8th July

8TH JULY 2023

GET TO KNOW

ANDY PEARCE

RHCC 1ST XI V FOREST EXILES

RHCC 2ND XI V ASTON INGHAM

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

A WORD FROM OUR CAPTAINS ADAM COLE - 1ST XI Last week we welcomed Ullenwood Bharat to the Hill in what was the end of the first half of the season. After losing the toss and being put into bat, we couldn't have got off to a better start after Jack Robins hit the second over of the match for 19! The rest of the top 5 all contributed well as Jack Weaving (41) Jayner (51) Aaron Underwood (78) and top score Taz (88) help amass a huge total of 318! Things started well with the ball as Andy O'Connell and Jack got early breakthroughs, but a determined innings from Ullenwood's opener and number 4 helped them get over 150 before a flurry of wickets allowed us to reduce them to 202-7. This week sees us welcome Forest Exiles, in a top of the table clash which all the boys are really up for! Here's hoping to continue our good run of form.

DEAN WHITE - 2ND XI Failure to rotate the strike and missed opportunities in the field were the main reasons for last week’s defeat to Woodpeckers. Once again, we gave a few scares to a team that had beaten us comfortably in 2022, so there are definitely reasons for optimism - Riley’s knack of taking wickets at key moments and Bun’s return to bowling after injury being two of those. Today we take on Aston Ingham 3rds, a side we’ve not come up against in recent years but a friendly, well-run club that share our ethos of promoting youth. Here’s to a good day’s cricket.

SAM WHITE - WOMEN'S A tough league game this week, competing against a very experienced Newent side who I predict are up there as contenders to win this year’s league and demonstrated a convincing win against us. Despite our loss, Becca Histead continues her impressive form, hitting 3 fours, with Kiera Daugreilh bowling Newent’s captain out. However, the bravest player award goes to Jess Shakell who despite taking a horrible blow to the eye, continued to bat out her innings. A credit to the grit and determination of this team. This week sees a rest as we have rearranged our league fixture to support the final games of our under 15’s team. This makes the evolution of the women’s team even more important to ensure more years of cricket for our young women within the club.

TEAM NEWS 1ST XI V FOREST EXILES

13:00 (H) ADAM COLE RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

2ND XI V ASTON INGHAM

13:00 (A) ANDY PEARCE Bryony Pearce Author

JACK ROBINS

BOBBY BROWN

Dean Electrical

Andrew Brown Technical Services

KANE FELLOWS

AARON BARNETT

Andrew Poultney Plumbing & Heating

Available

ALFIE JAYNE

TRENT BROWN

B&C Builders

Lancett & Co

NICK JAYNE

FREDDIE GWILLIAM

Kelmer Homes Ltd JAYDEN JONES

Hartpury College & University FIN JONES

Mapledean

Available

JAMIE MEE

DAN MATTHEWS

Available

Available

ANDY O'CONNELL

AIDEN MOORE

CPT Engineering

Thimble Wood

AARON UNDERWOOD

PETE MOORE

Zack & Harry Coleman

Available

PAUL WEAVING

RILEY PEARCE

Apex Movement

Available

DEAN WHITE FOD Kettlebells

TONY WILLIAMSON Blackfriars Wealth Management

ON THIS WEEK SATURDAY 8TH JULY 1st XI v Forest Exiles (h) 13:00 2nd XI v Aston Ingham (a) 13:00

