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CENTENARY
SECTION NOW UP AND RUNNING |
|
Club |
16th May, 2006 |
A new page has been uploaded giving
details on our centenary celebrations. Details of events will be on this page on a
regular basis throughout the year. |
NEW BOYS
LINTZ WIN AT SECOND ATTEMPT |
|
1stXI |
3rd May, 2006 |
Division A1 new boys Lintz earned their
first win at the second attempt at the weekend as they beat Ponteland by six wickets. Ponteland were all out for 202 but in reply Gary Christie scored
39 not out and Anthony Ward an undefeated 56 as Lintz overhauled that total. Lintz secretary Bob Cook said: "After
winning promotion back to the top division it was important for us to get a
win early and we have done that now. "As we found two years ago, if you
make a bad start to the season that first win seems harder and harder to
achieve. "We lost the first game of the season to Shotley Bridge but at the weekend we did really well to knock off Ponteland's score. "When a team goes over 200 runs it
makes it difficult for you so we were pleased to win." |
2006
SEASON PREVIEW |
|
General |
19th April, 2006 |
Lintz made an immediate return to the top
flight after a one-year absence when they won the Division A2 championship by
a mile. They never engage a pro and their only newcomer is Ryan McVittie. "We will be relying on our stalwarts
and juniors. We are very much a home grown club and are looking forward to
playing in Division A1 again," said Chairman Bob Jackson who is also a
director of Durham County. |
LINTZ
SPRINT INTO TOP FLIGHT |
|
1stXI |
24th August, 2005 |
Lintz clinched promotion back to Division
A1 at the weekend with two games to spare. A 102-run win against Consett left them 46
points clear of third-placed Whickham with two
fixtures remaining. They now need just four points to guarantee the A2 title
ahead of second-placed Greenside. Stuart Clennell top-scored with 68 as
Lintz put on 176-9 before bowling the home side out for 74. Lintz secretary Bob Cook said: "Our
win at the weekend has earned us promotion and everyone at the club is very
pleased about that. "It has been a good season for us and
we've led the league virtually all season. We have only lost twice, but we
have been fortunate in that we have had fewer games called off than other
clubs. "We were relegated last season so it
has just been a brief stay in Division A2. We are now looking forward to
competing in the top division again. "We brought in bowler Michael O'Carroll for this season and he has performed really
well, but we know that we will have to strengthen our squad a bit more before
we play in Division A1." |
LETHAL
LINTZ ARE ON THE UP |
|
1stXI |
14th August, 2005 |
Lintz are well on course for an immediate
return to the top flight after their game at Seaton Burn was the only one to
be played. The Burn were all
out for just 68 and the most successful bowler for Lintz was spinner Michael
Edmunds, who captured three wickets for just a single run. O'Carroll, Graeme Clennell, Chris Bowes and Graeme Johnson
were also all successful before Lintz romped home
losing just one wicket. Seaton
Burn v Lintz SEATON BURN: L Lezama c A Smith b O'Carroll 8, A White c Baker b Johnson 8, C Weldon lbw O'Carroll 1, C Lyall lbw Edmonds 11, K Corby c Cameron b Johnson 22, J Knox c Johnson b Clenall 0, B Carr b Clenall 7, I Smart c Johnson b Edmonds 2, J Dawson c Cameron b Edmonds 0, T Watson not out 2, M Hayes b Bowes 2, Extras 5, Total (all out) 68 Bowling: M O'Carroll
2-25, G Johnson 2-17, G Clenall 2-18, M Edmonds
3-1, C Bowes 1-2 LINTZ: G Baker not out 42, R Brewis b Watson 20, C Gray not
out 0, Extras 7, Total (1 wkt) 69 Bowling: A White 0-9, L Lezama 0-15, I Smart 0-24, J Dawson 0-11, T Watson 1-7 Lintz won by 9 wkts Lintz 20 pts, Seaton Burn 0 pts |
CHAMPS
RATTLED |
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Juniors |
20th July, 2005 |
Successive undefeated opening partnerships
guided Lintz to the points when they came up against champions Sacriston. Having put on 127 without loss the
previous week against Crookhall and then losing by
seven wickets, Lintz wanted no repeat of that disaster. Lintz bettered that knock by one run,
reaching 128 without losing a wicket during their 20 overs,
with Gray ending unbeaten on 56 and Hughes
top-scoring with 70 not out. |
LEADERS TASTE
DEFEAT FOR THE FIRST TIME |
|
1stXI |
26th June, 2005 |
Whickham enjoyed a mini celebration last night when they
inflicted a first defeat of the season on leaders Lintz. Robin Moor and Ryan Thornber
were responsible for Lintz managing only 72 all out and second top Whickham romped home, losing just three wickets. Moor delivered 15 overs,
seven of them maidens, capturing four wickets for a mere 24 runs, and Thornber was equally effective, clinching figures of 4-37
from 13 overs. Lintz struggled through 32.1 overs and almost half their total came from Anthony Ward,
who struck six boundaries in 32 compiled in 72 minutes. Replying, Whickham
needed only 22 overs to record their sixth win in
eight attempts. |
LINTZ
RECORD ON THE LINE |
|
1stXI |
17th June, 2005 |
Lintz made it six out of six last weekend
and aim to take another step towards the Division A Two championship but they
will not find it easy against second-top Consett tomorrow. So far, Lintz have been unstoppable and
boast the only 100% record in the two Divisions. Even so, they rate Consett
highly and as the Steelmen have lost just once, the
