Gerrards Cross Cricket Club

 Hi All

Tonights match has been rescheduled for next Friday 31st May 5.45 Start the match will be at Beaconsfield this time.

Please confirm availability by Sunday morning please.


Regards

Richard

Hi All

Sadly we have had to cancel tonights match. The ground is soaked and there is no prospect of it drying out.

I know the kids will be disapointed but I suspect there will be a few relieved parents as two and a half hours watching Cricket in these temperatures would not have been fun.

I am trying to rearrange the match for sometime next week, subject to availability the team will stay the same.

Regards

• Richard

Dear Junior Parent

As you are aware our Head Coach Sam Bracey who is a level 2.5 accredited ECB coach has been available for personal coaching for a number of years and you can contact him on 07880 661323 to arrange sessions. All of our other coaches would also be delighted to do one on ones. We are delighted to announce that Brynley Richards our overseas player who arrived on these shores a couple of weeks ago is also available for personal coaching sessions.

Some of you will have already met him but for those of you that haven’t he is spending the summer with us to coach and play for the club. Brynley’s credentials are impressive and he will be playing for the Saturday First team as our overseas player. He is also a superb coach and we would like to inform everyone that he is available for Private  coaching throughout the summer months. He is very flexible and is happy to provide specialist private group coaching up to a maximum of 4 players per session or indeed on a  ‘one on one’ basis. Brynley is a top level player and fine all rounder  and can provide both specialist bowling and batting coaching. His CV is impressive and is set out below –

á         Member of the New South Wales Performance squad

á         Played for the Australian Capital Territory  Under 19 side

á         Played for New South Wales under 21 team

á         Plays for the New South Wales senior side

á         Australian Accredited Level 1 coach -  the equivalent of ECB level 2 coaching in this country

This is great opportunity for your sons (and daughters) to enjoy a high level of innovative and enjoyable private coaching from a top player -  if you would like to book some sessions with Brynley then please contact him on 07438 804412. 

best wishes

Charles

Rain effected training nights

• In the event of rain a coach/member of the junior committee will visit GXCC at 5pm to inspect the grounds, where a decision will be made, based on the following is the ground waterlogged or dangerous due to prolonged rain

• Coaching will only be cancelled if the nets AND the outfield are unfit for play.

• Should training be cancelled a member of the coaching team will be at the club, to meet and explain the decision taken.

• Cancellation notification will be via an email and posted on the website before 5.30pm.

If it rains during a session:

• Coaches will take the boys into the club house; the session will involve theory work and the use of DVD’s on specific elements of the game.

• Should the conditions improve during the evening then training will resume outside in both the nets and outfield providing its safe.

Gerrards Cross 3rd XI needs you

The 3rd XI are going to be playing a full league programme of 16 matches this season. We are going to be using Hervines playing fields in Amersham for all home matches, matches will be on Saturdays 40 overs per side with a 1pm start.

It is really important we get an idea of current members together with Dads and Lads
who would like to play. Youngsters can play if they are over the age of 13 and competent with a hard ball.

Ideally we would like 3 or 4 reasonably experienced or if you prefer 'older' players to run the team, supplemented by some of our talented youngsters.

Please don't think you have to play in all 16 matches. If we can find a squad of 14 to 15 players that would be great.

The plan is for this team to introduce our youngsters into senior Cricket, maybe in the same side as their Dads and for some of our 'could have beens' or 'should have beens' to play some Cricket.

Please let me know if you or your son would be interested in playing a few games for us.

Just remember Alex Hales started in our 3rd XI

Dear Colts Parent

Some of you may know me as I have 3 sons playing at Gerrards Cross Cricket Club and I also captain the Sunday XI, and over recent years I have been behind various fundraising enabling us to purchase the new practice nets, a roll-on practice cage, the electronic scoreboard and new sightscreens.  I now find myself as the lucky volunteer who has taken over some of Richard Graham's duties within Gerrards Cross Cricket Club, specifically club sponsorship. Richard has stepped down as Chairman after 15 years of hard work, and the club owes him an enormous debt of gratitude for the excellent shape the club is in.

