HOT NEWS

A Couple of unlikely Looking Crocks.

Below you will find a couple of Doppleganger Cricket Club crocks in the shape of Rich and JD who are both standing on only one leg.
We have a glut of injuries at the moment but the common link being flouted about is one of age and experience...........What do you think??

And below that is the fine picture of three of our more recent failures holding onto a bottle of 'DUCK' fluid. Oh well, we have scraped enough close ones against Rowland and it was only a matter of time. It was of course corrected on Monday with Briscoe senior leading the way against Highway!!

Memorial Game. Friday 29th August.

The game will begin at 1.30pm and be of 45 Overs per side. Bowling restrictions will apply in that each bowler will only be able to deliver 9-overs.
The weather is looking very good at the time of writing and both team selections are now pretty well confirmed.
Unfortunately, Mike Looch has had to withdraw due to work commitments but will be joining us later in the day. Umpires will be George and Norman as of the previous two years and Gareth Davies has kindly offered to score the game.
Once again the match will conclude with the presentations and that of the Trophy and everyone is welcome to join in the aftermatch celebrations.
Rose Winship of Warwick District Council has kindly agreed to present the Trophy and Jims Twin Sister, Pat, will also be in attendance.

Teams:

Warwick CC X1

Ade Passey. Captain. Jamie Coleman. Ross Briscoe.Tim Briscoe. Lee Hopkins. Dougie Brown. Jack Parish. Craig Downing. Paul Jackson. Steven Smith. Mark Passey.

Select X1

Martin Fried Bread Parish Esq. John Big Dog Bean Esq. Martin Judge Donald Esq. Chris Ball. Esq. James Ede Esq. Tim Kirk Esq. Bredon O'Keefe Esq. Steve Sticky Dellow Esq. David White Esq. Edward Big Nose Butcher Esq. Ashleigh Lynch

FOOTBALL PONTOON

Guys,

JD and The Cricket Club require your help!!!!

We need to generate some much needed funding for the repair of the square this season. It is a pivotal season in many respects as we are so close to realising our ambition of playing in the League Premiership which has taken a course of 4 years building.
No apologies are made for trying to enlist the help of each and every one of you but to just put to one side and forget does not help the cause for which all of us strive. So PLEASE try to get on board as many of your friends and relatives as the more that play, the more money is in the pool and the more the club can make.
Cheers

Copy of Form is below. Please contact the website or JD as required for more info.

Rules:

 You will be allocated a football team by means of a draw.
 A time and venue for the draw will be announced 5 days prior to the start of the competition.
 Football pontoon will commence from the 20th September 2008
 The first team to score 21 goals or over will be declared the winner. If there are two or more winners, the team closes to 21 goals will be declared the winner. If there are more than one winner the prize fund will be shared.
 The prize fund will be announced at the start of the competition.
 Once there is a winner all players will be drawn a new team. A time and venue will be announced once we have a winner.

The small print:
 Goals will only count for games played on the Friday, Saturday, Sunday or Monday (games that constitute part of the weekend fixture list) - no midweek games will be counted.
 All goals relate to League games FA Cup goals ONLY
 If a team should happen to play two games over the weekend, only the first game will be considered eligible
 If your team does not play (due to international matches) or their game is postponed your team will be awarded 2 goals

FOOTBALL PONTOON
(Whose team will score 21 goals first?)

The adjudicator’s decision is final. The adjudicator is the person running the competition.
If you would like to take part, please fill in the form above and hand to either Jon Davis, Paul Jackson or Matt Hodgkin with FULL PAYMENT.



NAME ……………………………………………………. PAID £20 ………………….

EMAIL ADDRESS…………………………………………………………………………


PAYMENT CONFIRMATION SLIP

NAME ……………………………………………………. PAID £20 ………………….

Sunday Winners

Let's salute our Sunday League winners.
Well done to all who played their part in making us Champions of The Arden Sunday League once again.
Tremendous effort lads.

