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NEWS ARCHIVE - 2006-10

23/05/2010 - REVENGE FOR SHENLEY AS NBA FAIL TO POST GOOD INNINGS
North Bucks Ambulance CC - 91 LOST TO
Shenley Church End CC - 92-6 by 4 wickets (Cup Game 1)
Another close fixture between the sides saw Shenley Church End come out as victors after they bowled out the host for 91, then stuttered themselves before roaring to victory.

22/05/2010 - CHURCH END FALTER TO HAND CLINTON A MAXIMUM
Shenley Church End CC - 63 (5 points) LOST TO
Aston Clinton CC 1st XI - 115 (30 points) by 52 runs
An inexplicable collaspe from SCECC's batsmen saw them throw away the points after bowling Aston Clinton out for a lowly score, keeping up a run of poor home form.

15/05/2010 - SHENLEY BOUNCE BACK WITH CRANFIELD VICTORY
Cranfield University CC 1st XI - 145 (4 points) LOST TO
Shenley Church End CC - 237-5 (30 points)
Top of the table Cranfield University were Shenley's opponents, and it took great batting from Colin Wayman and Richard Fletcher, plus Graham Teagle's superb bowling gave a well deserved 30 points SCECC's way. More...

09/05/2010 - NBA HOLD ON FOR VICTORY OVER SCECC'S VALIANCE
Shenley Church End CC - 126 LOST TO
North Bucks Ambulance CC - 127-8 by 2 wickets
The Sunday side lost their opening League match to the Ambulance, but can walk away with so many positives from their use of a variable pitch. More...

08/05/2010 - POSTPONED - SCECC v. Milton Bryan CC 1st XI (FCCL Div 2)
The unseasonably cold and wet weather returned for a day or so, and was enough to cancel the match versus Milton Bryan today. Both team received 10 points.

03/05/2010 - PEAKERS BUMPS INTO VP IN KINGSTON TOWN!
Globetrotting SCECC stalwart Andy Peacock unexpectedly ran into an SCECC vice president whilst mooching around Kingston airport in the past week - Northamptonshire cricketer Niall O'Brien!

The Ireland wicketkeeper/batsman is in the West Indies for the ICC World T/20 competition, and Peakers managed to persuade him to pose for a picture. Remember to keep up to date with Peakers on his well written JamBlog!

02/05/2010 - MILTON KEYNES MATCH POSTPONED
Shenley's match with Milton Keynes CC was called off following the overnight rain, meaning the first league match of the campaign will have to wait until SCECC host North Bucks Ambulance next weekend.

01/05/2010 - OLD BRADWELL BRUSH ASIDE FALTERING SHENLEY
Shenley Church End CC - 114 (4 points) LOST TO
Old Bradwell CC 1st XI - 206-6 (30 points) by 92 runs
Suffering their first defeat of the campaign, Shenley will look back at an uneven batting display as their downfall followed a good otuing in the field. More...

25/04/2010 - SUNDAY SIDE RESCUE PRIDE IN CATASTROPHIC COLLAPSE!
Collingtree CC - 267-7 beat SCECC - 167-9 by 100 runs
A club record 10th wicket partnership of 87* between Colin Wayman and Simon Sidwell brought SCECC back to a more respectable result after being reduced to 2-5 as Collingtree ripped through the top order in Northampton.

Despite a great start from Shenley's bowlers, with the home team on 80-4 at drinks, great batting displays saw almost 10 an over flushed out to notched up a winning score of 267.

And when Shenley capitulated, Colin Wayman steadied the ship with an exquisite 112*, and batted almost 20 overs with Sidwell to frustrate Collingtree into submission, making the defeat a lot less painful.

24/04/2010 - TOP START FOR SHENLEY AT THE VICARAGE
Stewkley Vicarage CC 1st XI - 94 (2 points) LOST TO
Shenley Church End CC - 249-4dec (30 points) by 155 runs
SCECC pick up maximum points from their opening 2010 fixutre, thanks to a great all round team display. More...

18/04/2010 - VIEW FROM THE CHAIRMAN'S BALCONY
Chairman Ian Peacock gives a few words on Shenley Church End's forthcoming season in all their team's respective divisions - as he continues to toil away at his day job in Saudi. More...

14/04/2010 - SCECC PRE-SEASON DRINKS - FRIDAY 16TH APRIL
A reminder that the Club are holding a Pre-Season Drinks night to give the chance for players etc to get together for a social before the 2010 season beign towards the end of April. We will be meeting at Old Wetherspoons (opposite Chiquitos) from 7:30pm this Friday (16th April) and everyone associated with SCECC is welcome to toast in the new campaign!

18/03/2010 - SCECC WINTER NETS UPDATE
Shenley Church End are gearing up for another potentially good season by sharpening their skills and competing hard in twice weekly net sessions, held at Oakgrove Leisure Centre on a Tuesday and Sunday. More...

04/01/2010 - WINTER NETS ARE ALMOST UPON US!
Nets for Shenley Church End CC will be starting again in early February. Held at Oakgrove School Sports Centre, nets begin on Tuesday 2nd February from 8:00-9:00pm and Sunday 7th February, 12:00-1:00pm, and will be on every subseqeunt Tuesday and Sunday until mid April.

11/12/2009 - SCECC HOLD SUCCESSFUL PRESENTATION EVENING
Once again Shenley members and their guests step up to the plate for anything involving food and beer. An excellent turn out at the Olde Red Lion at Great Brickhill gave SCECC players a chance to recognise their fellow practitioners efforts both on and off the field during 2009 at the club's Presentation Evening. More...

10/12/2009 - GEOFF DEVEREUX TROPHY PICTURES
Every year on August Bank Holiday Monday, a Shenley Church End CC XI travel to the top square on Manor Fields to face a Bletchley Town CC XI to play for the Geoff Devereux Trophy, in memory of the Rickley Park legend who sadly passed away during the Noughties. More...

01/12/2009 - SCECC AGM MINUTES AVAILABLE
Shenley Church End CC held their Annual General Meeting in late October. The minutes are now available to all SCECC members in a Word format - please see your e-mails.

15/10/2009 - END OF SEASON REVIEW - SATURDAY LEAGUE
A solid season for Shenley Church End in terms of their final league position in the Morrant Four Counties Cricket League Division 2, however both from individual perspectives and the team, it was far from plain sailing. Read the round-up from the 2009 campaign. More...

13/10/2009 - SCECC PRESENTATION EVENING 2009 ANNOUNCED
Shenley Church End CC will be hosting their annual Presentation Evening at our good sponsors The Old Red Lion pub in Great Brickhill on Friday 27th November 2009 - an event which the club hope will be as well attended as last year!

If you are to attend this popular evening, to enjoy good food, a drink or two and more importantly to congratulate the player's achievements this term - 5th in Division Two, the highest ever finish - please inform any committee member so we can ascertain a rough idea of numbers.

12/10/2009 - SCECC AGM ANNOUNCED - PLEASE ATTEND
Shenley Church End Cricket Club will be holding their Annual General Meeting at Abbey Hill Golf Centre on Thursday 29th October 2009, starting at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm prompt start - again giving members a chance to see how the club is progressing.

Chairman Ian Peacock has strongly encouraged all SCECC members to attend the evening, and has also asked for confirmation of their attendance. Please make sure you contact Ian, or a committee member, EVEN if you cannot attend. It's your chance to hear the club's plans/ideas, and also take part in important votes, including SCECC player awards.

15/07/2009 - CHAIRMAN'S MID-SEASON REVIEW
Read the Chairman's review of SCECC's season so far, for the relative comfort of his air conditioned apartment and alcohol free surroundings somewhere in Saudi... More...

01/04/2009 - FOUR COUNTIES CRICKET LEAGUE NEWS
The Morrant Four Counties Cricket League have notified clubs of two notable events before most take to the pitch on 25th April for the 2009 season - an EGM has been called by the League, while the Kit evening date has been announced. More...

20/03/2009 - CAPTAINCY MERRY-GO-ROUND!
Shenley Church End CC are proud to announce their new club captains for the forthcoming 2009 season, with new posts being taken up for all forms - Saturday's, Sunday's and Midweek. More...

19/03/2009 - SCECC CLUB EVENTS IN 2009
Shenley's fully packed social calendar throughout the season always begins to take shape from early on, and for 2009 this is no exception. Click here to find out the events planned. More...

19/03/2009 - MANOR FIELDS UNDERGOES PRE-SEASON WORK

While SCECC hone their cricketing skills in the nets, Shenley's home ground gets the early treatment by their hosts Bletchley Town CC in anticipation of both club's occupation of the "Bottom Pitch" in 2009. Now that BTCC have taken over the maintenance of cricket pitches at Manor Fields, and agreements in place for SCECC to again share with their hosts, advance preparations on the square are well underway. The outfield today was further mowed and prepared thanks to a welcome spell of warmer, sunnier weather and the able BTCC groundsmen, and additional items added to the surroundings! All in all, the positive steps being undertaken to aid the fruitful forthcoming season - where Shenley are expected to play up to 20 weekend fixtures in 2009 - are much appreciated.

