3rd June

3rd JUNE 2023

GET TO KNOW

BRYONY PEARCE

RHCC 1ST XI V STANWAY

RHCC 2ND XI V WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

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 Our first away game of the season saw us travel to Bream where we lost the toss and were put in to bat. 2 early wickets saw us 50-2 but in comes Jayner (90) to join Taz (61) and the pair put on a 3rd wicket stand of 150. A late flurry of runs from Aaron and Kerry saw us to 262-5. A strong start by our opening bowlers saw Bream 41-3 with AOC getting his first wickets of the season supported well by Jack. 2 wickets each from Alfie and Taz put us in the driving seat and we secured our 3rd win of the season. This week we welcome Stanway who are also 3 from 3 so it should be a good contest!

DEAN WHITE - 2ND XI I’m still coming down from last week’s match. Winning the toss and batting first, we were indebted to Bobby, who played a masterful innings to guide us to a decent total of 180. Any delusions this score would guarantee victory were quickly quashed as Parkend stormed to 82 for 0 off 14 overs. Thankfully, a few tight overs (and some wickets) helped us regain some control, which was never relinquished - the icing on the cake being that it was our Under 15s who closed out the game, bowling the last 11 overs of the match (including a brilliant spell from Fred and great death overs from Riley and Aiden) to seal a 9-run victory. Fingers crossed for a similar result today against Westbury!

SAM WHITE - WOMEN'S This week I want to offer a huge congratulations to Fiona Greaves, who owns Forest Physiotherapy and one of our much valued partners. Last week Fiona completed 13 days of cycling from John O’Groats to Land End. To say this was a challenge is an understatement but she has achieved something beyond expectations. She’s a inspiration for the whole of the women’s team, proving when you set your mind to something, you can achieve your goals! It’s not too late to sponsor her via https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ourbigcycle23.

TEAM NEWS 1ST XI V STANWAY,

2ND XI V WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

13:00 (H)

13:00 (A)

ADAM COLE

DEAN WHITE

RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

FOD Kettlebells

JACK ROBINS

BOBBY BROWN

Dean Electrical

Andrew Brown Technical Services

KANE FELLOWS

TRENT BROWN

Andrew Poultney Plumbing & Heating

Lancett & Co

ALFIE JAYNE

TOMMY COLEMAN

B&C Builders

Available

NICK JAYNE

FREDDIE GWILLIAM

Kelmer Homes Ltd FIN JONES Available JAMIE MEE Available ANDY O'CONNELL

Hartpury College & University ANDY MILLS Available AIDEN MOORE Available PETE MOORE

CPT Engineering

Available

KERRY POWELL

ANDY PEARCE

S.I.D Maintenance JACK WEAVING Available

Bryony Pearce Author RILEY PEARCE Available

PAUL WEAVING

TONY WILLIAMSON

Apex Movement

Blackfriars Wealth Management

ON THIS WEEK SATURDAY 3RD JUNE 1st XI v Stanway (h) 13:00 2nd XI v Westbury-on-Severn (a) 13:00

