6 A Side a Big HIt

The first ever Wrecclesham cricket club charity 6 a side on behalf of help for heroes took place on Sunday and can only be described as a resounding success.

It is yet another feather in the cap for Wrecclesham who are not only excelling on the field but just as importantly, are growing off it too.

With the recent development of the club house and the introduction of the Twoo's the home of the Owls is now more sociable than ever and with this latest event, dreamt up by WAG Anna Hutt and first teamer Dan 'Boris Johnson' Vasey, the club as a whole is most certainly on the up.

The weather was thankfully set fair and the Owls were out in near full force to ensure a top day was had by all.

The amount of help from behind the scenes again emphasises the point that Wrecclesham are now a real club.

The pitches were cut, marked and rolled by the dynamic ground prep trio of Steve, Tony and Parky.

The Vasey's (I include miss Hutt in this!) were out in number and in fine form, arranging, running and locating the BBQ, merchandise stall and raffle no less, ably supported by Abi of course - reports that Abi was keeping busy and enjoying not talking to a 'tanked up' Parky (no pun intended!) remain unsubstantiated at this point!..

Steve and Jennifer took on the role of scorers on the day, Kate was the unofficial photographer and social butterfly, big Phil was behind the bar and thanks to the long running efforts of Dan and Anna the ground work was done to ensure a smooth running day was in place for all.

With a good few quid taken behind the bar and most people pretty merry, the cricket itself was extremely enjoyable and played in the right spirit by all, well most!

The sports club also had a large presence at the event which contributed highly to an altogether excellent day.

In the end it was somewhat fitting that Parky's Privates will take home the first ever Wrecclesham CC 6 a side trophy, prevailing against Spooner's army in the final, who with a bit of experience will be back challenging again next year I'm sure.

Thanks again to everyone who helped out on the day and to all of those who attended in support of a very worthy cause.

Due to the success of this years event rumours emanating from the sun newspaper are mounting that arrangements for next years tournament are already underway and that several A-List celebrity guests including P-Diddy who is a useful left handed bat and off break bowler, Kelly Brook as a celebrity barmaid, a multi million pound fireworks show as displayed last at Spooners new years eve bash, the red arrows (who are allegedly going to draw a life size version of Steve's appendage in the sky) and the Kings of Leon are set to attend next years star studded bash.

See you again next year!

Up the Owls!

Twit Twoo