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Club News 20-07-2010 Kwik Cricket West Bergholt's Kwik Cricket section ended its season on a high at the Boxted Festival on the 16th July 2010, winning 4 out of the 6 matches played. The Eagles and The Tigers have together played in 8 tournaments in the area winning more games than they have lost, with The Eagles producing "clean sweeps" at The Mistley, Kelvedon and Boxted Festivals. All of the players have had great fun this season and have proudly represented WBCC. The Kwik Cricketers were presented with playing medals by Club Chairman, Nigel Passmore. 30-06-2010 CLUB CONCLUDES SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL West Bergholt Cricket Club has concluded another highly successful Festival in the hot and sunny weather. Over 300 people visited the club’s sundrenched Manor Ground to play and watch cricket as well as to enjoy the bar facilities and continuous barbecues. First up on Thursday were the HM Prison Officers X1 who threw off the shackles but not enough to be beaten by the club in a competitive encounter. On Friday, the traditional Festival fixture pitted the club against the multi-coloured Real Oddies with WBCC needing one run off the last ball. Fortunately for the home side, club captain David Applin was up to the task, stroking the required single. On Saturday, the club welcomed Kent touring side St Mary’s CC for the second year. In a 40 overs match, the visitors prevailed on this occasion by a comfortable 40+ runs. In the evening there was fun for the members and their families when a Horse Racing event was held at the ground. Sunday dawned bright and the club welcomed several local clubs to its inaugural Kwik Cricket tournament. This event was managed by Kwik Cricket manager, Simon Lockwood and attended by a vast throng of happy youngsters and their parents. On a more sombre note, Chairman Nigel Passmore marked the recent sad death of club stalwart, Peter Redhead. There was a minute’s silence in respect of Peter who had established a new Junior Under 14 team two years earlier and many of these players were present . Peter will be missed by all at the club. The club then staged the first four-way tournament between West Bergholt Veterans, West Bergholt Under 21s, the Village Church team and the Wynettes. Involving four matches of 10 overs per innings, the Wynettes beat the Village Church team to secure the third-place playoff position. In the final, the Under 21s beat the Veterans who failed to score the necessary four off the last ball, handing a narrow victory to the young ones. Crown Law Solicitors of Langham, as sponsors of West Bergholt Cricket Club’s Kwik Cricket section, were represernted by Nayna Patel. She presented winning Under 21s captain Sam Brooks with the new Crown Law Shield as 2010 winners of this tournament. 04-06-2010 GET READY FOR 2010 CLUB FESTIVAL Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 June Plans are well advanced for this year’s Annual Festival. Once again there will be many clubs visiting us over the weekend and there will be a bar and barbecues on each of the days. We will have a temporary TV licence and will be screening England’s quarter-final match on the Saturday or Sunday, (provided we progress to this stage of course). For the very young, there will be a Bouncy Castle on the Saturday and Sunday. More details will follow but make a note now to bring along your family and friends. Also, we always need plenty of volunteers to help the weekend run smoothly so please e-mail your interest to seanbanks@btinternet.com or npassmore@sky.com Here is the rough outline of the Festival activities: Thursday 24 June WBCC v HM Prison Officers Friday 25 June WBCC v Real Oddies Saturday 26 June WBCC v St Mary's CC Race Night Sunday 27 June Junior cricket match T20 Tournament to include: WBCC Under 25s WBCC Veterans Village Church team Wynettes 20-05-2010 Kwik Cricket we played our inaugural tournament at Mistley on Friday night and entered two teams, The Eagles and The Tigers (their choice). The Eagles played in the higher ability group winning three out of three games, including beating the Mistley U11 girls team as well as a strong Witham side. The Tigers lost their first two games but comprehensively beat a Mistley side in the last to end on a high. 28-04-2010 SAM HODDER WINS JACK PETCHEY AWARD Sam Hodder, one of our Under 12s, has become the latest Junior to win the club's highly prized Jack Petchey award. On Friday 30 April, after Junior training, he was presented with his winner's certificate by Chairman, Nigel Passmore (see Photo Gallery). He was the clear winner and his teammates praised his helpfulness and team spirit within his group. He has opted to spend the £200 award on new bats for the Juniors. Welcome to West Bergholt Cricket Club's Kwik Cricket. Kwik Cricket is all about introducing girls and boys to cricket in a fun environment and gives an excellent grounding for progression towards colts and senior cricket. Registration and training starts at 6.00pm on Friday 16 April 2010 If you are interested please contact Simon Lockwood for more details. Simon Lockwood Kwik Cricket Manager Home 01206 243958 Mobile 07811 398855 Email lockwoodsj@willis.com The WBCC Kwik Cricket Team is Sponsored by Crown Law Solicitors 13-03-2010 Junior Sign On Night Junior sign on night will be held during the 1st out door training on the 16th April at WBCC. 27-02-2010 The Clubs AGM was held on Monday 22nd Feb 2010 at West Bergholt FC.No major announcments or issues but a few changes to match fees and a few Constitutional items also amended and they have been updated. New Club membership forms are also available to fill out and every Jnr and Snr member are required to fill these out before the start of the season. 