Memorial Game. Friday 29th August

The Memorial game in memory of Jim Briscoe will take place on Friday 29th August.1.00pm Start.
Things are shaping up nicely for our game at Hampton Road.
Ade Passey will lead a strong Warwick side including a couple of surprise guests against a Select side comprising some former Warwick players and Guests. Both sdes will be strong and hopefully provide a close hard fought game played in Sunny conditions.
Food and Drink will be available all afternoon and into the evening when we will hopefully have some music.Many of the people attending are intending camping over night so if you wish to join in the fun, park up your car and drink safely, you are of course very welcome.
Please try to come along and support the club and help our bar take as we need to keep up the resources for the continuation of the Sky as well as other improvements.
The Trophy will be presented by Rose Winship from Warwick District Council; someone whom we should be thankful to for the work being put into securing another playing pitch.
Dougie Brown of Warwickshire and England and who runs the County Academy side has voiced his wish to play and we also have Mike Looch making his first appearance for nearly seven years and who served the club so well in the past.
Norman and George have kindly agreed to officiate and Gareth has also said he will score the match.
Lets hope for some decent weather between now and the end of this succesful season and see as many as possible at the club.

Well done Jack.

Some excellent news to report in the rise of young Jack Bewick, our Under 11's Captain who is now entering into another phase of his cricketing career as he is taking the field with The South & Central Warwickshire Under 11 side. Another mark of the system being initiated at our club and a sign of the progress being made.
Looking at Jacks action it looks like he has the makings of a bowler of immense promise.
Well done Jack and also a note of mention to the coaches and his parents for allowing us to print the accompanying pikkie and effort being put in to his progress.

Match 1 North Birmingham 3 overs 2 wickets 2 maidens for 1 run.



Match 2 Solihull 3 overs 1 wicket 1 maiden for 7 runs.



Match 3 South Birminghan 3 overs 1 maiden 2 wickets for 7 runs.



Combined totals for 3 Matches 9 overs 4 maidens 5 wickets for 15 runs.

All this and playing a year above his actual age group. Impressive stats and hopefully following in the footsteps of Ross below who has now played 8 games for The County Under 19 side and is Skippering the Warwickshire League team.

Warwickshire league Under 19's V Worcestershire League.

Wednesday 20th August
Five Ways OE
1.30pm

Ross Briscoe Capt Warwick
James Walker w/k Wishaw
Dan Vernon Southam
Riccardo Gordon Handsworth
Chris Hunt Kings Heath
Sean Cross Lapworth
Chris Moore Fillongley
Tom Barber Fillongley
Jack Turrell Kings Heath
Liam Cole Lapworth
Rob Edmond Solihull Blossomfield

SUBJECT- SHOULD THE MEMBERSHIP SUBS GO UP NEXT YEAR?
There were plenty of posters & we all were bombarded with E-mails to remind us about the Race Night. So why oh why were the usual members there supporting it & plenty of others absent?
Yet again Jon worked really hard to produce a fund raising event for us so we could all bring along our friends & family have a fun evening & raise money to support the sport they love to play. It cost nothing to come to there were over a hundred quid’s worth of raffle prizes (mostly donated by members again.) & to enjoy the race night & have a flutter need only have cost 50p a race so you could have spent as little as a tenner to have a bet on each race and a couple of drinks. Lets face it, the more mates we could invite, the more money we could have made to keep YOUR subs down & you’d have had a laugh & a great night out.
Apparently this season we have already had 70 people play for Warwick C.C, imagine what a night we could have had if all those folks turned up with a couple of mates in tow?

There would be plenty of folk who would get very upset if subs went up to say, £80 seniors (£40 Juniors, UB40) but that’s the reality, if you don’t support these functions.
Anyone who could not attend could have given Jon a fiver for the raffle or owned a horse in a race, there is really no excuse!

Anyway to those who came, didn’t we have a great night, thanks Jon don’t give up pestering people for support in trying to make this club run.


Claire.

Saturday Turnaround

Due to Camp Hill having conceded the 2nd X1 game on Saturday, the 3rd X1 game is hopefully now being staged at Hampton Road. Can all those picked to play in the 3rd X1 please contact the club or Captain for confirmation.

Jim Briscoe Memorial Game 2008

The game has been set for Friday 29th August at Hampton Road, Warwick. 13.00pm Start.
A 'Select' Team will take on Warwick CC for the Memorial Trophy.
Food and Bar all day and everyone who wants to enjoy a good day's cricket is welcome.
Let's hope that we enjoy some decent weather.
Ade Passey will lead the Warwick line-up and the opponents will be made up of players from Chesterfield, Quarndon, Warwick overseas players of the past and some invited guests.

