Cricket

Hockwold Cricket Club’s long run of success continues after achieving their fifth promotion in five years.

Over the woods, skimming the fields, a Lancaster bomber emerged.

Sunday’s victory over Snettisham in the Mid Norfolk Sunday League was particularly special for two members of Grimston Cricket Club.

In-form Fakenham are just one match away from securing their first Norfolk Alliance Premier Division title for three years.

When they ask you to be chair of your cricket club for next year, don’t forget to ask about the tree climbing.

With just a fortnight to go in the 2018 season, a few promotion and relegation issues were decided in the Norfolk Cricket League.

Downham came through a close encounter with Brooke on Saturday to maintain their small 16-point lead at the top of the Alliance Premier table.

A new pavilion has been named in memory of a village cricket club stalwart.

The Norfolk Alliance title race is going down to the wire with in-form Fakenham threatening to spoil Downham’s stranglehold on the Premier Division.

Title-chasing Downham Town returned to winning ways on Saturday, beating Cromer by five wickets at the Memorial Field.

The heatwave finally ran out of steam, and following the storms of Friday evening, it was the bowlers who took centre stage in the Norfolk League.

Cricket may be racing to save itself from years of declining popularity, but there is no such thing over at Snettisham.

Harry Thompson wrote a very good book about playing cricket on all continents, entitled Penguins Stopped Play.

Steve Ridout cracked 89 for Felthorpe but Narborough kept them winless in Level One of the Norfolk Cricket League.

North Runcton maintained their slim hopes of Norfolk Alliance Premier Division glory with a five-wicket victory at Old Buckenham on Saturday.

Downham defeated Old Buckenham by six wickets on Saturday to move 50 points clear at the top of the Norfolk Alliance Premier Division table.

Teenage batsman Harvey Wardle, 16, was the star of the show with a century as high-flying Denver remain second in the Division Five table.

North Runcton booked a NACO Cup final meeting against Old Buckingham at the end of August following a two-wicket success at Cromer on Sunday.

Downham fell agonisingly short in their bid to to reach a Carter Cup final in its 50th and final edition.

Downham lost their unbeaten Premier Division record to Fakenham on Saturday after going down by 61 runs to their local rivals.