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Acklam Park /// www.middlesbrough.play-cricket.com /// Founded in 1855

Established in 1855, Middlesbrough CC Play in the North Yorkshire and South Durham League and are based at Acklam Park where Yorkshire CCC played up to 1996. We run three senior and four junior teams ranging from under 11s to 17s. We pride ourselves as being one of the clubs that have produced three England players Alan Old, Bill Athey and Liam Plunkett. “We are actively

Situated on Green Lane Acklam Middlesbrough, we share involved in the Chance the ground with Middlesbrough RUFC. A new Clubhouse and to shine programme refurbished Pavilion was built in 2009 which is state of the art. going into eight schools Community in the area and holding Youth development is very important to us. We are a Clubmark and Focus Club for the area. We are actively involved in the festivals during school Chance to shine programme going into eight schools in the area term time and the and holding festivals during school term time and the summer holidays. This introduces players from schools into the club. summer holidays.”

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Juniors/Youth

We see our junior cricket as vital to the future of the club. Many of our league, County and England players have come through our junior section, but just as important are our parents and coaches who volunteer their services all year round. Junior matches and training sessions have turned into a social occasion with a great family atmosphere. Like other clubs we find it difficult to introduce our juniors into senior cricket. We have a Sunday 3rd Team and this is mainly how we try to introduce our juniors into the senior game with some great success.

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Why Ecco are backing the Boro

There’s nothing better than watching a good game of is a decision he has never regretted, though he has cricket on a warm summer’s afternoon with a pint in changed his agreement to make some of the cash one hand and maybe a pie in the other. If you sponsor dependent on results. He’d like to think his incentive one of the teams, too, then so much the better. At scheme played a part in spurring on the club’s youth least that’s the view of Keith Miller. team to promotion last season.

Next season will be the fourth that Middlesbrough “It’s a great club and I love being involved,” says Cricket Club has been sponsored by Ecco Finishing Keith. “When I was asked to sponsor the club, I Supplies, the local success story that managing saw an opportunity to do something good in the director Keith founded 20 years ago. community. Ecco get some publicity out of it, of Having started in his spare bedroom with the course, but we don’t really need it. It’s just good to investment in a £20 typewriter from Argos, Keith now share some of your success. runs an internationally successful business with a £5 million turnover. “Middlesbrough have fantastic facilities. It’s a jewel in the crown in terms of local sports facilities but too Middlesbrough-based Ecco manufacture and supply many people don’t even know about it. shot-blasting and fire protection equipment to world- wide clients in the oil, gas and off-shore industries. “But cricket is such an inclusive sport because anyone can play it,” Keith reflects. “Middlesbrough But while Keith’s corporate horizons now stretch to really look after the kids. They are always trying fields as far as Kazakhstan, Russia and the Far East, to improve them - teaching them life skills as well his heart remains closer to home. He believes he has as cricket. As a former schoolboy cricketer myself, a responsibility to support the Teesside community in I appreciate that. It’s really nice to see the kids which he was born and raised. progressing.”

As such, Ecco not only sponsor the “Boro” club but While Ecco are doing very well, their small team is a the thrills and spills of Redcar Bears speedway team far cry from the corporate conglomerates. and Middlesbrough Homeless Football Club, helping Why does Keith invest a big chunk of his hard-earned to put back on track young people who have found cash into local sport? themselves without a home to call their own. “I do it because I can, because I want to,” he replies, But Keith is never happier than when relaxing with a matter-of-factly. “I’m from the town and I want to share beer to the sound of leather on willow, as one of the a little of the success I’ve been fortunate enough to Middlesbrough cricket team hit an overly loose bowl achieve. If I had more money I’d give more of it away. from an opposition player for six. Some people become greedy but I can’t do that. I have to do something positive with my money. It’s a thought with which his famous namesake, the legendary Aussie all-rounder, would no doubt “It’s easy enough to say ‘You’re not getting my have agreed but this Keith Miller admits he never money.’ But all you need is one of those promising possessed the talent to take cricket beyond a kids to really do it – to go on and make it big in the boyhood hobby. However, his love for the game never sport – so that I could think ‘I sponsored that kid years left him. ago.’ That would give me immense pride.”

When, in 2012, Keith was approached about the possibility of providing the club with some much-needed financial support, he readily agreed. It

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Facilities

We are very lucky with our facilities. We have a new clubhouse with two bars, tea room, gym and a separate function room. The pavilion has totally been refurbished to Sport England specifications, with six changing rooms with showers for ten in each, toilets and Male and Female officials changing facilities. The new plastic seating outside the pavilion hold 165 and a new beer garden with bench seating. We also have outside nets with four lanes, bowling machine and a new electronic scoreboard.

Atmosphere

The club is quite buoyant at the moment with our second team winning the Robinson Cup and gaining promotion. Our 1st XI has consolidated their position in the NYSD Premier league for another season and our third team did the same in Sunday Division 1. The Juniors did well with the under 11 team winning the league and the regional final plus the under 17 team also had great success winning the Teesside University 15/15 Junior final. “We see our junior cricket

Ambitions as vital to the future of the

We are hoping for a year of stability for all our teams with maybe club. Many of our league, the odd cup thrown in. We are looking for our junior players to County and England make steady progress into the senior sides. We are changing the way we coach our Juniors with the main emphasis on one players have come through combined coaching night on a Friday with all our coaches and parents involved and a second during the week by age group. We our junior section” are hoping this will bring the teams and coaching techniques closer together and encourage more parent participation.

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Sean Devereux Park /// www.yateleycricketclub.co.uk/ /// Founded in 1881

Situated in North Hampshire, very close to the borders of Berkshire and Surrey, Yateley Cricket Club has developed, both on and off the field, over the last twelve years into one of the biggest clubs in the region. Boasting a membership of over two hundred and fifty the club have Chairman Rob Bartlett says, “the purchase of our ground will four men’s adult teams competing in the Thames Valley league, a enable us to further improve upon our already excellent facilities thriving boys and girl’s youth section with twelve teams in the North and ensure cricket is played at Yateley in memoriam. Rob took up Hampshire Youth League and a developing ladies team playing in his position in 2012 after previously being secretary for four years. the Hampshire Women’s League. “I have now been a member of Yateley for ten years,” says Rob, “My son Harry joined as an eleven year old. We were looking for a 2014 was Yateley’s most successful season with all four men’s club with a strong reputation for high quality coaching.” teams finishing in their highest league positions ever, the 1stXI coming fifth in division 1 and the 3rdX1 winning their division. The Harry went on to play representative cricket and now opens the ladies finished third in division 2 of the Hampshire league and the bowling for the 1stXI. In fact the club’s 1st XI has an average age of men also won the prestigious Guy Jewell Cup, North Hampshire’s only twenty three, almost all coming through the youth system that premier T20 competition for the second year running. has produced over fifty county age group players, of which two have gone on to play first class cricket. In the last four years Yateley’s Twelve years ago, the club moved grounds from the town’s green U15s have twice finished third in the National Club Championships to a purpose built site at Sean Devereux Park which they rented so believe they have a lot more strength in the pipeline. from the council. In 2010, they added a second square on adjacent land. Having raised sufficient funds they are delighted to have just purchased the main ground. Led by Head of Cricket and ex Hampshire age group coach

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Colin Justice, Yateley has sixteen ECB qualified coaches whose commitment not only develops young players but ensures their smooth transition into the adult game. “A high number of our coaches play for one of the adult teams and can help mentor young players into senior cricket,” says Colin.

Yateley’s coaches also work with children in local schools, establishing important community links. Girls coach Rachel McGowan even runs events at the club for local schools ensuring the club remains rooted in the local area. With seven girls selected for the districts training squad and a strong, rapidly growing Girls section Ladies 1st XI captain Debbie Pienaar believes they will experience further success in the near future too.

As you can imagine the general mood in the club is very positive. We asked Rob Bartlett about Yateley’s main challenges and ambitions over the next five years. “The club has developed very quickly since we moved to our new ground. We have had a significant increase in members as well as the number of teams we run and have improved facilities accordingly.

Our committee, volunteers and finances have been stretched by this expansion and like all clubs we are looking to recruit more helpers and attract more funds. We remain though very ambitious, our eyes must be on Premier League Cricket and if we can keep our young squad together it should be possible.”

