LGCC Fixture Book 2008

Leverstock Green Cricket Club

2008

Celebrating 100 Years 1908 - 2008

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LEVERSTOCK GREEN CRICKET CLUB

Leverstock Green Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8LJ Telephone : 01442 213718

www.lgcc.org.uk Affiliated to : Hertfordshire County Cricket Association and Club Cricket Conference Member of : Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League Slazenger Chess Valley Sunday League Typesetting and Production by Michael Wood Tel: 01442 390353 Printed by: nervenet newmedia - www.n-nm.com

President:

Brian Coulshed

Life Vice Presidents: Percy Bulsara Alan Fisher Mike Godwin Brian Latchford Alun Roberts Dave Tyson Michael Wood

Ron Craven Neil Fleming John Hancock Alan Morrison Dick Stedman Tony Williams Neil Wray

Barry Deadman Fred Glasscoe Frank Howard David Presence Brian Taylor Steve Wilson

Peter Humphrey Mike Parkes Diane Wilson

Mike Jacobs Harold Rylott Liz Wood

Neil Fleming

Michael Wood

Vice Presidents: Vic Allen Chris Murton Ann Tyson Tony Humphrey

Trustees: Ron Craven Chairman *

Steve Wilson 104 Hollybush Lane, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 2PJ Tel: 01442 264944 email: stephen.wilson18@btinternet.com

Secretary *

Tony Williams 19 Lombardy Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4NG Tel: 01442 250280 email: tony@leverstock.demon.co.uk

Treasurer *

Stewart Murdoch 7 Hartsbourne Way, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4PS Tel: 01442 214071 email: murdosw@btinternet.com

Club Captain *

Danny Murray Tel: 07968 388087 email: Daniel.Murray5@btinternet.com

Membership Secretary * Liz Wood 8 Coniston Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8RH Tel: 01442 390353 email: liz.wood@connectfree.co.uk

Bar Chairman *

Neil Fleming Tel: 01442 396577 email: neilfleming@bosis.co.uk

Pavilion Services Manager *

David Presence Tel: 01442 259066

Marketing and Income Development Officer * Barry Deadman The Old Stables, Richmond Court, Eaton Bray, LU6 2DY

Tel 01525 223123

Email barry@arlrecruitment.com Fixture Secretary Mike Roberts 16 Ingram Close, Marston Moretaine, Beds, MK43 0JS Tel: 01234 765087 email: mike.roberts@veolia.co.uk Press Officer Richard Walker 5 Abel Close, Adeyfield, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BL Tel: 01442 255125 email: rich.nic@virgin.net Mens’ Darts Secretary

Chris Murton Tel: 01442 393617

LGCC Centurians Secretary

Kevin Eaton Tel: 07801 701443

Club Welfare Officer

Tony Williams Tel: 01442 250280

* denotes member of the management committee

Centenary Committee

Chairman Barry Deadman The Old Stables, Richmond Court, Eaton Bray, Beds LU6 2DY Tel: 01525 222795 email: barry@arlrecruitment.com Centenary Committee Members Jon Brown jonani@uwclub.net Les Hodgins les.hodgins@care4free.net Mike Roberts mike.roberts@veolia.co.uk Rachel Sharpe rachel.sharpe@gistworld.com

A Message from the President I am delighted to welcome all members, guests and visitors to Leverstock Green Cricket Club during 2008. It is a very special year for the club as 2008 is our centenary year. A number of enjoyable and prestigious events will take place and we are looking forward to entertaining old friends and former club members as well as many other visitors to our club. I do hope that it will be a year to remember!

Last season was an excellent one for the club. Three of the four Saturday teams were promoted in the Saracens Hertfordshire League. At the League’s annual dinner and presentation evening in October, at Beales Hotel in Hatfield, Leverstock Green was officially congratulated as being the second most successful club in the county in 2007. This is the first time that the club has achieved such an accolade.

The First Eleven, under the inspiring captaincy of David Tyson, was too strong for the other clubs in the division and were runaway champions of Division Three. With the loss of some key players notably the Aussie, Dan Plamenac, the first target of the team for the new season will be that of consolidation in Division Two. The Second Eleven, after back-to-back promotions, found life difficult in Division Five. Relegation to Division Six was beckoning prior to an administrative reprieve. I wish the squad well and hope that they may establish themselves in this challenging division in 2008.

Following a hard-fought campaign, the Third Eleven gained promotion to Division Ten after having to win the last game of the season against Met Police II, while the Fourth Eleven, in its inaugural league season, defied the odds to win promotion to Division Twelve. The team’s most memorable victory was away against Hitchin III, the previously unbeaten leaders of the division.

Just before the end of the season, the players of the teams enjoyed two Saturday evenings celebrating their successes, when much bubbly and cocktails were consumed, songs were sung and tall stories were told.

On a sad note, two long-standing members of the club, Anna Brown and Ian Lloyd, passed away in 2007. We shall remember them at the club and again, we send our condolences to their families.

Cricket Week was again successful, although the weather was not as kind to us as in recent years. However, it was gratifying to see how many people participated in the matches and evening activities. Friday of the Week was especially successful and it was wonderful to see hundreds of people on the Green at the end of the game and to witness their enjoyment of the postmatch entertainment.

The Annual Dinner was also a great success and was very enjoyable. The concept of the marquee adjacent to the clubhouse was a very popular one and I do hope that it may be continued into the future.

Youth cricket continued to flourish for the club and our teams of young players achieved notable successes, many victories, much enjoyment and mass participation. The high point of the season was that of the Under 15s team reaching the final of the prestigious “Peter Wright Trophy�, following on from the success of the Under 10s in reaching the Hertfordshire Final in 2006.

The greatest achievement for the club, however, is that of the momentum that has been established and the growing pool of well-coached, enthusiastic young players. This augurs well for next season and beyond.

The Club continues to be strongly supported by our social members. It was also very pleasing that the club-house could be so attractively refurbished this year, to the benefit of all our members and guests.

I wish you all a successful and enjoyable cricket season as well as an unforgettable centenary year.

Brian Coulshed

A Message from the Club Captain Firstly can I welcome you all to what is a very special year in our history. Leverstock Green passes three figures this year and becomes 100 years old. Our Centenary year will be an ongoing celebration of all that’s good, past and present in our club so make your contribution to this year count. I spoke last year of 2007 being a transitional year for our club and it turned out to be a whole lot more than that! On paper it was the most successful year in our history, but in fact it turned out to be a season that surprised all of us in the end. It was a season where three of our four teams were promoted to a higher league and this season promises a whole lot more.

Our 1st X1 carried all before them last year and captured the real essence of our club in a season where contributions from our younger, developing cricketers equally matched the contribution made by our older and more mature cricketers.