Queens English

Matty Sarson and the boys have just released their first Album. Check it out using the link provided. Even for eclectic old geezers like us, the music is and sounds top drawer. You may purchase it on-line.

Sars' and the boys breaking new ground.

Click here to go to the website to buy the new Album

Warwickshire were defeated by Scotland today in a 30-Overs game to conclude the week long tour of Northumberland.
Warwickshire chased a healthy 170 and fell only 6 runs short. Ross again, contributed with 62 giving him an average of 49 for the three games.
More details and links to follow but great for him and great for Warwick Cricket Club.

Warwickshire defeated Leinster by 25 runs in yesterdays encounter. An excellent 98 from Leamingtons Tom Lewis being the bedrock of the innings in which Ross managed another 33runs to add to the previous day. The bowling held out Leinster to 212 after Warwickshire posted a competetive 237 in their 50 Overs.
The tournament reaches its conclusion today with the boys taking on Scotland first up in one of two 30-over contests from 9.15am this morning.A good win can still gain the trophy.

Well done Ross.

Congratulations to Ross on scoring an excellent 50 on his debut for the County side in a gripping contest at Longhirst Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland.
In a match reduced in overs and a side that had not truly played together competitively before, Warwickshire batted first and had only 23 on the board after 10 overs. This due to some excellent bowling. However, Ross came to the crease and himself and the superb Lee Hopkins launched a salvo on the bowling and took the score on by 94 runs with some dashing shots between them.
The final total of 147(30 overs) would almost certainly have been enough if the bowling was sharper with the lads losing on the last ball to a side that had already played one match.
Today they play Leinster who are favourites to land the trophy but the boys should be better for yesterdays exciting fayre.

Report from First Match at Longhirst Hall.

One of our own

Sure everyone at the club will wish Ross the very best as he embarks on a tour with the County Under 19 side to Morpeth next week. Ross is one of thirteen in the tour party which is well represented in the local area and Warwickshire play 3-games, Scotland, Leinster and Northern Universities at the Longhirst Hall site in Morpeth north of Newcastle.There is also a masterclass coaching course on the Thursday of the week long tour which is organised by The Warwickshire Cricket Board with coach and former Warwickshire regular Dougie Brown.
Ross has attended winter training at Edgbaston and a couple of pre season nets so lets hope he comes back with some runs in the feedbag.

Subs are now Due.

Access the fund raising page and make some money for your club. It costs Nothing!!!

Even if you play the lottery every week why not register via the Easyfundraising site and guarantee a £2.00 donation to the Club fund?
It is so easy and takes away the pain of having to queue at a supermarket to pay for your lottery ticket.
Also, remember to spread the news to your friends and family. If you are purchasing anything form ANY major retailer-cost it out and order through the site.....Its that easy and will help the club enormously.
Once registered, you have access to watch the money grow. Thanks for your help.

Chesterfield Cricket Club

9-Gentlemen in waiting

A few of us had discussions recently in trying to re-create the famous 'Jedd' pikkie of Nine Gentlemen in Waiting.
Watch the Hot News section for details of the venture unfolding.
There are also discussions underway to hold a Twenty First anniversary Reg Thatcher award complete with in depth interviews and mixed with all that went before for an evenings viewing later in the year.
We require nominations for the all time Reggie???

Club Clothing.

For those who have paid their money for orders. The clothing will be collected tomorrow and left at the club for collection this Saturday.
Many thanks.
Apologies for delay - Clothing now collected and will be distributed via The Club from Tuesday evening 13th May.
There are a number of additional/spare items for those who may be interested!
Particularly - Eight caps with Club Crest at £10.00 each.

Club Disco 3rd May.

Many thanks to all those of you who put up the effort to 'dress for the occasion' and make the night a good get together. Although the turn out was a little on the low side, all those who attended made for a good evening. Also thanks to Tricky Dikkie for providing the music. A long and illustrious career awaits.

