Match Report After a couple of weeks on the road the mighty Lavant returned to their home turf. The legend goes that if the team doesn’t return home at least once a month and bathe in the River Lavant then someone’s shoes will be cursed. With the sun shining and the weather finally starting to warm up this week Lavant welcomed Arundel Castle to the field of dreams, on what was a busy Father’s day with many people stationed around…
After a week of temperamental weather, the sun decided to peek its head and shine through to the Bosham pitch. A few late arrivals to the pitch meant a reshuffle up the top. Will and Iain took the first overs. The premier leg spinner from Bosham was reminiscent of Warne, but spinning it both ways. One ball must have turned 1 metre from 20 cm outside leg to 80 cm outside off. Andy Pine snuck through the defence of Willy…
Match Report The mighty Lavant were on the road once more this time heading to West Meon. After a couple of days of heavy rainfall the West Meon pitch appeared green, spongy and damp. With the Lavant bowlers licking their lips at the idea of being unleashed on (what appeared to be a bowler friendly track) the toss went up and much to the frustration of the Lavant skipper he called wrong and (unsurprisingly in a timed game) Lavant were…
Match Report The mighty Lavant were back on the road this week visiting the picturesque Ebernoe. The team assembled on a warm (but blustery) day with a track that looked flat and hard and an outfield which had a very ‘unique’ feature….the road that led to the ground also happened to continue through the outfield! Due to this interesting feature local rules determined that the moment any vehicle appeared the game needed to stop until it passed. To give an…
Game 2! After a win in the first T20, and riding the wave of success of the Sunday squad, the loon skipper wanted to ensure there was a 100% success rate. A new scorebook, pens, a coin for the toss, and a plan of action, a key to the shed, a 5.00pm set up time…..was he actually ready? The sun wasn’t shining, Tams Tarps failed to make an appearance on the Tuesday after a deluge of rain. The pitch appeared…
Match Report With the mighty Lavant buoyed by the last game’s defence with the ball they welcomed Elsted to the village knowing that a stiff challenge faced them. With the weather turning during the week heavy rain had fallen so a big thanks for the efforts of TamTarps™ for keeping the strip dry, fresh ready for the day’s play! With the Lavant team arriving and the pitch ready to go, the Elsted team gathered around the middle waiting for the…
Match Report This week Lavant welcomed our good friends Lynchmere to the hallowed turf but with a slight twist to the proceedings. Due to an ‘admin error’ with the green booking the game needed to start earlier to allow for a wedding reception to enjoy the delights of the outfield. So the game needed to start at a test match time of 11am which was perfectly fine with everyone, there were NO issues or moaning. The whole team was philosophical…
Match Report Basked in sunshine, the lavant pitch was solid as a rock. The new skipper won the toss (phone flip) against the opposition and without hesitation put the rebranded T20 side into bat. The legends? The lizards? …..No the unhinged, loud, Eurasian Waterbirds ‘The Lavant Loons.’ The side was a flock of misfits, ready to tackle a very strong Ashling side. Joe and Will started off steady with a partnership of 43 off 6 overs, courtesy of some lusty…
Match Report After another dazzling week of sunshine the mighty Lavant (after a last minute fixture change) were on the road to Amberley (who we thank for hosting us and allowing us to have a fixture this weekend). The ground was bathed in glorious early May sunshine and warmth allowing the club’s lucky mascot (Foster) to make the most of the weather by basking in the sun rays like a Lizard (only moving by hopping from one foot to the…
Match Report Following on from a glorious warm and sunny first game the mighty Lavant hit the road for their first away game of the season to Westbourne and although the sun was out, the day was very different. Air conditioning in the travelling cars was swapped for heating and T-shirts swapped for many layers of thermal base layers and jumpers! The Lavant captain took to the middle (avoiding damaging any of the sectioned-off flowers in the outfield), lost the…