Dave Tyson’s team did us proud last year and I am confident that the same will be the case this year. I would also like to personally welcome Brent Mullet from Australia who will be our overseas player this year and comes to support a 1st team in excellent shape after last year’s exploits. Brent has an outstanding cricketing CV and as soon as he gets used to playing in the mud he should do very well in England!

Our 2nd X1 struggled in a tough league last year but retained their division 5 status in the end and under the new management team of Keith Glasscoe as captain and Mike Wood as vice-captain I am hopeful that, with the help of some of our best young prospects, things will get better this year.

There is no reason that Keith’s team shouldn’t consolidate its position in Division 5 and build for future years. Brian Coulshed steps down after managing and driving forward the 3rd team cause for many years. His contribution to our club's current position and status in Hertfordshire is immeasurable.

Mike Parkes and Graham Evans become the 3rd team

captain and vice-captain and I am sure Brian as second vicecaptain will be there to help and support where necessary.

Tony Williams also steps down from immediate captaincy to become Raj Mehta’s vice-captain in our newly promoted 4th X1. The effort that Tony mustered at times last year just to get a team on the pitch, let alone promoted, deserves recognition as a remarkable feat. I am also pleased to say that Dayle Littlejohn has taken over from Dave Tyson as Sunday captain.

Dayle will be eighteen this year and is one of the best young cricketers and potential captains we have in our club. To have a youngster as captain on Sundays is an exciting development for us as a club and I am sure he will do very well. Good luck to everyone in their new positions for 2008.

Brad Klosterman had an amazing year last year as a cricketer and with the ongoing help of senior and junior cricketers continues to lay the foundations for the future with our developing juniors section. With Mike Parkes’ under 15’s nearly winning a cup and great strength in depth at all other levels it was a great year for junior cricket as well. We had nearly 80 juniors on our books last year and interest already this year is very strong. I believe we are now producing really good, well-coached youngsters who will help secure our future for the long term. Well done to the coaching team and good luck this year.

My message for this very special year is really the same as last year. Be mindful of that fact that we are all guests in this beautiful theatre of sport and we should treat it accordingly.

We must welcome and respect our opposition at all levels and make Leverstock Green a place that people want to visit and where they look forward to returning.

Good luck to everyone this year: sporting, organising, managing and supporting. Let’s make it a Centenary year to remember on and off the pitch.

Best wishes,

Danny Murray

Cricket Captains and Officials Club Captain

Danny Murray

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1st XI Captain David Tyson

Vice Captain Kevin Seggery

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Sunday Captain Dayle Littlejohn

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2nd XI Captain Keith Glasscoe

Vice Captain Michael Wood

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3rd XI Captain Mike Parkes

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Vice Captain

Brian Coulshed Graham Evans

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4th XI Captain

Raj Mehta

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Vice Captain

Tony Williams

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Head Coach & Junior Section Manager Brad Klosterman Umpires Panel

07799 888098

Vic Allen Alun Roberts Brian Taylor

2007 Club Awards Faulkner Trophy - Club Person of the Year Brad Klosterman Club Captain’s Award Brian Taylor 10

Major Planned Events for 2008 May July July

October

December December December

Sunday 25th - Centenary Anniversary Match Sunday 20th - Ashes Day Cricket Week - Various evening events will be . . taking place 21st - 25th July.

Saturday 4th - Annual Dinner Dance 2008 Sunday 5th - Junior Sides Presentation Event Monday 1st - Annual General Meeting (8pm) Saturday 20th - Christmas Party New Years Eve Party Night (Ticket Only Event)

Check the Notice Boards and emails for further events

Annual Subscriptions 2008 (including VAT where applicable) Playing*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £70 Junior Playing and Students. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 Family Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £40 Non-Playing*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £30 Senior Citizen (after 5 years membership). . . . . . . . . . . . . £15 Associate Member. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10 *A £10 joining fee is applicable to all new members.

Subscriptions are due on 1st May 2008.

Any member whose subscription remains unpaid as at 31st May 2008 will forfeit their privileges of membership. Before having these privileges restored, the member must pay an additional £10 to the above amounts.

If by the 30th June 2008 this increased subscription is not paid then the Committee may terminate membership.

Match Fees Senior XI matches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £10.00 Students (all senior matches). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . £5.00 11

1st XI Saturday Fixtures April 19 Chipperfield 26 Berkhamsted

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1st XI Sunday Fixtures April 20 Tring II 27 North Mymms

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18 Luton & Houghton Tn H 25 Centenary Match H

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Cricket Week 2008 July

Mon 21 President’s XI Tues 22 Momentum Development Wed 23 MCC Thur 24 20/20 (inter clubs) Fri 25 Celebrity XI 16

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Junior Section Season 2007 2007 was another successful year for Leverstock Green with all teams confirming that we are a club on the up. The club’s Under 10s again led the way finishing runners up in the North West League.

The remaining 5 teams can be proud of their efforts with all finishing in the top half of their respective leagues.

The Under 15’s also Under 10's made it to the final of the Peter Wright Trophy and put up a valiant effort before eventually losing by 3 wickets. Congratulations to these boys on beating some of the biggest clubs in the county.

We again lose a number of Under 15’s to the senior ranks and I would like to wish them every success. The improvement in our juniors came through this year as many of our past colts helped in the promotion of our Third and Fourth teams. I look forward to seeing them progress even further through to our First and Second XI in years to come.

We have seen an unprecedented number of colts making it through to the final district and area training.

Leverstock Green is represented in Under 11’s – Johnny Pitts (Area) and Daniel Lake (District) - Under 13’s – Joe Watkins, Matthew Lake, Sam Revell and Tom Callingham (District) and Under 15 - Callum Pilgrim (District) Congratulations to all those who won individual awards last season.

The Colt of the Year award went to Ben Parkes (photo left).

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2008 will again see the club field 6 teams and hopefully break the 100 player mark in what is Leverstock Green’s centenary year. This season will see us running teams in Under 10, 11, 12, two Under 13 and Under 15. Connells, the Estate Agents, have joined with Leverstock Green to become sponsors of our colts section.

This year the Ashes will be played on the 20th July 2008. It will again see 5 matches played for the trophy, along with the double wicket competitions, bowling competitions and some one off events to celebrate this year’s centenary. Last year's event was evenly poised before one of the biggest storms of the summer halted proceedings and the day finished 2 victories a piece. St Albans will be returning this year to resume the battle for the trophy.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the coaches who make my life easier (Dave Tyson, Neil Fleming and Dayle Littlejohn) along with all those parents that are there supporting every game. Without these people the colts wouldn’t be where we are today.

Finally, a special mention must go to Mike Parkes who is retiring from the colts’ scene after many years. His work and dedication has been greatly Mike Parkes appreciated!!

