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Recent Club Cricket Headline News & Stories
* ECB response to CCT, ICUS and OSCL approach to Cricket clubs Beware More Details * Club Cricket Conference Competion Schedule 2008 Details * Hambledon Cricket Club will get more than a facelift when the crowds of volunteers set to work on a new temporary pavilion over the 2008 NatWest CricketForce weekend More * Lord’s the inspiration as 2008 npower Village Cup gets off the mark More * ECB chairman Giles Clarke and managing director cricket partnerships Mike Gatting have stated at the launch of the 2008 domestic season at Lord’s how pleased they are with participation levels and the success of the NatWest CricketForce initiative More * Nearly 1400 local cricket clubs have registered for NatWest CricketForce 2008 Club Blogs * Build Center has signed up as an official supporter of NatWest Cricketforce 2008, and is offering all registered clubs up to 70 per cent discount off building materials across the Build Center product range More * London Nigerians CC enjoy succesful to Nigeria hosted by Nigerian Cricket Federation More * Cricket’s new ECB Club Development Planning System – ready for use with immediate effect. More * Havant win ECB's National Indoor club Competition at MCC's Indoor School Lord's beating Baydon CC More * ECB announce £14 million of ECB grant aid to 2,000 community clubs, A doubling of interest-free loans to community clubs to £10m.This is the biggest boost for club cricket in history More * Forty Club suspend February 2008 tour to Kenya More * Cricket's unsung heroes-the volunteers receive NatWest ‘OSCA’ recognition More * Woodlands retain the Yorkshire Black Sheep Champion of Champions Trophy Reports Neil Whitaker * Bromley added the Evening Standard Challenge Trophy title to the Cockspur won five days earlier:At Oval Ealing 252-9,50 overs(Elech 112,Benjamin 3-25) lost to Bromley 256-6(Wells 88,Taylor 56)by 4 wkts More * Bromley play Ealing in the Evening Standard Challenge Trophy final at the Oval September 16th Entrance Free * Woodhouse Grange from north Yorkshire and Findon from Sussex will meet in the national final of the npower Village Cup at Lord’s this Sunday, 9th September.More * Bromley CC and Kibworth CCwill compete for club crown at Lord's on September 11th Cockspur Cup More Bromley beat St Just and Kibworth beat Chester-Le-Street in Semi Finals. * Final four Village clubs vie for place at Lord's More * For the first time in the six years the Black Sheep Champions of Champions trophy final will be an all Bradford League affair between Pudsey Congs and Woodlands. Neil Whitaker Reports * Aravinda de Silva plays for Sherborne and destroys Wimborne & Colehill Timesonline * Carmel & district Cc from Flintshire tour Baltic States and russia visiting Tallin, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Moscow and Riga Full Tour Report * Barnsley make it to semifinals of Black sheep Trophy writes Neil Whitaker * Second Round Draw Black Sheep Trophy Neil Whitaker Reports * The Mote celebrate 150 years this 2007 season and beat Gore Court to reach the regional semis of the Cockspur Cup writes Michael Austen Timesonline * Stephen Cordingley hits 275 for Hertford against Hornsey in Evening Standard 1st round setting, a new record individual and team score (485),an exciting series of matches with several of the closest finishes More * Cheltenham's 1st round Cockspur Cup victory over Bromsgrove has been reversed due to playing an ineleigible player writes Ivo Tennant Timesonline * Ambridge CC of 'Archers' fame joins the npower National Village CompetitionMore * Woodlands and Barnsley are both through to the next round of the Black Sheep Champions of Champions Trophy More * NatWest CricketForce set for unprecedented participation in 2007 More * The appointment of Will Chambers to the new role of sponsorship executive with responsibilities for grassroots and recreational cricket shows the ECB’s commitment to the grassroots area of the game.Club Cricket will watch closely More * Blaydon from Tyneside win Indoor crown at Lord's beating indoor experts Broadstairs from Kent More * Adopt a Cub - a new initiative from Wisden Cricketer Magazine More Details * Brewers' Cup, The UK KO competition for Old Boys of smaller Independent schools calls it a day More to come. * Finchley beat Ealing at the BritOval September 17th to win the Evening Standard Challenge Trophy * Vermeulen wins ban reduction Geofrey Daen Reports Timesonline * Evening Standard Challenge Trophy September 17th at the Brit Oval will be between Ealing and Finchley. Finchley scraped through over Bromley, the scores level but having lost one less wicket and Ealing beat Sutton by 46 runs to produce another all Middlesex Club Final Semifinal scores * Cambridge Granta win Bertie Joel Cup beating East Molesey at Richmond CC More * South Northumberland beat Bromley by 84 runs to win Cockspur Cup and National Club Championship More Scorecard * Houghton Main triumph in 2006 Village Cup final More Yorkshire Post Reort & Scorecard * South Northumberland finally prevail through semifinal over Caythorpe to reach final at Lord's September 4th More * Houghton Main and Timsbury set for Lord’s showdown in npower Village Cup final More * Ealing defeated Sutton to reach the Final of the Evening Standard Challenge Trophy, which will be played at the Brit Oval on Sunday 17th August. The other Semi Final, between Bromley and Finchley, will be played on Sunday 27th August at Bromley. * Bertie Joel Cup The first semi-final is confirmed: Epsom v East Molesey, guaranteeing at least one first-time finalist. The second semi pits two previous runners-up against each other: Cambridge Granta v Old Wimbledonians. * Bromley through to Cockspur National Final but Caythorpe & South Northumberland to try again More * Houghton Main, from South Yorkshire, and Timsbury, from Somerset will contest the npower