1st July

RHCC 1ST XI V

ULLENWOOD BHARAT

RHCC 2ND XI V

WOODPECKERS

WELCOME

A Message from our Chairman

Hello all, and welcome as we kick off the 2023 summer season I hope everyone has enjoyed a restful off-season and all are excited to be getting back to outdoor cricket Let's hope for some decent weather !

The Winter period hasn't been entirely silent on the cricket front, as this year has already seen our women ' s team compete in their first competitive fixtures (capped off with a maiden victory!) and participation at both junior and senior indoor nets has been great - our plan for growing an inclusive and welcoming club is progressing nicely To give an indication of what this growth means, I'll turn to my best friend numbers! This coming summer we ' re fielding six competitive teams, playing in 85 fixtures (that's excluding friendlies and festivals), and are scheduled to be hosting upwards of 43 matches on the Hill That should definitely cover #CricketForAll all supporters too! None of this is possible without the hard work and support of many people who volunteer their time to organise, coach, administrate, etc, so I'd like to offer a huge thanks to all who work to make this club what it is, you ' re very much appreciated! As ever, if anyone else fancies helping out, please don't hesitate!

You may also notice that this year we are being supported by a range of wonderful local businesses who have engaged with us as club partners for the season, in what we hope is a mutually beneficial relationship We're extremely grateful to them for being so generous with their support, which helps enable us to provide the facilities and opportunities for cricket that we do - I'd strongly encourage all our members to repay them in kind with your patronage if possible! We're always looking to expand our ties with the local community, so if you know of anyone who may be interested in a similar partnership do get in touch

This programme (we hope you enjoy it!) is one of the first of a number of new initiatives being put in place this season to better engage with all members and further build our club as a community Others include the new fantasy cricket league (still time to enter, some bargains to be had!), more social events (curry club will be continuing) and more social media output If you ' re not following the club's social accounts then please do... You'll also be aware that we ' ve restructured how we collect match fees and subscriptions this year - hopefully this new approach is easier for all parties. We have some big ideas for improving the club's facilities (more at a later date) so your continued support is vital.

On a final note, I'd like to share my key desire for how we approach our cricket this summer and how we want to represent our club, whether it be training or matches. We're all ambassadors for Ruardean Hill, so play hard and play to win, but play fair and with RESPECT. Respect on the field and off the field, for the facilities, for opponents, for officials, and for team-mates. Win graciously and lose graciously (but hopefully not too often), enjoy the game and do the club proud.

Until next time, Up The Hill!

Cheers, Andy

Andy Pearce

ADAM COLE - 1ST XI

A WORD FROM OUR CAPTAINS DEAN

Last Saturday saw us travel to Andoversford We won the toss and elected to bat, we started well getting to 30 in 4 overs but some quicke wickets saw us fall to 56-3 in the first 10 overs, with Jack Robins getting to bulk of those (42) More wickets fell and at 91-5 things were looking bleak But in comes Alfie Jayne to partner Nick, and what a partnership it was, amassing 124 for the 6th wicket before Nick fell on 89 in the 40th over Alfie then followed not long after as to many 2's took their tole and he was ran out for 29 Yet again our opening pairing of Jack and Andy started us well with Andy taking 3-30 and Jack being toght as always only going for 9 from his 6 overs Some tight bowling in the middle put pressure on the opposition and this allowed Paul Weaving to clear up the tail taking 4-22. This week we welcome Ullenwood Bharat to the Hill!

WHITE - 2ND XI

It was a case of ‘ so near and yet so far’ last week Our attack did phenomenally well to bowl Lydney out for only 146, our youngsters stepping up once again at both ends of the innings With 31 required from 8 overs and 5 wickets in hand, we looked to be in line to cause an upset, but the loss of 3 wickets for only 3 runs meant we ended up falling agonisingly short Being competitive against such a strong team was very encouraging though, and we enter today’s game against Woodpeckers full of optimism Let’s go!

SAM WHITE - WOMEN'S

This week marks a year since we advertised for women to come and form a ladies team and how far have we come? This week has seen successive wins at Down Hatherley softball festival, a friendly against Aston Ingham and culminating in an impressive league win against Huntley on Wednesday. The team is going from strength to strength. Special mention to our junior players who have sacrificed hardball cricket to support the ladies team this week. Also to Kay Moore, who is topping the runs this season but also as my wing woman stepping in to captain Wednesday’s team as I drink cocktails on a sun lounger! Signing off for a few days break but watch this space - this section of the club continues to grow. Hardball anyone?!

TEAM NEWS

1ST XI V ULLENWOOD BHARAT

13:00 (H)

ADAM COLE

RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

JACK ROBINS

Dean Electrical

KANE FELLOWS

Andrew Poultney Plumbing & Heating

ALFIE JAYNE

B&C Builders

NICK JAYNE

Kelmer Homes Ltd

JAMIE MEE

Available

ANDY O'CONNELL

CPT Engineering

KERRY POWELL

S.I.D Maintenance

AARON UNDERWOOD

Zack & Harry Coleman

JACK WEAVING

Available

PAUL WEAVING

Apex Movement

2ND XI V WOODPECKERS

13:00 (A)

DEAN WHITE

FOD Kettlebells

BOBBY BROWN

Andrew Brown Technical Services

TRENT BROWN

Lancett & Co

FREDDIE GWILLIAM

Hartpury College & University

DAN MATTHEWS

Available

ANDY MILLS

Available

AIDEN MOORE

Thimble Wood

PETE MOORE Available

ANDY PEARCE

Bryony Pearce Author

RILEY PEARCE

Available

TONY WILLIAMSON

Blackfriars Wealth Management

ON THIS WEEK

SATURDAY 1ST JULY

1st XI v Ullenwood Bharat (h) 13:00

2nd XI v Woodpeckers (a) 13:00

SUNDAY 2ND JULY

U13 v Bream (a) 10:00

MONDAY 3RD JULY

TUESDAY 4TH JULY

Women v Bream (h) 18:00

WEDNESDAY 5TH JULY

THURSDAY 6TH JULY

FRIDAY 7TH JULY

Senior Nets 18:00

2023 FIXTURES

1ST TEAM

2ND TEAM

2023 FIXTURES

JUNIOR TEAMS

(A) 18:00 15 15s v REDMARLEY (H) 18:00 16 13s v BREAM (H) 18:00 18 13s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (A) 10:00 19 15s v DYMOCK (H) 18:00 20 11s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (H) 18:00 22 15s v PARKEND (H) 18:00

23 13s v DYMOCK (H) 18:00 25 13s v LYDNEY (H) 10:00

WOMEN'S TEAM

LEAGUE TABLES

LEAGUE TABLES

GET TO KNOW Riley Pearce

Also known as Ry

Who/what made you want to play cricket?

My Dad, the wonderful Andy Pearce

Post-match drink of choice?

I quite fancy a pint of Lager in a year or so

Favourite Cricketing memory?

Watching the Gloucestershire/Western Storm double header last season

Who would be your ideal Tour mate?

Aiden Moore

Activities outside of cricket?

Rugby, Saxophone, any sport going, Zelda

Goals for 2023?

Completed it mate, hit a 6! Now I want a 50

Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Jack Robins

Game day playlist song?

The Jazz Police by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band

If you could only have one format to exist?

40 overs

BABY GOT BAT Who is the RHCC Star?

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE

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