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| WELCOME
TO THIRSK CRICKET CLUB |
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| Thirsk
Cricket Club welcomes you to our website!
Founded
in 1851 and with a ground based in the middle of Thirsk
Racecourse, we aim to provide the highest possible standard of
facilities for players of all ages and abilities to play the
wonderful game of cricket without bias or discrimination.
We
currently run three Saturday teams the 1st and 2nd
teams compete in the York & District Senior Cricket League
our 3rd team play in the Nidderdale & District
Amateur Cricket League. We also have an open age midweek XI that
participates in a local evening league. In addition we take
tremendous pride in our thriving junior set up which provides
coaching for children of all ages.
Should
you require any further details or information about playing or
getting involved with Thirsk CC please contact Philip Robshaw
(07751 220886) or Rob Garner (07754 611619) George H Gifford
(Chairman)
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| SAM
SPENCE’S CRICKET CLUB CAKE STALL – SATURDAY 2nd
JUNE 2012
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*PLEASE
HELP – PLEASE HELP - PLEASE HELP – PLEASE HELP - PLEASE
HELP*
The
wonderful Sam Spence - mother of one of our under 9’s Tom has
very kindly agreed to run another cake stall in Thirsk Market
Place to raise money for club funds. As last year Sam is looking
for donations of cakes, buns, biscuits etc from all our members
or parents who enjoy baking. Alternatively members can donate
ingredients such as self-raising flour, caster sugar, icing
sugar, cocoa powder, milk/plain or white chocolate, eggs or even
cash, which will be re-invested in further ingredients. Sam is
intending to start baking from this weekend until about the 25th
May and freeze the cakes so all donations would be more than
welcome. Any ingredients or donations can be dropped off any
night after 4.00pm or anytime over the weekend at
2 Green Lane West
,
Sowerby
YO7 1RN
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further information or details please contact Sam direct on 07979
157243
or 01845 526201.
Please support Sam with this venture and let’s make lots of
money for club funds. (GHG)
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| TAS&SC
AGM – 8.00PM MONDAY 21ST MAY
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| Thirsk
Cricket Club members are advised that the 90th Annual
General Meeting of TAS&SC will be held in the clubhouse on
Monday 21st May 2012 at 8.00pm. Copies of the agenda
and minutes are available from Philip Robshaw at philip.robshaw@hotmail.co.uk
on
request. (GHG)
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| MATCH
REPORTS - WEEK FOUR |
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Team
– This was a woeful all round performance from Thirsk –
surely things can only get better can’t they? (GHG)
In
Division 1, bottom placed Bolton Percy had a stunning victory
over Thirsk who were routed for just 50 after Bolton had made
219-4. Peter Houseman was the star performer for hosting Bolton
as he made an unbeaten 44 and then claimed 4 wickets for a mere
two runs in just 2 decisive overs. Other batting performances
for the hosts were Matt Westwood’s 47, 39 by Jacob Green and
an undefeated 36 by Tom Malloch. Houseman’s support with the
ball came from Dan White whose 3-29 in 9.5 overs ensured a
disappointing day for the Thirsk side. AVP @ www.yorkercricket.co.uk
This
is what the opposition had to say about the game - Bolton Percy
started the day against Thirsk on a negative note by losing the
toss and being put into bat on what looked like another bowler
friendly track. The coin toss was the only negative note of the
day. Matt Westwood powered forth with some expansive shots and
Jacob cruised along serenely with some classy drives and
trademark cut shots. Matt fell for 47 after picking out the
cover fielder and Jacob will be disappointed to have run himself
out for 39.
Joseph Hallam looked good and got
stuck into some now wayward Thirsk bowling. Tom Malloch joined
him in the middle but Joseph fell soon after. Joe White came in
at five and pinged the shot of the day out of the park for six.
Shortly after he played down the wrong line and was bowled.
Malloch was joined in the middle by the evergreen Peter Houseman
who batted with real purpose. The pair finished on 36 n.o. and
44 n.o. respectively giving BP a
credible
first half return of 219-4.
Danny White opened the bowling and
looked in devastating form. Movement was prevalent from ball one
which served to torment the Thirsk top order. Batmen tried to
feel their way around off stump. Big mistake! Wickets were
forthcoming with Danny taking one in the first over and then
another shortly after, a good catch from Charlie Greenwood.
