Sevenoaks Vine CC fixture card 2015

Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club 2015 SEASON

Kent Premier League Champions 2014

SEVENOAKS VINE CRICKET CLUB

PRESIDENT Lord Robert Sackville

VICE-PRESIDENTS D.J. Abbott R.N. Alwen M.R. Benson J. D. P. Bowden M.J. Bowden G.D. Burden R.J. Clout P.R. Downton * G. Durdant-Hollamby Mrs. A. Fyfe D.P. Fulton G.D. Gaston R.N. Golds W.M. Gray J.M.H Hornsby A. Hurd A. Iqbal O. Iqbal S. Iqbal Mrs C. Johnson C.H.A. Judd, C.B

Mrs E.M. Judd Mrs W.P.K. Jones B. Leeke A.E. Morris D.J. Morrison D.W. Notley M.S. Paterson R.G. Raikes B. Richardson J.G. Sagar A.M. Sims E T Smith P.J. Smith R.D. Smith T.P. Smith W.L. Stewart K.R. Storey C.J. Tavaré R.D. Thomas R.P. Wilkinson * P. Williams

* Hon. Life Member

VPs’ day 6th June at The Vine from 12:30 onwards.

We hope as many VPs as possible will come along TRUSTEES OF SEVENOAKS VINE CRICKET CLUB P. Williams G. Durdant-Hollamby TRUSTEES OF SEVENOAKS VINE CLUB K. Miller R.N. Golds G. Durdant-Hollamby CLUB HISTORIAN

R.J. Clout

SVCC 1st XI 2014

David Harkin SVCC 2nd XI 2014with the 2nd XI Champions Flag

Spirit of Cricket:

Preamble to the Laws

Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws but also within the Spirit of the Game. Any action which is seen to abuse this spirit causes injury to the game itself. The major responsibility for ensuring the spirit of fair play rests with the captains.

1. There are two Laws which place responsibility for the team's conduct firmly on the captain.

Responsibility of captains The captains are responsible at all times for ensuring that play is conducted within the Spirit of the Game as well as within the Laws.

Player's conduct In the event of a player failing to comply with instructions by an umpire, or criticising by word or action the decision of an umpire, or showing dissent, or generally behaving in a manner which might bring the game into disrepute, the umpire concerned shall in the first place report the matter to the other umpire and to the player's captain, and instruct the latter to take action.

2. Fair and unfair play According to the Laws the umpires are the sole judges of fair and unfair play.

The umpires may intervene at any time and it is the responsibility of the captain to take action where required.

3. The umpires are authorised to intervene in cases of: · · · · ·

Time wasting Damaging the pitch Dangerous or unfair bowling Tampering with the ball Any other action that they consider to be unfair

4. The Spirit of the Game involves RESPECT for: · · · ·

Your opponents Your own captain The roles of the umpires The game's traditional values

5. It is against the Spirit of the Game: · · ·

To dispute an umpire's decision by word, action or gesture To direct abusive language towards an opponent or umpire To indulge in cheating or any sharp practice, for instance: (a) to appeal knowing that the batsman is not out (b) to advance towards an umpire in an aggressive manner when appealing (c) to seek to distract an opponent either verbally or by harassment with persistent clapping or unnecessary noise under the guise of enthusiasm and motivation of one's own side 6. Violence There is no place for any act of violence on the field of play.

7. Players Captains and umpires together set the tone for the conduct of a cricket match. Every player is expected to make an important contribution towards this.

© Marylebone Cricket Club

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: O Iqbal S Iqbal A Richardson T Williams

