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T B H U E 18 54 L THE W C I M N O B L E D WIMBLEDON ANNUAL REVIEW I 2016 CLUB HOCKEY HAVE DONE IT AGAIN! NATIONAL CHAMPIONS TENNIS SECOND YEAR RUNNING LADIES CROWNED SURREY COUNTY ____ CHAMPIONS ZUMBA, YOGA, PLUS: SOMETHING DIFFERENT? INTRODUCING ASK Q! SIMON AINLEY see inside for more NEW DIRECTOR ____ OF TENNIS SQUASH ON THE RISE & GOING PLACES PLUS: CRICKET INDOOR MEN SURREY CHAMPIONS TEAM LEADERS BEN MARSDEN & MATT SPRIEGEL OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT TAKES THE CLUB TO THE NEXT LEVEL PLUS: SEE INSIDE OUR EXCITING new 2017 MENU T B H U 33 E 18 54 L W C I M N O B L E D 25 CONTENTS Annual review 2016 29 COVER STORY CRICKET, HOCKEY, SQUASH, TENNIS, 4 PROUD MOMENTS FITNESS- it’s a club life! Introducing from our team leaders CLUB LIFE TWC LEISUREW EAR 5 CLUB NEWS 4 by Clare Wood, Club Director COLLECTION 6 CLUB LIFE all things social in pictures 9 CHARITIES PAST & PRESENT what we’ve achieved & our aims for 2017 SPORT SECTIONS 10 TWC CRICKET 6 by Matt Spriegel 16 TWC HOCKEY 10 by Ben Marsden 23 TWC TENNIS by Paul Riley 29 TWC SQUASH by Stacey Ross 33 ASK Q! Introducing bar, new menu, short sports, events 36 THANK YOUS & FAREWELLS 39 Q&A with Paul Stallard, Head Groundsman 16 ORDER ONLINE TODAY WWW.TWCSPORT.CO.UK/HOME/LEISUREWEAR WWW.TWCSPORT.CO.UK 3 T B H U E 18 54 L W C CLUB NEWS I N CLARE WOOD CLUB DIRECTOR M by O B L E D OUR Champions Hockey Men’s first XI won the national premiere league for the second year in a row and will again ROGER MARTIN STEPPED DOWN be competing in Europe, representing AT THE 2017 CLUB AGM The Wimbledon Club. In tennis the AS HONORARY TREASURER. ladies’ first team won the summer Surrey league for the first time in ROGER HAS BEEN THE CLUB over 15 years. TREASURER FOR 16 YEARS.* MATT SPRIEGEL *see page 36 for full story GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: BECOMING SOUTH EAST SHORT SPORTS A new pathway has been laid ENGLAND T20 CHAMPIONS between the Club house and courts IN 2015, UNFORTUNATELY Shorts Sports is now in its WE LOST IN THE NATIONAL 13-16 to improve access to these 2nd year under the management QUARTER FINAL OFF THE areas during the winter months. LAST BALL. New outdoor water fountains are of Barbara Snapes. It continues PROUDEST MOMENT: also on order for the new year. to grow in numbers, going from FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW strength to strength. We hope WE HAVE INCREASED THE the youngsters taking part will NUMBER OF U18 BOYS The Club house has seen further be future members of our Club. REPRESENTING THE CLUB improvements with the bar, lounge AT SENIOR LEVEL AND ALSO and restaurant getting a make-over INTRODUCED GIRLS CRICKET with a new floor, rugs, and repainting TO THE CLUB FOR THE FIRST of the bar. To complete the look TIME, WITH OVER 50 MEMBERS new furniture has been ordered CATERING IN OUR FIRST YEAR (2016). and will be arriving in 2017. Congratulations BEN MARSDEN Members may have noticed that Anthony Dunball, Head Chef, leads COVER THE CLUB IS NOW SENDING GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT: our Head Junior Coach, formerly an in-house catering operation. OUT A REGULAR MONTHLY EMAIL PRIDE AND SATISFACTION IS NOT Georgie Gent, is now Georgie Paulo Santos was recruited in January TO MEMBERS, TO INFORM THEM JUST ABOUT BEING NATIONAL Desch after marrying her fiancée 2016 as Front of House Manager OF EVENTS AND NEWS. THIS IS IN CHAMPIONS. AS A SECTION, WE ADDITION TO THE REGULAR Henry in the summer of 2016. to work alongside Anthony and the HAVE GROWN FROM 120 JUNIORS story MAILINGS FROM THE SECTIONS. Congratulations to Georgie & Henry catering team. TWC is continually TO 650. WE NOW HAVE 44 COACHES Tickets to all club events and best wishes for a wonderful aiming to meet member needs by DELIVERING HOCKEY ON A WEEKLY roud moments from our Sport Leaders with can now be booked online. future together, from everybody responding to feedback and showing BASIS AND A CLEAR STRUCTURED at The Wimbledon Club! great flexibility with menus and events. a spotlight on Matt Spriegel, Director of Cricket PATHWAY FOR PLAYERS TO BOTH and Ben Marsden, Director of Hockey. ENJOY THEIR HOCKEY AND EXCEL Rhys Hanger, Tennis Director left PIt is a pleasure to work with Ben and Matt and with so many talented IF THE DESIRE IS THERE. in August and we have appointed and committed people at The Wimbledon Club. Achieving goals PROUDEST MOMENT: Simon Ainley. Katie Donnelly, Finance NOBODY collectively is a truly wonderful feeling and I’m WAS DEFINITELY WHEN WE REACHED & Membership Coordinator left in OUR FIRST PREMIER LEAGUE NATIONAL DOES IT BETTER looking forward to the next chapter. September – replaced by Janet Mullane. PLAY OFFS IN 