the season and signed off with victory. Isham lost the toss and were put in to bat. The innings began badly with opener Reid falling for just 6. Zia and Harrison made slow but sure progress on a pitch that was dusting up with variable bounce once the new ball had been seen off. Harrison fell for 24 and was soon followed by Zia for 37. Long in his new no.4 berth played positive shots but was undone with one drive too many for 16. Somerfield joined skipper Court and slowly they began to build an innings together. The partnership had reached 62 when Court was dismissed by opener Yaqub with a 'nip backer' for 44. Somerfield fell soon after for yet another dubious LBW for 30. The tail failed to wag as Smith was left unbeaten on 10 as he ran out of partners. Isham 188 all out on the last ball.   Earls Bartons reply began slowly but surely and they had reached 36 before opener Yaqub was out LBW to Law, the first of his 5 wickets. Overseas Suleman joined Rees and both batted well taking the total to 66 before Law bowled a beauty that moved away off the seam uprooting the South African's off stump. Hussain had replaced Somerfield and immediatley had new batsman Smart caught at slip by Reid. At the other end Law was into his stride and blew away the top and middle order with Hussain also taking another. Somerfield was reintroduced to mop up the tail. No 8 batsman Trotter was putting up a solid resistance to the Isham attack and with one wicket needed his innings was ended in the most unfortunate of manners. An attempted yorker from Somerfield came out a full toss which Trotter managed to chip up into his chin. The resulting injury was a huge split which needed stitches. Trotter forced to retire on 29 off 58 balls. An Isham win in disapointing circumstances.   Click Here for Full Scorecard     The 2nd XI were also facing Earls Barton in an away fixture. Winning they toss they inserted the home side with opener Shaun Wills striking early on to remover skipper Howe for 0. Soon Brooks was caught behind off White and Wills has his second bowling Agostini for 1 leaving the home side on 17 -3. Opener Bond and new bat Patching regrouped taking the score past 50 before Hobbs was introduced and removed Bond with a catch off his own bowling. Regular wickets followed with only no.8 Desborough making any impact with 35. Earls Barton eventually all out for 139. Wills and Hobbs both finishing with 3 wickets each. Chasing a low score with 53 overs to chase it down created an ideal situation for veterans Hardy and Norton to go out and set their stall. Both made slow but steady runs until Hardy was caught and bowled by Yaqub. Perkins came and went for 0. Mistry made 17 and White 4. Norton eventually fell 3 short of his 50. Shaun Wills and Luck got the score within 1 run before Wills was bowled. Isham finally got over the line with overs and wickets to spare finishing on 140-6. The win see's them advance above Earls Barton into 7th place and 45 points clear of the relegation battle. Click Here for Full Scorecard   10.08.09 - Leaders undone by 'Long Arm of the Law!' The 1st XI produced a great performance on Saturday to beat top of the table Geddington. The start of the day was Andy ‘Whammo’ Law who took 4 wickets in 4 balls to obliterate the Geddington middle order. Isham won the toss and gave Geddington first knock on a pitch that was always going to be a bit soft after the torrential rain throughout the week. Star man Steele opened up and was not doubt looking at a big score after dispatching the Isham bowlers to all parts on his way to 156 against them earlier in the season. His stay this time was a short lived one as he only lasted 4 balls. Aussie quick bowler Somerfield cleaned him up with a delivery sort of a length that kept low and beat the unlucky Steele all ends up. Opener Tertius Raubenheimer was joined at the crease by older brother Tian. Both set about the bowling playing positive shots and at times chancing their arm. Geddington found themselves on 40-1 and bowling changes were on the cards until Law’s magic spell reduced Geddington to 40-5. First victim was Raubenheimer Jnr who top edged a short delivery and was caught sharply by Reid at 1st slip. Pearson lasted one ball, LBW straight in front. Ludlam made his way in for the hat-trick ball, still dressing