2005 Post Season

Autumn news will appear here (or maybe not?)

31st August The Arns XI played Westquarter at the Arns in an evening game, which at this time of year is in itself a triumph of hope over experience. To quote the Apprentice fixture secretary the light gets dark earlier at this time of the year!! SCORECARD 3/9/2005

Saturday 27th August The 1st XI traveledl to Falkland to play Falkland 2's SCORECARD. The 2nd string played Holy Cross 3's SCORECARD at Doune. The last game at Doune and the last game of the season for both teams. Sundays game against Fauldhouse Victoria in the Forth Cricket Union has been cancelled, Clackmannan can't raise a team. Hopefully we will not need to write that again next year. 28/8/2005

First game back on the Arns Wednesday 24th August the Arns XI v Gargunnock. A good game featuring the youngsters on both sides. On the artificial, but the outfield played better than expected, despite the lumps, report and SCORECARD by Greig Taylor (unabridged, so blame him!!)26/8/2005

Not a good week for things going wrong, a bunch of wee hoodies throwing stones at the score box have damaged two of the mechanical number boxes. These things cost £120 each, little *******. Contractors lorries working on resurfacing the main road, "turning on the relaid driveway" Argh! damaged part of the drive. Thanks to TARMAC for the quick repair to the damage with no fuss, how unusual in this modern world. Thanks Stewart. 26/8/2005

The latest on the drainage works after a visit from STRI, the sports ground specialists, is that the ground is not to be rolled but sanded and chain? harrowed. Oops! we nearly got that one wrong. 26/8/2005

Saturday 20th August The 1st XI played Marchmont at Doune SCORECARD. The 2nd XI against Dunbar unfortunately had to be cancelled due to a lack of players. By Friday evening 22 players had indicated that they were unable to play on Saturday. The Alloa XI Sunday game against Livingston also had to be cancelled for the same reason. A combination of a poor playing season and the disruption experience by not playing on our home ground the main factors in the clubs inability the fulfil our fixtures. The club would like to apologise to all of the clubs who have been let down this year in what to use a famous quote has been our Annus Horribilis. (and no guys that doesn't mean a horrible a**e although.........) 21/8/2005

Alison Ramsay has spent the week in Wales with the Scotland Womens squad playing in the ICC European competition. She contrived to get heat stroke in the third game, "in Wales"!! against England but was substitute fielder two days later against Wales!! Speachless, for the moment yes, but the storm is coming!!

Sunday 14th August The game against Gargunnock was cancelled since we could not put enough players or cars on the road take fulfil the fixture. End of a bad season blues! 14/8/2005

Saturday 13th August The 1st XI travelled to Edinburgh to play SMRH 2. SCORECARD The 2nd XI were at home in Doune to Cramond 2.SCORECARD 13/8/2005

An under 13 Clackmannan junior side travelled to play Stirling on Wednesday 10th August in a two innings game. Stirling batted first and scored 107 for 1 (Rorry Weir 30ret, Matthew Tweedie 30ret) Clackmannan scored 137 for 2 (Dan Smith 30ret, Graham Oliver 30ret, Ross Murray 34ret) in the 2nd innings Stirling scored 122 for 4 (Rorry Weir 32ret, Scott Weir 30ret, Blair Campbell 3 for 11) Clackmannan scored 105 for 2 (Dan Smith 30ret). Clackmannan won the Anstruther and Gunn Trophy. 13/8/20054

Problems with the unevenness of the outfield are still making it unsafe to play on the Arns. A little remedial work has been done on two edges of the square, but the planned vibratory roll will not now take place. The final hope for the Warwickshire game is that the rains will come allowing the ground to soften so some of the worst bumps can be rolled out. 11/8/2005.

