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Damshagen CC – THCC Ladies

THCC Ladies stay in until the end

THCC Ladies 113/4 are defeated by Damshagen 117/1.

THCC Rot-Gelb Ladies: Dilani (capt.), Avni, Charlotte, Emily, Galini, Marlene, Rebekka, and Zoe.

Damshagen 15.6.2014, Bulletin by Max Minor, THCC cricket correspondent

Avni, Galini, Dilani, Charlotte, Zoe, Emily, Rebekka, Marlene

A heavily depleted Ladies team travelled to Damshagen, the hub of Mecklenburg cricket, on this sunny Sunday. At the beginning of the week it had still not been clear whether there would be enough players as injuries have struck some of the key members. But cricket in summer is a very enjoyable pastime and word has spread that THCC Ladies make new conscripts especially welcome integrating them into their friendly team. That is why players now start bringing their friends in support of ladies cricket. So once again they could recruit two newcomers on Saturday, Emily and Zoe, and thus were able to play their first away game. Of course this was not the strongest team THCC Ladies has fielded so far and with only eight players they had little chance of winning. But this time they managed to stay in and cling on to their wickets. Nobody got out first ball and everybody defended their wickets well, so that Emily and Avni did not even have to bat after all. Dilani and Marlene as openers and Galini and Rebekka at the end all made some valuable runs. Zoe, in her first Bundesliga match, would also have contributed, had she only had a bit more confidence – there were a couple of chances, but she played it safe, fair enough. And of course Galini and Rebekka, the two not-outs, could have risked some more at the end of the innings with two wickets still in hand. Top-scorer was again Charlotte at no. 3 with 13 runs until she was given out lbw to a straight ball from Kirstin, Damshagen’s best bowler of the day, who claimed 3 for 22. With 113/4 the ladies had reached their highest total in the season. Would they be able to defend this?

The main problem was now the bowling line-up. With Galini too small for the long pitch, there were only four ladies who knew how to bowl. So if each of them used their maximum of four overs, what would they do with the remaining four? At the end, this question could be left unanswered. With Meike hitting a confident 29*, Antonia 10* and a heap of extras, THCC Rot-Gelb Ladies are supported by Damshagen reached their target already in the 15th over. THCC Ladies, however, impressed with some good fielding team work. Avni took a splendid catch off Marlene’s bowling, Galini convinced behind the stumps until she was replaced by Rebekka, and all fielders chased every ball coming their way and got it back straight to the keeper, especially Emily at mid-on, but also Charlotte at mid-wicket. Captain Dilani permanently encouraged her team and also delivered the best bowling performance conceding no extras in 3.5 overs for-15 runs.

This was the penultimate league match of the THCC Ladies team in 2014. On paper, they have one more chance to win, namely away against Hannover/Göttingen next Saturday. This may seem unlikely as those opponents have three national players in their team. Still, anything can happen in a cricket match. So keep your fingers crossed and wish them well! They deserve every support they can get – for many reasons.

THCC Ladies – Damshagen CC

Damen-Bundesliga premiere in Hamburg

THCC Ladies 85/10 and 89/10 play their very first Bundesliga cricket matches in Hamburg Klein Flottbek against Damshagen Women 169/3 and Bremen-Finndorff Royals 141/5.

THCC Rot-Gelb Ladies: Dilani (capt.), Antonia, Avni, Bianca, Birte (wkt.), Charlotte, Eve, Galini, Heike, Kathrin and Marlene.

Hamburg 18.5.2014, Bulletin by Max Minor, THCC cricket correspondent

THCC ladies cricket does exist, after all! Against the odds on a sunny Sunday in May, Germany’s presumably largest cricket club proved they can raise 11 ladies, who can bat and bowl. Moreover, this young squad, which had not existed a mere four months before, convincingly demonstrated how to play the game. Under the eyes of an ICC delegation from the UK, the DCB manager and the DCB ladies coach, THCC’s cricket officer and spectators from as far away as Sri Lanka, their premiere was a huge success. The ladies may not have won their two T/20 matches. That had not been expected, at least not by their coach, since both opponents had considerably more experience. But THCC Ladies had enormous fun as a team, scored a boundary, ran several runs, bowled a maiden over, held two catches, bowled three opponents and got one out leg before; there were no overthrows and they managed a couple of decent run outs. What is more: You could see them improve from over to over as their confidence grew. In their later game the ladies scored more runs off the bat than the other team and none of them got run out. Their tally increased over the matches and they were able to reduce their second opponent to fewer runs as well. If this goes on like it went – where will it go?

