Hitting Out
Normandy eye a big heave-ho as they chase 227 against Sutton in the Ryman Surrey Championship. The hosts were to fall 20 runs short in a Premier Division fixture at Lower Ground, Hunts Hill Road.
Match statistics: Sutton 226-8 off 50 overs (Garth Davson 78, Harry Allen 54, Gary Outram 37, Vignesh Venkateswaran 4-40) 20pts beat Normandy 206 off 49.1 overs (Ian Prowse 48, Howard Grice 47, Chris Jones 25, Garth Davson 4-37, Harry Allen 3-40) 5pts by 20 runs. Sutton won the toss and elected to bat. Attendance: 40.
Normandy Cricket Club were formed in 1896. After spells at fields near Westwood Farm and in School Lane, they moved to Hunts Hill Road, part of Normandy Common, in 1947 when Lower Ground was ready for use. Upper Ground, a second square on adjoining land, followed in 1991. Despite being a village club, Normandy have attained ECB Premier League status.
Hitting Out
Normandy eye a big heave-ho as they chase 227 against Sutton in the Ryman Surrey Championship. The hosts were to fall 20 runs short in a Premier Division fixture at Lower Ground, Hunts Hill Road.
Match statistics: Sutton 226-8 off 50 overs (Garth Davson 78, Harry Allen 54, Gary Outram 37, Vignesh Venkateswaran 4-40) 20pts beat Normandy 206 off 49.1 overs (Ian Prowse 48, Howard Grice 47, Chris Jones 25, Garth Davson 4-37, Harry Allen 3-40) 5pts by 20 runs. Sutton won the toss and elected to bat. Attendance: 40.
Normandy Cricket Club were formed in 1896. After spells at fields near Westwood Farm and in School Lane, they moved to Hunts Hill Road, part of Normandy Common, in 1947 when Lower Ground was ready for use. Upper Ground, a second square on adjoining land, followed in 1991. Despite being a village club, Normandy have attained ECB Premier League status.