BY ST MA ASH RY C R B I U CKET CL

FIXTURES & EVENTS 2010 Home matches played at The Meadow, Ashby Hall CHARITY CRICKET MATCH 40 OVER FRIENDLY ASHBY HALL IN MEMORY OF CRICKET RICHARD O’FLAHERTY GROUND SUNDAY THE 6TH OF JUNE 1PM

MOTOR RAFFLE AND BUFFET ALL PROCEEDS NEURONE DISEASE DONATED TO THE MOTOR NEURONE ASSOCIATION DISEASE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

Chris Kemp CLUB OFFICERS

Chairman: Tim Tidswell Telephone: 01508 480858 Mobile: 07809 719350

Secretary: Paul Clemence Telephone: 01508 520284 Mobile: 07833 764698

Fixture Secretary: Paul Clemence Telephone: 01508 520284 Mobile: 07833 764698

Treasurer: Stephen Gibling Telephone: 01508 480608 Mobile: 07860 930100

Club Captain: James Campbell-Johnston Telephone: 01508 484105 Mobile: 07770 387356

Head Groundsman: Ernie Forder Telephone: 01508 480875 Mobile: 07769 967014

Safe Hands Officer: James Campbell-Johnston Telephone: 01508 484105 Mobile: 07770 387356 Welcome...... to the inaugural Fixture & Events book of Ashby St Mary Cricket Club.

The club once known as Ashby & Claxton Cricket Club & then & Ashby Cricket Club has been re-formed as Ashby St Mary Cricket Club with the aim of enjoying a regular friendly game of cricket, whilst upholding the values of competitive enjoyment and fair play set out by it’s original members all those years ago.

We welcome all spectators, helpers & new players - both young & “experienced” - down to the meadow at Ashby Hall (a map of directions appears later in the book).

For anyone wishing to obtain a fixture for next year, advertising in the 2011 fixture book, or if you’re interested in playing, you will find a list of contacts at the front of this book.

Lastly, thanks must go to the Club’s sponsors and advertisers for their valued support, and of course all the non-playing helpers who contribute and support us throughout the summer. It is always appreciated. Enjoy the season! Ashby St Mary Cricket Club A brief history of cricket at Ashby Hall... Ashby & Claxton Cricket Club was formed before the second World War. Quite a strong team by all accounts, competing well with other village clubs. The wicket was East to West as the meadow was originally ploughed that way in traditional 10 furrow work leaving highs and lows to help drainage. During the War years until 1944 Austin Bloom and Donald Catchpole with others kept the wicket reasonable (it was not fenced from cattle which grazed on the meadow) & the Club’s equipment was used to practice and play amongst themselves. At the end of 1946 the wicket was worked on and play commenced once again in 1947. Permission was also obtained from Mr. Edmund Mack to fence off the wicket. However, the cow pats that had to be regularly cleared from around the square were still fairly numerous in the outfield, resulting in a few dropped catches & some less-than-white whites! There was no shelter or anywhere to change until a second hand marquee was bought in 1949. This was erected in the Hall grounds (“The Wilderness”) without permission from Mr Gilbert who promptly told the club to remove it, resulting in the players having to erect and dismantle it for every game - quite a job (take note youngsters!) The tea was collected from the Dovecote in the Hall grounds in a big urn, both provided by Gertrude and Lennie Frost. Mothers, wives and girlfriends provided refreshments. In the meadow opposite the George and Dragon, now part of the car park and A146 was laid a concrete practice pitch with mat and nets. Practice was always well attended, possibly owing much to the proximity of the pub which always provided a thirst-quenching pint afterwards. A very happy club, a pint or two (or more) was always enjoyed while socialising with the opposition in the pubs after the games. In fact it has been said they were probably better drinkers than cricketers, liking a sing-song, and the “Whiffenpoof song” (poor little lambs) was rendered after most games. The last games were played at Ashby around 1962-63...... Until now! With the kind permission and support of Chris Kemp and the hard work of Ernie Forder on the ground, the sound of willow on leather and cake on paper plate can once again be heard from the meadow at Ashby Hall. Off-season the hay remains, but the cows - thankfully - have gone.