Brad Klosterman 19

LGCC Head Coach

Junior Section Fixtures 2008 Under 10's (8-a-Side) - Manager: David Tyson

May Fri 2 Chorleywood

Wed 7 Hemel Hempstead

Fri 9 Harpenden 1

Fri 16 Berkhamsted

Wed 21 Redbourn

Tue 27 Potten End June Mon 2 Tring Park 2

Fri 6 Chorleywood

Tue 10 Harpenden 1

Fri 20 Berkhamsted

Tue 24 Hemel Hempstead July Tue 1 Redbourn

Tue 8 Potten End

Tue 15 Tring Park 2 Quarter finals w/c Jul 20th, Finals day Sun 27th

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6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm

Under 11’s (8-a-Side)

Managers: Brad Klosterman / Neil Fleming May Tue 13 Dunstable

Fri 16 Berkhamsted

Fri 23 Watford 2

Tue 27 Potten End June Wed 4 Tring Park

Sun 15 Berkhamsted

Wed 25 Dunstable

Sun 29 Watford 2 July Wed 9 Potten End

Fri 18 Tring Park

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Under 12's ("A" League)

Managers: Brad Klosterman / Neil Fleming May Sun 4 Chorleywood

Thu 15 Tring Park

Mon 19 West Herts

Wed 21 Flamstead

Wed 28 Berkhamsted June Fri 6 Hemel Hempstead

Mon 16 West Herts 20

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Mon 23 Flamstead

Fri 27 Chorleywood July Fri 4 Tring Park

Fri 11 Berkhamsted

Wed 16 Hemel Hempstead Quarter finals w/c Jul 20th, Finals day Sun 27th

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Under 13's (“A” League)

Managers: Brad Klosterman / Neil Fleming May Wed 7 Old Albanian 2 H

Mon 12 Harpenden 1 H

Tue 20 Berkhamsted A

Thu 29 Hemel Hempstead A June Mon 2 Abbots Langley 1 A

Fri 13 Potten End A

Wed 18 Tring Park H Quarter finals w/c Jun 29th, Finals day Sun 6th Jul

6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm 6pm

Under 13's (“B” League)

Managers: Brad Klosterman / Neil Fleming May Fri 2 Hemel Hempstead

Wed 14 Redbourn June Mon 9 Bushey

Sun 15 Hemel Hempstead

Mon 30 Bushey Jul Wed 2 Redbourn

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Under 15's (“A” League) - Manager: Dayle Littlejohn

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Potten End Harpenden 1 Berkhamsted Boxmoor Hemel Hempstead Tring Park Flamstead Chorleywood Bushey

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Quarter finals w/c Jun 29th, Finals day Sun 6th Jul

Ashes Day this year will be 20th July 21

Saracens Hertfordshire Cricket League 2007 Division Three

P W D L NR Bat Bwl Tot 19 12 1 2 4 18 16 434 19 9 4 3 3 50 42 392 19 10 2 4 3 13 45 388 19 10 1 4 4 12 27 379 19 8 3 3 5 25 31 346 19 8 5 0 6 24 18 342 19 8 3 3 5 24 21 335 19 7 3 6 3 52 45 322 19 5 4 5 5 67 50 317 19 5 2 7 5 30 48 278 19 5 3 7 4 32 55 277 19 3 3 9 4 68 77 275 19 5 1 9 4 24 58 272 19 5 1 7 6 24 32 266 19 4 6 4 5 29 66 265 19 3 3 10 3 54 84 258 19 4 4 7 4 44 45 249 19 4 2 8 5 17 57 244 19 2 3 10 4 31 52 183 19 2 1 11 5 7 40 157

Division Five

P W D L NR Bat Bwl Tot 19 11 2 4 2 20 34 404 19 11 0 4 4 11 20 401 19 9 3 3 4 21 24 355 19 9 3 2 5 8 29 352 19 9 1 4 5 4 21 345 19 7 4 4 4 52 40 342 19 6 5 1 6 26 41 327 19 7 6 3 3 32 57 324 19 7 3 5 4 5 44 299 19 6 1 6 6 20 37 297 19 5 2 6 5 22 50 292 19 6 2 8 3 26 48 284 19 6 0 9 4 13 46 279 19 4 3 9 3 61 58 269 19 5 2 6 6 6 48 264 19 5 2 7 5 26 31 257 19 4 2 8 5 10 52 232 19 2 2 9 6 23 58 201 19 1 1 13 4 41 63 174 19 3 0 12 4 7 44 146 22

Leverstock Green Hatfield Chorleywood Rickmansworth Harpenden II Bishop's Stortford II Kings Langley St Albans II Waltham X Rosedale Wheathampstead Ickleford Stevenage II Hemel Hempstead II Dunstable II Sawbridgeworth II Letchworth II London Colney Southgate Adelaide Botany Bay Hoddesdon II

Hatfield Hyde Watton-at-Stone Harpenden III Hertingfordbury St Albans West Indian Cockfosters II Langleybury II Sandridge Old Owens Old Haberdashers Baldock Knebworth Park III Luton Town & Indians II Northwood II Old Albanian II Holtwhites Trinibis Millhillians II Cheshunt Leverstock Green II Hatch End

Division Eleven

Northampton Exiles II Rickmansworth III Leverstock Green III Broxbourne III Hatfield Hyde II Waltham X Rosedale III St Margaretsbury III Hertford IV Welwyn Garden City IV Sawbridgeworth IV Old Albanian III Southgate Compton II Hertingfordbury II Old Camdenians III Frogmore Pirton Met Police Bushey II Southgate Adelaide III Radlett V Hemel Hempstead V

P W D L NR Bat Bwl Tot 19 11 4 1 3 30 30 420 19 12 1 4 2 16 23 419 19 10 1 5 3 12 41 383 19 10 5 2 2 24 37 381 19 10 2 4 3 20 31 381 19 10 3 3 3 17 21 368 19 9 2 4 4 4 25 339 19 6 7 3 3 43 44 297 19 6 1 7 5 22 42 289 19 6 3 6 4 19 31 270 19 5 4 6 4 23 49 262 19 4 3 8 4 30 52 242 19 5 4 6 4 36 59 235 19 4 3 8 4 28 44 232 19 4 5 7 3 32 53 220 19 3 4 9 3 34 63 217 19 3 3 10 3 19 75 214 19 3 0 13 3 23 37 170 19 2 4 9 4 17 62 154 19 2 4 10 3 15 52 137

Division Thirteen Hitchin III Potters Bar V Leverstock Green IV Northampton Exiles III Hatfield III North Enfield III Parkfield & Headstone III Preston III Old Elizabethans III Luton Town & Indians IV Redbourn III Shenley Village IV Wormley III Bentley Heath II Stevenage V Chiltern 06

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L NR Bat Bwl Tot 1 4 12 19 311 1 4 5 18 293 4 3 6 24 270 0 5 38 19 257 4 5 17 28 245 4 4 1 15 236 4 5 0 12 236 3 4 14 29 233 5 4 6 20 196 7 3 12 36 188 6 4 0 32 187 6 4 4 23 187 4 6 5 25 155 8 4 4 35 129 7 5 13 26 119 8 5 8 26 114

