The Surrey Championship Year Book 2014
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The Surrey Championship Year Book 2014 Profile Club- Leatherhead Cricket Club Number Forty Two - Price £3.50 Section 1 – Important Information The Surrey Championship Year Book No. 42 – April 2014 CHAIRMAN: PRESIDENT: HONORARY LIFE Crispin Lyden-Cowan Roland Walton VICE PRESIDENTS (Cont’d) SECRETARY: PAST PRESIDENTS: Mr G Brown Brian Driscoll Mr Norman Parks Mr J B Fox Mr D H Franklin TREASURER: Mr Raman Subba Row, CBE M G B Morton Peter Murphy Mr Christopher F. Brown Mr D Newton FIXTURE SECRETARY: Mr Graham Brown Mr Andy Packham Mr N Parks Denham Earl Mr A J Shilson HONORARY LIFE VICE PRESDENTS: REGISTRATION SECRETARY: Mr R Subba Row, CBE Mr R G Ames Virginia Edwards Mr C F Woodhouse, CVO Mr P Bedford Mr J Booth CONTENTS Chairman’s Message .................................. 3 Fixtures for 2014 .................................... 124 Championship Annual Dinner .................. 21 From Our Sponsor - Ryman ...................... 2 Club Reports and Details (A-B) ............... 35 Ground and Facilities .............................. 27 Club Reports and Details (C) ................... 51 Ground and Facilities Grant Scheme .......... 7 Club Reports and Details (D-F) ............... 57 History of the Surrey Championship ...... 120 Club Reports and Details (G) .................. 65 League Tables from 2013 .......................... 9 Club Reports and Details (H-N) ............... 68 Notification of Match Results ................... 22 Club Reports and Details (O-P) ............... 77 Obituaries .............................................. 118 Club Reports and Details (R-S) ............... 93 Promotions and Relegations in 2013 ....... 14 Club Reports and Details (T-V).............. 103 Panel of Umpires ....................................... 6 Club Reports and Details (W) ................ 106 Photograph Requirements ........................ 31 Club Responsibilities .............................. 115 Premier Clubs and Surrey CCC Academy 34 Competition Records ............................... 32 Premier Div. Best Performances 2013 ..... 17 Cricket Week Dates ................................... 6 Previous Winners ................................... 121 Dates for the Diary .................................. 70 Profile No. 42 Leatherhead CC.............. 116 Div. 1 Best Performances 2013 ............... 20 Registration of Players ............................ 19 Div. 2 Best Performances 2013 ............... 23 Representative XI Fixtures 2014 ............. 29 Div. 3 Best Performances 2013 ............... 25 Representative XI in 2013 ....................... 29 Div. 4 Best Performances 2013 ............... 28 Subscription Rates .................................. 13 Div. 5 Best Performances 2013 ............... 30 Surrey Senior Cricketers Association ....... 26 Executive Committee Members .................. 5 Twenty20 Competition ............................. 15 The Surrey Championship acknowledges with thanks the generous sponsorship in 2014 by Ryman and the support given to this publication by all our advertisers. Editor – Chris Evans, Advertising – Denham Earl Published by The Surrey Championship – www.surreychampionship.com Main Cover Photograph - Courtesy of The Leatherhead Advertiser Printer: STR Design & Print, Vellum Mill, Mill Lane, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 2JR Tel: 020 8647 9790. www.str.uk.com [email protected] 1 Section 1 – Important Information SPONSOR’S MESSAGE I am absolutely delighted that Ryman are continuing to sponsor the Ryman Surrey Championship through the 2014 season. As the Championship goes from strength to strength it continues to very much be a part of the fabric of sporting life in Surrey. The sponsorship complements our backing of the Ryman Football League. These two partnerships work together seamlessly to provide Ryman with brand awareness - and indeed business - in an important area of the country across all four seasons of the year. Or should I say across the two seasons of the year for those of us who divide our calendar into the football season and the cricket season rather than the weather! Speaking of the weather it was a great shame the gods conspired against Wimbledon Cricket Club to prevent any play during last season’s National Twenty20 Finals Day. However congratulations to our near neighbours who secured victory via an indoor ‘bowl out’ in front of the Sky Sports cameras. It is a magnificent advert for the Ryman Surrey Championship that we are the home of the national champions. This leaves me to say that, as the covers come off for this new season, I wish all clubs the very best of luck for the year ahead and hope you all have a great summer. For all stationery and business supplies please visit one of Ryman’s 236 