 |
|
Don't have an account yet? You can create one. As a registered user you have some advantages like theme manager, comments configuration and post comments with your name.
|
|
There are no upcoming events within the next 10 days
|
We received
3385921
page views since May 2004
|
|
Do you benefit from this site?
|
| |
|
11/06/09 - Paddy bricks Guinness World Record
|
CraigyB writes "Balsall Common resident Paddy Doyle recently reclaimed one of his own Guinness World Records with yet another staggering feat of endurance.
Doyle completed 80.372 miles (129.347 km) in 17 hours carrying a 10lb brick in one hand (with a hideously diificult downward facing grip) plus 15lb backpack, to reclaim a record taken from him by Sri Lankan Suresh Joachim."
|
Posted by balsallcom on Thursday, June 11 @ 00:06:46 UTC (255 reads)
(Read More... | 846 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
11/11/08 - Paddy Doyle announces marathon endurance challenge
|
Paddy Doyle has accepted another world record endurance challenge at very short notice.
He will be marching an officially recognised cross-country 26 mile endurance course carrying a 40lb backpack in the Henley-in-Arden area.
|
Posted by craig on Tuesday, November 11 @ 22:33:15 UTC (569 reads)
(Read More... | 553 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
01/07/07 - Paddy Doyle smashes 14 world records in one hour
|
CraigyB writes "As if his list of world record achievements wasn't impressive enough already, Balsall Common's Paddy Doyle put many of his previous achievements in the shade by breaking 14 world records in the space of an hour at the World Record Breakers Cup Challenge in the United States.
[Iron man Paddy Doyle - pictured in his world famous wrong-directional celebratory pose]"
|
Posted by craig on Sunday, July 01 @ 18:59:45 UTC (1111 reads)
(Read More... | 3388 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
01/03/07 - Anyone for Tennis?
|
Lucie writes "Anyone for Tennis?
Budding tennis stars and ‘rusty rackets’ are invited to join Berkswell & Balsall Common Tennis Club as our new season commences on 1st March 2007 – with annual fees from as little as £10!
"
|
Posted by neil on Thursday, March 01 @ 22:29:32 UTC (758 reads)
(Read More... | 1689 bytes more | Score: 3)
|
|
|
14/01/07 - Paddy Doyle's barrage of world record assaults continues
|
CraigyB writes "Balsall Common's serial record breaker Paddy Doyle is aiming to set new boxing and martial arts world standards when he visits Erin Ga Bra Sports Centre in Erdington on Friday 19 January 2007.
[Paddy Doyle pictured being presented with one of his numerous world record awards at the Living Well Leisure Club in Brindley Place, Birmingham on 27 February 2006]"
|
Posted by craig on Sunday, January 14 @ 14:40:15 UTC (663 reads)
(Read More... | 1227 bytes more | Score: 5)
|
|
|
25/07/06 - Cricket: Berkswell's victory spree ends in tame fashion
|
CraigyB writes "Berkswell's run of four consecutive wins ended when they clung on desperately for a losing draw in a rain affected contest at Whitchurch on Saturday."
|
Posted by craig on Tuesday, July 25 @ 16:17:01 UTC (1485 reads)
(Read More... | 2094 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
13/07/06 - Cricket: Berkswell maintain 3rd spot with tight win
|
CraigyB writes "
Sat 8th July 2006
Berkswell CC 204 for 7 wickets (20pts) beat Beacon 203 for 7 (6pts) by 3 wickets
Berkswell entertained Staffordshire side Beacon on Saturday and on a day when Berkswell's 17 year old Josh Audi enjoyed his first team bowling debut ran out winners in a close fought contest."
|
Posted by craig on Thursday, July 13 @ 10:28:59 UTC (1046 reads)
(Read More... | 2544 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
04/07/06 - Balsall's Paddy Doyle smashes more endurance World Records
|
CraigyB writes "Iron man Paddy Doyle is celebrating again after smashing four endurance world records at the Erin Ca Bragh Sports & Social Centre in Erdington 02 July 2006.