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The Pier Field /// http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/berwickcricketclub /// Founded in 1844

Berwick CC is a great example of a family club that plays an important role in their local community. Cricket Club Magazine caught up with 1st Team Captain Glen Bird to find out more about the club. Involvement for example, when they could open for the seconds and get a bat in the middle. It’s always about trying to balance what’s good for the He told us, “The next season will be my 20th playing for Berwick, club not only in the short term but in the long term as well. having played in all of the junior age groups and then the seniors. Not bad for someone under 30! I first got involved when our PE The most rewarding aspect for me is winning a close game. teacher, who played for the seniors at the time, got a group of us Everybody always imagines that it is great to win by a large margin down to junior nets after having us for PE. It’s now come full circle but it’s always the close games I remember. Sitting with just the as both myself and the first team vice-captain Scott Middlemist team in the changing room straight after a game with a beer (or both teach in the two local middle schools. two) is probably my favourite moment. Then it’s into the bar to speak with the other team.” The Role Atmosphere “Team selection is one of the most challenging aspects I face week in week out. We are very fortunate to have an excellent crop of “The mood is very good around the club. Our junior section is younger players coming through the ranks, but it is not always an expanding weekly, the first team had a good run of games at the easy decision to take them as a second change bowler for the firsts end of last season so we can hopefully take the momentum forward

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Maintenance of the machinery for the ground is a major outlay in to next season and the seconds were Division 2 Champions. each year, alongside things such as the purchasing of a match ball Winter nets will start in the New Year for both seniors and juniors for both senior teams and paying the umpires every other week so we are hoping for great numbers as usual.” at home games. A big thanks must go to John Hush and his team at the Berwick branch of Co-op Funeral Care, who have been our Youth main club sponsors for consecutive seasons now. Without their help we would really struggle.” “Junior cricket is massively important to us and the area. Because of our location we don’t get the numbers of seniors that clubs in Ambitions bigger towns or cities get. Tillside Cricket Club, our local rivals also have an excellent junior section and it shows. Both clubs put out a “If we can maintain a consistent team week in week out then a top first and second team each Saturday, friendly teams on a Sunday 3 place in the league should happen sooner rather than later. As or midweek and junior teams at most age groups. Not bad for two a team we have talked about having a decent cup run to aim for clubs in such a rural location. some silverware.

The percentage of current senior players that came through our The seconds have another step up in the first division so they juniors is testament to the hard work that the volunteer coaches put need to see what this season brings. We will continue to build on in throughout the year. There’s a lack of facilities in local schools our growing junior section, and in 5 years’ time a lot of our oldest for hard ball cricket so we offer that at our junior nets, as quite juniors will hopefully be playing their cricket for our senior teams. often it’s only kwik-cricket that has been played by those juniors Ultimately we would love to build a new pavilion, so the hard work attending.” starts here!”

Integration

“We are a family orientated club and this shows. Throughout the Robert White - Chairman season we have various different days, such as a golf competition for our members. There are often different things going on after a “I arrived in Berwick from London in 1978 and wanted to game on a Saturday, this season ranging from a BBQ when the continue my cricket. One of the first people that I met was weather allowed to a rodeo bull and bouncy castle, which the older a member of the Berwick Club, and he introduced me. I generation seemed to enjoy more than the youngsters! Senior nets liked the facilities and the members so I joined. also takes place directly after junior nets so the youngsters are We had very good teams in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with a aware of who each senior is as they progress through the club.” young professional each year from Australia and New Zealand. The first team played in the Border League and Community we got into the quarter finals of the Scottish Cup beating some big clubs on the way. “The club is situated right on the coast and is on the same site as the local tennis courts, so there is usually a decent crowd around Cricket is not taught in the local schools so our very young on a Saturday. The local schools have excellent facilities in terms players start from scratch which is difficult for some of of an astro and various sports pitches, but no cricket pitches, so we them. The most rewarding aspect of the role is to see host school games whenever we can. We are generously backed young players who started with us as juniors perform well by the community each season in terms of match day sponsors so in the first team. now seems an appropriate time to say ‘thank you’!” We want to continue to offer a friendly environment where Facilities anyone can come to play cricket and enjoy themselves. We will try to expand our junior section and, hopefully, play “Our home, the Pier Field, has stunning views down the coast and more touring teams in addition to our league matches.” an amazing sea view. We’re probably known however for having the coldest cricket field in Northumberland and plenty of jumpers are often on show! Our single storey clubhouse is not one of the most glamorous buildings architecturally but hopefully our warm welcome and bar area more than make up for that. We pride ourselves on our teas, both in quality and quantity, and visitors often compliment us on them.”

Challenges

“I would imagine our challenges will match those of the vast majority of cricket clubs. We rely a lot on our volunteers, from maintaining the books to maintaining the ground, and as a club we a very grateful for every members time and effort. Money is always an issue, especially in the current climate, and the costs of Telephone number: 01890 882424 everything are often underestimated. Email: [email protected] Website:www.collingwoodarms.com Main Street, Cornhill-On-Tweed, Northumberland TD12 4UH

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Mistley CC /// www.mistley.play-cricket.com

Based on New Road in Essex, Mistley CC currently competes in Division One of the Two Counties Cricket Championship. They are led by Chairman Jack Jiggens who is supported by Secretary Robin Mills and the club has made a considerable amount of progress under their guidance.

Their first team put together a strong campaign in 2014, managing He was well supported by a number of other batsmen including to play some terrific cricket and this led to them finishing in3rd Kyrang Young, Daniel Goff, Simon Barlow and Stuart Dove. Having place. In total they compiled 318 points and can be proud of their such depth in their batting line-up meant that Mistley’s bowlers performances across the course of the season. usually had plenty of runs on the board to play with.

They will now be looking to have a strong off-season in order to As well as batting well, Young bowled superbly, proving himself to ensure that they are able to hit the ground running in 2015. So long be a genuine all-rounder as he took 42 wickets at an average of as they can retain their current group of players and perhaps make around 13. Bruce Leeke and Jason Pembrooke backed him up in one or two quality additions they should be in with a good chance style taking 60 wickets between them to ensure that Mistley had of mounting a title challenge. one of the most feared attacks in the league.

One of the key reasons for the team’s good record was the strong They will be looking for these players to continue to perform in batting line up that they had. Michael Griggs in particular was in the same manner next season and so long as they do they will outstanding form, finishing as their leading scorer with 814 runs at continue to be a well-balanced side capable of winning plenty of an average of just shy of 60. This included seven half centuries and matches. It will be exciting to see how they get on. two hundreds including a memorable 112 not out.

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This is a club that is committed to providing as many players as possible from the local area with a chance to play the game and this is reflected by the fact that they also have a number of additional sides running. This allows them to give far more players “This is a club that is a game each week. committed to providing as Another benefit of having so many sides is that it allows the first many players as possible XI to benefit from far greater strength in depth. If they are ever left short on numbers through injury or work commitments they have from the local area with a the option of calling players up with a limited amount of disruption. As well as having a genuinely good side, Mistley CC also plays a chance to play the game.” vital role in their local community. This is thanks to all of the hard work that their Committee has put into making them a success and hopefully they will be able to continue in the same manner for many years to come.

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If you are new to the area and fancy playing at one of the most picturesque grounds in England then get in touch. We run 5 Adult teams, Ladies Cricket & Juniors from U7 to U15 We play in the Two Counties Championship which covers North Essex and Suffolk and the North Essex Cricket League. If you are interested please contact us via the address below [email protected]

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The Bristol County Ground /// www.gloscricket.co.uk /// Founded in 1878

First established in 1870, Gloucestershire CCC is one of the 18 first class County Cricket Clubs and can boast having WG Grace as one of their founder members. They currently compete in the County Championship Division 2 and state that their mission is, ‘To sustain, develop and grow Gloucestershire County Cricket Club in order to be successful in the enterprise of cricket.’

The club is based in the Bishopston area, just off of Gloucester Road in Bristol and are carrying out a significant amount of work in order to ensure that they are able to bring International Cricket to their base. A major part of this work has been their new pavilion which was opened in August 2013 and allows the club to offer state “As one of the most famous of the art media and hospitality facilities as well as a superb view of a game of cricket. Cricket Clubs in the country,

In 2014, Gloucestershire put together a solid campaign in the Gloucestershire CCC has a County Championship as they compiled a record of 4 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats from their 16 matches. This saw them finish in lot to live up to.” the bottom half of the table with 163 points. If they are able to get off to a quick start in 2015 there is no reason why they will not be able to push on up the table.

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Their best performances last season came in the Royal London One Day Cup as they managed to win 4 of their 6 group matches. This saw them reach the quarter final where they were defeated by a strong strong Kent side.

Ian Cockbain’s performances in this competition played a key role in their progress and they were recently given a major boost when he signed a new contract to keep him with the club until 2017.

Speaking to www.gloscricket.co.uk after committing his future, Cockbain said, “I am really pleased to have signed a new deal with Gloucestershire. I believe there are some very exciting times coming up for our squad. It was obviously a big loss to see the Gidman brothers leave, but this has now presented a fantastic challenge and opportunity for me to step up as one of the senior guys and to take on more responsibility in the group.”