Saturday August 6th The 1st XI played Leith Franklin Beige etc. at The Grazings Doune SCORECARD. The 2nd XI travelled to the dreaded Meadows in Edinburgh to play Cask & Barrel SCORECARD 6/8/2005

Saturday 30th July The 1st XI played Haddington at home.SCORECARD The 2nd XI game against Carlton 3 has been cancelled due to wet weather and wet pich in Edimburgh. The Alloa XI Forth Cricket Union 2 game on Sunday against Glenrothes was cancelled. Glenrothes are playing in the final of the small clubs cup, best of luck the Glens!! 30/7/2005

Saturday 23rd July The 1st XI travelled to Freuchie to play Freuchie 2 in a bottom of the table clash. SCORECARD. The 2nd XI were at home at the Grazings to Broomhall SCORECARD. 24/7/2005

21st July Selby Cricket Club were Clackmannan County's guests on Thursday for a game at Doune, the last of their tour for the talented and friendly Selby lads.SCORECARD 24/7/2005

19th - 22nd July Young Graham Oliver travelled to Dublin with the Scotland under 13 squad to play in the European competition. The Scots played games against Denmark, Holland and Ireland. 24/7/2005

A meeting on the outfield drainage re-instatement on Wednesday agreed to try several strategies to flatted the outfield and level the area round the square. The warm dry weather has set back the work to roll out the lumps. 21/7/2005

Saturday 16th July The 1st team are at home in Doune to Grange 3.SCORECARD The 2nd team travel to Fauldhouse to play Fauldhouse Victoria 2 SCORECARD. Fauldhouse 238 for 4 after 45 overs 16/7/2005

Saturday 9th July The first XI travelled to Glenrothes SCORECARD. The 2nd XI did not have a league game. The 2nd XI friendly against Livingston was cancelled as was the Alloa XI Forth Cricket Union Sunday game against Glenrothes. 10/7/2005

Saturday 2nd July The 1st XI played Largo at home in Doune SCORECARD. The 2nd XI played West Lothian 3 at BP Grangemouth sports ground. SCORECARD. 2/7/2005

Saturday 25th June the 1st team played Falkland 2 in an ill tempered match at Doune.SCORECARD The 2nd team travelled to Edinburgh to play Holy Cross 3. SCORECARD The "lucky white heather" factor zeroing in again, 2nd team captain Alison Ramsay recieving a ball in the hand at nets on Friday night and, after a midnight x-ray, was injured out of the team for at least this weekend.25/6/2005

Wednesday 22nd June The Scottish Kwik cricket finals were held in Perth and Clackmannan County were represented by Park Primary School after 1st & 2nd place teams Alva and Fishcross could not make the event. The youngsters did the club and the county proud with their commitment, attitude to the game and they had a great day out. Well done kids. In the evening the Inter cricket side travelled up to Doune for the Forth Valley league Inter cricket competition, they won one and lost one.25/6/2005

Sunday 19th June The Alloa XI game against Livingston had to be cancelled due to a shortage of transport to take the young team away! Blair Campbell took part in the Central District under 12 trial in Perth and did well. Alison Ramsay travelled south to Durham with the Scotland Womens team. The women beat Durham, Durham 208 for 9 Scotland 211 for 5. Ali took 1 for 22 and scored 30. The kwik cricketers travelled to Stirling to play in the John Player Trophy but were unsuccessful against much stronger teams. What is the point in playing hard ball experienced kids in kwik cricket competitions? Isn't it called win at all costs?25/6/2005

Saturday 18th June The 1st XI played Marchmont in Edinburgh and were well beaten. No SCORECARD, the ones left the book at Marchmont, Duuhh! The second team game against Dunbar at Doune was cancelled because(sigh!) shortage of 1st team players led to half the 2nd team being "promoted" to the ones and the replacement juniors were just too young to play against an experience all senior team.25/6/2005

Monday 13th June The annual Ronald Cunningham Quaich was held at the Bowmar sports ground from 11am until 3pm. Ten of the counties Primary schools took part and on the day with a total of 120 boys abd girls involved. Winners were Alva P S with Fishcross runners up and Park P S third. Fishcrosss won the fairplay award in what was an excellent days competition.

