Senior Practice

Senior training has moved back to Wednesday evenings, from 6pm till 8pm at the Sports Bar Club, Longhirst. The training sessions will be followed by Senior team selection. Please can everyone make an effort to attend training as competition for places this season will be good!

Junior Cricket Practice Sessions

U15's                                           Monday's 6pm to 8pm, until 31st August

U13's, U11's, U9's and Girls         Sunday's 10am to 12pm, until 30th August (additional U13's/U11's

                                                   sessions on Friday 6pm -8pm as announced by coaches)

27th June - 1st XI - Ashington v Morpeth - Rained Off - 5 Pts Each

20th June - 2nd XI - Harb's Destroys Backworth

20th June - 1st XI - Weather and Shotley Leave Morpeth Glum

20th June - 2nd XI - Morpeth Beat the Showers and Seaton Burn

13th June - 1st XI - Horner Unloads on Percy Main

13th June - 2nd XI - Morpeth Left Punch Drunk by League Leaders

6th June - 1st XI - Leadgate v Morpeth - Rained Off - 5 Pts Each

6th June - 2nd XI - Magnificent Wez and Hat-trick Brown See Morpeth to Win

30th May - 1st XI - Morpeth Take the Win from Last Ball

30th May - 2nd XI - Derby Goes to the Wire

As far as local derbies go, you couldn’t have wished for a better occasion than Saturday’s match up between Morpeth and Ponteland which provided a spectacle that would have had Sir Allen Stanford watering at the mouth from his Texan prison cell. The two sides went into the game in 2nd and 3rd place, but with Ponteland holding a 17 point advantage over their rivals, defeat for Morpeth would almost certainly have paid rest to promotion hopes for another season. The weather was glorious, with unbroken sunshine for the entire day, and the track looked a batsman’s paradise. It was a crucial toss to win, and fortunately for the boys from Longhirst, Maxted called correctly and duly instructed his boys they would be batting first. Let the games begin!

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23rd May - 1st XI - Sticks and Stones!

23rd May - 2nd XI - Back in the Winning Habit

After the debacle last weekend against Ryton, Morpeth’s second string were in a determined mood to get their season back on track. The side was boosted by the return to the side of Stephen Cowell, Sandy Meikle and Loz Brown to bolster the batting line-up, while David Harbottle and James Craigs came into the squad from the first side to add depth to the batting and strengthen the bowling outfit which struggled for wickets the previous week. The weather looked slightly inclement at the toss, but with the pitch in decent condition Maxted opted to bat after finally winning a toss for only the second time in the season.

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16th May - 1st XI - Back to Earth with a Bang!

16th May - 2nd XI - It's All a Bit Farcical!

Morpeth’s second string suffered an unexpected defeat to end their unbeaten start to the season to a side that had only won one previous game in 15 months. To compound matters further they were up against a Ryton outfit who could only muster 8 players for the tie, and the game was marred by a series of interventions by the umpire over the on-field conduct of the Ryton ‘village idiot’. Morpeth were put into bat by the home side, who had prepared a pitch which would often be referred to as a ‘pudding’, however in this instance the comparison would serve a great injustice to spotted dicks and banoffee pies everywhere.

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9th May - 1st XI - Morpeth Sink Champions

Morpeth CC travelled to Swalwell on Saturday, the home of the current Northumberland and Tyneside Division A1 league champions. Swalwell had started the season unbeaten in their first 3 matches.

Morpeth went into the game welcoming back Darren Leason to the side to open the batting; however they had lost their two opening bowlers, Mark Turnbull to work commitments, and Jack Palmers wife was giving birth. Skipper Chris Reagan lost the toss and Morpeth were asked to bowl on what seemed to be a hard track, albeit in blustery conditions.

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9th May - 2nd XI - Clark Stars as Morpeth Have too Much for Alnwick

Morpeth’s fine unbeaten run to the season continued as local rivals Alnwick were comfortably despatched in a rain-affected game at Longhirst. Morpeth were looking for revenge against a side who had unexpectedly beaten them in the corresponding fixture the previous season, which had ultimately played a vital part in Morpeth missing out on promotion. The wicket was a batsman’s dream, and it was unsurprising when Maxted opted to bat first, following his side’s 200-plus run chase the week before.