himself after the tumble of wickets. The fielders surrounded the bat like a pack of wolves. A good length ball from Law nipped away, found the edge and was taken superbly, low down by keeper Harrison. The players surrounded Law to celebrate his first County League hat-trick. This bought the end of the over. A maiden was played out and Law once again found himself bowling at a new man – Sutherland. Again Law strode in and struck him on the back pad right in front of middle, 4 in 4 balls!! At 40-5 Geddington needed to regroup. Raubenheimer now had to change his game to a more weary one and with Murdoch the score progressed slowly past 100 before Murdoch was caught by Reynolds off Court for a grafted 18 off 57 balls. Skipper Toseland joined Raubenheimer and at 6-105 caution was the order of the day. 10 tight overs followed as Toseland dug in to play the support role. He was eventually cleaned up by the Somerfield who was back in the attack for 0 off 26 balls. The only other contribution was from Judd who ended up 14 not out as Somerfield and Long cleaned up the tail. Geddington all out for 154 in 45.4 overs. Law and Somerfield finishing with 4 wickets each. Isham's reply started badly as Zia was given out LBW batting 2 yards out of his crease after getting a big stride in. Reid was joined by Harrison. Both knew their job was to see of the new ball which they did. After scratching around to begin with Harrison began to play with fluency and some exquisite shots followed. Harrison reached his 50 and Isham took the score past 90 before Harrison was run out stupidly backing up too far. Reynolds came and went without progressing the score and Reid followed soon after. Skipper Court lasted 3 balls and Robinson joined him in the pavilion after Raubenheimer's Googly did him all ends up! Isham had gone from 90-1 to 108-6 and Geddington sensed victory. Isham's reply started badly as Zia was given out LBW batting 2 yards out of his crease after getting a big stride in. Reid was joined by Harrison. Both knew their job was to see of the new ball which they did. After scratching around to begin with Harrison began to play with fluency and some exquisite shots followed. Harrison reached his 50 and Isham took the score past 90 before Harrison was run out stupidly backing up too far. Reynolds came and went without progressing the score and Reid followed soon after. Skipper Court lasted 3 balls and Robinson joined him in the pavilion after Raubenheimer's Googly did him all ends up! Isham had gone from 90-1 to 108-6 and Geddington sensed victory. Smith and Somerfield calmed things down playing out some overs. Somerfield attacked the bad ball playing positively while Smith played well in the support role. Smith eventually fell LBW with the score on 127 to a short pitched shooter. Long joined Somerfield and again showed the strength of the Isham batting line up. Never looking in trouble they put on 30 with Long finishing the game with a 6 overs mid wicket. A well deserved victory to an in-form Isham team who as usual tried to keep the crowd and the opposistion interested right until the end!! Click Here for Full Scorecard                                     29.07.09 - Isham beat Prem side to make Finals Day Isham defeated Premier League side Stony Stratford in the quarter finals of the NCL Twenty20 Plate at Orlingbury road. Isham lost the toss and Stony decided to bat first. Tight bowling from Court and Henson meant Stony got of to a slow but steady start after loosing opener Avery in the third over. Ex test player Dion Ebrahim and Tate were the backbone of the Stony innings scoring 45 and 42 respectivley before both being caught out on the boundary by Court off the bowling of Reynolds. A couple of good run outs by Somerfield helped the cause. Stony eventually setting 146-6 off their 20 overs. The Isham innings got off to a flyer with Aussie Somerfied playing some big shots helping to take 22 off the first over. At the other end Lodder played an uncharacteristic shot and was bowled for 1 by Jethre. Will Chudley came in at 3 and some quick running and the odd boundary meant that Isham were always up with the run rate. Somerfield fell for 21 which bought usual opener Reid to the Crease. Reid and Chudley continued the scoring with some well played shots and