News Index 2010
Annual General Meeting
The AGM will be held at 7pm on Wed January 12, 2011 at Clydesdale Cricket Club. This meeting is an important to the administration of the club and setting goals for the forthcoming ...
Posted by Jack McGill Fri, 31 Dec 2010 0954:05 GMT
Parish News: Football & Tapeball
Despite the lack of cricket there is still plenty going on to keep the members occupied. On November 19, West of Scotland are hosting a quiz night. We have been invited to enter ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 8 Nov 2010 1654:08 GMT
Parish News
The Club received a letter of thanks from the organisers of September's charity six-a-side tournament for the victims of the Pakistan floods. The day raised it's target amount ...
Posted by Jack McGill Thu, 7 Oct 2010 1602:34 BST
Pakistan Flood Victims Charity Cricket Event, Sunday, 12 September 2010, Titwood
BBC Scotland CC has entered a team in the six-a-side tournament to be held at Titwood next week in aid of victims of the floods in Pakistan. Entry is £150 per team and the following ...
Posted by Jack McGill Fri, 3 Sep 2010 1607:50 BST
Bad light beats Beeb
In the last league fixture of the season bad light undermined an otherwise excellent performance away to East Kilbride. In near impossible fielding conditions the BBC gifted East ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 31 Aug 2010 2255:57 BST
Kelburne President's Cup cancelled
Due to Kelburne's precarious position at the foot of SNCL Division 2, this year's President's Cup has been cancelled to allow their 1st XI to play a relegation play off. Those ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 31 Aug 2010 1256:11 BST
Parish News
As the last league match of the seaon approaches, intrigue swirls around the Western District Cricket Union Evening League Division Two with rumours that GU Staff will do anything ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 31 Aug 2010 0817:46 BST
TEAM NEWS: WDCU EL Div 2 v. East Kilbride @ Torrance House, Tues 31st August
Squad for tomorrow's thrice-postponed match as follows. Final selection pending: D. Holmes E. Crawford P. Mellis N. Rougvie T. Stevens J. McGill A. Vaidya G. Dean (tbc) T. Cara ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 23 Aug 2010 1737:22 BST
Miles Jupp: Fibber in the Heat (A Cricket Tale)
News from the festival that Miles Jupp's entire hour on cricket is one of the best shows at this year's Fringe. Read review here: http://www.spoonfed.co.uk/spooners/emma-422/edinburgh-review-miles-jupp-fibber-in-the-heat-a-cricket-tale-3493/ ...
Posted by Jack McGill Fri, 20 Aug 2010 1042:12 BST
I am Cara!
We are delighted to announce the engagement of Tom Cara and Cathy Gormley. Tom proposed on Tuesday night during the couple's holiday in Italy. The club congratulates both Tom and ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 17 Aug 2010 2143:32 BST
Tourists Make Amends
The Caversham tourists made amends for last year's spectacular collapse by completing a double over their English opponents at the weekend. Photos and video of the splendid day ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 9 Aug 2010 2206:35 BST
Holmesy Select VI triumph after league fixture disappointment
After the showers came the sun...but no Active Life. In the absence of any opposition last night a six-a-side pairs match was hastily arranged with captains Peter Mellis and David ...
Posted by Jack McGill Thu, 5 Aug 2010 1316:06 BST
TEAM NEWS: WDCU EL Div 2 v Active Life, Wed 4th Aug, Titwood
Team for this week's match at home to Active Life is as follows: D. Holmes E.Crawford N. Rougvie P. Mellis J. McGill A. Vaidya T. Stevens H. Tauro M. Hines B. Balani A. Lawson ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 3 Aug 2010 1957:21 BST
Tour Details confirmed
The tour party should now all have received details of the tour to Caversham. The touring party is as follows: David Holmes Peter Mellis David Blane Jack McGill Ani Vaidya Tom ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 3 Aug 2010 1941:29 BST
Match postponed
July 14th's match away to East Kilbride has been postponed, due to rain, until Tuesday 10th August. ...
