West Region Newsletter, 43, June 2015

Area Group News: One fixture has now been completed in the 2015 U12 Inter-Area Development Tournament. Led by 5/23 from Sam Jefferson (Ayr CC), Ayrshire defeated South Glasgow by 10 runs in a very entertaining fixture, on Sunday 21 st June.

Recent Meetings: Dumfries & Galloway Upcoming Meetings: Dumfries & Galloway

Club News: Six West Region clubs have applied to be part of the ‘Thriving Clubs’ programme. A total of ten clubs from across Scotland will be offered the opportunity to become part of the final programme.

Congratulations to both Clydesdale CC (U13s) and Poloc CC (U15s) who were the west representatives at the Scottish Finals in the Natwest National Club Championship. Poloc CC finished in third place in their competition, with Clydesdale CC finishing as runners-up in their competition.

If your Club wishes to arrange a meeting with me (about Club Development), please ask someone to get in contact and provide me with a couple of dates, times and a venue that would suit your Club.

Recent Meetings: East Kilbride CC, Hillhead CC, Kilmarnock CC Upcoming Meetings: Bute County CC

Coaching News: has launched the Cricket Scotland Coaches Association. To be eligible to join, a coach must hold a current ICC Introduction to Cricket Coaching Award or higher. For more information about the Coaches Association please contact me directly.

A date, likely to be in August or September, has still to be finalised for the remaining modules of the ECB Certificate in Coaching Children’s Cricket (UKCC Level 2) coaching course.

ICC World T20 Qualifying Competition: Cricket Scotland is jointly hosting the ICC World T20 Qualifying Competition, along with Ireland. 14 Associate Nations are competing for six places at ICC T20 World Cup, in India, in 2016. Please find a poster about the event at the end of this Newsletter.

School Cricket News: Congratulations must go to all the schools (Castle Douglas High School, Dalbeattie High School, Holyrood Secondary School, Hutchesons’ Grammar School, Kyle Academy, Springhill & Auchenback Primary School and The High School of Glasgow Junior School) who represented the West Region so well in the various finals during the Cricket Scotland National School Finals’ Week.

Special mention must go to Kyle Academy who participated in the finals of the Cricket Factory Cup. They played 3, won 3 - and were the best all round team on show on the day, winning the cup in style.

WDCU News: For more information about the WDCU please visit www.wdcu.co.uk .

WDJCU News: The latest information about youth cricket in the west region is available at www.westjuniorcricket.com .

West Regional Development Centre (WRDC): The Western Warriors U15s fixture against the Caledonian Highlanders was washed out – and then the side lost to the Eastern Knights in a fixture at Loretto School. Batting first, despite a fine 58 from skipper Zain Ashraf (Clydesdale CC), the Warriors collapsed from 124/3 to just 148 all out. Although several chances were created, only three wickets were taken as the Knights cruised to a 7-wicket win. The Warriors will hope to get back to winning ways during July.

The Foxes have won the first match in the new WRDC U14 Challenge Series. They defeated the Sharks by 4 wickets, at Hamilton Crescent (West of Scotland CC). The Sharks total of 130 was built around 43 from skipper Uzzair Shah (Poloc CC), with Ayub Khan (Hillhead CC) taking 3/10. In reply, Tristan Kiely (East Kilbride CC) took 3/29 – but Sam Greene (West of Scotland CC) with 44* carried the Foxes to victory. The next fixture sees the Foxes meet the Eagles, at (Clydesdale CC) on Sunday 28 th June.

Women’s Cricket News: Congratulations to Abtaha Maqsood (Poloc CC) and Ellen Watson and Zoe Young (both Prestwick CC) on their selections for the Scotland U17 Girls’ team to play Cumbria. Anyone wishing further details about Women’s Cricket in Scotland should contact Kari Carswell ( [email protected] ) directly.

Other News: Please find details of the Last Man Stands Club Awards attached to this Newsletter.

E.ON have joined the CricketForce scheme as a new partner. Please find details attached to this Newsletter.

The sport scotland ‘Clubs First Development Tool’ continues to offer support and guidance to help sports clubs to develop. For more information please visit the ‘Help for Clubs’ section of the sport scotland website: www.sportscotland.org.uk .

The next newsletter will be published during July. If you think that you may have something of interest that could be included in this newsletter please get in contact with me.

