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21/4/09
Tim Smith is set to miss the season opener at Burn, as he will be cooking up a storm at a different venue.
23/4/09 - Web site exclusive
Dave Beilby hangs up his boots, this was the shock news revealed today. Unless he can be coaxed out of retirement Duffield will have to find a replacement wicketkeeper.
26/4/09
Tim Smith and Trevor Britain are set to return to the side next week as Duffield go down to a eight wicket defeat at Burn.
All the young players played well, with James Knibb doing well behind the stumps just conseeding one bye.
Roy Bramley was spotted wearing a new floppy hat, won in a raffle at the Kings Arms!
3/5/09 - The Duffield posse were well entertained this week with 299 runs being score, sadly only 79 by Duffield!
Web exclusive - JP doubtful for Drax game through injury, Nick and Trevor missing due to Wembley visit with York City.
Captain Moore hopeful of a new signing before Saturday's game.
4/5/09 - Web exclusive
Dave Beilby to play on Tuesday night for the Howden evening league side, the match is away at HICE near Hull.
Steve Smith and Lee Wild to turn out as well.
9/5/09 - Dave Beilby set to play at Drax, Duffield welcome back the icon which is David Beilby, looking more like Forrest Grump the "Limpet" returns.
10/5/09 - Web exclusive - JP out of Tuesday's clash at Selby with a damaged knee and looks like missing Saturdays game at home to Wheldrake.
Trevor and Nick back next week after their trip to Wembley.
18/5/09 - Saturday's match was washed out and with no game on Tuesday, the next game is a cup match at Askham Bryan.
Web exclusive - JP hopes to be fit for the cup game following intensive beer drinking over the last week.
Trevor to miss the cup tie, with Captain Tony Moore keeping the rest of the line up a tightly guarded secret!
Watch this space as Duffy Duck is hopeing for an exclusive interveiw with the "Limpet" Dave "Forrest Gump" Beilby.
24/5/09 - Web exclusive - as promised Duffy caught up with the Donnay man, fresh from a day at the races with Roy "Bird" Bramley. Dave was in a good mood having had a day behind the stumps, revealing his new look as a older looking Tom Hanks. According to Roy, Dave had a 50p bet on every race and lost the lot, poor Dave.
Dave only had one gripe about the game, that Steve Hardy batted too slowly forcing Dave to play risky shots!!!
26/5/09 - Web exclusive - Dave & Roy go on tour with Burn CC to Scotland, the boys will carry the flag for NDCC in the scottish capital. Duffy is also there and with Roy threating to wear a Kilt the traditional scottish way the stories could be interesting!!
The "Donnay man" left early on Tuesday night to pack his case and his favorite book the art of batting by G.Boycott!
28/5/09 - Duffield are left without a game on Saturday(30th) as British Sugar can't raise a team.
Although there will be cricket on Friday night as Tony Moore leads an all Duffied eleven in the Cannon Headley Cup against Cliffe, 6.15pm start at the Duffield Oval.
6/6/09 - Web exclusive - Roy Bramley left Scotland a reminder of his visit, his kit bag, Roy was too busy running to catch the train home that he left his kit bag behind. We are happy to tell Roy and kit bag were reunited this afternoon ahead of today's match.
Dave Beilby has had a fab time in Scotland were his new bearded look went down a storm with the local scottish women!!
Dave wouldn't be drawn on the matter but he certainly had a twinkle in his eye!!
14/6/09 - Dave Beilby a happy man after batting for 36 overs scoring 33 runs, even the Bish feilders were trying to give him a run to get him off strike!!
It now looks as if Dave has taken Steve Hardy under his wing regarding batting, Steve took 55 balls to score 12 runs!!
And a sight we never thought would be seen again, Royston Bramley racing in to bowl fom the road end, the "Bird" is back!! 5-2-8-1.
21/6/09 - Trevor Britain enjoyed the game on Saturday, making fifty and then donning the gloves to take two catches in the absence of Donnay Dave, he was even sporting a beard in honour of Dave.
Six players missing on Saturday which left Duffield fielding only ten men, we had eleven but it turns out Nick had recruited a drunk out of the pub on Friday night and when he sobered up the next day he remembered he couldn't play cricket!
It's all back to the Uni next week as we play them in the league this time.
Web exclusive - Duffy Duck the web reporter has been investigating the rumour that Donnay Dave beards were been ordered to hand out to the Duffield posse to wear at the matches, but it proved to be untrue.
28/6/09 - Our best wishes go to Steve Hardy as he under goes an operation on Tuesday, a marathon spell on Saturday, saw Steve bowl 15 overs on the trott, hope to see you back before too long.
Web exclusive - Dave Beilby has already given Steve a new nick name for when he returns "Hitler" if you know the song you will know the op he's having.
Nick does it again, after last weeks recruit from the pub failed to show, Nick this week brings the barmaid to play, Martene made several good stops in the field and scored a run when she took to the crease and was later seen drinking Roy and Dave under the table at the pub after the match.
Who will he bring next week the karaoke singer?
12/7/09 - Duffield record their lowest ever total in the Vale league can't get worse can it!
It's official Royston Bramley only plays cricket for the teas, Roy admitted last night that his enjoyment on a Saturday was for the teas and not the cricket.
It's Hemingbrough all the way this week as Duffield play them on Tuesday and Saturday.
26/7/09 - Duffield welcomed a new face this week in Andy Bevan, a keen fielder and useful righthand bat. Andy took a cracking catch on the boundary to dismiss Steve Smith and showed great promise with the bat.
Web exclusive - The Club have decided to ask the league to demote them to the second division, it was felt it would give the younger members a better chance of performing without being disheartened every week.
With Drax and British Sugar already gone it was looking as if Duffield may be asked to stay in the 1st division, so they felt the need to ask the league to demote them.