Newslettter - April 2008

PORTCHESTER CRICKET CLUB NEWS APRIL 2008

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subs at £100 are now due, please pass these to John Buckle or any of the team captains.
The rate for those in full time education is £20.

MEMBERSHIP FORMS

Please download the membership form and self-declaration form from the club here

It is essential that everyone has completed the forms before the first game and pass them on to the captains. This a requirement in our pursuit of Clubmark status. We hope to have an assessment visit in early May.
Why pursue Clubmark? Well if we do not achieve Clubmark status funding lines for the pavilion are not open to us.

So please do it as soon as possible.

For those without internet access hard copies will be available.

CONGARATULATIONS

Congratulations to Star and Shaun Kelly on the birth of their first child, a daughter Sunisa born this morning(16 April) weighing in at 6lb.10ozs.

ROTAS

Craig and Charlie will this week be drawing up the Pitch Rotas. The rotas will be displayed in the pavilion and on the club website. Volunteers are also required for watering during the week again contact Craig and Charles.

NETS

Outdoor nets have started on Tuesday (1st team) and Thursday evening. Please attend.
On Thursday 24th April the Portsmouth News and Daily Echo will be in attendance.
Profiles of key players will appear in these papers.
Colts Nets run from 6:15 until 7:15 on Thursday.

BAT RAFFLE

We hope to run a bat raffle again this season. As in previous years we are looking for a donation. If you feel you would like to donate a new bat to assist the clubs fundraising please let one of the committee know.

TOUR

Craig is arranging fixtures for a tour to Worcester in the close season. Further details to follow.

OVERSEAS PLAYER

We welcome to the club Rhett Macdonald. Rhett is 18, originally from Zimbabwe and comes to us highly rated from Australia where he played in the same competition as Micky Q this season. Lester Betreen also speaks very highly of him.
Rhett arrives in this country on Thursday 24th April just in time for the friendly against Fareham and Crofton on the Saturday.
He describes himself as an attacking leg spin bowler and a decent mid order batsman, who likes to inspire bowlers when fielding!
I am sure he will get his picture in the paper, it will make a change from Staints and Lance. (cheers Ian! - Ed.)

COLTS

The club have entered teams in the SEHCA Leagues at u-11 and u 13 levels.
Pat Douglas, Dave O’Neill, Ed Jordan and Paul Hungerford are coaching these teams but really do need some help on match days. Please do offer them help, do not wait to be asked.

3RD TEAM GROUND

Some of you may have already heard that Fareham Borough Council informed us on 9th April that Cams Alders was not available for cricket this season. Fareham Heathens have been provided with a grant to install drainage on the Rugby pitches. This work will start in May and continue throughout the summer. Everything is being done by John Buckle to attempt to get us pitches in surrounding boroughs. It is appalling that the Council leave it so late to inform us when clearly works of this magnitude have been planned for months.
Charles Jordan has written an excellent letter to the Ward Councillors stating the displeasure of the club and its members with this situation. It also addresses the fact that 3 cricket pitches have been lost in Portchester over the last decade. The seed has again been sown about a return to the Castle for the 3rds in seasons to come.

Remember first friendlies 26th April

Good Cricket

Ian Docker 01329 317399 ian.docker1@ntlworld.com

Post script John has managed to secure 3 home games at Privett Park Gosport.