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Oxfordshire Cricket Handbook 2015 #sportofchoice Oxfordshire Cricket HANDBOOK 2015 1 Oxfordshire Cricket Handbook 2015 #sportofchoice CONTENTS PAGE Contents Page Number County Girls Under 17 34 Chairman’s Report 2014 3 2014 Youth Program in Summary 35 Board of Directors 5 Youth Player Pathway changes explained 36 Core Team Structure 5 Rupert Evans steps down from Management Structure of Oxfordshire Cricket 6 role as Head of Cricket 38 Senior Men 7 Club Youth Competitions 39 KFP Academy 12 Oxfordshire Women’s Midweek League 40 Emerging Players Programme 2014-15 13 Senior Mens Club Competition - Senior Women 15 Wilf Bennett and Bernard Tollett Cups 42 County Boys Under 10 17 2014 Winners 42 County Boys Under 11 19 Club Development 43 County Boys Under 12 20 Disability Cricket 44 County Boys Under 13 23 Schools Review 45 County Boys Under 14 25 Oxfordshire 50+ Report for 2014 47 County Boys Under 15 26 OXFORDSHIRE 60+ 47 County Boys Under 16 27 OCBCA Report 2014 48 County Boys Under 17 28 Obituary 49 Jordan Garrett selected for U17 England Tour 30 Oxfordshire Cricket Board 2014 List of Officers 50 County Girls Under 11 31 Membership of the County Girls Under 13 32 Oxfordshire Cricket Board 52 County Girls Under 15 33 2 Oxfordshire Cricket Handbook 2015 #sportofchoice CHAIRMAN’S REPORT 2014 balance sheet and holding our cash reserves. It is assessment, In the summer we have agreed to worth noting that whilst our cash reserves remain run 2 Development Groups (Wessex and Mercia) Without resting on our the same, they now only represent ~40% of a who will mirror the County Age Group squads. laurels, 2014 was probably years outgoings. Hopefully for this cohort of players, the cricket our most successful year season will last a lot longer. during my 9 years as On the field there were several highlights, not all Chairman. A lot of hard associated with silverware. The Boys Under 17s Our partnership with Sussex is growing. Coaching work from our Directors, won the National ECB One-Day competition, standards have improved and we are getting employees, casual workers the Boy’s U15s reached their national OD semi- sound advice and support from their commercial and volunteers came final, the Minor Counties team just failed to win team. The real benefit will materialise when together to generate a series the MCCA OD Trophy final, the Boys Under 14s Oxfordshire players start to gravitate towards of successes both on and off the field. were promoted to the A league and our Women Hove and remain available for our playing are competing in a very tough league which programme. Since January we have completed a recruitment contained the Netherlands and Scotland. 3 of our campaign to build a full time operational team County Age Groups players made their debuts in Club Development has become a high priority (Rupert Evans, Joe Dale and George Setterfield) the Minor Counties team. Those players being area, but in Oxfordshire it remains in its infancy under the leadership of Luke Ryan. That team is Leo Bethell, Alex Davies and Lloyd Belcher. from a Board perspective. We have started largely funded by ECB and Cricket Foundation Lloyd and Jordan Garratt also represented the by reviewing the established competitions money to deliver a national commitment to South West at the Bunbury Festival, both gave programme. Our plan being to work with the increasing participation in the sport and securing good accounts of themselves. Jordan’s 200 DDG’s to build a service to Clubs which will its future. Focus areas include Schools and Club versus Buck under 17s was one of the champagne help them develop their club and facilities and Development and Inclusivity; plus of course the moments of the season. Overall we successfully attract volunteers. Cricket Pathway programme. In 10 months the completed our County programme and enjoyed team have implemented a significant change three very successful youth presentation evenings In terms of our inclusivity agenda we continue programme. Even after such a relatively short at the Hawkwell House Hotel. (with thanks). With to invest in the development of the Women’s period of time, it is hard to conceive how we regards to the Minor Counties Championship it and Girls’ game. Charlbury CC hosted a very would operate without them. Equally as important was availability which prevented us competing successful finals day and Oxford CC won the the team create all year round capacity which for honours in the 3-day game. South Midlands league. We are exploring the makes use of their coaching qualifications, and possibility of more local three counties league for enables them to displace cost in other areas. Our District teams unfortunately experienced next year. Our Disability programme has made a another wet festival week. In