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Boost for young players Will Sneath collecting the cheque from Alison Phillipson of The Gale Family Trust A record 200 sponsors and guests recently attended Bedfordshire County Cricket Club’s Corporate Day which took place during the second day of the Bedfordshire vs Cumberland fixture at Bedford School. Bedfordshire’s Cricket Development Officer Will Sneath was presented with a cheque for £2,000 from local charity, The Gale Family Trust. The funds will be used to help less fortunate young players with the costs associated with playing representative cricket. It is hoped that this support may continue into the future. The event also included a jazz band, ice-cream stall and an amusing spoof ‘Flog It!’ with antiques expert David Fletcher. Auctioneer Russell Beard raised over £1,000 for Bedfordshire County Cricket Club and Lord’s Taverners charities in the post-lunch auction. Lions Sports Travel Bedfordshire Under 14 Cricket Festival Bedfordshire Cricket’s Under 14 Festival, sponsored by Lions Sports Travel (our preferred travel partner), will take place Tuesday 11-Thursday 13 August 2015. The tournament promises to be a feast of cricket with teams from London Schools’ Cricket Association, Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire playing on three of the most picturesque grounds in the county at Southill Park, Ickwell and Clifton. At the end of play the 60 boys plus their management team will make their way to Shuttleworth College, Old Warden where they will be fed, watered and rested for the next day’s game. We hope for fine weather, good competitive cricket and an enjoyable experience for all those involved. Come along and support the Festival: Tuesday 11 August Midday Bedfordshire V London Schools at Southill Park CC Hertfordshire V Lincolnshire at Ickwell CC Wednesday 12 August 11am Hertfordshire V London Schools at Southill Park CC Bedfordshire V Lincolnshire at Clifton CC Thursday 13 August 11am Bedfordshire V Hertfordshire at Southill Park CC Lincolnshire V London Schools at Ickwell CC Bedfordshire Cricket, in association with Bedfordshire & Luton Crimebeat, is running two cricket summer camps, open to boys and girls: Monday 3 to Friday 7 August at Biggleswade Town Cricket Club 9.30am-3.30pm (ages 8 to16) and Monday 17-Friday 21 August at Leighton Buzzard Cricket Club 9.30am-12pm (ages 8-12) and 1-3.30pm (ages 13-16). The focus of these events is having fun and there will be different cricket activities each day. For further information and to register you place, please email brad.matthews@ bedscricket.co.uk. For details of other available holiday schemes go to: http:// www.bedscricket.co.uk/page/coaching/holiday-schemes/ summer-cricket-camps-5206/. Club Affiliation 2015-16 Please note the new affiliation year starts on 1 October 2015 and Affiliation Packs will be emailed out to all clubs during August. Please note savings can be achieved on fees if both forms and payment are returned by 31 October 2015. National Cricket Playing Survey – it’s over! Thanks to everyone that completed the survey this year. We will be sharing the findings of the survey with you in due course (hopefully by early October) and working with you to consider what the key messages are for cricket development in our county. Bedfordshire County Cricket Club August Fixture Sun 16 August vs Northumberland at Luton Town & Indians CC Further details at: http://bedfordshireccc.play-cricket.com/ Bedfordshire Cricket driving and inspiring cricket Ltd AUGUST 2015 Sally Church, Editor Telephone: 01767 626223 • Email: [email protected] • The Mansion House, Old Warden Park, Bedfordshire SG18 9DX Martin Darlow, Chief Executive Email: [email protected] • Mobile: 07760 171467 Luton T20 Lord’s Taverners City Cup Final The final will be contested between Luton Sharks and Luton Tigers Friday 7 August at Luton Town & Indians CC starting at 5.45pm. A Luton select XI will then go forward to play a select XI from Leicester in a quarter final which will take place later in August. The competition offers promising local cricketers the opportunity to begin a fast-track career to the professional game and the best player will be awarded a contract with the MCC Young Cricketers. Bedford Under 15s ECB U15 National Club Championship Congratulations to Bedford Cricket Club Under 15s for their outstanding performance in this year’s ECB National Club Championship. Having won the County Final against Luton Town & Indians CC, Bedford then had a bye in the first round of the National Stages and in the second round achieved an impressive win against Northamptonshire winner Finedon Dolben CC winning by 62 runs. They made it through to the National Stage group finals at the end of July but unfortunately due to holidays and representative obligations