Thanks to Donald Catchpole for his memories, a full account of which (including a list of some original members) is available on request. Cricket: The rules explained...

You have two sides, one out in the field and one in. Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out comes in and the side that's been in goes out and tries to get those coming in, out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.

When a man goes out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game.

Simple really... Legend has it... The first time Ashby & Claxton played Saxlingham away, their opponents were a very good team with several excellent batsmen. Larry Annison had moved to Claxton and this was his first game with the Club. Ashby batted first and only made 28 runs. Everyone expected the Saxlingham openers to knock the runs off with no problem. However Larry Annison and Donald Catchpole had other ideas, skittling Saxlingham out for 26, taking 5 wickets each.

During a match a terrific thunderstorm blew up bringing torrential rain. As the Ashby players sheltered in their famous leaky marquee a terrifying lightening bolt hit the ground near the cricket square. It left a brown mark the size of a football where it struck.

One year the Club played Overstrand away. Ashby batsman Alfie Youngs hit a giant six over the top of some very tall trees and out towards the waves. Now, this may have been an exageration, but a spectator was heard to say: “the bugger’s going out to sea!”. Well, it was a windy day...! FIXTURES & EVENTS 2010 All Sunday matches commence at 2.00 P.M. unless otherwise stated. All Midweek matches commence at 6.00 P.M. unless otherwise stated. Net practice will commence on Wednesday the 5th of May from 6pm onwards and continue every Wednesday thereafter unless otherwise notified or replaced by an evening fixture. APRIL Sat 17th Pre-Season Social (buffet) WH

MAY Sun 2nd Buxton A (Playing field) Thurs 6th Saxlingham Gents A (Playing field) Sun 9th NO FIXTURE - Weds 12th Hardingham H Sun 16th Old Catton A (The Rec) Weds 19th Martlets A (Langley Pk) Sun 23rd NO FIXTURE - Weds 26th City College H Sun 30th Aylsham Legioneers A (Playing field)

JUNE Weds 2nd Gillingham H Sun 6th Richard O’Flaherty XI H Sun 13th 20/20 Day - Featuring Buxton & Nth Elmham H (10am) Weds 16th City College H Sun 20th Chairman’s XI H Weds 23rd Martlets H Sun 27th Rackheath H FIXTURES & EVENTS 2010 continued

JULY Sun 4th Hall A (The Hall) Sun 11th Buckland Allstar XI H Weds 14th The Nelson H Sat 17th Wickham St Paul (Essex) H (SATURDAY) Sun 25th Rackheath A (U.E.A.)

AUGUST Sun 1st Nick Reeve XI H Thurs 5th Coach & Horses H Sun 8th NO FIXTURE - Sun 15th Buxton A (Playing field) Sun 22nd Old Catton H Sun 29th NO FIXTURE -

SEPTEMBER Sun 5th Queens Head H (1pm) Sun 12th Aylsham St Giles H (1pm) Sun 19th Kings Arms H (1pm) Sun 26th Paul Clemence XI H (12 Noon)

OCTOBER Sat 2nd End of Season Dinner Chedgrave WH Tues 19th AGM (provisional date) Chedgrave WH FIELD PLA AS SET TO A RIGHT

Fine third man Deep third man Third man Square third man Short third man

Deep backward point Fly slip Slips 1st 3rd 2nd Backward point Gully 4th Deep point Wicke Point Silly point Bats Forward point Stri Silly mid-off Deep cover point Cover point Bats Short cover Non-s Short mid-off Cover Deep cover Extra cover Mid-off BOW Deep extra cover (cover sweeper) Deep mid-off OFF SIDE Wide long off Long off Straig Straight long off ACINGS - HANDED BATSMAN

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Fine leg Short fine leg Square fine leg

45 Deep backward square leg Leg slip Leg gully SQUARE Backward square leg et Keeper LEG UMPIRE Square leg sman: Short leg Deep square leg riker (Bat pad) Forward square leg Silly mid-on sman: Deep forward square leg striker Short mid on UMPIRE Mid-wicket Deep mid-wicket (sweeper) WLER Mid-on Deep forward mid-wicket Deep mid-on Wide long-on

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