well taken singles. Will was eventually caught on 22 and was replaced by his brother who was out LBW first ball. Stony sensed they were now on top as wickets were falling. Skipper Court joined Reid who both consolodated for a couple of overs to stem the flow of wickets. A tired Reid was eventually out for a well played 46. Reynolds joined Court and as the last recognised batsman they both played steady shots taking runs off singles and dispatching the odd bad ball. The run rate was up to 7 an over but both batsmen were playing well and managed to see Isham home with 4 balls to spare. A good victory that sees Isham into the Finals day. Click Here for Full Scorecard   18.07.09 - Weekley Hold out for Draw against 1st XI The 1st XI were held to a winning draw away at Weekley & Warkton on Saturday. After loosing the toss and being put into bat the Isham innings began badly, loosing Ben Reid for 0. Zia and Somerfield then settled things down and took the score to 85 before the Australian was dismissed for a well worked 56. Zia was Joined by Vice captain George Chudley before loosing his wicket 2 runs short of his half century. George Chudley went on to make 39 and was joined by skipper Court. Younger Chudley Will made 9 and Court was joined by TimRobinson. Court and Robinson began steadily and then took the Weekley bowlers apart in the final overs scoring nearly 50 runs off the final 4 overs!! Robison ended unbeaten on 43 and Court unbeaten on 63. Isham finished 290 for 5. The Weekley innings began with Palmer and Rorke. Palmer looked comfortable, Rorke however looked nervous againt flatmate Somerfield - who eventually cleaned him up for 10. Burgess came in at 3 and from ball 1 took it to the Isham bowlers. Edges and near misses frustrated the bowlers to beging with but he then settled down and began to hit the ball cleanly. Palmer, batting well, left a straight one from Law leaving Weekley 28-2. Ferguson, only playing his second game of the season, joined Burgess and things settled down. With the 100 partnership looming Court came on with some off spin pies and set the trap which Burgess fell for, caught at long-on by Long for 54. Skipper Bailey carried on where Burgess left off. The re-introduction of Somerfield was the catalyst for Isham wickets as he removed ferguson for 47 and Bailey for 34 - both clean bowled. Fellow opener Law also returned and saw for Dalziel. A short pitched ball from Somerfield took Smith by suprise and looped to a shocked Law at gully who held the catch. Isham now only needed 2 wickets but overs were running out and both Somerfield and Law had bowled their allocation. With the wicket playing slow and low the Isham bowlers found it hard to produce any magic and the experienced Peasnall and youthful Rees saw out the final 4 overs. Click Here for Full Scorecard Dads vs Lads Game 24th July Friday 24th july see's the annual Dads vs Lads game as a combined team of U11's & U13's take on their fathers to see who's going to be doing the chores at home for the next month!! The game starts at 6:15 and is a 20Twenty match. All are welcome to pop in for a beer and a burger. See Dave Hobbs for more details.         11.07.09 - 1st XI Beat Local Rivals in Final Over Drama!         The 1st Team pulled off a dramatic win on Sat over high flying rivals Wellingborough Town. Isham won the toss and put the visitors in to bat. Wellingborough got of to a flyer with the first 50 coming off 6 overs. Eventually Isham began to pull things back with some tight bowling from overseas Somerfield who removed both openers. A steady stream of wickets slowed down the run rate and the introduction of Chris Long, partnering Somerfield in his second spell meant things were kept tight. Somerfield finished with 6 for 43 off 15 and Long finished with 2 for 35 off 12. Wellingborough ended on 206 for 9.   A rain delay during the Wellingborough innings meant Isham had only 45 overs to chase down the runs. Reid and Zia started well putting on 50 for the first wicket. Zia went on to make his 50 supported well by Reynolds. Isham steadily chipped away at the score but were also loosing wickets. With 3 overs to go they needed 27 to win and were 7 wickets down. Skipper Court and Long decided the draw was never an option.   