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The club also places a significant emphasis upon playing an important role in the local community and they work closely with the Gloucestershire Cricket Board to help recreational cricket prosper. One of the main ways they do this is by running community programmes in hundreds of schools every year. They also run activities at their ground in Bristol and at their Brewin Dolphin Cheltenham Cricket festival each summer.

As one of the most famous Cricket Clubs in the country, Gloucestershire CCC has a lot to live up to. With positive developments taking place both on and off the field at present however, they appear to have everything in place to enable them to look forwards to a bright and successful future starting in 2015. Cricket Club Magazine would like to wish them the best of luck.

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Burnett Park /// www.banchorycricketclub.co.uk /// Founded in 1854

Banchory CC was first established in 1854 and has played a vital role in the local community for a number of years. Cricket Club Magazine caught up with their President Steve Redpath to find out how they are getting along at present.

He told us, “I first got involved with the club around 12 years ago when my son developed an interest in playing. It’s an honour to be President of a very old and friendly cricket club. I just enjoy playing the game really. I don’t get to play as often as I’d like now because my work takes me away quite a lot in the summer.

The camaraderie at the club is excellent – there’s a great atmosphere and I think it is one of the friendliest club’s around. But then I would say that wouldn’t I!”

The season was pretty good. The seconds, who I tend to play for got promoted although the firsts may have got demoted but it’s a bit controversial because another team may have played an ineligible player so we’re just waiting on the decision. Although that does effect our planning for next year we’re always looking for new players and are looking forwards to the future.

Youth cricket is very important to us; we often have two “Five years down the line youth sides playing and invest a lot of time developing young players. We look to bring them through in the 2nd I hope that the club will XI. The first XI is much more competitive and the 2nd team aims to give youth a chance. There are a couple be playing good cricket, of older players like myself to help out and give a bit of guidance if it is needed and we need a few people to run with everyone enjoying around for us so it works well!

One of the biggest challenges for us is the weather themselves and supporting because playing in Aberdeenshire it’s not the perfect cricket climate here always. One of the big things is the youth that are at our that we have a lot of people who come up to Aberdeen as part of the oil industry and they stay for a period of club.” time and then move on again. That gives us quite a high turnover of players which means we need to work hard to bring in new faces. 01330 823981

We have family days for people to come and get involved and we try and do our bit. We’re not a huge club so we haven’t got a big five year plan; we’re just trying to keep going and working with the community and getting the children involved and enjoying ourselves.” Rosewood Raemoir Road , Banchory Kincardineshire AB31 4ET

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The Leaze /// www.wimbornecricketclub.co.uk

Based at The Leaze in Dorset, Wimborne and Colehill CC currently competes in the Dorset Cricket League Premier 1. They are a club that is committed to providing their community with a chance to get involved in the game under the leadership of Chairman John Ridout and President David Lawes.

Their first team put together a solid campaign in 2014 as they compiled a record of 8 wins and 9 defeats from their 20 league matches with the other 3 being abandoned. This saw them finish in a safe mid-table position with 222 points on the board.

This should provide the side with a perfect platform from which to build as they head into the off-season. So long as they are able to retain their current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions then they should be in with a good chance of putting together a successful campaign next time around.

One of the standout features of the Wimborne and Colehill set- up is the superb youth section that they have in place. This part of the club looks to provide young players from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential.

It is important for any side to be able to produce their own talent, particularly in the current financial climate and this is an area that they appear to have covered. It will certainly be exciting to see how their juniors develop in the coming years.

In order to help ensure that they enjoy a smooth transition into the senior game they also run a number of additional sides. This allows them to give players experience of adult level cricket even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step in the development process.

Another benefit of having so many teams is that it allows the first XI to benefit from far greater strength in depth. If they are ever left short on numbers through injury or work commitments they have the option of calling players up with a limited amount of disruption. We offer a mouth-watering range of Authentic Peking, Sezchuan and There is much to admire about the set up that Wimborne and Cantonese Chinese restaurant in smart surroundings, just off the Coleshill CC currently has in place and this should mean Square in the centre of town. Take that they can look forwards to a bright and successful future. away is also provided. Everyone at Cricket Club Magazine wishes them the best of luck. Tel: 01202 840 217

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Manor Ground /// www.westbergholtcc.co.uk/ /// Founded in 1831

West Bergholt CC has enjoyed a fantastic season in 2014 with their Two Counties side remaining unbeaten all season. Cricket Club Magazine caught up with the club’s Chairman Peter Twydell to find out what has been behind their success.

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He started by telling us about his involvement with the club, saying, “Being Chairman of the club is very challenging as I am sure it is at “I have been involved with the club for over 16 years and have most village sides. There are always events to arrange, sides to get been Chairman for the last year. Prior to joining I had played for a out and issues around the ground to sort out. I have great support rival village despite living in West Bergholt since 1980. from Nobby Clark who has been associated with the club as far as anyone can remember. I used to play and run the Colts side for the rival village Boxted and joined forces with the late Fred Wright who ran the West Bergholt He is Mr West Bergholt and does a huge amount at the ground, colts when he was not getting sufficient support from the club. helping to maintain the ground and clubhouse. Each winter he sets himself a project so we can come to a new season to find the I then decided to join West Bergholt and when Fred passed away clubhouse has been repainted for example. started the Colts again. I was helped by Pat Ward who is now involved with Essex County Cricket Club as a Colts development The club now finances a groundsman as there are not enough officer. West Bergholt was always a competitive club but remained members who have the time to do it themselves. I think that the a friendly village side and has a very picturesque ground and I have greatest problem is getting members to give up their time outside enjoyed all of my time here.” of playing to help. Often it is work or studying that gets in the way. I am also extremely fortunate that my wife Wendy is a born

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I have always believed in giving youth a chance and this is why we are running the extra side next year. A large number of our “Invincibles” side came through our Colts so we are doing something right.

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As part of our festival we run a six a side tournament. There are this is not unique to West Bergholt. Getting competitive sides out is usually three sides from West Bergholt against outside clubs. One also difficult as often football and rugby encroaches on our season of our sides is always an U21 side and they have lost narrowly and most players prefer to play just the one game a weekend. in the final in each of the last three years. Older players are not forgotten as we also run a winter over 40 indoor league side. I We also have a very ageing pavilion which will need to be replaced think having a beer after the match is more important than winning at some point. The club is starting to actively look at ideas and the though!” long term plan is to re build our club house with a better kitchen, changing rooms and showers.” Community Ambitions “We do see ourselves as a community club. We try and involve the village as much as possible. As part of our festival weekend we “The club remain ambitious. We would like to continue to develop have a quiz which is very well supported by the village. our Colts and to move further up our leagues on both Saturday and Sundays. Having tasted some success we are keen for some Last year we were involved with the local Junior School, Heathlands, more. We would like to re develop our clubhouse and perhaps with by arranging coaches for an after school cricket club which proved all the rain we are having, get some covers for the square. very successful. We hope that we will gain more support from players and parents from there and hopefully the school will enter However, we do not want to lose the fun and remain committed a side in our Kwik Cricket festival in 2015. to being a local friendly village side. I think with a lot of hard work and fun we will continue to be around for the next generations of A few years ago we started a ladies team that plays in the local cricket players.” ladies league. They have gone from strength to strength and are really involved with the club now. Whilst we have not had enough girls to form a team we have had girls playing in the Kwik Cricket sides. Last year Jessica Twydell and Emily Eves were in the Essex U11 development squad.”

Challenges “As a club there are several challenges facing us. Whilst we have a supportive committee and festival committee there is always a need for more Volunteers to help with the coaching, maintaining the ground and a continual strain on financing the club.

Work commitments mean that players have very little time to help and all too often it falls on a few to do a lot of the work. I know that

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Shrewton CC is a club that prides itself on providing a friendly atmosphere with a blend between young and old within the set-up. Their first team currently competes in the ELSTON Hampshire County Division 1 and they are led VETERINARY by Chairman David Kemp who is supported by Secretary Mike Swaybe. They have made a CLINIC considerable amount of progress under their guidance. Warm friendly

Indeed, their first team enjoyed a positive season in 2014, playing some high quality cricket. This saw them finish in professional 6th place in the league as they showed themselves to be capable of competing with anyone on their day. service

This season’s performances should provide them with a solid platform from which to build as they look ahead towards their 2015 campaign. So long as they are able We care for to retain their current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions they will have a good chance your pets of mounting a title challenge.

One of the standout features of the Shrewton set-up is 01980 621999 the superb youth section that they have in place. This part of the club looks to provide youngsters from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and Elston, Shrewton, enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential. Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 4HL

In order to help ensure that these players enjoy a smooth transition into the senior game they also run a number of additional sides. This allows them to give players experience of adult level cricket even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step in the development process.