response to this, solid start, we are are working closely with the In the year, we secured all of our funding targets and and to a parents survey, we consulted with the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership on this and we as you will see from the Board’s annual accounts District Development Groups (DDG’s) . As a have introduced Last Man Stands as a means we landed a near perfect break even figure in the result we have designed a new winter coaching to encourage the casual cricketer by offering a year (subject to audit), whilst retaining a healthy programme, which combines coaching with shorter form of the game. 3 Oxfordshire Cricket Handbook 2015 #sportofchoice The quality of our coaches is very important to our Looking ahead we have nearly completed our success. We are looking to invest in our current end of year reviews with the management teams. Coaches and Managers to upgrade their coaching Winter coaching has already started and we are qualification level. Again we are looking at a three planning for 2015. I see no reason why we cannot counties model to run award courses and coach improve on our 2014 successes. We will be tutoring. sharing our action plan at the members meeting which immediately follows the AGM on Monday The appointment of our additional staff, offers December 8th. several benefits. It allows us to fulfill commitments to the National Governing Body (ECB), service our In the Board room, Michael Geeson-Brown has own local change programme, use their coaching retired as a Director. Michael will continue in skills and to take pressure off the volunteer his role as County Welfare Officer. We should workforce. Club Competition finals and other thank Michael for his contribution as a Board flagship events are a good example of the latter. member, he played a lead role throughout the We have started to see the impact of this at Witney incorporation process. The process for filling the Mills CC, who kindly hosted the Bernard Tollett Board vacancy will be announced at the AGM in Cup and Wilf Bennett Trophy Finals. Expect to December. see more of this at our Youth Competition Finals next year. While Oxfordshire is not a professional county we are trying to be as professional as we possibly The Home Counties Premier League, Cherwell can. Off the the field that is mandatory, we have a League and Oxfordshire Cricket Association commitment to a talented workforce. On the field League are working closely with us. League we will continue to strive to develop excellence and Board partnerships are key to meeting the and increase participation at every opportunity. requirements of the ECB. Despite the challenges of some of these leagues being multi-county, we Thanks to everyone who supported Oxfordshire are making progress and some good ideas are Cricket in 2014, our cricket family is developing, emerging. but not yet complete. We have lots to look forward to, and much more success to enjoy Our Officials Association and Coaches Association together. have provided great support in the year. There is now a much deeper understanding as to how we Chris Clements can work together to deliver our 2014-7 strategy Chairman for cricket in the county. Oxfordshire Cricket Board 4 Oxfordshire Cricket Handbook 2015 #sportofchoice BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Clements - Chairman Roger Berryman - Director John Patey - Peter O’Neill - Paul Humphreys - Tim Spittles - Dave Brooks - David King - Finance Director Secretary Club Development Player Pathway Advisor to the Director Margaret Stevens - Director Director Board Inclusivity Director CORE TEAM STRUCTURE Luke Ryan - Business Manager -ECB main contact -Overall Development of Cricket in Oxfordshire and the Oxfordshire Cricket Board -Reporting to and working with the Board of Directors -Line Management of the Core Team Tim Haworth - Finance Darryl Woods - Head of Youth Joe Dale - Cricket Development Administrator Cricket Officer -Bookkeeping, accounts and payroll of -Management of our Youth -Disability Cricket OCB Performance Program -Schools Program, Chance to Shine main -Marketing, communications and -Developing our elite young contact business development support players in County, Development of EPP programs -Cricket Development in ‘Wessex’ (West and Vale Districts) Menna Murray - Cricket Lesley Pykett - Cricket George Setterfield - Cricket Administrator Administrator Development Officer -Administration support to our Cricket -Administration to our Youth -Women and Girls Cricket Development Officer Team Performance Program -Competition Cricket in Oxfordshire -Fixture and Tours coordination -Nominations and assessment program -Cricket Development in ‘Mercia’ -Central Calender of Events -Winter and summer representative (South, City and Cherwell Districts) squad administration. 5 Oxfordshire