G D Burden T Bevan-Thomas A Akerman

B Cooper-Fogarty R Parsons R J Clout

A Gibson O Durell T P Smith

CLUB CHAIRMAN

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Omar Iqbal

Gavan Burden

Winsford Woodland Rise Sevenoaks TN15 0HY

Hilltop 50A Greenhill Road Otford TN14 5RS

H: 01732 490752 Mob: 07798 780303 omariqbal27@gmail.com

H: 01959 525001 Mob: 07779 725730 gavan.burden@svcc1734.org

SECRETARY

TREASURER

Andy Richardson

Byron Cooper-Fogarty

67, Timberbank Vigo Village Kent DA13 0SN

Beech Nut Barn 6a Ivy Mill Close Godstone RH9 8NG

H 01732 823058 Mob 07535 672450 secretary@svcc1734.org

Mob 07990 567 105

CHAIRMAN CRICKET

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY

Shami Iqbal

Alan Gibson

10 Quaker Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3XG

The Pavilion, Sevenoaks Vine Hollybush Lane Sevenoaks TN13 3UH

Mob: 07766 717727 shami.iqbal@gmail.com

Phone: 07771 561 112 senior.membership@svcc1734.org

byron.cooper-fogarty@thomsonreuters.com

CHAIRMAN GROUND

CHAIRMAN JUNIORS

Shami Iqbal

Tim Bevan-Thomas

Mob: 07766 717727 shami.iqbal@gmail.com

Mob: 07778 566746 Junior.chair@svcc1734.org

JUNIOR MEMBERSHIP

CLUB COACH

Tonya Williams

Richard Parsons

Mob : 07969 612269 Junior.membership@svcc1734.org

Mob: 07793 289384 richardparsons@talk21.com

CHAIRMAN SELECTION

GROUND HIRE / HISTORIAN

Shami Iqbal

Richard Clout H: 01732 742716

Mob: 07766 717727 shami.iqbal@gmail.com

richard.clout@tiscali.co.uk

CLUB WELFARE OFFICER

DEPUTY CWO

Sandra Robinson H : 01732 883313

Tonya Williams

Club.welfare@svcc1734.org

Mob : 07969 612269 Junior.membership@svcc1734.org

EQUIPMENT Tim Smith W : 01732 749675 Mob : 07881 923281 tim@batandballsports.co.uk

Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club is affiliated with ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) Sevenoaks District Sports Council CCC (Club Cricket Conference) KCC (Kent Community Cricket) Shepherd Neame Kent League Kent Regional Cricket League North Kent Junior League Border League Sevenoaks and District Chamber of Commerce

WAS CAREMARK AD

CAPTAIN

TEAM

VICE – CAPTAIN

Tom Parsons 07545 824 818

1st XI Kent Cricket League

Olly Durell 07753 410233

Mike Thompson 07742 633305

2nd XI Kent Cricket League

John Gethins 07729 882353

Andy Hatton 07717 442 193

3rd XI Kent Regional Cricket League

Freddie Elliott 07753 371295

Shami Iqbal 07766 717727

Sunday T20

Charlie Compton 07500 124845

Old Oaks T20 Friendlies

David Harkin 07766 717727

Mid – week

LEAGUE REPRESENTATIVES Kent Cricket League

Kent Cricket League

John Bowden

Kent Regional Cricket League Alan Gibson

FIXTURES Ground Hire

Sunday

Old Oaks

Richard Clout

Shami Iqbal

Charlie Compton

SEVENOAKS VINE C.C. CRICKET WEEK 2015 Day

Date

Friday

3rd July

Saturday

th

4 July

Early (no game)

18:00

5 July

Monday

6th July

13:15

13:30

11:30

7 July

11:30

Wednesday 8th July

10:30

MCC

Thursday

9th July

Friday

10th July 11:00

10:30

U17 vs St Pauls’s School, Brisbane

Lloyd’s (all day match) Sevenoaks District KCC XI

th

Old Oaks vs President’s XI

2st XI League vs Bromley

th

Sunday

Tuesday

Late

6 a side Competition Chairman’s XI

18:30

Clark Trophy Final

18:00

SVCC Juniors vs Holmesdale Juniors Old Oaks vs KVCL

Friday 3rd July Live music in the evening Friday 10th July: Catered Lunch with “Kent Legends”, tickets from Gavan Burden Sevenoaks Beer Festival: Friday 3rd July – Sunday 5th July at the Vine The Club extends its thanks to all our sponsors for their continued support.