1st XI Batting Averages 2007 Name

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Richard Walker 18 12 3 253 56 * 28.11 Brad Klosterman 19 13 3 271 56 27.10 Dave Tyson 26 19 3 391 80 24.44 Mark Craft 12 10 2 169 83 * 21.13 Nahim Iqbal 17 14 1 255 77 19.62 Adam Thomas 26 15 6 171 50 19.00 David Coulshed 17 15 1 257 75 18.36 Dayle Littlejohn 24 20 3 289 82 17.00 Lee Littlejohn 26 16 4 187 65 15.58 Kevin Seggery 20 17 0 228 44 13.41

Also Batted Sam Roberts 11 8 3 141 67 * 28.20 Dan Plamenac 9 7 1 146 55 24.33 Jordan Parkes 1 1 0 24 24 24.00 Qasim Kayani 3 3 0 65 35 21.67 Tony Williams 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 Nick Merrett 4 3 0 52 25 17.33 Heiko Labuschagne 3 2 0 31 27 15.50 Brad Hughes 7 6 1 75 40 15.00 Luke Tyson 2 2 1 14 14 * 14.00 Simon Collins 1 1 0 14 14 14.00 Mike Parkes 7 6 0 74 24 12.33 Neil Fleming 7 6 0 72 48 12.00 Paul Wilson 6 6 1 56 23 11.20 Brett Baney 7 5 3 18 7 9.00 Pete Somerset 2 2 0 18 11 9.00 Mike Roberts 2 1 0 9 9 9.00 Brian Coulshed 4 4 0 22 17 5.50 Ben Parkes 3 3 0 13 8 4.33 Chris Murton 3 3 0 12 8 4.00 Mike Wood 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 Stuart McKenzie 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 David Wilson 6 5 2 7 4 2.33 Greg Coulshed 2 2 0 0 0 0.00 Stuart Evans 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 Will Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 Daniel Fowler 1 1 1 4 4 * Steve Wilson 2 1 1 4 4 * Danny Murray 1 0 0 0 - 24

1st XI Bowling Averages 2007 Name

Ov Mdn Runs Wkts

Brad Klosterman 267.4 93 626 Adam Thomas 275.3 63 803 Sam Roberts 66.4 13 232 Dave Tyson 187.1 32 715 Lee Littlejohn 185.3 25 638

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9-17 5-29 3-19 4-30 4-24

Ave

10.10 11.81 15.47 16.25 19.94

Also Bowled Mike Roberts 2 0 5 1 1-5 5.00 Danny Murray 6 1 24 3 3-24 8.00 Greg Coulshed 6 1 18 2 2-18 9.00 Ben Parkes 8 0 51 4 4-51 12.75 Qasim Kayani 24 7 87 5 2-17 17.40 Brett Baney 32.5 17.3 115 5 2-6 23.00 Paul Wilson 10 0 44 1 1-44 44.00 David Wilson 20 4 92 2 2-47 46.00 Luke Tyson 2 1 2 0 0-2 Mark Craft 1 0 3 0 0-3 Simon Collins 2 0 8 0 0-8 Kevin Seggery 1 0 9 0 0-9 Stuart McKenzie 2 0 19 0 0-19 Dayle Littlejohn 2 0 19 0 0-19 Mike Wood 5 0 20 0 0-20 Nahim Iqbal 5 0 32 0 0-32 Pete Somerset 5 0 47 0 0-47 S J Wilson 17 6 54 0 0-12 -

Catches

Richard Walker Dave Tyson Brad Klosterman Mike Parkes Lee Littlejohn Sam Roberts David Coulshed Dan Plamenac Fielding Award 2007 Players’ Player 2007

19 (+3 st) Dayle Littlejohn 5 17 Kevin Seggery 5 9 Mark Craft 4 8 Nahim Iqbal 4 (+2 st) 7 Adam Thomas 3 7 Brad Hughes 3 (+1 st) 6 Neil Fleming 3 6 Paul Wilson 2 - - 25

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2nd XI Batting Averages 2007 Name Inn NO Runs

Michael Wood Tony Humphrey Keith Glasscoe Peter Hill Neil Fleming Nick Merrett Nigel Merrett Sam Roberts Simon Collins Aidan Glasscoe Danny Murray Dave Cardy Hugh Simpkin Steve Wilson

9 13 10 12 8 10 16 8 10 11 15 6 11 13

HS

Ave

9 1 194 61 24.25 13 0 264 53 20.31 10 0 200 105 20.00 12 1 159 45 14.45 8 0 112 35 14.00 10 1 118 43 13.11 15 0 183 34 12.20 7 1 62 22 10.33 9 2 70 26 10.00 9 3 57 15 9.50 14 2 113 37 9.42 4 2 17 15 8.50 9 3 45 14 7.50 6 3 19 9 6.33

Also Batted Dayle Littlejohn 3 3 1 58 50 29.00 Brad Hughes 3 3 1 57 39 28.50 Kevin Eaton 4 3 0 82 49 27.33 Dean Bensley 1 1 0 20 20 20.00 Qasim Kayani 4 3 0 56 33 18.67 Chris Murton 2 2 0 37 34 18.50 Alex McKay 1 1 0 17 17 17.00 Paul Wilson 1 1 0 12 12 12.00 Will Murray 2 2 1 2 2 2.00 Imran Iqbal 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 David Wilson 4 3 0 2 2 0.67 Graham Evans 4 3 0 0 0 0.00 Stuart Evans 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 Rob Hutchinson 1 1 0 0 0 0.00

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2nd XI Bowling Averages 2007 Name

Ov Mdn Runs Wkts

BB

Ave

Also Bowled David Cardy 1.4 0 13 1 Kevin Eaton 14 3 57 4 Alex McKay 8 2 17 1 Graham Evans 2 0 10 0 Dayle Littlejohn 0.5 0 12 0 Rob Hutchinson 3 0 20 0 Imran Iqbal 7 2 32 0

1-13 3-19 1-17 0-10 0-12 0-20 0-32

13.00 14.25 17.00 -

Michael Wood 49.4 7 166 10 5-33 16.60 Qasim Kayani 54.3 15 138 8 4-59 17.25 Steve Wilson 141.3 27 448 21 5-48 21.33 David Wilson 27 6 134 6 3-46 22.33 Simon Collins 49 8 215 7 2-8 30.71 Sam Roberts 64 12 239 7 5-36 34.14 Aidan Glasscoe 43.5 7 206 6 2-27 34.33 Danny Murray 130.7 20 480 11 4-69 43.64 Nick Merrett 26.9 2 140 3 2-10 46.67

Catches

N Merrett 8 (+1 st) D Cardy 2 T Humphrey 6 D Wilson 2 H Simpkin 5 (+1 st) B Hughes 1 D Murray 4 K Eaton 1 K Glasscoe 3 Q Kayani 1 Nick Merrett 3 A McKay 1 S Wilson 3 N Fleming 1 S Collins 2 P Wilson 1 A Glasscoe 2 S Evans 1