21-01-2010 PRE-SEASON INDOOR NETS ARE BEING HELD AT: LITTLEGARTH SCHOOL, HORKESLEY PARK, NAYLAND Wednesday 3rd February Tuesday 9th February Tuesday 16th February Tuesday 23rd February Tuesday 2nd March Tuesday 30th March Times for groups for all sessions are as below: Kwik Cricket 6.00 – 7.00pm U12’s & U14’s 6.00 – 7.30pm U16’s 7.00 – 8.30pm Seniors 7.30 – 9pm Kwik Cricket £1; Colts (U12,14,16) £2;Adults £4 Contacts for further information: Trevor Rogers on 07966 437614 or trev.deb@btinternet.com Nigel Passmore on 07769 697542 or npassmore@sky.com 17-01-2010 Inter Club Indoor cricket challenge 2010 The inaugural indoor cricket challenge kicks off on Friday 22nd at the headquarters of Essex Cricket the County ground at Chelmsford ’s indoor school. The competition takes place over two legs, with the return fixture being played a week later at the Braintree Leisure Centre. The over 40's had a good 2009 season in their respective league with the likes of Stuart Barton, Neill Hunt, Neil Kemp and Nigel Passmore all contributing. They meet the in-form Braintree League team, currently riding high at the top of division 5. Skipper Andy Buckley has fine tuned his side this year with the excellent Darren Davies being recruited, and all other team members have upped their game this year to be in contention for the division 5 title. Keep up to date with their progress at www.bdicl.com Anyone who wants to come along will be made most welcome and any help with scoring and umpiring would be very much appreciated. 1st leg - Chelmsford County Ground - Indoor School Friday 22nd January 7pm start 2nd leg - Braintree Leisure Centre - Saturday 30th January 6pm start 30-12-2009 EVERYONE AT WEST BERGHOLT CRICKET CLUB WISHES YOU A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR SEE YOU ALL IN 2010 08-12-2009 ANNNUAL GENERAL MEETING Please can all senior members make a note in 2010 calendars, diaries etc to attend the club's AGM in February. The Agenda, Minutes and requests for any Constitution changes will be sent out in time before the meeting by Secretary, Neill Hunt. The AGM will be held at West Bergholt Football Club on Monday 22 February, commencing at 7.30pm sharp. Nigel Passmore Chairman. MATTHEW ROGERS BAGS BOWLING TROPHY At the Evening League's AGM at the Wooden Fender in Ardleigh on Thursday 3 December, young Matthew Rogers was awarded a special trophy for outstanding bowling in the 2nd division during the 2009 season. His 9 wickets were won with an excellent average of just 14. The club was also awarded the 2nd Division trophy for winning the Chairman's Trophy cup final in 2009. 12-10-2009 Club Awards 2010 Below are the 2010 club award winners and congratulations to them all, the club had a well attended awards night and a good time was had by all. The pictures will be on the photo centre shortly. Senior 1st X1 Batting Neill Hunt 42.2 2nd X1 Batting Trevor Rogers 65.8 1st X1 Bowling Richard Goody 11.5 2nd X1 Bowling Trevor Rogers 14.5 1st X1 Batting Performance Darren Davies 121 v LBV 2nd X1 Batting Performance Nick Miller 145*v West Mersea 1st X1 Bowling Performance Richard Goody 4-16 v Cavaliers 2nd X1 Bowling Performance Gyles Godbold 5-48 v West Mersea 1st X1 Player of the year Sam Brooks 2nd X1 Player of the year Trevor Rogers Clubman David Applin Bill Newman Joe Storey Bert Cooper Sean Banks
Junior U15 Batting Carl Dury U15 Bowling Alex Rippingale U13 Batting George Wall U13 Bowling Matt Rogers U11 Batting Sean Hodder U11 Bowling Thomas Banks Jack Petchey Awards Joe Storey & Ben Brooks Jack Petchey Leader Award Neil Storey 04-09-2009 TROPHY EVENING Make a note now to attend this major event in the club’s calendar on Saturday 10 October at 7pm in the Clubhouse. All Senior and Junior members along with family and friends are welcome. There will be a licensed bar and barbecue and many trophies to be presented to deserving players and volunteers. We are hoping to attract a well-known sports personality to present the trophies and make a short speech. This will be announced at a later stage. Club Battling the Drop! These next few weeks will see the 1st XI battle for every run and wicket as they battle for their Div 2 status, After a huge win last week vs Bentley The lads take on Colchester at the Castle park with a 1pm start so we urge all members and supporter of WBCC to follow the team in this very important month and cheer them on to victory. 27-07-2009 CLUB REACHES EVENING LEAGUE CUP FINAL Please come along to the Manor Ground on Wednesday 29 July from 6pm to support the club in its pursuit of the Evening League 'Chairman's Trophy'. All teams in Division 2 are entered into a knock-out and following WBCC's win in the semi-final against The Firm we find ourselves cup finalists versus Williams and Griffin. Join us in the Bricklayers' afterwards to celebrate (hopefully!). 30-06-2009 CLUB ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL IN THE BAKING SUN Thanks to fine, warm weather throughout the weekend and a band of willing volunteers, the club has enjoyed another hugely successful Festival. Plans were more ambitious this year with extra visiting teams and fun activities on the Saturday and Sunday. As a result, more people than ever attended the festivities. First up on the Thursday, the club took on the Prison Officers’X1 which were enthusiastically led by Neil Storey. In a tight finish the club prevailed, thanks to high scoring by Stuart Barton in particular. On Friday, The Real Oddies returned once more in their multi-coloured strip but despite providing enterprising opposition, again the club held its nerve to win, thanks largely to a fine 97 from Darren Davies. On Saturday, the club welcomed St Mary’s CC, a touring team from Kent. In a very tight encounter, the tourists clinched victory in a 40 overs match with two balls to spare. Next it was the turn of the youngsters who enjoyed a hard fought game of Kwik Cricket. Meanwhile, the coconut shy and the wellie throwing were doing brisk business. The evening was concluded with a very well supported Horseracing event, followed by a disco. To complete the festivities, the club staged a three-way tournament between the Wynettes, Village Church X1 and the WBCC Legends on the Sunday. The latter were led ably by President, John Grimwade, and consisted of ‘older’ players, some of which have retired from the game of cricket. However, after the Wynettes had beaten Church X1, the creaking bones managed to stay on two legs just about long enough to win both their games and emerge winners. The very young were kept entertained by a Bouncy Castle. The club raised vital funds for future development thanks to the support of over 300 visitors over the weekend. In addition, £342 was raised in charity to be split equally between Marie Curie Cancer Care Fund and the Village Church appeal. Chairman Nigel Passmore would like to thank the committee for their tireless work in organising and running the Festival; in addition the many members, Tea Ladies and other volunteers for all their hard work and commitment. 