WAS SANLAM

Kent Premier League Champions 2014

SHEPHERD NEAME KENT CRICKET LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 1st XI FIXTURES Captain Tom Parsons 07545 824818

Vice-Captains Olly Durell 07753 410233

tom@teepsmedia.com

Oliver.Durell@HISCOX.com

Date APRIL: Saturday Saturday

Time

Opponents

Ground

18 25

12:00 12:00

Tunbridge Wells Reigate Priory

Away Away

MAY: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

2 9 16 23 30

12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00

Wimbledon Beckenham Bexley Tunbridge Wells Sandwich Town

L L L L

VINE Away VINE VINE Away

JUNE: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

6 13 20 27

12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00

Hartley Lordswood Blackheath Folkestone

L L L L

VINE Away Away VINE

JULY:

Friday 3rd to Friday 10th July

CRICKET WEEK

Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

4 11 18 25

12:00 12:00 12:00

Bromley Beckenham Bexley NO LEAGUE GAME

L L L L

Away VINE Away

AUGUST: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Monday

1 8 15 22 29 31

12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00

Sandwich Town Hartley Lordswood Blackheath Folkestone Tunbridge Wells

L L L L L L

VINE Away VINE VINE Away Away

5

12:00

Bromley

L

VINE

SEPTEMBER: Saturday

OLD OAKS

Captain Charlie Compton 07500 124845 ccompton1970@gmail.com

Date

Vice-Captain

Time

Opponents

Ground

APRIL: Friday

24

18:00

The Judd School

VINE

MAY: Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday

1 8 15 22 29

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00

tba Solefield Slumberers New Beacon St Michael's Plaxtol

VINE VINE VINE VINE VINE

JUNE: Friday Friday Saturday Friday Friday

5 12 13 19 26

18:00 18:00 14:00 18:00 18:00

Sevenoaks Prep Royal Brussels CC Royal Brussels CC Blackwood Savills

VINE Waterloo Waterloo VINE VINE

OLD OAKS

Captain Charlie Compton 07500 124845 ccompton1970@gmail.com

Date JULY:

Time

Vice-Captain

Opponents

Ground

Friday 3rd to Friday 10th July CRICKET WEEK Friday Friday Friday

3 18:00 10 18:00 17 18:00

Friday

24

Friday AUGUST: Friday Friday Friday Friday

SEPTEMBER: Friday

VINE VINE VINE

31 18:00

President's XI KVCL XI Knockers (Trounce Trophy) Shoreham (Peter Walker / Nigel Hollamby Cup) The Heathens

7 14 21 28

Ightham (Rawlinson Cup) Hockey Club Rugby Club Trinortherners

VINE VINE VINE VINE

Rye Golf Club

VINE

18:00

18:00 18:00 18:00 18:00

4 17:30

VINE VINE

SHEPHERD NEAME KENT CRICKET LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION 2nd XI FIXTURES Captain M Thompson 07742 633305 mikeythompson5@hotmail.co.uk Date APRIL: Saturday Saturday

Vice-Captain J Gethins 07729 882353 john_gethins@hotmail.co.uk

Time

Opponents

Ground

18 25

12:00 12:00

Tunbridge Wells Reigate Priory

VINE VINE

MAY: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

9 16 23 30

13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15

Beckenham Bexley Tunbridge Wells Sandwich Town

L L L L

VINE Away Away VINE

JUNE: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

6 13 20 27

13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15

Hartley Whitstable Canterbury Dartford

L L L L

Away VINE VINE Away

JULY:

Friday 3rd to Friday 10th July

CRICKET WEEK

Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

4 11 18 25

13:15 13:15 13:15 13:15

Bromley Beckenham Bexley Tunbridge Wells

L L L L

VINE Away VINE VINE

AUGUST: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

1 8 15 22 29

13:15 13:15 13:15 12:30 12:30

Sandwich Town Hartley Whitstable Canterbury Dartford

L L L L L

Away VINE Away Away VINE

5

12:30

Bromley

L

Away

SEPTEMBER: Saturday

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KENT REGIONAL CRICKET LEAGUE DIVISION 1A - WEST : 3rd XI FIXTURES Captain Andy Hatton 07717 442 193 AHATTON@travelers.com Date

Vice-Captain Freddie Elliott 07753 371295 freddie.elliott@hotmail.com

Time

Opponents

Ground

APRIL:

MAY: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

2 9 16 23 30

13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30

Snodland Old Gravesendians Dartford Oakfield Warriers New Ifield

L L L L L

Away Otford Away Otford Away

JUNE: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

6 13 20 27

13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30

Gravesend Belvedere Sidcup NO LEAGUE GAME

L L L

Away Otford Otford

JULY:

