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DISABILITY Bedfordshire win Table Cricket Regional Final Congratulations to Denbigh High School in Luton who won their Regional Finals Day at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Tuesday 1 May. They played Billing Brook School, Northants in the final with Denbigh scoring 264 and Billing Brook 251. Denbigh now attend the National Finals Day on Thursday 21 June at Lord’s Cricket Ground. Thanks go to the 6 students at Dunstable College who umpired the competition as part of a Sport Leader Table Cricket qualification. The top two teams from Huntingdonshire – Ernulf Academy and Samuel Pepys School – will play in their Regional Final on Wednesday 9 May at Newmarket Leisure Centre. Good luck to both teams. National Disabled County Championships The National Disabled County Championships for the 2018 season start on Sunday 6 May when the current D40 county champions, Hampshire, take on Surrey. Over one hundred fixtures have been organised for the coming summer for county teams with physical and/or learning disability. Included for the first time into the competitions are five new teams, including Bedfordshire who join Hertfordshire and Essex in the East region. Beds and Herts are both in the S9 Development (South East) group along with Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Hertfordshire’s matches start on Sunday 13 May v Sussex away and Bedfordshire start their campaign on Sunday 27 May v Kent at home. For further details, click HERE. The ‘National’ competitions climax with finals at Kidderminster Cricket Club (Super9’s) on Sunday 2 September and at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground for the D40 competition on Sunday 9 September, giving the players a rare opportunity to play cricket at a first-class venue. Good luck to our teams. Disability Summer Camps Cricket East will be providing Adapted Cricket and Table Cricket sessions for Autism Bedfordshire at Lealand High School, Luton over two weeks (2 days per week) – weeks beginning Monday 30 July and Monday 6 August and Families United Network (FUN) at Leagrave Road, Luton for 2 weeks over the summer break (dates to be confirmed). CASUAL CRICKET Play at the park or on the beach – give cricket a go this summer! Norfolk Cricket Board have created some exciting opportunities to play soft ball cricket at superb locations in Norfolk this summer, including Eaton Park (Pitch & Putt Golf Hire Shop), Blickling Hall Estate (National Trust) and Cromer Beach Front (Glide Surf School). If you are in the area, why not have a go with family and friends! You simply hire your Soft Ball Cricket bag, enjoy having a hit with family and friends and complete a feedback survey to have the chance to win a family cricket bag. COACHING New Coaches and Coach Support Workers Cricket East is delighted to announce that over 40 candidates from clubs across the four counties have successfully completed the ECB Certificate in Coaching Children’s Cricket (UKCC Level 2) course and a further 10 candidates passed the ECB Certificate in Coaching Young People and Adults’ Cricket (UKCC Level 2). These new coaches will be equipped with the skills to lead coaching sessions and create safe, enjoyable, stimulating player-centred coaching environments. In addition, almost 90 candidates have successfully completed the ECB Coach Support Worker course and will be able to assist qualified coaches in clubs across the four counties in the delivery of high-quality coaching sessions, including running warm up and cool down sessions. Congratulations to all our new coaches and coach support workers who we hope will pass on a love of the game that will last a lifetime. Pictured: Newborough CC’s Michael Davis at his ECB Certificate in Coaching Children’s Cricket assessment Pictured: CSW candidates showing lots of energy and commitment GROUNDS Grounds required in Hertfordshire Grounds in Hertfordshire are urgently required to host County Boys and Girls Age Group fixtures this summer on 10th & 24th (3 matches) JUNE, 1st (2 matches), 11th-12th & 25th JULY and 1st & 26th AUGUST. If your ground is available to host any of these FIXTURES, email [email protected] or call 07741 272751. Hertfordshire Cricket Limited will cover all match costs (e.g. ground, catering, officials). For details click HERE. COMPETITIONS Cricket East now has 31 teams registered and raring to go with the competition running across the four counties of Beds, Cambs, Herts, and Hunts! Small regional groups have been formed and the leading clubs will go through to the Finals Day Monday 27 August at Eaton Socon Cricket Club. For details of the draw, click HERE. This vibrant ECB-backed competition aims to keep young players in club cricket and give them the ‘cricket experience’ they want – playing with their friends, fast lively matches and a great social atmosphere. The participants take the lead in fixture planning, marketing and social media work to promote their fixtures. Captains meetings for the four counties will be held on Tuesday 8 May at Redbourn CC 7-8.30pm and Monday 14 May at Eaton Socon CC 7-8.30pm. Please email eddie.ballard@cricketeast. co.uk to confirm which session you will be attending. We look forward to seeing you there. ECB U13 & U15 National Club Championship The first rounds of the county competitions for Beds, Cambs, Herts and Hunts started at the end of April, with these early rounds and the County Finals being played by July. The winners of the county stages go through to the National Knock-Out Competition with Beds, Cambs and Hunts being in Group 2 and Herts being in Group 4. In the U13 competition: Hertfordshire have a Bye in Round 1 and in Round 2 play Oxfordshire away on Sunday 15 July; Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire both have a Bye in Round 1 and play each other in Round 2; and Cambridgeshire play Norfolk in Round 1 at home on Sunday 8 July and if they win play Northamptonshire in Round 2. In the U15 competition: Hertfordshire have a Bye in Round 1 and then play the winner of Essex v Suffolk in Round 2 at home on Sunday 22 July; Bedfordshire has a Bye in Round 1 and plays Norfolk at home in Round 2; Huntingdonshire plays Northamptonshire at home in Round 1 on Sunday 8 July and plays Cambridgeshire away in Round 2. Good luck to all the teams taking part. Keep track of progress on Play-Cricket. EVENTS Essex v Yorkshire Specsavers County Championship 4 days Friday 4 May-Monday 7 May at The Cloudfm County Ground. More details HERE. East Beds Charity Shield Golf Day The East Beds Charity Cricket Shield has been running for over 60 years and raises funds for local charities via evening cricket matches and each year they also hold a Golf Day, which took place this year on a very wet Friday 13 April at Bedford Golf Club with 14 teams of 4 golfers taking part. Congratulations to the