17-06-2009 CRICKET FESTIVAL 2009 - PROGRAMME OF EVENTS Thursday 25 June 6pm West Bergholt v HM Prison Officers X1 & Bar and Barbecue Friday 26 June 6pm West Bergholt v Real Oddies 20/20 & Bar and Barbecue Saturday 27 June 12 Noon West Bergholt v St Mary’s CC 6pm Kwik Cricket (to be confirmed) Fun stalls including coconut shy, ‘throwing the wellie’, hitting the stump Horse Racing for all the family Disco Bar and Barbecue Sunday 28 June 12 Noon Charity matches in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Fund and Village Church President’s X1, Wynettes and Church X1 in 3-way tournament Bouncy Castle Bar and Barbecue 26-05-2009 CLUB ANNOUNCES TWO NEW JACK PETCHEY AWARD WINNERS The club has awarded its first two winners of 2009 of the prestigious Jack Petchey award during May. First up was Sam Brooks who showed great commitment to coaching the club's Juniors right from the start of the indoor nets through to the Friday training sessions. In addition, as the new Vice-Captain of the Saturday A2C side, his organisational activities are of great benefit to the club. On top of all this he scored his first 50 for the club! Sam elected to spend the £200 award on new matting for the original net. On Friday 22 May, young George Wall scooped the award, beating off some tough opposition on a heavily attended evening. He had just scored an excellent 50 and he is popular with his teammates for his all-round commitment to the team. George asked the club to spend the £200 award on new practice balls and a battery pack for the bowling machine. The next award will be presented on Friday 5 June. 11-05-2009 NEW CLUB STATS PAGE We now have thanks to Andy Buckley a page on the ECB site Play Cricket where he has started to upload the stats from this season and will upload past seasons when he has time,the link is on the right had side of the page. 05-05-2009 CLUB FESTIVAL 2009 Please can all senior and junior members make a note to attend this year's Club Festival with their families, to be held from Thursday 25th to Sunday 28th June. Plans are well advanced and there will be a bar and barbecue throughout the weekend. On the Thursday we take on HM Prison Officers' X1 once again and the Real Oddies return to play us on the Friday. On the Saturday, we entertain a touring team from Kent, St Mary's CC and this will be followed by sports and fun activities for all ages, and then a disco. On the Sunday, there will be a three-way 20/20 tournament between the WBCC President's X1, the Wynettes and the Village Church X1. Match fee proceeds for the Sunday matches will be donated to the club's chosen charity for 2009 - Marie Curie Cancer Fund. More details will follow so watch this space... 23-03-2009 JUNIORS' SIGNING-ON, FRIDAY 3 APRIL AT 6PM Please can all Juniors who intend to sign-on for the club this season be at the ground at 6pm on Friday 3 April. It will be helpful to provide full contact details and payment of subscriptions will be required; please see details on this website. We welcome parents to help with supervision and transport to away matches during the season and we invite you to inform the relevant Junior Manager of your interest. Junior Managers: Under 16 - Jay Farthing Under 15 - Mark Joel and Peter Redhead Under 13 - Neil Storey Under 11 - Trevor Rogers 09-03-2009 Bergholt Lose close encounter! West Bergholt met division 5 promotion hopefulls Woodham Mortimer this sunday, and Woodham Mortimer certantly got more than they bargained for! Loosing the toss, West Bergholt were asked to bat, and a confident Woodham Mortimer thought they could control the game, but openers Jimmy McClewan and Andy Buckley had different ideas. The first two overs went for 10 runs, then the shackles were broken and both openers retired within 5 overs. Andy Clark and Sam Brooks went to work to keep up the pace, but realised they needed to get on with it and both fell cheaply. Nigel Passmore showed promise with 11, and Paul Brooks 'took one for the team' being run out for 5. Jimmy McClewan ended up being run out for 25 including 2 sixes, and Andy Buckley ended up on 33 not out including 3 sixes, the last ball being hit for 6. A total of 92 for 5 was going to be challenging, but was it enough? It seemed that Woodham Mortimer wanted to trade 6's for 6's, and this certantly made their start to their innings a slow one. Thier openers took until the 9th over to retire, and some good bowling from Jimmy McClewan (3-0-19-0), Nigel Passmore (3-0-18-0) and Andy Buckley (2.2-0-16-1) saw it come down to the final over with just 4 needed. Skipper Andy Buckley bowled two dot balls and the game was on, only for a mis-field to allow Woodham Mortimer the win, that could have gone either way. A good game, and Bergholt showed they can compete with the top teams in Division 5, next week the schoolboys of Coggeshall; a must win! 06-03-2009 2009 Fees The 2009 Membership and match fees can be viewed in the Membership details tab. Club Memebership Form for 2009 Season The New Club Membership form is now available to download below Work Parties We're planning a pre season work party on Saturday 7th and 14th March 2009. We urgently require as many members as possible to attend so we can clear the ditch,paint the sight screens, clean the pavillion. The more members who can attend the better. We'll start at 0900 and be done by 1200 both days. SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES. The club welcomes any new sponsorship initiatives and advertising space in the 2009 Handbook. Publication: A6 size, 36 pages, single colour Circulation: 250 copies distributed to all senior and junior members and all visiting team captains Cost: Full page (127 x 85mm) - £50; Half page - £30 (60 x 85mm) Copy deadline: Friday 27 March 2009 23-02-09 Braintree Indoor League Match 11 West Bergholt win again.... The Notley sports centre has not been the kind to West Bergholt in recent months, playing 4 games and losing 4 games. Matters were made worse travelling their this sunday without run-machine Chris Southernwood. Losing the toss again, West Bergholt were put into bat, and soon found themselves in trouble within the first two overs with Jimmy McClewan and Andy Buckley back in the hutch with a score of 5 for 2. In came Dave Applin appearing in his last indoor match of the season before setting off for the warmer climate of Chiang Mai, and the ever reliable Andy Clark. Knowing that Bergholt were in a hole, they carefully pulled themselves out of it with Dave retiring on 28 (including a mighty six) and Andy Clark ending up on 27 not out. Tony Bull made a very useful contribution of 10 not out, as West Bergholt ended on 76 for 2. Paul Brooks ending up without having to bat. Knowing that bowling and fielding was their stronger suite, skipper Andy Buckley opened with the bowling of Jimmy McClewan, and he didnt dissapoint. This is his third week of bowling useful spells, ending up with figures of 3-0-19-0. Tony Bull opened the bowling and with figures of 3-0-27-1, the gamble paid off. 2 quick run outs later, the death bowlers of the two Andys (Buckley 2-0-10-1 and Clark 1.5-0-8-1) saw Bergholt to one of the unlikliest wins. Special praise should go to Paul Brooks who took one of the run outs, and the all important diving catch to seal Boreham Reserves fate. No game this week coming, but the following week 8th March were at the Braintree Leisure Centre at 730pm. 13-02-09 Pre-Season Meal We have booked a table for the 7th March at Chian Blue in Head Street for a pre season get together meal. The table is booked for 8.30pm and if you can let me know if you wish to attend by either e-mail or text david.applin@bt.com or 07735 046 657 Hope you can all make it and we can kick off the 2009 season in style! Cheers, David. 10-02-09 PRE SEASON NETS We have arranged Nets for all members at Littlegarth School this year - see address below. Juniors have Nets between 6 and 7pm on each of the 6 dates below. Seniors have them between 7 and 9pm on the last 4 dates listed below. Please all read the Standard Conditions of Hire attached, taking special note of footwear requirements and we are responsible for setting up the Hall and returning all equipment to store after use. It is vital that we adhere exacttly to the rules as set out. Juniors must be supervised at all times. 25 February - 6-7pm, Colts only 4 March - 6-7pm, Colts only 25 March - 6-9pm 1 April - 6-9pm 8 April - 6-9pm 15 April - 6-9pm Littlegarth School- Horkesley Park - NAYLAND - Colchester - Essex - CO6 4JR 09-02-09 Braintree Indoor League Match 10 WEST BERGHOLT DEFEAT HALSTEAD Indoor cricket continued this week as West Bergholt put in a fine performance to beat Halstead. Losing the toss is a familiar occurance for skipper Andy Buckley, put into bat the decision looked a poor one from Halstead as openers Chris Southernwood and Andy Buckley had the scoreboard rattling at 41 without loss inside 3 overs. An upish drive from Andy Buckley saw him caught and bowled for 21, Chris Southernwood continued his fine form retiring soon afterwards. Progress was slow thereafter, though 'chang mai sixes' veteran Dave Applin contributed with a quick 6. Tony Bull and Paul Brooks were both out cheaply but this saw the return of Chris Southernwood to push the score up to 101 all out, with Chris hitting another 3 sixes making a total of 20 in 6 innings, in his fine knock of 53. A pumped West Bergholt took to the field, with Jimmy McClewan opening the bowling. Off a reduced run up, we saw something not witnesses often, control from Jimmy. His figures of 3-0-16-1 together with opening bowler Chris Southernwood (3-0-19-0) made sure Halstead were to work for their runs. The fielding was excellent except a few bloopers from the skipper, but this was more than made up with his bowling figures of 2.4-0-10-2, and two crucial run outs. Praise must also go to Tony Bull, coming on to bowl his 3 overs in a pressure situation Tony returned his best indoor figures of 3-0-26-2. Dave Applin bagged another victim with the gloves and Paul Brooks took the important catch of Halsteads final wicket to seal their fate. A great team performance in the field, Bergholt now face Halstead in the cup next week. 12-01-09 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Can all members make a note to attend the Club's AGM for the 2009 season. It will be held at West Bergholt Football Club at 7.30pm on Monday 23 February and there will be bar facilities. All members will soon be receiving the Draft Agenda from Secretary, Neill Hunt, inviting them to propose any Resolutions for discussion at the meeting. By attending the meeting, members can help to shape the future direction of the club and vote in the best committee members to achieve success both on and off the field in 2009. Nigel Passmore, Chairman. 16-12-08 After being troubled by availability and illness leading up to Sunday, West Bergholt travelled to Braintree with a bare minimum of 4 players expecting to be defeated, and indeed defeated, but getting two bonus points. After winning the toss, the only thing skipper Andy Buckley could do was to bat and try to make a game of it. Chris Southerwood opened up with new partner Sam Coleman, and it wasnt long before Chris opened his 6 hitting account again. In the first over he dispatched Coggeshall's bowler for 3 consecutive sixes, adding another 6 in the next over to retire again very quickly. As of tonight, Chris currently tops the 6 hitting table with a mamouth 17 in 4 games http://www.bdicl.com/Awardspage.html With Chris retiring it brought in Alex Barnett who also joined the 6 hitting tables with a 6 off his second ball. As with Alex though, he was quickly dismissed trying to repeat the shot. Sam Coleman played the wall and then pulled a short ball and got caught off the side wall for 2. Andy Buckley played the wall as well but was out lbw to an inswinger for 6. Chris came back and made 46 out of a total of 67 (West Bergholt's second higest score at the Notley Sports Centre). With the need to take wickets quickly, Chris opened the bowling with Andy Buckley, no joy for Chris, Andy getting the openers to nick the ball, but all makeshift keeper Sam Coleman could do was to spill the chances. 