Village Cup final on September 3. John Westerby writes Timesonline * Draw made for Portman Club Under 15s Semifinals at Bournemouth on August 23rd More * Semifinals of Cockspur Cup rained off ,to be replayed August 20th, Bromley v St Just and South Northumberland v Caythorpe More * Harrow St Marys CC is the Under -13s National Club Champion Club,1600 clubs entered in 2006.More * Cockspur holders 2005 National Champions Horsham crashed out to Bromley More * Back England in Australia this winter and 'Urn Cash 4 your Club' via Thomas Cook * Lashings CC beat Middleton Sports Club,Sussex by 92 as Tendulkar hits 98 Scorecard * Nashville Occassionals arrive on second tour to UKMore * Barnt Green 2005 runners-up demolished Whitchurch by 172 runs.Teddington with tons from Ben Duncan & Robin Jones thrashed Richmond by 114 runs and for Bromley,surrye CCC 2nd XI coach Nadeem Shahid smashed 197 in ths club's 148 run victory over Lordswood Ivo Tennant reports Timesonline * Mark Thomas of ton Pentre Cockspur Cricketer of the Month for May More * Many a match decided on the toss of a coin as rain ruins Evening Standard Challenge Trophy matches on May 21st,former finalists Sevenoaks Vine fail to raise a side against Reigate Priory who now travel to Enfield on June 4th More * As wettest May in years throws cup competitions into disarray and decimates League matches the official drought restrictions threaten clubs in South East More * Afghanistan to tour UK this summer, will play Hoddesdon and Ditchling CCs as well as 3 County 2nd XIs More * Injured Jeff Blurkett bowls tight final over to give Wolviston victory in National Village Comp by just 1 run John Westerby reports Timesonline * Alan Wells the former Sussex player hit 208 for Brighton & Hove's victory over Lewes Priory in Cockspur Cup writes Ivo Tennant Timesonline * Grayshott 252 beat West Ilsey 36 by 216 runs in npower Village Cup writes John Westerby * Norcross achieved a two-run victory over Blackpool, their local rivals, in the first round of the Cockspur Cup through Jamie Fullalove bringing off a stumping on the last ball. Ivo Tennant reports on this and more Timesonline * Natwest scoop award for Cricketforce sponsorship More * Cricket force wins community Award More * Basking in the afterglow: how Ashes legacy is being revealed Patrick Kidd Writes Timesonline * Lord’s beckons as play gets underway in npower National Village Cup More * Stoics one of the oldest wandering clubs held its AGM on March 23rd.92 year old President for Life Gerald Plumbly reported on a successful 2005 season and Adam Gilchrist was elected a Vice President in a majority vote . * Bredbury St Marks CC are 1,000th NatWest CricketForce Club More * PCM Risk Solutions and ACE Insurance have joined forces to provide Cricket Clubs and Multi Sport Clubs with exceptional cover at substantial savings. More and Form * Adopt a Club, a wonderful 'Make Over Scheme for local clubs More * Cricket Club Insurance,new scheme Read all about it & Proposal Form * Sportwise UK20s for clubs UK nationwide competition 2006 Registration * * MCC confirms 2006 Village Final will be at Lord's sponsored by npower. Applications must be in by November 30th. Applicants must subscribe to Wisden Cricketer. More * Bromley play Ealing at the Oval Sunday September 18th 11.00 am admission free for The Evening Standard Trophy 2005 * Horsham wins Cockspur Cup Final at Lord's by just 4 runs in overnight rain reduced exciting match Report & Scorecard to Follow * Pudsey St Lawrence reach 2005 Black Sheep Final.More * Bradfield Waifs defeat Charterhouse Friars to win Cricketer Cup * Barnt Green CC and Horsham CC will compete for the National Club Championship Cockspur Cup at Lord's August 23rd More * Umpires critical of players' behaviour in Cricketer Cup More * Cranbrook Lynxes beat Old Warwickians at Shenley Cricket Centre to win BM Cricket World Trophy More Bradfield Waifs and Charterhouse Friars reach Cricketer Cup Final TBP at Richmond CC August 14th More * Clubs express discontent at funding procedures for amateur game despite ECB optimism.PM informed CMJ comments Timesonline * B * Saltaire CC of the Bradford League prepare for Cricket Force 2005 in restoration of Victorian building More Natwest CricketForce2005 Kirstall ECC major landscaping receives the Cricketforce2005 as well More Cricket force weekend is April 2-3rd. * Turnham Green arrive in Uganda following on MCC, Nomads and Dean close School. A former TG skipper is the immigration officer at the UK High Commision More TG beat Chairman's XI but are slaughtered by a Uganda XI then coach youngsters in Jinje More * ACU & S remove Barrie Stewart-King amid claims of mismanagement, misappropriation and misuse of funds following Club Cricket Conference declaring the same person redundant. BS-K has rendered both these important organisations virtually insolvent.His removal marks a great day forward for the recreational game in UK. More to follow * Club Cricket conference accounts reveal revenue crisis and need to find sponsorship partners,AGM February 23rd,plans to develop national recreational body continue.CC receives no funding from ECB nor Sports England Website suspended * Nomads CC founded 1903 became the first overseas club to play on the Lugogo grass square Kampala Uganda February 9th. MCC play there shortly afterwards and then Turnham Green CC More * Dubbo part timers earn continuous cricket record More * Cricket clubs in England, Wales & N Ireland to be clobbered by new Licensing Act More Details * Thatcham Town Cricket Club to visit UK's county grounds in Tsunami fund-raising drive More from MCC * Cricketforce- ECB are hoping to attract over 10,000 volunteers to participate in the CricketForce weekend, which take place on April 2-3 2005 and involve all focus Clubs. Full Details * National Recreational Council of League & Club Conferences withdraw web site hopefully not for long More More&nb | |||||||||||