Saturday marked a welcome return for Tom Atkinson who has spent
the last year getting on the lash in Manchester and doing some
cricket practise in between hangovers. Tom bowled full and up to
the bat, which made it hard to score. The cauldron of intensity
created in the field meant Thirsk finally took the bait and Tom
got two crucial wickets.
Peter Houseman then bowled two
devastating overs taking a wicket with what seemed like every
ball. He ended the day with a return of 4 for 2 (no that’s not
a typo 4 for 2). Praise is due to everyone on an excellent
fielding display with some excellent catches. Jacob took two
beauties in the covers and Charlie completed the day with an
incredibly sharp stumping leaving the visitors all out for 50. (BPCC
Facebook page)
Bolton
Percy (30) beat Thirsk (2) by 169 runs
Bolton Percy 219-4 (M Westwood 47, J Green 39, T Malloch 36no, P
H Houseman 44no)
Thirsk 50 (D White 3-29, P H Houseman 4-2)
Second
Team – Despite
an excellent opening stand of 90 plus between Neil Collinson
(54) and Don Whitelaw Thirsk could only muster a disappointing
total of 161. In reply Welton led by J Beaton (75*) coasted to a
comfortable 8 wicket victory. This week the 2nd
travel to Market Weighton to take on Londsbrough Park. (GHG)
Thirsk
II (4) lost to Welton & Brough II (30) by 8 wickets
Thirsk II 161 (N Collinson 54, D Whitelaw 46, D Burnett 3-26, S
Wilson 4-34)
Welton & Brough II 162-2 (J Beaton 75no, C Salvidge 28no)
Third
Team – The
home match against Sharow III was postponed due to rain. (GHG)
Pilmoor Evening League –
Wednesday’s game at Clifton Alliance fell victim to the
wonderful May weather we are currently enjoying. (GHG)
Under
15s Team – Tuesday night saw our U15s
team travel to Marton CC for their first game of the season. A
very young Thirsk side containing six players from the U13’s
age group put up a most decent effort against a much older and
more experienced team. Jake Porter and Josh Howes both bowled
excellent opening spells with Jake clean bowling the opening
batsman and Josh only conceding 3 runs from his miserly 5 over
spell. Oliver Walters picked up his first wicket on his Thirsk
debut after recently joining us from East Harlsey finally
returning the fine figures of 1-19 from his 5 overs. Tom Hogg
also bowled a more than respectable spell after recently
converting to leg spin. In reply Thirsk got off to a poor start
losing Porter and Howes in the opening stages however Tom Hogg
(32) combined with the under 13s players Harry Collinson and
Oliver Walters (13) to produce a couple of useful
partnerships. In the end a home total of 95 proved too much for
our young side to chase down, but some promising performances
leave us with more to look forward to this season. (MCC)
Marton
95-2 (J Porter 1-35, O Walters 1-19) beat Thirsk 70-5 (T Hogg
32, O Walters 13)
Under
13s Team – Last Thursday’s match at Bedale was cancelled
due to the weather. (GHG)
Under
11s Team – No match this week. (GHG)
Under
9s Team –
The newly formed Under 11s first ever match at home to Helperby
on Thursday was surprise, surprise cancelled due to bad weather.
(GHG)
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| SUNDAY
Y&DSCL COMES TO THIRSK RACECOURSE GROUND
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Thanks
to the co-operation of the League Management Committee and
various opposition teams we are for 2012 able to play the
remaining scheduled home fixtures on Sundays due to race days: -
May 20th
1st XI v Sewerby (1.00pm start)
August 5th
2nd XI v
Londesborough
Park
(1.00pm start)
September 9th
2nd XI v Patrington
Why
not come along enjoy a drink and support the lads? We look
forward to seeing you. (GHG)
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GETTING
INVOLVED WITH THIRSK CRICKET CLUB
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Dear
Member/Parent
We
at Thirsk Cricket Club rely heavily upon the generosity and
dedication of a very small group of people who volunteer their
time to ensure that the club continues to function, and give
opportunities to play for young and old to play cricket in the
Thirsk area. Due to the ever increasing, workload we are
desperately looking for more members and parents of our juniors
to help out in various roles to help ease the burden on our
current dedicated helpers. This will allow us to grow and
develop the club whilst those who are currently doing far more
than should be asked of them can reduce their workload and enjoy
their involvement in the club more.