There is much to admire about the set-up that Shrewton CC currently has in place thanks to all of the hard work that their Committee has put into making the club a success. Hopefully they will continue in the same manner for many years to come.

24 ISSUE 37 www.cricket-club.biz 25 FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/CRICKETCLUBMAG Ellingham [Ellingham] [CC]

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Ellingham CC can trace its history back to 1837 when the Somerley Cricket Club was formed, playing on the estate of the Earl of Normanton. At that point the side was made up of estate workers, businessmen with contacts on the estate and occasional house guests.

Since then, the club has put together a history of which they have every right to be proud and had a successful period just after the war having reformed for the 1948 season. They were led in their first three seasons at the time by the impressive Wally Shutler who took 498 wickets and also won the batting cup. In the present day, the team is based at Picket Post in Hampshire and they currently compete in the Hampshire County Division 1. They are led by Chairman Lee Penycate who is supported by Secretary Justine Turner and the club is looking to progress under their guidance.

In 2014 their first team put together a solid campaign which saw them finish in a safe mid table position within their league. They showed that they have the ability to compete with anyone on their day and should be happy with their overall level of performance.

Their displays should provide them with a solid platform from which to build as they look ahead to the future. So long as they are able to retain their current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions then they will be in with a good chance of pushing on up the table in 2015.

Ellingham is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section however and they also have a number of youth sides in place. These teams look to provide young players from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential.

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Not so long ago, GMB Rotherham Phoenix CC was undergoing a difficult period and took the decision to re-build, reducing the number of teams they ran and dropping down the leagues. This decision has paid dividends for the club now and we caught up with their Secretary Danny Morton to find out more.

Atmosphere would have put us right up in the mix for promotion. Our Sunday team also gained promotion in our first season back in the Sunday He told us, “The mood at the club is absolutely fantastic. We just league, finishing runners up by a point! We also managed to have an recently had our AGM which went well, drawing a lot of positives excellent run in the T20 competition formed by the South Yorkshire from the meeting and no issues arising that could not be sorted at League this season, getting to the finals day, unfortunately losing the meeting. This season has been pretty good overall, the first XI in the semi-final.” came within 3 balls of sealing promotion to Division 1 of the South Yorkshire Cricket League, on the last day of the season. Youth

Our second XI were unfortunate to say the least, finishing 3rd “Junior cricket is absolutely paramount to the club, without the bottom of the restructured Division 5, sadly, this wasn’t down to juniors, we wouldn’t have a future at the club! We’re always looking losing games, but the weather! In a committee meeting after the to improve our junior section in any way we can. We try our best to season, we looked at the results we had called off, we probably keep our juniors around the senior players, our junior coaches, also missed out on around 35 points out of a possible 49 or so, which play senior cricket, which is pretty standard in the game, and helps

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in keeping the juniors around senior members, so they have sadly, with the restrictions on funding with Sport England and the someone they know if and when they step up to senior level. other funding initiatives around, we struggle to receive funding to update facilities, which is unfortunate, and now we’re starting to A lot of that integration is where I come in as U15 coach and feel the effects, but we’ll get by, and we’ll pull through, we always Sunday captain. We try to use our Sunday team as a stepping do “where there’s a will” and all that.” stone for the juniors, they don’t do too much, they’re not expected to do too much, and with the pressure off, they relax, they enjoy Challenges/Ambitions the atmosphere that the seniors create, they learn the game, take on advice, and in doing so, performances have exceeded our “Over the next 5 years, I think the biggest challenges we face are expectations, which has boosted their confidence no end. sustaining our junior sections and updating the facilities as and when we can. Keeping ourselves running, playing the standard of We also encourage the juniors to train with seniors on our training cricket we do, and to ensure we do our bit to sustain junior cricket night, to start getting the interaction going. We’ve also decided and work hard to be around in 5 years! to integrate the junior and senior presentation evenings into one night this season, to encourage interaction, and allow everyone The club’s ambitions over the next 5 years are actually on the to enjoy the night together.” agenda to be spoken about, as we are coming to the end of our previous 5 year plan, and we are WAY ahead of where we Community planned to be. We had to reduce ourselves from 3 Saturday teams and a Sunday team 5 years ago, due to players leaving “I wouldn’t say we’re too much of a community club, but we’re and other issues. trying to get ourselves out into the community more, and have even extended invites to the local community for our race night, So to remain as a club, we reduced to 1 team, dropped divisions, to try and get the club name out there. At the Phoenix, with us and worked our way up, and now, it is starting to pay off, and being part of a complex, rather than an individual cricket club the rebuild is coming along nicely, the pan was for 2 teams and which is more commonly known in village cricket, the facility is a junior team. We now have 3 teams, 2 junior teams, and an always used by the local community anyway. So naturally, people excellent platform on which we can build! know about us, and we want to push that bond, bridge the gaps and get ourselves out there!” Hopefully, with the right help, and the right people, we can better ourselves even more, and give ourselves the best possible Facilities chance of being around in 5 years time! But, we have many people to thank for helping us in our hours of need, getting the club back on its feet, and getting us back to where we are “Away teams do in general, enjoy coming to the club. The facility is good, but starting to become outdated. The scorebox and today!” ground equipment garage are on the list to be sorted and updated,

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Based on Banbury Road in Oxfordshire, Chipping Norton and District CC currently compete in Division 2 of the Oxfordshire Cricket Association. They are led by the team of President John Esson and Chairman Simon Smith and the club has made a considerable amount of progress under their guidance.

On the field they have successfully built a team for everyone “As an ambitious in the local community to be proud of and they produced some outstanding cricket in 2014. In the league they put together a record establishment, they have of 9 wins and 6 defeats from their 18 matches with 3 fixtures failing to reach a result. This saw them finish near the top of the table with 305 points on the board. already started working

As an ambitious establishment, they have already started working towards their 2015 towards their 2015 campaign and will be determined to challenge for honours once again. So long as they are able to retain their campaign and will be current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions then they should be in with a good chance of doing so. determined to challenge

One of the standout features of their set up is the superb youth for honours once again.” section that they have. This part of the club looks to provide young players from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential.

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It is important for any club to be able to produce their own talent if they are to claim success over a sustained period of time. Coaching staff overseeing the juniors are confident they’ve plenty of players involved with the potential for a bright future.

Two such players, Jamie King and Morgan Stevens, have shown their quality this year and have been rewarded with selection for the OCB ‘stream B’ winter training with their respective county age group squads.

King is a bowler who’s shown he has the potential to take plenty of wickets playing for the U15s and 2nd XI whilst Stevens is a bright prospect keeping wicket for the U13, U15 and Sunday XI sides. It will certainly be exciting to see how they can progress over the coming years.

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They also have two female players; Lottie Oxton and Gaby Heath who have made it into the Stream B I13 Girls training starting this week. The club stated on their official website that they are, “extremely proud of them and wish them all the very best of luck.”

To help their young players to make the sometimes difficult transition into the senior game they have a 2nd XI running. This side looks to provide youngsters with a clear pathway into the senior game, giving them an opportunity to gain experience of adult level cricket even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step inthe development process.

There is much to admire about the set-up that Chipping Norton and District CC currently has in place and hopefully they will be able to keep up the good work for many years to come.

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St Lawrence and Highland Court CC have a proud history dating back to the 1890’s and were one of the original members of the Kent League. They are one of the original members of the Kent League and are won of the most successful sides in the county having won the League title a number of times. They are widely known for having high profile members including David Gower, Brian Luckhurst, John Shepherd and Paul Farbrace as members.

We caught up with their Chairman We run 2 league sides and despite the coaching is a priority for all sectors of the Michael Green to find out how the club is general trend in cricket we are optimistic Club. getting on in the present day. He told us, with a lot of young players and a youth “I have been a member of the Club for 40 system with Under 15,13,11’s and Kwik The off season is about structures years but gave up playing a few years Cricket every Friday nights –these will within the Club, fundraising, recruiting, ago and became Chairman of the Club remain the life blood of the Club and indoor cricket for youth teams, and nets last January. are a vital part of the overall plan going in the spring. The biggest challenge forward . for all the major UK sports is as Lord The current situation here just reflects Coe highlighted – to paraphrase ‘20th the state of cricket generally at the In addition to this we are the only Club Century was about globalisation of sport, moment. We are a dedicated cricket in East Kent that offers Ladies cricket the 21st must be about reconnecting only Club with no opportunity to expand and the team plays in the Southern young people with sport’ –the steeply that and like all Clubs have suffered with Championship and would consider declining numbers participating in all the the steep decline in participating players ourselves very much a part of the major UK sports could have massive and a more peripatetic playing base community having links with one of the consequences in so many ways ; for without having the ability to amortise local Schools. us as a single sport Club with declining overheads over a 12 month period as in participation nationally it will be about the multisport complex that now present Despite the beautiful ground and fighting for survival. a better economic model for cricket. surroundings –always commented upon by those that have never played there Our immediate ambition is to return as After the last couple of years we found –we are a little ‘off the beaten track’ quickly as possible back to Division 1 of ourselves in Division 1 and missed out for some and although we would like the Kent League and to build a stronger on promotion by half a dozen points last to improve certain aspects funds are and sounder base from which to work season with a young side that needed a always limited and it is a case of where from, encouraging Kwik cricket at every couple more ‘old heads’ to see games the priority lies, and apart from the opportunity possible.” through. maintenance of ground and buildings,

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Copford CC is a great example of the progress that a club can make with a strong set up both on and off the field. Their teams performed well in 2014 with the highlight being their Sunday 1st team that won Division 5 of the Piri Piri Cricket League.