A tight over from Accademy bowler Roach meant 21 was needed off the final 2 overs. A four and a single from Court put Long on strike. A dot ball was followed with one of the biggest sixes ever seen at Orlingbury road and then a four as Long decided the best way to shut the chirpy Town players up was to let his bat do the talking!!! 15 off the over meant 6 needed of the final over for the win. Court dispatched the first ball, a short pitched one for 4 through deep cover. Another bouncer followed, and flew through to the keeper. Again another short ball came in which was flat batted for 4 to give Isham a well deserved win with 3 balls to spare!!   Click Here for Full Scorecard 10.05.09 - Saturday Sides Stumble     It was a poor day for both Saturday sides as the 1st XI struggled on a poor pitch away at Old Northamptonians, whilst the 2nd XI faired little better with a losing draw at home to Harlestone. The 1st XI would have felt confident of victory during tea after keeping the hosts down to a moderate score of 211 for 9 from their 50 overs. Andy Law was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 for 63 from his 15 overs. But on a deteriating pitch, the ON’s spinners took full advantage – Waqar Ali helping himself to 6 wickets from 13.1 overs. Tim Robinson top scored for Isham with 47 before falling to Ali. Back at Isham, the 2nd might look back on this as a missed chance as they could only score 165 from their 50 overs, leaving them 50 short of the target. Earlier Harlestone were bowled out but not before Matt Haeper (38) Rajiv Raval (34) and Michael Allen (30) had put together useful knocks in the middle order to set Isham 216 to win. Peter Wills and Dave Hobbs both picked up 3 wickets. In reply Ian Kelland scored 82 whilst Abid Zia scored a quickfire 33, but overs were running out and Isham decided on the taking the losing draw points.   08.05.09 - 2 Wins From 2 For Under 17s   The U-17's played host to Raunds on a breezy overcast evening and the opening bowling attack of E.Hayes and D.Conyard restricted the visitors to 32 for 2 off the first 8 overs.The next 4 overs came from O.Brown and J.Claypole picking up a further wicket leaving Raunds on 56 for 3 off 12. With Raunds looking to increase the tempo  it was up to V.Mistry and A.Waring to close out the innings. Some lusty blows from the Raunds middle order saw them  finish on 93 for 6 with V.Mistry picking up a couple of wickets along the way.   Captain E.Leach opened with A.Waring to begin the chase with Alex dominating most of the strike up until the 6th over which saw the first Isham wicket tumble, that of the skipper mis-timing a pull shot. V.Mistry came in at 3 and put on a partnership of 46 before being bowled taking the score to 69 for 2 off 12. As the light faded next in was J.Claypole who batted with a new sense of control and together with Alex eased Isham over the winning line in the 16th over. 11.05.09 - Adam's Century See Isham Home The Sunday XI once again saved Isham's weekend by completing another 10 wicket victory against Rutland League opposition, this time at home to Yaxley. On a dry but flat pitch, Yaxley chose to bat first but soon found themselves in trouble, as two early wickets fell. Captain D. Straten steadied the ship with 73, but wickets were falling regularly at the other end resulting in the visitors reaching 191 all out from 44 overs. Adam Somerfield took 3 wickets. In reply Isham showed no signs of taking the foot off the gas as Adam Somerfield (108n) continued his good afternoon and along with Kalvin Lodder (77no) the pair took advantage of some wayward bowling. Adam was dropped at mid-wicket with 90 on the board – the only time either Isham batsman looked in difficulty.   10.05.09 - Saturday Sides Stumble   It was a poor day for both Saturday sides as the 1st XI struggled on a poor pitch away at Old Northamptonians, whilst the 2nd XI faired little better with a losing draw at home to Harlestone. The 1st XI would have felt confident of victory during tea after keeping the hosts down to a moderate score of 211 for 9 from their 50 overs. Andy Law was the pick of the bowlers taking 3 for 63 from his 15 overs. But on a deteriating pitch, the ON’s spinners took full advantage – Waqar Ali helping himself to 6 wickets from 13.1 overs. Tim Robinson top scored for Isham with 47 before falling to Ali. Back at Isham, the 2nd might look back on this as a missed chance as they could only score 165 from their 50 overs, leaving them 50 short of the target. Earlier Harlestone were bowled out but not before Matt Haeper (38) Rajiv Raval (34) and Michael Allen (30) had put together useful knocks in the middle order to set Isham 216 to win. Peter Wills and Dave Hobbs both picked up 3 wickets. In reply Ian Kelland scored 82 whilst Abid Zia scored a quickfire 33, but overs were running out and Isham decided on the taking the losing draw points. 