outcome of tomorrow's clash is crucial to both sides. "We are very happy but not counting
our chickens," said secretary Bob Cook. "I can remember just a couple of
years ago that we were leading in the top flight at the halfway stage, but
then fell away badly." With right arm spinner Michael Edmunds
sidelined, Lintz are pleased to have left arm spin merchant Chris Bowes
included in a full- strength side. |
1st XI CLIMB WHILE THE SECONDS LOOK DOWN AND OUT |
|
1st and 2nd XI's |
9th August, 2004 |
The 1stXI beat Benwell
& Walbottle at the weekend to help their task
in avoiding relegation. Benwell were bowled out for
141 (M. Edmunds, G. Johnson & Smith sharing 3 wickets each). In our innings, a 63 not out from star
batsman Steven Smith helped Lintz to a 7 wicket win and 20 valuable points. The 2nd XI are looking relegation favourites as they were soundly beaten. |
1st XI LOSE THEIR SEMI-FINAL AGAINST KIMBLESWORTH |
|
1st XI |
7th August, 2004 |
The 1stXI lost their semi-final match
against Kimblesworth on Friday night. Lintz knocked up 99 runs in their innings and the Durham County side surpassed the score with only losing a few wickets. |
CAN 1st XI REACH ANOTHER FINAL? |
|
1st XI |
1st August, 2004 |
The 1stXI are playing Kimblesworth
in their semi-final match of the Clavering Trophy on Friday 6th
August at Lintz. If they beat Kimblesworth, the final will be played at Shotley Bridge CC on Sunday 8th August, opponents to be decided. |
2nd XI STRUGGLING NEAR BOTTOM OF LEAGUE |
|
2nd XI |
29th July, 2004 |
The 2nd XI are struggling this
season and are languishing near the bottom of the Division B1 league. Captain James Murray is still optimistic that his side can beat relegation and has challenged the squad to play "out of their skins" to avoid the drop. |
1st XI WIN THE FOSTERS CUP |
|
1st XI |
25th July, 2004 |
The 1stXI today won the Fosters Cup after
beating Ashington. Ashington
got off to a fine start and eventually totalled a good 190 for 8, including
an impressive 95 from David Rutherford. Lintz reached their total also for the
loss of 8 wickets, with contributions from all members of the team. Captain David Nevin accepted the trophy from League Chairman Michael Small. |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING REPORT |
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Club |
31st March, 2004 |
The Annual General Meeting was held last
night in the bar. The Chairman opened the meeting and
thanked the members for attending. Bob Jackson then gave his report for the
last year and announced the
resignation of Vice Chairman James Murray, due to work and family commitments. He thanked James for his help during his time in
the post. He also thanked former Treasurer Ron Christie for their work during
the year, along with his fellow officers and members for their help. The Secretary then gave his report on the
cricket side and reported that the Junior teams took pride of place in the
Club. He also thanked the players and team coaches for their tireless help
over the season. The Treasurer then asked if the accounts
for the year-end would be adopted, and that was agreed. Two new Committee Members were announced -
Paul Cameron and David Nevin (snr). No nominations for Vice Chairman were
received, so this will be left until the next Committee meeting. The officers and Management Committee were duly re-elected. |
JUNIOR COACHING TO START |
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Juniors |
10th March, 2004 |
Although the junior coaching has not started at the Community Centre over the winter (due to a lack of numbers), it is hoped that coaching will start in the next few weeks at the cricket field with a view to bringing in senior players a few weeks later before the start of the season. |
WE'RE MISSING YOU ALREADY |
|
Club |
17th January, 2004 |
Everybody knows Alan Shearer is going to
retire at the end of next season. And everybody knows he is going to be
missed by Newcastle United. Badly missed. But it wasn't until I attended a talk-in
at Lintz Cricket Club recently that I realised how concerned the supporters
are about big Al's retirement and just who is going to replace him. And rightly so. The No 9 black and white
Newcastle United shirt is one of the most famous and coveted shirts in
football. But will anyone want to wear it knowing
that they are always going to be compared with the greatest goalscorer in the history of the Premiership? If the new man misses a good chance the
cry will go up that Shearer would not have missed it. I have already talked to Newcastle United
and they do not intend to retire the No 9 shirt when Al finally calls it a
day. But they know that they have a problem. And they are welcome to it. Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
SOME MAKE IT A FUNNY OLD GAME |
|
Club |
10th January, 2004 |
Footballers aren't the public's favourite
people at the moment. And it's not surprising considering some
of the lurid headlines about them which jump out of the tabloids these days. But there is another side to the game. Take Newcastle United and their players
who do an awful lot of unpublicised work for charity. Last week Steve Harper gave up a night to
go along to Lintz Cricket Club and the United goalkeeper made it clear right
from the start that he did not want any kind of remuneration. Now I don't know if you have ever heard
Harps at a talk-in. But he's hilarious with his dry wit. The night went so
well that after the interval Harps and myself were