Charlotte, Heike, Birte, Kathrin, Dilani, Marlene
Galini, Eve, Avni, Antonia
(Bianca had to take care of Emilie)

The ladies coach took pride in all players’ performance: Antonia bowled two opponents and opened the batting. Birte impressed with her solid wicket-keeping and scored in both innings. Charlotte bowled a maiden over and got a nice run out off her own bowling. Captain Dilani took two wickets whilst bowling most economically. Eve, who had only started to play cricket the day before, ran unafraid and achieved another splendid run out. Galini, the team’s most junior player, saved several boundaries and runs with her excellent stops and returns. Heike, the only lady to have witnessed Ambrose and Walsh in action, got a scalp with her very first ball in Bundesliga cricket after a successful lbw-appeal. Kathrin took a wicket together with Avni, who held on to a surprise catch. Marlene, the other opener, kept her wicket for more than ten overs, scored nine runs including a boundary 4 to fine leg and also made a catch. And last, but not least, stalwart Bianca supported the batting in both matches and reliably added runs. This was a visibly great team effort from all THCC ladies, especially in the field.

Other participants who deserve mentioning are Aswin, Mark, Komal and Cam, who umpired and scored, as well as Kerstin, who took photos. Aswin liked the ladies’ team spirit so much that he kindly offered his support for future training sessions. The DCB ladies coach invited one player to the next training camp of the national team. The DCB manager and his English visitors were very impressed by the ladies cricket in Hamburg Klein-Flottbek. And there is more good news from the club perspective: THCC Ladies have now got their own sponsor. Next time you see them play, they may wear their new shirts already. THCC Rot-Gelb has lots of reasons to be proud of them!

THCC Ladies – SG Findorff

Damen-Bundesliga premiere in Hamburg

THCC Ladies 85/10 and 89/10 play their very first Bundesliga cricket matches in Hamburg Klein Flottbek against Damshagen Women 169/3 and Bremen-Finndorff Royals 141/5.

THCC Rot-Gelb Ladies: Dilani (capt.), Antonia, Avni, Bianca, Birte (wkt.), Charlotte, Eve, Galini, Heike, Kathrin and Marlene.

Hamburg 18.5.2014, Bulletin by Max Minor, THCC cricket correspondent

THCC ladies cricket does exist, after all! Against the odds on a sunny Sunday in May, Germany’s presumably largest cricket club proved they can raise 11 ladies, who can bat and bowl. Moreover, this young squad, which had not existed a mere four months before, convincingly demonstrated how to play the game. Under the eyes of an ICC delegation from the UK, the DCB manager and the DCB ladies coach, THCC’s cricket officer and spectators from as far away as Sri Lanka, their premiere was a huge success. The ladies may not have won their two T/20 matches. That had not been expected, at least not by their coach, since both opponents had considerably more experience. But THCC Ladies had enormous fun as a team, scored a boundary, ran several runs, bowled a maiden over, held two catches, bowled three opponents and got one out leg before; there were no overthrows and they managed a couple of decent run outs. What is more: You could see them improve from over to over as their confidence grew. In their later game the ladies scored more runs off the bat than the other team and none of them got run out. Their tally increased over the matches and they were able to reduce their second opponent to fewer runs as well. If this goes on like it went – where will it go?

Charlotte, Heike, Birte, Kathrin, Dilani, Marlene
Galini, Eve, Avni, Antonia
(Bianca had to take care of Emilie)

The ladies coach took pride in all players’ performance: Antonia bowled two opponents and opened the batting. Birte impressed with her solid wicket-keeping and scored in both innings. Charlotte bowled a maiden over and got a nice run out off her own bowling. Captain Dilani took two wickets whilst bowling most economically. Eve, who had only started to play cricket the day before, ran unafraid and achieved another splendid run out. Galini, the team’s most junior player, saved several boundaries and runs with her excellent stops and returns. Heike, the only lady to have witnessed Ambrose and Walsh in action, got a scalp with her very first ball in Bundesliga cricket after a successful lbw-appeal. Kathrin took a wicket together with Avni, who held on to a surprise catch. Marlene, the other opener, kept her wicket for more than ten overs, scored nine runs including a boundary 4 to fine leg and also made a catch. And last, but not least, stalwart Bianca supported the batting in both matches and reliably added runs. This was a visibly great team effort from all THCC ladies, especially in the field.