winning team from Norton Way Mazda, Letchworth Garden City NATIONAL PROGRAMMES Women’s Soft Ball With 27 Women’s Soft Ball Festivals in the diary and another 15 to come, the club commitment to this programme for 2018 has been fantastic. Sign-ups are now coming in and the 27 Festivals are online and ready and waiting for ladies to join the party! You can access these events via the ECB national website HERE. Clubs will soon be receiving their kit to run the event and a FREE t-shirt for all participants. Please note, participants (where possible) must sign up to participate prior to the event date for insurance purposes. You can still sign up on the day via the national link but all participants must be registered on the link provided. All Stars Cricket With less than two weeks until the launch of Year 2 of All Stars Cricket, clubs across the East Region have so far accumulated over 1,900 participants with many clubs exceeding their 2017 participants. The teams have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure clubs, schools and all partners are delivering one final push to maximise sign up for this year. Nationally, the programme has over 38,000 participants and we smashed through the 2017 total a number of days ago. We really encourage clubs to get on board with further marketing to ensure all avenues are explored to get as many children taking up the programme in 2018. Clubs will be receiving direct emails once they exceed specific numbers to order more kit to support their programme, this kit can also be ordered directly from their Clubspark account. Any questions on this, please contact your relevant County Board contact. On 8 May, the ECB will once again be launching the ‘Bring a Friend’ campaign, encouraging 2018 participants to sign their friends up and bring them along to their first session. Clubs do have the capacity to opt out of this promotion and would have received direct communication from the ECB on how to do this. A big thank you to all clubs for their efforts and we look forward to another great summer of All Stars Cricket. All Stars Activator training All Stars Activator training has been happening across the four counties! On 11 April, 14 club volunteers were trained at Sir Frederic Osborn School in Welwyn Garden City and on 24 April, 26 new Activators were trained at Flitwick CC. For some people, it was their very first experience of coaching and for others a first look at what All Stars Cricket offers in comparison to more traditional cricket coaching that they had previously been involved in. The sessions were mainly to learn new games, skills and drills to pass onto the All Stars class of 2018! There was an emphasis on how to engage parents with activities as well as making activities progressive or regressive dependent on age/ ability. All Activators were keen to get stuck in and learn, and there’s no doubt they’ll do a fantastic job at their respective clubs. Pictured: Indoors at Sir Frederic Osborn and Outdoors at Flitwick COMMUNITIES Biggest inter-hub cricket festival in history! Over 100 young people, from Luton Wicketz Hubs came together for the biggest inter-hub cricket festival in Wicketz history on 3 April. Teams from the Farley Hill, High Town, Lutonian CC, Luton Town and Indians CC, Luton Caribbean CC and Hart Hill Hubs all played together on a day of competitive cricket at Denbigh High School. The festival was a fantastic celebration of Luton’s diverse ethnic communities coming together for a day of fun, with 19 different ethnicities, nationalities and faiths represented. The morning comprised a six-team round robin tournament for the younger participants, aged 8-11, with the older boys and girls helping out with umpiring, scoring and coaching. Each team had a parent or volunteer assisting them, as part of a drive to get parents and the rest of the wider community involved in Wicketz. There was some great cricket played throughout the morning, with the Challney Challengers emerging victorious. The afternoon session was a knockout style tournament of six teams for participants up to the age of 15, with the Challney Challengers again winning. One of the competing teams was formed of refugees from Afghanistan, who have been in the UK between one and four years, living in foster care in Luton. Wicketz Development Officer Amran Malik has been delivering weekly sessions in the Hart Hill area of Luton, aimed at supporting these refugees by helping them develop both cricket and life skills. This tournament was the first interaction they have had with other Wicketz participants, and they impressed with their cricketing skills as well as their sense of fair competition and teamwork. MCC Head Coach, Steve Kirby, was also at the cricket festival, with a member of the MCC Young Cricketers squad, Kashif Ali. Ali, a Luton native who is now training with the Kent CCC squad, inspired the youngsters with the story of his journey from the streets of Luton to being on the brink of being a professional cricketer. As his background and upbringing was similar to many of the participants, his story and message of working hard, self- belief and setting goals resonated with parents and youngsters alike. Two Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs), who regularly work with Amran at the hubs in Luton, stopped by to give their support to the festival, praising the effect that Wicketz has had on community cohesion and also commenting on the skill levels of the youngsters. PCSO Dan McHugh said: “I came across Wicketz a few months ago, and when I came down to a session I was gobsmacked by what I saw. One of the best things about Wicketz is that you have young people from all walks of life, different nationalities and religions all playing together.” For details about the Wicketz Project in Luton contact Amran Malik on 07493 867729 or email amran.malik@cricketeast. co.uk. For Hub details, click HERE. Pictured: U15 winners Challney Challengers New community cricket hub in Peterborough Peterborough’s latest Community Cricket Hub has been launched at Bushfield Sports Centre on Tuesdays for Key Stage 3 pupils and includes attendees from Orton Waterville and Longueville Wards, which are amongst the most deprived in the City. Eleven boys and girls attended the first session on 24 April – all are completely new to the game. Two other Hubs have been running in the City for several months – at Gladstone Community Centre on Wednesdays and the Academy Hall and Focus Community Centre, Dogsthorpe on Thursdays. Pictured: Easter activities at the Dogsthorpe Hub PLAY Honours Boards 2018 Season The ever-popular Play-Cricket Batting and Bowling Honours Boards were launched again on Wednesday 18 April for the 2018 season. Congratulations to everyone who has made it onto the Honours Boards across Beds, Cambs, Herts & Hunts so far. So early in the season we are pleased to announce