joined on the platform by United's quiet man,
physiotherapist Derek Wright. And as often happens in situations like that,
we couldn't shut Del Boy up. So thanks a lot for a great night, lads! Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
A NIGHT WITH NEWCASTLE UNITED FOOTBALLERS |
|
Club |
18th December, 2003 |
The first 'Night with Newcastle United
footballers' was a fantastic success, with all the tickets being sold. Compere Alan Oliver (Chief Sports Writer - Newcastle
Evening Chronicle) was joined by United reserve goalkeeper Steve Harper and
senior physiotherapist Derek Wright. Steve was in magical form with his dry
wit, and gave us some great stories and memories about his time at Newcastle
United and his hopes for the future. It is hoped to have more nights in the future, keep with the website for latest updates and news. |
HOW THE UNDER 13'S BECAME CHAMPIONS OF DURHAM! |
|
Under 13's |
7th October 2003 |
Lintz played Shildon, who reached 84 for 5
in their 20 overs. Lintz knocked off their total in
the 16th over. Lintz then went onto play Whitburn, who were bowled out for 72. Lintz then passed
their total again in the 16th over. Many thanks to Hannah Cameron for the scores. |
FINAL LEAGUE STANDINGS |
|
Club |
7th October, 2003 |
Now the season is over, we are hoping to get some statistics and final league Tables to go onto our site in the next few weeks. Keep checking the front page for details. |
LINTZ AIMING AT TOP FIVE FINISH |
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1st XI |
6th August 2003 |
Lintz's title challenge may have faltered in mid-season
but secretary Bob Cook insists that their campaign is far from over. Lintz were going well in the first third
of the season but a series of defeats around the halfway mark ended any
realistic chance of joining Lanchester and
Newcastle City in the title race. But Cook says last season's runners-up
still have plenty to play for as they aim to qualify for the JustSport Trophy by securing a top five finish. Lintz currently lie in sixth position but
their case was helped by a five-wicket win over bottom-of-the-table Backworth at the weekend. Cook said: "All hopes of winning the
title have gone now after the run of defeats we had a few weeks back. "But we still have the JustSport to go for so there is plenty still at stake. "It is good to have a cup competition
like that because otherwise the season would be effectively over for a lot of
the clubs in mid-table who are too far behind to go for the title. "Obviously we would rather be
competing for the title but no one at the club is down - we enjoy our cricket
and we will hopefully regroup and come back better next season. "But at the weekend it was just nice
to get back on track with a win. Our acting skipper Gary Christie did the
damage with the ball and took 5-37 then, after we lost a couple of early
wickets, Graham Clennell made 56 and Christie 37 not out to help us
home." Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
UNDER 13'S ARE CHAMPIONS OF DURHAM! |
|
Under 13's |
14th July 2003 |
Lintz are proud to announce that their
Under 13 team are Champions of Durham - and now go on to play a team from
Scotland later this month. Anyone who played at the game
or could give me some details on the scores, please email me at
i.cook@talk21.com as soon as possible so I can put a
detailed news bulletin on the website. Many thanks. |
BOB JACKSON IS NEW DURHAM CHAIRMAN |
|
Club |
14th July 2003 |
Durham County Cricket Club have announced that following the resignation of Bill Midgley on Friday, vice chairman Bob Jackson shall take
over as Chairman for the foreseeable future. "On behalf of each and every member
of the Board, I would like to express our thanks to Bill Midgley
for the contribution he has made to Durham County Cricket Club over the last
four years", said Mr Jackson. Bob is also the Chairman of Lintz Cricket Club. |
CHRISTIE PUTS STRUGGLING LINTZ IN SEVENTH HEAVEN |
|
Club |
9th July 2003 |
Lintz avoided an unwanted hat-trick at the
weekend as they revitalised their league title challenge with a victory at Ashington. Lintz went into the match on the back of
successive defeats against Lanchester and Tynedale - but they stopped the rot on Saturday. The visitors posted 145-10, with Stephen
Smith top-scoring with 40, before skittling Ashington out for 116 to clinch a 29-run victory. Gary Christie turned in the performance of
the match, claiming seven Ashington wickets for
just 22 runs. And Lintz secretary Bob Cook believes the
weekend win was crucial if the club has genuine designs on the title. He said: "I think it was essential we
won that game. "We had lost the previous two and we
didn't want to go into the second half of the season on the back of a
hat-trick of defeats. "We have lost four games this season
already and five is about the maximum you can afford to lose if you have
genuine title ambitions. "Gary Christie turned in what I would
say was his best performance of the season so far on Saturday and that played
a huge part in the win. "The only problem is Gary will be
missing for the next two weeks because he is on holiday. "But this win keeps us in the hunt
and it is up to us to keep it going in the second half of the campaign. "We are still in there but the
leaders Lanchester are flying at the moment and we
need some of the top teams to start taking points off each other. "We play Newcastle City at the