08.05.09 - 2 Wins From 2 For Under 17s   The U-17's played host to Raunds on a breezy overcast evening and the opening bowling attack of E.Hayes and D.Conyard restricted the visitors to 32 for 2 off the first 8 overs.The next 4 overs came from O.Brown and J.Claypole picking up a further wicket leaving Raunds on 56 for 3 off 12. With Raunds looking to increase the tempo  it was up to V.Mistry and A.Waring to close out the innings. Some lusty blows from the Raunds middle order saw them  finish on 93 for 6 with V.Mistry picking up a couple of wickets along the way.   Captain E.Leach opened with A.Waring to begin the chase with Alex dominating most of the strike up until the 6th over which saw the first Isham wicket tumble, that of the skipper mis-timing a pull shot. V.Mistry came in at 3 and put on a partnership of 46 before being bowled taking the score to 69 for 2 off 12. As the light faded next in was J.Claypole who batted with a new sense of control and together with Alex eased Isham over the winning line in the 16th over. 06.05.09 - Under 13s Open With A Win Isham under 13's started the season with a comfortable win over Kettering. Batting first in damp conditions, we started steadily and a quick fire 23n/o from Luke Conyard took Ishams score to 56 for 4. A very tight bowling performance by Ishams bowlers kept Kettering well below the asking rate. Everytime Kettering tried to up the pace they lost a wicket. Captain Kishan with 2 wickets and Luke rounding off a man of the match perfomance with 2 wickets as well.     05.05.09 - Century Heros See Isham Home It was an easy win for the home side as both Adam Somerfield and Kalvin Lodder scored a century a piece to see Isham to a commanding score of 243-5 from their 40 overs. At the other end Peter Short took 4 wickets to stop the visitors getting anywhere near the target. Batting first, Isham lost opener Elliott Leach early on, but this brought on Lodder at number three, and together with Somerfield the pair took apart the Lubenham bowling - although it wasn't all straight forward as both were dropped at various points of their innings. Adam's 106no included 17 fours, whilst Kalvin went at a slightly more pedestrian pace for his 100 - 11 fours and 1 six. In reply Lubenham started poorly as Damien Conyard took two early wickets. L. Skinner steaded the ship with 49, but he was eventually bowled by Short and the batting collapse began. A quick fire 30no from R. Simms helped to give the visitors' score a hint of respectability as the game was closed out by part time spinner Somerfield!   01.05.09 - Under 17s Up For The Cup The Isham under 17s have already matched their total wins from last season, after a convincing win away at Earls Barton in the last 16 of the Higham League Cup. The under 17s now progress to the quarter finals and will face either Rushden or Raunds. And it was a star performance with the ball from Damien Conyard that set up the platform for the win. His figures of 4 – 3 – 2 – 5 allowed Isham to restrict the home side to 59 – 6 from their 18 overs. Elliot Hayes also chipped in with a tight 4 overs and claimed 2 wickets. Isham continued to turn the screw with the bat, as A Waring (32) and V. Mistry (20) knocked off the runs with relative ease to give the under 17s a 10 wicket win. Is this the year for silverware?!   27.04.09 - 1st XI Start With A Defeat The 1st XI could not cause an early upset away to Wellingborough as the home side easily reached their target of 258 for victory. After their exploits last Sunday, Ben Reid (64) and Chris Harrison (62) carried on their good form by putting on 98 for the 2nd wicket and gave Isham a strong platform to build on. Simon Court (41), Dave Jarvis (35) and Tim Robinson (31) added to score. But in reply Wellingborough seemed relatively untroubled by the Isham bowling attack as Tim Coleman (81), Marcus Andrew (75) and Sheldon Kearns (67no) bulldozed their way through Isham’s bowlers – Marcus Andrew’s strike rate was a pacey 166.6! The 1st XI now look forward to putting things back on track at home to Weekley and Warkton.   