stores nationwide or go online at www.ryman.co.uk 2 Section 1 – Important Information CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE Crispin Lyden-Cowan. Chairman of The Surrey Championship. We enter the 2014 season, mopping up from the winter storms, floods, gales and biblical torrents that were deluged upon us. We all feel for the clubs that have suffered unduly, and seemingly unfairly and it is our hope that each of these clubs can recover, to play great cricket this season. Your local communities, sponsors and members have, in many instances rallied around. And so have Surrey, and the ECB. We have, on the Championship Executive also provided much needed funds to help clubs get back on their feet, and will continue to support you all in the most practical ways possible. My personal thanks go to everyone who has rallied around and supported our sport over these taxing few months. During this summer, I will be asking our cricket committee to conduct some consultations with each of the leagues in our Championship, via Captains’ meetings, hopefully on match days at The Oval. We feel this will be the best way of eliciting the views and thoughts of our playing community, so that we can jointly agree the most sensible format of rules for future seasons. I am keen that we reduce the burden of our complex and especially long set of rules, but only with our players and clubs contributing to that ideal. I will urge all captains to attend their respective captains meetings so that the debates and discussions can be as fully informed and representative as possible. I would like to pass on my thanks to Virginia Edwards for her tireless work as Secretary. She has been our stalwart – nothing has been too much trouble for her. Virginia remains with us as Registration Secretary. I would like also to pass on my thanks to John Smith (Dulwich) for his help on the Executive, and Chris Bullen for his help on the Executive and Grounds Committee. From henceforth we will be using Mark Babb as our administrator. All inquiries and correspondence should, in the first instance go to him. Without our umpires, so well organised by our Umpires committee, we would not have the quality of cricket that we enjoy. Long may that continue and a special thanks go to them. I am pleased that Ryman have agreed to remain our sponsors and our gratitude goes to Theo and his team. Congratulations to Wimbledon CC – the first ever club to win the National T20 title twice, on the back of winning the ECB Premier 1st XI title three times back-to-back. And my congratulations to all winners in 2013. I hope the 2014 season is successful for everyone both on the field and recovering from our worst winter ever. 3 Section 1 – Important Information 4 Section 1 – Important Information EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2014 President: Roland Walton Umpires Panel Member: Michael Lowe West Wing, The Red House, Jeremy Beckwith 23 Oak Grove, Sunbury Lower Road, Effingham, 75 Grove Road on Thames Surrey KT24 5JP Sutton, Surrey SM1 2DB Middlesex TW16 5BN (H) 01372 454979 (H) 020 8643 2090 (H) 01932 780800 (M) 07836 293171 (M) 07771 762452 (M) 07710 278344 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Chairman: Crispin Lyden-Cowan Other Elected Members: Helen Ross 6 Lion Gate Mews, John Bramhall 32 Nightingale Road London SW18 5EN 37 West Street, Reigate, RH2 9BL Godalming (H) 020 8812 3938 (H) 01737 221813 Surrey (M) 07768 036979 (M) 07798 687328 GU7 3AG [email protected] (F) 020 7936 2020 (H) 01483 426822 Secretary: Brian Driscoll [email protected] (M) 07515 343228 358 Chipstead Valley Road, Chris Evans [email protected] Coulsdon, Surrey CR5 3BS 33 Sayes Court, Addlestone, Co-opted: (H) 01737 551596 Surrey, KT15 1NA Mark Babb (M) 07841 385818 (H) 01932 848473 c/o Surrey County Cricket Centre [email protected] (M) 07801 715905 George Abbot School Treasurer: Peter Murphy [email protected] Woodruff Avenue 38 Rosehill Avenue, Horsell Graham Jackson Guildford, GU1 1XX. Woking, Surrey GU21 4SE 24b Cavendish Road, Sutton, (O) 020 7820 4195 email (H) 01483 832943 Surrey SM2 5ER [email protected] (M) 07815 816304 (H) 020 8643 0323 Olly Roland Jones [email protected] (M) 07967 901510 39 The Avenue Fixture Secretary: Denham Earl [email protected] Sunbury on Thames 33a Smitham Downs Road Richard Laudy Middlesex Purley, Surrey CR8 4NG 25 Worple Road, Epsom, TW16 5HY (H) 020 8660 6621 Surrey KT18 5EP (M) 07828 962291 [email protected] (H) 01372 813479 [email protected] Registration Secretary: (M) 07767 754476 Paul Taylor Virginia Edwards [email protected] c/o Surrey CCC 22 Kingfisher Gardens, The Kia Oval, Kennington, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 8QZ London SE11 5SS (H) 020 8651 1087 (M) 07785 722279 (M) 07778 702056 (O) 020 7820 5683 [email protected] [email protected] SUB-COMMITTEES