26/02/2009 - 2009 SEASON SECTION IS LIVE
With nets in full swing and the anticipation building early for 2009, we now have the programme of SCECC Fixtures, preliminary tables and the Club Diary all updated in the 2009 section of the website. More...

02/01/2009 - FCCL AND MIDWEEK AGM UPDATE
AGM's for the SCECC Saturday side, playing the Morrant Four Counties Cricket League, and the Wednesday side, contesting the MKDCA Midweek League, have been attended in the past couple of months... More...

01/12/2008 - SCECC JOIN MKDCA SUNDAY LEAGUE FOR 2009
The 2009 Sunday season will be slightly different for Shenley Church End CC, as the club have decided - and put into action - their entry into the MKDCA Sunday League. More...

14/11/2008 - CHAIRMAN PLAYS IN "JCL"! Chairman Ian Peacock participated in his first game of Twenty20 cricket - in Saudi Arabia of all places! Taking 1 wicket on the concrete strip (and a 4-fer in the next game), he supplied this picture to prove he can cut his stuff in the lush green surroundings of the Jeddah Cricket League!

28/10/2008 - 2009 NETS DUE TO BEGIN
Net sessions for club members and any prospective new joiners are due to start early in 2009. These will be held once again at Oakgrove School Sports Centre on Sunday 1st February 12:00-1:00pm and Wednesday 4th February, 9:15–10:15pm, and every subseqeunt Wednesday and Sunday until late April. New players are always welcome.

27/10/2008 - SCECC AGM 2008 - MINUTES & ROUND-UP
Shenley Church End Cricket Club held their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 25th October 2008 to reflect on the 2008 Season and make key decisions on the club's future. More...

02/10/2008 - END OF SEASON PRESENTATION EVENING DETAILS
Shenley Church End CC will be hosting their annual Presentation Evening at our sponsors The Old Red Lion pub, Great Brickhill on Friday 21st November 2008 - an event which the club hope will be enjoyed by the entire club! More...

01/10/2008 - SHENLEY ANNOUNCE AGM DATE
Shenley Church End Cricket Club have announced the date of their Annual General Meeting. It will take place on Thursday 23rd October 2008, 7:15pm for a prompt 7:30pm start, at Abbey Hill Golf Club. It is important for ALL Club Members to attend, to help make key decisions for the 2009 season. More...

14/09/2008 - CANCELLED GAMES GIVES DRAB END TO SEASON
The final 2 games of Shenley's season were cancelled, meaning a low key end to Shenley's 2008 season. The friendly at Milton Byran was postponed the day after our League success over them on 31st August, while a week before Caddington informed us they weren't able to raise a team. Subsequent attempts at getting a fixture were thwarted, therefore 2008 is no more!

30/08/2008 - SHENLEY CHURCH END PROMOTED TO DIVISION TWO
Shenley Church End CC - 212-3 (30 points) BEAT
Milton Bryan CC 1st XI - 209-7 (6 points) by 7 wickets

Shenley Church End were celebrating after gaining certain promotion to FCCL Division 2 after beating fellow contenders Milton Bryan by 7 wickets, thanks to Anton DeBeer's superb 130 not out and a workmanlike fielding performance.

Click "Milton Keynes" for the latest forecast

Bryan inserted themselves from the toss - which pleased both sides, as if the visitor's had any chance of promotion a 30 point win must be gained. After a slow start, gaining less than 70 from the first 20 overs, Jay Fletcher (2-30 from 10) contrived with other bowlers to ensure Bryan's eventual total of 209 wasn't a much bigger one.

Shenley replied in a low key fashion, good tight bowling meant at drinks a score of 80-2 set up a tense finish. But DeBeer opened out and in just under 12 overs later, SCECC were celebrating their promotion to Division Two - possibly a year overdue. Amazingly, DeBeer would have been run-out in single figures if not for a horrendous error by the visitor's wicketkeeper when 3 yards short, and the very next ball dropped at slip following a cracking delivery!

Caddington's win at Whitchurch meant they finished as Division 3 champions and Shenley are second. 2009 promises to be an exciting season as Shenley step up to the mark against the likes of former Division 1 sides Olney and Milton Keynes, and Biddenham, Edlesborough, Studham, Soulbury, Stewkley and Aston Clinton.

31/08/2008 - NO GAME AS FRIENDLY CANCELLED
The away match at Milton Bryan was cancelled due to wet weather.

17/08/2008 - CADDINGTON FRIENDLY CALLED OFF
No game for Shenley Church End this Sunday, as the game against Caddington was postponed.

10/08/2008 - GEOFF DEVEREUX GAME ANNOUNCED!
The annual Geoff Devereux Memorial Game versus an MK Park XI will take place on Monday 25th August 2008 at Manor Fields (top pitch) with a 1:30pm start.

There will be beers/BBQ available for players during and after the match as SCECC keep up this traditional yearly fixture, plus family/friends are more than welcome to show their support and rememberace to one of Shenley's greatest ever bowlers. Presentation of the Geoff Devereux trophy will be made after the game.

Alll SCECC players are invited and if would like to feature in the game, whether it be batting/bowling/fielding, please speak to the Sunday captain or post your availability on the Messageboard.

09/08/2008 - BLANK WEEKEND AS WET WEATHER PUMMELS
Shenley's all home weekend was duly blanked out after a deluge of weekend rain made the Manor Fields pitch unplayable. SCECC's Division Three match with North Crawley 2nds and a return encounter against Biddenham fell foul to the weather, with many areas seeing puddles form and despite a nicely mown and flat pitch, it was simply too wet to play, even though Sunday was sunnier, both games were postponed on Saturday.

03/08/2008 - WET VICTORY FOR CUBLINGTON
Cublington CC (151-3) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC (149) by 7 wickets
Cublington braved the oncoming rain to complete a 7 wicket victory over SCECC in 25 overs, providing the Sunday side's 6th defeat of the campaign. After opting to bat first, Andy Peacock (30) and Stuart Burke (18) started well, but Jimmy Gardner's return from the USA dominated. An unsteady innings was ended on 13 thanks to a great C&B by Ben Sim.

Richard Fletcher's decent knock of 43, followed by Rob Hatcher (15) and Jay Fletcher (11) pulled the visiting team up to a respectable score, but easily enough for Cublington's stronger batsmen to chase.

Quick runs from Andrew Bull, Mike Chastney and Jamie Leggett provided the foundations to steer themselves to victory. Hatcher, Gardner and Dave Morley got the 3 Cublington wickets, though Ian Peacock's brilliant bowling on his return from Saudi Arabia was very notable.

02/08/2008 - 2ND SHENLEY LEAGUE GAME OFF
Shenley Church End's League game with North Crawley 2nds in FCCL Divison Three was postponed this weekend due to the wet weather experienced on Saturday morning. Ironically, the only other Saturday game cancelled in 2008 was actually against these opponents back in March. All other games in the League were also called off, hence no change in position. Shenley stay 4th.

27/07/2008 - LUCKY CANT STEER SIMMONS TO VICTORY
Shenley Church End CC (204-5) BEAT
William Simmons CC (203-7) by 5 wickets
Lucky Singh's 129 was not enough for Shenley to record their first Sunday home victory - at the fourth attempt - as yet another Anton DeBeer ton saw SCECC to the decent total set by the visitors.

Despite being dropped 3 times, opener Singh provided the bulk of the run scoring, as Graham Teagle, Jay Fletcher and Rob Hatcher all came close to removing the batsman - Kieran Burke eventually snaring his man.

In the reply, Tim Empson's quickfire 18 and Stuart Burke's 30 got the innings going inside the first 15 overs, while Anton DeBeer kept the run rate up, Andy Peacock (28) ably assisted him while the South African notched another timely hundred to maintain stand-in skipper Jay Fletcher's 100% record.

26/07/2008 - SHENLEY KEEP IN HUNT WITH DRAYTON VICTORY
Shenley Church End CC - 245-4 dec (30 points) BEAT
Drayton Parslow CC - 146 all out (4 points) by 99 runs

20/07/2008 - BIDDENHAM PROVE TOO STRONG FOR SCECC
Biddenham CC (109-3) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC (108) by 7 wickets

A weakened Shenley couldn't force a victory over the club's first friendly game versus Biddenham, ending up losing emphatically to the Bedfordshire side by 7 wickets. Being entered into bat by the hosts, openers Andy Peacock and Stuart Burke fended off strong opening bowlers. But as wickets fell, only Simon Sidwell and Graham Teagle offered resistence to draw out the innings towrads the final over, out for 108.

Biddenham's superb batting track only offered runs galore, and with just under 20 overs bowled the home side reached the total with relative ease. In three week times the two teams face again at Manor Fieids, promising to be a much more even contest.

19/07/2008 - TENSE DRAW FOUGHT OUT WITH EGGINGTON
Shenley Church End CC - 187 all out (14 points) DREW with
Egginton Foresters CC - 185-5 (14 points)

13/07/2008 - POOR PITCH AIDS BOTH AS SHENLEY WIN
Soulbury CC (109) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC (132) by 23 runs

A low scoring match on a soft pitch meant the team who lasted longest would succeed in winning - Shenley produced the goods and consistent bowling by their attack rewarded them with a great Sunday win.