New Season - Availability

So; we now move into the gorgeous month of May which was unfortunately so wet last year, with new hope and vigour as the League Season gets underway.
Changes have been forced upon us through the loss of key personel and other problems for the moment(see WCC COmmittee section) but we are in good hands nonetheless.
To help make the engine run as smoothe as is possible we require all playing members to make their availability known as soon as they can. Please let the Captains, Committee or indeed, Mal know so that your name is in the book by Monday evening. It is extremely difficult to secong guess availability and the knock on effect and confusion it eventually causes along with that of players simply not turning up is devastating.
As we need to run four teams which we did so regularly last season, it is even more imperative that selection is made as easy as possible.
With this in kind,everyone is wished the very best of success and may you score loads of runs,take loads of wickets and secure as many points to make the season a successful one.

Matt Ferguson

We have very sad news to report the death of Matt Ferguson.Matts life was tragically cut short in a car accident following which he died in hospital on the 14th April.
Matt, a Bishops Tachbrook player had first started to practise and then play a few games for us towards the end of last season.His funeral which is to be a celebration of his life, will be held at Oakley Woods at 3.00pm on the 24th April.
Warwick Cricket Club extends its condolences to Matts family and friends.

Up The Pole

Discussions at the last Sports Club committee meeting confirmed our request to place a Flag Pole adjacent to the scorebox.
There are many members who would like this to happen and I am seeking your support through the website.
If you are at all interested in helping fund this venture please mail using the club address so that we can put the details to our committee.
The idea would be to place a pole and flag with Club Logo and colours next to the Scorebox.

Nets and Fixtures.

Please refer to 'TEAMS' section for details.

New Club Captain

Very many congratulation to our 2008 1st X1 and club Captain, Jamie Coleman.
Jamie has skippered the 1st team Sunday side of late and will relish the challenge that lies ahead for this coming season.
Jamie has a wealth of experience around him and no less quality and given a favorablesummer, we can hopefully be a force to reckoned with in our Division One challenge.

Lottery Bingo 2008

Dear All



Thank you all for taking part in last seasons Lottery Bingo which raised £360 for the cricket club. Congratulations to all the winners, I hope you have spent your money wisely.



I hope you all will be interested in entering again this season. I am asking for your help in recruiting other people, i.e. friends and family in the hope we can raise £500 for the cricket club.



Please fill out the form above and return to me as soon as possible. I aim to start the Bingo on Saturday 3rd May.



Thank you in advance for your support.



Jon

Cricket Development.

English cricket gets £30m boost

The ECB plan has the unanimous backing of the first-class counties
English cricket chiefs have handed the sport a £30m cash injection in a bid to develop the club game and improve facilities around the country.
Among the plans Giles Clarke, chairman of the English and Wales Cricket Board, is keen to implement is the erection of floodlights at every county ground.

The move is designed to give fans more opportunities to see matches live.

Money will also be made available to improve coaching, ground drainage and access to the game in schools.

Funded primarily by increases in broadcasting revenue, sponsorship and gate receipts over recent years, it is the biggest cash injection ever into the English game.

"This is a major commitment to invest in all areas of cricket," said Clarke. "Cricket in England and Wales has never seen this level of financial support.

"Our resources are being targeted to build the continuing affection of the nation with its summer sport and to give people of all ages and walks of life the chance to play and watch in the best surroundings."

Of the total sum, £9m will be earmarked for floodlighting at all county grounds, £6m will go towards drainage at international venues and eventually all counties.

Clarke told BBC Radio 4 that more than £14m in grants will be given to more than 2,000 community clubs.

Explaining the desire for more floodlit cricket, he claimed England would enjoy more success on the international stage if their players were used to day-night matches.

"We feel we need considerably more experience playing day-night games," he said.

"Secondly, the spectators have considerably greater ease coming to watch cricket in the early and late evening.

"If we've got floodlights, we are in a position to do that."

Big Mac Challenge

We have a new challenge. Smithy believes he can demolish 10-Big Macs in an hour.A certain Australian also had the deluded belief that he too could chomp his way through them. A crowd gathered at Mac's at the top of parade but alas, it was to no avail for our poor antipodian collegue as he hit the wall on his eight burger.
Can Steven do it?
We'll find out after the first game of the season.

