CRICKET
Sat 1st XI, lost by 8 wickets against Fleet
Sat 2nd XI, lost by 3 wickets against High Wycombe III
Sun 1st XI, won 1 lost 3 in Six-a-side Tournament
Sun 2nd XI, won by 42 runs against Duke of Hamilton

The Sunday 2XI welcomed first time visitors the Duke Of Hamilton to leafy Bucks at the weekend, keen to improve on their run of draws and wins of late. With the pitch looking wet and the weather outlook not too good either, it was decided that a 35 overs a side match should be played. Chalfont won the toss (in itself a winning feat - Chalfont have won the toss more this year than any other) and elected to bat. This was a brave decision, Chalfont being as they were without Collins, Hales, Baker, Yoxall or indeed any recognized opening batsmen.

With the low bounce afforded by the damp pitch, and the fact that DOH's opening bowler had yet to turn up, Phil Noot (0) - a late replacement for the erratic Thomas - was triggered LBW as was fellow opener Davenport (12). Dave Nolder removed the duck from his new bat with a one before being caught and bowled by DOHs newly arrived opener. Geoff 'Bungle' Brown could not improve on last weeks six and four, going out for nought after slogging across the line, the fool. Dave Andersen (39) batted well for over an hour, but when he was out it was Webb (38) and Paine (16) - a very late inclusion after another drop out - who steadied the ship, with cameos from Noot (4) and Lindsay (2*) and Upton (0*), to take the score to a respectable 156-9 from 35 overs. Special mention to our best friend Jonny Extras who again top scored with 39.

After a sumptuous tea, and with the expected rain not materialising, DOH batted on a drying pitch that wasn't keeping as low as Chalfont had played against. Opener Jon Lindsay took his best figures for some time with 10-0-24-2 and Gareth Noot with 6-1-20-1. However, the story of the day was not the bowling of Webb (8-0-31-2), Upton (7-0-21-2) or Andersen (3-2-4-1), but the stunning catch at gully by Chris Paine - and absolute rocket above his head that he held magnificently to remove the opener for 30. It was also a day of redemption for ball-magnet Bungle Brown (who dropped four last week) who took one skyer from Upton's deceptively slow swing, and one absolute screamer of a sliding catch millimeters above the grass from Dobber Andersen. With two runouts completing the rout, DOH were duly bowled out for 114 and the drinking could commence.

So the bandwagon that is the 2XI proves that it can roll on without its top order, others coming to the fore when required. Last game of the season is against Little Kingshill, where Chalfont have failed to record a victory in three years.   Blessed are the cheesemakers!

CHAMPIONS

Chalfont Park Phoenix were crowned champions of Division 3 of the Windsor and Maidenhead Softball League last night by way of the TV Outlaws beating Rhythm 12-7.

This is a fantastic achievement considering it was the teams first season in the league. Well done to all those that played this season and thank you to everyone that supported along the way.

SATURDAY 11TH SEPT
"CPSA Club Party", Tickets £6 includes food, Our own CPSA Olympic games, Followed by Medal Ceremony and the Party (with DJ Trick) and camping available too. (for more information contact catherine_watson@yahoo.com)

SUNDAY 12TH SEPT
ACHC annual mixed 7 a side tournament.
This tournament looks like it is going to be well attended by a variety of visiting teams, many of which are coming for the Sat night party (see above). The day will see Full English Breakfasts available to purchase in the morning, the games will kick off at about 10am. BBQ available throughout the day, all welcome.

SOUL ON SUNDAYS

We have local DJs playing chilled out tunes every Sunday night for your enjoyment. Your weekend only has 3 nights. why waste one third of it because you have to go back to work on Monday morning? It's a great way to bring your weekend to a close, in a relaxed but sociable atmosphere - come and check it out for yourself.

.more than just a pub co ltd

LOAN SCHEME DRAW

The latest draw was held on 28th August 2004 at the Club. The lucky winner, with number 33, was Murray Scott as witnessed by Simon Seabrook. Thanks again for the continued support of all the Loan Scheme members.

SUNDAY 1ST XI

The Sunday 1st XI played in the end-of-the-season MASL 6-a-side tournament at Beaconsfield. We lost our first three matches against Beaconsfield, Thame Town and Stoke Green. Then, already eliminated from the competition, we managed a consolation victory against Tiddington.

Our friends from Fleet were the visitors to Chalfont Park on Saturday. Fleet riding high pushing for promotion, Chalfont needing points to steer clear of relegation trouble. By 18:00 hrs Fleet were still riding high looking for promotion and Chalfont are still looking for points to be safe.

Chalfont won the toss and elected to bat first on a very wet wicket, with extra batting points available. The first innings was very tight. Fleet bowled with a lot of discipline, a consistent off stump line, just back of a length, perfect on this wicket. Their young seamer bowled all afternoon from one end (26 overs 5 for 76), these figures were looking even better until Satish Sharma smashed a very fine 47 runs at the death. There was good support from Raff Moughhal (33), Shahid Din (25) and Andy Parsons (22). It was a committed batting display in difficult conditions. Going into Tea with 172 on the board Chalfont felt they had a competitive total to defend.

Tea - very fine as usual, apart from the empty chip bowl. Must remember to get in the hutch before Satish next time.

Fleet's opening bat arrived at the wicket after providing commentary on our batting technique for most of the first innings. A number of well meaning, constructive comments followed from the fielders along the lines of 'putting his bat where his mouth is'. Then he did, smoting 70 odd. We bowled poorly at times to be honest, too short or too full, not much in between, and Fleet cruised to 173 for 2 from 35 overs.

Chalfont 7 points. Fleet 20 points.

Last league game next week away at Tring Park. 8 points required to be absolutely sure of safety should results not go our way.

The Saturday 2's lost by 3 wickets in a tense relegation battle away to High Wycombe. Chalfont lost a crucial toss and were asked to bat first on a very wet track. They were soon in trouble at 8 for 2 before Simon Seabrook (27) and James Mallinder (47) fought hard to put on 52 for the third wicket. Scoring at a fast rate was always difficult and only Martin Cartledge's 4 and 6 off consecutive balls momentarily upped the tempo of the innings. All the batsmen struggled against accurate bowling in the difficult conditions and Chalfont were finally all out for 131 in the 51st over.

Wycombe's reply started off confidently until a superb leg-side catch by Adam Laubser initiated the fall of the first wicket. However, Wycombe's innings continued until the score reached 65 for 2 when three wickets fell for no runs including another excellent one handed catch at full stretch by Laubser behind the stumps. Asif Raza (6-74) produced another marathon spell from one end while Javaid Ali and Tony Hewston conceded just 44 runs between them off 18 overs at the other end. As Wycombe edged past 100 they then lost another couple of wickets with a good catch in the deep by Hewston and Ali trapping top-scorer John Eyles (45) LBW. With 22 runs still required for victory the game was still in the balance. Two hard chances went begging in the field before Wycombe finally got home with 3 overs to spare.

The 2's are now at home to promotion-chasing OMTs this week in their final league game of the season where a win is needed to give them any realistic chance of avoiding the drop.