that Cambridgeshire player Paul Summerskill from Burwell & Exning CC has made an appearance on the 19-25 April National Batting Honours Board in 10th place for his 143. Please ensure that all match and player statistics are entered onto Play-Cricket as soon as possible after each match, so that players don’t miss out on getting onto the Board. To ensure you receive your weekly Player Communication from the ECB which includes the Honours Boards, sign up to Play-Cricket and during the process ‘opt in’ to receive email communications. You can also download from Dropbox HERE. Beds Over 60s Cricket The new season is upon us and a good number of players have been attending nets since the end of January. We are still confident of being able to field three over-60s sides over the coming season but are still looking for umpires and scorers, particularly for the new team which will be playing on a Thursday throughout may, June and July. If you can volunteer your services, you will be most welcome. And more new players are required too – the more the merrier. The fixture list for the coming season is on the Play-Cricket website. If you can help, please contact Graeme Presswell on 07946 863262 or at graeme@presshoo. co.uk, or Max Hill on 01767 681469 or at amaxhill@outlook. com The Beds Youth League started its matches on 29 April, after bad weather damaged early season preparation of both players and pitches. The U9s and U11s continue to play League games on Sundays usually, with U13s scheduled for Tuesdays and U15s on Thursdays or Fridays. New Fixture Secretaries have been appointed to deal with re-arranged matches when the weather is bad, and the League has supplied incrediballs for use in U11 Development and U9 divisions. Follow the fixtures HERE. PEOPLE New scorebox in memory of former player Frogmore Cricket Club in Hertfordshire, which was established in 1850, has officially unveiled their new scorebox built with funds raised in memory of former player Nick Medlin who was tragically killed while serving as a prison officer on the Isle of Wight in December 2016. A man is currently serving 6.5 years for his manslaughter. Nick’s widow Dani and his sons – current players Joe and Charlie – donated the funds to the building of a new electronic scoreboard which they officially unveiled on Sunday 29 April. Unfortunately, rain put paid to the accompanying cricket match, but the club have arranged a T20 game for later in the season in honour of Nick which will become a regular fixture on their calendar. Pictured: Nick’s wife and two sons with his scorebox Peter Garratt Memorial Service Cricket East was deeply saddened to hear that Peter Garratt, Life member of Eversholt Cricket Club in Bedfordshire passed away on 4 April 2018. Peter’s 60-year Club association made him a well-known and respected figure in local cricket and beyond. He will be missed by all that knew him. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Peter Garratt’s Life will take place at All Saints Church, Ridgmont on Friday 11 May 2018 at 1.30pm. Refreshments will follow at Eversholt Village Hall. Donations, if desired, will be shared equally between All Saints Church, Ridgmont and Eversholt Cricket Club. These can be made via www.memorygiving.com or passed in person to Paul, David or James Garratt. Eversholt Cricket Club hope you can join them to celebrate Peter’s life and his outstanding contribution to the Club over many years. Huntingdonshire CCC New President Huntingdonshire CCC is excited to announce Charlotte Edwards CBE as their new President. Huntingdonshire CCC Chairman Adrian Cade said: “Not only is Charlotte a fantastic role model for all our up and coming players to aspire to and follow in her footsteps, she is a Huntingdonshire woman, player and supporter. I’m sure everyone knows what she has achieved in the game of cricket worldwide and how she has conducted herself on and off the field at all levels; playing hard, but always within the ‘Spirit Of Cricket’ – the perfect combination. “I grew up playing cricket with Clive, Charlotte’s Dad so have known her all her life, and enjoyed watching her meteoric rise to fame, though she was always keen to follow Dad in the early years to score, or on one occasion play as our 11th (man) in the Ramsey CC league winning side of 1992 at age 13! “I was obviously really chuffed that Charlotte accepted our invitation to take up the role as President and I know whenever possible she will be involved in club affairs, by offering her opinion or experience as Huntingdonshire build a club that all the young players in the county will once again be proud to represent. “Welcome home Lottie!” New Community Cricket Coach George Darlow has joined Cricket East as a community cricket coach on a six-month contract to support the delivery of our Education (Chance to Shine) and Community (Wicketz, Summer Camps and Chance to Shine Street) programmes over the busy summer period. George has worked as a sessional coach as part of the schools’ programmes in previous years as well as supporting some of the other community programmes. Ben Wallis, Head of Community Cricket, said: “It’s great to have someone of George’s calibre join us for the summer to support our delivery team. He is an experienced schools coach who has received some good feedback in previous years and is looking to develop his coaching moving forward. He will really support the delivery of our programmes over the summer months.” Foreword So, it’s finally arrived! All the winter and pre-season work has been completed and we can now look forward to playing some cricket, despite the horrific weather that we have had over the last month or so. Looking forward to the season, we are again focusing on ‘Getting the Game on’ encouraging the cricket network to work together in supporting each other to make sure as many games are played as possible, at whatever level, so that the game can continue to inspire the current and next generations of cricket enthusiasts. This season will also see the introduction of a number of different formats at junior levels as part of the ECB’s pilot programme as well as the second year of ‘All Stars Cricket’ – the ECB’s entry programme for 5-8-year-olds, giving children the best possible first experience of the game. Women’s Softball Cricket is also back again, albeit in a slightly different format and the newly branded Vitality U19 Club T20 will continue to encourage those slightly older teenagers to continue playing the game. On behalf of Cricket East, I would like to wish all players, clubs, schools, officials, grounds staff, administrators, volunteers, league and other competitions, all the best for the 2018 season and thank you for all that you do to support our wonderful game. Ben Wallis, Head of Community Cricket news may 2018 Sally Church, Editor Telephone: 07880 643076 Email: [email protected] Follow