27th May

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

A WORD FROM OUR CAPTAINS

ADAM COLE - 1ST XI

Last weekend we welcomed Westbury-on-Severn to the Hill, after winning the toss and electing to bat we posted 220-9 with an excellent shift from our lower order. Westbury got off to a strong start going into drinks at 90 without the loss of a wicket But 2 wickets in 2 balls from Alfie Jayne, an excellent spell of leg spin from Jayden Jones (3-28) and an intense performance in the field helped us restrict Westbury to 154-6 and come away victorious making it 2 from 2. This week we travel to Bream.

DEAN WHITE - 2ND XI

I wouldn’t normally brush off a heavy defeat, but I think the 2nd XI were just grateful to (finally!) get out onto the field of play last Saturday There were some positives to take out of the match too - Trent and Aiden (combined age: 29) both batted very sensibly to take us past the 100 mark and ensure we took a point from the game. Here’s hoping for a few more points at home today!

SAM WHITE - WOMEN'S

We are eagerly waiting to start our league matches next month, alongside further softball festivals The commitment to train each week is a testament to how united the team now are. As a mum, I also have the privilege of watching our junior section grow. Which leads me to conclude there must be more mothers out there who we can bring off the side lines! Please do come and give this a go as I know you’d be surprised at how much you’d get from it. You’re more than welcome

TEAM NEWS

1ST XI V BREAM,

13:00 (A)

ADAM COLE

RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

JACK ROBINS

Dean Electrical

ALFIE JAYNE

B&C Builders

NICK JAYNE

Kelmer Homes Ltd

JAYDEN JONES

Mapledean

ANDY O'CONNELL

CPT Engineering

ANDY PEARCE

Bryony Pearce Author

KERRY POWELL

S.I.D Maintenance

JACK WEAVING Available

PAUL WEAVING

Apex Movement

AARON UNDERWOOD

Zack & Harry Coleman

2ND XI V PARKEND

13:00 (H)

DEAN WHITE

FOD Kettlebells

AARON BARNETT

Available

BOBBY BROWN

Andrew Brown Technical Services

TRENT BROWN

Lancett & Co

FREDDIE GWILLIAM

Hartpury College & University

ANDY MILLS Available

AIDEN MOORE Available

PETE MOORE Available

RILEY PEARCE Available

RYAN SHINNERS Available

TONY WILLIAMSON

Blackfriars Wealth Management

ON THIS WEEK

SATURDAY 27TH MAY

1st XI v Bream (a) 13:00

2nd XI v Parkend (h) 13:00

SUNDAY 28TH MAY

U13 v Bream (h) 10:00

MONDAY 29TH MAY

TUESDAY 30TH MAY

U11 v Bream (h) 18:00

WEDNESDAY 31ST MAY

Women's Training 18:00

THURSDAY 1ST JUNE

Junior's Training 18:00

FRIDAY 2ND JUNE

Senior's Training 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 Andy O'Connell

Also known as AOC/Mush

Who/what made you want to play cricket?

Playing with my cousin in Devon and 2005 ashes

Post-match drink of choice?

Thatchers Gold

Favourite Cricketing memory?

Either scoring first 100 or bow Holding in my homeland

Who would be your ideal Tour m Adam Cole

Activities outside of cricket? Walking my dog, occasional g

Goals for 2023? Get promoted

Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Kane Fellows after last week!

Game day playlist song?

Sleeping Lion - Clinton Fearo

If you could only have one form 50 overs

BABY GOT BAT

Who is the RHCC Star?

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE

CLUB PARTNERS