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FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH!
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Want to play for the best village cricket club in Berkshire? - then please read on!
Sonning Cricket 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 finishing third in Thames Valley League Divn 2b in 2010, after 2 consecutive promotions. Our 2nd XI finished 4th in TVL Divn 5A in 2010, following promotion the previous year, and our 3rd XI are holding their own in Divn 2 of the Berkshire League.
For the first time ever, we will be playing Sunday league cricket in 2011, with our Sun 1st XI entering Divn 2 of the Three Counties League. In addition we will be re-establishing a Sun 2nd XI for the first time in over 20 years, and we will also be seeking to reclaim the Reading Midweek League Divn 1 title after winning it at the first attempt in 2009. We have a full senior fixture list with cricket to cater for all standards, from mid-April to mid-Sept, and our summer tour to the Cardiff area is legendary!
For further information on senior cricket, please contact the Chairman, Ali Driver:ali@sonningdrivers.plus.com
Our juniors continue to go from strength to strength following their inaugural season in 2008 and we will be running U9s, U11s, 2 x U13s and U15s in 2011 and all will be playing league cricket. Training is held for all age groups on a weekly basis at various local venues including our home ground, King George's Field. For further information on junior cricket, please contact the relevant age group manager via the details on our Contacts page.
We are a very friendly and sociable club which plays hard on and off the field and new players are always welcome.
Ali Driver, Chairman, Sonning CC
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Sonning CC - working towards ECB Clubmark
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Contacts | Club Documents | Directions
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Clarks Legal - Sonning CC Sponsors 2011
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News
25th January 2012
After the huge successes of the last two years, we will again be taking part in the Natwest Cricketforce initiative on Sun 1st April from 10.30 - 13.00 in order to prepare the pavilion, compound, equipment and ground for the coming season.
Jamie Travers and Ben Zagorski are co-ordinating the event and compiling a task list and we need as many volunteers as possible to turn up and do their bit for the club.
Please confirm your attendance direct with Jamie Travers.
Regards
Ali Driver
Chairman, Sonning CC
25th October 2011
 Having just returned from Australia, where I met up for a lager sesh with Rhys, Clint and Big Scott, I thought members would be interested in a quick update on who's doing what from our former foreign contingent. (Scotty has become Aussie again after England's pathetic Rugby World Cup).
Cameron Gannon (2008) is now firmly established as a pro in the Queensland side, where he appears to be bowling first change. Apparently he's a bit quicker than when we saw him ! He also plays in the Brisbane Wests 1st Grade side when not playing state cricket.
Retief van der Walt (2008 and 2009) is still playing for his club Ermilo in South Africa, and still smashing it to all parts - and apparently he "honed his skills in English county cricket" according to the newspaper cutting he just sent me!
Wade Johnston (2009) is now playing 1st Grade for Sunshine Coast and is taking lots of wickets.
Rhys Yorke (2010) is now playing 1st Grade for Brisbane Souths, where he is also taking plenty of wickets - including that of Cameron first ball when they met earlier this season! Rhys is keen to come back to Sonning within the next year or two.
Big Scott Stevens (2008-2011) is keeping wicket for a junior team near Brisbane, probably below his playing level, but seems to be enjoying it. He'd much rather be back here biffing it around with the Sonning boys though!
Ali
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All Time Top Run Scorers (since 2004)
6078 - Mark Richards
2799 - Harvey Grout
2786 - Retief van der Walt
2493 - JJ Harris
2033 - Kevan Smith
1948 - Ali Driver
1913 - Aslam Sohail
1777 - Waqar Ahmed
1693 - Alex Wright
1671 - Duncan Parr
| All Time Wicket Takers (since 2004)
320 - Ghulam Abbas
201 - Harvey Grout
167 - Mark Anderson
147 - George Troughton
129 - Kevan Smith
116 - Andy Benning
100 - Mark Richards
99 - Duncan Parr
98 - Waqas Tahir
89 - Cameron Gannon
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All Time Top Fielding Dismissals (since 2004)
129 - Steve Hill
89 - Mark Richards
69 - James Reilly
67 - Ali Driver
65 - Retief van der Walt
63 - JJ Harris
58 - Gary Phillips
49 - Duncan Parr
44 - Matt Hill
41 - Nigel Jackson
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Upcoming Events
No upcoming events!
