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Another solid all round display saw Timsbury notch up a notable 15-run win away to Clevedon 2nd XI in the Bristol and District League Senior Division. After a slow start to the season it sees them move up to fourth place in the table. Timsbury’s total of 200 again owed much to a crucial mid-order partnership between Graeme Webb and Kev Sibley. When Jack Williams was dismissed for a lively 23 the visitors had slipped to 66-4 but Webb and Sibley added 69 with the in-form Webb going on to make a … [Read more...] about Cricket 19.6.2021: Timsbury 200 Clevedon 2nd XI 185

Timsbury recovered from another indifferent start to ultimately run out comfortable 29-run winners at home to Shirehampton in the Bristol and District League Senior Division. From 74-5 Timsbury did well to reach 211 and by the end the visitors were content to bat for bonus points. After electing to bat first the home side lost three early wickets but opener Mark Sage battled through against some testing bowling and in partnership with Kev Sibley took the score to 74 before Sage was caught … [Read more...] about Cricker 12.6.2021: Timsbury 211 Shirehampton 182- 7

For the second time in three days Timsbury had the better of Keynsham 2nd XI with a 31-run home win in the Bristol and District League Senior Division. It followed a win in the Somerset Cup competition. After a slow start to the present campaign Timsbury have now notched up two successive victories and like the previous Saturday it was largely based on a solid batting performance. Mark Sage(33) and Sol Thompson (32) gave the innings a good base and then later on Graeme Webb joined Kev Sibley … [Read more...] about Cricket 29.5.2021: Timsbury 207- 7 Keynsham 2nds 176- 9

Timsbury’s league season is up and running after a fine all-round performance saw them win by 93 runs away to Claverham (Yatton) in the Bristol and District League Senior Division. It was the only fixture in their division to survive the elements and Timsbury took full advantage to secure their first league success of the present campaign. After being put in to bat the visitors lost an early wicket but Mark Sage and Sol Thompson then steadied the ship with a partnership of 76 before Thompson, … [Read more...] about Cricket 22.5.2021: Timsbury 223- 8 Claverham( Yatton) 130

Timsbury are still searching for their first league win of the season after being well beaten at home to Bradley Stoke in the Bristol and District League Senior Division. The visitors were dismissed for  217 in the last over of their innings but Timsbury were a sorry 88-7 when heavy rain brought a premature end to proceedings with Bradley Stoke winners on run rate. The visitors’ innings was held together by opener Tom Laver who hit 83 before he was sixth man out with the score on 160. Joe … [Read more...] about Cricket 15.5.2021: Bradley Stoke 217 Timsbury 88- 7

It was a disappointing start to the new league cricket season for Timsbury Cricket Club with defeats for all three teams. There was a huge gulf in the margins of defeat, however, with the first team losing by ten wickets at home to Frenchay but the third team going down by just four runs at home to Chipping Sodbury fourths. The senior side were outplayed by a strong Frenchay outfit who had been relegated from the West of England Premier League alongside Timsbury in 2019. Having elected to bat … [Read more...] about Cricket 1.5.2021: Timsbury 1st XI 78 Frenchay 79-0

Timsbury Athletic’s disappointing start to the new season continued with a 4-3 home defeat to Wrington Redhill in the Uhlsport Somerset County League Division 1 after they had led 3-1 15 minutes into the second half. It means four defeats from their opening five games for a side that was on the brink of promotion to the Premier League before the lockdown curtailed activities back in March. Rhys Cook had an early header saved by the visitors’ keeper Matthew Hill before Sam Harvey gave Wrington … [Read more...] about Football 10.10.2020: Timsbury Athletic 3 Wrington Redhill 4

Timsbury Athletic strengthened their position at the top of the Uhlsport Somerset County League Division 1 with a 4-2 home win against Wells City Reserves but they needed all of their battling qualities to come out on top against a side who pressed for long periods. Special guest for the day was the intrepid walker SpeedoMick  who called into Timsbury on his charity trek from John O’Groats to Lands End and boosted his kitty with the takings from the match and a bucket in the … [Read more...] about Football 8.02.2020: Timsbury Athletic 4 Wells City Reserves 2

Uhlsport Somerset County League Division 1 leaders Timsbury Athletic bounced back to form in emphatic style with a 5-0 home win over Somerton Town. Captain Ellis Hancock led the way with a hat-trick  with striker Rhys Cook grabbing a brace. The game in fact started badly for Cook who had an early chance saved by Somerton keeper Brian Hardy and then missed a fifth-minute penalty scuffing his effort wide of the post after Chris Midgeley had been brought down. Hancock had a shot blocked on … [Read more...] about Football 1.02.20: Timsbury Athletic 5 Somerton Town 0