BUFFALOS ARE PROMOTED

The Buffalos needed maximum points in their final game and a few results to go their way in order to gain promotion. They achieved the first part of this with a fine maximum points win over Pyewell Park at Hardmoor. Then news filtered through that Lymingtons game had been rained off and Exbury had slumped to defeat at Bransgore gaining only 6 points. This meant that the Bufs leap frogged both of these teams to clinch the fourth promotion spot.

A fantastic achievement from the boys and thoroughly deserved. WELL DONE LADS, click here for match report

THE BUFFALOS (with most of showing off their new tops)

Mo KHAN, Srini HARIKRISHNAN, Ben SCHWARZ, Tim PROUD (capt), Tim ALCOCK, Neil CAMPONE,

Avi UPADHYAY, Zia NORI, Jessie SINGH, Phil COLMER (wkt), Malc TERRY

HOW OLD?

As one of the longest serving players still playing regularly (god knows how!!) with a Highfield Cap number of 57, a touring name of Strangely Brown, over 10,000 club runs and 80 keeper catches, Phil has now reached the grand old age of 60. Commiserations Phil

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NEW CRICKET SHIRTS & CAPS - NOW AVAILABLE

Highfield CC have new long sleeve and short sleeve club shirts available to all players as shown below together with new club caps. The club will be subsidising the first shirt & cap purchased therefore keeping the cost to an absolute minimum to ensure all players will want to buy them and make us look like the true professionals we are!

The cost for the first shirt & a cap will be £15. Any subsequent shirt purchased will be £20 each and cap will be £6 each. Phil will be dealing with all orders and payments so please email Phil with your requirements.

Sizes available

34”/36” : Small 
38”/40” : Medium
42”/44” : Large
46”/48” : XL 
50”/52” : XXL 

Also Greg can supply skins (the figure hugging clothing that show off your physique but help keep the muscle pulls at bay) tops and bottoms. If anyone is interested please contact Greg

PLAYER OF THE YEAR - MARTYN ISHERWOOD / MATT ASHE

1 ST TEAM PLAYER - MARTYN ISHERWOOD

2 ND TEAM PLAYER - AVINISH UPADHYAY

EVE LEAGUE PLAYER - KEITH RIDLEY

LEADING RUN SCORER - MARTYN ISHERWOOD 698

LEADING WICKET TAKER - NEIL CAMPONE 37

1STS HIGHEST SCORE - MARTYN ISHERWOOD 140

1STS BEST BOWLING - CHRIS SARGENT 5 / 15

2NDS HIGHEST SCORE - AVINISH UPADHYAY 119

2NDS BEST BOWLING - ZIA NORI 5 / 33

EVE LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORE - KEITH RIDLEY 71*

EVE LEAGUE BEST BOWLING - ZIA NORI 4 / 21

The prestigious end of season Hampshire League Top 20s have been released, and once again Highfield have made a good showing. Not since joining the league in 1992 has a player made the batting and bowling lists but this season two players have made it. In County 3 Matt Ashe finished 17 th in the batting and 20 th in the bowling and in RD3SW, thanks to his two centuries, Avi Upadhyay came 5 th in the batting and 10 th in the bowling. Martyn Isherwood also made the top 5 in County 3 but with the ball instead of the bat. He only needed 1 more innings to make the top 3 in Batting but Dan's ton put paid to that. Finally Neil Campone picked up his 6 th bowling distinction, finishing 6 th in RD3SW. Only Gerald Scott and Steve Taylor have more top 20 finishes for the club. Interesting to note, that Assad won the bowling award in the Buffalos league, the only defector to even make the list after joining Southampton Community.

MALC TURNS 50

One of the founding members of Highfield CC has hit another half century. He's now got 3 in total although this latest one will no doubt not be one of his favourite and won't appear in the averages! With almost 600 appearances for the club it shows that healthy living and regular fitness training really does pay off.

HAPPY 50th Malc