End of Season Working Parties

Please attend the end of season working parties to clear the cabin, store equipment and renovate the square. All are 10am starts.

Saturday 5 September

Saturday 12 September &

Saturday 19 September

Club AGM – Tuesday 20 October

This year’s AGM will be held at Cams Hill School on Tuesday 20 October at 7pm.

Please attend to have your say.

2009 President’s Day

Presidents Day 7 aside Tournament

This years Presidents Day is on Sunday the 19th of July.

The event will be changing this year from an 11 a-side match to a 7 a-side tournament.

The aim is to have four teams of 7 players who will compete in a 7 over per side event. The format of the day will ensure that every team will play at least 3 games. In order for this day to work we need a minimum of 28 players wanting to take part.

If you would like to be part of this new and fun Presidents Day please let Steve O’Neill know as soon as possible. If you want to know more about the day please speak to Steve.

Matchball Sponsors

Help out the Club by sponsoring a Match Ball this Season!

Match Balls can be sponsored for £10 for all home matches.
Please download the forms below, add the sponsor’s name to the sheet and return along with payment to John Buckle.

Portchester Cricket Club Match Balls Sponsors 1st & 2nd XI

Portchester Cricket Club Match Balls Sponsors 3rd XI

Outdoor Net Sessions

The clocks have gone forward, the season is fast approaching and therefore outdoor training will be starting soon.

The outdoor nets will be sorted on Sat the 11th of April, so outdoor training will start (weather permitting) on Tuesday the 14th of April and Thursday training the week after on the 23rd of April. Both starting at 6.15pm.

Both Tuesday and Thursday sessions will be open for all club members to attend. However, please be aware that Tuesday will be a serious session with all expected to work hard on all parts of the game.

Saturday Morning Working Parties

Saturday Morning Working Parties are back, starting Saturday 21 March at 10am.

Every Saturday morning until the season starts, we are having Working Parties at the School to get the pitch, outfield, surrounds and pavilion up to scratch for the new season. The main tasks will be to:

Work on the Cabin
Clear underneath the cabin
Work on the square
Clearing undergrowth at the bottom of the field

The Working Parties start at 10am. If you can spare a few hours please come down and help before nets start at 1pm.

All help welcome, make sure you are in working clothes and bring along any useful tools – strimmers (petrol), rakes and loppers.

Committee for 2008/09

Thank you to everyone who attended the AGM and to the volunteers who stepped up to the plate.

Thanks to all the members who have stepped down from the Club Committee after the AGM for their hard work over the past year. The new committee is as follows:

Committee & Responsibilities for 2008/09

Craig Stainton – Chairman
John Buckle – Secretary / Treasurer
Ian Docker – Welfare Officer / Membership Secretary
Dave Pitcher – Fixture Secretary / 3rd Team Captain
Alan Head – Clubmark / Southern League
Alexis Harding – Club Development
Rich Locke & Hannah Chamberlain – Social & Fundraising
Charles Jordan – Ground
Steve O’Neill – 1st Team Captain / Training, Nets and Player development
Phil Vincent – 2nd Team Captain / Secretary Assistant
Ed Jordan – Colts Co-ordinator / Sunday Captain

The first meeting of this Committee will take place on the 10th November at a venue to be confirmed. Start time is 7pm.

Rhett MacDonald joins Portchester CC

The Club is please to announce that Rhett MacDonald will be our overseas player for this season.
Rhett is 18, originally from Zimbabwe and comes to us highly rated from Australia, having played in the same competition as Micky Q this season.

Rhett arrives in England on Thursday 24th April, just in time for the first friendly match on the Saturday against Fareham & Crofton.

Below is an extract from Rhett’s CV, outlining some information about him from his cricket experience to his favourite past-times.

Rhett MacDonald

I played for the 1st team Cricket all three senior years and was Vice Captain in the third year. Hockey was also a sport I enjoyed and I captained the 1st hockey team and played for Limpopo U19 Provincial (county) team.

After Matriculating in December 2006, I travelled to Australia where I spent 3 months attending the Steve Chapman Cricket Coaching Academy. I was fortunate enough to be able to return to this Academy for a second season, this time for a full six months. During my time at the Academy I would like to think I have become an attacking leg spin bowler and a decent middle order batsman. I enjoy fielding everywhere and strive to inspire bowlers and other fielders with my efforts in the field.

While I was at the Academy I played for Dandenong West CC, where I worked my way up from the 3rd to the 1st team. Both seasons I played, I was in the team that reached the Semi Finals of the Dandenong District Cricket Association. I managed to attain my ACB Level 1 Coaching Certificate. I hope to pass the ECB Level 2 while in England this summer and eventually my Level 3.

On the field I always try to have fun while being as competitive and passionate as I can. I am not very easily put down and always look for the upside of a situation.

Off the field my hobbies are pretty much anything to do with outdoor sports and adventure activities. When I lived in Zimbabwe I always enjoyed travelling up to Victoria Falls to camp, go fishing and raft along the Zambezi River. I have enjoyed travelling to see new places and as I have never been to England before I am eager to go and see any places of interest that there is time to go and see . I would love to be able to watch a game at Lords, The Rosebowl or The Oval as I would love to experience the atmosphere.

Pre Season Working Parties

Just to remind you all that every Saturday morning until the season starts, we are having Working Parties at the School to get the pitch, outfield, surrounds and pavilion up to scratch for the new season. The first couple of weeks have been spent preparing the square and clearing the undergrowth / cutting back the tree line at the bottom of the field. But there is still a lot more work required, such as:

Painting the Pavilion – Inside and out
General works on the nets
Continued work on the tree line and undergrowth
Continued work on the outfield
Continued work on the Square.

The Working Parties start at 9:30am. If you can spare a few hours on the Saturday morning please come down and help before nets start at 12pm. The more the merrier, and the more help we get the better the facilities will be for the start of the season.

Wear good footwear and gloves and please bring along any tools that may help.

Scorer Needed for this Season

As with the Colts Poster, you may have already
been emailed the Scorer Poster to the left.

If you can, please take the time to print some
off and pin up around the Portchester area.

With the Hampshire League clamping down on
Clubs who regularly fail to provide scores and
looking favourably on those who do, it is very
important that we find a Scorer, particularly
for the First Team for this season.

To download a pdf of the Poster click here