Cricket East @CricketEast /Cricket_East Cricket East, The Knowledge Centre, Suite KC5, Wyboston Lakes Resort, Great North Road, Wyboston, Bedfordshire MK44 3BY www.cricketeast.co.uk CLUB SUPPORT FREE GDPR Toolkit New General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into effect on 25 May 2018 and all organisations will need to be compliant. The Sport & Recreation Alliance has created a suite of FREE resources targeted at national organisations, regional organisations and clubs operating across the sport and recreation sector. The third and final batch of documents are now available for you to download. For further details, click HERE. ECB has created a web page within ‘Club Support’ dedicated to GDPR which houses various documents, including Top Tips, FAQs and Membership forms (adult and junior). For details, click HERE. Stay with Cricket East – OPT-IN Please be on the lookout for an email from Cricket East asking you to OPT-IN to continue to receive our communications including newsletters and bulletins. Our email subscribers are the first to know the latest cricket news and information from the four counties of Beds, Cambs, Herts & Hunts. If you do not OPT-IN by 25 May 2018, you will automatically be opted-out of all future Cricket East communications. Share of £250k available for sports clubs Don’t miss out! Grassroots sports clubs can now apply for a share of £250,000 through Jewson Building Better Communities. The builders’ merchant is giving away £250k in building materials, including a top prize of up to £50k for one community project, to help good causes improve their facilities. Whether clubs need a new roof for their changing rooms, a pitch transformation or want to improve their clubhouse or dugouts, they have until Wednesday 9 May to submit their application. Click HERE for details. Small Grants make a difference Almost 50 clubs from across the Cricket East counties benefitted from £125k of funding as part of the 2018 England & Wales Cricket Trust Small Grant Scheme to support projects based around All Stars Cricket, Women’s Softball Cricket, U19 Club T20 and Get the Game On. Projects included covers (both mobile and flat sheet covers), water removing equipment, refurbishment of changing facilities, improved social areas (kitchens and club rooms), BBQs, furniture and scoreboards to support and deliver great events and develop family-friendly environments. Congratulations to all the clubs that were successful in their bids to the Scheme this year. There will be a similar scheme available in 2019. Pictured: Eaton Socon CC’s new covers with club logo (supplied by Durant Cricket) Pictured: Ampthill Town CC’s new furniture improving their family-friendly facilities SCHOOLS School Cricket Competitions The Indoor Lady Taverners competitions concluded at the beginning of May with representation at the regional events by secondary schools from across the four counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire. The U13 competition was held at Cambridge Regional College on 25 April and Leicester Grammar won this event to progress to the National Competition. The U15 competition at the University of Cambridge Sports Centre took place on 2 May. Well done to all the girls that took part this year. Local schools across the four counties will be busy competing in May and June with the aim of reaching the County Finals in late June and early July. The younger ones in Years 3 and 4 will be competing in their school sport partnership regional competitions playing continuous cricket, Year 5 and 6 playing softball pairs cricket and Years 7, 8 and 10 playing hardball limited overs. In Beds & Hunts the U13 and U15 competitions are again being supported by The Fred Trueman National Schools Cricket League which will see around 40 schools enter. We will also be running Girls and Mixed softball competitions for the Chance to Compete competitions at both U13 and U15 age groups. Details of the Regional Finals to be published shortly Cricket East will continue to deliver the Chance to Shine new schools programme over the coming months, with schools signing up to the Assemblies, Roadshows, and the Play, Learn & Teach elements of the programme. So far, we have delivered over 75 assemblies, 50 roadshows, 2500 play sessions, and 30 Learn and 30 Teach sessions, with more to come. School Club Links Festival Jack Hunt School in Peterborough recently organised a School Club Links Festival for all of its 300+ Year 7 students, allowing students to try a number of different sports including cricket, martial arts, dance, football, touch rugby, hockey, tennis, cycling and trampolining. The idea was for the students to have a taster session and then be inspired to potentially join a local club to take their interest further. Cricket East delivered two 1.5-hour sessions to around 35 students with a mix of activities which went very well. and the winning golfer Andy Shilton from Caldecote CC. Thanks to all those who helped raise £1704 for local charities. For further information about the East Beds Charity Cricket Shield please click HERE. Pictured: Norton Way Mazda and Andy Shilton from Caldecote CC with Josie Maudlin COUNTY CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES Beds, Cambs, Herts & Hunts County Cricket Club May Fixtures Sun 6 May 11am: Hertfordshire v Cambridgeshire at Bishop’s Stortford CC Mon 7 May 11am: Bedfordshire v Hertfordshire at Ampthill Town CC Mon 7 May 11.30am: Cambridgeshire v Suffolk at Peterborough CC Sun 20 May 11am: Bedfordshire v Norfolk at Manor Park Sun 20 May 11am: Hertfordshire v Oxfordshire at Welwyn Garden City CC Sun 27 May 11am: Bedfordshire v Suffolk at Bury St Edmonds CC Sun 27 May 11.30am: Cambridgeshire v Norfolk at Horsford CC OTHER NEWS Smashing Boundaries Girlguiding Anglia Girlguiding Anglia has worked in partnership with the Essex County Cricket Board to put together a Smashing Boundaries Girl Guide Badge to introduce cricket to members across the Region. The variety of activities mean that girls can find out about different aspects of cricket in a fun and informative way. Some units trialled the badge in 2017 and it was released in April 2018. Essex County Cricket Board’s Women & Girls Manager Natalie Samaranayake said: “We have enjoyed working with Girlguiding Anglia to deliver ‘Smashing Boundaries’. With the recent success of the England Women in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup and the growth of the Kia Super League, girls can now truly aspire to amazing sporting achievements. We hope this badge gives them a taste of what cricket can offer; a fun, friendly activity that can be played by anyone of all abilities. Girlguiding Anglia provide great opportunities to their members and we are honoured to be working with such an organisation.” Click HERE to view the syllabus for the Smashing Boundaries Girl Guide Badge.