27.04.09 - Zingari Taught A Lesson! It was a poor start for the Zingari as Leiecester Teachers thrashed the visitors by 120 runs. But it could have been oh so different had Teacher’s skipper Zaheer Mohammed not been dropped for 7, and later on for 22. He went on score 136 and change the face of the game. Dan Howard (48) and Dale Stean (33) added valuable runs as the home side raced to 287 for 6 from their 40 overs. Neil Shah came away with the best bowling figures for Isham, taking 3 for 56 from 11 overs, whilst Peter Short, Ollie Brown and James Claypole all took a wicket a piece. In reply Isham started brightly enough with Mark Hayes and David Kelland looking to score quickly. Kelland was lost early falling LBW to Tony Crompton bringing Stuart Hardy to the crease and despite a fighting 27 from himself and 21 for Mark Hayes, the runs weren’t being scored quick enough and with 10 overs to go Isham were still 195 runs behind. Steve Jackson contributed 29 but the star again was Shah as he added 52 late on in the innings, and along with Short (17no) added 44 in just 6.3 overs, and showed the team what might have been. 27.04.09 - Walk In The Park For Overstone The 2nd XI couldn’t quite cross the line against Overstone Park, and could only secure a losing draw after falling 22 runs short of their target. Batting first the visitors posted a monstrous 277-7 dec. with Ben Hartley top scoring with 95. He was helped along his way by Vikesh Patel (50) and Tom Cook (52no). All of the Isham bowlers found it difficult, with Mark Norton achieving the best figures of 5-0-27-2. In reply Isham replied in a strong fashion, but not before Jim Lyon fell for 0. Ian Kelland (83) and debutante Abid Zia (78) put on 161 between them. Even with the 5 extra overs in the 2nd innings for both teams to find a positive result, Isham never looked in danger of being bowled out, whilst at the same time not giving Overstone too much concern about surpassing their score.   23.04.09 - Saturday Is When It All Kicks Off! The Saturday season kicks off this weekend with all 3 senior Saturday teams taking to the field. The 1st XI look forward to a trip to Wellingborough Town and skipper Simon Court has almost a full squad to pick from. Dave Jarvis who made an impressive debut for Isham on Sunday makes the starting XI, as does overseas Adam Somerfield. 1st XI Team – S. Court, G. Chudley, C. Harrison, A. Hussain, D. Jarvis, A. Law, C. Long, N. Patel, B. Reid, T. Robinson, A. Somerfield At Orlingbury Road the 2nd XI entertain Overstone Park as Peter Wills looks to take his team to a 3rd successive promotion. 2nd XI Team – P. Wills, D. Barlow, I. Kelland, S. Kelly, E. Leach, J. Lyon, M.Norton, T. Osborn, K. Smith, S. Wills, K. Zia And The Zingari start a new chapter in their history, with Kishor Parmer taking over the reigns as captain. The Zingos have a tough away trip to Leicester Teachers but will feel confident of getting a result with a strong looking team (on paper)! Zingari Team – K. Parmar, J. Claypole, D. Conyard, S. Hardy, M. Hayes, S. Jackson, D. Kelland, E. Lantz, D. Parmar, N. Shah, P. Short   20.04.09 - Chris Starts The Season With A Bang It's played one, won one for Peter Short's men, as the Sunday XI thrashed Orton Park at Orlingbury Road. And it was Chris Harrison who stole the headlines with a splendid knock of 114no which included 15 fours and 5 sixes! Batting first Orton Park struggled from the off - with overseas Adam Somerfield showing some devastating pace. At drinks Orton had only 77 runs on the board. A Wright helped the visitors to a reasonable score of 171-8 from 45 overs, scoring 69 before being stumped off the bowling of Dave Jarvis. Dave finished with 2 wickets as did Somerfield and Sunil Sukhdeo. But no one could have quite expected the sheer dominance of the Isham batsman as runs flowed throughout the innings. Chris was aided by Ben Reid who ended on 49no. The cricket season has well and truly begun!   