Cricket

Club bosses are thrilled to have secured the promising all-rounder for 2021.

Matthew Brockman-Smith bagged six wickets for Swaffham CC who triumphed at home to Norwich Association of Malayalees in Saturday’s friendly.

Downham Stow Cricket Club juniors finished off their season on Friday with a training session and an end-of-season barbecue and presentation.

The final weekend of league action saw plenty of fine performances from West Norfolk sides.

Jacob Lockheart enjoyed a prosperous weekend with the bat as North Runcton Seconds helped themselves to two wins over the weekend.

Newly-merged Downham Stow CC were one of many clubs to have their games cut short by rain at the weekend.

Newly-merged Downham Stow CC were one of many clubs to have their games cut short by rain at the weekend.

Swaffham looked like the Costa del Sol. Temperatures soared and the cafe society had arrived in south west Norfolk.

North Runcton suffered a second NCB Summer League defeat of a shortened season with the visitors claiming victory in the last over.

Luke Caswell hit 73 for league leaders Fakenham who won by one wicket with just three balls to spare at Cromer on Saturday.

Fakenham are the early leaders of the NCB Summer Saturday 2020 competition after beating visiting local rivals North Runcton by five wickets.

The merger of Stow and Downham Town Cricket Clubs marks a new era in the future of the game locally.

Downham Stow Cricket Club are determined to maintain strong community and family values after announcing their merger this week.

Competitive cricket returned to West Norfolk - but predictably so did the rain on the opening weekend of the NCB Saturday League.

It was well worth the wait to witness a masterful batting display from man-of-the-match Ben Coote as North Runcton defeated Cromer.

Two Norfolk Alliance cricket sides failed to get their programmes off to a winning start after a coronavirus-enforced delay.

Last season’s Norfolk Alliance champions and runners-up have both reacted with joy to news that recreational cricket games are allowed to return.

Organisers say it is too risky to stage matches, given the ongoing threat from the infection.

Following the success of the fastest bowler accolade on the West Norfolk cricket field, we turned our attentions to the winners of the slowest.

Visiting teams used to complain about the cattle. They said they were moving about behind the bowler’s arm.