weekend and that will be a tough game but if we win that one then it will
help us gain some ground." Lintz's victory sees them climb above Ashington
and Shotley Bridge - who are six and fifth respectively - to go fourth in the
NTSL table. Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
NEW TREASURER |
|
Club |
1st July 2003 |
It has been announced that Chris Jones
will be taking over the reigns from Ron Christie as Club Treasurer. Ron has been Treasurer of the Club for 9
years and has decided to continue his role on the Management Committee. We wish Ron and Chris all the best in their new roles. |
LINTZ AIMING TO TOPPLE LEADERS |
|
1st XI |
27th June 2003 |
Lintz take on leaders Lanchester
this weekend looking to kick-start their NTSL
championship challenge. Lintz lost by 77 runs at Tynedale last weekend but they are aiming to bounce back
tomorrow and inflict Lanchester's first league
defeat of the season. Defeat at Hexham meant Tynedale
leapfrogged Lintz to go third, behind Lanchester
and Newcastle City, with Lintz dropping down to fourth place 33 points behind
the leaders. But Lintz secretary Bob Cook says a win
against the pacesetters would put the club right back in the hunt. Cook said: "It was very disappointing
to lose against Tynedale but hopefully we can
bounce back against Lanchester tomorrow. "They have done really well so far to
be top of the table and unbeaten at this stage of the season - they have been
the surprise package so far, in my opinion. "It will be tough for us but if we
want to mount a realistic challenge then you have to beat the top teams and
that's what we will be looking to do. "We are in touch with the leading
group and a win this weekend will put us right up there. "We are quite confident that we will
be there or thereabouts at the end of the season - we just have to make sure
that we produce consistent performances." Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
LINTZ MOVE INTO THIRD |
|
1st XI |
13th June 2003 |
Three successive wins have propelled Lintz
into third position ahead of their attractive game against Shotley Bridge
which secretary Bob Cook forecasts will be closely contested. "We are pretty well matched with just
one point between us. It is always tight when we play them and I expect it
will be another tough match, but we are playing well and victories over Leadgate, Annfield Plain and Ryton will put us in good stead," claimed Cook. Lintz made a bad start to the season,
losing to Newcastle City, and their first four games earned them relatively
few points - but they have come good and name an
almost full-strength line-up tomorrow. The only absentee is Stuart Clennell whose
place is taken by Richard Guy. Brothers Gary and Michael Christie are
included. Shotley Bridge have an identical but have one bonus point less. |
ON-LINE LEAGUE RESULTS & NEWS |
|
League / Club |
29th May 2003 |
Due to other commitments, the regularly
updated scores webpage for the Club will be
unavailable for this season. However, a comprehensive Northumberland
& Tyneside Senior League mini-website has been set up by
thisisthenortheast.com - a subsidiary website of the Northern Echo. This site includes the latest scoreboards,
plus other news from the League - plus regularly updated tables. The link will be added onto the front page
in the near future, however the link is pasted below. http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/the_north_east/sport/cricket/fosters_nt_senior/index.html |
GREENSIDE SUFFER THE MOODY BLUES |
|
Under 18's |
28th May 2003 |
Greenside suffered from the Moody blues
when they were well beaten by nine wickets against Lintz. Greenside were shot out for just 60 as
Richard and Stephen Moody picked up 3-14 and 5-14 respectively as working in
tandem they tore the Greenside batting to shreds. Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
SMITHY DOES IT AGAIN |
|
Under 15's |
28th May 2003 |
Andrew Smith was the star of the show as
Lintz chalked up a hard-earned three wickets win over Blaydon. Runs were at a premium with Blaydon
managing 84-4 before finding Smith the stumbling block. The opening batsman enjoyed a superb knock
that eventually saw him fall four runs short of his half century but at the
same time all but having sealed the points for Lintz. Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
JUST SHORT TON FOR SMITHY JUNIOR |
|
Under 15's |
14th May 2003 |
Time ran out for Lintz batsman Andrew
Smith - but not before he had ensured an exciting win over Whickham. The young batsman destroyed the Whickham attack almost single- handedly
with a crushing unbeaten 97 but just failed to get his century. Lintz recorded a nine-wicket win and this
after a knock of 64 not out from John Bowman had earlier taken Whickham to 114-3. Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. |
LINTZ LOOKING FOR A FLYING START TO THE SEASON |
|
Club |
25th April 2003 |
The NTSL gets
underway tomorrow with last season's runners-up Lintz beginning their
campaign against newly-promoted Newcastle City. Lintz finished behind Shotley
Bridge last season, and the champions begin their title defence at last
year's third-placed side Lanchester. Lintz, who led
the table for a sizeable part of last season, are aiming to go one better
this time round and take the championship. Secretary Bob Cook said: "I would
hope we can go one better this season. "We got off to a flying start last
season and then faded away near the end so hopefully that won't happen again.