SUNDAY 9TH JULY U13 v Parkend (a) 10:00

MONDAY 10TH JULY U15 v Aston Ingham (h) 18:00

TUESDAY 11TH JULY U11 v Lydney (h) 18:00

WEDNESDAY 12TH JULY THURSDAY 13TH JULY U15 v Parkend (h) 18:00

FRIDAY 14TH JULY Senior Nets 18:00

RESULTS SATURDAY 1ST JULY 1ST XI

318-6

Ullenwood Bharat

202-7

Paul Weaving

88

Adam Cole

3-21

Aaron Underwood

78

Kerry Powell

1-23

Nick Jayne

51

Andy O'Connell

1-36

133-5

Woodpeckers

137-5

2ND XI Tony Williamson

41

Riley Pearce

3-21

Dan Matthews

20

Dan Mattews

2-15

Bobby Brown

16

Freddie Gwilliam

0-17

Bream

63

SUNDAY 2ND JULY U13

132-1

Lacey Jones

32

James Bowkett

3-1

Zach White

30

Zach White

2-0

Zack Coleman

29

Becca Histed

1-3

Women's Team

96

Newent

163

Becca Histed

18

Becca Histed

1-9

Kay Moore

13

Jess Shackell

1-11

Iona Moore

7

Kiera Daugreilh

1-27

MONDAY 3RD JULY

2023 FIXTURES 1ST TEAM

2ND TEAM

MAY

MAY

06 FOREST EXILES (A) 12:00 13 WITCOME (H) 13:00 20 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (H) 13:00 27 BREAM (A) 13:00

06 ASTON INGHAM (H) 13:00 13 HIGHNAM COURT (A) 13:00 20 UPTON ST LEONARDS (A) 13:00 27 PARKEND (H) 13:00

JUNE

JUNE

03 STANWAY (H) 13:00 10 ST PHILIPS NORTH (A) 13:00 17 ARCADIANS NINE ELMS (H) 13:00 24 ANDOVERSFORD (A) 13:00

03 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (A) 13:00 10 NEWENT (H) 13:00 17 ST BRIAVELS (A) 13:00 24 LYDNEY (H) 13:00

JULY

JULY

01 ULLENWOOD BHARAT (H) 13:00 08 FOREST EXILES (H) 13:00 15 WITCOME (A) 13:00 22 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (A) 13:00 29 BREAM (H) 13:00

01 WOODPECKERS (A) 13:00 08 ASTON INGHAM (A) 13:00 15 HIGHNAM COURT (H) 13:00 22 UPTON ST LEONARDS (H) 13:00 29 PARKEND (A) 13:00

AUGUST

AUGUST

05 STANWAY (A) 13:00 12 ST PHILIPS NORTH (H) 13:00 19 ARCADIANS NINE ELMS (A) 13:00 26 ANDOVERSFORD (H) 13:00

05 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (H) 13:00 12 NEWENT (A) 13:00 19 ST BRIAVELS (H) 13:00 26 LYDNEY (A) 13:00

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

02 ULLENWOOD BHARAT (A) 13:00

02 WOODPECKERS (H) 13:00

2023 FIXTURES JUNIOR TEAMS MAY

JULY

07 13s v WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (A) 10:00 09 11s v WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (H) 18:00 14 13s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (H) 10:00 15 15s v HUNTLEY (A) 18:00 16 11s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (A) 18:00 19 13s v PARKEND (A) 18:00 21 13s v LYDNEY (A) 10:00 22 15s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (H) 18:00 23 11s v HUNTLEY (H) 18:00 25 15s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (A) 18:00 26 13s v ASTON INGHAM (H) 18:00 28 13s v BREAM (H) 10:00 30 11s v BREAM (A) 18:00

02 13s v BREAM (A) 10:00 03 15s v CORSE & STAUNTON (A) 18:00 04 11s v BREAM (H) 18:00 09 13s v PARKEND (A) 10:00 10 15s v ASTON INGHAM (H) 18:00 11 11s v LYDNEY (H) 18:00

JUNE 02 13s v LYDNEY (H) 18:00 04 13s v PARKEND (H) 10:00 05 15s v NEWNHAM ON SEVERN (H) 18:00 06 11s v LYDNEY (A) 18:00 08 15s v ASTON INGHAM (H) 18:00 11 13s v WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (H) 10:00 12 15s v REDMARLEY (A) 18:00 13 11s v WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (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 26 15s v PARKEND (A) 18:00 27 11s v HUNTLEY (A) 18:00 29 15s v DYMOCK (H) 18:00 30 13s v CINDERFORD ST JOHN (H) 18:00