Saturday 11th June The 1st XI were hosts to SMRH2 at Doune SCORECARD. The 2nd XI traveledl to Roseburn to play Cramond 2, SCORECARD. The Alloa XI game v Glenrothes on Sunday was cancelled but is due to be replayed at Glenrothes on the 10th July.11/6/2005

The kwik cricketers journey to Arbroath on Sunday the 12th June to play in the Moira Shaw trophy, best of luck kiddo's. 11/6/2005

The Forth Valley Inter cricket league competition took place at St Modans on Wednesday 8th June. Clackmannan won one and lost one. The next move up the ladder for the Kwik cricketers in their journey to hard ball cricket. 11/6/2005

The Arns XI development squad lost heavily to Westquarter away from home on Wednesday 8th June. Experience for our juniors on their treck from junior to senior cricket, pity not all players understand (or have forgotten) this necessary step for the youngsters.11/6/2005

Sunday 5th June The Alloa XI game against Gargunnock was switched from Gargunnock to Doune after Gargunnock was declared unplayable but was then cancelled due to the bad weather and its effect on the pitch at Doune. 5/4/2005

Saturday 4th June Flamin' June! I don't think so! The 1st XI travel to Edinburgh to play Leith Franklin Beige on Leith Links and were beated on yet another pudding wicket. Scorecard later The 2nd XI travel to Doune to play Cask & Barrel. After Cask scored 173 all out and Clackmannan were 10 for 4 wickets!!! the game was abandoned in monsoon conditions.Scorecard 4/6/2005

The green shoots of progress are visible on the Arns, the ground is turning slowly from brown to green. 3/6/2005

Saturday 28th May The 2nd team game against Carlton 3 was cancelled due to the state of the pitch, not to mention the November style weather, cold, wet, windy "ah summer in Scotland"!! The 1st XI travelled to Haddington to play Haddington, on another wet wicket, yet another player injured by the end of the day. SCORECARD.28/5/2005

Clackmannan County have been forced top pull out of the Forth Valley 1st XI 20/20 Tuesday games due to start next week because we are unable to field a team. We have three first team players on the injury list, others who work away and a club captain who has gone off to play for a SNCL club in Edinburgh. Aint life fun!! 25/5/2005

A stream of cancellations this week Under 13 match in Perth, Inter cricket Forth Valley league match in Stenhousemuir, 20/20 match against Doune, 20/20 match against Stenhousemuir. I didn't mean what I said about needing rain, honest! Ground flooded again! 25/5/2005

Saturday 21st May The 1st team game was cancelled due to the wicket being unplayable after the rain on Friday. The 2nd XI travelled to Broomhall. Broomhall were 129 all out (A Band 4 for 23). Clackmannan 128 for 9? (G Bayes 100 n.o.) Scorecard to follow. Sundays Forth Cricket Union game against Fauldhouse was cancelled. 21/5/2005

Saturday 14th May The 2nd XI played at home (in Doune) to Fauldhouse Victoria. Scorecard The 1st XI played Grange 3 at Grange on Sunday 15th May. Scorecard 14/5/2005

The work on the Arns has restarted Leslie Dick & Sons are busy harrowing the ground to, hopefully, billiard table smoothness before rolling and seeding take place, then all that remains is for a spell of rain to let the grass grow. What! What's wrong with a bit of rain! Pictures of the flattening. 13/5/2005

Congratulations to Alistair Band for being selected for the Central District Under 16 squad to play "Public schools"!! in Edinburgh on Sunday 16th. 13/5/2005

The junior Forth Valley Kwik Cricket league starts on Wednesday 18th May at Doune. 12/5/2005

Club member Ken Hutchison has forwarded a couple of photo's which have been added to the history section. click here for a look see.12/5/2005

Sunday 8th May The Alloa XI, Forth Cricket Union game against Broomhall was played at Broomhall. The scores were Broomhall 146 for 7 in 40 overs, Clackmannan 148 for 9 (N Ramsay 102 not out). A win for Clackmannan on the last ball of the game. Scorecard will appear when THE SCOREBOOK ARRIVES!!!!! 9/5/2005