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DISABILITYBedfordshire win Table Cricket Regional Final
Congratulations to Denbigh High School in Luton who won their Regional Finals Day at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Tuesday 1 May. They played Billing Brook School, Northants in the fi nal with Denbigh scoring 264 and Billing Brook 251. Denbigh now attend the National Finals Day on Thursday 21 June at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
Thanks go to the 6 students at Dunstable College who umpired the competition as part of a Sport Leader Table Cricket qualifi cation.
The top two teams from Huntingdonshire – Ernulf Academy and Samuel Pepys School – will play in their Regional Final on Wednesday 9 May at Newmarket Leisure Centre. Good luck to both teams.
National Disabled County Championships The National Disabled County Championships for the 2018 season start on Sunday 6 May when the current D40 county champions, Hampshire, take on Surrey. Over one hundred fi xtures have been organised for the coming summer for county teams with physical and/or learning disability. Included for the fi rst time into the competitions are fi ve new teams, including Bedfordshire who join Hertfordshire and Essex in the East region. Beds and Herts are both in the S9 Development (South East) group along with Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Hertfordshire’s matches start on Sunday 13 May v Sussex away and Bedfordshire start their campaign on Sunday 27 May v Kent at home. For further details, click HERE.
The ‘National’ competitions climax with fi nals at Kidderminster Cricket Club (Super9’s) on Sunday 2 September and at Arundel Castle Cricket Ground for the D40 competition on Sunday 9 September, giving the players a rare opportunity to play cricket at a fi rst-class venue.
Good luck to our teams.
Disability Summer CampsCricket East will be providing Adapted Cricket and Table Cricket sessions for Autism Bedfordshire at Lealand High School, Luton over two weeks (2 days per week) – weeks beginning Monday 30 July and Monday 6 August and Families United Network (FUN) at Leagrave Road, Luton for 2 weeks over the summer break (dates to be confi rmed).
CASUAL CRICKET
Play at the park or on the beach – give cricket a go this summer!Norfolk Cricket Board have created some exciting opportunities to play soft ball cricket at superb locations in Norfolk this summer, including Eaton Park (Pitch & Putt Golf Hire Shop), Blickling Hall Estate (National Trust) and Cromer Beach Front (Glide Surf School). If you are in the area, why not have a go with family and friends! You simply hire your Soft Ball Cricket bag, enjoy having a hit with family and friends and complete a feedback survey to have the chance to win a family cricket bag.
COACHINGNew Coaches and Coach Support WorkersCricket East is delighted to announce that over 40 candidates from clubs across the four counties have successfully completed the ECB Certifi cate in Coaching Children’s Cricket (UKCC Level 2) course and a further 10 candidates passed the ECB Certifi cate in Coaching Young People and Adults’ Cricket (UKCC Level 2). These new coaches will be equipped with the skills to lead coaching sessions and create safe, enjoyable, stimulating player-centred coaching environments. In addition, almost 90 candidates have successfully completed the ECB Coach Support Worker course and will be able to assist qualifi ed coaches in clubs across the four counties in the delivery of high-quality coaching sessions, including running warm up and cool down sessions.
Congratulations to all our new coaches and coach support workers who we hope will pass on a love of the game that will last a lifetime.
Pictured: Newborough CC’s Michael Davis at his ECB Certifi cate in Coaching Children’s Cricket assessment
Pictured: CSW candidates showing lots of energy and commitment
GROUNDSGrounds required in HertfordshireGrounds in Hertfordshire are urgently required to host County Boys and Girls Age Group fi xtures this summer on 10th & 24th (3 matches) JUNE, 1st (2 matches), 11th-12th & 25th JULY and 1st & 26th AUGUST. If your ground is available to host any of these FIXTURES, email [email protected] or call 07741 272751. Hertfordshire Cricket Limited will cover all match costs (e.g. ground, catering, offi cials). For details click HERE.
COMPETITIONS
Cricket East now has 31 teams registered and raring to go with the competition running across the four counties of Beds, Cambs, Herts, and Hunts! Small regional groups have been formed and the leading clubs will go through to the Finals Day Monday 27 August at Eaton Socon Cricket Club. For details of the draw, click HERE.
This vibrant ECB-backed competition aims to keep young players in club cricket and give them the ‘cricket experience’ they want – playing with their friends, fast lively matches and a great social atmosphere. The participants take the lead in fi xture planning, marketing and social media work to promote their fi xtures.
Captains meetings for the four counties will be held on Tuesday 8 May at Redbourn CC 7-8.30pm and Monday 14 May at Eaton Socon CC 7-8.30pm. Please email [email protected] to confi rm which session you will be attending. We look forward to seeing you there.
ECB U13 & U15 National Club ChampionshipThe fi rst rounds of the county competitions for Beds, Cambs, Herts and Hunts started at the end of April, with these early rounds and the County Finals being played by July. The winners of the county stages go through to the National Knock-Out Competition with Beds, Cambs and Hunts being in Group 2 and Herts being in Group 4.
In the U13 competition: Hertfordshire have a Bye in Round 1 and in Round 2 play Oxfordshire away on Sunday 15 July; Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire both have a Bye in Round 1 and play each other in Round 2; and Cambridgeshire play Norfolk in Round 1 at home on Sunday 8 July and if they win play Northamptonshire in Round 2.