With the season now complete they are not standing still, having We caught up with their Chairman Terry Soteriou to find out more recently secured funds from Cory Environmental Trust and the about the club and he started by telling us about his involvement, ECB to make significant improvements to their facilities. This will saying, “I have been involved with Copford Cricket Club since help them to continue to play a vital role in their local community 1993. What attracted me to the Club was its ambience with Copford and they also host a variety of events for the benefit of the local Church beside the ground and next to that Copford Hall and of area. course the unique closeness of our famous oak tree right next to the square in the middle of the pitch. A fantastic setting to play Developing young players is a key focus of the club and the superb village cricket. work that their youth section does should enable them to look forwards to a bright and successful future. At present, they have I’ve been in the role of Chairman for a year having previously 5 teams between the U11-U15 age groups as well as a healthy been Club Secretary and Junior Cricket Manager. I suppose the U11 cohort that compete in several Kwik Cricket tournaments most challenging aspect of being Chairman is trying to please throughout the North East Essex region. everyone. The most rewarding has been the fantastic support of the committee who work tirelessly to make Copford Cricket Club Junior Cricket Manager Petra Humm and her husband Ivan, Lead one of the most hospitable, inviting and safe places for both seniors Coach deserve a tremendous amount of credit for the impact and juniors to play cricket. they’ve had in this area over the past couple of years. They work hard to provide their young players with a clear pathway into the This off-season we are planning the construction of a new senior game through their Saturday 2nd XI and the fact that the Women’s/ Umpires changing room and shower cubicle along with average age of their Saturday 1st XI is around 22 years of age is the complete refurbishment of the bar with larger footprint and testament to the excellent youth policy established by Copford CC. better lighting.

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36 ISSUE 37 www.cricket-club.biz 37 FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/CRICKETCLUBMAG Copford “The clubs ambitions over the next five years are to maintain what we currently have as a minimum!”

The biggest challenge for the club is to attract more good quality senior players. All cricket clubs are facing the challenge of diminishing club membership as lifestyles change. As a consequence we have to make the club even more attractive whilst also offering a good standard of cricket.

Another challenge is to improve the conversion rate of junior cricketers to play senior cricket. The fall out rate has to decrease considerably in order for the Club to maintain its three teams and hopefully increase back to the four teams that existed up to a couple of years ago.

The clubs ambitions over the next five years are to maintain what we currently have as a minimum! We want to increase the number of senior teams playing from three to five including the introduction of a women’s team and to have more qualified coaches to teach the sport of cricket.”

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Field Close /// www.pitchero.com/clubs/stonesfieldcricketclub /// Founded in 1973

First established in 1973, Stonesfield CC joined the Oxfordshire CricketAssociation in 1977 and enjoyed one of their most successful season’s to date. They play their home games at Field Close in Oxon and we caught up with Club Representative Kevin Sherbourne to find out more about their success.

He told us, “The Club is in high spirits after gaining promotion to the top tier of the Oxfordshire Cricket Association for the first time in the Clubs history. Skipper Tim Wyatt was also top run scorer in the entire league for the 2014 season with a total of 805 runs and this was well celebrated at the Clubs annual end of season dinner. “Stonesfield is clearly a club with a great set up behind Youth Cricket is a very important part to the Club’s future and we currently have teams at Under 10/11/13/15 and 17 levels. It’s taken the scenes and this is thanks nearly 10 years for the Club to reap the benefits of this set up with a number of youngsters now starting to make an impact in the to all of the hard work that senior sides. their Committee has put into The smooth integration between younger and older players is helped with Head of Youth Cricket Daniel Taylor also being 2nd making them a success.” XI captain and a number of senior players being involved in assisting at coaching sessions, plus a number of Father and Son combinations within the club.

38 ISSUE 37 www.cricket-club.biz 39 FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/CRICKETCLUBMAG Stonesfield OPENING HOURS: MON - SAT: 10:00 - 17:30 We regard Stonesfield as a community club, being a regular SUN: 11:00 - 16:00 venue for many County Youth matches and holding Kwik Cricket competitions for local schools. We have an excellent Sports & Social Club and invite local businesses to advertise.

Our ground is rated as one of the best in the Oxfordshire Cricket Association and has held many prestige Cup Finals for the league, this is mainly due to the hard voluntary work of groundsmen Mark Hatton and Mike Ogden. The Club hope to add new changing rooms for the start of the 2016 campaign.

The Club’s ambition is to stabilize their position in Division 1 of the O.C A and to keep hold of its talented youngsters. We want to continue the Youth development and maybe introduce ladies/ girls cricket. The Club would also hope to raise the funds for the resurfacing of the outdoor practice net, with the addition of roll on nets.”

Stonesfield is clearly a club with a great set up behind the scenes and this is thanks to all of the hard work that their Committee has put into making them a success. They have been rewarded this time around with some superb performances and results on the field and so long as they are able to continue to perform inthe same manner they should have nothing to fear as they look to step up a league. It is certainly an exciting time to be involved with Stonesfield and everyone at Cricket Club Magazine would like to congratulate them on their success in 2014. We specialise in gifts, cards, jewellery, children’s wear, and toys: everything you need for a present, down to the wrapping paper. Come on in: we’re warm, welcoming, and bigger on the inside than the outside. Honours Division V Champions 1978 Perspective has been a popular feature of Woodstock’s High Street for over twenty years. Division 9 Champions 2003 (2ndX) Under new management since 2012, we try to keep up the Aladdin’s Cave tradition - Division 8 Champions 2007 (2ndX1) Division 3 Champions 2010 with a team of friendly and helpful Genies. The online shop is a natural extension of our enthusiasms - and has made us realise quite how much we have to choose from. Telegraph Cup Winners 2005 | Accessories | Baby/Children’s Clothing | Candles and Home Fragrances | Cards and stationery | Finalist 2006,2010 | Homeware | Jewellery | Ornaments and Picture | Soft Toys | Toiletries | Toys And Games | Keith Crump Cup Winners 2007 (2ndXI) Happy to support Stonesfield C.C

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Firwood Bootle Cricket Club /// www.firwoodbootlecricketclub.co.uk

Firwood Bootle CC is based on Wadham Road in Bootle, Lancashire and they are a great example of a community establishment with Clubmark accreditation. Their first team currently competes in the ECB Premier League of the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition.

Their first team put together a solid campaign in 2014 asthey compiled a record of 8 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats from their 22 matches with the other 3 failing to reach a result. This saw them finish in a safe mid-table position with 256 points on the board.

This should provide them with a solid platform from which to build as they look ahead towards the 2015 campaign. So long as they are able to retain their current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions then they should be in with a good chance of pushing on up the table.

From a batting point of view, David Snell has led the way, contributing 881 runs including 4 half centuries and a memorable 109 not out. He has been well supported by Michael Gill and Gregg Butterworth.

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Their bowlers also contributed significantly with William Purser Another benefit of having so many sides is that it allows the first in particular shining as he finished with 67 wickets at an average XI to benefit from far greater strength in depth. If they are ever left of just 13. Chris Cunningham, Gregg Butterworth and Kaine short on numbers through injury or work commitments they have Balgowan also bowled well to form a formidable attack. The club the option of calling players up with a limited amount of disruption. will be hoping these players perform to the same level in 2015. In the modern day it is important for clubs to be well-run off the field as well as on it and this is an area that they appear to have covered. One of the standout features of the Firwood Bootle set-up is the Their clubhouse is available for a variety of different functions superb youth section that they have in place. It was set up in including conferences, buffets, private dinners and christenings. its current form in 1995 and has gained a reputation as one of the best in the local area as they look to provide young players This has the potential to provide the club with a valuable source of with an opportunity to develop their skills in a safe and enjoyable additional revenue which can be particularly helpful during the off- environment. season when they are unable to rely upon matchday income. This can also help to get people involved with the club who wouldn’t Membership is open to boys and girls of all ages from 6 to 18 and usually visit. the club encourages anyone interested to come along and get involved. It will certainly be exciting to see how their juniors are There is much to admire about the set up that Firwood Bootle able to develop over the coming years. currently has in place both on and off the field and this is thanks to all of the hard work that has been put into the club in recent times. In order to ensure that their youngsters enjoy a smooth transition Hopefully they will be able to keep up the good work for many years into the senior game they also run a number of additional sides. to come. This allows them to give players experience of adult level cricket even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step in the development process.