12/07/2008 -
New Bradwell CC 2nd XI - ( points) DREW with
Shenley Church End CC - ( points)

05/07/2008 - COOL RUN CHASE PUSHES SHENLEY TO A MAXIMUM
Shenley Church End CC - 200-2 (25 points) BEAT
Turvey CC - 199 all out (5 points) by 8 wickets

29/06/2008 - COLLINGTREE GAME CALLED OFF
Shenley's scheduled Sunday match with Collingtree had to be called off when the visitors pulled off due to lack of numbers. With Simon Sidwell's side struggling for numbers also, it was a welcome weekend off, used to good effect to watch an epic Sunday of sport - Lewis Hamilton winning the British Grand Prix and Rafael Nadal beating Roger Federer in a epic Wimbledon final!

28/06/2008 - DEBEER STARTS WITH EPIC ALL ROUND SHOW
Milton Bryan CC 1st XI - BEAT
Shenley Church End CC - by 6 wickets

22/06/2008 - LAST BALL DEFEAT CONTINUES BAD HOME RECORD
Shenley Church End CC - 178-6 LOST to
Pitstone & Ivinghoe CC - 179-9

Shenley's home record on Sunday is still to reap a win following a gutting last ball defeat to Pitstone & Ivinghoe at Manor Fields. Posting a respectable total of 178 following a mid-innings slow down, half centuries from Andy Peacock and Anton DeBeer, and 38 from Stuart Burke steered Shenley to a defendable lead.

With a decent start to their fielding and bowling, SCECC looked the more likely victors. Though innings never go smoothly - Ivinghoe managed an excellent 5th wicket partnership which turned the tables to within sight of victory - 50 runs to win with 13 overs left.

DeBeer, Jay Fletcher and Simon Sidwell rallied the troops with tight bowling, the latter man breaking the partnership and gained 2 wickets in 2 balls. This aided the leaking of runs down to 3 off the final over. But Ivinghoe showed good resolve to win on the final ball of the innings, disappointing a mixed Shenley side who had clawed their way back into contention.

21/06/2008 - DEBEER STARTS WITH EPIC ALL ROUND SHOW
Eaton Bray CC 2nd XI - 81 (2 points) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 255-5 (30 points) by 174 runs

Anton DeBeer made this cricket match a one man show with one of the most outstanding all round performances Shenley Church End had ever seen, to register a 30 points win over bottom club Eaton Bray 2nds, and steady the club to 3rd in the FCCL Division Three table.

Batting first, others watch in awe as DeBeer notched 164no during the 44 over innings, (some of which he did not bat) including 22 fours and 5 sixes. Other ably assisted him during the stay, pushing SCECC to a certainly unobtainable target of 256 to win.

And despite coming on as second change bowler, DeBeer rampaged through the stumps of Bray's middle to bottom order with unbelievable figures of 6-5 from 10 overs (8 maidens!) finishing with the best figures so far in 2008. FCCL Div 3 Table...

19/06/2008 - MIDWEEK SUCCESS AS OVERSEAS ARE OVERCOME!
Picking up their first success in 2008 Wednesday midweek action, Shenley Church End beat MK Overseas by 3 wickets in a highly entertaining match. Jay Fletcher picked up 4-33 when Overseas opted to bat first, finishing their 15 over innings on 154-6. Shenley's array of attacking batsmen were in fine form, Anton DeBeer (51) and Steve Gordon (31) taking preceedings to a close and maximum points, on 158-7.

15/06/2008 - AMERSHAM HILL SOUNDLY BEATEN BY SOLID SCECC
SCECC travelled to Amersham Hill a year after they drubbed their Buckinghamshire counterparts, and repeated the feat with a cracking win. Scores to follow.

14/06/2008 - SHENLEY BACK ON TRACK WITH WINNING DRAW
Shenley Church End CC - 228-5 (20 points) DREW with
Caddington CC 1st XI - 148-8 (5 points)

Bouncing back to a good Saturday haul, Shenley hosted Caddington at the Manor for the first time since the two teams met in last season's penultimate game. This encounter ended a bit differently, within Shenley taking most of the spoils with a winning draw.

Anton DeBeer posted his first century of the campaign, taking 105, while opener Andy Peacock continued a fine season at the top of the order by notching a well earned 62. This helped enormously to a healthy 200+ score. Caddington had other ideas than getting all out, SCECC struggling to break them down until the finish, where a couple of wickets fell in the final balls to unsettle the visitors, but easily held out for a losing draw.

Shenely still have some way to go in clawing back points in order to level matters with Whitchurch, Milton Bryan and North Crawley 2nds, all currently ahead in the Division 3 League table.

12/06/2008 - MIDWEEK SUCCESS AS OVERSEAS ARE OVERCOME!
See MK Citizen match report - Eversholt beat Shenley at the death

08/06/2008 - 10 MAN SHENLEY VICTORIOUS IN WINSLOW EPIC!
After defeat at Whitchurch the previous day, Shenley's Sunday team - a man short - took to the field away at Winslow Town in what turned out to be an epic battle. Excellent bowling from Spencer Davies, Graham Teagle and Rob Hatcher ensured a captiviating 5 run victory in an extremely even contest against a young Town side. More...

07/06/2008 - WHITCHURCH CRUSH SCECC IN POOR SHOWING
Whitchurch CC - 85-3 (25 points) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC - 83 (1 points) by 7 wickets

Shenley Church End suffered their heaviest League defeat in some years as Whitchurch shellshocked the visitors thanks to a classy display of bowling to fully take the plaudits - leaving SCECC scratching their heads at what went wrong this thumping defeat.

K Siddique and S Hussian - admittedly on a difficult pitch and the rub of the green - ripped through Shenley's batting with 4 wicket each to leave them stranded on 83 from just over 30 overs, while it took Whitchurch less than 13 overs to complete the job with 3 wickets down, and gives Stuart Hardwick food for thought and Shenley languishing in mid table!

28/05/2008 - MIDWEEK MATCHES SUCCUMB TO DOWNPOURS
The MKDCA League match against Open University on Wednesday and the League Cup Round 1 game at home to Eversholt, due to be played at Manor Fields on Thursday, has been cancelled due to the weather. Rearrangement details for the Cup game will be posted soon.

17/05/2008 - GUTSY SHENLEY LEAP TO FCCL LEAD
Eggington Foresters CC 1st XI - 161 (4 points) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 162-3 (25 points)

Shenley Church End relaxed into their Tour 2008 weekend safe in the knowledge their pinnacle position in FCCL Division Three table is a fantastic start from 4 matches, gaining that spot after a well managed seven wicket victory over Eggington Foresters 1sts. More...

11/05/2008 - SUPER ANTON BLASTS SHENLEY TO SUNDAY WIN
Anton's DeBeer's second innings score of 103 proved a cut above when his brilliant form guided Shenley to a great win at William Simmonds. Brilliant bowling saw the hosts hole out for 132 on a day of great weather, then DeBeer partnered David Giles for almost the entire innings to steer SCECC home.

10/05/2008 - RESOLUTE NEW BRADWELL HALT SHENLEY'S AMBITION
Shenley Church End CC - 222-6 (14 points) DREW with
New Bradwell CC 2nd XI - 201-5 (13 points)
Shenley Church End dropped one League position and threw away their the chance of claiming a winning draw by a bigger margin, by allowing New Bradwell 2nds to sneak past two vital landmarks and claw back points at the death at Manor Fields on Saturday. More...

04/05/2008 - POOR SHENLEY SUFFERS MASSIVE BRAY DEFEAT
Eaton Bray proved that punishing poor bowling on a dodgy pitch was key to providing success by easily disposing of Shenley Church End by 154 runs. A rare weaker side meant Bray could capitalise with the bat, and a combination of poor shot selection and frustrating bowling kept the Manor Fields side in check in front of their new sightscreens!

03/05/2008 - NARROW TURVEY VICTORY PUTS SCECC UPWARDS
Turvey CC - 161 (6 points) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 161-5 (25 points) by 5 wickets
A half century from Homer Evans and 42 from Andy Peacock were instrumental in guiding Shenley Church End to a toughly fought win away at ex Div 2 side Turvey. Gaining the 25 points with just one ball to spare, it picked up the MK side to a healthy 2nd place early in the Division Three campaign.

27/04/2008 - ROGERS' CENTURY GALLOPS SCECC TO FIRST 2008 WIN
Simon Sidwell's debut as Sunday captain got off to a winning start when they visited their yearly first weekend opponents Collingtree in a friendly, gaining a huge 9 wicket victory in the process - all down to a huge century from Nick Rogers and his partnership with Richard Fletcher. More...

26/04/2008 - SHENLEY DENIED VICTORY BY NEGATIVE DRAYTON
Shenley Church End opened their season with an encounter against Drayton Parslow in Division Three, but could ended up with a extraordinary winning draw that saw the home side barely stumble out of the traps, to negatively block out from early on and hold onto minimum points. More...