But there is nothing better than a good start to the season for confidence
and that is what we want against Newcastle City tomorrow. "We have kept largely the same team
and we have brought in early-to-mid order batsman David Baxter from
Burnopfield who should be a good addition to our squad. "Last season the title race went
right to the wire and it will be tough again this season with teams like
Shotley Bridge and last season's Division A2 champions Leadgate
to contend with, but we are relishing the challenge." Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. By James Hunter. |
NEW SEASON NEWS |
|
Club |
April 2003 |
Lintz are proud to announce David Baxter joins the Club from rivals Burnopfield, who were relegated to the second division last season. |
COACHING BEGINS AT STANLEY |
|
Club |
February 2003 |
Annual cricket coaching will begin soon at the Louisa Centre in Stanley. Anyone interested can contact Secretary Bob Cook on 01207 270518. |
QUEENIE HINDS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT |
|
Club |
February 2003 |
Club Steward Queenie Hinds has announced her retirement from the Club. She will leave in march and everyone at the Club wishes her, and husband Tom, all the Best for the future. |
LINTZ FINISH SECOND |
|
1st XI |
September 2002 |
After a fantastic finish to the season, Lintz 1st XI finally finished a very impressive second, behind eventual winners Shotley Bridge. |
THE LINTZ WAY OF CELEBRATING THE GOLDEN JUBILEE |
|
Club |
5th June, 2002 |
Yet another successful bar-b-cue was held in the grounds over the Golden Jubilee Bank Holiday. Over 60 people attended and the night included a disco and a bar. I couldn’t attend as I had ‘other business’ in Bristol, however I hope there will be some photos to put on the site soon. |
LINTZ HEADLINE NEWS IN EVENING CHRONICLE |
|
1st XI |
22nd May, 2002 |
Rain decimated the fifth Saturday of the NTSL campaign, with only one match in each division being
played to a conclusion. In Division A1, Benwell
& Walbottle managed 188-9 against Lintz, but
the home side passed that total with six wickets to spare. Lintz's win saw them go third in the table, level on
points with Ashington immediately above them and Tynedale immediately below, and five points behind
leaders Sacriston. Lintz chairman Bob Jackson said:
"Nobody likes seeing games called off - and if a club is ambitious as
far as the league is concerned then it needs to play matches, so we were
delighted to get the game on at the weekend. "We don't employ a professional at
the club and we use the money instead to buy equipment, including rain covers
and a new waterhog. "That meant that we were able to get
the game on and ultimately it paid off for us as we won. "I have to give great credit to the
players from both sides because, when the rain stopped and we looked under
the covers and saw how dry the surface was, everybody agreed that the match
should go ahead." Last season Lintz led the way at the top
of the NTSL for much of the season before fading
away at the end, but Jackson hopes the club can stay the course this time
round. He said: "We drifted off the pace
towards the end of last season, mainly when some of our players became
unavailable through holidays. "We are not the only club to suffer
from that problem, of course, but it did affect us. "Hopefully this year we can do better
than last season and keep going right to the end." In Division A2, Backworth
beat Percy Main by 60 runs in the only other game that saw a result. Alnwick's match against Kirkley
started but was abandoned with the home side at 98-1. Article courtesy of Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Special thanks to James Hunter. |
TRIP DOWN UNDER |
|
Gary & Michael Christie |
6th April, 2002 |
Gary & Michael return to the UK later
this month from their mammoth 3 month exile trip to Australia. We hope they’ve had a great time and we hope to have some pictures on the website over the Summer. |
WINTER PROJECTS COMING TO A CLOSE |
|
Website |
6th April, 2002 |
The winter projects are coming to a close
and already we are seeking the benefits. The pitch is looking in fantastic
condition after the winter work. Other work completed:
It is hoped the remaining work will be completed before the start of the season. |
LINTZ SIGNS TWO PLAYERS FROM BURNOPFIELD |
|
2nd XI |
1st April, 2002 |
Lintz are proud to announce the arrival of Paul Armstrong and Richard Brewis from Burnopfield. Paul and Richard will be a valuable acquisition to our 2nd XI. We wish them every success for the 2002 season. |
LINTZ SIGNS TWO GROUNDSMEN |
|
General |
1st March, 2002 |
John Craig and John Armin will share responsibility for the ground in the 2002 season. |
FRANK CLARK NIGHT |
|
General |
11th November, 2001 |
From the views I have had, the Frank Clark night, for the benefit of Durham County player Simon brown was a fantastic evening. |
