27th May

27th MAY 2023

GET TO KNOW

ANDY O'CONNELL

RHCC 1ST XI V BREAM

RHCC 2ND XI V PARKEND

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,

2ND XI V PARKEND

13:00 (A)

13:00 (H)

ADAM COLE

DEAN WHITE

RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

FOD Kettlebells

JACK ROBINS

AARON BARNETT

Dean Electrical

Available

ALFIE JAYNE

BOBBY BROWN

B&C Builders

Andrew Brown Technical Services

NICK JAYNE

TRENT BROWN

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

Lancett & Co FREDDIE GWILLIAM Hartpury College & University ANDY MILLS Available AIDEN MOORE Available PETE MOORE Available RILEY PEARCE Available

PAUL WEAVING

RYAN SHINNERS

Apex Movement

Available

AARON UNDERWOOD

TONY WILLIAMSON

Zack & Harry Coleman

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

RESULTS SATURDAY 20TH MAY 1ST XI

220-9

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

154-6

Adam Cole

65

Jayden Jones

3-28

Aaron Underwood

43

Alfie Jayne

2-24

Paul Weaving

37

Kane Fellows

1-12

UPTON ST LEONARDS

113-1

2ND XI

108-9

Dean White

36

Navin Dahiya

49*

Trent Brown

13*

Jon Pitt

37*

Tony Williamson

13

Jon Allen

5

93-3

LYDNEY

94-6

SUNDAY 21ST MAY U13 Loui Moore

18

Ewan Roberts

1-16

Lacey Jones

15

Keira Daugreilh

0-2

James Bowkett

12

Toby Daughtrey

0-6

CINDERFORD ST JOHN

115-4

MONDAY 22ND MAY U15

89-9

Riley Pearce

21

Aiden Moore

2-17

Trent Brown

19

Keira Daugreilh

1-18

Luke Rowles

11*

Riley Pearce

0-9

RESULTS TUESDAY 23RD MAY 115-3

HUNTLEY

56-9

Lacey Jones

33

Bobi Moore

2-11

Harry Coleman

14

Iona Moore

1-3

Zack White

14

Lexi Shackell

0-12

U13

55

ASTON INGHAM

55-1

Lacey Jones

16

Zack Coleman

1-8

Loui Moore

4

Zach White

0-0

Annabel Sanders

1

James Bowkett

0-2

U11

FRIDAY 26TH MAY

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 SOFTBALL FESTIVAL 11:00 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

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

10

10

0

46

STANWAY

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

5

10

0

41

ARCADIANS NINE ELMS

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

4

9

0

39

FOREST EXILES

4

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

3

12

0

37

ULLENWOOD BHARAT

3

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

8

9

0

33

WITCOMBE

4

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

15

0

32

BREAM

3

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

7

7

0

30

ANDOVERSFORD

3

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

4

10

0

20

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

3

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

3

4

0

19

ST PHILIPS NORTH

3

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

4

8

0

18

P

W

T

L

A

C

WC

LC

BAT BOW PEN

PTS

WOODPECKERS

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

9

13

0

48

UPTON ST LEONARDS

3

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

10

11

0

47

ASTON INGHAM

3

1

0

0

0

1

1

0

1

9

0

46

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

3

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

4

9

0

29

LYDNEY

3

1

0

1

0

1

0

0

5

7

0

28

HIGHNAM COURT

3

1

0

0

0

2

0

0

2

3

0

27

ST BRIAVELS

3

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

5

7

0

18

RUARDEAN HILL

3

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

1

0

0

13

NEWENT

3

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

2

0

8

PARKEND

3

0

0

1

0

1

0

1

2

5

0

-7

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

ASTON INGHAM

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

HUNTLEY

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

NEWENT

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

RUARDEAN HILL

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2023 GFOD SOFTBALL

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 bowling alongside Michael Holding in my homeland Who would be your ideal Tour mate?

Adam Cole Activities outside of cricket?

Walking my dog, occasional golf and Football Goals for 2023?

Get promoted Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Kane Fellows after last week!

Game day playlist song?

Sleeping Lion - Clinton Fearon If you could only have one format to exist?

50 overs

BABY GOT BAT

Who is the RHCC Star?

Last Week... ANDY O'CONNEL

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

1

Aaron Barnett's Barny Army

Alfie Jayne

261

683

2

Blanco Ball

Dean White

289

681

3

The Andy Pearce Appreciation Society

Jack Robins

204

605

4

The Greater Good

Andy Pearce

119

552

5

2nds Fine

Lee Burford

110

507

6

Part Time CC

Bun Matthews

226

502

7

Marching on Together

Tony Williamson

68

495

8

Ducked Again

Andy Mills

67

485

9

Kiss my Chaminda Vaas

Martin Coleman

290

443

10

Jayners Elite

Nick Jayne

279

419

11

Jolly Boys Outing

Greaves

283

404

12

The Six Offenders

James Martin

246

395

13

Batsman and Robins

Lewis Bowkett

287

390

14

Le Kez Bosh

Kerry Powell

223

384

15

Where Have the Sight Screens Gone?

Adam Cole

289

380

16

Yubs and Squeeks Barmy Army

Martin Symonds

257

380

17

ACCC

Adrian Cole

277

364

18

Up The Hill

Zach White

273

360

19

Dale Steyn Removers

Zack Coleman

211

351

20

Backing my kids Stepdad

Samantha White

247

329

21

A Hole

Jayden Jones

196

325

22

Squad

Taneya Weaving

211

307

23

Ruardean Rovers

Will Smith

220

289

24

Don't come down the Wicket to me

Andy O'Connell

220

282

25

Hitting Sixes and Taking Sips

Alun Chesworth-Rickard

112

282

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

26

Bring the football pitch up where the square is

Aaron Barnett

153

280

27

I'm Stumped

Rihannah Jones

237

276

28

Cabbage Elect

Tim Yemm

105

260

29

Hit and Hope

Matt Cook

187

259

30

The don't like it up um

Kane Fellows

235

235

31

The Dream Team

Lacey Jones

170

227

32

Shiny Balls

Jess Shackell

174

227

33

Forwards Defensive

Harrison White

153

201

34

Duck Duck Goose

Liam Jones

66

182

35

Wicket Ball

Freddie Gwilliam

140

179

36

I am the Pro at Racing

Dan Bowkett

128

167

37

A Tickle Down the Leg side

Tim Gwilliam

145

164

38

Moore to Summer than just Cricket

Kay Moore

141

141

39

No Duckers

Trent Brown

56

134

40

Cheesy Marden

Cian Jeffrey

110

119

41

Wombat

Hazel Malcolm

91

91

42

Wicket Ball

Pete Moore

84

90

43

Better In than Out

Jason Ross-Collins

73

73

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