Friday 3rd to Friday 10th July

CRICKET WEEK

Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

4 11 18 25

13:30 13:30 13:30 13:30

Lessa Christ Church Old Gravesendians Dartford Oakfield Warriers

L L L L

Otford Away Otford Away

AUGUST: Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday

1 8 15 22 29

13:30 13:30 13:30 13:00 13:00

New Ifield Gravesend Belvedere Sidcup Snodland

L L L L L

Otford Otford Away Away Otford

5

13:00

Lessa Christ Church

L

Away

SEPTEMBER: Saturday

SVCC 3rd XI 2014

The Colley scoop

All the very best to Sevenoaks Vine CC for the 2015 season The Black Boy Public House 13 Bank Street Sevenoaks TN13 1UW Phone: 01732 452192

Email: blackboy@shepherd-neame.co.uk

THREE COUNTIES T20 COMPETITION Captain Olly Durell 07753 410233 Oliver.Durell@HISCOX.com Date MAY Sunday

Vice-Captain Nick Sale 07949 867287

Time

Opponents

Ground

24

14:00

Ashstead

VINE

JUNE Sunday

14

14:00

Reigate Priory

Away

JULY Sunday

19

14:00

Tunbridge Wells

VINE

AUGUST Sunday

9

14:00

Oxted

Away

SEPTEMBER Sunday

6

14:00

T20 FINAL

tba

The Clark Trophy Final

Catches win matches

John Bowden enjoys the celebrations

SEVENOAKS VINE CRICKET ACADEMY

Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club is extremely keen to support young cricketers as they make the transition from Colts cricket into adult cricket. It is a natural process that those young cricketers who have developed their game through the Vine colts system should then progress into Vine adult cricket where they have opportunities to play at weekends and during the week and where they can reach their true potential.

Some find the transition into adult cricket to be a little daunting but all players are supported by experienced coaching and playing club members who are DBS checked, ECB accredited and “buy into” the development of youngsters. Whilst at times they may be challenged in terms of their ability it is our mandate to ensure that they are looked after in a safe environment where they can improve their game, learn from others, feel part of “the team” and enjoy cricket both now and for years to come.

With all this in mind you need to be aware that the Vine hosts an Academy for young cricketers that is run by the cricket Chairman, Shami Iqbal. He, along with club coaches and club captains assess youngsters who have put themselves forward to the academy with a view that they get to play representative cricket for the club in many of the senior competitions that we enter. This ranges from playing Saturday league cricket for one of our senior elevens, the mid-week Clark Trophy, matches played during cricket week in July, other mid-week matches or cricket on a Sunday.

This year if numbers are sufficient we are also looking at the potential to raise a Saturday Acorns side where fathers and sons play together against other clubs in a friendly series of matches.

Junior Section Sponsors 2015

Club contact: Tim Smith Shop Tel: 01732 450111 www.batandballsports.co.uk 10, London Road Sevenoaks, TN13 1AJ (Opposite the Stag Theatre)

SEVENOAKS VINE C.C. JUNIOR SECTION 2015 CHAIRMAN JUNIORS

SECRETARY / MEMBERSHIP

Tim Bevan-Thomas H: 01732 835507 Mob: 07778 566746 Junior.chair@svcc1734.org

Tonya Williams

VICE CHAIRMAN

CLUB WELFARE OFFICER

Mob : 07969 612269 Junior.membership@svcc1734.org

Sandra Robinson H : 01732 883313 Club.welfare@svcc1734.org

TEAM AND MATCH MANAGEMENT U11 Border League Division 1

U13 Border League Division 1

Omar Iqbal Mob : 07798 780303 omariqbal27@gmail.com

Nigel Langley Mob 07760 557630 nigellangley67@gmail.com

U16 Border League Division 1

Border League Representatives

Mike Wright Mob : 07909 580 880 mhwright@gmail.com

Tim Bevan-Thomas Omar Iqbal

COACHING TEAM OTFORD

HOLLYBUSH

Nigel Langley Richard Collens Simon Williams

Omar Iqbal Mob : 07798 780303 omariqbal27@gmail.com

Junior Coaching Coordinator: Miles Richardson Mike Thompson Mike Wright Mike Barber Lorne Burns