In the U15 competition: Hertfordshire have a Bye in Round 1 and then play the winner of Essex v Suffolk in Round 2 at home on Sunday 22 July; Bedfordshire has a Bye in Round 1 and plays Norfolk at home in Round 2; Huntingdonshire plays Northamptonshire at home in Round 1 on Sunday 8 July and plays Cambridgeshire away in Round 2.
Good luck to all the teams taking part. Keep track of progress on Play-Cricket.
EVENTSEssex v YorkshireSpecsavers County Championship 4 days Friday 4 May-Monday 7 May at The Cloudfm County Ground. More details HERE.
East Beds Charity Shield Golf DayThe East Beds Charity Cricket Shield has been running for over 60 years and raises funds for local charities via evening cricket matches and each year they also hold a Golf Day, which took place this year on a very wet Friday 13 April at Bedford Golf Club with 14 teams of 4 golfers taking part. Congratulations to the winning team from Norton Way Mazda, Letchworth Garden City
NATIONAL PROGRAMMES
Women’s Soft Ball With 27 Women’s Soft Ball Festivals in the diary and another 15 to come, the club commitment to this programme for 2018 has been fantastic. Sign-ups are now coming in and the 27 Festivals are online and ready and waiting for ladies to join the party! You can access these events via the ECB national website HERE. Clubs will soon be receiving their kit to run the event and a FREE t-shirt for all participants. Please note, participants (where possible) must sign up to participate prior to the event date for insurance purposes. You can still sign up on the day via the national link but all participants must be registered on the link provided.
All Stars CricketWith less than two weeks until the launch of Year 2 of All Stars Cricket, clubs across the East Region have so far accumulated over 1,900 participants with many clubs exceeding their 2017 participants. The teams have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure clubs, schools and all partners are delivering one fi nal push to maximise sign up for this year. Nationally, the programme has over 38,000 participants and we smashed through the 2017 total a number of days ago.
We really encourage clubs to get on board with further marketing to ensure all avenues are explored to get as many children taking up the programme in 2018. Clubs will be receiving direct emails once they exceed specifi c numbers to order more kit to support their programme, this kit can also be ordered directly from their Clubspark account. Any questions on this, please contact your relevant County Board contact.
On 8 May, the ECB will once again be launching the ‘Bring a Friend’ campaign, encouraging 2018 participants to sign their friends up and bring them along to their fi rst session. Clubs do have the capacity to opt out of this promotion and would have received direct communication from the ECB on how to do this.
A big thank you to all clubs for their efforts and we look forward to another great summer of All Stars Cricket.
All Stars Activator trainingAll Stars Activator training has been happening across the four counties! On 11 April, 14 club volunteers were trained at Sir Frederic Osborn School in Welwyn Garden City and on 24 April, 26 new Activators were trained at Flitwick CC.
For some people, it was their very fi rst experience of coaching and for others a fi rst look at what All Stars Cricket offers in comparison to more traditional cricket coaching that they had previously been involved in. The sessions were mainly to learn new games, skills and drills to pass onto the All Stars class of 2018! There was an emphasis on how to engage parents with activities as well as making activities progressive or regressive dependent on age/ability.
All Activators were keen to get stuck in and learn, and there’s no doubt they’ll do a fantastic job at their respective clubs.
Pictured: Indoors at Sir Frederic Osborn and Outdoors at Flitwick
COMMUNITIESBiggest inter-hub cricket festival in history!Over 100 young people, from Luton Wicketz Hubs came together for the biggest inter-hub cricket festival in Wicketz history on 3 April. Teams from the Farley Hill, High Town, Lutonian CC, Luton Town and Indians CC, Luton Caribbean CC and Hart Hill Hubs all played together on a day of competitive cricket at Denbigh High School.
The festival was a fantastic celebration of Luton’s diverse ethnic communities coming together for a day of fun, with 19 different ethnicities, nationalities and faiths represented.
The morning comprised a six-team round robin tournament for the younger participants, aged 8-11, with the older boys and girls helping out with umpiring, scoring and coaching. Each team had a parent or volunteer assisting them, as part of a drive to get parents and the rest of the wider community involved in Wicketz. There was some great cricket played throughout the morning, with the Challney Challengers emerging victorious.
The afternoon session was a knockout style tournament of six teams for participants up to the age of 15, with the Challney Challengers again winning. One of the competing teams was formed of refugees from Afghanistan, who have been in the UK between one and four years, living in foster care in Luton. Wicketz Development Offi cer Amran Malik has been delivering weekly sessions in the Hart Hill area of Luton, aimed at supporting these refugees by helping them develop both cricket and life skills. This tournament was the fi rst interaction they have had with other Wicketz participants, and they impressed with their cricketing skills as well as their sense of fair competition and teamwork.
MCC Head Coach, Steve Kirby, was also at the cricket festival, with a member of the MCC Young Cricketers squad, Kashif Ali. Ali, a Luton native who is now training with the Kent CCC squad, inspired the youngsters with the story of his journey from the streets of Luton to being on the brink of being a professional cricketer. As his background and upbringing was similar to many of the participants, his story and message of working hard, self-belief and setting goals resonated with parents and youngsters alike.
Two Police Community Support Offi cers (PCSOs), who regularly work with Amran at the hubs in Luton, stopped by to give their support to the festival, praising the effect that Wicketz has had on community cohesion and also commenting on the skill levels of the youngsters. PCSO Dan McHugh said: “I came across Wicketz a few months ago, and when I came down to a session I was gobsmacked by what I saw. One of the best things about Wicketz is that you have young people from all walks of life, di� erent nationalities and religions all playing together.”
For details about the Wicketz Project in Luton contact Amran Malik on 07493 867729 or email [email protected]. For Hub details, click HERE.