14.04.09 - Season Starts This Sunday Oh no! The 2009 season is going to kick off this Sunday as the Sunday XI host Orton Park in division 2 of the Rutland League. Both teams were promoted last season so it will be a close and hard fought contest to see who hits the new season running. It is also your first chance to see the new look side with Peter Short taking the reigns. Please do come along and support the team on Sunday. The match starts at 1pm   14.04.09 - Isham Play Away In The Twenty20 The Hevey Building Supplies Twenty20 cup has already been drawn and Isham can look forward to an away tie against Rushden Town. The full draw (matches to be played on the 16th of June) Irthlingborough v Burton Latimer Rothwell v Kettering or Rushton Great Oakley v Geddington Raunds v Loddington Rushden v Isham S&L Corby v Wellingborough Weekley and Warkton v Oundle Finedon v Wollaston   10.04.09 - Welcome to Adam Somerfield Isham Cricket Club would like to welcome Adam Somerfield to the club. Adam is our overseas for 2009 and will be our second aussie in two years (oh no not another one)! Back home he plays for Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club in the SACA Adelaide Competition - he is a quick opening bowler who also bats a bit (don't they all?) Adam arrives in the UK on Wednesday and the aim is to meet in Orlingbury for a meet and greet. If you can't make Wednesday then Adam is playing in the opening game of the season on Sunday the 19th of April - so come and say hello!   25.03.09 - Net Sessions Senior winter nets have been successful overall this season, with a large number of the senior members turning up to at least ONE of them! The final indoor net at Southfields school is this coming Monday – 30th of March. With the clocks going forward shortly it means we can start thinking about outdoor nets! They will take place on Thursdays this year. The first one will be on the 9th of April, kicking off at 5:30pm. As the nights get longer this will eventually become 6pm. We hope to see as many of you there as possible.   24.03.09 - Work Party Organised Horray - the cricket season is now only 3 weeks away and for those of you sick and tired of hearing about six nations woes and Kettering Town FC's success, you'll be looking forward to the start of the season! The ground has been lovingly prepared and looked after by last years groundsman Des and we thank him hugely for his efforts over the winter. But there are other parts of the ground that need working on before the first fixture takes place. So a work party has been organised for Sunday the 5th of April. The fun starts at 9am and there will be bacon sarnies and a fresh brew waiting for those who help out.   15.03.09 - Shorty Named Sunday Skipper Peter Short has been named as Isham's Sunday 1st XI skipper for 2009. It's not all bad news though as on field assistance will be provided by several of the senior playing members. The Sunday XI has yet ANOTHER tough season ahead, having been promoted to division 2 of the Rutland League starting with a home time against Orton Park on the 19th of April. This match is also a chance for Saturday league players to have a game under their belts before the NCL season starts. Those who wish to play need to contact Peter ASAP on 07747 374638 or pierredupetit@hotmail.com   13.01.09 - Fixtures for 2009 Announced Finally the Northants County League have decided to announce the 2009 fixtures. Almost 2 full months after the AGM... The 1st XI can look forward to a tough start, away to Wellingborough Town. Whilst the 2nd XI taste division 5 cricket for the first time in 6 season - at home to Overstone Park. A full list of the fixtures including the Sunday XI fixtures can be found by CLICKING HERE. The fixtures section of the website will be updated in the following days.   13.01.09 - Nets Reminder Yep it's time to get loose as nets start properly for 2009. Some of you will have dabbled just before Christmas but now it's time to mean business. Unfortunatly the first two nets sessions have turned in to "fitness" sessions as the cricket equipment has not arrived at southfields school yet. But we've been assured that the matts will arrive in time for our next session on Monday the 19th of Jan. So be there! Southfields school - 8:30pm to 10:00pm. EVERY Monday night until Courty breaks down!