Category Archives: Club News

1st XI lose at Alleyn

Saturday 11th June 2016
Travelbag Surrey Championship – Division 5
Alleyn 232 for 8 declared (50.5 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 176 all out (40.4 overs)
Alleyn won by 56 runs

Stoke’s 1st XI fell to a defeat in the closing overs in a rain reduced match in Dulwich, but still remain in touch of the promotion places. Drew has taken time out to pen this commentary fro our followers: Read more

2nd XI lose to Alleyn

Saturday 11th June 2016
Travelbag Surrey Championship – Division 4 – 2nd XI Competition
Stoke D’Abernon 2nd XI 124 all out (53.3 overs)
Alleyn 2nd XI 128 for 5 (34.5 overs)
Alleyn 2nd XI won by 5 wickets

Stoke were beaten by the better team on the day but were left to rue a shortage of runs caused by the loss of early wickets in bunches when batting, and the inability to find a tail after making early inroads in the field. Read more

Win an Evening with Michael Vaughan

This is one for anyone who currently captains a Stoke side at any level, has done in the past or might expected to in the future. The closing date is the 15th June 2016. To launch the Get the Game On Captains’ Club the ECB is offering present, past and future captains, their friends, and captains across any League they play in, (Surrey Championship, Surrey Trust League, Under 19T20 Blast, Womens & Girls tournaments), plus friendly cricket, the opportunity to win an evening with Michael Vaughan at the Kia Oval on the 13th July 2016. The winners and their selected guests will spend a fantastic evening listening and asking questions to the former Ashes winning England Captain and “Get the Game On” Ambassador sharing stories from throughout his 20 years of playing club, county and international cricket. The Captains’ Club is an on-line resource specifically for captains providing top tips for before, during and after game day, advice on how best to use your current League rules and solutions about what to do if your game is affected by the weather. It also includes useful downloads and blogs from club captains who will be sharing their experiences during this season with the ultimate aim of helping captains “Get the Game On.” What to Do (Takes 2-3 minutes) Click here – http://getthegameon.co.uk/competition – answer the three easy multiple choice questions, (the answers can be found in the text beneath the videos!), click ‘Next’ and enter your contact details. Job done. What is “Get the Game On” all about? “Get the Game On” is an ECB campaign designed to boost participation in grassroots cricket. It needs everyone – players, captains, coaches, umpires, groundsmen and volunteers – to take an active role in the campaign and play their part in ensuring that as many games as possible are completed each season. Link : http://getthegameon.co.uk/ Why has “Get the Game On” been introduced? Captains are key people on game day. Using insight gathered from players, ECB has created a free on-line Captains’ Club to help captains get more games of cricket played where it’s safe to do so. The Club is divided into advice, guidance and support for captains before, during and after the game’ including how best to use current league rules, what to do if the game is affected by the weather and blogs from captains across league cricket sharing their experiences. For more information relating to the Captains’ Club please contact the League Helpdesk at getthegameon@ecb.co.uk

Sunday (Home) Team win tight game against Epsom Methodists

Sunday 5th June 2016
Home Friendly
Stoke D’Abernon 175 for 6 (35 overs)
Epsom Methodists 160 all out (34 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon win by 15 runs

Stoke put out a home side as well as an away side this Sunday and the 9 players of Stoke beat 10 of Epsom Methodist CC by 15 runs in a closely fought and enjoyable encounter. Read more

Sunday (Away) Team lose at Chipstead

Sunday 5th June 2016
Away Friendly
Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians 256 for 5 declared (40 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon 96 all out (32.5 overs)
Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians won by 160 runs

The absence of a match for the Saturday 2nd XI led to numbers being available for a second Sunday fixture, and Chipstead kindly agreed to host us. Whilst the result didn’t go to plan, an enjoyable day was had by all at an excellent venue with a phenomenal tea, and everyone had a chance to contribute to the match. Chipstead also provided an umpire, and had two scorers happy to keep a book for each club! Read more

Under 10s Progress in Cup

Sunday 5th June 2016
Mid-Surrey Colts League Under 10 Cup Quarter Final
Stoke D’Abernon U10 162 for 2 (20 overs)
Old Wimbledonians U10 64 for 6 (20 overs)
Stoke D’Abernon U10 won by 98 runs

Match report from Kevin Morgan:

Stoke played very well on a big pitch to secure a comfortable win. Three of our batters merit special mention, each passing the 25 runs retirement mark. Theo S played with superb control as the bedrock of the Stoke innings, eventually retiring, (28 runs), with three overs to go. Oliver B, (28 runs), and brother Charlie, (27 runs), both batted with panache, hitting nine fours between them. Read more