Fielding Award 2007 Players’ Player 2007

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Hugh Simpkin Simon Collins

3rd XI Batting Averages 2007 Name Inn NO Runs

Sheraz Hussain Ben Parkes Chris Murton Stuart Evans Mike Parkes Graham Evans Mark Pearson Karl Gudgin Chris Dowling Peter Somerset Brian Coulshed Will Murray

HS

Ave

7 1 187 66 * 31.6 9 4 147 55 * 29.4 11 0 305 68 27.7 11 2 242 50 * 26.8 8 3 129 37 * 24.6 7 1 140 45 23.3 8 0 133 31 16.6 8 2 90 37 * 15.0 7 1 78 35 13.0 5 0 44 29 8.8 10 1 64 18 7.1 9 2 50 29 * 7.1

Also Batted Jordan Parkes 1 1 81 81 * 81.0 Michael Wood 1 1 52 52 * 52.0 Brad Hughes 3 0 121 71 40.3 Dean Bensley 1 0 27 27 27.0 Chris Renwick 6 2 67 36 * 16.7 Matt Rance 2 0 27 16 13.5 Raj Mehta 3 0 38 25 12.6 Nick Merrett 1 0 11 11 11.0 Brett Baney 6 4 16 6 * 8.0 Imran Iqbal 3 0 19 14 6.3 Neil Wray 1 1 6 6 6.0 Dave Cardy 3 0 11 7 3.3 Mike Roberts 2 0 3 3 1.5

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3rd XI Bowling Averages 2007 Name

Ov Mdn Runs Wkts

BB

Ave

Imran Iqbal 86.3 21 224 24 6-31 9.3 Chris Renwick 95.2 20 269 20 5-40 13.4 Brett Baney 230.1 51 616 34 4-30 18.1 Karl Gudgin 89 23 244 10 3-11 24.4

Also Bowled Matt Rance 4 0 17 3 3-17 5.6 Ben Parkes 3 0 11 1 1-11 11.0 Nick Merrett 10 4 22 2 2-22 11.0 Mike Roberts 38 8 98 8 2-4 12.2 Jordan Parkes 8 2 28 2 2-28 14.0 Sam Taylor 5 1 17 1 1-17 17.0 Mark Pearson 22.5 3 97 5 2-19 19.4 David Wilson 22 4 82 4 2-21 20.5 Richard Woodard 14 2 43 2 2-43 21.5 Peter Somerset 20 3 81 2 2-35 40.5 Graham Evans 10 1 44 1 1-9 44.0 Chris Dowling 20 5 53 1 1-17 53.0 Paul Wilson 7 1 22 0 0-22 Will Murray 8 1 34 0 0-34 Rob Hutchings 7 0 40 0 0-40 -

Catches

Mike Parkes Brian Coulshed Graham Evans Stuart Evans Will Murray Brad Hughes David Wilson

Fielding Award 2007 Players’ Player 2007

7 (+2 st) Brett Baney 2 7 (+1 st) Karl Gudgin 2 7 Chris Murton 2 4 Jordan Parkes 2 4 Mark Pearson 2 4 Chris Renwick 2 3

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Graham Evans Brett Baney

4th XI Batting Averages 2007 Name

Mts Inn NO Runs

HS

Ave

Tony Williams 9 8 6 77 31 * 38.50 Omar Parvez 9 9 1 254 62 31.75 Ahmed Hussain 8 8 1 167 41 23.86 Daniel Fowler 7 6 1 86 52 * 17.20 Aseem Khan 7 4 0 55 25 13.75 Paul Wilson 7 7 0 92 35 13.14 Brian Atkins 6 4 1 21 12 7.00 Greg Coulshed 5 4 0 19 12 4.75 Akmal Fazal 5 2 0 7 6 3.50 Daniel Shimell 7 3 0 8 6 2.67 Mohammed Syed 5 4 0 10 7 2.50 Matt Fowler 6 3 1 4 3 2.00

Also Batted Imran Iqbal 2 2 0 181 98 90.50 Will Murray 2 2 0 61 44 30.50 Sam Taylor 4 3 1 52 24 * 26.00 Callum Pilgrim 1 1 0 16 16 16.00 Daniel Howe 1 1 0 11 11 11.00 Mike Roberts 3 2 1 9 5 9.00 Ben Parkes 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 Stuart Mackenzie 3 2 0 0 0 0.00 Aaron Hollick 2 2 1 0 0 0.00 Dave Cardy 2 2 2 44 37 * Mark Pearson 1 1 1 4 4 * -

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4th XI Bowling Averages 2007 Name

Ov Mdn Runs Wkts

BB

Ave

Aseem Khan 79.1 21 181 17 4-28 10.65 Imran Iqbal 27 2 96 8 6-68 12.00 Greg Coulshed 29.4 3 99 8 3-16 12.38 Mohammed Syed 54 6 137 11 4-26 12.45 Ahmed Hussain 48 6 156 10 4-21 15.60 Paul Wilson 20.5 0 89 5 2-15 17.80 Mike Roberts 32.1 8 90 5 3-18 18.00

Also Bowled Karl Gudgin 5 2 5 1 1-5 5.00 Dave Cardy 4 0 6 1 1-6 6.00 Sam Taylor 11 0 40 4 4-24 10.00 Stuart Mackenzie 7 0 25 2 2-9 12.50 Akmal Fazal 14 1 54 4 4-14 13.50 Mark Pearson 6 0 17 1 1-17 17.00 Pete Somerset 15 1 54 2 1-22 27.00 Raj Mehta 6 0 31 1 1-10 31.00 Daniel Fowler 13 0 71 2 1-8 35.50 Brian Atkins 3.3 0 14 0 0-6 Abbas Ali 10 0 39 0 0-10 Robbie Mann 3 0 11 0 0-11 Omar Parvez 3 0 13 0 0-13 -

Catches

Omar Parvez 8 Daniel Fowler 5 Ben Parkes 3 Greg Coulshed 3 Pete Somerset 3 Brian Atkins 2 Daniel Shimell 2 Mohammed Syed 2 Paul Wilson 2 Fielding Award 2007 Players’ Player 2007

Stuart Mackenzie 2 Abbas Ali 1 Aseem Khan 1 Daniel Howe 1 Mark Pearson 1 Raj Mehta 1 Sam Taylor 1 Tony Williams 1 Will Murray 1 - - 31

Greg Coulshed Paul Wilson

Junior Section Averages 2007 Under 10

Batting Runs Ave Haydn Cassidy 61 61 Johnny Pitts 86 43 Jamie Revell 41 41 Daniel Lake 60 30 Moeed Kayani 43 21.5