MEETING TO DECIDE THE 1st XI AND 2nd XI BEST PERFORMANCES |
|
General |
13th October, 2001 |
A Management Committee Meeting has been arranged for Monday 15th October for the Committee to decide, amongst other items, the 1st XI and 2nd XI Best Performances for the 2001 Season. The result will be kept secret until the Annual Players Presentation Evening, but a selection of the Best Performances are on this website. If anyone has any ideas about who is their Best Performance they can leave a message on the Guestbook. |
FRANK CLARK NIGHT FOR THE SIMON BROWN BENEFIT |
|
General |
13th October, 2001 |
The Frank Clark night will be held soon to raise money for the Durham CCC Player Simon Brown. Frank Clark, the ex-Nottingham Forest manager and now Vice Chairman of the Footballers Managers Association will be the Guest of Honour. Pictures will be on this site when the event takes place. |
1st XI WIN THE FOSTERS CUP |
|
1st XI |
27th August, 2001 |
Yet another thrilling game involving our 1st
XI, and this time they have won the 2001 Fosters Cup. In an exciting game at
Lintz, we came out winners against Annfield Plain
(who came fighting all the way) and with 2 balls to spare, Graeme Clennell
hit the winning run to finish 45 not out and Captain Gordon Baker lifted the
trophy. A full report and photographs are already on this site. Comments, as ever, are always welcome via the Guestbook. |
ONLINE LCC QUIZ |
|
General |
22nd July, 2001 |
It has been requested by Mark Gray that the Lintz website have an online quiz, where questions will be targeted about Lintz CC. It’s hoped this will happen in the very near future as soon as I figure out how on earth to get it on the website. |
MORPETH CONCEDE GAME |
|
2nd XI |
21st July, 2001 |
The 2ndXI game against Morpeth was cancelled today because Morpeth could not field a team. It is understood that Lintz will get all 20 points. |
LINTZ SET TO BOUNCE BACK AFTER REVERSE |
|
1st XI |
13th July, 2001 |
Article
courtesy of Newcastle Evening
Chronicle. If the form book is anything to go by
Lintz should have a very good chance to resurrect their championship
challenge at the expense of Whickham tomorrow.
After going eight games unbeaten they tasted defeat for the first time in
last week’s rain-affected match at Swalwell and
secretary Bob Cook was the first to give credit to the victors. "A lot
of sides would have given up but Swalwell were keen
to play and they were rewarded even though the match went on until almost
9pm. Obviously we were disappointed to lose and we have now got to hit back
immediately and keep the pressure on Annfield
Plain" said Cook. The defeat cost Lintz pole position and
they are now five points adrift of Annfield Plain
who have proved in the first half of the season that
they have a lot of strength in depth. "The Plain will be strong
contenders but if we can get back into winning form tomorrow then it will
boost our confidence. Unfortunately Gary and Michael Christie are still
unavailable and an additional blow is the absence of Graeme Clennell". Lintz have asked second team captain Jimmy
Murray to step up and both Trevor Wilson and Paul Cameron are named in Gordon
Baker’s line up. "Whickham suffered a bad defeat last weekend which took them to the bottom of the table but we will take nothing for granted even though we have beaten them twice so far" Cook said. |
1st XI LOSE TOP SPOT TO ANNFIELD PLAIN |
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1st XI |
7th July, 2001 |
The 1st XI have lost top spot in the League table today after losing their first match of the season to Swalwell. Lintz were fielding a weakened side with no fewer than 4 regular players missing due to holiday commitments. |
SPOTTER RETURNS |
|
1st XI |
21st June, 2001 |
Lintz Cricket Club are
proud to announce the return of David ‘Spotter’ Storey to the 1st
XI after a 5 year absence. David joined Lintz back in 1994 and was one of our
very successful batsmen, and became one of the most popular members of our
Club. David left Lintz as he had moved away from the area, but returns with
the match against Tynedale on 23rd June. We wish David all the best for the season, and he hope he helps pile some runs on. |
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
|
Club |
27th March, 2001 |
The Annual General Meeting went ahead tonight at 7:30pm with the Chairman welcoming everyone. |
WINTER NETS STARTED |
|
General |
10th March, 2001 |
The winter nets held at the Louisa Centre at Stanley have started. They are open for all Lintz senior players (Under 15 onwards) for 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon 3pm to 5pm. |
JUNIOR COACHING UNDER WAY |
|
Junior Coaching |
6th February, 2001 |
The Under 13 coaching has started at the local Community Centre on Sunday mornings. Organised by Gary Christie, the coaching has continued to be a major part of Lintz Cricket Clubs’ winter calendar since the 1950’s and is still going strong. |