2011 Season Summary
| Team | M | P | W | D | L | Ab |
| 1st | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| 2nd | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| 3rd | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| Sunday | 22 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Sunday 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Midweek | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tour | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | | U15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | | U13A | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | | U13B | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| U11 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| U9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Overall | 143 | 123 | 36 | 8 | 79 | 20 |
Upcoming Fixtures
No upcoming fixtures!
Recent Results
No recent results!
Top Performers
Top Run Scorers
1599 - LJ Brown
874 - Clint Stevens
650 - Jameel Ahamed
482 - Alex Wright
470 - Ali Driver
Top Wicket Takers
45 - Jameel Ahamed
41 - LJ Brown
30 - Clint Stevens
26 - Mark Anderson
25 - Adeel Razaq
Top Fielding Dismissals
28 - James Reilly
23 - Clint Stevens
17 - Steve Hill
13 - Nick Ray
13 - LJ Brown
Centurions
154* - LJ Brown 7th May vs Maidenhead & Bray
137* - Alex Wright 2nd July vs Purley-on-Thames 2
132* - Mark Richards 14th May vs Crowthorne 1
123* - LJ Brown 18th June vs Chesham
120* - LJ Brown 29th May vs Basingstoke
116* - Naqash Tahir 9th July vs County Berkshire Sports 1
112* - Ali Driver 29th May vs Eversley 2
107* - Jason Dance 21st May vs Bagshot 2
106* - Clint Stevens 28th May vs Marlow 2
103* - LJ Brown 13th July vs MCC
100* - LJ Brown 2nd July vs Reading 2
100* - Morgan Gallagher 9th July vs County Berkshire Sports 1
Fifties
99* - Scott Stevens 21st May vs Bagshot
92* - LJ Brown 12th July vs Royal Mail
91* - Mark Richards 30th July vs Marlow 2
91* - Jameel Ahamed 27th August vs Kidmore End 2
91* - JJ Harris 7th May vs Maidenhead & Bray
89* - Chris Priestley 3rd September vs Purley-on-Thames 2
88* - Chris Priestley 6th August vs Windsor 3
83* - Richard Ford 19th June vs Turnham Green and Polytechnic
83* - Matt Hill 24th April vs Denham (F)
83* - Clint Stevens 11th September vs ICL Fujitsu (F)
82* - Ali Driver 19th June vs Turnham Green and Polytechnic
82* - LJ Brown 22nd May vs Burnham (F)
81* - LJ Brown 23rd July vs Bagshot
78* - Clint Stevens 14th May vs Slough 3
77* - LJ Brown 21st May vs Bagshot
77* - Scott Stevens 30th April vs Hungerford (F)
75* - Jamie Travers 4th June vs Peppard 2
75* - Jameel Ahamed 30th July vs Marlow 2
73* - Clint Stevens 4th June vs Windsor 3
72* - Duncan Parr 9th July vs Maidenhead
72* - Steve Simmons 14th May vs Crowthorne 1
71* - Stephen Martin 6th August vs Peppard 2
70* - George Troughton 23rd August vs Lisvane
69* - Clint Stevens 30th July vs Mortimer West End 2
67* - Adeel Chaudry 11th September vs ICL Fujitsu (F)