25/04/2008 - SCCEC FACE SEASON OPENERS!
The season starts here! 2008 Cricket kicks off tomorrow when Shenley Church End CC visit Drayton Parslow in the first round of matches in Division 3 of the Morrant Four Counties Cricket League. Sunday also see a friendly away at Collingtree. Teams are available from the usual place.

19/04/2008 - CLUB EVENT - NORTHANTS TWENTY20 AT CAMPBELL PARK!
Members and partners of Shenley Church End CC are invited to attend another Club Event which organises itself - the annual Northants Twenty20 evening out at Campbell Park to take in some magical cricket and down the beers! More...

18/04/2008 - CLUB EVENT - PEAKERS' PORK PIT
The first Shenley Church End CC "Club Event" of 2008 is to be the eating and drinking spectacular called "Peakers' Pork Pit" held on May Day Bank Holiday, to be held at the esteemed residence in Bletchey. More...

17/04/2008 - OUTDOOR PRACTICE SESSIONS ORGANISED
Shenley Church End are aiming to gear up their pre-season efforts by organising a host of outdoor practice sessions - starting on Tuesday 22nd April - for club members to attend, in the crossover between nets finishes and the 2008 campaign starting. More...

11/04/2008 - SCECC SECURE MK COMMUNITY FUND GRANT! Shenley Church End Cricket Club announced they have successfully secured funding for their target of purchasing new sightscreens for Manor Fields ahead of the 2008 cricket season, thanks to a successful grant application to The Milton Keynes Community Foundation. More...

01/02/2008 - 2008 SATURDAY LEAGUE FIXTURES RELEASED
The fixtures for Shenley league campaign in FCCL Division 3 have been decided - with a visit to Drayton Parslow on April 26th serving as the opening of the 2008 season. More...

23/01/2008 - 2008 CRICKET NETS TO START IN FEBRUARY
SCECC are reminding current and prospective new members that the club will be holding regular weekly net sessions throughout winter 2008 up until the season start in April. More...

10/11/2007 - CLUB DINNER A SUCCESS FOR TEAGLE, DEBEER, BRACE
Three of the club's players swept the board at the Shenley Church End Cricket Club annual awards dinner, held at Abbey Hill Golf Club on Friday 9th November to recognise the achievements on and off the field for club members. More...

26/10/2007 - AGM FOR SHENLEY SEES CAPTAINCY CHANGES
Shenley Church End CC held their Annual General Meeting at Abbey Hill Golf Club on Thursday 25th October, chaired by first year head Ian Peacock and attended by many regulars from Manor Fields. More...

22/10/2007 - SHENLEY RAISES £800 TOTAL IN FOUR PITCH CHALLENGE Shenley Church End CC completed their mammoth Four Pitch Challenge, finishing 10 mile walk - taking in 3 former grounds under the club's various past pseudonyms - at home ground Manor Fields to raise money for the club, producing a massive £800 between the squad of 12 who took part. Pictures and More...

16/10/2007 - DE BEER SWEEPS THE BOARD AT FCCL AWARD NIGHT
Congratulation to Shenley's Anton DeBeer for rounding off a fantastic debut season by collecting 3 awards at the Morrant Four Counties Cricket League Presentation night on Saturday 13th October in Bletchley.

Anton picked the Most Runs, Most Wickets and predictably the All Rounder award for a sublime season with both bat and ball, outlining his quality by notching 4 fifties and 1 ton and displaying patient time at the crease for 544 runs, and also celebrating 31 League wickets in 111 overs.

15/10/2007 - SHENLEY ADD MORE CLUB DIARY DATES
Click the link for a reminder of various club dates for your diaries, including the Four Pitch Challenge, Club AGM and Presentation Evening for which everyone is encouraged to attend. More...

19/09/2007 - SCCEC'S FUNDRAISER - FOUR PITCH CHALLENGE
Shenley Church End Cricket Club are announcing the club's new fundraising venture - The Four Pitch Challenge - it aims is to raise new club funds and will involve members walking a total of 12 miles taking it's past and present grounds. Members are can find out more by clicking here - More...

01/09/2007 - SCECC MISS OUT ON LEAGUE PROMOTION
Open University CC - 227-3 (25 points) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC - 224-4 (6 points) by 7 wickets
For the second time in 3 seasons, Shenley Church End failed to gain promotion on the final day of the campaign when Open University produced a convincing run chase to a strong opening total to condemn SCECC to defeat, allowing Biddenham to sneak the final promotion spot with a win against Drayton Parslow.

25/08/2007 - SHENLEY SET FOR OU FINALE AFTER CADDINGTON DEFEAT
Shenley Church End CC - 163 (7 points) LOST to
Caddington CC - 164-8 (25 points) by 2 wickets
Shenley's promotion hopes took an untimely dent after an agonising 2 wicket defeat to Caddington in a long hard fought match. The visiting side successfully chased down the average sized total in the 45th over leaving the final game with Open University as the Division Three crunch game. More...

19/08/2007 - SUNDAY FRIENDLY RESULT
Shenley Church End CC (282-4) BEAT
Collingtree CC XI (80) by 6 wickets
A magnificent century by Stuart Burke, ably backed up by 82 for Anton De Beer gave Shenley a string victory over Northants based opponents Collingtree. Despite having a weakened side, a long partnership from the big pair was enough to seal a massive win, backed up by excellent bowling in a fixture enjoyed by both teams.

18/08/2007 - MILTON BRYAN LEAGUE GAME CANCELLED
Shenley Church End CC v. Milton Bryan CC 1st XI
Due to the inability to prepare a pitch at Milton Bryan, the league game scheduled for today is cancelled. 10 points are awarded to both sides.

11/08/2007 - SHENLEY EDGE CLOSER TOWARDS FINALE WITH VICTORY
Drayton Parslow CC - 161 (4 points) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 166-2 (25 points) by 8 wickets
Homer Evans continued his fine form with an unbeaten half century and lead Shenley to their eighth win from 15 games, and steer SCECC closer towards the aim for the season - promotion.

05/08/2007 - SUNDAY FRIENDLY RESULT
Shenley Church End CC (113-4) BEAT
Cublington CC XI (107) by 6 wickets
Another set of Sunday fixtures at a now dry Manor Fields, SCECC saw off the challenge of Cublington with a relatively easy chase down. Batting first in a sweltering, Cublington got off to a poor start, falling to 8-3 from 4 overs, and never recovered.

Struggling to just 107, Shenley quickly took charge and R Fletcher and A De Beer finished off the innings. Highlights included Anthony Brace's brilliant boundary shot in front of square, Simon Sidwell's small spell in a return to bowling and Jay Fletcher's pulling off a diamond duck ball.

04/08/2007 - SCECC CLAIM TOP DRAW AND KEEP SLIM LEAD
Shenley Church End CC - 229-5 (20 points) DREW with
Eaton Bray CC 2nd XI - 115-9 (4 points)
SCECC's first Morrant match for 3 long weeks was a welcome return, but for the second time in 2007 maximum draw points were claimed - and frustration vented at Eaton Bray's dogged resistance - as well as top spot in League 3. More...

29/07/2007 - HOME DOUBLE HEADER WASHED OUT
Shenley Church End failed to play any matches for the second weekend running as the flooding of Manor Fields fail to subside in time for the Club's home fixtures. The League game with Eggington Forresters and the Sunday friendly versus William Simmonds were affected.

But in Division Three, Shenley retained top spot, as second placed Open University failed to take advantage of the postponment by claiming a winning draw against New Bradwell.

23/07/2007 - MANOR FIELDS UNDER THE INFLUENCE...

Manor Fields once again succumbed to the power of British weather over the weekend by being flooded for the 3rd time in 2007. Shenley's midweek League game with MK City on Wednesday has subsequently been moved to Woughton on the Green, those available to play should contact captain Stuart Burke.

22/07/2007 - BRUTAL WEATHER WASHES OUT SCECC FIXTURES
There were no games this weekend for Shenley to extend their useful lead in Morrant Four Counties Division 3 and to continue their Sunday season. Heavy rain on Friday meant any chance of play at Steeple Claydon on Saturday were dented, while overnight rain last night was the reason for the postponment of Sunday's friendly at Biddenham.

14/07/2007 - SHENLEY ROAR TO VICTORY AND TOP SPOT Shenley Church End CC - 107-2 (25 points) BEAT New Bradwell CC 2nd XI - 104 (2 points) by 8 wickets Finally confirming their status at the top of Division Three, Shenley capped off another dominant performance by bowling out New Bradwell 2nds and knocking off the runs to become new leaders - after Open University's failure to win. More...

08/07/2007 - DAMP PITCH NOT A HELP FOR SHENLEY
Soulbury CC (86-4) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC (85) by 6 wickets
A damp wicket with little bounce doing batting proved Shenley's undoing in a comprehensive defeat by Soulbury CC, who took full advantage of their accurate bowling to send their visitors to a 6 wicket defeat. More...

07/07/2007 - DOUBLE TOP FOR SHENLEY IN BIDDENHAM SUCCESS
Shenley Church End CC - 208-7 (30 points) BEAT
Biddenham CC - 100 (4 points) by 108 runs
Shenley Church End rampaged into joint top spot in Division 3 following a superb victory over notoriously tricky team Biddenham, winning by a considerable margin. More...