AWARDS PRESENTED AT SENIOR PRESENTATION EVENING |
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1st XI & 2nd XI |
5th February, 2001 |
Annual Senior Presentation Award Night
A Big Success On Friday night (2nd February)
the annual Lintz Cricket Club Senior Presentation Evening was another major
success. The main guest of the evening was Brian Taylor, the Chairman of the
Fosters Northumberland and Tyneside Senior League. The evening started off with a delicious
meal, with the menu consisting of: Soup Beef,
Yorkshire Pudding, Roast or Boiled Potatoes in Rosemary Leaves, Beans,
Carrots, Corn on the Cob and Gravy Warm
Apple Pie (with a strawberry on the top) and Cream Tea
or Coffee & Mints The awards were
then presented by Brian and the Lintz CC Chairman Bob Jackson. The awards
presented were… 1stXI Players’ Player (voted by the
Players): David Nevin 1stXI Stewart Cup (Best Performance as
voted by the Committee): Anthony
Ward (51*) and Michael Edmunds (50) v Burnopfield, 19th August
2000 2ndXI Players’ Player (voted by the
Players): Jimmy Murray 2ndXI Committee Cup (Best Performance
as voted by the Committee): Robert
Cook (71* and 5 for 53) v Benwell & Walbottle, 6th May 2000 Gordon Baker was also presented with a
T-shirt inscribed with "2 MATCH BAN" ‘celebrating’ his ban earlier
in the season. The evening was finished by a disco. Lintz CC would like to thank all the people that attended and hope they had a great evening. |
SENIOR MEMBERS DINNER A SUCCESS |
|
Senior Members |
21st December, 2000 |
The annual Senior Members’ Dinner, now in
its 25th year, was another success tonight. The evening consisted of an excellent
Christmas Dinner (with all the trimmings!) and was completed by some local
entertainment. It was a great evening and we hope all the Senior Members that made it enjoyed themselves. |
JUNIOR PRESENTATION "A TERRIFIC NIGHT" |
|
Under 18’s, Under 15’s & Under 13’s |
19th December, 2000 |
The Junior Presentation Night – a
permanent fixture at Lintz – turned out to be a great evening, and was once
again well supported by the Junior players and their parents. Neil Killeen, the Durham County player,
presented the awards, along with our Chairman Bob Jackson. The awards that were presented… Junior Sportsman: Stephen Smith Most Improved Junior: Stephen Smith Most Improved Under 13: Tom Forster Hat-Trick (Under 13): Tom Forster Century (Under 15): Stephen Smith (v Ryton) A buffet supper followed. |
WINTER NETS ARRANGED |
|
General |
19th November, 2000 |
Coaching Nets During Winter The annual Lintz CC coaching nets will
again be arranged for this Winter. The Juniors will be given coaching at the
Burnopfield Community Centre, while plans are still being organised for the
Seniors to spend time in coaching nets at the Stanley Louisa Centre. More news to follow when we have it. |
SEASON REVIEW |
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Club |
9th October, 2000 |
The Club and League averages have now been posted onto the website. All clubs were sent the League averages and final tables, but the Lintz CC club averages have been posted to their website 6 months earlier than normal. These will be available for general review at the Annual General Meeting early in 2001. |
CLENNERS REACHES 40 NOT OUT |
|
1st XI |
26th August, 2000 |
Clenners reaches another milestone…40 1st XI player Graeme Clennell
reached 40 today, and to celebrate everyone at the Club was invited to a
surprise birthday party held at the Cricket Club. On the night, Graeme thought a few
cricketing colleagues had organised a night out in Chester-le-Street, but
after a few hours there, (long enough for the rest to get back to the Club
and arrange everything), we went back to the Club to ‘pick up the others’,
and Graeme was greeted with by his wife, Wendy, and other family and friends. Everyone had an Indian take-away from the
local Jam Darni at Whickham,
and together with a few bottles of wine and champagne, the evening ended with
a chorus of ‘Happy Birthday’ and a speech from the man himself. Everyone at Lintz Cricket Club wishes Graeme a Very Happy Birthday and Best Wishes for the future. |
CAM RETURNS FOR THE SECONDS |
|
2ndXI |
22nd July, 2000 |
Paul Cameron returns to Lintz. After a gap of nearly 3 years, Paul
Cameron will make his return for the Club when he plays against Annfield Plain on 22nd July. Paul, an opening batsman, last played for the Club in 1997. |
CRUNCH GAME AS LINTZ LOOK TO THE FUTURE |
|
Club |
21st July, 2000 |
Article
courtesy of Newcastle Evening
Chronicle. Lintz go into battle against high-flying Annfield Plain tomorrow looking to push their claims for
a place in next season’s Northumberland and Tyneside Premier League. Last Saturday’s narrow 12-run victory over
Consett, who are immediately above them in the NTSCL,
has given 12th placed Lintz a great chance of a top-10 finish but