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44 ISSUE 37 www.cricket-club.biz 45 FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/CRICKETCLUBMAG Corbridge [Corbridge] [CC]

Corbridge Cricket Ground /// http://corbridge.play-cricket.com/ /// Founded in 1886

First established in 1886, Corbridge CC has achieved Clubmark Status and is a great example of a club that plays a vital role in their local community. Cricket Club Magazine caught up with their Secretary Michael Robinson to find out more about the good work that they’ve been doing lately.

Involvement 2014

He told us, “I have been with the club all of my life. I am now 62 and “On the playing side our 1st XI won the Wilson Cup and our have been a player and official for over 40 years. It was a family Under13 A team went through the season undefeated and won affair for me. My father played for Corbridge, so did his brother and the Northumberland Junior Cricket League. Our women’s team my grandmother did the teas. But as a former player whose best continued to improve and skipper Lisa Scott is now a regular playing days are behind him I am happy to be able to help the club member of the Northumberland County women’s squad. In April develop even further.” the Angels hosted a prestigious friendly against the German national team. Wilson Cup Success Paul Collingwood presented the trophies at the club’s annual “It’s always pleasing when one of our teams wins a trophy, but presentation night in November at the Northumberland Cricket winning the Wilson Cup in 2014 against Bates Cottages CC was League Dinner and Presentation Evening second team skipper really great, especially as we lost to Bedlington in the final in 2013 Chris Jowsey received the award for the best bowler in the NCL by one run. There were some good performances in the final second division. 1st team stalwart David Hardy was presented with against Bates (Chris Fowler 75, Andy Dover 5 for) but the main the prestigious Umpires Association Bowling Award for being the talking point was a catch, eventually taken by Chris Fowler as a best bowler in the NCL Premier Division.” result of the most exceptional and spectacular piece of fielding by youngster George Ridley which is moving into folklore status Great Cricket Tea Challenge within the Northumberland cricketing community.” “Our women did reach the final at Lords and had a good day Atmosphere out but were disappointed to be one of the runners up. It was a good day when the TV cameras showed up and I thought the “2014 was a good year for CCC and as such the mood around the club showcased itself very well, and it certainly generated a lot of club is very positive. The Hadrian and Border Brewery agreed to be interest within the local community. Apparently the German team our new sponsor for 2014. In April 2014 we opened our extended mentioned earlier were keen to come to Corbridge because they a and improved changing facilities which cost £130,000 and was had heard about the excellent teas and about our new facilities and funded by grants from Sports England’s Inspired Facilities Fund, our lovely ground.” The ECB, Northumberland County Council, The Winter’s Family Fund (via Community Foundation for Tyne and Wear), ISOS Youth Housing Community Fund and The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation. In addition, we also received a number of private “Youth cricket is very important to the club and we will continue to donations and an interest free loan from the ECB.” give priority to the continued provision of our very popular junior

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development programme . In 2014 we had 120 juniors registered management committee still meets in the winter months to outline with us and managed to have teams at Under 11, Under 13, Under the fundraising programme for the coming season. 15 and Under18. In addition we provided soft cricket for the Under Our women have been competing in an indoor competition and 9s and developed a cricket programme for Under 13 girls.” our indoor nets practice will be happening in the New Year. Our volunteer groundsman has identified a new scarifier he would like Integration so I am trying to find some grants so we can keep him happy!”

“The club has always been keen to see players progress into our Challenges 1st and 2nd XIs. In fact in 2014, five of our juniors played in the 1st “I suppose I would say funding has to be one of our biggest team, two being regulars, and fourteen were used in the 2nd XI, challenges. The cost of running the club increases annually six of whom were regular members of the team. We hope that by particularly on the ground maintenance side. We are fortunate to coaching them from an early age that will develop an affinity with have a keen volunteer who saves us a small fortune. I hate to think the club which will see them want to stay with us and move into the what it would cost us to pay for the hours he puts in. We need to senior teams. make sure the cost of playing cricket at Corbridge is not prohibitive. It is clear to us that without sponsorship we would struggle to raise Over the course of 2014 we have developed a partnership with our running costs. In 2014 we were sponsored by The Hadrian and Riding Mill CC which will see us use their ground in 2015 to host Border Brewery and arrangement which will continue into 2015. our third team which will play in the West Tyne League. This will be mutually beneficial to both clubs and will enable us to provide The second one for me is keeping our talented youngsters at the another avenue into senior cricket for our youngsters.” club. Many go to university and do not return to the region and there is nothing we can do about that. Sadly a few are often seduced by Community the opportunity of joining supposedly bigger and better clubs.”

“We are very much a community club. CCC was founded in 1886 Ambitions when the village was a much smaller place. The club is very popular with parents because of its inclusive approach to cricket. “Our aim is to maintain a thriving junior section and continue with Our coaching programme is open to all youngsters regardless of the development of cricket at all levels. We will continue to provide ability and not just those that look as if they are destined to become our junior development programme and support the development good cricketers. We also provide those parents interested with the of women’s cricket and hope that all our teams (senior, junior, opportunity to get involved as coaches, umpires, scorers, coaching women’s) can progress to and successfully compete in the highest assistants and team managers.” possible level available to them.” Off-season

“Although the ground and building are closed down for the winter there are always jobs to do and meetings to attend. Our

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Coggeshall Town CC /// www.pitchero.com/clubs/coggeshalltowncricketclub /// Founded in 1840

Based on Kelvedon Road in Essex, Coggeshall Town CC’s first team currently compete in the Marshall Hatchick Two Counties Division 1. Cricket has been played in the town for well over 100 years and they have put together a history of which they have every right to be proud during that period.

This season has seen their first team put together a strong league campaign, having compiled a record of 18 wins and just 4 defeats from their 22 matches. This saw them finish 2nd in the table with 372 points on the board.

The only disappointment for the team would have been missing out on the title having come within 5 points of the leaders. This should not take away from the great performances that the side produced this year and they now have a perfect platform from which to build going into the 2015 campaign.

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From a batting point of view Dane Cleaver led the way as he scored over 1000 runs at an average of 54, including a top score of 119 and 3 other centuries. He was well supported by a number of other batsmen including Byron Ovenstone, Oliver Blackwell, Rob Jagger, Will Blackwell, Rob Cross and Jimmy Rees.

Their bowlers also played their part with Dale Bailey in outstanding form, taking 42 wickets at an average of just 16. Captain George Blackwell, Rob Jagger, Will Blackwell, Carl Bragg, Rob Cross and Lloyd Edwards have all chipped in with some important wickets to form a formidable bowling attack.

Coggeshall Town is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section however as they also have a number of youth sides in place. These sides look to provide young players from the local area with an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to reach their full potential.

In order to help their youngsters to make the sometimes difficult transition into the senior game they also have a number of additional sides in place. This allows them to give players experience of adult level cricket even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step in the development process. Another benefit of having so many sides is that it allows the first

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XI to benefit from far greater strength in depth. If they are ever left short on numbers through injury or work commitments they have the option of calling players up with a limited amount of disruption.

This is a club that is committed to playing an important role in the local community and one example of this is the Cricket Week that they host. In the past stars such as Marcus Trescothick, Alex Tudor, Graham Napier and Monty Panesar have taken part.

They also work hard to have an active social side to the club including hosting events such as a Beer Festivals, Charity Quiz Nights, Ladies Day and a Corporate Lunch. This also has the potential to provide them with a valuable source of additional revenue.

There is clearly much to admire about the set up that Coggeshall Town currently has in place. This is thanks to all of the hard work that has been put into the club in order to make them a success and hopefully they will continue in the same manner for many years to come.

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Alnwick Cricket Club /// www.pitchero.com/clubs/alnwickcc

It is an exciting time to be involved with Alnwick CC at present with them making great strides both on and off the field. Cricket Club Magazine caught up with their Chairman Kyle Hollingworth to find out more.