WOMEN'S TEAM MAY 07 CHELTENHAM SOFTBALL FESTIVAL 14:00

JUNE 04 CAM SOFTBALL FESTIVAL 10:00 11 TEWKESBURY (A) 13:00 12 NEWENT (A) 18:00 21 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (H) 18:00 25 DOWN HATHERLEY SOFTBALL FESTIVAL 14:00 28 HUNTLEY (H) 18:00 JULY 10 ASTON INGHAM (A) 18:00 19 NEWENT (H) 18:00 23 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN SOFTBALL FESTIVAL 10:00 24 WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN (A) 18:00 AUGUST 02 HUNTLEY (A) 18:00 06 CIRENCESTER SOFTBALL FESTIVAL 13:00 16 ASTON INGHAM (H) 18:00

LEAGUE TABLES CGF PREMIER DIVISION P

W

T

L

A

C

WC

LC

BAT BOW PEN

PTS

RUARDEAN HILL

9

8

0

0

0

1

0

0

40

34

0

160

FOREST EXILES

10

6

0

2

0

2

0

0

32

38

0

142

STANWAY

9

4

0

3

1

1

0

0

29

28

0

109

ULLENWOOD BHARAT

9

4

0

4

0

1

0

0

34

28

0

108

BREAM

9

4

0

4

0

1

0

0

29

31

0

106

ANDOVERSFORD

9

3

0

4

1

1

0

0

25

32

0

99

ARCADIANS NINE ELMS

9

4

0

4

0

1

0

0

23

27

0

96

ST PHILIPS NORTH

9

3

0

5

0

1

0

0

27

30

0

93

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

9

1

0

5

1

2

0

0

24

25

0

77

WITCOMBE

10

1

0

7

1

1

0

0

13

24

0

59

P

W

T

L

A

C

WC

LC

BAT BOW PEN

PTS

UPTON ST LEONARDS

9

8

0

0

0

1

0

0

39

44

0

169

ASTON INGHAM

9

5

0

2

0

1

1

0

26

37

0

139

HIGHNAM COURT

9

5

0

2

0

2

0

0

26

29

0

117

LYDNEY

9

5

0

3

0

1

0

0

27

31

0

114

WOODPECKERS

9

4

0

3

0

1

1

0

22

22

0

110

RUARDEAN HILL

9

3

0

4

0

2

0

0

22

20

0

84

NEWENT

9

0

0

7

0

1

1

0

12

15

0

53

PARKEND

9

1

0

3

0

1

2

2

17

13

0

46

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

9

3

0

3

0

1

0

2

17

19

0

32

ST BRIAVELS

9

0

0

7

0

1

0

1

9

14

0

9

CGF DIVISION 2 WEST

LEAGUE TABLES 2022 GFOD INDOOR LEAGUE P

W

L

C

A

LC

WC

T

PEN

PTS

HATHERLEY & REDDINGS

6

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

15

NEWENT

6

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

15

ASTON INGHAM

6

1

3

0

0

0

2

0

0

9

HUNTLEY

6

2

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

9

RUARDEAN HILL

6

1

4

0

0

0

1

0

0

6

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

5

2

2

0

0

1

0

0

0

6

BREAM

5

0

0

0

0

5

0

0

0

0

P

W

L

C

A

LC

WC

T

PEN

PTS

RUARDEAN HILL

3

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

12

NEWENT

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

ASTON INGHAM

3

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

9

HUNTLEY

2

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

7

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

2

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

2023 GFOD SOFTBALL

GET TO KNOW Andy Pearce

Also known as AP, Pearcey, Twinkle Toes

BRYONY PEARCE AUTHOR

Who/what made you want to play cricket?

Honestly been so long I don’t remember! But probably a general fascination with the game.

Post-match drink of choice?

San Miguel

Favourite Cricketing memory?

Roger Harper running out Graham Gooch in the bicentenary match Who would be your ideal Tour mate?

Adam Cole (Assuming Bryony isn't in attendance) Activities outside of cricket?

Running, Music, Ferrying children around Goals for 2023?

Actually score some runs Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Paul Weaving Game day playlist song?

Either Hells Bells by AC/DC, or Take Me Home, Country Roads If you could only have one format to exist?