Bowling Wkts Ave Lewis Glasscoe 6 4.17 Johnny Pitts 6 4.33 Moeed Kayani 5 7 Jamie Revell 2 8.5 Haydn Cassidy 5 10.2

Under 11

Batting Runs Ave Johnny Pitts 36 36 Sam Revell 46 15.33 Rory Fleming 48 12 Haydn Cassidy 15 7.5 Daniel Lake 29 5.8

Bowling Wkts Ave Sam Revell 5 6.6 Charlie Fowler 4 6.75 Darren Leadbitter 4 8 Haydn Cassidy 4 9 Rory Fleming 3 9

Under 12

Batting Runs Ave Matthew Lake 41 41 Luke Tyson 59 19.67 Rory Fleming 46 15.33 Tom Callingham 67 11.17 Rhys Cassidy 29 9.67

Bowling Joe Watkins Ryan Wade Sam Revell Tom Callingham Rory Fleming

Wkts Ave 6 6 3 8.33 5 10.2 6 11 5 12.6

Under 13

Batting Runs Ave Luke Weston 72 36 Tom Callingham 96 19.2 Alex Baker 51 17 Luke Tyson 79 15.8 Jack Bunker 82 13.67

Bowling Wkts Ave Chris Pearson 5 9.8 Luke Tyson 6 12.17 Matthew Lake 6 13.17 Oliver Sawyer 3 14.67 James French 2 16

Under 15

Batting Runs Ave Ben Parkes 241 40.1 Stuart Mackenzie 84 28 Callum Pilgrim 75 18.7 Charlie Munroe 145 16.1 Daniel Fowler 90 15

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Bowling Charlie Munroe Aaron Hollick Abaas Ali Sam Taylor Ben Parkes

Wkts Ave 12 13.3 5 14.4 5 15.6 5 23 5 26.4

Batting Runs Callum Pilgrim 96 Daniel Shimell 32 Matthew Fowler 42 Aaron Hollick 21 Abaas Ali 11

Under 15B

Ave 48 10.6 10.5 10.3 6.5

Bowling Elliot Goward Abaas Ali Jack Manly Matthew Fowler Daniel Shimell

Wkts Ave 3 10 3 10.33 5 11 3 11.33 3 13.33

Junior Section Award 2007 Under 10 Batting Award

Bowling Award

Fielding Award

Managers Award

- - - -

Haydn Cassidy Lewis Glasscoe Daniel Lake Connor Glasscoe

Under 11 Batting Award

Bowling Award

Fielding Award

Managers Award

- - - -

Johnny Pitts Sam Revell Dominic Clarke Charlie Fowler

Under 12 Batting Award

Bowling Award

Fielding Award

Managers Award

- - - -

Matthew Lake Joe Watkins Rory Fleming Tom Callingham

Under 13 Batting Award

Bowling Award

Fielding Award

Managers Award

- - - -

Luke Weston Chris Pearson Oliver Sawyer Jack Bunker

Under 15 Batting Award

Bowling Award

Fielding Award

Managers Award

- - - -

Ben Parkes Charlie Munroe Matthew Fowler Sam Taylor

Under 15B Batting Award

Bowling Award

Fielding Award

Managers Award

- - - -

Callum Pilgrim Elliot Goward Jack Manly Daniel Shimmell

Young Player of the Year Colt of the Year

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Lee Littlejohn Ben Parkes

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Short History of Leverstock Green Cricket Club The game of cricket was first played on a regular basis in Leverstock Green during the 1920’s, though its formation can be traced back to 1908. Matches were played on farmland off Pancake Lane for some years, then, when the land was needed, the Club moved a short distance to Cherry Tree Lane.

The team, consisting mainly of members of the village, played Watford Observer team from 1984 regular Saturday matches until the end of the 1939 season, when, due to the outbreak of the Second World War, it was reluctantly forced to disband.

It was not until 1958, almost twenty years later, that several players from those early days, together with local residents both old and new, managed to persuade the authorities to allow the ground as we know it today to be used as a cricket pitch. This then became the new home of Leverstock Green Cricket Club.

Only one eleven played at this time, with a fixture list for both Saturday and Sunday games.

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Brad Klosterman 2007 Faulkner Trophy Winner

In 1964 a second eleven was formed and over the years increasing membership enabled the club to field three regular elevens within the Hertfordshire Cricket League.

A regular fourth XI was formed in 2005 and joined Division Thirteen of the Herts League two years later.

The Club can also boast successful junior sides. As the club moved into the new millennium, juniors as young as seven were encouraged to join in. Through the dedication and hard work of a number of senior members and players, the Club currently runs six junior sides across five age groups.

We enter our Centenary Year with a thriving social membership and excellent facilities. We have come a long way from the early days in Pancake Lane!

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1st XI Records 1997-2007 Batting (qualification 20 matches) Name Mts Inn NO Runs

HS

Ave

M Ryan 24 23 3 694 134 34.70 B Klosterman 158 147 23 4130 183 33.31 D Tyson 287 259 36 7420 240 33.27 D Plamenac 56 54 4 1558 104 31.16 R Walker 20 14 3 282 56 25.64 D Wall 77 74 15 1459 110 24.73 N Iqbal 87 81 12 1702 107 24.67 K Seggery 165 157 10 3507 100 23.86 M Craft 157 148 17 2862 122 21.85 M Schools 33 31 4 571 77 21.15 T Humphrey 33 29 2 540 89 20.00 M Wood 157 116 18 1835 88 18.72 M Gray 46 46 2 800 68 18.18 C Murton 81 79 9 1219 106 17.41 H Labuschagne 55 40 11 504 104 17.38 A Ali 70 65 3 1065 70 17.18 M Parkes 44 34 11 381 28 16.57 J Somerset 100 90 18 1187 83 16.49 J Fisher 46 32 7 370 38 14.80 P Goodwin 20 16 6 147 74 14.70 S Roberts 24 21 5 223 67 13.94 D Littlejohn 47 40 7 459 82 13.91 N Price 23 14 5 125 26 13.89 M Rance 51 44 9 485 43 13.86 D Coulshed 105 94 8 1132 75 13.16 L Littlejohn 54 37 14 293 65 12.74 N Merrett 21 18 2 201 41 12.56 C Dowling 47 28 11 199 50 11.71 K Eaton 113 88 21 729 67 10.88 A Thomas 36 23 3 206 50 10.30 N Wray 20 12 7 50 14 10.00 P Somerset 38 31 5 236 44 9.08 N Fleming 71 56 5 422 48 8.27 L Camden 23 13 6 50 19 7.14 R Whitaker 55 28 11 116 31 6.82 S Wilson 25 12 5 44 10 6.29 K Flitton 24 17 4 75 19 5.77 W Maloney 26 22 1 113 29 5.38 D Rance 36 24 3 108 19 5.14 S Collins 32 15 4 56 15 5.09 B Somerset 34 21 6 54 12 3.60 36