Atmosphere and I think it makes a difference on it too when you have a good team cohesion.” He told us, “The mood at the club is good at the moment. Having recently had our AGM, we have some new officials joining the Community committee and some long standing vital members continuing to push the club forward. With our previous 1st Team Captain Rob “I would consider us a community club. The committee is always Woods moving away to become a teacher after 3 successful looking at ways to continue with the community relations and terms, Gareth Bateman now has a chance to continue the effort constantly move forward. We have a close relationship with many and push hard for promotion in 2015.” local businesses.”

Youth Facilities

“As with most if not all clubs, youth cricket is vital to Alnwick “I can honestly say that since our redevelopment in the off season Cricket Club. We have a strong junior section with 2 of our 2012 - 2013, I have not heard a bad word said about either the coaches, David Wright and Andrew Stewart winning awards from clubhouse or the ground. A special word must be said of our the county board. head groundsman Gavin Turnbull. His sensational passion for the ground is well and truly displayed in the quality produced week All of our coaches do a fantastic job with the younger teams and after week. that is showing as they progress through the age groups. The Under 11s have had a particularly good season being undefeated Without the work of Gavin, the ground would not be in the fine and winning against the odds in a final versus the notoriously shape that it is. As quite a hands on chairman, I am constantly strong South North CC.” looking at ways to improve the clubhouse further as I think it is important not to rest on your laurels. It is easier to keep upgrading Integration small things regularly than to have to do it in one great chunk which costs a huge amount.” “The younger players really are stepping up to the mark and playing both 1st and 2nd team cricket to a high standard. It can 2014 be daunting for them playing with guys that have been around for decades but they really do fit in well. “The season has gone fairly well for us. The 1st XI had a good one finishing fairly high in the table. One of the biggest challenges I feel it unbelievably important that they feel welcome into that we face is the fact that we are so far out of Newcastle. We the team and they are encouraged to socialise with the older have guys go away to University and it is hard to have the team members. It gives them a sense of worth and purpose off the field supplemented by people studying at Newcastle and Northumbria like some of the teams in and around the town.”

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Off-Season

“My intention over the off-season is to have groups of guys helping out with the general maintenance of the clubhouse to ensure that it looks its best for functions and is in pristine condition ready for the 2015 season. I am also looking at the possibility of holding fitness sessions for the players to work off the post-Christmas baggage in time to be in peak fitness for the first game.”

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“At Alnwick Cricket Club, we are always looking for ways to improve every aspect of the club. Commercial potential is one of the biggest areas in my opinion. The more money that we make as a club, the more money that we can spend without it having to affect the players.

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I am also in the process of looking into the clubs branding. I feel that a slight change could majorly increase the professional look of the club and in turn appeal to a wider spectrum of potential customers.” “I am also in the process of Challenges/Ambitions looking into the clubs branding. “As previously mentioned, I feel that the University situation will I feel that a slight change could be one of the hardest. As a club, we just need to ensure that we continue to recruit. Not only at senior level but at the vital junior majorly increase the professional age groups too! look of the club and in turn appeal

I would love to see the club get promoted and be a regular to a wider spectrum of potential outfit in the A1 league. We have a great set of players and I am customers.” privileged to have such a wonderful committee. It is the least that we deserve. The hard work will pay off. I would also like to see the social area used more regularly for private functions with the great facility that we have.”

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Northwood Cricket Club /// www.northwoodcc.co.uk /// Founded in 1878

It’s all about those ‘old fashioned’ values

Northwood Cricket Club (www.northwoodcc.co.uk) was founded Northwood runs three Saturday sides in the Hertfordshire league in 1878 and has managed to retain their fabulous reputation for with one Sunday side playing various local clubs and nomadic retaining its social atmosphere despite the ever changing cricket opposition. Recruitment has always been by recommendation world. The bar and social activities remain key to this family club although took the leap into Colts three years ago, achieving that embraces new members and encourages the camaraderie of Clubmark status and commencing with 14 colts. That has now all the sides late into the evening every Saturday and Sunday after grown to 156 colts and seven age groups, further blossoming the matches. community spirit.

It is this special atmosphere that sets Northwood apart , including The key challenge for the club is to maintain the high standards a cricket week where five all day games are played, with the help that the club has set, Keith Watson Chairman says, “‘We believe of the ladies putting on quality lunches and evening food plus an it is important that the good spirit of the club is reflected both off annual tour where a touring party may well consist of 30 players/ the pitch but equally on it. We take behaviour extremely seriously. social members. The old fashion values of enjoying the game, being sociable with the opposition and respecting the umpires are crucial to our ethics Northwood Cricket Club has developed its facilities and cricket whilst looking to win and be successful. Our reputation took years hugely over the last decade. A new brick built pavilion was to build and the committees brief is to uphold that through the ages constructed in 2006 thanks to the generosity of the members, no and continue to improve and enhance the facilities.” grants were available. This included one off donations or the more junior player putting a standing order in place for £10+ per month for The club realise the need to have a conveyor belt of youth, hence ten years, enabling everyone to feel part of the new development. the fairly newly formed colts which is looked after by Ian Keys and This was shortly followed by two new nets and this winter, with the his team of coaches, most of which are players giving up copious help of Sport England, the entire square has been extended and amounts of time, but it is also good to see the Colts parents now fully refurbished. getting involved. It is this source that needs to ensure players come through to populate the sides over the future years.

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Whilst the club has maintained its league status at divisions two, six and ten for some years now, we are always open to new members and would very much welcome new players at any of the three side levels. Rather like England, a quality spinner, a good opener, solid middle order or a strike bowler, would never go amiss, but Airports • Stations • Occassions equally the cricketer who just wants to enjoys themselves would be welcome. The club even has a quality female player playing in the league teams, proving further that this is truly all inclusive.

Keith said, “My fears over the next decade are that cricket is becoming less social and Sunday cricket is gradually fading away. I am determined that at Northwood, we will continue to look to be one of the leading clubs in preventing those concerns, we just need more clubs to join that vision. Any new members that want to join this journey and ‘our family’ are more than welcome.”

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Witney Mills CC has enjoyed a strong year both on and off the The feeling at the club is one of great positivity, both on and off field in 2014. Their 1st Team Captain Michael Dove took the time the field. The committee are very proactive and the clubs youth to tell Cricket Club Magazine more about the good work that they section was also re-launched. This was made possible due to have been doing lately. a huge amount of hard work by various club members, but in particular the 2nd XI skipper Neil Ireson. He told us, “The mood here is very positive indeed. Our 2nd XI achieved their second promotion in three years. The 1st XI We see youth cricket as vital - for the future of the club, and for narrowly missed out on promotion with a 3rd place finish. And the the future of cricket in general. So the successful re-launch of First XI also reached the final of one of the Oxfordshire Cricket our youth section in 2014 was something we were really pleased Board’s 20/20 competitions - this was a great achievement and about, and we hope to build on this over the coming years. very exciting for the club. We also held a very successful open day in conjunction with the The Finals Day, with two games played back-to-back, was held National Cricket Club Open Day initiative run by Waitrose, which on our ground in September after it had been selected by the they supported very well. This was a well-attended day that Board earlier in the summer. We worked hard to make sure raised more awareness of our youth section. ‘Lots of children and the day would be a success - and then we got the vital final families came along - there was Kwik Cricket, and people had ingredients: great weather and great cricket. Several hundred picnics. It was a really enjoyable day.’ people came to watch the games. We hope they all enjoyed themselves - we thought it was a brilliant day. Witney, although an expanding town, has a real community feel about it. Witney Mills has always had a reputation of being a The excitement continued for us the following weekend when friendly club, who are well respected within the town. We are former Leicestershire and England wicket-keeper Paul Nixon always keen to welcome new players, who will embrace what we came along to our club dinner. Paul was very friendly and gave a are all about. If they are from the local area, then this is another very entertaining speech - we would certainly recommend him.’ positive because it means we are not losing local talent from the town to other clubs, which would be a real shame.

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Witney Mills CC is lucky to have a very scenic ground and great of. We narrowly lost in the final to a team from a much higher playing facilities, which over the years has received plenty of division by just 4 runs. This was also a marker of the development praise. We have a great Groundsman and support team who put the team had made. many hours of work in every week on the ground. The committee are also very proactive over the winter, putting in The clubhouse had become a little tired, but over the past 12 place plans for next season. We carry out a number of club work months or so a great deal of time and effort has been put in by party days to carry out work on the clubhouse and ground. This is club members and the result is that the clubhouse is looking really also very important to keep that team spirit going and to provide good. Being asked to host the Oxfordshire Cricket Board 20/20 assistance to the very hard working ground staff. Finals Day probably showed the high regard the ground is held in by people in influential positions. We received high praise on Once the New Year commences it will be the AGM and then into the day, both for the quality of the ground and for how good the winter indoor nets when it all starts again! clubhouse looked. This is something we were very proud of. As 1st XI Captain, I was very happy with the season in general We were honoured to secure a major new sponsor last year. and especially with the effort and support from all the players. Local pub/restaurant The Hollybush agreed to become the clubs However it was very frustrating to miss out on promotion by one new kit sponsor. They provided new kit for all players and we are place. We know where we fell slightly short and the aim is to drive looking forward to a long and successful relationship with them forwards next season and secure promotion. moving forwards and they have been very supportive towards the club already as have all of our sponsors. Reaching the OCB 20/20 Finals day was also a great achievement by the 1st XI and one the club should be very proud

We are also very grateful to the number of individuals and businesses, who kindly support the club in the form of match day sponsors. However with the growth of our youth section, and as we look to grow as a club we are looking to secure a number of new sponsors and supporters to help us achieve our short and long term goals.