1 point was gained when Andy bowled the same opener with an inswinging yorker. Steady back up bowling took the game into the 10th over, with Sam Coleman redeeming himself with a run out, and gaining West Bergholt an extra point. Travelling with 4 men was never going to be easy, but the 2 bonus point made it respectable. With no game now until mid January next year, its a well earned break for the team, looking forward to building on what we have gained so far this season. If we can do this and apply ourselves properly, a mid table finish should be achievable! Next game 18th January Braintree Leisure Centre v Sampfords Reserves 930pm 09-12-08 Having had a clear up of past news stories and photos they have all be moved to the archive page which is located on the home tab 08-12-08 U15's League Winners. Congratulations to the u'15 team and team manager Jay Farthing who were confirmed as the league winners last week. We hope that they will continue to impress when they step up to the represent the adults in both two counties and PDQ cricket net year, A picture of the winning side is now in the photo centre Braintree Indoor League - Match 7 West Bergholt entered Braintree Leisure centre high on confidence after last weeks win over Coggeshall 3rds. With keeper Dave Applin absent, the team took on a different look with Andy Clark deputising behind the stumps. Skipper Andy Buckley lost the toss as usual,and West Bergholt were put into bat. Sometimes you get the feeling that something special is to happen, and it certantly did. If ever a format of cricket was to suit any one player, it had to be Chris Southernwood. A relatively slow start from the first 3 overs looked like spelling trouble for West Bergholt, Chris Southernwood had different ideas. In an innings of 18 scoring shots, Chris put Kelevdon and Feering 3r'ds bowlers to the sword. It wasnt long before Chris retired, and with a solid retirement from Andy Clark, the platform was set, though scratchy innings from Sam Coleman, Andy Buckley and Tony Bull, meant Chris could re-enter the arena, and subsequently retire again. With Chris and Andy back together at the crease, West Bergholt eased to a total of 123-4. Andy Clark making a great innings of 34 not out, but the star of the show was Chris. 18 scoring shots, including 9 sixes, saw Chris make the highest individual score for West Bergholt this season, 65 not out! A confident West Bergholt took to the field, and Chris wasnt done for yet! He opened the bowling with his leg spin, not claiming any wickets but bowling very well. Jimmy McClewan bowled a mixture as usual, but it was Chris's fielding that lifted the team, taking two catches one diving to his left, then a casual one hander to his right put West Bergholt firmly in the driving seat. Kelevedon and Feering though had other ideas striking the back wall with 4's regularly, but the total proved too much as regular run outs led to their downfall. West Bergholt victorious again. Finaly score West Bergholt 123-4, Kelvedon and Feering 3rd's 113 all out Next game sunday 14th December 5pm Notley Sports Centre v Coggeshall A Reserves 05-12-08 Over 40's Crumble.. On a cold night at the home of Essex County Cricket the West Bergholt over 40’s took to the indoor stage against Great Burstead in their last game of the season. With the absence of Stuart Barton the dressing room was eerily silent as skipper Neil Kemp lost the toss and was put in to bat. On a bouncy wicket the bergholt openers Andy Clark and Neil Kemp struggled with the accurate bowling and bounce from the Burstead openers and soon found themselves in trouble after a quick single of the wall was take the Burstead fielder took aim and with a direct hit Andy Clark was just short and walking leaving Bergholt 1 down inside the second over. Kevin Johnson then strode to the crease looking to add some stability to the innings only to spoon a drive to the mid off fielder and he too was on his way, Bergholt at this stage struggling at 11 for 2. Pete Twydell was promoted to 4 and strode purposefully to the crease and failed to trouble the scorers to much and was clean bowled soon after. The Chairman walked out to a buzzing Burstead side looking for blood and an early night! But Nigel was resolute in defence and with the odd 3 and single to raise the bergholt total. Neil Kemp was soon to follow the walk of so many batsmen before him and that brought ever green John Grimwade to the crease. With John dabbing the ball around helping the total along and running very well between the wickets he was soon undone and caught in front and the umpire raised the slow finger and John was gone. This left Nigel to bat alone and what an innings it was. 3 and 4 being dispatched to all parts of the floor and passing 30 in the process, but he was soon to glove a bouncy delivery behind and he was gone with Bergholt all gone for 59 with Nigel the only batting of note with 30. As the over 40’s took to the field for the last time Pete Twydell opening the bowling and instantly the Great Burstead batsmen got on to him and quickly started scoring, Neil Kemp opened up with Pete and was too put to the sword and Burstead chasing down the small total of 59 with some ease. Nigel and Andy Clark were also used to try and get the break through but with no reward. With keeper Grimwade missing a run out by kicking over the stumps before getting the ball bergholt looked beat. So Skipper Kemp seeing the end was near left Kevin Johnson bowl the last over and it brought instant rewards with one of the best one handed caught and bowled ever to be seen. But the next too balls were the only ones need for Burstead to get home with 5 over’s to spare. A valiant effort by the over 40’s and they will wonder if they can take on the current Sunday indoor side with that kind of performance. Pictures to follow. 