New Players very Welcome

We are constantly striving to increase our already excellent membership and the quality of players so we would invite you to contact us if you are interested in joing this fast growing and forward thinking club.
Your message will be treated with the utmost respect and we will reply quickly.
Next season; 2008 promises to be a massive year with us running 'Four', yes four league sides plus a new set-up in the youth department.
We also have a great Sports Club set-up with excellent social facilities complete with Sat.TV.
So why not give it a try? Even if it years since you have played cricket it is still a great game and a great environment in those lazy summer days and evenings to enjoy.

Contact us by clicking here

VICE PRESIDENTS.

The club is always looking for ways of increasing revenue and the number of people watching on Saturdays so we are considering forming a Vice Presidents Club.
This has been carried out very successfully in Rugby circles and many other established Cricket Clubs.

The idea would be to invite many of the more 'Mature' menbers and include as many ex-players, friends and family into the fold by way of an annual supplementary subscription. This would gaurantee invitation to a day out at the club with dinner, tea and drinks. A special edition Club Tie would be given to would-be members together with Blazer badge.
Obviously the intention is to make a great day out of watching the club as well as drilling up revenue.
If anyone is provisionally interested in this idea,please contact us and give us your thoughts on how we may progress it.
We will have to set an age limit of sorts - The veteran age limit withing Rugby circles is generally 35yrs.

Repeat..............This will be available to all members and friends!!!

Thank -You

Chairman: Mike Wilson.

Can I take this opportunity to wish all players, club officials, friends and site readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

I sense that 2008 will be a definitive and important season for Warwick Cricket Club. We have new Saturday league captains, entering 4 league teams, increasing junior teams to 4 within the introduction of U17’s and the club trying to achieve Clubmark status. ‘Player of the Year 2007’ Tim Marrion replaces Dave Griffith as 1st team captain with ‘Clubman of the Year 2007’ Dave White replacing Simon Hathaway. Owen Griffiths retains the 3rd team duties and stalwart Tony Sarson takes a 4th team into the leagues for the first time. All–in-all very exciting times ahead.

Ex Players

Where are you now?
What are you doing?

We would like to hear from any ex Warwick players. If you are reading up on this website and feel inclined, why not drop us a line and let us know what you are up to and where you are in the world?

Warwick Cricket Club Awards. Season 2007

1st Eleven Merit Tim Marrion

2nd Eleven Merit Matt Hodgson

3rd Eleven Merit Dave Matthews

4th Eleven Merit Tom Austin

Club Bowler of the Year Gary Hammersley

Club Batsman of the year Tim Marrion

Fielder of the Year Neil Turner

Player of the Year Tim Marrion

Bob Maurer Young Player of the Year Esakhan Ahamrozai

Trevor Boffin Clubman of the Year Dave White

Percy Durndell Memorial Award Simon Hathaway

Maiden Club Century Award James Wynn-Evans, Tim Marrion

Under 11 Player of the Year Rajan Bhatti

Most improved U11 Jack Berwick

Under 13 Player of the Year Dan Marcus

Most improved U13 Duncan Maclaughan

Under 16 Player of the Year Josh O’Driscoll

Most improved U15 Oliver Moore

Reg Thatcher Trophy. 2nd XI

Duck Award Andy Lippitt

The following is a copy of the speech made at the recent club dinner for those of you who wish to take time to view it and those who were not present.

Chairman: Mike Wilson

Before we get on to the presentations I would like to say a few words about our clubs achievements in a rain ravaged summer.
Overall the Club has enjoyed another successful year which will be reflected in the awards we present later.
But, how do we measure this intangible thing called success?
My thoughts are that it is not necessarily solely in the 1st team achievements but in the progress in the fielding of 4 teams on a Saturday, 2 teams on a Sunday plus the U15’s, U13’s and U11’s playing in their respective leagues, and in no small way, the camaraderie that exists throughout the club.