were unable to participate. ECB U13 National Club Championship county winners Congratulations to Luton Town and Indians Cricket Club who recently beat Bedford Cricket Club by 1 run in the County Finals. They progressed to the National Knock-Out Competition losing out to the Northamptonshire winner - Kettering Town. Bedfordshire Young Cricketers go on tour! In 2015, 7 representative age groups will be attending Cricket Festivals throughout the country as follows: Under 10s – Malvern College, Worcestershire 5-8 August Under 11s – Royal Hospital School, Ipswich 6-10 August Under 12s – Oundle School, Northamptonshire 2-6 August Under 13s – Bromsgrove School 5-8 August Under 14s – Shuttleworth College, Bedfordshire 11–13 August Under 15s – Oundle School, Northamptonshire 26 July-31 July Under 17s – Shropshire Mini Tour 3-6 August Good luck to all our age group teams! Coach Education Bedfordshire Cricket will be running two Coach Support Worker courses, one in October and one in January, and two ECB Certificate in Coaching Children courses, one starting in October, which is an evening course (please note this course is now full) and the other starting in January (Saturday). There will also be a range of Coach Education Workshops on offer. For further details go to: http://www.bedscricket.co.uk/page/coaching/ coach-education-programme-2015/coach- education-programme-2015-2676/ or contact Brad Matthews on 07884 060907 or [email protected]. Follow Bedfordshire Cricket @BedsCricket /bedscricket 2015 OSCAs county winners Bedfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce the county OSCAs winners for 2015. These awards are a thank you for outstanding services to cricket. Thanks to all clubs who sent in nominations. It was a very strong field – all deserving recognition for their efforts. The winners in each category will be put forward for selection to attend the prestigious national event at Lord’s in October: Heartbeat of the Club Vicky Bodo Flitwick Cricket Club Get the Game On Graeme Presswell Ampthill Town Cricket Club Leagues Malcolm Wynn Bedfordshire County Cricket League Lifetime Achiever John Gurney Sandy Cricket Club NatWest CricketForce Jill Ainscough Bedford Cricket Club Officiating – Umpires & Scorers Steve Waterhouse Lutonian Cricket Club Young Volunteer Robert Thorne Studham Cricket Club Bedford Park CC wins Hospital Cup The final of the limited overs cricket competition was played on 16 July between Unibake CC and Bedford Park CC. Unibake won the toss and elected to bat first. They got off to a good start and Unibake were 40 runs without loss from 4 overs. The accurate bowlers then slowed down the runs and Unibake scored a respectable total of 134-8 in 16 overs. Bedford Park started slowly before Aitezaz Khan came into the crease and was well supported by other players. A staggering 89* from Khan including 7 sixes guided Bedford Park to their first Hospital Cup Final Win. The Man of the Match award went to Khan for his splendid display. Donations will go to “Keech Hospice Care” in Bedford. Bedfordshire County T20 Cup Competition Finals Day Bedfordshire Cricket’s new county-wide 20/20 cup competition has now reached the final stages. The Finals Day (including Semi-Finals) will be on Sunday 6 September 2015 at Potton Town CC. The semi-final matches will be Flitwick CC v Queens Park Westfield CC and Lutonian CC v Blunham CC. The winners will receive prize money of £1000, with £500 to the runners-up and £250 to semi-finalists. Please come along and support your County Competition. The first Semi-Final starts at 11am. Celebrating Clubmark achievements Bedfordshire Cricket is pleased to announce that Studham Cricket Club has recently achieved ECB Clubmark status. Biddenham Cricket Club has also successfully re-accredited. Bedfordshire has 22 Clubmark clubs and a further 11 that are working towards accreditation. These clubs join a growing number across England and Wales that are prioritising junior development, creating a benchmark for high-quality community club cricket. For more information about Clubmark status go to: http://www.ecb.co.uk/development/club- cricket/clubmark/. The best seat in the house! The Bedfordshire Association of Cricket Officials is offering the following training to become an umpire and/or a scorer: Umpires’ Level 1 courses: • Luton (at Luton Town & Indians CC), three Sundays, Sept 13, 20, 27 10am-4pm • Leighton Buzzard (at Cedars Upper School), Mon/Tues/Fri, Oct 26, 27, 30 10am-4pm • Bedford (at Bedford College), eight Wednesdays, 20 Jan-23 March 7.30- 9.30pm Scorers’ Level 1 course: Flitwick (at Flitwick CC), eight Mondays, 4 Jan-29 February 7.30-9.30pm For more details contact Paul Barnes, County Education Officer, at [email protected] www.bedscricket.co.uk B e d f o r d s h i r e Y o u n g C r i c k e t e r s
