22nd July

22ND JULY 2023

GET TO KNOW

AARON BARNETT

RHCC 1ST XI V WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

RHCC 2ND XI V UPTON ST LEONARDS

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 As with the week before, rain was the winner last Saturday as we travelled to Witcombe. It looked unlikely that we'd be able to finish but the boys wanted to try and carry on our good momentum and wanted travel. After losing the toss and being put in to bat, the heavens opened and it was an automatic washout. Hopefully the weather holds out this week as we make the short trip to Westbury, we expect a good game with some good guys! The next 2 weeks could prove to be crucial with teams in the top 4 all playing each other!

DEAN WHITE - 2ND XI Rain, rain, go away! It feels like an age since the 2nd XI have been able to get out onto the cricket field expecting a full day’s play, and the weather forecast isn’t great for today’s match v Upton St Leonard’s either. Fortunately, I’ve got to see the U15s in action a couple of times in the last week. Seeing their talent and love of the game gives me plenty of optimism for both the remainder of 2023 and seasons to come. The future’s bright; the future’s Ruardean Hill!

SAM WHITE - WOMEN'S This week saw us host Newent at home for a league game. We’re currently at the top of the table, so a win against a strong Newent side would be a challenge. Captain Kay stepped up in my absence and didn’t disappoint. The team’s strong bowling attack ensured we won the game by 3 runs! What a nail biter. This leaves us in a strong position as we look to play 2 league games next week. It’s all the play for!

TEAM NEWS 1ST XI V WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

2ND XI V UPTON ST LEONARDS

13:00 (A)

13:00 (H)

ADAM COLE

DEAN WHITE

RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

FOD Kettlebells

JACK ROBINS

BOBBY BROWN

Dean Electrical

Andrew Brown Technical Services

KANE FELLOWS

PAUL BALLINGER

Andrew Poultney Plumbing & Heating

Available

ALFIE JAYNE

AARON BARNETT

B&C Builders

Available

NICK JAYNE

TRENT BROWN

Kelmer Homes Ltd JAMIE MEE Available ANDY O'CONNELL CPT Engineering

Lancett & Co FREDDIE GWILLIAM Hartpury College & University DAN MATTHEWS Available

ANDY PEARCE

AIDEN MOORE

Bryony Pearce Author

Thimble Wood

KERRY POWELL

JOSS MOORE

S.I.D Maintenance

Available

AARON UNDERWOOD

PETE MOORE

Zack & Harry Coleman

Available

JACK WEAVING Available

RILEY PEARCE Available

ON THIS WEEK SATURDAY 22ND JULY 1st XI v Westbury-On-Severn (a) 13:00 2nd XI v Upton St Leonards (h) 13:00

SUNDAY 23RD JULY U13 v Cinderford St John (h) 10:00 Sunday XI v Drybrook RFC (h) 14:00

MONDAY 24TH JULY Women v Westbury-on-Severn (a) 18:30

TUESDAY 25TH JULY WEDNESDAY 26TH JULY Women v Aston Ingham (a) 18:00

THURSDAY 27TH JULY FRIDAY 28TH JULY Senior Nets 18:00

RESULTS SATURDAY 15TH JULY 1ST XI

C

Witcombe

C

2ND XI

C

Highnam Court

C

C

Cinderford St John

C

Women

112

Newent

109

Lexie Shackell

12

Bryony Pearce

1-7

Kiera Daugreilh

10

Joss Moore

1-9

Joss Moore

8

Kay Moore

1-9

SUNDAY 16TH JULY U13

WEDNESDAY 19TH 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

11

8

0

0

2

1

0

0

44

34

0

176

FOREST EXILES

12

6

0

2

1

3

0

0

32

41

0

157

STANWAY

11

5

0

3

2

1

0

0

33

35

0

136

BREAM

11

5

0

4

1

1

0

0

33

36

0

131

ANDOVERSFORD

11

4

0

4

2

1

0

0

29

36

0

123

ULLENWOOD BHARAT

11

4

0

5

1

1

0

0

34

31

0

117

ST PHILIPS NORTH

11

3

0

6

1

1

0

0

29

34

0

105

ARCADIANS NINE ELMS

11

4

0

5

1

1

0

0

23

28

0

103

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

11

1

0

6

1

3

0

0

28

25

0

87

WITCOMBE

12

2

0

7

2

1

0

0

18

28

0

84

P

W

T

L

A

C

WC

LC

BAT BOW PEN

PTS

UPTON ST LEONARDS

11

8

0

0

2

1

0

0

39

48

0

185

ASTON INGHAM

11

6

0

2

1

1

1

0

26

44

0

162

LYDNEY

11

6

0

3

1

1

0

0

30

38

0

140

HIGHNAM COURT

11

5

0

2

1

3

0

0

28

30

0

132

WOODPECKERS

11

4

0

3

1

2

1

0

26

23

0

127

RUARDEAN HILL

11

3

0

5

0

3

0

0

22

27

0

97

NEWENT

11

0

0

7

1

2

1

0

12

15

0

65

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

11

4

0

3

1

1

0

2

22

27

0

61

PARKEND

11

1

0

4

1

1

2

2

17

15

0

54

ST BRIAVELS

11

0

0

8

1

1

0

1

11

16

0

19

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

4

2

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

17

NEWENT

3

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

HUNTLEY

3

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

9

ASTON INGHAM

3

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

9

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

3

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

5

2023 GFOD SOFTBALL

GET TO KNOW Aaron Barnett

Available Also known as Barney, Beef Who/what made you want to play cricket?