Test

BABY GOT BAT

Who is the RHCC Star?

Last Week... Paul Weaving

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

1

The Greater Good

Andy Pearce

439

2598

2

Aaron Barnett's Barmy Army

Alfie Jayne

288

2389

3

Duck Duck Goose

Liam Jones

399

2312

4

Zack Coleman

430

2309

Aaron Barnett

254

2239

6

Dale Steyn Removers Bring the Football Pitch Up Where The Square Is Cabbage Elect

Tim Yemm

418

2062

7

The Andy Pearce Appreciation Society

Jack Robins

350

2037

8

Don't Come Down The Wicket To Me

Andy O'Connell

267

2010

9

Ducked Again

Andy Mills

264

1988

10

Batsman and Robins

Lewis Bowkett

305

1985

11

Blanco Ball

Dean White

271

1982

12

No Duckers

Trent Bown

350

1979

13

They Don't Like It Up Um

Kane Fellows

332

1967

14

Kiss My Chaminda Vaas

Martin Coleman

437

1886

15

Squad

Taneya Weaving

356

1852

16

I'm Stumped

Rihannah Jones

239

1850

17

Le Kez Bosh

Kerry Powell

322

1841

18

A Hole

Jayden Jones

285

1835

19

Ruardean Rovers

Will Smith

320

1779

20

2nds Fine

Lee Burford

309

1774

21

Marching On Together

Tony Williamson

213

1751

22

Hitting Sixes and Taking Sips

Alun Chesworth-Rickards

204

1746

23

Where have the Sight Screens gone?

Adam Cole

283

1692

24

Jayners Eilte

Nick Jayne

257

1660

25

Part Time CC

Bun Matthews

393

1628

5

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

26

The Six Offenders

James Martin

262

1524

27

How Is That?

Pete Moore

143

1480

28

Jolly Boys Outing

Greaves

227

1478

29

Moore to Summer than Cricket?

Kay Moore

297

1474

30

ACCC

Adrian Cole

250

1414

31

Yubs and Squeeks Barmy Army

Martin Symonds

337

1412

32

Up The HIll

Zach White

250

1338

33

Backing my Kids Step-dad

Samantha White

193

1264

34

Hit & Hope

Matt Cook

187

1169

35

Better In Than Out

Jason Ross-Collins

158

1167

36

Cheesy Marden

Cian Jeffrey

159

1098

37

Wombat

Hazel Malcolm

111

1098

38

Wicket Ball

Freddie Gwilliam

248

1054

39

A Tickle Down The Leg Side

Tim Gwilliam

144

1044

40

The Dream Team

Lacey Jones

205

1037

41

Shiny Balls

Jess Shackell

79

954

42

Forward Defensive

Harrison White

180

910

43

I am the Pro at Racing

Dan Bowkett

111

864

FANTASY CRICKET PLAYER STANDINGS PLAYER

ROLE

VALUE

Points

1

Nick Jayne

All Rounder

£9.9m

593

2

Jack Weaving

All Rounder

£11.5m

580

3

Paul Weaving

All Rounder

£8.1m

468

4

Andy O'Connell

Bowler

£9.7m

383

5

Dean White

Batter

£7.2m

318

6

Bobby Brown

Keeper

£4.1m

316

7

Trent Brown

Bowler

£6.1m

298

8

Alfie Jayne

Bowler

£7.1m

287

9

Adam Cole

All Rounder

£9.1m

275

10

Kerry Powell

Batter

£8m

256

11

Aaron Underwood

Batter

£4m

248

12

Jack Robins

Keeper

£7.6m

242

13

Riley Pearce

Bowler

£3.1m

236

14

Kane Fellows

Bowler

£3m

181

15

Aiden Moore

Bowler

£7m

145

16

Tony Williamson

Batter

£6m

139

17

Aaron Barnett

All Rounder

£3.1m

135

18

Dan Matthews

Keeper

£3.1m

125

19

Freddie Gwilliam

Bowler

£5.9m

115

Bowler

£5m

102

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