[Pictured - Paddy Doyle presented with confirmation of his previous world record at Brindley Place, Birmingham 27 February 2006]"
|
Posted by craig on Tuesday, July 04 @ 20:37:13 UTC (829 reads)
(Read More... | 1008 bytes more | Score: 3)
|
|
|
27/06/06 - Nominations sought for Coventry Solihull & Warwickshire Sports Awards
|
CraigyB writes "Nominations for this year's Coventry Solihull & Warwickshire Sports Awards ceremony to take place at Coventry City's Ricoh Arena on Thursday 5th October 2006 are being sought.
The inaugural awards ceremony in 2005 saw Balsall Common's Mark Brookes win the disabled sportsman of the year award.
Other winners included Warwickshire and England Cricketer Ashley Giles (Sportsman of the Year) and Dave Moorcroft (Lifetime Achievement)."
|
Posted by craig on Tuesday, June 27 @ 17:07:16 UTC (455 reads)
(Read More... | 1364 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
16/06/06 - Cricket: Berkswell's first Birmingham League defeat
|
CraigyB writes "Matt Nightingale reports on Berkswell's Saturday 1st XI's first taste of defeat this season against neighbours Coleshill:
Sat 10th June 2006
Coleshill 184 for 4 (24pts) beat Berkswell 183 all out (3pts) by 6 Wickets
Berkswell suffered defeat for the first time this season in The Birmingham League on a poor track at near neighbours Coleshill."
|
Posted by craig on Friday, June 16 @ 14:08:19 UTC (598 reads)
(Read More... | 1785 bytes more | Score: 1)
|
|
| |
|
15/11/08 - Paddy Doyle completes double 40lb back-pack endurance challenge
|
CraigyB writes "Like it's not tough enough to walk through a few boggy fields with a 40lb backpack, Balsall Common's Paddy Doyle took the theme to a dizzying new level by taking on two mammoth back-pack endurance challenges in one day.
On Thursday (13 November) Paddy firstly broke a 10km 40lb backpack challenge record held by Rob Simpson from Leeds, before smashing a recognised Henley-in-Arden marathon record by more than 8 minutes.
"
|
Posted by craig on Saturday, November 15 @ 22:31:01 UTC (571 reads)
(Read More... | 1700 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
15/09/08 - Injured Paddy Doyle breaks push up world record in New York
|
CraigyB writes "A less than fit Paddy Doyle broke the one minute record for the most back of hands push ups in New York on August 16th this summer. "
|
Posted by craig on Monday, September 15 @ 23:06:32 UTC (511 reads)
(Read More... | 1356 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
28/06/07 - Balsall Hornets seek footballers for next season
|
paulsavage writes "Balsall & Berkswell FC's Hornets Under 14's section is making plans for the coming season and is in the hunt for new talent. "
|
Posted by craig on Thursday, June 28 @ 12:26:57 UTC (745 reads)
(Read More... | 298 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
05/02/07 - Paddy Doyle Annihilates 2 more World Records
|
CraigyB writes "Yet again the iron will of Balsall Common's Paddy Doyle overcome difficulty and injury to make a mockery of 2 more world records.
On the evening of Friday 19th January 2007 at the Erin Ga Bragh boxing studio at Holly Lane in Erdington, Paddy delivered an inspirational performance combining speed, endurance, power and sheer bloody mindedness to set 2 new Guinness World Records.
[Pictured above you can kind of see Paddy showing his Guinness World Record Trophy in the wrong direction. Unfortunately nobody was brave enough to tell him so we let him carry on facing the wrong way]"
|
Posted by craig on Monday, February 05 @ 22:05:23 UTC (1139 reads)
(Read More... | 4648 bytes more | Score: 4.5)
|
|
|
27/07/06 - Cricket: World's fastest bowler to play for Berkswell
|
CraigyB writes "Shoaib Akhtar, widely lauded as the fastest bowler in world cricket is on his way to Balsall Common to play cricket for Berkswell Cricket Club.
The 30 year old Pakistani pace bowling legend is undergoing rehabilitation following a stress fracture to his ankle. The injury, which has kept him out of competitive cricket for approximately 5 to 6 months has meant Pakistan needed to devise an imaginative plan to get him fit enough to take part in the 4th and final Test for Pakistan against England at the Oval in August.