Pictured: U15 winners Challney Challengers
New community cricket hub in PeterboroughPeterborough’s latest Community Cricket Hub has been launched at Bushfi eld Sports Centre on Tuesdays for Key Stage 3 pupils and includes attendees from Orton Waterville and Longueville Wards, which are amongst the most deprived in the City. Eleven boys and girls attended the fi rst session on 24 April – all are completely new to the game.
Two other Hubs have been running in the City for several months – at Gladstone Community Centre on Wednesdays and the Academy Hall and Focus Community Centre, Dogsthorpe on Thursdays.
Pictured: Easter activities at the Dogsthorpe HubPLAY
Honours Boards 2018 SeasonThe ever-popular Play-Cricket Batting and Bowling Honours Boards were launched again on Wednesday 18 April for the 2018 season. Congratulations to everyone who has made it onto the Honours Boards across Beds, Cambs, Herts & Hunts so far. So early in the season we are pleased to announce that Cambridgeshire player Paul Summerskill from Burwell & Exning CC has made an appearance on the 19-25 April National Batting Honours Board in 10th place for his 143.
Please ensure that all match and player statistics are entered onto Play-Cricket as soon as possible after each match, so that players don’t miss out on getting onto the Board.
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Beds Over 60s CricketThe new season is upon us and a good number of players have been attending nets since the end of January. We are still confi dent of being able to fi eld three over-60s sides over the coming season but are still looking for umpires and scorers, particularly for the new team which will be playing on a Thursday throughout may, June and July. If you can volunteer your services, you will be most welcome. And more new players are required too – the more the merrier. The fi xture list for the coming season is on the Play-Cricket website. If you can help, please contact Graeme Presswell on 07946 863262 or at [email protected], or Max Hill on 01767 681469 or at [email protected]
The Beds Youth League started its matches on 29 April, after bad weather damaged early season preparation of both players and pitches. The U9s and U11s continue to play League games on Sundays usually, with U13s scheduled for Tuesdays and U15s on Thursdays or Fridays. New Fixture Secretaries have been appointed to deal with re-arranged matches when the weather is bad, and the League has supplied incrediballs for use in U11 Development and U9 divisions. Follow the fi xtures HERE.
PEOPLENew scorebox in memory of former playerFrogmore Cricket Club in Hertfordshire, which was established in 1850, has offi cially unveiled their new scorebox built with funds raised in memory of former player Nick Medlin who was tragically killed while serving as a prison offi cer on the Isle of Wight in December 2016. A man is currently serving 6.5 years for his manslaughter. Nick’s widow Dani and his sons – current players Joe and Charlie – donated the funds to the building of a new electronic scoreboard which they offi cially unveiled on Sunday 29 April. Unfortunately, rain put paid to the accompanying cricket match, but the club have arranged a T20 game for later in the season in honour of Nick which will become a regular fi xture on their calendar.
Pictured: Nick’s wife and two sons with his scorebox
Peter Garratt Memorial Service Cricket East was deeply saddened to hear that Peter Garratt, Life member of Eversholt Cricket Club in Bedfordshire passed away on 4 April 2018. Peter’s 60-year Club association made him a well-known and respected fi gure in local cricket and beyond. He will be missed by all that knew him. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Peter Garratt’s Life will take place at All Saints Church, Ridgmont on Friday 11 May 2018 at 1.30pm. Refreshments will follow at Eversholt Village Hall. Donations, if desired, will be shared equally between All Saints Church, Ridgmont and Eversholt Cricket Club. These can be made via www.memorygiving.com or passed in person to Paul, David or James Garratt. Eversholt Cricket Club hope you can join them to celebrate Peter’s life and his outstanding contribution to the Club over many years.
Huntingdonshire CCC New PresidentHuntingdonshire CCC is excited to announce Charlotte Edwards CBE as their new President.
Huntingdonshire CCC Chairman Adrian Cade said: “Not only is Charlotte a fantastic role model for all our up and coming players to aspire to and follow in her footsteps, she is a Huntingdonshire woman, player and supporter. I’m sure everyone knows what she has achieved in the game of cricket worldwide and how she has conducted herself on and o� the fi eld at all levels; playing hard, but always within the ‘Spirit Of Cricket’ – the perfect combination.
“I grew up playing cricket with Clive, Charlotte’s Dad so have known her all her life, and enjoyed watching her meteoric rise to fame, though she was always keen to follow Dad in the early years to score, or on one occasion play as our 11th (man) in the Ramsey CC league winning side of 1992 at age 13!
“I was obviously really chu� ed that Charlotte accepted our invitation to take up the role as President and I know whenever possible she will be involved in club a� airs, by o� ering her opinion or experience as Huntingdonshire build a club that all the young players in the county will once again be proud to represent.
“Welcome home Lottie!”
New Community Cricket CoachGeorge Darlow has joined Cricket East as a community cricket coach on a six-month contract to support the delivery of our Education (Chance to Shine) and Community (Wicketz, Summer Camps and Chance to Shine Street) programmes over the busy summer period. George has worked as a sessional coach as part of the schools’ programmes in previous years as well as supporting some of the other community programmes. Ben Wallis, Head of Community Cricket, said: “It’s great to have someone of George’s calibre join us for the summer to support our delivery team. He is an experienced schools coach who has received some good feedback in previous years and is looking to develop his coaching moving forward. He will really support the delivery of our programmes over the summer months.”