Saturday 7th May The 1st team played their first home game at Doune against Glenrothes, Not a good start on out "new" ground Scorecard . The 2nd XI game against Leith Franklin Beige was cancelled. 7/5/2005

April

Saturday 30th April The 2nd XI game against West Lothian 3 was cancelled due to weather problems at Doune preventing the outfield being cut. The 1st XI game at Largo ended in a massive defeat for Clackmannan. Largo 257 for 4, Clackmannan 109 all out. Scorecard 29/4/2005

The Youth v Experience game at Doune on Saturday 23rd April was cancelled. A working party journeyed to Doune and with the help of some of the Doune lads got stuck in about the ground preparation. The guys are to congratulated on their efforts. 23/4/2005

An ECB introductory Course is being run by Andy Tennant on the 5th and 12th of May from 3.30 until 5.30pm at a venue "yet to be decided" in Clackmannanshire. Anyone interested in a place on this course should contact this site or the club secretary as soon as possible.23/4/2005

The first game on Sunday 17th April against Dunfermline was abandoned at tea due to rain. 23/4/2005

The Tuesday night practices at Alloa Academy are underway and continue every Tuesday this month. Senior practice is from 7.15pm until 9pm. Hint Hint!!! 9/4/2005

As yet no ground work has been possible on either the Arns or Doune's ground "the Policies" due to the weather. The first round of practice games at The Policies in two weeks is going to need a lot of luck, good weather and hard graft by the ground staff if the games are to go ahead. 9/4/2005

March

Congratulations to the the junior Under 13 indoor team. On Sunday 27th March at Lochgelly High School they beat Freuchie, Falkland and Dunfermline to lift the Fife indoor U13 Trophy for the second time in three years. Pictures 28/3/2005

Please make sure that you have filled in your membership form and returned it to Jeff Thomas with the cash before the start of the season. If you have not received a membership form contact this site and we will e-mail you one. 28/3/2005

Indoor training for the "hard ball" juniors and senior players will take place in Alloa Academy Games Hall beginning Tuesday 5th April at 6.30pm. The indoor will run each Tuesday until the end of the month, by then, hopefully, we will be able to use parts of the Arns for some outdoor work. If you are not a member but would like to come along to the practice sessions, please do, the club are always keen to promote cricket in the area. Contact this site for more information.28/3/2005

Doune Cricket Club have generously agreed to allow us to use their ground until the Arns is back in a playable condition. The club would like to express our thanks to Doune CC. 4/3/2005

After a meeting on the 3rd of March the details of phase 2 of the ground works were agreed and it is hoped to begin the harrowing and re-seeding of the outfield in early April (weather permitting).4/3/2005

February

Junior indoor practices are being held in Alloa Academy Games Hall on Friday evenings starting at 6.15 until 8.15pm every week until April. All juniors welcome. 25/2/2005

The Pizza Quiz originally scheduled for 5th of February took place on Saturday 12th February. A great night was had by all, especially Greig Taylor, who was the ultimate victor. 8/2/2005

Reminder of the Committee meeting on Monday 14th February for all those involved. 8/2/2005

The final discussions are taking place to allow Clackmannan County to play home games for at least the first half of the season at Doune Cricket Clubs ground. 8/2/2005

January

The strong winds over the past week have flattened one of the sight screens, extensively damaged another and caused panels to come adrift on the other two. No trees down, as yet, at the railway end and no place for the ducks to swim, unlike previous closed seasons. 20/1/2005

The Junior indoor practice which has been held in Alloa Academy Games Hall on Tuesday nights from January till late March every year for the last seven years, may not go ahead. Changes in the Clackmannanshire Council booking procedures have left the club out in the cold. Last minute negotiations are being held to attempt to allow the cricket club the use of the only cricket nets in the authority. Ironic that it was the cricket club who financed the nets installed in the school. Happy New Year!! 4/1/2005

The first committee meeting of the year is at the Arns on Monday 10th January 2005 at 7.15pm. 4/1/2005