1st XI Records 1997-2007 Bowling (qualification 15 wickets) Name Ov Mdn Runs Wkts

BB

Ave

B Klosterman 2861.5 814 7852 545 9 - 17 14.41 N Price 236.1 51 735 51 5 - 19 14.41 A Thomas 569.1 98 2082 121 5 - 29 17.21 D Tyson 2045.6 380 7143 388 7 - 83 18.41 M Gabriel 129 23 425 23 5 - 36 18.48 K Brett 143 20 555 30 6 - 34 18.50 J Fisher 412.3 85 1343 72 5 - 65 18.65 M Wood 1533.1 291 5352 273 7 - 30 19.60 H Labuschagne 349.9 71 1243 63 7 - 44 19.73 S Collins 252.2 42 1047 51 6 - 66 20.53 D Wilson 73.4 8 322 15 3 - 36 21.47 S Roberts 122.4 18 498 23 3 - 19 21.65 M Schools 117.1 5 568 26 4 - 20 21.85 K Eaton 232.2 23 986 43 4 - 21 22.93 L Littlejohn 298.6 38 1134 47 4 - 24 24.13 S Wilson 210.3 40 736 30 5 - 28 24.53 D Wall 175.6 19 686 26 3 - 26 26.38 C Dowling 289.5 64 1056 39 3 - 24 27.08 L Camden 175 37 532 19 3 - 21 28.00 P Somerset 138.3 10 698 24 3 - 23 29.08 M Ryan 219.2 14 1111 29 4 - 85 38.31 Many thanks to Brad Klosterman for collating this information.

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Leverstock Green Cycling Team 2008 Once again the cycling fraternity undertook the London to Brighton cycle ride for the British Heart Foundation and raised a substantial amount for the charity . . . All thanks to your generosity.

This year, as 2008 is the cricket club's centenary year, we thought that we should undertake a ride that would stand out from the norm . . . so we are using the London to Brighton event as a warm up to a planned epic ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats. (LEJOG as it’s called in cycling circles).

LEJOG will start on August 1st and will be undertaken by myself, Kim Darker, Kevin Seggery, Steve Wright, Noel Mahon, Richard Stevens and Ian the Painter. Joining us on route will be Gavin Smith, who will ride with us for 3 days of the planned 14 days. If you feel up to it you are welcome to join us at any stage. Visit our web site www.e2e2008.blogspot.com to see our itinerary.

We have chosen the Hospice of St Francis as our sponsored charity and will be raising funds via our web site or by donations (cheques made payable to The Hospice of St Francis). Once again your continued support would be most welcome.

We plan to raise awareness and sponsorship for the ride over the coming months and will host a post ride party/ karaoke night at the club on our return.

The cycling fraternity meets and rides most Sundays from March to October. If you would like to join us on one of the Sunday rides please contact me. Once again, many thanks for your support over the past year.

Many thanks

Bryan Duffell

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Club Rules 1. Name - The Club shall be called Leverstock Green Cricket Club and its Headquarters shall be the Club Pavilion, Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Herts. HP3 8LJ. 2. Objects - The object of the Club shall be to provide for its members the facilities necessary to participate in, foster and promote the amateur game of cricket. The Management Committee may provide such other sports, social and recreational pursuits which it considers to be in the best interests of the Club.

3. Membership – Membership of the Club shall be open to all persons, irrespective of age, sex or disability except as a necessary consequence of the requirements of cricket as a particular sport and irrespective of ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or beliefs.

The Club aims to be a child-friendly club and to provide a safe and effective environment for young players. To this end the Club has adopted the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) Policy "Safe Hands - Welfare of Young People in Cricket."

Application for membership of the Club is subject to the completion of an application form and the prospective member (whether for playing or non-playing membership) must be proposed and seconded by other Club members in accordance with clauses 3a(iii) or 3a(iv) below. The membership secretary shall present the completed application form at a meeting of the management committee for its approval. The management committee will accept the new member on the basis of a simple majority.

Persons may not be admitted to membership, without an interval of at least two days between the nomination, or application for membership and their admission, nor may persons becoming members without prior nomination or application be admitted to the privileges of membership without an interval of at least two days between their becoming members and their admission.

Until the approval process is complete, the prospective new member will remain as a guest subject to the conditions of clause 13.

The Club may refuse membership or expel from membership only for good and sufficient cause, such as conduct or character likely to bring the Club or sport into disrepute. Appeal against such a decision may be made to the Club’s members and decided by a majority vote at an Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with clause 9. Such an appeal can only be lodged after the procedures set out in clause 6(c) have been completed.

Membership of the club shall consist of the following categories:a) FULL MEMBERS Full Members shall have the right to vote at General Meetings and be nominated for election to the Management Committee. The category is divided into the following classes:i) Life Vice-Presidents shall be nominated by the Management Committee in recognition of exemplary or exceptional service to the Club and elected by a two-thirds majority at a General Meeting. Elections shall be for life. ii) Vice-Presidents shall be nominated by the Management Committee in recognition of the hard-work they have done for the Club and elected at a General Meeting by a twothirds majority. The term of office will be for 3 years in the first instance. iii) Playing Members shall be those members who make themselves available for selection in the Club senior teams. They shall be proposed by a Playing Member and seconded by a member of the Cricket Committee. iv) Non-Playing Members shall be proposed by a full member and seconded by a member of the Management Committee. v) Family Membership is available to those members who have one or more children playing for junior teams within the Club. Adult members of this category will have the same rights as non-playing members, but family membership ceases when the junior member no longer plays for the Club or becomes ineligible through age. b) JUNIOR PLAYING MEMBERS shall be playing members who are eligible to play junior cricket.

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c) ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP is available for those members who have a current or past connection with the club and who currently live further than 50 miles from the club. d) PARTNER MEMBERS shall be anyone who belongs to a Full Member's family and is nominated to and accepted by the Management Committee. e) Members of visiting teams and their supporters will be Temporary Members from their arrival on the day of the match until close of business.

4. Subscription a) The annual subscription payable to the Club by each class of member shall be fixed each year at the Annual General Meeting or at an Extraordinary General Meeting called for the purpose. b) The subscription rates thus approved shall be published each year in the Club handbook. c) The subscription year shall be from 1 May to 30 April. d) Any member whose subscription remains unpaid at 31 May will forfeit his/her privileges of membership i.e. a Playing Member may not be selected to play cricket nor use the Clubhouse; a Non-Playing Member may not use the Clubhouse. Before having these privileges restored the member must pay an increased subscription to be decided under paragraph 4(a) If by 30 June this increased subscription is not paid then the Committee may terminate membership. e) The Management Committee shall have discretion to reduce the initial subscription for part of a year where they consider circumstances warrant it. f) Full Members who are still in full-time education will pay a reduced subscription. g) Life Vice-Presidents will not be required to pay a subscription but will be expected to pay a suitable annual donation. Vice-Presidents will pay a normal full-member's subscription.

