Reproduced from the Diss Express, Friday 28 July 2017. Report by Liam Apicella “Attitudes need to change in Garby’s fight for survival” “Danny Cash has warned his Garboldisham players that there needs to be a collective change in attitude if the club is to preserve its Cecil Amey Opticians Norfolk Alliance Premier Division status. Cash’s debutants were the Premier Division’s surprise package last term, finishing second behind champions Brooke. They started the current campaign in fine fettle, even topping the standings at one stage. However, a run of four straight defeats between June 10 and July 8 has seen Garboldisham plummet down the table, to the point where they are now just one place outside of the relegation zone. With five matches left to play, Garboldisham still have time to put some distance between themselves and the bottom two — starting with tomorrow’s trip to league-leading Downham Town (1pm). And captain Cash has been forthright in telling his players an alteration in approach — particularly with the bat — is required. “We have played well …

The Garboldisham U13 girls’ team played in the local Lady Taverner’s tournament 0n Wednesday 26 July at Great Melton. With a wide range of ages in the team, the girls made great progress throughout the day. They beat both Topcroft and Great Melton and only narrowly lost to Swardeston. The girls had a brilliant day, despite the rain, and finished in third place out of five teams. Well done! Sarah McGahan Team: Beth Champion (captain), Amber Thompson, Maddy Browne, Freya Button, Abby Dye, Libby Worby, Kiera Taylor and Maddie Ellis.

Every Monday and Friday morning at 8am, you can find Alison and Yvonne donning the pink rubber gloves and cleaning out the pavilion from top to bottom. They do a fantastic job keeping everything shipshape and sparkling and without all their hard work the clubhouse would soon look very grubby. Thank you Alison and Yvonne from everyone involved with Garboldisham cricket. And a big thank you to all our other huge band of helpers who help make GCC the fantastic club that it is – the tea-makers, the coaches, the captains and youth team managers, the ground staff, our DIYers, builders, bar staff, the scorers, our fund-raisers and events organisers, and of course – our mole catcher! Thank you!

Picture: Rob Fuller takes three wickets for the 1sts. Match summaries: Saturday 8 July 2017 The 1st team had a close fought battle at The Langley against Sprowston but were unfortunate to lose by just 12 runs and so clock up their 4th loss on the trot which saw them drop to 3rd from bottom in the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division. Garboldisham won the toss and put the visitors in to bat and early wickets placed Garby in a strong position. However, Sprowston wriggled off the hook and ended their innings on 208-9. There were three wickets from Rob Fuller and a couple each from James Shepherd and Dan Constable. Garby’s top order failed to fire with the bat but a good partnership between Danny Cash and Alex Hogg steadied the ship, but once Cash and then Hogg were out, the Garboldisham wickets tumbled away. With no wickets in hand and just 12 runs short of Sprowston’s total, Kieran Pask struck out in a bid to wrap up the game, but he was unlucky to be caught on the boundary by the sweeping Sprowston …

Above: Arthur Johnson took 5 wickets for just 9 runs in Garboldisham 4ths massive 280 run victory against Beeston CC. Old-timer Nick Asker was 101 not-out in the same game. There was no game for Garboldisham 1sts this week. Their Horsford fixture had been rescheduled and was played back on bank holiday Monday on the 29 May. But all other Garby teams were in action and all had big wins. Here’s a brief summary: The 2nds were playing at home against Hethersett & Tas Valley. Captain James Worby won the toss and elected to bat, and making the most of the short boundary and good track, Garboldisham racked up the runs and finished on 328 all-out in their final over. There were good contributions from all batsmen with Matt Allin picking up a half century, 36 from Johnny Leech and 32 from Garby keeper Benny Mann. 53 extras didn’t help the visitors cause… With bat in hand and scoreboard pressure hanging over them, H&TV were bowled out for 188 in their 41st over with Worby taking 3 wickets and …

Garboldisham (248) v Acle (272-8), 24 June 2017. Reproduced from the Diss Express A high-scoring opening-wicket stand from Acle proved to be the difference as Garboldisham 1sts slumped to the their fifth defeat of the season on Saturday 24 June. Visiting skipper Joshua Rowe won the toss at The Langley and opted to bat first, which proved to be the correct decision. Openers Geoff Handley and Jaskaran Cheema made the Garboldisham bowling attack toil, putting on 172 runs for the first wicket. Handley (82) was first to fall to the bowling of Dan Constable, while Cheema lasted long enough to complete his century, before having his wicket snared by Rob Fuller for 117 — a knock that included 14 fours and two maximums. Fuller went on to be Garboldisham’s most destructive bowler, ending his nine overs with figures of 5-59. After removing the free-scoring Cheema, he also accounted for Rowe (1), Thomas Wilson (15), Craig Press (31) and Andrew Spaxman (11). Due to Fuller’s form, the Acle innings never found any major momentum after Cheema had …

GCC Summer Coaching Days Wednesday 26th July Thursday 27th July 10am – 3pm £15 per day (£10 for second/third day) Bring a packed lunch, plenty of drinks and appropriate clothing. Qualified coaches, lots of fun! Please book in advance to ensure we have enough coaches. Contact Sarah McGahan for more details or to book. 07748094253

Jonny Wyatt scores 140 for 2nds Garboldisham 1st XI travelled a few miles up the road to face local rivals, Old Buckenham. Garby won the toss and elected to bat. Opener Tom Davey was on form and ended on 56 not out but the rest of the team struggled and the 1sts finished on 143 all out. Good bowling from Garboldisham kept Old Buckenham pinned down and four wickets fell, but in the end Garby’s 143 on the board was never going to be enough and the Bucks chased it down in the 43rd over to win by 6 wickets. The 2nds were at home to Beccles who won the toss and put Garby in to bat. Jonny Wyatt and Alex Cook were both on sparkling form and were either lofting balls away to the boundary or piercing the ring of fielders who could only watch in weary frustration on this very hot afternoon. Beccles were relieved to see the back of Jonny Wyatt when he was eventually caught in the deep for 140 in the 36th over with the score on …

Mellis v Garboldisham Friendly, 11 June 2017 Match report by Sandy Culling After the disappointment of Saturday’s results (1sts lost to Cromer by 79 runs, 4ths lost to Rackheath by 74 runs), 9 fine men and boys of Garboldisham travelled to Mellis. Having lost the toss, the young opening partnership of Toby Culling and Phil Carr started with good running between the wickets and put on 109 before Phil was bowled for 48. Toby and Arthur Johnson continued in the same vein and despite Arthur offering up a simple catch that was dropped, they put on another 100 partnership before Toby retired after smashing an on-drive to reach his first ever century. This left Andrew Whilstler to find some form after a difficult few weeks and he ended 8 not out with Arthur not out 49. After tea, the young openers George Self and Will Cunningham did a great job bowling straight and full leaving Mellis on 29 after the first 10 overs, the opening partnership was then broken by Andrew Whistler with a great spell …

There’s just two senior games today but it’s a busy week ahead for the juniors. Here’s all the fixtures: Saturday 10 June: 1sts at home to Cromer, 4ths away to Rackheath. Lunch and Curry Night! Sunday 11 June: Friendly away to Mellis, U11s away to Gt Ellingham Monday 12 June: U11s away at Bradenham (Fixture card also showing a home game against Gt Ellingham? – check details with manager) Tuesday 13 June: U9s away at Gt Ellingham, U13s away at Rocklands Wednesday 14 June: U15s at home to Rocklands Thursday 15 June: U13s away at Old Buckenham, Over 40s at home to Rocklands Please check all fixture details with team managers/captains