18/01/2026
Mixed Indoors trials still ongoing. 😬
INDOOR MIXED STOOLBALL
December Results
Following the initial set of matches last month, we were pleased to host further Mixed Stoolball in early December. It is lovely to see some of the men playing alongside a number of our regular female players from the Tuesday league, in addition to some new ladies as well.
Although the Mixed Indoor format is essentially the same sport, it is different to the Ladies format as we play the Mixed in the whole Sports Hall which attracts a wider array of shots, and requires different fielding options.
We only had the one match on Sunday 7th Dec, where Pett took on H&B. Chloe & JJ opened the batting for Pett, and top scored with a partnership of 70. This was followed by Claire & Ollie, and then Lisa & Owen who scored 56. Jane & Nathan added 48 to take the Pett score up to 187 after their 16 overs. The best bowling figures for H&B belonged to Dale who took 3 wickets fro 8 runs, and Nick who took 2 for 8.
The H&B reply started with a 29 partnership between Georgia & Otis, which was followed by Kath & Dale who added 19. Amy & Leighton put on 33 for the third pairing, which then saw Lucy & Nick top score with 84 in the final partnership, to give H&B a total of 165. Ollie had the best bowling figures with 3 wickets for 5 runs for Pett, while Claire took 3 for 18.
Icklesham played H&B in the first match at 11am on Sunday 14th Dec. H&B won the toss, elected to bat, and sent in Teresa & Layton to open the batting. They only lost a couple of wickets on their way to a 43 partnership. Suzanne & Dale batted second, and top scored with a wicketless partnership of 61. Georgia & Otis added 20 runs, before Lucy & Nick took the H&B final score up to 177 with 53 runs. The best bowling return from Icklesham was Tamsin who took 2 wickets for 17 runs.
The Icklesham reply commenced with Hannah & Toby who made 32, which was followed by Lynda & Tristan with 48, taking the score up to 80 at the halfway stage. Tamsin & Jake added 27 just before Jess & Owen top scored with 49 giving Icklesham a final total of 156 and a narrow 21 run defeat. Best bowling figures for H&B were Lucy who took 4 for 13 (3 overs), Layton 3 – 11, and Suzanne 3 – 23.
The second game saw Pevensey play their opening indoor mixed match when they took on Pett. Pett batted first and opened the batting with Jane & JJ who top scored with 75 runs. Anya & Jordan added another 64 for the loss of just one wicket, which was followed by Claire & Hans who put on 38 runs. Nicky & Owen were the fourth batting pair and scored 54 runs which took the Pett innings up to 231. The best bowling returns for Pevensey were from Ann who took 2 for 16, and Declan who took 2 – 26.
Pevensey sent out Lynda & Tristan to commence their innings, and they made 52 runs for the loss of just 2 wickets. Jacqui & Carrie put on a further 48 runs, giving Pevensey 100 at the halfway mark. Suzanne & Keeley added 58 runs in the third partnership, before the final pairing of Ann & Declan just narrowly beat them for the top partnership with 59 runs. Pett took the win by 14 runs 231 to 217 in a high scoring match. The best bowler for Pett was Hans with 2 wickets for 19 runs.
Matches will start back again on Sunday 18th January.
We are seeking more players who may wish to play indoor mixed stoolball in the winter months so that we can make up a fifth or even sixth team in early 2026. If you are interested, please email Andy at Battle Sports Centre on [email protected]