On the playing side the heady success of promotion in the last two years for the 1st team would have been difficult to maintain but that should not detract from their achievements given the quality of the opposition in Div. 1. They played 22, winning 5, losing 7, drawing 6 with 4 abandoned.
The loss of ‘super Dave’ for several matches and players ‘out of touch’ (was this in no small part due to the lack of hard, true wickets?) also contributed. 2008 will see this young side progress further.
Dave is stepping down after captaining the club for 3 years and to two successive promotions. I think it appropriate that it would be fitting if you show your appreciation for his achievements in the normal way. Applause !!!
The unbeaten 2nd team under Simon Hathaway are to be congratulated on their promotion. They played 22,winning12, tied 1,drew 4, abandoned 5 which reflects the depth of talent within the club coupled with the consistency of a settled side.
Given that they managed to ‘snatch a tie from the jaws of victory’ is testament to their overall achievements.
Simon is also stepping down after 3 years and I ask you to show your appreciation of that dedication. Applause!!!!
The 3rd team under Owen ‘dogsbody’ Griffith had notable success in finishing 2nd plus the thrill of beating Leek Wootton in our home match. (I leave you to tell me how long ago they were playing the 1st team!) Their record was played 16, winning 5, losing 2, drawing 6 and 3 abandoned.
The club also recognises the achievements of Tony Sarson in regularly fielding a 4th team with all the difficulties of dealing with a wide range of talents, travelling many miles to matches with a high percentage of youngsters along with organising a ground to play on. He also, along with another elder statesman of the club, managed to get one game abandoned when the opposition captain picked up the stumps and stormed off. Something along the lines of ‘you can’t win by any other means’ was heard ringing around the Wythall ground
Jamie and Adie struggled with availability on a Sunday, possibly because of us turning out 4 sides on a Saturday, but are to be congratulations on achieving some notable victories.
Following on we must pay tribute and thank a few people behind the scenes who enable you, the players, to enjoy just turning up, playing cricket and having a drink afterwards. These are not in any particular order but can I start with our tea ladies Claire (I saw Tadge with a pinny on as well) and Jackie for their efforts in consistently turning out high quality fare for the home and nomadic 3rd and 4th teams –even at short notice with a cheerful grin when Tony inadvertently forgot to tell them he was ‘at home’!
The club wish them to accept these bouquets with our grateful thanks and appreciation.
We have fantastic facilities at the club but we must thank Denis, Tadge and Claire for their work on the ground and in providing consistently high quality wickets and surroundings, helped by our two grasscutters Mal and son. We achieved the highest mark in the league for clubs who do not have a resident groundsman, which is testament to the hard work and organisation of the above people -- so very well done to all. Also Simon and Dave White must be thanked for their help in stepping in when needed to cover holidays and to provide extra hands when required.
Our magnificent ‘highrise’ new sightscreens were the result of much hard work from Dave White, Roy Briscoe and their band of helpers. Many thanks.
On a personal level can I say thank you to a few people. Simon and Dave, who were every ready to help me, when necessary, with the renovations to the artificial wicket, and also in getting the nets (including the mobile net) into working order. They were also there, helping out, when there was work to do on getting the new garage sorted out.
They always say that if you want a job done urgently give it to a busy person, so who should I ask to help me out with the Juniors but our resourceful secretary, 3rd team capt. and general dogs body – Owen. Thanks mate for your cheerful and uncomplaining help. Also to Jamie Harding and Steve Moger for running the U11 practices and league games and to Danny, Dave,Rob and Simon for scoring in various junior games. The list would not have been complete without a thank you to our resident barman – Lord Qualcast of Warwick as he has been crowned with his unfailingly good humour, cheerfulness , helpfulness and who was ever ready to put me on the right road if I forgot to organise balls, stumps or kit for the juniors. His only failing is to realise that calling the chairman at 8 am is a bit of a no-no especially as he is retired! I did offer to call him at 11pm but the answer is unprintable!
Also I would like to thank our retiring 1st team skipper Dave for his quiet nudges and comments in guiding me through my first year as Chairman.
The website is proving an unqualified success and our thanks to Roy Briscoe for his work in getting it up and running with the depth and wealth of information that it provides to the interested and casual observer.
Finally, Can I thank Tony for his work in sorting out the menus, monies and organisation for this do.
In conclusion can I say 2008 is destined to be a very important season for the Club with major changes in the top personnel, entry of the 4th team into the league structure, running of 4 youth teams in their respective leagues and working towards obtaining Clubmark status, but I believe with the helpers/volunteers within the club we will go on to achieve more success.

It should also not go unoticed and un appreciated that Mike, himself has put a lot of time and energy into his first season of Chairmanship. Often riding against the wind; particularly with the problems in getting the youth section up and running, he has constantly courted help from club members and been a vital link in all the improvements that we see at our club. Mike is to be congratulated on a fine year.

NB.