BROUGHTON CRICKET CLUB CELEBRATION COMING UP

Broughton Cricket Club will be holding its presentation evening on Saturday, November 9 at the Village Hall, from 7.30pm.

VACANCY FOR EXPERIENCED GROUNDSMAN WITH ESTABLISHED LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE CLUB

Holton-le-Clay Cricket Club is looking to recruit a new groundsman.
The post will be for approximately 10 hours per week.
Those interested are asked to forward CVs to:
Steve Hilldrith
c/o Holton le Clay Cricket Club
Tetney Lane
Holton-le-Clay
Tel: 07802 229253.
APPLICANTS WILL NEED TO SHOW EXPERIENCE IN THE MANAGING OF CRICKET SQUARES

FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN TO SPEAK TO LINCOLNSHIRE CRICKET LOVERS IN CLEETHORPES

A cricketing legend comes to Cleethorpes Cricket Club on November 14^th

Former England captain MJK Smith is the guest speaker at the Lincolnshire Cricket Lovers’ Society and will be accompanied by Douglas Miller, who edited the player’s autobiography No Ordinary Man.  The book will be on sale during the evening.

Mike Smith was a prolific run maker who captained England on three tours before going on to become an ICC referee and chairman of Warwickshire. 

Warwickshire team-mates rated him the best county batsman - and the most straightforward and unselfish captain - of his time.  For six years in succession (1957-62) he made 2000 runs in a season, most of them at a cracking pace.

His leadership qualities, which included fielding at forward short leg before helmets and shin-guards were in vogue, were possibly the biggest factor in his captaining England in half his 50 Tests, including successive tours of India, South Africa and Australia.

For the past six years, he has been President of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.   His son, Neil (NMK), played a handful of one-dayers for England and also captained Warwickshire. 

The evening begins at 7.30pm and is free to Cricket Lovers members and £5 for guests.

TWO NEW TEAMS FOR TOP LEAGUE - READERS LINCOLNSHIRE ECB PREMIER

HAXEY AND HARTSHOLME DOWN - BILLINGBOROUGH AND MARKET RASEN UP

For the first time in eight seasons, two teams will be promoted to the Readers Lincolnshire ECB Premier League, writes Ann Boulton.

Market Rasen, winners of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League, will join South Lincolnshire & Border League champions Billingborough in the top flight after both teams met the criteria for membership so achieved automatic promotion.

As a result, Hartsholme and Haxey will leave and return to the Lincolnshire League.

At the Premier League AGM, chairman Colin White congratulated both teams on their success and thanked the demoted teams for their contributions to the league and to an exciting season which saw Sleaford snatch the championship on the final day.

He told league clubs that the league is now a member of the Lincolnshire Cricket Network, set up as part of the recently introduced ECB Memorandum of Understanding that requires County Cricket Boards, County Cricket Clubs and ECB Premier Leagues to work closely together for the good of cricket in the county they represent.

The Network comprises members of each of these cricket organisations who will look at joint opportunities, initiatives and improvements across the whole of the Lincolnshire cricket community.

In a change to the rules, clubs voted to introduce 30 yard circles next season with four fielders, the wicketkeeper and the bowler inside the circle at all times.

THE LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE HOLDS ITS AGM TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, IN MARKET RASEN (7.30PM).

HEARTENING RESPONSE TO APPEAL FOR NEW CRICKET UMPIRES

There has been a very good response to an autumn training course in Scunthorpe for cricket umpires.
Six people have shown an interest in the 10-week course, which is now under way at Brumby Hall cricket pavilion.
The course is being run by the Scunthorpe and District Cricket Umpires' Association, which has now held its annual meeting.
The main decision taken was to reduce the number of close season meetings.
Therefore the get-together planned in November has been cancelled, together with those in the New Year.
Meetings in 2014 will be held on March 20, April 17, July 17, September 18 and October 16 (AGM).
They will be at Brumby Hall pavilion, off Ashby Road, Scunthorpe (7pm).
Anyone wishing to find out more about the Scunthorpe association can email scoopfisher@aol.com

NF ADDS: Putting a good deal of effort into publicising the above course clearly paid off this time. It is to be hoped that other associations around the county can also attract newcomers to undergo training.

TWO APPLICANTS FOR LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET LEAGUE

East Halton and Brigg Town will be seeking membership of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League at the competition's AGM on Wednesday (October 23) at Rase Park, Market Rasen (7.30pm start).

GAINSBOROUGH CLUB MARSHALLS CELEBRATE SUCCESS

Zak Metcalfe who received the Callum Glendinning Award

Marshalls celebrated their successes of 2013 with an evening at Sufian - 30 Club members showing their full support for a fantastic  and very successful evening.

The  main cause for celebration was how far the club has came in under 12 months, attracting new volunteers and some fantastic young cricketers to give a bright future in the coming years as they continue to grow and learn the game.

Thanks on the night went to Martyn Snell for arranging the event and to Stuart Whitlam who gave a superb speech and handed awards to the trophy winners.