01-12-08 West Bergholt finally win.... West Bergholt finally achieved a win in the 08/09 Braintree Indoor Cricket League by defeating Coggeshall 3 rds by 16 wins, and lifting themselves off the bottom of division 5. After losing the toss, West Bergholt were put into bat, and made a rapid start. Chris Southernwood retiring in the third over, quickly followed by Jimmy 'Honda' McClewan and debutant Dave Warden all making impresive and quick 25's. With three already retired, Dave Applin opened his account with a 4 and made steady progress before being brilliantly caught and bowled by the young coggeshall slow bowler for 7, Tony Bull made good use of the side walls, and skipper Andy Buckley first ball ended up on the back wall for 6. With a total of 112 which included 8 sixes, the score could have been more, but Bergholt's confidence was sky high in recording their highest league score this season. Chris and Jimmy opened the bowling, and Chris had a wicket with his second ball brilliantly caught at square leg by the debutant Dave Warden, and Jimmy bowled very tightly, bowling some unplayable deliveries. The fielding was both very good in spells and also very bad; at times resembling the circus being in town. With some good support bowling from Tony Bull and Andy Buckley, Bergholt finally bowled out Coggeshall for 96. The highlight being Tony Bull's excellent figures of 3-0-31-3. With a great team spirit, we now take this confidence forward to next week where we face a good Kelvedon and Feering side, though Bergholt now hungry for another win! Next match - Sunday 7th December 430pm Braintree Leisure centre v Kelvedon and Feering 3rds 28-11-08 NICK IS NEW TEAM MANAGER FOR EVENING LEAGUE Nick Warburton has stepped forward to become the new Team Manager in the club's push to gain promotion to Division One in 2009. There will be seven teams in Division two and Nick needs your support next season. Call him on 07977 402706 or e-mail him on nickwarburton@aol.com to register your interest in playing in the Evening League next year. 27-11-08 Indoor league Just a reminder to all members that we do have a indoor league side playing in the braintree league. If anyone wants to keep in touch with the bat or ball during the winter months they are welcome to make an apperance. If you are interested in what is great fun on a sunday please contact Andy Buckly on 07825 910361 for a game 18-11-08 The 2009 fixtures for PDQ and Two Counties can be so far found on the view list 'Excel Format Only' All other formats will be updated soon 17-11-08 Braintree Indoor League - Match 5 After a week off, Bergholt travelled to Notley Sports Centre to face the division 5 leaders Woodham Mortimer. Winning the toss, Andy Buckley put the opposition in and restricted them to 110 for 5. Highlights of the fielding were two catches and two run outs from keeper Dave Applin, but extras top scored with 31. Jimmy and Chris opened the bowling, Jimmy keeping things tight until his 3rd over, and the gamble of using Chris to open with worked very well. Craig Allister in possibly his last game of the indoor season, kept things tight and claimed 1 wicket. Apart from the extras, the fielding was a mix of good and bad, though the team were the most relaxed seen this season, everybody had and enjoyable 12 overs in the field. To the batting, Jimmy and Chris also opened the batting to chase down the 111 runs needed, but both fell cheaply, Jimmy edging a suspected no-ball, Chris getting run out. Dave Applin looked the most solid player yet again, but poor calling got him run out before he could get going. Tom Wilkinson seems to have quickly summed up indoor batting by playing the side walls and running quickly, together with Andy Buckley they started to rattle the division 5 leaders, until Buckley was bowled by a good ball through the gate. Tom was left with Craig Allister, but the damage was already done and West Bergholt were bowled out for 66. No game next week, but were back at the Braintree Leisure centre on the 30th November for a bottom of the league clash with Coggeshall 3rd's. With Bergholt progressing, every member of the team needs to step up now and get us off and running with our first win! Next Game 330pm Braintree Leisure Centre v Coggeshall 3rd's Big Win for Oldies WBCC recorded their first win of the season in the Over 40 championship this evening v Elsenham. Openers Barton and Clark gave us a rapid and strong platform, both scoring in the 20's. Good support from Johnson, English and Passmore with double-figure cameos ensured a challenging score of 91, soured only by Grimwade's farcical 'run-out' where every member of the opposition pleasded with the umpire for him not to be dismissed, to no avail. No matter, Bergholt's pace attack of Passmore and Clark with magical spin support from Johnson and English ensured that Elsenham were kept in check. With 10 needed off the last over, it seemed that the points were not headed for North Essex but kamikaze running by the M11 lads assisted by superb fielding won the day with two run-outs to leave us with a win by 2 runs with one ball left. Celebrations ensued at the Sun Inn at Kelvedon in time-honoured fashion. This result lifts WBCC off the foot of the table into respectable mid-table. Braintree Indoor League - Match 3 West Bergholt travelled to the Notley sports centre on sunday, on high hopes of recording their first victory, but came away with a league record, played 3 lost 3! West Bergholt were struggling before they even left the red herring car park with 1 member not turning up. After failed attempts, the team left one man down. Skipper Andy Buckley kept up his 100% record of loosing the toss, and was put into bat against Halstead. Debutant Alex Barnett opened the batting with the keen Sam Coleman and got Bergholt off to a slow start, With Alex going gun ho and having his stumps go in all directions in the 2nd over so keeper Dave Applin strode to the wicket determined not to let things go from bad to worse, and gave the innings the stability it needed. Sam Coleman quickly entered the 6 hitting league, but then got out soon after. Skipper Andy Buckley struggled