Other participants who deserve mentioning are Aswin, Mark, Komal and Cam, who umpired and scored, as well as Kerstin, who took photos. Aswin liked the ladies’ team spirit so much that he kindly offered his support for future training sessions. The DCB ladies coach invited one player to the next training camp of the national team. The DCB manager and his English visitors were very impressed by the ladies cricket in Hamburg Klein-Flottbek. And there is more good news from the club perspective: THCC Ladies have now got their own sponsor. Next time you see them play, they may wear their new shirts already. THCC Rot-Gelb has lots of reasons to be proud of them!

SG Findorff – THCC Ladies

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THCC Ladies – SG Hannover/Göttingen

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THCC Ladies hit and run – a solid captain’s knock

THCC Ladies 92/8 get beaten by Spielgemeinschaft Hannover/Göttingen 93/0.

THCC Rot-Gelb Ladies: Charlotte (capt.), Avni, Beant, Bianca, Birte (wkt.), Heike, Marlene, Rebekka, Sophie and Sumedha.

Hamburg 7.6.2014

Bulletin by Max Minor, THCC cricket correspondent

Heike, Marlene, Rebekka, Birte, Sophie
Charlotte, Bianca, Sumedha
Beant, Avni

The last THCC Ladies match report (5/2014) asked where this team will go. Well, their latest game shows a welcome positive trend, at least if you look further than the dry figures. Yes, they were beaten again, but you have to know by whom. In fact, they faced all but the German national team. And as beginners, they could not win against the strong batting line-up from Hannover and Göttingen, not to mention the vicious bowling they had to face. Still, the ladies took courage and fought in true cricketing spirit. They were not afraid of the more experienced players and they showed good team-work in the field.

On a sunny Saturday, THCC Ladies lost the toss and were put in to bat. Unluckily opener Marlene fell victim to national team bowler Maura with her very first ball. Maura’s figures of 4-1-11-1 are impressive, but she got no further wicket. Heike fulfilled the coach’s wish of at least 2 runs per player. Avni also scored again. Sophie, who had only joined the team the day before at a training session arranged at short notice, hit her initial run in Bundesliga cricket. And Rebekka even played her very first cricket on the day of the match, stayed at the crease for a 57 runs partnership and contributed 3 runs herself. The most impressive batting performance, however, was delivered this time by the captain, Charlotte. With a strike rate of 117 she knocked 41 runs including 7 boundaries, most of them to long leg, and almost made her first half-century in ladies cricket. She did not only carry her bat, but coming in at no. 4 carefully guarded her waning number of partners right until the end of the innings. Bianca arrived at the crease at the death only to face a single ball. At 17/6 after 8 overs it had not looked like THCC Ladies would see the end of their 20 overs, but they did! And of their total of 92 runs, more than half came off the bat this time.

The two German national players from Hannover and Göttingen, Anna (36*) and Medha (25*), however, had no mercy with THCC Ladies’ bowling. Although Birte again kept her wicket clean, and especially Beant as well as new team member Sumedha ran hard trying to stop singles, there was no escape. After 13 boundaries in 6.1 overs the match was finished. Of course our ladies were disappointed, but not as much as the young girls from Göttingen who did not even get a chance to bat. THCC Ladies had lots of fun again and they will work on their bowling. Now they are looking forward to a couple of away games. If they go on like this, they will match one of their opponents eventually.

Aswin kindly umpired once more. The ladies coach was very grateful to a number of bowlers who assisted in an impromptu training session on the evening before the match, namely Ashish, Aswin, Cam, Guru, Jürgen, Komal, Liam, Jatin, Jyothy and Vinay. Some of them even offered to help again. The ladies cricket would certainly benefit from such an engage-ment. After all, this club has lots of dedicated and experienced cricketers who can assist from time to time. The ladies who took part are reported to have enjoyed their extra training.