Thanks also go to the Lincolnshire Otter which contributed a Meal Voucher for the main raffle prize.

Marshalls are now begin a full winter programme of preparations for 2014 with net sessions running throughout winter - about which information can be found on www.marshallscc.play-cricket.com.

TROPHY WINNERS ON THE NIGHT

Batting Award: Martyn Snell with 679 Runs at an average of 52

Bowling Award: Martyn Snell 31 Wickets at an average of 18

Young Player of the Year Award: Lynton Karkach who scored 230 runs with an average of 20

Callum Glendenning Award: Zak Metcalfe who at the age of 13 played 20 senior games in his first season of competitive cricket and contributed with wickets and catches.
 

Clubman Award:  Ant Favill who has helped run the kitchen and maintain ground equipment throughout the season.

 

Club Champion Award: Martyn Snell - by claiming more overall points than other on batting bowling and fielding.

 

SCUNTHORPE UMPIRES' ANNUAL MEETING

The AGM of the Scunthorpe and District Umpires' Association will be held this Thursday, October 17, at Appleby-Frodingham Cricket Club's Brumby Hall cricket pavilion, off Ashby Road, Scunthorpe (7pm).

REMINDER TO ALL LINCOLNSHIRE LEAGUE CLUBS

The AGM of the Lincolnshire County Cricket League will be held on Wednesday, October 23 and NOT Wednesday 16th - the date given in the 2013 handbook.
The venue and start time remain the same - Rase Park, Market Rasen, 7.30pm.
All clubs need to send a representative to this important meeting.

FIRST WINTER MEETING FOR GROUNDSMEN

The cricket season may be over for the players but for those who tend the grounds it never ends.

For the Lincolnshire Cricket Groundsmen’s Association, the season of autumn and winter meetings is just beginning and this winter promises another comprehensive programme, starting on Wednesday October 23rd at Lincoln Lindum CC at 7.30pm.

The first speaker is Laurence Gayle, editor of Pitchcare magazines and website.  Laurence has wide-ranging knowledge and opinions of all sports.

For this reason, the Association is issuing an open invitation to grounds managers of all sports to come along to listen and engage with a leading industry figure who is expected to provide an evening of lively debate.

The cost of a season’s membership to the Lincolnshire CGA is £10 which includes all meetings.  These will feature some of the industry’s top representatives, one of whom is Steven Pask, the principal contractor for the main test grounds, including Lords,

Visits from other county groundsmen and trips to visit major stadiums are also planned, providing excellent advice and tips to the county’s groundsmen and making the subscription very good value for money.

Regular information on the grounds industry and the county association can be found on the CGA's dedicated webpage, www.lincscricket.co.uk/groundsmen or by contacting ECB Pitch Advisor and Lincolnshire CGA Chairman Martin Deans at martindeans@btinternet.co.uk 

CRICKET SCORING COURSES

Following the popularity of last year’s cricket scorers’ courses that saw more than a dozen people qualify, a further two courses are planned for early 2014.

County scorer Shelley Clayton and Bracebridge Heath scorer Anne Sutton will be holding the sessions over three Saturdays - February 15, 22 and March 1.

The first day is an Introductory/Beginners’ course costing £20 and this will be followed by a Level One course over the next two Saturdays.

Level One is aimed at people who have had some experience of scoring and leads to an ECB ACO qualification on successful completion. 

The first week covers the basics of scoring and this is followed by more in depth instructions on the second Saturday, plus practice match exercises.  The third week takes the form of revision and an examination.  The cost of this Level 1 course is £60.

All sessions take place at the University of Lincoln Sports Campus from 10am to 4pm each day.

For more details or to obtain an application form ring Anne Sutton on 01522 791030 or e-mail anne.sutton46@ntlworld.com 

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE UMPIRING TEAM

An acute shortage of umpires is causing concern to leagues throughout Lincolnshire and former players and all those thinking about taking up umpiring are being invited to help solve the problem by signing up for courses.

The Lincoln & District Umpires Association is running an ECB ACO Level 1 course this winter which is suitable for those wishing to start umpiring for their club or in local leagues.

No previous knowledge is expected, but most who take part will have played or had at least some informal experience of umpiring. It is also of interest to those who would like to understand more about the game and its laws.

The course uses the ECB ACO course book to supplement numerous slides showing situations in cricket matches and there will be practical demonstrations where possible. Qualified instructors will run the course.

The venue is Lincoln University Sports Campus on Brayford Pool, Lincoln and the course takes place over consecutive Saturdays, 18 January - 8 February 2014 inclusive, from 10am to 5pm each day.

The cost is £80.00 which includes all course materials, a copy of The Laws of Cricket and of Tom Smith's Cricket Umpiring and Scoring – the “Bible” of cricket umpires - 12 months membership of the ECB ACO (which includes insurance whilst umpiring) and also of the Lincoln & District Umpires Association.

Applications should be made to Bryan Smith, 12 Redwood Avenue, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, NG34 7TJ, email: smith_bryan@sky.com or telephone 07867 336100

The closing date for applications is December 1.