Omar Iqbal

Coaching: Club Coach / U17 Manager – Richard Parsons U7 to U9

Sundays

10:00 - 12:00

Hollybush

3rd May to 19th July

U10 & U11

Sundays

10.00 - 12.00

Otford

3rd May to 19th July

U12 & U13

Tuesdays

6:15 - 8:00

Otford

28th April to 14th July

U14, U15, U16

Wednesdays

6:15 - 8:00

Otford

27th April to 14th July

SEVENOAKS VINE C.C. JUNIOR SECTION 2015 U11 Border League Division 1 Omar Iqbal Mob : 07798 780303 omariqbal27@gmail.com Date MAY: Monday Monday Monday Monday

Time

Opponents

Ground

4 11 18 25

Castle Hill Tunbridge Wells Bidborough Linden Park

Away Otford Away Otford

JUNE: Monday Monday Monday

8 15 22

Cowdrey Tunbridge Wells Holmesdale

Away Away Otford

JULY: Monday Monday Monday

6 13 20

Linden Park Bidborough Castle Hill

Away Otford Otford

U13 Border League Division 1 Nigel Langley Mob 07760 557630 nigellangley67@gmail.com Date MAY: Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday

Time

Opponents

Ground

10 17 24 31

Tunbridge Wells Bidborough Withyham Holmesdale

Away VINE Away VINE

JUNE: Sunday Sunday Sunday

14 21 28

Cowdrey Tunbridge Wells Horsmonden

VINE VINE VINE

JULY: Sunday Sunday Sunday

5 12 19

Horsmonden Withyham Bidborough

Away VINE Away

SEVENOAKS VINE C.C. JUNIOR SECTION 2015 U15/16 Border League Division 1 Mike Wright Mob : 07909 580 880 mhwright@gmail.com Date MAY: Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday

Time

Opponents

Ground

3 10 17 24 31

Horsmonden Holmesdale Bidborough Cowdrey Tunbridge Wells

VINE VINE Away VINE Away

JUNE: Sunday Sunday Sunday

7 21 28

Tunbridge Wells Holmesdale Horsmonden

VINE Away Away

JULY: Sunday Sunday

12 19

Cowdrey Bidborough

Away VINE

Victorious Vine U15 team vs Holmesdale

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Alan Gibson senior.membership@svcc1734.org

SUBSCRIPTIONS Full Playing £125 £180 (if paid after

31

st

MATCH FEES (including Tea) All Games 1st / 2nd 3rd / Jazzers Evening Games

May)

Playing: (U21) to (U19) / Student (as of 1st April of Current Season)

£50 Playing: (U18) to (U15)

£15 £10 £ 6

Juniors, Schoolboys & Students in Senior Sides 1st / 2nd £10 rd 3 £ 7 Jazzers £ 5

(as of 1st April of Current Season)

£40 Match fees including teas must be paid by captains at the end of each game to Andy Akerman or lodged behind the Bar.

Playing: Old Oaks £50 Non Playing Membership £35 individual £10 additional to include family £ 5 additional individual Junior Membership £120 includes coaching and match fees

CLUB KIT Club Sweaters : Baseball-style caps : Woollen Caps : Club Ties :

(Navy Blue/Cerise with Badge) (Navy Blue with Badge) (by award only - Navy Blue) (Navy Blue/Cerise)

available from Bat & Ball Sports Baseball and plain woollen caps can be purchased by any member.

Special woollen caps can only be worn if awarded by the Cricket Club Committee

USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBERS Sevenoaks Vine Club Chairman Mike Paterson Vine and Otford Groundsman Jason Carr Vine Pavilion Bar Manager Steve Huggett

07887 07863 01732 07930

581696 351688 453945 932188

PAVILION BOOKINGS can be made by contacting Mike Paterson

MATCHES ON THE VINE - 2015 Date

Time

Opponents

Team

APRIL: Saturday Friday Saturday

18 24 25

12:00 18:00 12:00

Tunbridge Wells The Judd School Reigate Priory

2nd XI Old Oaks 2nd XI

MAY: Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 8 9 10 15 16 17 22 23 24 24 29 30 31

18:00 12:00

tba Wimbledon Horsmonden Solefield Slumberers Beckenham Holmesdale New Beacon Bexley Bidborough St Michael's Tunbridge Wells Cowdrey Ashstead Plaxtol Sandwich Town Holmesdale

Old Oaks 1st XI U15 Old Oaks 2nd XI U15 Old Oaks 1st XI U13 Old Oaks 1st XI U15 T20 Old Oaks 2nd XI U13

