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JUNE 2020 Darlington Building Society NYSD NORTH YORKSHIRE AND SOUTH DURHAM NEWSLETTER ECB PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE Founded 1892 A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS No apologies for headlining our second lockdown newsletter with the magnificent Marske CC mural which was included in an ECB presentation to every county in the country in mid-May — the topic was ‘cricket connecting communities and improving lives’. In the following pages we devote some well-deserved space to a few of our clubs who have inspiring stories to tell, and we also include a story about a local cricket fanatic who has been involved on the NHS frontline. Our first newsletter was issued on what would have been the opening day of the 2020 season — since then the May Bank Holidays have come and gone with the ECB suspension of all recre- ational cricket still in place and uncertainty as to when, if at all, we might get a start, although as we write small steps are being taken out of lockdown, offering a glimmer of hope. The League provided clarity to their clubs from the outset of the crisis via contingency plans that have proved remarkably prescient — they remain as relevant as the day they were issued, and provide some guidance about what NYSD cricket may look like if and when the green light is eventually given. Inside this issue: Through This Test Together 2 SUMMER’S HERE !! Around the World 3 Oh the irony! Going the extra mile 3 Of course there are vastly more important things at this time, but cricket lovers aching for the game to re-start can- Cummings and goings 3 not help but reflect on the glorious weather in April and May — better than the vast majority of us can ever remember. On the front line 4 We are told this is the sunniest and driest spring since rec- ‘Cricket has never been more of a ords began. By this point in time we would have completed metaphor for life. one third of our league programme and the Kerridge, in its National Glory Days 5 centenary year, would have already reached the semi-final If you find the rules utterly baf- stage. fling, just try to stay in and hope Grounds for optimism 7 for the best’ Let’s hope that if we do get a start at some point the weath- er remains on our side — it would be the cruellest of twists Paul Sinha 2020 if the rains arrived at the same time as the cricket! TEST YOUR NYSD CRICKET KNOWLEDGE IN OUR QUIZ ON PAGE 8 — AND WIN AN AUTOGRPAHED BAT FOR YOUR CLUB PagePage 2 2 Darlington Building Society NORTH YORKSHIRE AND SOUTH DURHAM ECB PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE Founded 1892 TOGETHER THROUGH THIS TEST The ECB has launched a nationwide campaign shining a light on the work undertaken by the game in response to COVID- 19. Its aim is to highlight the many incredible initiatives undertaken during lockdown - showcasing the power of cricket to connect communities and improve lives. As ever, NYSD clubs have been right at the forefront of helping their communities, and on this page we are proud to pro- vide just some examples of what our clubs have been up to. Marske C.C.— ‘Bowled over by key workers’. This magnificent mural appeared on the car park wall at Windy Hill Lane in early April … a tremendously evocative piece of work portraying the part played by many key workers in helping us fight the virus . The mural was highlighted by the ECB and went around the world— the artist was Drew Allen of Drew’s Wonder Walls. Darlington C.C.—not to be outdone Feethams got in on the artistic act with an impressive outfield display. DCC members have also been busy helping the local community— a virtu- al Grand National saw the winnings donated to the local food bank, a bingo evening produced more funds for the food bank and a local chil- dren’s football club, while a Race Night produced a donation to Alz- heimers Redcar C.C. were flying the flag for the NHS and secretary Karl Buckton produce a brilliant activity booklet based on his work as a Prima- ry Schools coach. Designed around the game of cricket to pro- vide a couple of activities per day for two weeks it has proved highly popular after being shared with the wider cricket community. If you haven’t seen it yet you can access a copy in the documents section of Redcar’s Play- cricket site. Whitby C.C. - yet another of Marton C.C.