Hadleigh & Thundersley Cricket Club Sponsored by HOWZATT!!!HOWZATT!!! Volume 14 Issue 3 July 2019 Youth Cricket Thrives at H&TCC We are very fortunate to have such dedicated volunteers who Inside this issue: help make our club the strongest youth set-up in the local area. This edition of Howzatt starts with a view from Jim Youth Cricket Reports 1-4 Vapiwala (Youth Manager) on the success of youth cricket at Lashings 5 Hadleigh in 2019. SNEL 1-9 Bar Prices, Membership 10 Mary Tibbenham 11Co s well as continuing to coach the U13’s, this season has A David Grosvenor 12 seen me step into my new role as Youth Manager at the club. Community Group 13 I have been very fortunate to take on this role at a time when youth cricket at Hadleigh is thriving. This is largely due to the commitment, time and effort my predecessor Roy Soilleux put into the role for the previous 20 years or so, so thank you Roy. Of course, I would not be able to manage youth cricket at Special points of interest: Hadleigh without the dedication and support of my fellow Membership and Bar Prices youth coaches, Neil Read (U15’s), Colin Huggins (U11’s), Roy David Grosvenor Soilleux (U9’s) and Adam Fleming (All Stars) who volunteer 100 Club their time and expertise selflessly. I’d also like to thank our team of support coaches; Antonio Greenidge, Sam Handley, Ian Harrison, Spencer Young, Ben & Jack Read, Ruben Vapi- wala, Tommy Byrne and Justus Genthe who have all given their time and effort to support Monday night youth training. I was very pleased to see such a strong turnout week in week out at winter nets this year, where a lot of progress was made. The hard work put in by all was certainly evident during the season in matches where the coaching was put to good use. Thank you to Andy Rogers for collecting all the monies so ef- ficiently during winter nets and last but not least my wing Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 2 (Continued from page 1) ance of Roy. woman Dilber Vapiwala for all her organising One of the most pleasing developments of youth membership, kit ordering, banking within the Youth set up is our very success- ful All Stars programme. We have over 30 kids enjoying themselves under the watch- ful eye of Adam Fleming. One of the things I have tried to develop since becoming Youth Manager is to encour- age our youth players to become an integral part of the club. I am pleased to say that 12 youth players currently play senior cricket for Hadleigh and are represented in all 4 Saturday teams, our Sunday team and the odd cup appearance. Once again a big thank you to everyone for and so much more. all your support and here’s hoping we can Now that’s all the thank yous, let’s move build on our successes next year and be- onto the actual cricket!!! Well it’s been a yond!! successful season all round!! Our U15’s are All Stars Report East Section & South Essex Regional Peters Cup Champions after beating Leigh on Sea & Wickford respectively in two very enter- W e have had 30+ All Stars this year, taining matches. Our U13’s are T20 Cup double last year. Support from the Read Champions after beating Orsett & Thurrock family (Neil, Ben and Jack) has been invalu- in a closely contested and exciting final and able. Ratty and Roy Sollieux has also played are in the semi-finals of the League Cup af- a part too! Hopefully we are going to see ter finishing second in the league only losing some of these kids stay on and become one game to first place Belhus. Our U11’s HTCC stars of the future! have also had success this year and are in Adam Fleming the T20 East Cup final so let’s hope they can get to the final and bring that trophy home too, which would mean Hadleigh re- taining both the U13 & U11 T20 Cup!! The U9’s have also done really well this sea- son and are thriving under the expert guid- Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 3 Under 11s Report This season so far has been very difficult for the boys and girls as we’ve had so many games cancelled due to the opposi- tion not being able to field sides. This is apparent throughout the league and in- dicative in the lack of numbers of children wanting to play. When we have played we have been very Under 9s Reports competitive both with the ball and bat. Everyone has played their part. We have A t the start of the summer training yet to arrange our East T20 Cup Final so we welcomed many new members to com- hopefully we will do well. A big well done plement those who had played last season to all of the squad and hopefully look for- and others coming up from the All Stars. ward to much the same next season. We This resulted in a very talented squad, full also have one success in that Adam Hug- of enthusiasm. After the initial coaching gins has been selected to play for Essex. we started our games and all the boys and Colin Huggins girls improved immensely and are still im- Under 13s Report proving. I would make the point that above all the fielding of the squad is as good as I have seen for this age group. W e are blessed at Hadleigh in having 23 players in the u13s squad including We did play in the League and whilst re- some very special players. Having such a sults are not that important we finished large squad enabled us to enter the per- joint 2nd and the team that won the formance league, the participation league League were a much older team and even and the T20 Cup. then we gave them a run for their money. We won the T20 Cup in a thrilling game v I would like to thank the parents that Orsett and are in the performance league helped me out when I was away and all the Cup semi- parents who got their off spring to all the final. The games and training on time and for creat- participa- ing a nice atmosphere for the boys and tion league girls introduction to the game of cricket. was invalu- I think it’s onwards and upwards for this able in that group. (Continued on page 4) Roy Soilleux Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 4 (Continued from page 3) that meant a mid-table finish, but a lot for the group to be proud of. Without the as- it allowed players sistance of many of the U13s players and who don’t get a even one U11 we would not have been able game or much of a to put sides out. So thank you to all the game with the A boys who stepped up and did not look out team a chance to of place despite the age gap. shine and develop All eight of the U15s are representing the their game. Much to be happy about this club at senior level which is something to season and much to look forward to next say for the youth set up we have. The U15 season. team will go from strength to strength Jim Vapiwala with the experience the younger ones have had already and maybe can go one better Under 15s Report next year and reach the final. We have had five out of the eight U15s playing repre- S o starting the season with only eight sentative cricket for the district this year U15s, and only three of them being the as well. Well done to Ruben, Tommy, Justus older of the age category, it looked like it and the two Bens. was going to be a long, hard season. In the Many thanks to everyone who has provided end it turned out to be a season of two the boys with a guiding word over the sea- contrasting halves. The Peters Cup is an son. Thank you also to all the parents for ECB national competition and following vic- their sup- tories against Rayleigh and Westcliff it port and pa- teed up a tense East Division group final tience with against Leigh which we won in dramatic the flurry of fashion. Although no super overs required! messages Another excellent victory in the Regional about games. final against Wickford meant we were Finally through to the County semi-final to play thanks to the real big boys. Despite their best ef- Dilber, Ralf forts the run ended in defeat to Wan- and Simon for stead, their team containing no less than their help ten age-group county players. All the boys over the sea- did the club proud and we were just son with the beaten by a much better side. No disgrace various duties. in that and a great run. Neil Read After the highs of the cup competition we had some close run games in the league Volume 14 Issue 3 Page 5 Courtney Walsh at John Burrows: cooking it on the day to raise £650 for the International Day Review club – thank you Imran. O ur annual game against the Lashings World XI was another great success for the club. As usual, the sun was out and the beer was flowing which made for a great atmosphere around the ground.