01/07/2007 - MK PARK WIN DEVEREUX MEMORIAL TROPHY
With the match played in very wet conditions in front of the main pavilion at Manor Fields, MK Park beat Shenley Church End to pick up the Geoff Devereux Memorial Cup in 2007. A strong Park team were too good for the regular Sunday XI.

30/06/2007 - TOP OF THE TABLE CLASH OFF
Shenley's top of the table clash with Open University on Saturday fell victim to the atrocious weather with the Manor Fields pitch almost under water. Both clubs gained 10 points, as the entire League programme in Division Three was wiped out.

26/06/2007 - SHENLEY EXTEND SOCIAL DIARY DATES
The Club have more dates for members to pen into their SCECC diaries with the announcement of more social events by the committee. As the season progresses more dates will be added, so keep in touch. More...

23/06/2007 - SCECC SWOOP IN TOWARDS LEAGUE LEADERS
Caddington CC 1st XI - 167 (6 points) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC - 168-5 (25 points) by 5 wickets
Battling to their 5th victory of the campaign, Shenley moved a step closer towards top spot, now just 5 points behind leaders Open University, with a gutsy victory over Caddington. More...

16/06/2007 - WEATHER HOLDS OUT FOR SCECC TO BEAT BRYAN
Shenley Church End CC - 110-2 (25 points) BEAT
Milton Bryan 1st XI - 107 (2 points) by 8 wickets
Gliding into 2nd place in Division Three, SCECC defied the heavy rain and general bad weather to overcome the challenge of high flyers Milton Bryan with a sturdy 8 wicket victory at Manor Fields, Shenley's fourth victory of 2007. More...

15/06/2007 - GEOFF DEVEREUX GAME ARRANGED
The annual Geoff Devereux Memorial game has been arranged for Sunday 1st July against an MK Park XI, starting at 1pm at Manor Fields, with beer and BBQ afterwards. Please give your availability to any of the team captains for this event.

11/06/2007 - PEAKERS PORK PIT - THIS FRIDAY
Andy Peacock would like to remind fellow cricketers of the 'Peakers Pork Pit' event, which will take place on Friday 15th June 2007 at his Otter Close residence in Bletchley. More...

10/06/2007 - BRAY BATSMEN TOO GOOD FOR CHURCH END ATTACK
Eaton Bray CC (155-2) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC (154-8) by 8 wickets
The Sunday season - decimated by rain so far - continued at Eaton Bray, where Shenley Church End were convincingly condemned to their first Sunday defeat by 8 wickets thanks to a great partnership between a pair of Bray's first XI batsmen. More...

09/06/2007 - SCECC FRUSTRATED AS DRAYTON HOLD ON TO DRAW
Shenley Church End CC - 220-8 (20 points) DREW with
Drayton Parslow CC - 157-9 (8 points)
Shenley came extremely close to recording another League win at Manor Fields, falling narrowly short where Drayton Parslow succeeded last season, and had to settle for top draw points instead to secure 3rd place in Division Three. More...

02/06/2007 - BRAY VICTORY MOVES SHENLEY FORWARD
Eaton Bray CC 2nd XI - 81 (3 points) LOST TO
Shenley Church End CC - 198-7 (30 points) by 118 runs
Shenley recorded their 3rd win of the season to take them nearer to the top of Division Three, and in spite of initially struggling to Eaton Bray's opening bowlers, SCECC's total and faster bowling attack proved the difference in another 30 point haul. More...

24/05/2007 - FINAL UPDATE - SCCEC 2007 TOUR TO BATH
The last snippets of information have been added to the Tour page to give you a one stop guide to everything about SCECC's 2007 Tour to Bath. Simply take a look, print if need be! More...

23/05/2007 - CRACKING MIDWEEK WIN FOR SHENLEY
Abbey National - 104-5 (3 points) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 151-8 (12 points) by 47 runs
Stuart Burke returned to skip his first game against Abbey National, and capped it off with a convincing 47 run success. Shenley made it four straight victories in five days and wiull now go on Tour with smiles.

22/05/2007 - MIDWEEK TEAM PROGRESS WELL IN CUP
Daimler Chrysler - 108-8 LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 210-2 by 102 runs
Anton DeBeer (127no) and Colin Wayman put on a mind-blowing partnership of 200 to give Shenley a fantastic midweek win. Vice captain Grahame Wild's first game in charge yielded progression to the next round in style!

20/05/2007 - ANOTHER MANOR FIELDS WIN FOR SUNDAYERS
Shenley Church End CC - 220-5 (40 Overs) BEAT
Soulbury CC - 116-9 (34.2 Overs) by 104 runs
Richard Fletcher's Sunday side notched up another solid win to make it two in the weekend, this time by overcoming the challenge of Soulbury in a 40 over game at Manor Fields, shrouded in music Twenty20 style! More...

19/05/2007 - STEEPLE BUCKLE UNDER SHENLEY DOMINANCE
Shenley Church End CC - 242-5 (30 points) BEAT
Steeple Claydon - 49 (2 points) by 193 runs
Steeple Claydon were crushed thanks to a mammoth 193 run victory secured by Shenley Church End in their 4th Four Counties League game, producing one of the biggest and most comprehensive League victories in their history at Manor Fields. More...

16/05/2007 - MK OVERSEAS OFF AS 5TH MATCH IS CANCELLED
Shenley suffered at the hands of the appaling weather by being forced to cancel tonight's match versus MK Overseas, which now makes the 5th straight match to be unplayable.

14/05/2007 - SCCEC 2007 TOUR TO BATH - UPDATE
Tour director Andy Peacock provides us an update of where we are for the 2007 Tour. If anyone has any ideas they want to see/do/bring, please let Andy know. Monies are urgently required! Click "more" for, well, more.... More...

13/05/2007 - WILLIAM SIMMONS (A) - GAME OFF
The weekend's heavy rain inevitably took it's toll on SCECC's fixture at William Simmonds, with the pitch deemed unplayable. Persistent rain decimated fixtures across the county, leaving Shenley gameless for 3 consectuive matches!

12/05/2007 - NO MATCH ON NEW BRADWELL FIXTURE
One of Shenley's favourite fixtures in the League calendar, the short trip to New Bradwell CC, was abruptly called off thanks to a deluge of rain in the build-up, just as 3 days previous.

09/05/2007 - AZAD MIDWEEK GAME CANCELLED
The first midweek match of the season, captained By Stuart Burke, was a wash-out due to heavy rains at New Bradwell.

06/05/2007 - MK CITY FRIENDLY MATCH POSTPONED
Shenley's anticipated match against MK City on Sunday was postponed the day before, denying the chance for the club to get it's first defeat of the season out of it's system.

05/05/2007 - SECOND PLACE RETAINED AFTER BIDDENHAM BEAT SCECC
Biddenham CC - 251-7 (30 points) BEAT
Shenley Church End CC - 158 (6 points) by 93 runs
Suffering their first defeat of the season, Shenley still retained top spot after their comprehensive loss against Biddenham.

29/04/2007 - SUNDAY MEN OFF TO A FLYER AT COLLINGTREE
Collingtree CC - 175 (40 Overs) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 176-8 (38 Overs) by 2 wickets
Two victories inside the opening weekend left Shenley Church End on a high, especially beating a tough Collingtree outfit sporting a number of top quality Saturday players, seeing the visitors edge a nailbiter in Northampton. More...

28/04/2007 - SHENLEY EASE TO OPENER VICTORY
Eggington Foresters CC 1st XI - 135 (3 points) LOST to
Shenley Church End CC - 136-2 (25 points) by 8 wickets
Shenley Church End opened their account for the 2007 Season with a convincing 8 wicket win over Eggington Foresters on Saturday, which was just the perfect start that captain Stuart Hardwick was looking for. More...

24/04/2007 - SCECC'S SOCIAL EVENTS GATHER PACE
Shenley's fully packed social calendar throughout the 2007 Season has begun to take shape, a chance for all players to catch up with their counterparts away from the Cricket field. More...

23/04/2007 - OUTDOOR PRACTICE SCHEDULED
As our midweek indoor nets have finished for the winter, there will be an outdoor fielding practice to get into shape for the season on Wednesday 25th April at Manor Fields at 6:20pm for an 6:30pm start. Make sure you try and attend this very worthy session to "loosen the arm", on time please!

22/04/2007 - 2007 SEASON BEGINS NEXT WEEKEND!
Shenley Church End's eagerly anticipated new season gets underway this coming weekend for both the Morrant Four Counties League on Saturday's as well as the club's list of Sunday friendlies. Please let the captains know of your availability! More...

17/04/2007 - SUBS DUE, NEW SCECC KIT OUT NOW!
The Club are pleased to announce the availability of the new 2007 season SCECC kit in time for the forthcoming league campaign, which is available to all club members, plus a reminder that your season subs are now due. More...

13/04/2007 - NEWS IN BRIEF
Over the past few months, the cogs have been ticking behind the scenes at Shenley Church End CC in preparations for the new season. Below we aim to round up all the news from the pre-season activities. More...