Posted by Jack McGill Wed, 14 Jul 2010 1546:36 BST
TEAM NEWS. WDCU EL Div 2 v. East Kilbride, Calderglen Park, Wed 14 July, 6pm
Remember that Calderglen Park is a 40 minute drive from PQ. It also has a grass and artificial wicket. Please bring appropriate footwear for both surfaces. Cars will be leaving ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 13 Jul 2010 1656:47 BST
Scoresheet for GU Staff Match 7 July 2010
You can now find the scoresheet and Pitchpad graphics for this and most previous fixtures by going to the fixtures page and clicking on the date in the Completed Fixtures table. ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Wed, 7 Jul 2010 2340:15 BST
TEAM NEWS: WDCU EL Div 2 v. GU Staff, Titwood - Wed 7th July, 6pm
Team for home fixture v. GU Staff. Decision on 12th man has not yet been made and is rather depenent on the likelihood of people getting there in time. D. Holmes P. Mellis N. Rougvie ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 5 Jul 2010 1057:59 BST
TEAM NEWS: WDCU EL Div 2 v. Active Life, Springburn Park - Tuesday 6th July, 6pm
We are short of players for tomorrow's match away to Active Life. If anyone is available, could they please let Jack McGill know asap. D. Holmes P. Mellis N. Rougvie D. Blane A. ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 5 Jul 2010 1055:11 BST
Parish News
BBC performed admirably last week against league leaders, Queen's Park, but their total of 147 fell 21 runs short of a surprise upset. Despite some encouraging and aggressive batting, ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 5 Jul 2010 1052:16 BST
Update: WDCU EL Div 2 v. Queen's Park 2nd XI, Wed 30th June, 6pm @ Glasgow Green
Bharat Balani has pulled out of this evening's match with a shoulder injury. Danny Rawling will replace him. The match has also been moved. Here are directions to the pitch at ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 29 Jun 2010 1445:04 BST
Defeat at Kelburne - Match Report
Danny Rawling made a welcome return to the BBC Scotland ranks at Whitehaugh, chipping in with three not out, some neat work in the field and bowling two tidy overs late in the ...
Posted by Colin Moffat Tue, 22 Jun 2010 2200:34 BST
Parish News
Club President, Jack McGill, has apologised to his teammates for his outburst towards an umpire during the league fixture against East Kilbride. He admitted his attitude had been ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 22 Jun 2010 0931:29 BST
BBC slump to defeat at Kelburne
A bridge too far for BBC Scotland last night as they lost by nine wickets to an impressive Whitehaugh team. Stats and full match report to follow. Scoresheet Pitchpad analysis ...
Posted by Jack McGill Thu, 17 Jun 2010 0950:46 BST
WDCU EL Div 2 v. Whitehaugh, Kelburne - Wed 16th June
Below is the team for Wednesday's match: D. Holmes E. Crawford N. Rougvie T. Stevens A. Vaidya J. McGill D. Blane G. Dean D. Rawling B. Balani C. Moffat Attached is a map: View ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 14 Jun 2010 1532:34 BST
Life In The Petri-dish of Scottish Cricket
The BBC's points tally multiplied like bacteria this week after a comprehensive win over the Biologists at Titwood. Controversy had marred the close of the previous tie between ...
Posted by Jack McGill Thu, 10 Jun 2010 0827:07 BST
WDCU EL Div 2 v. Biologists, Wed 9th June, Titwood - TEAM NEWS
The team for Wednesday's match is as follows: D. Holmes E. Crawford N. Rougvie P. Mellis T. Stevens J. McGill T. Cara G. Dean B. Balani M. Hines (winner of the Dedication To Training ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 7 Jun 2010 1006:13 BST
Beeb lose out to East Kilbride in dramatic runs-chase
Tonk! That was the sound of the enormous six that flew out of the ground from the fourth ball of our final over against East Kilbride. And as the ball clattered against the roof ...
Posted by Colin Moffat Fri, 4 Jun 2010 1009:06 BST
WDCU EL Div 2 v East Kilbride, Wed 2nd June, Titwood - TEAM NEWS (update)
Here is the team for Wednesday's tie at Titwood. Could everyone listed please be ready for a 6.15pm start. D. Holmes P. Mellis N. Rougvie D. Blane J. McGill A. Vaidya T. Cara M. ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 1 Jun 2010 1353:37 BST
Auntie breaks records at Garscube
The BBC Scotland Cricket Club has arrived. After a series of dress-rehearsals - and fielding their strongest team of the season thus far - the Beeb batsmen finally stepped up to ...
Posted by Jack McGill Fri, 28 May 2010 1405:51 BST
May 27, League, GU Staff. Stats now available
The 2010 Stats page has been updated, the scoresheet has been posted, and the worm graph in the Pitchpad display is worth a look. ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Fri, 28 May 2010 0630:52 BST
Last edited by Alan Lawson Mon, 24 Jan 2011 2332:11 GMT
WDCU Evening League Div 2 v GU Staff, Garscube, 6pm - TEAM NEWS
D. Holmes E. Crawford T. Stevens D. Blane N. Rougvie P. Mellis A. Vaidya T. Cara H. Tauro B. Balani C. Moffat J. McGill (12) A. Lawson (Scorer) Please remember that Garscube is ...
Posted by Jack McGill Wed, 26 May 2010 1320:11 BST
Scoresheet Posted for Queen's Park Fixture
Here is the scoresheet and a link to the Pitchpad web view of the match. The 2010 Stats page has been updated (but still does not include the friendly vs West of Scotland). ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Sun, 23 May 2010 2341:29 BST
Queen's Park Match Report
Welcome back Toby Stevens! The BBC Executive Producer hadn’t so much as picked up a bat since the end of last season but wasted no time in making his mark at Titwood, rattling ...