2014/15 SEASON. The Club has been supporting The team, led by Paul Stallard, TWC NEWSLETTER the charity CRY and many events with Andy Foulds & Jack Fouracre, Clare Wood DESIGN & PRODUCTION: BASIA PACZESNA-VERCUEIL have been held to raise funds in continue to work tirelessly to make & LUCY UDEN memory of Ben Skinner, who improvements to the cricket PHOTOGRAPHY: tragically passed away last year from outfield, square, tennis courts MARK WESWOOD, SAM KELLY an undetected heart condition. and overall appearance of the grounds. Thanks to all the contributors. *see page 9 for full story THE WIMBLEDON CLUB / ANNUAL REVIEW / 2016 WWW.TWCSPORT.CO.UK 5 NEWS: CLUB SOCIAL Mandy Jupp & daughter Sacha Greg Porter Helen Preston Chris Rea & Ruth Hampson & Ben Marsden & Tony Hughes Hockey girls Julie Quester & Family MOTHER’S DAY LUNCH Hockey guys Whitehouse Family T B H U E 18 54 L W C I M N O CLUB SOB L E D CIAL Funky feet PARTIES � SOCIALS � EVENTS � GATHERINGS � CLUB FUN EOS DINNER “You Only Live Twice” Hockey End Malcolm Ball, Barry of Season Dinner Corbett & Colin Campbell Roger Martin & Ian Fielder Ladies’ 2s with coach Name here, name here Charlie Howard Brad Sellars & Namthip The group VICE PRESIDENTS’ Winter of Vice Presidents DINNER Ed Cole Roger Stevens John Spalton, David Johnson Clare Wood, & Richard Creed Georgina Headley Annie Breslin & Tony Kingston & Paul Knowles Michelle Batchelor & “Creedy” C.J.Cowan, Dan “Kiwi” McLachlan deep in conversation & Charlie Tilson EOS DINNER PHOTOS BY: EOS DINNER PHOTOS © UMOYAPHOTOGRAPHY.COM 6 THE WIMBLEDON CLUB / ANNUAL REVIEW / 2016 WWW.TWCSPORT.CO.UK 7 NEWS: CLUB SOCIAL CHARITIES: PAST AND PRESENT David Johnson unveiling a plaque LINDEN LODGE commemorating 300 years since the birth LANCELOT ‘CAPABILITY’ TENNIS Tennis team of Capability Brown BROWN PLAQUE our new charity CELEBRATIONS evening out AS A CLUB WE SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES ON AN ONGOING BASIS, THIS YEAR OUR CHOSEN CHARITY IS LINDEN LODGE. Linden Lodge School for the Blind is a specialist sensory and physical college located in Wimbledon, South London. Linden Junior tennis disco Lodge School is recognised as a specialist Regional Centre for children aged between two and nineteen. We provide a high quality educational experience for visually impaired pupils, including those who are multi-disabled visually impaired. We also support pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties. Linden Lodge maximises the learning opportunities for each of its pupils with an integrated multi-disciplinary approach which offers a bespoke curriculum, supported by therapy, nursing, and care as needed. Our staff comprises a highly trained and deeply committed team of specialists whose expertise and compassion bring our pupils to their highest possible level of independence. Wandsworth Sensory Support Service is committed to providing a caring and safe community for all. For more information on Linden Lodge School please visit: www.lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk C-R-Y (CARDIAC RISK IN THE YOUNG) C-R-Y WAS OUR CHOSEN CHARITY FOR 2016 Burns night IN MEMORY OF BEN SKINNER. CLUB SOCIALS In January we sadly lost Ben - one of our members (& bar staff) aged & FESTIVE FUN only 20, to an undiagnosed heart condition. This is a tragic and much too regular occurrence with at least 12 fit and healthy people dying of this every week in the UK. Since its formation in 1995, C-R-Y has been working to reduce the frequency of young sudden cardiac death Ben Rea (YSCD). C-R-Y supports young people diagnosed with potentially at curry night life-threatening cardiac conditions and offers bereavement support to families affected by YSCD. C-R-Y promotes and develops heart screening programmes and funds medical research. As a club we have raised over £1,400.00, in a variety of ways to help towards much needed research. For more information on C-R-Y please visit: www.c-r-y.org.uk 8 THE WIMBLEDON CLUB / ANNUAL REVIEW / 2016 WWW.TWCSPORT.CO.UK 9 LET’S PLAY CRICKET LET’S PLAY CRICKET AFTER A CHALLENGING COUPLE “ OF YEARS, THE CRICKET TEAM ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE START OF THE NEW SEASON. ” TWC CRICKET by MATT SPRIEGEL DIRECTOR OF CRICKET IT HAS BEEN A TRANSITIONAL COUPLE OF YEARS IN THE 1ST XI WITH A NUMBER OF SENIOR PLAYERS LEAVING THE CLUB. THE PERFORMANCES IN 2016 OF SEVERAL YOUNG PLAYERS AND NEW RECRUITS MEAN THAT THE CLUB IS IN A GOOD POSITION HEADING INTO 2017. WCC 1ST XI CAPTAIN REPORT consistent performances over each through the 2nd XI into 1st XI cricket. – WILL LEITH game, if we are going to close the A total of 10 academy players he 1st XI enjoyed gap on deserving winners Sunbury represented the 2nd XI during the an encouraging year, next season.