08/02/2007 - SCECC MESSAGEBOARD - SIGN UP NOW! Get posting on Shenley's new members only messageboard! Sign up and register through the members area, where you find out all the gossip and banter surrounding SCECC. Note to all current and ex-SCECC players/members, if you wish to login into the members area and don't know how, simply drop myself or one of the committee an e-mail to get in the know! More...

01/02/2007 - SCECC ANNOUNCE 2007 TOUR DETAILS
Our long and cherished tradition of touring various parts of the country at the Spring Bank Holiday weekend is set to continue once again - with your support. More...

28/01/2007 - CRICKET NETS BEGIN FOR 2007!
Cricket nets are to begin in Feburary at a new venue for SCECC, in preparation for the 2007 season. More...

24/01/2007 - JANUARY PITCH LATEST - WEATHER HITS MANOR FIELDS
As the Manor Fields pitch attempts to recover from it's summer rigours, our intrepid reporters have been keeping an eye on it's progress through January - and have witnessed some startling changes! More...

21/01/2007 - SCECC RUGBY DAY DETAILS
Members of Shenley Church End Cricket Club will be attending their annual Rugby Day at Northampton Saints, with the designated fixture being the visit of Harlequins RFC on Saturday 17th February 2007. More...

20/11/2006 - CRICKET PRESENTATION DINNER – SELECTIONS NEEDED
Shenley Church End's committee will have it's first meeting of 2007 on Thursday 11th January at Abbey Hill Golf club, starting at 19:30. Various items are on the agenda for the forthcoming season, so if any club members would like to contribute ideas/matters for the agenda, speak to a committee member.

18/11/2006 - SCECC PRESENTATION DINNER A SUCCESS
The second annual Shenley Church End CC Presentation Dinner took place on Friday 17th November to celebrate another solid cricketing campaign in 2006, the last official event of the year deemed a resounding success and a thoroughly enjoyable evening for all the club's members. More...

09/11/2006 - BACKROOM CHANGES AT SCECC AGM
Shenley Church End CC held their Annual General Meeting at Abbey Hill Golf Club on November 9th with 12 members in attendance, an evening which saw some interesting changes to the Committee. More...

20/10/2006 - CRICKET PRESENTATION DINNER – SELECTIONS NEEDED
The annual SCECC Cricket presentation dinner will take place on Friday 17th November 2006, with a number of past and present players and partners due to attend.

The event will be held at the Abbey Hill Golf Club, and will include a 3 course meal, as well as award presentations to players and a raffle. Ian Peacock is this year’s organiser and would like people to inform him of their menu selections, from the choice below:

Soup or Prawn Cocktail,
Roast Beef or Roast Turkey or Salmon,
Apple Pie or Fruit Salad

If anyone would like to attend who hasn’t already been asked, please contact Ian Peacock.

05/10/2006 - SCECC AGM DATE ANNOUNCED
Shenley Church End CC have scheduled their Annual General Meeting on Thursday 9th November at Abbey Hill Golf Club, a different venue from last year. All members are free to attend. The evening starts at 7pm.

20/09/2006 - COMMITTEE MEETING ARRANGED
The SCECC committee meeting will take place on Monday 25th September at 7.45 for an 8pm start. Full details have been mailed to those involved.

17/09/2006 - Friendly
Aspley Guise (134) lost to
Shenley Church End CC XI (138-1) by 9 wickets
Aspley were the team to knock Shenley off their stride in the last campaign's Division Three promotion push, though SCECC put this on their return and ripped through the young bottom order to set up victory - and now remain unbeaten in a 40 over match since May. More to come...

16/09/2006 - Friendly
MK Park CC XI (111) lost to
Shenley Church End CC (180-4) by 69 runs
A friendly match with an MK Park CC XI turned into a good win when Shenley experimented with different bowlers and proved their usual pie-chuckers may not have it all to offer as Stuart Burke and Homer Evans stole the show.

In the first innings, Church End amounted 180-8 with Burke hitting 39, Wayman 38 and Evans claiming 35. David Sheppard Snr and Jnr snapped up 2 wickets apiece at 20 and 23 runs respectively on a tough pitch and long outfield.

Burke used his experience to move closer to the 500 career wicket mark with 2-16, but Evans surpassed all expectations by snapping up wickets at the death, only conceding a wide and a single in two tight overs. Stuart Hardwick and Jay Fletcher also claimed 2 apiece.

10/09/2006 - Friendly
Great Brickhill (136) lost to
Shenley Church End CC XI (140-3) by 7 wickets
Possibly one of the toughest Sunday fixtures facing SCECC came in the form of Great Brickhill, their conquerers in the final game of 2005, and they didn't disappoint this time with a top class bowling and fielding display to bowl out Brickhill early on and bat for victory.

A superb start by Stuart Hardwick and Simon Sidwell pegged GB back, giving the home side no chance to accumulate quickly. They clearly posed a quality battling line-up, but Graham Teagle, Ian Peacock, Chris Peacock and Jay Fletcher gave no room for manoeurve and left Brickhill on 136 all out.

Hardwick (3-12), Sidwell (2-12) and Teagle (2-16) were the pick, and set up an inviting total to chase. SCECC started brightly, before Ian Peacock (26) and Shaun Fox (27). Again it was up to Sunday skipper Richard Fletcher to wrap up the innings with a fantastic 54, and recieve the plaudits of a great team performance.

03/09/2006 - Friendly
Wavendon CC (113) lost to
Shenley Church End CC XI (114-4) by 6 wickets
Proving the Sunday side have gelled superbly during the season, Shenley took on and beat Wavendon thanks to another excellent bowling innings against a strong top order, containing some of New Bradwell 2nds.

A surprisingly dry pitch, considering the previous week's rain, Ian Peacock (4-17) and Jay Fletcher (3-13) took top bowling honours and did well to break through Joel Langley (32) and Graham Stanford (14) on their way to a paltry 113 all out.

Langley then took the ball straight to Shenley's innings, claiming all his wickets very early on to reduce the visitors with figures of 3-26. But Richard Fletcher's introduction saw him take hold of the innings and push to 66 not out in partnership with Saturday skipper Stuart Hardwick (25 no) guiding through to a simple win.

02/09/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Studham CC (10 points)
Shenley Church End CC (10 points) - Match Abandoned
Shenley's final match of a frankly frustraingly Morrant Counties Division Three season summed up just how stop/start 2006 has been, when the away match against Studham - due to be played at Mentmore - was abandoned due to the recent wet weather.

The 10 points gained meant Shenley finished 6th on a respectable 239 points, just 50 points off the eventually promotion winners Studham CC and surprise runners-up Turvey CC (290 points), who unbelievably ousted Caddington CC (287) with a final day spurt. Caddington netted 0 points in defeat at Biddenham, while Turvey's maximum 30 points gave them a place in Division Two by 3 points.

28/08/2006 - GEOFF DEVEREUX MEMORIAL
MK Park CC XI (118) lost to
Shenley Church End CC XI (135) by 17 runs
More to follow...

26/08/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 115-3 (25 points) beat
Willen CC 114 (2 points) by 7 wickets
More to follow...

20/08/2006 - Friendly
Milton Bryan CC (133) lost to
Shenley Church End CC (134-1) by 9 wickets
A blustery afternoon wasn't enough to dampen Shenley's good Sunday form by easily acheiving the 40 over total reached by Milton Bryan in the first innings.

Tight bowling from all ensured that MBCC only amounted 133-6 off their alloted overs, even though the wet, hard pitch ensured their wasn't much as expected for the bowlers in terms of wickets. Justin Gomarsall reached a half century on the last ball of the innings, back up by Graham Green (30).

Graham Teagle and the now fit again Jay Fletcher snatched two wickets apiece, and set up a relatively low total for Shenley's batsmen. Although Shiv Meeda was out early on, Shaun Fox (67) and Richard Fletcher (62) blasted through MB's attack knocking the total off in barely 16 overs.

19/08/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 174 (11 points)
New Bradwell 2nds CC (13 points) - Match Abandoned
Shenley's game against New Bradwell was rained off narrowly after the innings changelver, with the home side taking a slight advantage following a tough first innings.

Conditions didn't allow for constructive batting, coupled with regular wickets, Bradwell managed to bowl the visitors out of 174 just as the heavens opened, Richard Fletcher taking 38. Both captains abandoned the game after heavy thunderstorms decimated the square.

16/08/2006 - GEOFF DEVEREUX MEMORIAL GAME - MONDAY 28TH AUGUST
Shenley Church End have announced the date for the 2nd annual Geoff Devereux Memorial fixture, to be played against a Milton Keynes Park XI on Monday 28th August.

It is a chance for all of SCECC's past and present members to get together and watch/participate in memory of one of Shenley's all time great bowlers Geoff Devereux, who sadly passed away last year. It has officially taken over from the annual President's fixture.

Club president Mike Holman, who retired from playing Cricket after a career spanning four decades and has helped out with umpiring duties this season, captains the aptly named "Geriatrics XI" after his team won narrowly in last August's closely fought fixture.

