Supported Teams Blog

It was a busy weekend for Ventnor Cricket Club with three senior teams representing Ventnor on Saturday and on Sunday, competing in the second round of the Venous Village Cup, a national competition with the chance to play at Lords in the final!

Unfortunately, the game was cancelled but with three other senior teams representing Ventnor, there was more than enough to watch!

Ventnor won with the second XI playing a home game at Steephill against Ellingham by 9 wickets.

Ventnor’s third XI playing a home game in Arreton against an IOW team, Freshwater, won by 5 wickets.

And finally, playing an away game in Northwood against another Island team, Northwood, the fourth XI, Ventnor lost by 6 wickets.

On Sunday, Ventnor’s first XI won against Sarisbury by 9 wickets with some impressive performances, taking them to the third round of the Venous Village Cup!

Well done Ventnor, we can’t wait to see what you do next!

Exciting times for Ventnor Cricket Club as they welcome back Dineth Thimodya, an overseas player for the 2024 season.

“I’m really happy to be back. I’ve loved my time playing for Ventnor over the years and can’t wait for the season to start”

Unfortunately, the British weather put a halt to their recent 1^st Xi fixture, but we’re excited to see what they get up to now the weather is picking up!

On Good Friday, the East Cowes Vics Football Club played Newport IOW in a Wessex League 1 match.

East Cowes Vics won 1-0 with the goal scored by Jez Conway in the first half!

This was the first league victory against Newport in over 30 years! To top the win off, the game was played out in front of the league's biggest crowd of the season with 565 people filling out Beatrice Avenue, home of East Cowes Vics.

Five young girls from The Starlight Academy have been chosen to represent England in the very prestigious dance competition, the Global Dance Open Finals in Apeldoorn, The Netherlands, this summer!

Aged just eight and nine years old, the five girls will travel to the competition this July to compete in Ballet, Jazz, Street and Acro sections.

Auriella, Aria, Imogen, Diwata and Lily will go up against dancers from all around the world, including Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada and South Africa after qualifying in a previous competition, in Sevenoaks, Kent.

Well done girls, this is an amazing achievement, we can’t wait to hear how you get on in July!

NAUT Cycling took part in their first road event of the race season!

Over 50 riders turned up for this event with NAUT members featuring in four teams. A damp and overcast morning for the first time trial event of the season: a 3-up effort along the Military Road, on the Pearl 10 course. Two team members, Eric Wiliams and James Heng had a particularly impressive ride, finishing 6th overall, being the highest placed team of junior riders! One team, featuring Chris Till, wasn’t so lucky, having pushed hard to post the 2nd fastest time, they lost a rider to a mechanical and was disqualified. Alex Paul, Martin Piper and Steve Taylor pulled together to take 7th Place! The trio, including Martin Jackson, took the 13th fastest tie of the event!

Well done, team! We look forward to hearing more!

Vectis Equestrian Club recently sent over three of their members, Paige Richards, Amelia Collins and Charlotte McCoullgh to compete at the British Riding Clubs Area Winter Dressage, held at Crofton Manor.

Paige Richards placed 2^nd in her senior section, with Charlotte placing 2^nd in the juniors! This was Amelia’s first time competing with Vectis, finishing in the top ten in her class!

Well done, girls!