Chaos here, Day 2 of the “put Swaine to bed” series. We came into todays game on the back of handing out a cricket lesson, but we were yet to dismiss Swaine from class. As is customary in the Sykes cup, we were away yet again but as teams find out, it matters not. My team talk in the cupboard they call a dressing room was fairly straight forward, “keep this lot petrified of us”. The first task of the day was to win the toss and Chaos delivered. As the coin landed I noticed the opposition captains facial expression…

Chaos here, Well the big one finally came round, despite Swaine’s 2 losses already this season, this is still the team to beat for us. Relying on the other pony teams in this league to beat these is futile, if we’re hunting a league title we have to come here and do the business ourselves. The next few paragraphs will outline how we took matters into our own hands in an emphatic way. We came in to the game after a bit of a nightmare week. Judas Iscariot, aka LC has decided to go back to Woodlands and do as…

Chaos here, Today we welcomed local rivals Mirfield Parish to the Memorial Ground, less noisy neighbours and more curtains drawn never put their bins out neighbours. Having spent a few hours on the roller this week preparing a new wicket along with Andy and Bozo, I was confident today was going to be a run fest. As eluded to in previous match reports, a fresh pitch at home can offer the bowlers assistance if you bowl well and this period would be crucial for the team batting first. Once again, I won the toss and elected to bat first, the…

Chaos here, After a good result yesterday against the same opposition, we came into todays Sykes cup tie full of confidence and ready to hand out another hiding. Interestingly, Scholes have a hybrid pitch these days which allows them to play on 2 wickets all season. My first experience of playing on such a pitch so would be an education. Noise from the outside that this was an even contest with people not able to pick a definite winner, I saw it very differently. Notoriously a difficult place to play on a Sunday, as their lot seem to get up…

Chaos here, Today was the first instalment of the “Scholes double header” where we entertained them in the league and we would travel to Chapelgate tomorrow for the Sykes Cup. They’ve always provided a tough test, the same core players every year and they play the game hard. A few of theirs let us know last season that we were near the bottom so I was keen to see a few of them over the white line for a catch-up. It was a beautiful sunny day at the Memorial ground and we had a fresh pitch to look forward to.…

Chaos here, Today the lads travelled to my favourite away ground in the league. They have put a lot of work off the field to improve the clubhouse and changing room facilities, credit to their volunteers and committee it’s a great place to play as an away player. We went into the game full of confidence from the day before bowling Skelmanthorpe out for 54, but we knew Thongsbridge would provide a big test for us as they always do. The first noticeable factor of the day was that on arrival it became apparent we were playing to a 32…

Chaos here, Some could argue this was the biggest game of the year so far, due to the noise people around the league were making about this lot being title contenders. A much changed Skelmanthorpe side from the one we played in the 2021 Sykes Cup semi final. Now, with six new signings which include 4 South African passport holders and 1 Indian overseas. I must mention the two debutants we had within the ranks. Firstly, the MVP and Moorlands’ future hall-of-famer Logan Silverwood. A well deserved call up to the first team, he looks every bit a player on…

30th April 2023 Chaos here, I think the less said about this fixture the better, summed up by M1 driving in, having a look round and reversing back out. The pitch was very damp and the outfield even wetter and uncut. With the weather and potential for rain in the afternoon it was decided to reduce the game to 30overs per side to ensure a game was completed. I wanted to bowl first and the Meltham captain wanted to bat so tossing up was made redundant. We took to the field for the 2nd time in 2 days and the…

29th April 2023 Chaos here, The 2023 Premier league finally got underway as we travelled to a tough venue, league powerhouses Honley. A fixture where we have had contrasting results in previous years. I’ve been part of great run chases with the likes of overseas legend, Nathan Rabnott, and also taken some hidings at the hands of Timmy Taylor, Si Kelly et al. We travelled at full strength with league debuts for Marcus Walmsley (M1), overseas Amogh Bhatkal (Mogs), Chavez Younes (Chezzy), and Jonathan Rudge (Rudgey). I won the first battle of day and chose to give our fresh order…

Chaos here, After a disappointing day on Saturday being rained off at home to a less than enthusiastic Shepley, we were chomping at the bit to get the 2023 season off and running. After a busy winter in the transfer market and 4 new faces to bed into the dressing room, I was keen to see how we fared against an old foe in the first round of the Heavy Woollen Cup. We welcomed a recently relegated Golcar to the Memorial Ground who have always provided a tough test for us in previous seasons since I arrived at the club.…