they face a stern test against second-placed Plain, who beat Shotley Bridge
by 53 runs last week. Lintz secretary Bob Cook admitted that he
was slightly disappointed at the club’s showing in the combined league this
season, especially considering they had such a good season last summer. But he says that win over Consett has
given them a real opportunity to make it into the top flight when the league
splits next season. He said "It’s been a bit disappointing this season
really, considering the fact that we finished third in the Tyneside Senior
League last season." "The main reason we have struggled is
that players have been unavailable for various reasons and that has meant
that we have not been able to keep a settled side for most of the season. But
the players seem to be pulling together now and if we can put a few good
performances together then we have a chance of being in the new Premier
Division when the league is reorganised. That win over Consett was very
important to that end, because if we had lost that game then it would have
been very hard for us indeed." Lintz are looking forward to renewing their rivalries with Plain, who topped the TSL last season, tomorrow and Cook says that no-one should rule his club out. He said "Annfield Plain have been doing very well in recent seasons and the finished two places above us last year when they won the league. We will have to be at our best to beat them but we have also fared fairly well against them in the past and surprise results are not unheard of in cricket." |
LINTZ GIVES JUNIORS A CHANCE TO WATCH LIVE INTERNATIONAL CRICKET |
|
Juniors |
16th July, 2000 |
Lintz Cricket Club offers 20 Lintz
Junior players the chance of a lifetime to visit the Riverside Ground at
Chester-le-Street for an all-expenses-paid trip to watch a top-notch One-Day
International. The West Indies were playing Zimbabwe in
the Natwest Triangular Series (that also featured
the eventual winners England). All 20 Juniors (led by Treasurer Ron Christie and his sons Gary and Michael) thoroughly enjoyed their day out and watched a compelling victory by Zimbabwe. They even managed to get themselves shown on Sky TV. |
NEW LEAGUE TITLE AND FIXTURES ANNOUNCED |
|
League |
6th January 2000 |
Following the amalgamation of the Tyneside
Senior League and Northumberland League, the new league will be officially
called the FOSTERS
NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNESIDE SENIOR CRICKET LEAGUE. Fixtures now on the Lintz CC website. |
1999 AWARDS ANNOUNCED |
|
General |
6th January 2000 |
Junior Awards Century: 104 not out v Tantobie
(Under 15's): Paul Lumley Hat Tricks: v Chopwell (Under 13's): Paul Forster v Crookhall
(Under 15's): Richard Moody Under 13 Single Wicket Competition:
Winner: Stephen Smith Runner Up: Paul Forster Most Improved Under 13: Laurence Davey Most Improved Junior: Richard Foster Junior Sportsman: Michael Christie |
LINTZ LOSE TO LANGLEY PARK IN MILL COACHES SYD LUMLEY FINAL |
|
2ndXI |
6th September 1999 |
Despite a valiant effort late in the
game, Lintz could not overcome Langley Park in the Final of the Syd Lumley Trophy sponsored by
Mill Coaches. After a slow start and some quick bowling,
Lintz were restricted to 152 for 7 in their 35 overs,
with a modest knock from Neville Harrison the pick of the Lintz batting. The match was held at Beamish and East
Stanley Cricket Club who run the competition. Langley Park, from the Durham County League, started off brightly, knocking 50 from 8 overs, and by the 12th over they were well on their way. In a well diminished side because of the Willis Elliott final being played the same day, Lintz secretary and stalwart Bob Cook was brought into the attack and together with Lee Kerswell the run rate slowed down, but despite Bob taking 4 wickets, it was never enough after the quick-fire start and Langley Park finished off the match with a 6 and 4 from their middle order batsmen with 6 overs to spare. |
LINTZ SECURE A.M. BROWN CUP FINAL WIN |
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1stXI |
19th August 1999 |
On a typical British Summer Sunday
afternoon, Lintz beat Leadgate in the final of the
AM Brown trophy - the first trophy Lintz 1st XI have
won since they beat Blaydon in the Clavering Final in 1991. A match-winning and man-of-the-match knock
of 96 from Stuart Clennell, a quick fire knock of 37 from Gary Innes and a well fought out innings by David Nevin gave Lintz a tremendous score of 196 from their 35 overs – a total that seemed a long way for the Leadgate batsmen. Leadgate's reply was quick, and a healthy opening stand proved not enough, as Lintz bowled Leadgate out for a well short 126. |
NEW BREWER NAMED |
|
Club |
20th July 1999 |
Lintz Cricket Club have
named their new brewer as Newcastle Breweries. The move follows the closure of the previous brewer - Vaux Breweries of Sunderland. |