Author Archive | Bob Lethaby

It was so nearly a ‘Super Saturday’ for the Oaks with the One’s and Three’s both winning. However, the ten-man Two’s suffered that New Zealand feeling as they missed out in a dramatic climax at Odiham. First XI Back in Business and Back to Second The One’s, shaken, but not stirred, were looking for a […]

It’s one of those weekends when it is only a matter of time before someone shows you their new weather app. It will be far better than the Met Office app and will allow you to know how many raindrops will land on a cricket pitch three days before the event. Of course, in these […]

The First XI division suffered their second defeat on the trot on Saturday, falling away badly after a decent bowling performance reduced Sparsholt to 230. Alex Brundle (1) Dan Sumner (2) and Ronnie McCewan (2) were the wicket takers as The Oaks felt content with the target they were given. Sadly, apart from 42 from […]

With an availability list of 33, we are all ready to go tomorrow with The Oaks fielding three teams once again. With wounds licked and the first defeat of the season behind them, the First XI must look to regroup and go again at Sparsholt. It wont be easy as Sparsholt have been on a […]

The First XI said farewell to their long unbeaten run on Saturday, losing to promotion rivals in IBM Hursley in a fraught and tense affair at a sunny Oakley Park. Batting first, The Oaks were soon all over the place as IBM claimed the prize wicket of Elliot Hennessey and Nellie Warner soon after. However, […]

It seems that every game is pivotal as we head deeper into July but none may be more so than this weekend. The weather is set for a fair but cooling trend tomorrow, so all three games should go ahead. The First XI have, without doubt, their most important and probably toughest game of the […]

There are days in sport, when all its beauty comes together. They are the days when talent, peak physical fitness and sublime timing gel as one and legends are made. Today wasn’t one of those days but by any standards, it was one that will go down in Oakley folklore and will be talked about for […]

First XI Dismantle Petersfield in One Way Canter On a sweltering afternoon at Oakley Park, the First XI brushed aside Petersfield in a surprisingly one side affair. As Hampshire enjoyed a classically British one day sample of the heatwave that has engulfed Europe, batting was never going to be easy. However, In Dan Sumner and […]

After a great weekend last week, The Oaks need to be ready to go again with more tough fixtures coming up on what looks like being a sweltering Saturday in Hampshire. The First XI entertain promotion rivals, Petersfield, at Oakley Park, with plenty of changes in what still looks like a strong line up. Petersfield […]

First XI Cruise to Victory to Hit Top Spot With all the chaos going on at Oakley Park yesterday, The First XI’s straightforward victory at Michelmersh was a rather unspectacular affair in comparison. However, after the euphoria of last week’s victory v RAM, The Oaks needed to guard against complacency to keep up their 100% […]