to find his form of the previous week and made a scratchy 7. With Dave Applin passing 25 and retiring, he to came back and opened his 6 hitting account, and top scored with 35. Craig Allister gave the usual support with his vital experience. Bergholt finished on a semi-respectable 68 all out. Bergholt soon had Halstead in trouble, Craig Allister claiming the first wicket within the first over caught by the expereinced Dave Applin with the gloves, then adding a second wicket in his second over caught and bowled. Andy Buckley bowled steadily with no luck, and it was left to Alex Barnett and Sam Coleman to bowl the remaining overs out. Another improvement on the previous weeks effort, though a hole will be left in the side for the next two weeks as Dave Applin goes off to warmer climates; his experience will be sorely missed. So off to the Braintree leisure centre next week to play Boreham Reserves who are challenging for promotion; Bergholt challenging for their first win. Next match Sunday 2nd November - Braintree Leisure Centre v Boreham Reserves 7.30pm Braintree Indoor League - Match 2 West Bergholt suffered another defeat in the Braintree Indoor League last night, although it could be said it was an improvement on the previous week. Facing another experienced team, West Bergholt lost the toss again and Coggeshall A Reserves decided to bat first. A reduced overs game saw Coggeshall rattle up an impressive 124 of 10 overs, showing Bergholt exactly how to bat at the Leisure Centre. James McClewan opened the bowling once again for Bergholt and bowled much better than the previous week; going past the edge of the bat on numerous occasions, and then getting 'no-balled' for pitching it too short! Typical Jimmy! Good support bowling from Andy Buckley, Craig Allistair and the 'sixes master' Dave Applin kept the score under control taking the only Coggeshall wicket. Coggeshall once again showed Bergholt how to bat indoors, and skipper Andy Buckley could only hope that the Bergholt batsmen had taken note. Opening with Sam Coleman and Jimmy McClewan, West Bergholt soon found themselves in trouble inside the first 4 overs, struggling along 13 for 3. A brief partnership between Dave Applin and Andy Buckley showed signs of maturity from Bergholt, until tragedy struck and Dave Applin was run out pushing for a tight 3. Determined to beat their previous score of 45, skipper Andy Buckley and Craig Allistair kept pushing the singles to crawl up to 46, then Andy Buckley opened his shoulders and had some fun reaching 56 not out, the last over going for 26 runs including 4 consecutive sixes, entertaining the rest of Bergholt team and VIP supporters the Southernwood family. Final score West Bergholt 86 for 5. All in all, a disapointing defeat for West Bergholt against one of the stronger teams in division 5, but work in progress for the next game. Next Match Sunday 26th October - Notley Sports Centre v Halstead 1300 13-10-08 New stock just in!! More Club shirts are now in stock for the more "fuller" member!! A picture is linked above for those who don't know what they look like. They are £18 and are avaiable from David Applin. 07-10-08 Club Accepted to Anglo Two Counties Nigel and myself last night attend the A2C AGM at the Ransomes Sports Hall, Ipswich, where Nigel made presentation to the floor, putting forward a good case for our application to join the A2C league commencing the 2009 season. I am pleased to announce that our application was accepted unanimously by the 52 club attending Club representatives (along with Tendering). Our entry point will be the lowest league, although due to a divisional restructuring, we are not yet aware if this will be division 8 or 9. Clarification on this point will be provided shortly. The Anglo Two Counties Web Site will be added to the Links page so you can browse our new opposition! Regards, Neill Hunt - Club Secretary. 06-10-08 NEIL FOSTER PRESENTS TROPHIES AT WEST BERGHOLT CRICKET CLUB. Former Essex and England pace bowler, Neil Foster, was the special guest at the club's Awards Presentation Evening on Saturday. Nigel Passmore, Chairman, started proceedings by welcoming the many senior and junior members and their families and proudly announced that the club had very recently been re-accredited with Clubmark. This represents proof that the club provides a safe and child-friendly environment for its 50-strong juniors who play at five different age levels. He also announced details of vital investment in the club's facilities and ground maintenance. There were also thanks passed to the club's many volunteers who work tirelessly to develop the club. Club President, John Grimwade, received a special presentation to mark 28 years' ongoing commitment to the club both on and off the field. In addition, he was granted the status of Honorary Life Member, becoming only the sixth member in the club's history to gain this recognition. Notable among the award winners were the club's two Captains, Darren Davies and Trevor Rogers who won Player of the Season awards, scoring 453 and 557 runs respectively for the club's two PDQ League teams. Young Matthew Rogers, aged 11, received the trophy for the club's most promising youngster for some outstanding performances and for representing North Essex at his age level. Next up were the Jack Petchey Foundation awards and five proud juniors, Matthew Rogers, Matt McDonald, Alex Rippingale, Jacob Hill and Ben Lasky were presented with medallions by Neil Foster. Under the scheme, the club receives vital grant aid by recognising helpfulness, enterprise and team spirit from the junior members. The club's Leader award was won by Trevor Rogers for his work in developing the new Under 11 section at the club. Neil Foster, veteran of 29 Test matches and 48 one-day internationals, concluded the evening's formal events by addressing the club's junior members, offering important tips and advice as to how to prepare for a professional career. 