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2nd May - 1st XI - Morpeth Power to Victory

2nd May - 2nd XI - Poxton Strokes Glorious Ton to Send Seconds to Win

A belligerent century from Andrew Poxton saw Morpeth record their second success of the new campaign on a fantastic afternoon of cricket down in Durham. The left-hander was at his imperious best on his first appearance of the season to ease Morpeth past Greenside’s total of 209 with 10 overs to spare. Chasing an impressive total set by the home team Morpeth’s number 3 was ably supported by Loz Brown who put in another fine knock to continue his own impressive early season form.

After losing the toss Morpeth were unsurprisingly sent out to field for the second week in a row, and despite being unable to penetrate the Greenside top order, Morpeth openers Wright and Maxted again bowled with good discipline to keep the run rate down in the early exchanges. Only one wicket fell in the opening 20 overs, with Wright striking early in his spell to clean bowl the opener before a period of consolidation for the home team. Opener Turnbull, who had batted with great patience, eventually provided a self-inflicted breakthrough when he slogged across the line to Jones.

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25th April - 1st XI - Morpeth Fail to Build Partnerships

After a promising start to the season with a comprehensive opening day victory at Benwell and Walbottle, Morpeth’s first XI took on a strong Tynedale outfit on Saturday in their first home game of the season.

On a sunny April day the wicket looked white and hard for April and having won the toss Tynedale’s skipper Richard Darling had no hesitation in choosing to bat first. Mark Turnbull took the new ball and nearly got a breakthrough with the first ball of the game with Tynedale opening batsman Clark nearly chopping on and it was Turnbull who made the first in roads in to the Tynedale batting line up when he had fellow opening batsman Hunter caught by M Craigs for 6 after some very unconvincing shots through the slip cordon. Turnbull then picked up his second wicket when he had Clark caught brilliantly by Jonny Craigs who took a diving catch to his right in the gully.

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25th April - 2nd XI - Seconds Not Singing in the Consett Rain!

Morpeth second string travelled down to Consett looking to make it two maximum returns on the trot, and in the knowledge they had comfortably done the double over their opponents the previous season. Having lost the toss skipper Chris Maxted led his side out on what looked a decent batting track, on a gloriously sunny afternoon. The Consett opening pair got away to a bit of a flyer, but once openers Wright and Clark found their rhythm it suddenly became a very stale and dogged batting display by the home team. Wright beat the outside edge on numerous occasions and after seeing 2 edges fly through gully, a simple chance was put down at first slip and the opening pair continued to survive the new ball attack.

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18th April - 1st XI - Morpeth Start New Season Confidently

Morpeth 1st XI started the 2009 campaign in the top tier of the Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League having been promoted the previous year. Their first call of duty was played on Saturday away at Benwell and Walbottle who had managed to escape relegation from the division on the last day of the previous season. On paper this fixture was therefore a game that could ease the 1st XI into life in the top division and it proved to be very much the case.

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18th April - 2nd XI - Morpeth Snatch Victory from the Jaw's of Defeat!

Morpeth’s second string began their 2009 campaign on Saturday with high hopes for the season ahead, having been dealt the bitter blow of missing out on promotion by a solitary point in 2008. The depth of the Morpeth squad for the new season was underlined as regular first team players such as Jonny Wailes and Paul Elliott lined up for the 2nd XI in a strong side, which also included new signing Khurran Dhugga who has joined the club from South Northumberland.

Skipper Chris Maxted confidently assessed his team’s chances for the upcoming season stating, “with the quality of players we are able to select from, if we apply ourselves properly throughout the course of the season there should be nothing stopping us from going one better than last year and getting promoted.”

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Club Shop is Open Again!!

The club shop is open again, reachable through the link at the top of this page. The club shop is where you can renew your membership's for the 2009 season and where club clothing can be purchased. There is an excellent selection of playing wear, including sweaters and shirts. There is also training and casual wear which includes tracksuits, polo shirts, and fleece's. All of the clothing is embroidered with the club logo and current sponsors logo.

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