News
9th May 2008
The following link will take you to the recent article in the Reading Chronicle about the club -
http://www.readingchronicle.co.uk/articles/2/2651/
Cheers
8th May 2008
I am going to be placing a follow up order for the new kit items after the weekend.
This is mainly because I have run out of the smock tops and have enough people interested to merit a re-order.
So - if you want a smock top let me know ASAP giving me your chest size in inches.
I'm also going to be topping up our shirt supply, so if you are wanting a shirt in a size we have not stocked let me know - Scott, I've already stuck a 5xl down for you.
Cheers
7th May 2008
The messageboard is back!!!!
Use the 'Forum' link in the menu.
Register and start posting.
Cheers
28th April 2008
The following is an article Ali submitted to the Parish magazine -
Sonning CC – there’s good news and there’s great news!
The good news is that the 2008 season is underway and a sense of excited anticipation surrounds the club, not only because we have attracted 20 new players during the close season, but also because amongst them are current Australian Under 19 squad member Cameron Gannon and SE Transvaal Under 19 Retief van der Walt. Cameron is a 6’ 6” opening bowler for Queensland Under 19s and having faced him bowling “gently” in the nets, I have no doubt that he is going to terrorise our opposition in the Thames Valley League this year. Retief is a young batsman with great technique who is highly likely to get a “shed-load” of runs for us this season, to coin a technical cricket term.
The great news is that the existing Charvil Junior Cricket Club is joining forces with Sonning Cricket Club for the coming season to establish childrens’ cricket in the village. The club will meet at King George’s Field every Sunday from 1st June until 31st August 2008 between 10.30am and 12 noon. This section of the club has been created to make cricket available to local children between 6 and 13 years old and we already have a list of about 30 youngsters who are interested. This year, we will be playing Kwik Cricket (soft bat and ball) for the youngsters, with older children getting the opportunity to play with harder bat and ball if they wish and are ready. We are also in the process of arranging some matches for the older children against comparable clubs. Both boys and girls are welcome to come along. No formal cricket dress or equipment is required, although we do ask for predominantly white clothing and no football kits please. If you are interested in enrolling your children for this, please contact Nick Ray on cricket.charvil@ntlworld.com for a registration form and further details.
For further information on Sonning CC visit www.sonningcc.co.uk
Ali Driver
Chairman
25th April 2008
NEW KIT IS HERE
With new sponsors on board we have ordered some new club kit.
We have shirts at £15 and smock tops at £25.
The images below give you an idea of what they look like.
See George Troughton or Nigel Thorpe to buy items - strictly cash or cheque on delivery.
Cheers
24th March 2008
All
The season is nearly upon us and to ensure we are finely tuned for 2008 we have invited back 'A Bit On The Side' (see www.abitontheside.biz) for a sing-a-long and food will be available for all. The girls always ensure we have a great night so please make this a priority for your diary!
We'll kick off at 7.30pm for 8.00pm on April 26th and the bar will have a late extension!
Please let me know asap if you can make it as I need to arrangements for food (BBQ bt Ted).
As usual tickets are just £5!
Cheers
Thorpey
All Time Top Run Scorers (since 2004)

3512 - Mark Richards 1898 - Aslam Sohail 1777 - Waqar Ahmed 1719 - Harvey Grout 1235 - JJ Harris 1146 - Kevan Smith 1034 - Steve Banning 978 - Latif Gohar 977 - Paul Shumake 940 - Mike Baker
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All Time Wicket Takers (since 2004)

171 - Ghulam Abbas 110 - Harvey Grout 97 - George Troughton 74 - Aslam Sohail 72 - Mark Anderson 70 - Waqar Ahmed 66 - Phil Wilding 61 - Kevan Smith 59 - Andy Benning 55 - Dan Medhurst
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All Time Top Fielding Dismissals (since 2004)

62 - Steve Hill 54 - Mark Richards 48 - JJ Harris 36 - Gary Phillips 35 - Mike Baker 33 - Ali Driver 30 - Waqar Ahmed 25 - Harvey Grout 25 - Ollie Torri 24 - Paul Shumake
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Random Cricket Trivia
The shortest Test in terms of balls bowled that had a result was the final Test of the 1931-32 series at Melbourne when Australia (153) beat South Africa (36 and 45) by an innings and 72 runs. The shortest Test in which there was any play at all was the abandoned West Indies-England Test at Kingston in 1997-98 which was called after 61 balls during which time England limped to 17 for 3.
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Welcome to the Sonning Cricket Club website.
The Club is located in the picturesque village of Sonning on Thames, just to the east of Reading, in Berkshire.
We are a very successful village cricket club, with our 1st XI winning the Berkshire League Premier Division 4 times in the last 7 seasons and finishing runners-up in another two. We run three league teams on a Saturday and starting in 2008, our 1sts and 2nds will be playing in the Thames Valley League at divisional levels 4 and 6 respectively. Our 3rd XI will remain in the Berkshire League and we also run a social side on Sunday with a full fixture list from April to Sept.
We are a friendly and sociable club which plays hard on and off the field and new players are always welcome, especially now that we are setting our sights on early success in the Thames Valley League. Please contact the Membership Secretary, Sarah Baker for further details.
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2008 Match Ball Sponsor
Sonning CC is delighted that The Ivy Indian Restaurant has decided to support us this year by being the Match Ball Sponsors.
The Ivy offers fine Indian cuisine and can be found at 6 The High Street, Sonning, tel: 0118 969 7676
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Upcoming Events
No upcoming events!
2008 Season Summary
| Team | M | P | W | D | L | Ab |
| 1st | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sunday | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Tour | | | | | | |
| Overall | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | Upcoming Fixtures
10th May - 1st XI Home vs Maidenhead and Bray 2 10th May - 2nd XI Away vs Hampton Hill 2 10th May - 3rd XI Away vs South East Reading 11th May - Sunday XI Home vs Phoenix
Recent Results
4th May - Sunday XI vs Lower Earley, Lost by 2 wickets 3rd May - 3rd XI vs Ruislip Victoria 2, Lost by 7 wickets 3rd May - 1st XI vs Reading 1/2, Lost by 5 wickets
Top Performers
Top Run Scorers
75 - Mark Richards 72 - Retief van der Walt 69 - Steve Simmons 58 - Dominic Martyn 54 - Kevan Smith
Top Wicket Takers
10 - Cameron Gannon 3 - Waqas Tahir 3 - Aslam Sohail 3 - Dan Medhurst 2 - Kevan Smith
Top Fielding Dismissals
4 - Scott Stevens 3 - Cameron Gannon 2 - David Pethybridge 2 - George Troughton 1 - Kevan Smith
Centurions
No centurions yet!
Fifties
58* - Steve Simmons 27th April vs Denham 58* - Dominic Martyn 27th April vs Denham 53* - Retief van der Walt 26th April vs Reading 3/4
5 Wicket Hauls
5 for 8 - Cameron Gannon 26th April vs Reading 3/4
3 or more Fielding Dismissals in a Game
3 (3c,0st,0ro) - Scott Stevens 3rd May vs Ruislip Victoria 2
Top 10 Quackers
 | 1 - Nigel Jackson 1 - Richard Moore 1 - Elliott Handworker 1 - George Troughton 1 - Oli Horseburgh-Wade 1 - Ryan Wilson 1 - John Carnell 1 - Don Wilmott
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