Tim Hart Cricket Scotland Regional Participation Manager West of Scotland [email protected] 07825-172-346

Last Man Stands Club Awards 2015

Cricket Scotland is pleased to announce the `Last Man Stands Club Awards` for 2015. The inaugural Last Man Stands Club Awards will celebrate the efforts of Scotland’s cricket clubs and volunteers, and provide a great opportunity for Cricket Scotland to recognise the often unsung heroes that make our game tick.

We believe the award categories are unique, and will reward those clubs and volunteers that are demonstrating the type of activities that will help Scottish cricket clubs thrive in the future.

Paul Reddish from Last Man Stands Scotland said “We’re really pleased to support the Club Awards for 2015. The new award categories are exciting and reflect the changing sporting environment across Scotland. Last Man Stands is about offering a new format of the game that is fit for modern sporting tastes and the Club Awards reflect that 21 st Century approach.”

Ian Sandbrook, Head of Community Development, said “We would like to thank Last Man Stands for their support of the Club Awards and the development of grassroots cricket. These awards will celebrate the successes of clubs and volunteers that are proactive and modern in their approach to club development, and I can wait to see the variety of nominations.”

The 6 categories are outlined below and nomination forms attached. All nominations close on Monday 3 rd August, 2015 .

1. Biggest Change-Maker at a Scottish Cricket Club Is there someone at your club who has initiated significant change that has transformed or is transforming your cricket club for the better? Does this person gain the recognition that they deserve? This award is for a person or a group of people who have shown passion, drive and commitment to develop your club. 2. Scotland’s Most Welcoming Cricket Club This award is for the club that has gone out of their way to attract, welcome and integrate new members. They would have used an innovative approach to `look after` their members, that is reflected in the enjoyment and experiences had at the club. 3. Best use of `Bite-Sized` Volunteers Many clubs still exist due to the hard work of a small handful of committed volunteers. This award is specifically for a club or group that has engaged many volunteers, each playing a small but vital part in effectively delivering an event. 4. Best use of Social Media This award is for the club that makes best use of social media to communicate with its members and the wider community. This includes any club website, Twitter account, Facebook, Instagram or any other innovative means that clubs use to engage with people. 5. Strongest Community Engagement This award is for the club that has `Community Engagement` at their heart. They engage people and groups from all parts of their community to grow the game and promote the long-term sustainability of the club. 6. Most Innovative and Effective Income Generation This award is for the club that thinks differently when it comes to income generation. The club displays an `innovative` approach in order to maximise revenue for the long-term sustainability of their club.

To make a nomination for any of the above categories, please fill in the nomination form. (For clarity, a club can be nominated by one of its own members and individuals/clubs can be nominated for multiple categories.)

Cricket Scotland Last Man Stands Club Awards 2015 Nomination Form

Nominations close 5pm, Monday 3 rd August . Please indicate which award you are nominating for:

Biggest Change-Maker at a Scottish Cricket Club

Is there someone at your club who has initiated significant change that has transformed or is transforming your cricket club for the better? Does this person gain the recognition that they deserve? This award is for a person or a group of people who have shown passion, drive and commitment to develop your club.

Scotland ’s Most Welcoming Cricket Club

This award is for the club that has gone out of their way to attract, welcome and integrate new members. They would have used an innovative approach to `look after` their members, that is reflected in the enjoyment and experiences had at the club.

Best use of `Bite-Sized` Volunteers

Many clubs still exist due to the hard work of a small handful of committed volunteers. This award is specifically for a club or group that has engaged many volunteers, each playing a small but vital part in effectively delivering an event. Best use of Social Media

This award is for the club that makes best use of social media to communicate with its members and the wider community. This includes any club website, Twitter account, Facebook, Instagram or any other innovative means that clubs use to engage with people. Strongest Community Engagement

This award is for the club that has `Community Engagement` at their heart. They engage people and groups from all parts of their community to grow the game and promote the long-term sustainability of the club. Most Innovative and Effective Income Generation

This award is for the club that thinks differently when it comes to income generation. The club displays an `innovative` approach in order to maximise revenue for the long-term sustainability of their club.

Nominee Details Name of Individual/Group/Club: Club: Email: Phone:

Person Nominating Details Name: Club: Email: Phone:

Please tell us, in under 800 words, why the nominee should win this award:

Any additional information:

Please return completed application forms to [email protected] .