66* - James Eaglesham 22nd June vs Friends XI
66* - Richard Anderson 9th July vs Maidenhead
65* - Alex Wright 25th June vs Kidmore End 2
65* - Jason Dance 4th June vs Windsor 3
63* - Bill Travers 10th August vs Lisvane
62* - Pankaj 24th July vs Odney (F)
62* - LJ Brown 8th May vs Bledlow
61* - James Moore 13th August vs Burnham 3
61* - Dominic Martyn 3rd July vs Presidents XI (F)
60* - Alex Wright 21st May vs Bagshot 2
60* - LJ Brown 28th May vs Burnham 2
60* - Naqash Tahir 2nd July vs Bradfield 1
59* - LJ Brown 19th June vs Sandhurst
59* - Dave Allen 6th August vs Peppard 2
59* - Duncan Parr 28th May vs Burnham 2
56* - Richard Ford 10th July vs Hurley
54* - Clint Stevens 24th April vs Denham (F)
52* - Matt Hill 31st July vs Hurley (F)
51* - Alex Ray 14th June vs Cookham Dean
51* - Richard Anderson 23rd July vs Bagshot
50* - JJ Harris 11th June vs Falkland 2
50* - Aamir Saleem 28th May vs Mortimer West End 2
50* - Ali Driver 27th August vs Grouse and Label 1
50* - LJ Brown 6th July vs Racal
5 Wicket Hauls
6 for 24 - Clint Stevens 1st May vs North Maidenhead (Cup)
6 for 36 - Mark Anderson 9th July vs Stoke Green
6 for 46 - Keith Denyer 19th June vs Turnham Green and Polytechnic
6 for 57 - Kevan Smith 2nd July vs Purley-on-Thames 2
6 for 66 - Mark Anderson 6th August vs Windsor 3
5 for 24 - Richard Williams 19th June vs Sandhurst
5 for 24 - Duncan Parr 11th June vs Falkland 2
5 for 24 - Richard Williams 5th June vs Old Basing
5 for 36 - Mark Richards 14th May vs Crowthorne 1
5 for 37 - George Troughton 7th May vs Stoke Green
5 for 42 - Duncan Parr 25th June vs Kidmore End
5 for 45 - LJ Brown 14th May vs Boyne Hill
5 for 47 - Adeel Chaudry 23rd July vs Bagshot
5 for 51 - Aamir Tahir 4th June vs Peppard 2
5 for 59 - Ghulam Abbas 28th May vs Burnham 2
5 for 66 - George Troughton 11th June vs Burnham 3
5 for 67 - Jegannathan Srinivasan 2nd July vs Bradfield 1
5 for 74 - Ghulam Abbas 30th July vs Burnham 2
3 or more Fielding Dismissals in a Game
5 (3c,2st,0ro) - James Reilly 4th June vs Wokingham
3 (1c,2st,0ro) - James Reilly 7th May vs Maidenhead & Bray
3 (3c,0st,0ro) - Clint Stevens 22nd May vs Burnham (F)
3 (2c,1st,0ro) - Andy Fitton 22nd May vs Harpsden
3 (3c,0st,0ro) - Marc Batista 5th June vs Old Basing
3 (2c,0st,1ro) - LJ Brown 2nd July vs Reading 2
3 (3c,0st,0ro) - Nick Ashton 10th July vs Aldershot
3 (3c,0st,0ro) - Steve Hill 23rd July vs Bagshot 2
3 (2c,1st,0ro) - Tom Young 6th August vs Peppard 2
3 (2c,0st,1ro) - Ben Zagorski 27th August vs Grouse and Label 1
3 (3c,0st,0ro) - Steve Hill 3rd September vs Purley-on-Thames 2
3 (2c,0st,1ro) - Ryan Pownall 18th September vs Eastside (F)
Top 10 Quackers
 | 11 - Matt Hill
5 - Clint Stevens
5 - James Ford
4 - Steve Simmons
4 - Jegannathan Srinivasan
4 - Alex Wright
4 - James Kennealy
4 - Phil Wilding
4 - Duncan Parr
4 - Tim Atkins
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