I would also like to acknowledge the help and support we have received over the years from the Witney Town Council and the West Oxfordshire District Council.

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For more information on the club or for anyone interested in joining us, we have an active website which is www. Earth Save Products Ltd, Unit 7, Henderson House, Hithercroft Road, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9DG witneymillscc.co.uk

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Private Air Travel has become increasingly popular and can be particularly useful for Sports club’s that have a large number of fixtures outside of their home country. The Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) oversees the field with the objectives to ‘promote the highest standards of professionalism and ethics within the Aviation Industry.

Their Chairman, Tony Seeing people almost physically sucking in information is a Coe, took the time remarkable thing. With comments and observations after training to tell us more about sessions, it never ceases to amaze me just how important this the benefits involved aspect is in life - the passing on of knowledge.” for sports clubs using private air travel. He He went on to tell us about the part they play in representing started by giving us a little more information about BACA and the commercial aviation companies and said, “BACA currently has role he plays there, saying, “My company has been a member 216 member companies and this is increasing on average by of BACA since 1997. The Association has always stood as a 30-40 companies per year. The split is interesting. 34% Brokers, benchmark for quality, honesty and integrity. BACA’s motto “Our 33% aircraft operators, 33% associated companies such as word our Bond” says it all and has done since 1947. To be able fuelers, handling agents/FBO’s, aviation law firms, and so on. to display the BACA logo is a sign to the industry and clients that BACA has a code of conduct which each member signs up to, our business is conducted to the highest ethical, professional, and reaffirms that every year. and honest standards. We insist companies operate to the highest industry standards. The most rewarding aspects of my role are helping companies We represent the industry in many important areas. We fight and individuals through difficulties, sometimes with legal help but causes on behalf of the members should that be necessary. We certainly sharing our knowledge on how to cope in an extremely are introducing Broker industry standards which has never been competitive world. Training and particularly training younger done before, and are about to embark on a Training structure entrants to the industry is probably the most rewarding thing for that will encompass classroom and/or on-line courses.” me.

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Article provided by Chairman Jim Johnston My personal involvement with Gala CC started some 50 years ago when as a very young boy my Dad took me to watch them play. Living reasonably close to the ground I began to spend most of my time there. I progressed through the age groups until I opened the innings for the first 11. On returning to the town after some 30 years absence I was appointed chairman.

The club was founded in 1853. Most of the early players were Mill workers who had moved from Yorkshire and Lancashire. At one time “Throughout Wilfred Rhodes played for Gala before gaining his many honours for England. Through the years textile mill workers have played a large part in maintaining a strong Gala team. Unfortunately, with the demise its history Gala of the textile trade the standard of cricket in the area has suffered. CC has been a club with the community at its heart.

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Given the age of the club many enduring friendships have been forged with opponents from south of the Border. For many years Gala played Whitburn who were particularly testing opponents especially with the quality of players such as Lance Gibbs in their ranks.

Latterly the club have an annual fixture with Settle CC. This fixture came about through the friendship of a former captain of both clubs, Malcolm Davison, again someone involved in textiles and his very good friend from Gala, Duncan Patterson. Although both men are sadly no longer with us the fixture is an eagerly anticipated highlight of the season.

Throughout its history Gala CC has been a club with the community at its heart. Although the strict disciplinary code of the past has given way to a more relaxed atmosphere the players and members try to maintain a sense of fair play and honourable behaviour. “Sledging” is frowned upon and although it is practiced by some of the visiting teams, Gala players try to set an example in the hope that poor sportsmanship can be eliminated.

There is a fine spirit about the club at the moment, following a horrendous summer three years ago when the 1st XI managed to play only five games due to the weather, the financial situation was challenging and had we experienced a similar summer the following year it may have become serious.

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However the club are fortunate to have some committed individuals who have worked very hard to establish a healthy balance sheet. We are fortunate to play in a beautiful area of the town on an elevated site which affords magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. The pitch is also in wonderful condition thanks to the work of some dedicated individuals. It would be fair to say few teams coming to play at Meigle Park leave without expressing their admiration for our ground.

Gala CC run two teams operating within a league structure, the 1st and 2nd XIs. In addition there is a 3rd eleven who play on Friday evenings and age groups at U12, U15 and U17. It would be fair to say our greatest challenge as a club is to find meaningful fixtures for our youth teams. We regularly entertain 40 – 50 youngsters on training nights, sadly we appear to be the only club in the area who have that good fortune. Although we do not run girls teams, girls are encouraged to participate. Indeed we have a young girl who has represented Scotland and who regularly plays for our 1st or 2nd XIs.

In the future we would hope to maintain and increase the numbers of young people who graduate from youth cricket and who go on to enjoy the fun and fulfilment that playing cricket can bring. We would hope that those youngsters would help us reach a higher standard of cricket within our area and perhaps go on to win individual honours themselves.

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the leading sides in the country, providing a great example of a progressive, forward thinking establishment. We caught up with their Captain Wayne Marsden to discuss how they are getting along at present with preparations for 2015 already underway.

He told us, “We’ve had a great first five or six weeks of training so far. There are a few sore bodies at the moment. We are pushing ourselves to the limit which will bode well for the start of the season. We’re putting in the hard yards now. The mood is upbeat and positive about what we are doing, the way we are going about our off season and how it will pan out during the season. The squad are full of confidence.

When we look back at the year, it was a fresh start with the introduction of the new coaching structure. We had a very good off-season and pre-season tour. We had a difficult time around the Keith Poynton tragedy and we didn’t really get going at the start of the season. As a team we struggled for results through one reason or the other. We couldn’t get over the line and we played some poor cricket as well. In the middle of the season we really put our hands up as a squad. In the four-day competition we got a couple of wins and built on the confidence from that.

Then in the 50-over competition we started like a house on fire and that gave us more confidence. We finished the season with the quarter-final against Nottinghamshire, it was a disappointing result but it was the first quarter-final we had reached in nine years so that was quite awarding, especially after starting on minus two points. I was pleased with the way the team went about their business. We then won five out of the last six four-day games, and that is Championship winning form. We can take a lot of confidence from how we played at the backend of the season.

If you look at the year as a whole, you would say it was a good year for the Club.

I’m very excited about the year ahead. The squad has developed over the last few years and in particular over the last few months. With the training we have done we are very excited about how things are going to pan out over the next 12 months. Create a winning team with the ULTIMATE in Custom We know we have to start with a bang in 2015, but we are up Performance Sportswear for it and looking forward to that first game against Lancashire on April 19th. To play Lancashire first up, a team who has come For more information visit down from Division One, those are the games you want to play gforcesportswear.co.uk or call the sales team on: first. We’ll be raring to go. 0116 255 6326 You have to be realistic with goals. There will be tough periods [email protected] throughout the season, but we are going out to win every game

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In the 50-over competition we want to build on last year. We played some great cricket. If we can go further and get through to the semi-finals and finals that would be a major achievement for “Ultimately, as us, and ultimately winning it. You can set small goals, but we want to set goals of winning competitions. a Cricket Club, This is the first phase of ground development. The cricket centre is being transformed into a Cricket Centre of Excellence. All of the facilities will be improved and under one roof. It will be a perfect we’re looking for environment for the players to perform. The Members’ pavilion is being refurbished and turned into a success on the state-of-the-art Conference and Events centre. For the Club, it’s not only about the Members’ experience but also about generating income, and the newly refurbished venue will be key to attracting new businesses. It’s going to improve us both on field and we’re and off the field as a Club.

Ultimately, as a Cricket Club, we’re looking for success on the trying to find field and we’re trying to find more ways to help facilitate this. We hope these new facilities will attract new businesses and sponsors which will help everyone at the Club. more ways to help

Together with the ground development and the development of the team, we have ambitions to be successful and to be winning facilitate this.” competitions across all formats. For us as a Club it’s important that we keep hold of the young cricketers as they develop into top first-class cricketers and future international players. That’s ultimately our aim, to produce England cricketers.”

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