— under agree- our coastal clubs—it must be ment with Milton Coors something in the sea air! Marton kindly donated Keeping their young All Stars their stocks of snacks from involved by making rainbow the bar to the two closest posters for display at the en- primary schools. Here’s trance to the ground for eve- first team bowler Mattie ryone going past to see. Connolly delivering to Mar- ton Manor. READ ABOUT NORTON’S ROUND THE WORLD CHALLENGE ON PAGE 3 PagePage 3 3 Darlington Building Society NORTH YORKSHIRE AND SOUTH DURHAM ECB PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE Founded 1892 TOGETHER THROUGH THIS TEST AROUND THE WORLD IN 65 MILLION STEPS Norton Cricket Club is in the middle of challenging members to walk around the world—virtually! Nigel Smith, a parent and organiser of Norton’s All Stars programme, came up with the novel way of keeping members of the cricket club in contact with one another during the lockdown period, the challenge helping everyone to keep in touch and also con- tributing to their physical fitness and mental wellbeing through recording their steps taken during daily exercise rou- tines. The added bonus was that a small donation was made to the Club by all those participating to help in these uncertain times. 47 people signed up to the challenge with the age range taking part from 7 years old to 70+. Once the participation was confirmed the best format was determined: Recording individuals’ daily steps. Encouraging photographs of locations of daily exercise. The following categories were then established to add interest: Walker of the day. Adventurer of the day. Walker of the week. Adventurer of the week. Plotting the total steps around the world to the nearest cricket club led to Chris Thomas then contacting each of the clubs to let them know what Norton were doing and thank them for virtu- ally hosting them. By day 38, at the beginning of June, 23m steps (almost 11,000 miles!) had been completed, the leading walker being Sarah Gresham with over 1m of those steps — Kenny is trying his best to catch up! There has been lots of healthy rivalry so far and lots of banter between everyone including Neil Tait (left) umpiring in Germany, Sarah Gresham walking her cows, a virtual pub crawl from Sha- ron Finnigan and Victoria Watson spying on the opposition. The aim is to return to Norton Cricket Club after taking approximately 65 million steps around the world – some time this century! GOING THE EXTRA MILE Mark Eland, North Yorkshire and South Durham Premier League Umpire, has been nomi- nated under the ECB’s #raise the bat initiative for his work as an NHS driver. With no cricket being played Mark has agreed to do more hours assisting Doctors on their shifts within the Whitby area. Mark is originally contracted to 12 hours per week but has stepped up during the pandemic and is now supporting the NHS with around 100 hours. CUMMINGS AND GOINGS Someone else going a few extra miles recently is the new head of Barnard Castle’s tour- ism board—Dominic Cummings. He actually had good reason to enjoy some time in the town as his grandfather used to play cricket for Barney. BC President Stephen Brenkley tells us ‘’Forget all that cover story nonsense about com- ing to Barney to check that his eyesight was up to snuff. Dominic Cummings was proba- bly in Barney (or Castle Barnard, as it is now known) to pay homage to his grandfather. ‘’Until last year, Laurie Cummings’ partnership with Lt Col A.F.T White, who had played for Warwickshire and Worcester- shire, was Barney’s first wicket record. The pair put on 206 against Darlington RA in August 1941. White was stationed at one of the six military camps in town, Cummings was a 17-year-old pupil at Barney School. ‘’White was the senior partner and finished with 158, Cummings made 65, including five fours. Bernard Donald, who was to become a legendary NYSD bowler, for Barney, Bishop and Darlington but was only 20 at the time, then took 5-30 as the RA fell well short. Laurie, who became a war hero, played for Durham at rugby, ran a sports shop in Durham for decades, and no doubt used to bounce young Dom up and down on his knee telling him the tale of his record stand’’ PagePage 4 4 Darlington Building Society NORTH YORKSHIRE AND SOUTH DURHAM ECB PREMIER CRICKET LEAGUE Founded 1892 NYSD PEOPLE — ON THE FRONT LINE Middlesbrough’s young star, Yash Vagadia, has more reason than most NYSD cricketers to be frustrated at the suspen- sion of recreational cricket due to COVID-19….but there again he has more reason than most to understand why cricket has had to take second place to the nation’s health. The 16-year-old seems bound for cricketing success after two out- standing seasons that have seen him earn a Yorkshire Academy con- tract for 2020, this accolade rounding off a period of almost unre- mitting success for the youngster.

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