JUNE: Friday Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday

5 6 7 13 14 19 20 21 26 27 28

18:00 12:00

18:00 13:15 18:00 12:00 18:00 12:00 14:00 18:00 13:15

13:15 18:00 13:15 18:00 12:00

Sevenoaks Prep Hartley Tunbridge Wells Whitstable Cowdrey Blackwood Canterbury Tunbridge Wells Savills Folkestone Horsmonden

L

L

L

L

L L

L

L

Old Oaks 1st XI U15 2nd XI U13 Old Oaks 2nd XI U13 Old Oaks 1st XI U13

MATCHES ON THE VINE - 2015 Date JULY Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Friday Friday Saturday Sunday Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday Thursday

3 4 5 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 10 11 12 17 18 19 19 23

Friday

24 18:00

Saturday Friday

25 31

AUGUST: Saturday Friday Saturday Friday Saturday Friday Saturday Friday Saturday SEPTEMBER: Friday Saturday

Time

Opponents

18:00 13:15 13:30 11:30 11:30 18:30 10:30 10:30 18:00 11:00 18:00 12:00

13:15 18:00

President's XI Bromley St Pauls School, Brisbane Lloyds Sevenoaks District KCB XI Clark Trophy Final MCC 6 a side competition SVCC Juniors vs Holmesdale Chairman's XI KVCL XI Beckenham Withyham Knockers (Trounce Trophy) Bexley Tunbridge Wells Bidborough SDC Shoreham (Peter Walker / Nigel Hollamby Cup) Tunbridge Wells The Heathens

1 7 8 14 15 21 22 28 29

12:00 18:00 13:15 18:00 12:00 18:00 12:00 18:00 12:30

Sandwich Town Ightham (Rawlinson Cup) Hartley Hockey Club Lordswood Rugby Club Blackheath Trinortherners Dartford

4 5

17:30 12:00

Rye Golf Club Bromley

18:00 13:15 14:00 16:00

Team

L

L

L

Old Oaks 2nd XI CW CW CW CW CW CW CW CW Old Oaks 1st XI U13 Old Oaks 2nd XI T20 U15 Private Hire

Old Oaks L

2nd XI Old Oaks

L

L

1st XI Old Oaks 2nd XI Old Oaks 1st XI Old Oaks 1st XI Old Oaks 2nd XI

L

Old Oaks 1st XI

L L L

Was Kent membership offer

Old Oaks kick off Cricket Week against Savills

Bryan Thompson in full flow for Old Oaks

MATCHES AT ORCHARD FIELD, OTFORD - 2015 Date APRIL: Sunday Wednesday

26 29

MAY: Wednesday Saturday Sunday Monday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Monday Sunday

6 9 10 11 13 16 17 20 23 24 25 31

JUNE: Wednesday Sunday Wednesday Saturday Sunday Saturday Sunday Monday Wednesday Sunday

3 7 10 13 14 20 21 22 24 28

Time

Opponents

14:00

Beechwood St Michael's

Private Hire Private Hire

St Michael's Old Gravesendians Beechwood Tunbridge Wells St Michael's Sevenoaks School Beechwood St Michael's Oakfield Warriers Beechwood Linden Park Beechwood

Private Hire 3rd XI Private Hire U11 Private Hire Private Hire Private Hire Private Hire 3rd XI Private Hire U11 Private Hire

13:30 14:00

14:00 13:30 14:00 14:00

14:00 13:30 14:00 13:30 14:00

14:00

St Michael's Beechwood St Michael's Belvedere Beechwood Sidcup Beechwood Holmesdale St Michael's Beechwood

Team

L

L

L L

Private Hire Private Hire Private Hire 3rd XI Private Hire 3rd XI Private Hire U11 Private Hire Private Hire

MATCHES AT ORCHARD FIELD, OTFORD - 2015 Date JULY: Wednesday Saturday Monday Saturday Monday

