Christchurch Cricket Club

A total of £476 was made from the Guess The Score match between England and Wales in the 6 Nations match. As nobody predicted the correct score, the prize money for the next match will be £100. If no correct score is guess between the Wales V Italy game then the money will be awarded to the nearest score.

Annual General Meeting 2010

Gareth Hurton (Chairman) opened the meeting and thanked Anthony Bowen for all his efforts with Junior Section and also his work in providing Outdoor Net facilities at Greenwood Park.
Anthony stated that nets should be completed early in February 2010 and fund raising for these were then discussed. ‘Guess the Score’ sheets were distributed for the Wales and England/Italy International games. These would also be given to Junior members. Anthony would take control of this.
A raffle would then be run throughout the cricket season – Anthony again will take responsibility for this.

Officials, Captains and Committee were then elected:

Chairman – Gareth Hurton
Secretary – Gareth Edwards
Vice Chairman and Secretary – Gareth Francis
Treasurer – Peter Morgan
Child Welfare Officer – To be confirmed
Website Administrator – Mike Stephenson
Umpire – Barry John
Committee Members – Mark Griffiths and Ian Moody

1st Team Captain – Ashley Coates
2nd Team Captain – Alan Williams
Vice Captains to be elected pre-season by Captains

Gareth Hurton thanked Mike Stephenson, Ross Edwards and Liam Jones for their efforts in previous years with regards website, Secretarial work, 1st Team and 2nd Team Captaincy.
Due to personal commitments Philip Thomas would be unable to commit to coaching the Junior Section or playing in the foreseeable future. Gareth again thanked Philip for his commitment to the Club and fully understood and supported his decision.

Junior Coaches for 2010:

Under 11’s – Liam Jones, Gareth, David and Gwyn Francis
Under13’s – Keith Thomas and A.N. Other
Under 15’s – Anthony Bowen and Joe Thomas

Nets have been arranged for all Junior age groups – w/c 1/2/10 and will end Mid May.
Anthony Bowen to arrange nets for Seniors during April.
Outdoor Nets to be used whenever possible.



Gareth Edwards suggested giving responsibility on match days to members of the Club. This was to make the life of the Captains less stressful, enable them to concentrate on team selection, on field decisions etc. and also for the general smooth running of things during the season. The following responsibilities were allocated:

Ground Inspection – Anthony Bowen and Liam Jones
Scorebooks – Gareth Edwards and Mike Stephenson
Balls – Gareth and Gwyn Francis
Teas – Gareth Hurton and Liam Jones
Transport – Mike Stephenson and A.N.Other
Score Sheets – Gareth Edwards and A.N.Other

Kit Bags – To be sorted pre season and will be kept in Biz Club. Responsibility of Captains – they will allocate players to tidy kit after games and clean changing rooms.


Contributions

Annual - £35 to be paid pre season
Nil for students and unemployed

Weekly - £5
£2 for students and unemployed



Next Meeting arranged for 25th February

1. Selection Policy- Gareth Hurton
2. Midweek Cricket – ( Hopkinstown CC ) - G Francis
3. Pre Season Friendlies
4. Gareth Edwards to discuss duties and responsibilities of Secretary prior to next meeting
5. Outdoor Nets
6. Update on ‘Guess the Score’
7. Confirm contributions of students and unemployed
8. Elect Child Welfare Officer

After a tough season for the first's in Division 2 and a table topping performance from the seconds, it was always going to be hard to pick individual winners for the presentation night. Top honours went to Jonathan Edwards and Sam Francis for Players of the Year for the 1st's and 2nd's respectively.

1ST TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Jonathan Edwards
1ST TEAM BATSMAN OF THE YEAR - Gwyn Francis
1ST TEAM BOWLER OF THE YEAR - Keith Thomas

2ND TEAM PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Sam Francis
2ND TEAM BATSMAN OF THE YEAR - Gareth Hurton
2ND TEAM BOWLER OF THE YEAR - Kieran Jones

THE RAY DAVIES MEMORIAL AWARD - Anthony Bowen
CHRISTCHURCH CC MOST DUCK’S AWARD - Kieran jones

Photo's can be found in the Photo's Gallery.

CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET CLUB 1st and 2nd's Presentation Evening at Ferndale biz club on 6th Nov 2009. Doors open from 6.30 till late with live band, The Substitutes( JONNY GARDNER FERNDALE BC)

CHRISTCHURCH CRICKET CLUB
Under 13's and 15's Presentation Evening at Ferndale biz club on 23rd October 2009. Doors open from 6.45 till 11

After only one defeat all season, Christchurch 2nds reward for winning the league was a Winners Presentation Evening at Sophia Gardens. The Division 4 champions where joined at the home of Glamorgan Cricket Club along with winners from leagues 1-4. Amongst the stars from world cricket was former Wales Football manager Bobby Gould who presented Christchurch with their award.

More photo's can be found in the Photo Galleries section.

To keep the website up to date as possible, Christchurch are asking all players to fill out a Player Profile sheet. If you've already had one please could you hand them back in or if you've yet to have one, sheets are available from Mike Stephenson.

Christchurch Cricket Club can confirm that dates have now been arranged for nets practice. Sessions will be held at Tylorstown Sports Centre between 12.30 and 14.30.

SUNDAY 8TH MARCH
SUNDAY 15TH MARCH
SUNDAY 22ND MARCH
SUNDAY 29TH MARCH
SUNDAY 5TH APRIL
SUNDAY 12TH APRIL - NO NETS ( EASTER SUNDAY )
SUNDAY 19TH APRIL
SUNDAY 26TH APRIL

A big congratulations goes out to Andrew Griffin and his girlfriend Kayleigh Ford on the birth of a new baby boy. The happy couple have named the new arrival Shayne Royston Griffin. A night out to wet the baby's head has been arranged for the 29th November at the Biz. 6 o clock kick off!

Gwyn Francis and Gareth Hurton made it a night to remember as both picked up batsman of the year and player of the year for the 1st and 2nds respectively. Gwyn's consistency through out the season and his 115 n.o. against Pontllanfraith was a big factor in him picking up the award. The same has to be said with Gareth also. Commanding performance with the bat saw the seconds only just miss out on promotion.
Jonno Edwards picked up 1st team bowler while Phillip Thomas scooped the award for the 2nds.
Young Player of the Year went to Ben Griffiths. His skill and leadership with the bat shows why it won't be long before he's a regular in the first team.
The Ray Davies Memorial Award was presented to Gareth Edwards for his efforts on and off the field. His hard work in arranging the tour and his and his constant work rate behind the scenes ensures the club keeps going from strength to strength.
On a lighter note, this years champagne moment went to Liam Jones for his one handed diving catch against Dinas Powys while the prestigious Most Ducks award was presented to Adam Bowen.
A big thank you must also go out to Gareth Francis who done a superb job as MC on the night, Kath and Sharon for all the food throughout the season and everyone at the Biz for their continued hospitality.

Photo's from the presentation can be found in the Photo Galleries section.