The match is due to start at 2:30pm at Manor Fields, and we would welcome all friends and family associated with SCECC or MK Park to come and lend their support for the event.

13/08/2006 - Friendly
Shenley Church End CC v. Kempston Ramblers
Match Postponed.

12/08/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 219-7 (15 points) drew with
Turvey 171-6 (6 points)
SCECC gladly took a handy winning draw against Turvey in FCCL Division Three, thanks to fine batting on an almost dead wicket - along with superb bowler from a spin partnership!

Top league spinner Graham Teagle and Sunday spin king Chris Peacock pegged back the middle order as Turvey chased a very respectable 219, Teagle taking 2-15 while captain Stuart Hardwick threw his two pence worth in, claiming 2-41 in a great spell.

Struart Burke and Colin Wayman had earlier hit 77 and 64 respectively on their way to a healthy partnership. The pitch didn't help matters so a 30 point win never seemed on the cards, but taking 1 point short of a maximum for a winning draw helped keep their mid-table status.

06/08/2006 - Friendly
Cublington CC (202) lost to
Shenley Church End CC (290) by 88 runs
Batting seems to be the key to Shenley's victories so far, and they recorded their joint highest innings total for 2006 which was eventually more than enough to overcome a strong challenge by Cublington.

Stuart Burke's knock of 84, helped by Richard Fletcher's 49 and Stuart Hardwick's 30 motored Shenley along at a swift rate, and with batting existing right the way down the order, they were ale to post a massive 290 off 40 overs. Tom Gadbsy got respectbale figures of 2-39 and Simon Gresswell managed 2-52.

Cublington's reply was stifled somewhat in the opening ten overs by opening bowlers Hardwick and Simon Sidwell, the latter now extending his wicketless streak to 5 games. The home side never really recovered despite a lightning quick outfield.

Cublington's wicket loss began as they made a late decision to chase the huge total, but Graham Teagle's fantastic wicket haul continued with 4-34, Chris Peacock 2-32 and Shiv Meeda 2-51.

05/08/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Biddenham CC 135-5 (25 points) beat
Shenley Church End CC 134 (4 points) by 5 wickets

30/07/2006 - Friendly
Shenley Church End CC (161) beat
William Simmons CC (82) by 79 runs
Avenging their defeat in May to the Leighton Buzzard based side, Shenley Church End produced a rigid innings of bowling to reduce William Simmonds to a 79 run defeat at Manor Fields.

Even a below par score of 161 all out from 35 overs could dampen the unusually high spirits after Saturday's gut-wrenching events, Graham Teagle top scoring with 50 and Shaun Fox continuing his fine season with the bat to score 40. Richard Doyle and Warren Moore taking two wickets apiece.

James Clarke (29) and Tom Conquest (16) were the main-stayers of the WS innings, but ironically two players - who'd already gained their first runs in the Shenley tail-end today - managed to claim their scalps. Debutant Jon Boyle bowled Clark, and a similar dismissal for Simon Cook.

Bets bowling came from Chris Peacock (3-29), Stuart Hardwick (2-9) and Shiv Meeda (2-10), though Simon Sidwell will be rueing his figures of 0-3 off 6 overs, taking his wicketless run of bowling to four games!

29/07/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 207 (7 points) lost to
Drayton Parslow 229-5 (30 points) by 22 runs
The most dramatic match of the 2006 season culminated when Shenley were agonisingly defeated by the last ball of the innings, to give Drayton Parslow a 30 point to help them pull away from the relegation zone.

Steve Palmer didn't survive a pearler from Parslow captain Shane Rolls in a tense final over - which also saw Simon Sidwell fall to a run out for the ninth wicket - when it became apparent with 2 overs to go Shenley's chase to reach the 230 target would be in vain.

A below average bowling performance towards the end of the visitor's innings meant Jamie Yates and Terry Dickens were able to build a meaningful partnership to push the score onto a respectable 229.

And although Richard Fletcher and skipper Stuart Hardwick made respectable scores, the latter lasting until the final overs, Drayton's dramatic win will be remembered in one of a long line of notable results between the side's meetings.

23/07/2006 - Friendly
Great Horwood CC vs. Shenley Church End CC
Shenley missed out on another friendly fixture when Great Horwood pulled the plug on their Sunday game. With the match originally being switched to Manor Fields as Horwood's first XI were featuring in a Cup final, the new visitors eventually couldn't raise a team.

22/07/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC vs. Caddington CC (20-1)
Match abandoned - 4 points apiece
Shenley's fixture against Caddington in the Four Counties League was abandoned due to a freak mid-afternoon rain storm which halted proceedings and made the pitch unplayable.

It was the second time this season the fixture between the side had fallen foul of the weather, though Shenley did have time to reduce Caddington to 20-1 off 14 overs thanks to tight bowling from opening bowlers Richard Fletcher and Jon Pennells, before the heavens opened.

16/07/2006 - Friendly
Winslow CC (128) lost to
Shenley Church End CC (213-7) by 85 runs
SCECC's second game played inside a weekend - at a different ground to where the hosts came from - saw their second win when they ended up too strong for Winslow CC played at a picturesque Padbury pitch.

Richard Fletcher's 25th half century helped Shenley onto a respectable total of 213-7 as he cracked a fast 66, ably assisted by Stuart Burke (27) and openers Ian Peacock (22) and Shaun Fox (25). James Bishop claimed 3-23 on a pure batting track, where the batsmen did themselves no favours. Michael Camwell's 5 runs provided some cheer for his highest return at the death.

Stony Stratford's first XI player Kieran Price featured in Winslow's line-up and notched a commanding 61 before Stuart Hardwick bowled him to add to his great figures of 4-25. Fenton Price backed up with 24 before Fletcher rattled 3 wickets in one overs to finish off the innings. Chris Peacock made 2-30 with a cool 8 over spell to keep up a strong set of result on Sundays.

15/07/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Stoke Goldington CC 149 (4 points) lost to
Shenley Church End CC 152-3 (25 points) by 7 wickets
Nick Rogers and Graham Teagle turned a poor position for Shenley in to a winning one with a superb spell of bowling at either end to help SCECC on their way to a vital 25 victory over a much changed Stoke Goldington.

Despite the drinks break seeing SG in a strong position of 117-2 from 22 overs, Teagle and Rogers worked in tandem to pick off each batsmen and reduce the village down to 149 all out - both bowlers taking four wickets apiece.

The flat, hard track at Emberton - where the match was played - was well suited for batting, Andy Peacock guided the visitors off to a great start to reach the target with many overs to spare.

11/07/2006 - OPERATION JAY - GET WELL SOON
Opening bowler Jay Fletcher underwent successful surgery on his fractured cheekbone on Saturday. We all wish him well in his recovery from the cricketing injury, and should take on the role of scorer for the remainder of the 2006 campaign.

10/07/2006 - NET SESSION - THURSDAY NIGHT
There will be another net session at Shenley CHURCH End on Thursday evening starting at 18.30. All are welcome.

09/07/2006 - Friendly
Soulbury CC v. Shenley Church End CC
Match Postponed due to a wet pitch.

08/07/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 120-5 (25 points) beat
Steeple Claydon CC 119 (3 points) by 5 wickets
Shenley's bowlers will gladly take the praise for their 3rd League victory of the season thanks to a watertight performance, keeping Claydon's opening score right down whilst bowling them out in the process.

A total of 10 maiden overs out of 36 bowled meant the visitors could only score 119 on a relative good Manor Fields pitch, recovering well and playing fairly true following the stint of rain in midweek. Only the 46 partnership between Clarke and Marsden offered resistance for Claydon's innings.

Andy Peacock was in fine fettle with the bat as he has been all season, dominating Shenley's innings with a confident knock of 57, racing the total to 85. A mini collapse of 3 wickets with under 20 runs to win brought captain Stuart Hardwick and Richard Fletcher to finish off for a 25 point victory.

Fletcher took 4-13 in an excellent spell, Nick Rogers and Graham Teagle pitching in with 2 wickets apiece. Ironically, Steeple's best batsmen in Marsden and Clarke offered 2 wickets against Shenley's innings.

05/07/2006 - NET SESSION THURSDAY NIGHT
There will be a net session at Shenley CHURCH End on Thursday evening starting at 18.30, as several people have asked about an outdoor evening net.

02/07/2006 - Friendly
Shenley Church End CC (215-5) beat
Willen CC (60) by 155 runs
SCECC's fine run of Sunday home victories continued as they bowled out Willen for just 61 runs, with a number of fine individual performances from the winning side on a difficult track.

The visitor's mixture of accurate and inaccurate bowling frustrated Shenley into losing cheap wickets. Though it did not stop Richard Fletcher from producing 35 as opening batsmen. Somehow SCECC found themselves in a spot of bother of 111-5, until Shiv Meeda - celebrating his 19th birthday - came the crease.

He partnered Ian Peacock to a 6th wicket stand of 104, the 3rd all-time highest, to put Shenley firmely back in control. IP hit 56 not out - his 9th half century, while "Test Match" Shiv made 32 not out, including a rare six down the ground.