As a result Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's Head Coach and former architect of Warwickshire's 1994 treble winning side, decided Shoaib needed some preparation matches in English conditions. This led him him to approach his former club Warwickshire about managing Shoaib's rehabilitation which he wished to include a glimpse of club cricket in the Birmingham League.
When Warwickshire scouted round the league they discovered the most clubs already had their allowable 'quota' of overseas professionals. Once the vetting was complete, the presence of former Warwickshire star Dominic Ostler at Berkswell swung Woolmer's decision to authorise Akhtar's move to the relatively unknown club."
|
Posted by craig on Thursday, July 27 @ 15:48:59 UTC (1078 reads)
(Read More... | 2552 bytes more | Score: 2.8)
|
|
|
21/07/06 - Cricket: Berkswell make it 4 wins in a row
|
CraigyB writes "Saturday 15th July 2006
Berkswell 211 for 7 wickets (20pts) beat Wombourne 207 all out (6pts) by 3 wickets
Berkswell commenced the second half of their Birmingham League campaign with a crucial hard fought victory at home against Wombourne - the only side to have comprehensively outplayed them in the first half of the season."
|
Posted by craig on Friday, July 21 @ 13:41:30 UTC (554 reads)
(Read More... | 2755 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
06/07/06 - Cricket: Berkswell close gap on leaders
|
Anonymous writes "Berkswell v Solihull Blossomfield Saturday 1st July 2006
Berkswell 237 for 8 wickets (24pts) beat Blossomfield 88 all out (3pts) by 149 runs
Berkswell enjoyed a well earned 148 run victory on their visit to local rivals Solihull Blossomfield thanks to chief architects Ostler (63) and Akhlaq (44) with the bat and major contributions from all rounders Vickerstaff (36 with bat and 4 wickets for 25 runs with ball) and Threlkeld (22 and 3 for 6)."
|
Posted by craig on Thursday, July 06 @ 16:29:32 UTC (970 reads)
(Read More... | 2308 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
27/06/06 - Cricket: Ostler double century sinks Ombersley
|
CraigyB writes "Having followed up on a report originally provided by Matt Nightingale we bring news of a stunning double century by Dominic Ostler for Berkswell at the weekend:
Berkswell v Redditch - Sat 24th June 2006
Berkswell 334 for 5 wickets (24pts) beat Ombersley 128 all out (3pts) by 206 runs
Following 2 consecutive defeats Berkswell dismissed any fears they were struggling to cope in Birmingham League 3 with an overwhelming 206 run win at home to a talented Ombersley side.
Having lost the toss, Berkswell skipper Dominic Ostler paved the way for victory with a gargantuan 202 not out. His double century - which he reached with a boundary from the last ball of the innings - contained 28 fours and seven sixes.
[Berkswell skipper Dominic Ostler - smashing 202 not out in quick time produces "tired arms"]"
|
Posted by craig on Tuesday, June 27 @ 19:28:35 UTC (772 reads)
(Read More... | 3894 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
20/06/06 - Cricket: Berkswell tumble again
|
CraigyB writes "Matt Nightingale reports on Berkswell's visit to Redditch, where things didn't go to plan:
Berkswell v Redditch Sat 10th June 2006
Redditch 231 for 9 wickets (24pts) beat Berkswell 214 all out (7pts) by 17 runs
Berkswell's second consecutive away trip brought a further defeat on a hot day in Redditch, but thanks to results elsewhere the B's found their 3rd place in the Birmingham League unaltered.
Berkswell lost the toss and on a slow dry pitch, chasing a total of 231 they capitulated to a 17 run defeat despite opener Mohammed Akhlaq's fine 106."
|
Posted by craig on Tuesday, June 20 @ 16:02:21 UTC (519 reads)
(Read More... | 2548 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
08/06/06 - Cricket: Knowle and Dorridge scrape past Berkswell in cup tussle
|
CraigyB writes "Last night's eagerly anticipated 20 over cup clash saw Knowle and Dorridge limp across the finishing line in a thrilling and hard fought contest at Meeting House Lane."
|
Posted by craig on Thursday, June 08 @ 19:14:41 UTC (580 reads)
(Read More... | 1614 bytes more | Score: 0)
|
|
|
| | |
|