Some
of the roles we are looking for assistance with are:
Fundraising
events –
Organising fundraising events for the club. An example would be
Sam Spence the mother of one of our under 9’sTom who very
kindly organised both a cake stall and bingo night which jointly
raised well in excess of £500. We are planning to run both
these events during 2012. Funds are short, as always with small
voluntary based clubs – we currently need new equipment for
juniors, senior practice equipment and ground maintenance. Any
ideas or time that you are able to lend to our fundraising
projects would be very greatly appreciated. Other
fundraising projects for 2012 are another TCC Golf Day this was
a great success last season but we would benefit from more
teams. The annual sponsored walk – can we make it bigger and
better? What about a Car Treasure Hunt (Anneka Rice jump suits
would be optional)? OR INDEED ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP TO
GENERATE FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF YOUR CLUB!!
Scoring/Umpiring
– For Junior team matches in order to free up the coaches to
help work with their team on match days.
TCC
Sponsorship Secretary –
Help with distributing letters and contacting, recruiting and
chasing up potential and existing sponsors.
Junior
Coaching – If any
parents would like to get more involved on the coaching side it
means we can provide more quality coaching by reducing the
number of children per coach.
Playing
– Parents are more then welcome to get involved on the playing
side to help out our senior teams on Saturdays especially
parents with boys of a playing age.
Painting/Decorating
– We can always find a
job or three for any budding painter/s or handyperson. Why not
get involved – it can be fun.
Cricket
Teas – Our cricket teas
are amongst the very best in the league but Christine and her
small band of helpers could always do with another pair of hands
or even the odd Saturday off. No experience is necessary just 2
or 3 hours of your Saturday/Sunday afternoon or evening.
Bar
Work – All bar work at
Thirsk Cricket club is done on a voluntary basis – can you
spare one or two nights a month? No experience is necessary, as
full training will be given.
If
you could help with any of the above roles or anything else
connected with the running of Thirsk Cricket club it would be a
massive help to our club and we would love to hear from you. For
further details or more information please contact Neil
Collinson (07973 478448), Mark Cook (07933 413262) or George
Gifford (07899 817917) (NCC)
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| KEIRAN
FENWICK MAKES JOE LUMB DEBUT |
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Congratulations
to Keiran Fenwick who made his debut for the Y&DSCL U18s
against the East Yorkshire
Alliance Cricket League at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Keiran who opened the batting made 19 in what looked likely to
be a comfortable victory for the home side. (GHG)
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| THIRSK
PLAYERS SELECTED FOR THE LEAGUE TEAM
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Thirsk CC players Stuart Christon and Mark Cook who have been
selected for the Y&DSCL senior team to play an RAF Under 25s
team at
Sheriff
Hutton
Bridge
on Wednesday 16th May. The match starts at 11am - 50 overs per
side. Please try and get along to support the lads. (GHG)
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| THIRSK
CRICKET CLUB SPONSORSHIP 2012 |
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Over a number
of years we have successfully operated various sponsorship
packages, which many businesses in Thirsk and the surrounding
district have participated in.
Packages have included match ball, boundary board, junior
cricket or specific sponsorship to our club. This has greatly
helped us maintain and further improve our facilities for the
benefit of all our members.
As you can
imagine, there are
significant expenses in running a club of our size, and without
this financial support, we simply would not be able to function.
We recognise that the current economic climate is
affecting many businesses and individuals, along with our
Cricket Club, so any support you could offer would be most
greatly appreciated.
What’s on
offer for you?
We are again
offering you the opportunity to give your support to our
community based club and in return gain vital exposure for your
business. We offer a variety of opportunities for you to choose
from in order to suit your current business needs.
Our website
www.thirskcricket.co.uk has had over 160,000 hits since its
inception eleven years ago. The site is visited regularly by
club members and cricket fans worldwide. If you choose to do so,
we can display your company name along with a hyperlink to your
business website, hopefully increasing the ‘hits’ that you
receive.