Posted by Colin Moffat Fri, 21 May 2010 1724:44 BST
Team News For Thursday
The following line up has been selected for Thursday's match vs Queens Park at Titwood. D. Holmes D. Blane N. Rougvie T. Stevens A. Vaidya B. Balani M. Hines T. Cara P. Goodlad ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Wed, 19 May 2010 0714:43 BST
Queens Park Fixture Delayed
This week's fixture will now be on Thursday rather than Wednesday. Could you please all tell me if you are available for selection. Please note also that the fixture vs Whitehaugh ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 17 May 2010 1555:30 BST
Scoresheet for Biologists Match Posted
The scoresheet for the WDCU match against the Biologists XI has now been deciphered and posted on the website. A few slight inconsistencies in the hand-written versions had to ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Thu, 13 May 2010 2117:31 BST
Whitehaugh Postpone Evening Fixture
Tonight's opponents, Whitehaugh, have called-off this evening's game at Titwood. An alternative arrangement at Kelburne has been proposed for next Tuesday. This evening's match ...
Posted by Jack McGill Wed, 12 May 2010 1309:59 BST
Another Setback for Wednesday's Squad
Captain, David Holmes, withdraws from Wednesday's squad citing the Prime Minister's resignation as reason for his extended stay in London. If he's not careful the PM won't be the ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 11 May 2010 1952:35 BST
Team News: BBC Hit with Selection Crisis
A series of call-offs and bizarre injuries have hampered BBC Scotland's preparation for Wednesday's clash at home to Whitehaugh. Wicketkeeper, Jack McGill, is out after damaging ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 11 May 2010 1524:00 BST
May 4, WDCU Evening League Division 2 v. Biologists
Nothing's ever simple; not for the BBC Scotland cricket team. Losing the toss, for the fourth consecutive match, Holmesy elected first to gouge out the eyes of the opposing captain ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 10 May 2010 1427:47 BST
May 2, Sunday Friendly v. West of Scotland (40 overs)
The first forty-over match for the BBC was an enjoyable afternoon out at Hamilton Crescent and showed areas of improvement from the effort earlier in the week against GU Staff. ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 10 May 2010 1320:49 BST
April 28, Greenwood Cup 1st Round v. GU Staff
In true relegation-threatened style, BBC Scotland weren't overly concerned by the result of their cup tie at home to the GU Staff, although the target set of 182 - the highest ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 10 May 2010 1215:39 BST
Updated Stats Page
The Club Stats page now includes full batting and bowling stats for each year 2008 to 2010 with the current year's page including extra data such as batsmen's strike rate. Hover ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Mon, 3 May 2010 0008:19 BST
Scoresheet Posted for GU Staff Match
Pending the full match report here are the scoresheet and match analysis ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Thu, 29 Apr 2010 0039:26 BST
Team Selection For 28 April
D. Holmes E. Crawford N. Rougvie D. Blane P. Mellis J. McGill G. Dean P. Goodlad B. Balani A. Vaidya T. Cara A. Lawson (12) ...
Posted by Jack McGill Tue, 27 Apr 2010 1247:07 BST
Bargain Bats
For anyone wanting to pick up a proper bargain: http://www.thesportshq.com/woodworm-cricket.aspx Bats from £49.99 and spikes down from £80 to £29.99. Well worth a look guys. ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 26 Apr 2010 1549:43 BST
Last edited by Alan Lawson Tue, 19 Jul 2011 2224:40 BST
Practice Makes Perfect
Practice makes perfect they told us...not necessarily so. British Olympian, Matthew Syed, explains what went wrong for the BBC on Wednesday: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/matthew_syed/article7107842.ece ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 26 Apr 2010 1035:04 BST
Binary Scorecard for Beeb in pre-season shocker
Wednesday's pre-season warm-up against Clydesdale will not be a night that the BBC boys will want to remember in a hurry. Rushed out to bat with little chance to get warmed up, ...
Posted by Jack McGill Thu, 22 Apr 2010 1011:23 BST
Setback for BBC on eve of new season.
On the eve of their season opener at Titwood, the club has been rocked by the news that leading wicket-taker Tony Followell is out for the entire summer. Followell, who has taken ...
Posted by Jack McGill Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1312:40 BST
Duckworth Lewis Method nominated for Ivor Novello
Full story here: http://www.ilikemusic.com/music_news/The_Duckworth_Lewis_Method_For_Ivor_Novellos-9562 ...
Posted by Jack McGill Wed, 21 Apr 2010 1310:21 BST
Website Launched
The new club website is now officially open. Although there is a lot more still to be added, it already provides lists of forthcoming fixtures and current squad members. In the ...
Posted by Alan Lawson Wed, 21 Apr 2010 0015:08 BST
New season, new website
BBC Scotland CC swing their first bat in anger this Wednesday in a pre-season friendly versus Clydesdale's Development XI. The Clydesdale team, led by Tim Hart and Johnny McKay, ...
Posted by Jack McGill Mon, 19 Apr 2010 1126:50 BST