After Shaun Fox took a fantastic diving catch at extra cover to remove opener Ashraf Sharma for 12, Willen's resistence crumbled. Stuart Harswick's best bowling of 4-22 was followed up by Chris Peacock's inch perfect spell, taking 3-0 and matching Mick Holman's best 3 wicket haul. Michael Camwell came on to grab his first ever wicket, despite uncharacteristic drops from C. Peacock and Fox.

01/07/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 179 (6 points) lost to
Studham CC 180-5 (25 points) by 5 wickets
Top of the table Studham toppled Shenley Church End by reaching the target set with many overs to spare, extending their lead in Division Three with a coasting win at Manor Fields on Saturday.

Jay Fletcher suffered a suspected cheekbone fracture after top-edging a low full toss during his innings, leaving the opening bowler unable to field after a trip to hospital. It left captain Stuart Hardwick with a problem as Graham Teagle also missing meant they were two main bowlers short to defend the 179 posted.

Lal Patel chipping in with a solid 43, Steve Mowlem bowling well to claim 4-40. Studman reached the total relatively causally, Richard Blake's knock of 79 the pick of the batting, while Stuart Hardwick and Richard Fletcher got 2 wickets apiece.

25/06/2006 - Friendly
Pitstone & Ivinghoe CC (137) beat
Shenley Church End (109) by 28 runs
In a match shortened to 25 overs and play starting at 11am to accomodate England's World Cup game with Ecuador, Pitstone & Invinghoe came out on top in a closely fought match, which only suffered due to Shenley's inability to stay at the crease.

The home side didn't find the going easy in the opening stages, with Simon Sidwell grabbing two early wickets inside his first over, eventually finishing with figures of 3-28. Pitstone capitalised on poor fielding and good placement and power on their part allowed them to reach 137 before 3 quick run-outs closed their innings. Ian Peacock grabbed 2-16.

Early wickets saw a number of Shenley batters fall early, but Stuart Hardwick (17) and Ian Peacock (27) steadied the innings. This didn't stop Sidwell from entering the fray and constructing a good knock (32 not out), and for a while it look like Shenley could achieve the total. But with Chris Peacock unable to bat, SCECC fell short and know cheap wickets were their downfall.

24/06/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Willen CC 153 (5 points) lost to
Shenley Church End CC 154-5 (25 points) by 5 wickets
Shenley's second League win of the 2006 campaign came against a weak Willen line-up, however they only completed the job despite a huge waver in the middle batting order to secure 25 points.

18/06/2006 - Friendly
Amersham Hill CC (200) lost to
Shenley Church End CC (289-5) by 89 runs
Arguably one of the strongest outfits Shenley would face on Saturday's, let alone Sunday's, an 89 run win was a fantastic feat. Shaun Fox continued his fantastic form at the crease, hitting another century and top score, on an all round brilliant day of cricket.

A majestic knock of 133 - including four sixes - hit Amersham's bowlers hard in their figures in a beautifully set pitch (next to the Tube line!). Backed up by a 100 partnership with Tom Scott (17) and 128 with Stuart Burke (61), SCECC posted their 3rd highest score in the Club's history.

'Gilmore' goes down in the record books as the first player ever to score consecutive centuries and has also acheived the feat of hitting a massive 318 runs in just 3 innings.

Although the 'Sham bounced back quickly through Paul Robinson's hard hitting 50 inside the first 10 overs, other couldn't stay around long enough to build a specific partnership. And although regular wickets fell Hill were still on course to reach the total, however only managed 200 in 30 overs. 500 runs in 70 overs was an impressive day all round, credit to both teams.

Non cricketing highlights of this day were Shiv Meeda acrobatic collision with the Hill wicketkeeper, Fox's brush with death as the scoreboard fell on him fielding one in front of the pavillion, and post match entertainment where Graham Teagle caught a cricket ball projected high into the air from a slingshot - and celebrating his feat with both sides joining in the bundle!

17/06/2006 - FCCL Division 3
New Bradwell 2nds CC 152-5 (8 points) drew with
Shenley Church End CC 227-8 (14 points)
Church End's first innings score proved just too strong for New Bradwell 2nds, when the visitors defended for a losing draw from very early on in Saturday FCCLD3 clash.

11/06/2006 - Friendly
Shenley Church End CC (264-3) beat
Eaton Bray CC (39) by 225 runs
Shaun Fox was again the hero by hitting his highest ever score of 113 to guide Shenley to a masive victory over Eaton Bray, who's Saturday side compete in the top division of the FCCL.

Bray included a number of Saturday first teamer's, though Richard Fletcher's decision to bat proved costly as Fox hammered his total superbly, ably assisted by a number of batsmen down the order. Reaching 264, this would always prove to be a tough total with the slower pitch.

Shenley's opening bowlers Jay Fletcher and Simon Sidwell provided the early ammunition to reduce Bray's first five batsmen to just 14 runs between them, taking figures of 3-6 and 3-7 respectively and Graham Teagle matched the latter figures to kill off any brief resistence.

10/06/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Turvey CC 117-9 (25 points) beat
Shenley Church End CC (116) by 1 wicket
A mammoth task needed to be undertaken by SCECC in order to pull off victory in the FCCL fixture, but they fell a wicket short in the final over to give Turvey a 25 point win.

Shenley collasped on a questionable wicket with four overs remaining - Andy Peacock notching up 46 to hold some resistence - but Shenley could only muster 116 runs, Ed Hamp gaining 3-26 for the home team. This meant Turvey had 48 overs to coast to a simple win - or so they thought.

Superb bowling and fielding ensured Shenley pushed Turvey into a corner, forcing some defensive minded batting, partly due to the surface and their over advantage, but it took until the final over before a win was theirs. Richard Fletcher (3-9) and Graham Teagle (3-28) proved to be the outstanding bowlers of the day, but only 5 points came their way.

04/06/2006 - Friendly
Shenley Church End CC (208-6) beat
Harlington CC (85) by 123 runs
A weakened Harlington side could not match a strong Shenley batting performance, with Shaun Fox hitting 72 in their weekend Sunday win.

The visiting team admittedly fielded a weaker bowling line-up, Shenley's top order taking full advantage early on. Fox powered to his 72 after sharing a fine first wicket stand with Ian Peacock (27).

As wickets fell the run rate fell, Chris Peacock entered the fray and worked hard for his unbeaten 33 - beating his father and earning his top score with the twig.

Lal Patel ripped through Harlington's top order with 3 straight wickets, Graham Teagle also bagged 3 with accurate spin bowling while skipper Richard Fletcher cheaply finished off the innings (with figures of 2-0!) to cap a straightforward friendly success.

03/06/2006 - FCCL Division 3
Shenley Church End CC 195-9 (7 points) drew with
Biddenham CC 251-4 (16 points)
Colin Wayman (77) and Jay Fletcher batted out gallantly to earn Shenley Church End a hard fought draw on Saturday against Biddenham.

Church End notoriously find it hard to beat their opponents, and when the visitor's strong batting posted a massive 250+ total on a extremely variable wicket, Shenley were in for an uphill task.

Wayman's fine knock spanned most of the innings and was out last ball attempting a six to haul Shenley to maximum batting points. It's even more remarkable as he made a surprise comeback after being sidelined with a back injury. Ably assisted by Tom Scott mid-innings - another player returning to the Saturday side in 2006 - it became apparent Shenley could hold on.

Jay's lengthy and steady 9 not out secured the extra draw point and deny Biddenham a further 14 points.

28/29/30 May
Shenley Church End Cricket Tour to Worcester
SCECC enjoyed their annual cricket Tour, for the second year running in Worcester. Pictures and Tour report to follow!

21/05/2006 - MATCH ABANDONED
Shenley Church End CC vs. Soulbury CC
Match Postponed

20/05/2006 - MATCH ABANDONED
FCCL4 - Caddington CC vs. Shenley Church End CC
Match Abandoned - 10 points each

14/05/2006 - SIMMONS UNEXPECTEDLY DRIVEN CLOSE BY SCECC
Shenley Church End CC (171) lost to
William Simmons CC (172-6) by 4 wickets.
Richard Fletcher smashed a brilliant century to keep Shenley Church End in the game at William Simmons, but were eventually beaten by 2 wickets with only 9 balls remaining - even though it seemed certain the home side would claim a simple victory to at least 10 overs to spare.

It was the Sunday's skipper's 6th career century - an all time club record - helping the side to 171 all out, Shaun Fox hitting 19 (including 3 sixes) and Simon Sidwell putting on 69 with Fletch to vitally prolong the innings.

Simmons gained an early initiative through great batting from the aptly named "Lucky" Singh, who was caught by Jay Fletcher on 93 off Ian Peacock's bowling. By this time victory seemed sealed, though the catcher turned to wicket-taker, claiming 3 quick strikes in 1 over with Simmons literally a few runs away from victory.

The game moved into the penultimate over as Shenley's tight bowling didn't allow many scoring shots, until Simmons finally took the expected victory - but not without an almighty fright.

13/05/2006 - GOLDINGTON PROVE TOO TOUGH FOR SHENLEY
Shenley Church End CC (122) lost to
Stoke Goldington CC (259-6) by 137 runs.