The 1st XI continue to play almost the highest level of amateur cricket possible, Division 2 of the Home Counties Premier League. We are pleased to have Vikram Banerjee, the former Gloucestershire County player, continue in his role as Club Player/Coach.  The 2nd XI gained promotion last season and will now be playing in Division 2 of the Thames Valley League, technically only 2 divisions below the 1st XI, demonstrating our great strength in depth. Our colts section continues to go from strength to strength, now with over 200 members, and in previous seasons we have very successfully integrated the older colts into senior cricket through the Sunday XI. Such is the success of the colts section that this season the club is entering a 3rd XI into the Thames Valley League and this, alongside the Sunday XI, will allow greater development of the colts into senior cricket.

We are again looking for more sponsors this coming season, especially to help fund the growth and development of the 3rd XI, and hope that you might be able to support us. We are extremely grateful for all donations received by the club, as without this support it would prove extremely difficult to make the books balance.

We are putting in place a few initiatives for sponsors for the coming season, which I hope might be of interest to you:-

• All sponsors will be able to have a small advert in out fixture card, which is distributed to all members
• All sponsors can have their company logo on the GXCC website, with a link to their own website
• Banner advertising - a number of our sponsors have enjoyed banner advertising around the ground over recent years, and I would be keen to discuss this with you
• Match day sponsorship - your company can have exposure in the local press and on the website - this sponsorship goes towards the cost of new balls and umpires
• Pitch/clubhouse hire - sponsors are more than welcome to make use of our great facilities, maybe to have an inter-company match/function - again, I am very happy to discuss this with you
• Sponsors lunch - this summer we will be holding a Sponsors lunch one Saturday when the 1st XI are playing at home - our great Clubhouse Manager John Price, will lay on a light lunch and refreshments

As ever, additional financial support through sponsorship and fundraising is essential for the club to continue thriving.

Some of the sponsorship packages start from as little as £100, so please don't be put off  by thinking we will be asking for thousands of pounds (though that would be nice!), because we believe every little helps - and individuals can sponsor the club as well as companies.

Please feel free to either email or call me so we can discuss any of the above initiatives.

Best Regards

Bob Bracey

Sponsorship Manager - Gerrards Cross Cricket Club
Email: bob@cracknellbracey.co.uk     Mobile: 07788 454 494

Dear parents


Firstly thank you to those of you who have returned your membership forms, as I mentioned in my previous mail the Bucks Cricket Board requires me to register all our team by 20th January. In order to plan for the 2013 season it is essential I know who is rejoining. Please can you let us know ASAP. A copy of the membership form can be found on the website. www.gxcc.co.uk

Colts Coaching sessions

Coaching will be run by our excellent team of coaches who are all ECB qualified and will start on Sunday 28th April, with evening coaching starting on Monday 29th April. Please note the under 11’s have moved to Sunday morning.

Sundays           U5s, U6s, 10am-11am

U7s, U8s, U9s, 9.45am - 11.15am

            U10s & U11’s - 11.30am-1pm

Mondays          U14s 6.15pm - 8pm

Tuesdays         U12s 6.15pm - 8pm

Wednesdays    U13s 6.15pm - 8pm

Thursdays        U17s from 6.30pm

Fridays            U15s 6.15pm - 8pm

On Sundays we would ask parents to arrive by 9.30am to allow time for registration.

On weekday evenings, please arrive in time for a prompt start at 6.15 pm.

Managers / Help Needed


In order for the boys & girls to enjoy the forthcoming season we require some age group managers, especially in the under 9’s, 10’s, U11’s & 12’s. Don't be put off if you don't understand the rules, we will support each team with a coach who can assist at each match. 

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me mikelogan@btinternet.com or 07956 588335.


See you on the 28th April


Mike