06-10-08 Braintree Indoor League - Match 1 West Bergholt made a poor start in their fisrt game back in the Braintree Indoor League. Asked to bat first, the top order were caught like rabbits in the headlights, trying to pepper the back wall. The penny finally dropped when Paul Brooks and Craig Allistair came together, and got Bergholt up to a total of 45. Paul Brooks top scoring with 14. Sampfords reserves, veterans of the league, knew exactly what they were doing in the field, taking all catches that came their way. Fresh from his recent 5-12 second XI bowling performance, Jimmy McClewan opened the bowling, sending down a mixture of good and bad deliveries. It took until the 4th over before Bergholt got a breakthrough, with Andy Buckley claiming the first wicket, then very nearly the second with a hard chance being spilt by make shift keeper Richard Goody. Good bowling from debutants Craig Allistair and Sam Coleman made Sampfords Reserves work for the runs, eventually getting them in the 10th over, with Coleman and Allistair claiming a wicket each.To sum up, a hiccup for Bergholt in their first game of the season, though a valuable lesson learnt in how to build an innings. Next match Sunday 12th October - Braintree Leisure Centre v Coggeshall A Reserves 2030 To let you all know were still looking to add to the squad, in anyone fancies a game, get in contact with Andy Buckley ar.buckley@btinternet.com 07825 910361 01206 271870, and you'll get a game. 23-09-08 CLUB SET TO WELCOME NEIL FOSTER AT TROPHY PRESENTATION ON SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER Former England and Essex pace bowler, Neil Foster, will speak about some of his cricketing experiences at the Club's annual Trophy Presentation Evening, to be held in the clubhouse from 7pm on Saturday 4 October. All senior and junior members are urged to attend with their families what promises to be an entertaining evening. It's our opportunity to honour the top performers this past season, at all levels. Also there will be special presentations made to the five Jack Petchey Award winners. There will be a cash bar and barbecue and proceedings will commence from 7pm. See you there! 15-09-08 The end is nigh....... Yes the season is almost at an end with the 2nd team finishing with a blistering display in a victory over promotion chases North Springfield with James "Jimmy" McLewin taking a breath taking 5-12 in what was an unplayable 10 over brust. The 1st team have 1 last game in 2 weeks at Chappel weather permitting. After that Game we are looking to arrange a curry for the evening at the Curry India Resturant in town If you'd like to attend please can you get back to David Applin (e-mail address on th email page) with if you can make it. We are looking to get a table for about 9pm so let me know ASAP so we can nail on final numbers. Also on the social side we'd like you views on some close season activites please, We are looking to get a West Bergholt Golf Day arranged and some ten pin bowling eveings so again please let David Applin know what you think so we can get a idea on numbers. 11-09-08 CLUB REGAINS PRESTIGIOUS CLUBMARK ACCREDITATION We are proud to announce that the club has been accredited once again with Clubmark status. After vigorous inspection of our coaching and child protection systems by Essex CCC, this status has been granted to us for the next three years. We remain one of the very few North Essex clubs to have gained this distinction. It represents proof of the vital importance that the committee attaches to ensuring that WBCC is a safe, disciplined and child-friendly club for our juniors to develop and enjoy their cricket at the Manor Ground. 10-09-08 Bergholt prepare for indoor cricket this winter. After sucesfully being accepted for the Braintree District Indoor Cricket League (BDICL) this year, West Bergholt prepare to compete in division 5. Being played every sunday throughout the winter in Braintree, we are looking to continue the sucess of previous years in the league. The games are a 6 a side match, 12 overs per side and the game lasts 1 hour. Our first game is on October 5th 08 at the Notley Sports centre Braintree, with a start time of 2pm With a 6 hitting, catching, bowling tables, the league provides a fun yet competitive mix. If anybody is interested in playing (we're looking for a mix of senior and colt players), contact Andy Buckley 07825 910361 01206 271870 : Andy Buckley For more info on upcoming matches visit the BDICL website at BDICL CRICKET 01-09-08 TROPHY PRESENTATION EVENING ON SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER. Please can all senior and junior members, along with their parents, make a note to attend our annual Trophy Presentation Evening on Saturday 4 October. There will be a bar and food will be available. Apart from the presentation of the usual senior and junior trophies, there will also be special presentations made to all Jack Petchey award winners. Watch this space for more details. Nigel 26-08-08 Another Petchey Award and another Winner in a Alex Alex Rippingale, 14, is the third winner of the club's prestigious Jack Petchey Foundation Award scheme, as voted by the Colts across different age groups. At the club's pavillion on Friday 22 August, Chairman Nigel Passmore presented a proud Alex with his certificate and the £300 award cheque. Alex opted to donate to the club's fund to purchase a new mower for the square for the 2009 season Both Nigel and Joint Under 14 Manager, Mark Joel, congratulated and commended Alex for his helpfulness and commitment to the team ethic within his age group. The next Jack Petchey award will be presented at the club's Annual Trophy Presentation Evening on Saturday 4 October. 14-07-08 MATT MACDONALD SCOOPS SECOND JACK PETCHEY AWARD Matthew Macdonald, 14, has won West Bergholt Cricket Club's second Jack Petchey award. On Friday 11th July, club Chairman Nigel Passmore presented Matt with a certificate and a cheque for £300 which he has elected to put towards the club's fund for a new mower. Matt received the most votes from his peers but in a strong second place was Jacob Hill who was highly rated. Matt was commended by his team mates who variously described him as 'supportive', 'helpful in training' and 'considerate'. The next Jack Petchey award will be presented in late August and pictures are in the photocentre. |