Pete Weaving and Martin Symonds Post-match drink of choice?

Pint of Inches if it's warm up the club, but rarely is so a Coors Favourite Cricketing memory?

Hitting Kez on the head with a bouncer sending him to hospital One handed catch at 6 a side or Winning the league with 2 cocks, Carty and Crank Who would be your ideal Tour mate?

AJ, Kez, Slink (for his MJ dance) Activities outside of cricket?

Football, Golf, Drinking, Skittles #UpTheFlagpolers Goals for 2023?

See some silverware back at best club around Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Bobby Brown Game day playlist song?

Lil Baby - Sum 2 Prove If you could only have one formatto exist?

None ideally, but t20 if I had to

BABY GOT BAT

Who is the RHCC Star?

Last Week... Nick Jayne

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

1

The Greater Good

Andy Pearce

0

2672

2

Aaron Barnett's Barmy Army

Alfie Jayne

0

2456

3

Duck Duck Goose

Liam Jones

0

2377

4

Zack Coleman

0

2347

Aaron Barnett

0

2272

6

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

Tim Yemm

0

2183

7

The Andy Pearce Appreciation Society

Jack Robins

0

2145

8

Blanco Ball

Dean White

0

2129

9

Ducked Again

Andy Mills

23

2104

10

Don't Come Down The Wicket To Me!!!

Andy O'Connell

0

2067

11

No Duckers

Trent Brown

0

2067

12

Squad

Taneya Weaving

23

2061

13

Batsman and Robins

Lewis Bowkett

0

2045

14

Le Kez Bosh

Kerry Powell

0

1997

15

Kiss My Chaminda Vaas

Martin Coleman

23

1996

16

A Hole

Jayden Jones

23

1963

17

They Don't Like it Up um

Kane Fellows

0

1956

18

I'm Stumped

Rihannah Jones

0

1950

19

2nds Fine

Lee Burford

25

1880

20

Ruardean Rovers

Will Smith

0

1848

21

Part Time CC

Bun Matthews

0

1822

22

Jayners Elite

Nick Jayne

0

1812

23

Hitting Sixes and Taking Sips

Alun Chesworth-Rickards

20

1809

24

Marching On Together

Tony Williamson

0

1775

25

Where have the sight screens gone?

Adam Cole

0

1759

5

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

26

Jolly Boys Outing

Greaves

0

1689

27

The Six Offenders

James Martin

0

1674

28

ACCC

Adrian Cole

0

1614

29

Moore to Summer than Cricket?

Kay Moore

0

1593

30

Yubs and Squeeks Barmy Army

Martin Symonds

23

1585

31

Up the Hill

Zach White

0

1548

32

How is That?

Pete Moore

0

1531

33

Backing my Kids Step-dad

Samantha White

23

1508

34

Hit & Hope

Matt Cook

0

1316

35

Cheesy Marden

Cian Jeffrey

0

1259

36

Better In Than Out

Jason Ross-Collins

23

1244

37

Wombat

Hazel Malcolm

23

1215

38

The Dream Team

Lacey Jones

0

1209

39

Wicket Ball

Freddie Gwilliam

0

1203

40

Shiny Balls

Jess Shackell

54

1113

41

A Tickle Down the Leg Side

Tim Gwilliam

0

1081

42

Forward Defensive

Harrison White

0

1062

43

I am the Pro at Racing

Dan Bowkett

23

1016

FANTASY CRICKET PLAYER STANDINGS PLAYER

ROLE

VALUE

Points

1

Nick Jayne

All Rounder

£10m

594

2

Jack Weaving

All Rounder

£11.6m

580

3

Paul Weaving

All Rounder

£8.2m

487

4

Andy O'Connell

Bowler

£9.7m

417

5

Trent Brown

Bowler

£6.1m

345

6

Alfie Jayne

Bowler

£7.1m

325

7

Dean White

Batter

£7.2m

318

8

Adam Cole

All Rounder

£9.1m

311

9

Bobby Brown

Keeper

£4.1m

296

10

Aaron Underwood

Batter

£4.1m

296

11

Jack Robins

Keeper

£7.6m

275

12

Kerry Powell

Batter

£8m

268

13

Riley Pearce

Bowler

£3.2m

244

14

Dan Matthews

Keeper

£3.1m

208

15

Kane Fellows

Bowler

£3m

181

16

Aiden Moore

Bowler

£7m

180

17

Tony Williamson

Batter

£6m

150

18

Aaron Barnett

All Rounder

£3.1m

136

19

Freddie Gwilliam

Bowler

£5.9m

120

Bowler

£5m

102

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