As a match ball
sponsor along with the above, you have the opportunity to have
your company name displayed at the most prominent position on
the ground. Alternatively, why not consider becoming a
‘boundary board’ sponsor?
Your company name and logo will be displayed at our
boundary edge on a much larger professionally produced 4ft x 2ft
board, whilst also enjoying the same benefits match ball
sponsors receive.
Boundary boards
are sited around the perimeter of the playing area on match
days, in order to maximise exposure to players and spectators
alike. The boards
will be in place for over 50 games a season, as well as the
ground being home to Thirsk Athletic Sport & Social Club’s
other sports teams. The
tennis, bowls, rugby, football and harriers all train and play
on the same ground, meaning there will be people of all ages at
the ground every day of the week. We also offer junior cricket
sponsorship, where the package is mutually agreed, depending on
the level of publicity you require.
For example, we could offer a full press release along
with an appropriate photograph as agreed.
We also offer
you the chance to be a main club sponsor; this is your
opportunity to tell us what you want! In the past we have had
requests to be our playing shirt, clubhouse or ground sponsor.
We are actively encouraging new and innovative ways of
linking up with local business, so please do not hesitate to
contact us to discuss your ideas.
At Thirsk CC we
have an excellent bar/lounge area with full kitchen facilities
this is an ideal venue for meetings, team building exercises or
parties. For further information or to make a booking please
contact the Bar Chairman Malcolm Hartley on 01845 522711. If you
are interested in sponsoring Thirsk Cricket Club in 2012 please
contact Mark Cook (07933 413262), Philip Robshaw (07751 220886)
or George Gifford (07899 817917). (PJR)
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| DALES
OF THIRSK LTD TO SPONSOR ADAM LYTH (
YORKSHIRE
CCC)
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are delighted to announce that Dales of Thirsk Ltd are the proud
sponsors of Yorkshire CCC batsman Adam Lyth for the duration of
the 2012 season. Dales who are owned by our 2nd team
batsman and Under 13s coach’ Neil Collinson are one of
North Yorkshire
’s leading memorial masons and worktop manufacturers. We wish
both Adam and Neil the best of luck with this exciting venture.
Who knows Neil might even be able to persuade Adam to pay us a
visit at Thirsk Cricket Club. (GHG)
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| THIRSK
CRICKET CLUB BOWLING MACHINE
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to the sterling efforts of Neil Collinson the club bowling
machine is now housed in a secure area. This equipment is
available for use by all bona-fide members and we would
positively encourage them to take up the chance to use it. At
the moment keys are available from (Mark
Cook 07933 413262), (Neil
Collinson 07973 478448) or (Rob
Garner 07754 611619). All keys should be returned to the
relevant holder immediately once the equipment has been
secured after use. (GHG)
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| SENIOR
TEAM SELECTIONS 2012
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will normally be available on the website and the club notice
board from Wednesday morning. Please check where you are due to
be playing. (GHG)
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| SUBSCRIPTIONS
2012
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Please
help the club and the treasurer Mark
Cook by paying your subscriptions ASAP – many thanks. (GHG)
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Full
Members (18 years +) £50.00
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Full
Members (18 years + in full time education) £30.00
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Full
Members (18 years + unemployed 10 weeks prior to season)
£30.00
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Intermediate
Members (16 – 17 years in full time employment) £30.00
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Intermediate
Members (16 – 17 years in full time education) £25.00
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Junior
Members (school years 1-10) £20.00
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| PRACTISE
& COACHING NIGHTS 2012 |
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Seniors
– Tuesdays 6.00 – 8.00pm (Rob
Garner 07754 611619)
Under 15s – Tuesday 6.00 - 8.00pm (Rob
Garner 07754 611619)
Under 13s – Monday 6.00 – 8.00pm (Neil
Collinson 07973 478448)
Under 11s – Thursday 6.00 – 8.00pm (Mark
Nursey 07799 640205)
Under 9s – Monday 7.00 – 8.00pm (Mark
Cook 07933 413262)
Under 7s – Monday 6.00 – 700pm (Mark
Cook 07933 413262)
Everybody is most welcome to attend. If you require any further
information please contact the relevant coach/manager as above.
(GHG)
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