5. Management of the Club a) Management of the Club shall be through elected officers and co-opted members who shall be formed into the structure defined below:i) Management Committee Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Membership Secretary, Club Captain, Bar Chairman, Events Co-ordinator, Pavilion Services Manager, Marketing and Income Development Officer, plus as many members of the Cricket Committee as necessary to ensure that more than 50% of the Management Committee are currently fully paid-up playing members (at the discretion of the Cricket Committee). Five members will constitute a quorum. ii) Sub-Committees a) CRICKET - Club Captain, 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th XI Captains (or their nominees), Junior Section Manager (or nominee), and Fixture Secretary. b) BAR - Bar Chairman, Treasurer and co-opted members as required. c) SOCIAL - Events Co-ordinator and co-opted members as required. d) The Management Committee may establish temporary sub-committees, at its discretion, to carry out specific tasks. e) Trustees - minimum two preferably three officers of the Club. They shall be legally considered to represent the Club in cases of: i) Claims for indemnity from Club members. ii) Action against the Club in cases of law contravention. f) Only full playing members may vote in the election of the Club Captain, Captains and Vice Captains, the Fixture Secretary and Team Secretary. All retiring members of the Management Committee and sub-Committees shall be eligible for re-election. g) The President shall be elected for a three year period. The outgoing President shall be eligible for re-election. h) The officers to be elected at the Annual General Meeting are as follows:- Chairman, Secretary, Bar Chairman, Membership Secretary, Pavilion Services Manager, Events Co-ordinator, Treasurer, Marketing and Income Development Officer, Club Captain, Team Captains and Vice-Captains, Fixture Secretary and Team Secretary.

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i) If any election should end in a tie, a second ballot will be held. If there is still a tie, the election will be decided by the drawing of lots.

6. Duties and Responsibilities of the Management Committee a) The property and assets of the Club shall be vested in the Management Committee. b) The power to admit new members duly proposed and seconded shall be vested in the Management Committee whose decision shall be final. c) The Management Committee shall have the power to discipline any member whose conduct is deemed to be contrary to the best interests of the Club. Following the receipt of a written report of such conduct, the Club Chairman shall appoint a sub-committee made up of himself and two other Full Members; this sub-committee shall investigate the matter and decide upon its disposal. The sub-committee's decision shall be final except that, in the case of a suspension or expulsion, the member shall have the right of appeal to the full Management Committee. d) The Management Committee shall have the power to fill such vacancies as may arise in its own constitution between Annual General Meetings. It shall also have the power to declare a vacancy should a member of the Committee be absent from three consecutive meetings without explanation deemed to be satisfactory. e) The Management Committee shall meet at least nine times per year and shall cause a record to be kept of all proceedings. f) The Management Committee shall ensure that a current register of all members is kept and made available within the Clubhouse. g) The Management Committee shall take whatever measures it sees fit to restrict entry to the pavilion on any occasion when there is a danger of overcrowding.

7. Finance a) The club is a non-profit making organisation. Any surplus income or gains are reinvested in the Club. Surpluses or assets cannot be distributed to members or third parties. b) The collection and disbursement of all Club funds shall be the responsibility of the Management Committee who shall ensure that proper books of account are kept by the Treasurer. c) The accounts of the Club shall be audited yearly and a report by the Auditor submitted to the Annual General Meeting. d) Official receipts for all monies received shall be signed by the Treasurer who shall report on the Finances of the Club to each meeting of the Management Committee. e) The Management Committee shall authorize cheques to be signed by any two of the Chairman, the Secretary and the Treasurer. f) No member shall, except for services rendered at the request of the Management Committee, receive any payment or emoluments from the funds or transactions of the Club. g) The Club shall not be held responsible for any debts other than those incurred with the prior knowledge and approval of the Management Committee.

8. Annual General Meeting a) The Annual General Meeting shall be held on the first Monday of December in each year. The Secretary shall give not less than twenty-one clear days' notice of such meeting to all members. b) The meeting shall receive a financial statement for the preceding financial year and the report of the Management Committee. c) The meeting shall elect the Management Committee and appoint an Honorary Auditor, or Auditors. d) The newly elected Management Committee shall assume office at the end of the Annual General Meeting. e) Only Full Members may vote at General Meetings. Associate Members, Junior Members and Partner Members may speak at the meetings but may not vote. f) The proceedings of the Annual General Meeting shall be duly minuted.

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9. Extraordinary General Meeting a) An extraordinary General Meeting may be convened by the Management Committee or may be convened by the membership upon the written request of not less than 35 members. b) The Secretary shall give seven clear days' notice of such meeting to all members.

The specific purpose of the meeting shall be stated and no other business shall be transacted. c) The provision of sections (e) and (f) of Rule 9 shall apply to an Extraordinary General Meeting.

10. Alteration to Rules a) Alteration to the Rules of the Club shall be made only at an Annual General Meeting, or at an Extraordinary General Meeting called for the purpose, and only if supported by two-thirds of the members present and voting at such meeting.

11. Club Hours The hours during which the Club may remain open shall be decided by the Management Committee.

12. Bar Rules a) The permitted hours for the supply of intoxicating liquor shall be: Monday to Saturday 11am - 11pm Sunday, Christmas Day and Good Friday Noon - 3 00pm and 7 00pm - 10 30pm. b) No person below the age of 18 shall be permitted to purchase or consume intoxicating liquor upon Club premises. c) Gambling and games of chance are not permitted except those played for small stakes and allowed within the General Licensing Laws. d) Persons under the age of 18, who are junior playing members or sons or daughters of a member, will be permitted to enter the Club during licensing hours but may be asked to leave after 9 30 pm if unaccompanied by an adult who will accept responsibility for them.

13. Visitors a) Members may introduce visitors to the Club subject to regulations of the Management Committee which shall be in accordance with the licensing laws. b) Every visitor shall be the guest of, and shall be accompanied by, the member introducing him or her. c) Members will be held responsible for the proper behaviour of their guests. d) A guest may be introduced into the Club on not more than six occasions during the year.

This restriction shall not apply to members' partners. A full member shall not be allowed to introduce more than four guests at any one time. e) Persons under 18 are permitted to introduce only one guest.

A signing-in book shall be kept for guests who must be signed in by the accompanying member.

14. Dissolution a) The members may vote to wind up the Club if not less than three quarters of those present and voting support that proposal at a properly convened general meeting. b) The Committee will then be responsible for the orderly winding up of the Club’s affairs. c) After settling all liabilities of the Club, the Committee shall dispose of the net assets remaining to one or more of the following: i) to another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered charity and/or to another Club with similar sports purposes which is a registered Community Amateur Sports Club and/or ii) to the Club’s governing body for use by them for related community sports.

15. Other Business Any matters not governed by the foregoing Rules shall be dealt with by The Management Committee whose decision shall be final and binding.

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