Time

Opponents

1 4 13 18 20

14:00 13:30

Beechwood Lessa Christ Church Bidborough Dartford Castle Hill

AUGUST: Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday Saturday

1 8 16 23 29

13:30 13:30 14:00 14:00 13:00

New Ifield Gravesend Beechwood Beechwood Snodland

SEPTEMBER: Sunday Sunday Sunday

6 13 27

13:30 13:30 12:30

Beechwood Beechwood Beechwood

13:30

Team

L L

L L

L

Private Hire 3rd XI U11 3rd XI U11

3rd XI 3rd XI Private Hire Private Hire 3rd XI

Private Hire Private Hire Private Hire

A Brief History of SVCC and Cricket on Sevenoaks Vine The current earliest known reporting of cricket in Sevenoaks is based one report in the London Evening Post of a match between the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex, which took place on 6thSeptember 1734. On that occasion it was Lord John Philip Sackville who pitted his team and his purse against the Gentlemen of Sussex. The Sackvilles of Knole were among the many aristocracy of the day who matched their XIs against neighbouring estates for high stakes, which could be as much as 1,000 guineas! In 1773, John Frederick Sackville, the 35 Duke of Dorset and a great patron of the game, presented the Vine Ground out of the Knole Estate to the town of Sevenoaks to be a cricket ground forever.

The Pavilion, itself a listed building, was built in 1850 and extended in 1975 when the Club merged with Sevenoaks Hockey Club. The bandstand was built in 1894. The Club Score box was refurbished in 1993 following donations from members and friends in memory of Alan Housden, affectionately remembered as a cricketer and Chairman of the Club and again in late 2008, when an electronic scoreboard was added due to the kind bequests from three late stalwarts of the club, Ken Smart, Norman Golds and Steve Trounce.

The Club is the proud owner of many interesting items of cricketana, including a bat dating from 1745 made by the Pett Family of Sevenoaks, the first known bat maker. The Club is also the proud possessor of many fine prints, a number of which hang in the Pavilion.

During the 18th Century great England players of the time included Lumpy Stevens, Joseph Miller, William Bowe and John Minshull, who were all employed on the Knole Estate. All were feared by the famous Hambledon Club. In fact it was reputed that the accuracy of Lumpy Stevens led to the introduction of the third stump on 18th June 1777 on The Vine. The old notch stick was eventually replaced by score cards, the first of these being printed by Pratt, scorer to Sevenoaks Vine Cricket Club.

Since those early days the Club has seen five recent members, Chris Tavaré, Paul Downton, Mark Benson, Ed Smith and Alex Loudon play for England and one, Steve Smith, play for Australia. In addition former players David Fulton and Ed Smith have both been in the Kent county side, with David as Captain in 2004, whilst Ed was made the captain of Middlesex in 2008. A number of other players have held contracts with various counties including Will House, John Bowden, Tom Parsons, Maurice Holmes and Fabian Cowdrey, making a unique third generation at Kent CCC. 1971 saw the introduction of the Kent League, which title the 1st XI won in 1972, 1978 1997 and, of course, in 2014, and the 2nd XI in 1974, 1987, 1998, 1999 and most recently in 2007 and 2012. Latterly the 3rd and 4th XIs joined the Mid-Kent League, with the 4th XI winning the title in 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2005- the last one by 1 point on the last day of the season! In 1996 the Kent League merged with the South Thames League and East Kent League to produce 3 divisions and promotion and relegation. In 1999 the Kent Premier League was created and the Club became one of the top 10 County sides playing 2 day cricket. In 2000 the 2nd XI also qualified for the 2nd XI Premier League. 1997 also saw the Club reach the Evening Standard knockout trophy Final at the Oval, sadly losing a tense match by 2 runs.

In 1975 the Cricket Club joined with The Sevenoaks Hockey Club to form the Sevenoaks Vine Club and in 1982 a second ground was acquired at Orchard Field, Otford, to replace the much loved and much missed Knockholt ground. Substantial fund raising over many years finally culminated in the erection of the Otford Pavilion. In 1994 the Cricket Club assumed full responsibility for the costs of maintaining the Vine ground and in 2000 also took over the Otford ground as all hockey moved to Astroturf.

Strangely, the actual name of The Vine is a mystery, but possibly relates to the existence of a vineyard near the Ground in the 14th Century when the Knole estates were owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The hurricane on the night of 16th October 1987 will long be remembered in Sevenoaks for changing the whole character of the ground, as six of the famous seven oak trees planted for King Edward VII’s coronation in 1902 came crashing down in the fiercest winds seen in the south-east region for 250 years. Subsequently, on the 6th December 1987 seven sapling oaks were planted – resulting in eight oaks lining the northern (lower) end of the Vine.