ForewordSo, it’s fi nally arrived! All the winter and pre-season work has been completed and we can now look forward to playing some cricket, despite the horrifi c weather that we have had over the last month or so. Looking forward to the season, we are again focusing on ‘Getting the Game on’ encouraging the cricket network to work together in supporting each other to make sure as many games are played as possible, at whatever level, so that the game can continue to inspire the current and next generations of cricket enthusiasts. This season will also see the introduction of a number of different formats at junior levels as part of the ECB’s pilot programme as well as the second year of ‘All Stars Cricket’ – the ECB’s entry programme for 5-8-year-olds, giving children the best possible fi rst experience of the game. Women’s Softball Cricket is also back again, albeit in a slightly different format and the newly branded Vitality U19 Club T20 will continue to encourage those slightly older teenagers to continue playing the game. On behalf of Cricket East, I would like to wish all players, clubs, schools, offi cials, grounds staff, administrators, volunteers, league and other competitions, all the best for the 2018 season and thank you for all that you do to support our wonderful game.
Ben Wallis, Head of Community Cricket
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Share of £250k available for sports clubsDon’t miss out! Grassroots sports clubs can now apply for a share of £250,000 through Jewson Building Better Communities. The builders’ merchant is giving away £250k in building materials, including a top prize of up to £50k for one community project, to help good causes improve their facilities. Whether clubs need a new roof for their changing rooms, a pitch transformation or want to improve their clubhouse or dugouts, they have until Wednesday 9 May to submit their application. Click HERE for details.
Small Grants make a differenceAlmost 50 clubs from across the Cricket East counties benefi tted from £125k of funding as part of the 2018 England & Wales Cricket Trust Small Grant Scheme to support projects based around All Stars Cricket, Women’s Softball Cricket, U19 Club T20 and Get the Game On. Projects included covers (both mobile and fl at sheet covers), water removing equipment, refurbishment of changing facilities, improved social areas (kitchens and club rooms), BBQs, furniture and scoreboards to support and deliver great events and develop family-friendly environments. Congratulations to all the clubs that were successful in their bids to the Scheme this year. There will be a similar scheme available in 2019.
Pictured: Eaton Socon CC’s new covers with club logo (supplied by Durant Cricket)
Pictured: Ampthill Town CC’s new furniture improving their family-friendly facilities
SCHOOLS
School Cricket Competitions The Indoor Lady Taverners competitions concluded at the beginning of May with representation at the regional events by secondary schools from across the four counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Huntingdonshire. The U13 competition was held at Cambridge Regional College on 25 April and Leicester Grammar won this event to progress to the National Competition. The U15 competition at the University of Cambridge Sports Centre took place on 2 May. Well done to all the girls that took part this year.
Local schools across the four counties will be busy competing in May and June with the aim of reaching the County Finals in late June and early July. The younger ones in Years 3 and 4 will be competing in their school sport partnership regional competitions playing continuous cricket, Year 5 and 6 playing softball pairs cricket and Years 7, 8 and 10 playing hardball limited overs. In Beds & Hunts the U13 and U15 competitions are again being supported by The Fred Trueman National Schools Cricket League which will see around 40 schools enter.
We will also be running Girls and Mixed softball competitions for the Chance to Compete competitions at both U13 and U15 age groups. Details of the Regional Finals to be published shortly
Cricket East will continue to deliver the Chance to Shine new schools programme over the coming months, with schools signing up to the Assemblies, Roadshows, and the Play, Learn & Teach elements of the programme. So far, we have delivered over 75 assemblies, 50 roadshows, 2500 play sessions, and 30 Learn and 30 Teach sessions, with more to come.
School Club Links FestivalJack Hunt School in Peterborough recently organised a School Club Links Festival for all of its 300+ Year 7 students, allowing students to try a number of different sports including cricket, martial arts, dance, football, touch rugby, hockey, tennis, cycling and trampolining. The idea was for the students to have a taster session and then be inspired to potentially join a local club to take their interest further. Cricket East delivered two 1.5-hour sessions to around 35 students with a mix of activities which went very well.
and the winning golfer Andy Shilton from Caldecote CC. Thanks to all those who helped raise £1704 for local charities. For further information about the East Beds Charity Cricket Shield please click HERE.
Pictured: Norton Way Mazda and Andy Shilton from Caldecote CC with Josie Maudlin
COUNTY CRICKET CLUB FIXTURES
Beds, Cambs, Herts & Hunts County Cricket Club May Fixtures
Sun 6 May 11am: Hertfordshire v Cambridgeshire at Bishop’s Stortford CC
Mon 7 May 11am: Bedfordshire v Hertfordshire at Ampthill Town CC
Mon 7 May 11.30am: Cambridgeshire v Suffolk at Peterborough CC
Sun 20 May 11am: Bedfordshire v Norfolk at Manor Park
Sun 20 May 11am: Hertfordshire v Oxfordshire at Welwyn Garden City CC
Sun 27 May 11am: Bedfordshire v Suffolk at Bury St Edmonds CC
Sun 27 May 11.30am: Cambridgeshire v Norfolk at Horsford CC
OTHER NEWS
Smashing Boundaries Girlguiding Anglia Girlguiding Anglia has worked in partnership with the Essex County Cricket Board to put together a Smashing Boundaries Girl Guide Badge to introduce cricket to members across the Region. The variety of activities mean that girls can fi nd out about different aspects of cricket in a fun and informative way.
Some units trialled the badge in 2017 and it was released in April 2018. Essex County Cricket Board’s Women & Girls Manager Natalie Samaranayake said: “We have enjoyed working with Girlguiding Anglia to deliver ‘Smashing Boundaries’. With the recent success of the England Women in the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup and the growth of the Kia Super League, girls can now truly aspire to amazing sporting achievements. We hope this badge gives them a taste of what cricket can o� er; a fun, friendly activity that can be played by anyone of all abilities. Girlguiding Anglia provide great opportunities to their members and we are honoured to be working with such an organisation.”
Click HERE to view the syllabus for the Smashing Boundaries Girl Guide Badge.