SUNDAY 4TH JUNE Cam Softball Festival 10:00

MONDAY 5TH JUNE U15 v Newnham On Severn (h) 18:00

TUESDAY 6TH JUNE U11 v Lydney (a) 18:00

WEDNESDAY 7TH JUNE Women's Training 18:00

THURSDAY 8TH JUNE U15 v Aston Ingham (h) 18:00

FRIDAY 9TH JUNE Senior's Training 18:00

RESULTS SATURDAY 27TH MAY 1ST XI

261-5

BREAM

142

Nick Jayne

90

Andy O'Connell

3-36

Paul Weaving

61

Paul Weaving

2-4

Kerry Powell

25

Alfie Jayne

2-19

180-7

Parkend

171-7

2ND XI Bobby Brown

71

Dean White

3-20

Dean White

30

Aaron Barnett

2-27

Riley Pearce

19

Riley Pearce

1-7

SUNDAY 28TH MAY U13

MONDAY 29TH MAY U15

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

4

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

15

15

0

66

STANWAY

4

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

10

14

0

60

ULLENWOOD BHARAT

4

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

13

12

0

51

FOREST EXILES

5

1

0

2

0

2

0

0

8

16

0

46

ARCADIANS NINE ELMS

4

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

7

11

0

44

ANDOVERSFORD

4

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

9

14

0

39

ST PHILIPS NORTH

4

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

9

13

0

38

WITCOMBE

5

1

0

3

0

1

0

0

4

15

0

35

BREAM

4

1

0

2

0

1

0

0

9

9

0

34

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

4

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

7

7

0

26

P

W

T

L

A

C

WC

LC

BAT BOW PEN

PTS

UPTON ST LEONARDS

4

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

15

18

0

69

ASTON INGHAM

4

2

0

0

0

1

1

0

5

16

0

67

LYDNEY

4

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

10

13

0

49

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

4

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

8

14

0

48

WOODPECKERS

4

2

0

1

0

1

0

0

9

13

0

48

HIGHNAM COURT

4

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

5

6

0

33

RUARDEAN HILL

4

1

0

1

0

2

0

0

5

3

0

30

ST BRIAVELS

4

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

6

7

0

19

NEWENT

4

0

0

3

0

1

0

0

0

7

0

13

PARKEND

4

0

0

2

0

1

0

1

5

8

0

-1

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 Bryony Pearce

Also known as Bry Who/what made you want to play cricket?

Knew there was a women’s team starting and seemed like a great thing to support Post-match drink of choice?

Half a cider Favourite Cricketing memory?

Euphoria of winning first match as a team following weeks of steady improvement Who would be your ideal Tour mate?

Andy Pearce’s feelings would be hurt if I said anyone but him!

Activities outside of cricket?

Writing novels, teaching creative writing, playing cello, taxiing teens Goals for 2023?

Improve my game, win more Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Riley Pearce Game day playlist song?

Shake it off, Taylor Swift If you could only have one format to exist?

Short match in sunshine. Drinks afterwards

BABY GOT BAT

Who is the RHCC Star?

Last Week... HARRISON WHITE

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

1

The Greater Good

Andy Pearce

448

1000

2

Blanco Ball

Dean White

280

961

3

Aaron Barnett's Barny Army

Alfie Jayne

270

953

4

The Andy Pearce Appreciation Society

Jack Robins

166

771

5

Marching On Together

Tony Williamson

198

693

6

Ducked Again

Andy Mills

200

685

7

2nds Fine

Lee Burford

157

664

8

Le Kez Bosh

Kerry Powell

194

658

9

Duck Duck Goose

Liam Jones

466

648

10

A Hole

Jayden Jones

309

634

11

Squad

Taneya Weaving

325

632

12

Dale Steyn Removers

Zack Coleman

280

631

13

Hitting sixand taking Sips

Alun Chesworth-Rickards

344

626

14

Part Time CC

Bun Matthews

115

617

15

Batsman and Robins

Lewis Bowkett

216

606

16

Kiss My Chaminda Vaas

Martin Coleman

152

595

17

Bring the Football pitch up wherethe square is

Aaron Barnett

308

588

18

Cabbage Elect

Tim Yemm

323

583

19

Yubs & Squeeks Barmy Army

Martin Symonds

192

572

20

They Don't Like It Up Um

Kane Fellows

330

565

21

Jayner's Elite

Nick Jayne

131

550

22

Don't Come Down The Wicket To Me

Andy O'Connell

266

548

23

Jolly Boys Outing

Greaves

141

545

24

The Six Offenders

James Martin

143

538

25

Where Have The Sight Screens Gone?

Adam Cole

138

518

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

26

I'm Stumped

Rihannah Jones

207

483

27

Up The Hill

Zach White

112

472

28

ACCC

Adrian Cole

102

466

29

Hit and Hope

Matt Cook

187

453

30

Ruardean Rovers

Will Smith

159

448

31

Backing My Kids Stepdad

Samantha White

91

420

32

Wicket Ball

Pete Moore

314

404

33

Shiny Balls

Jessica Shackell

162

389

34

The Dream Team

Lacey Jones

160

387

35

No Duckers

Trent Brown

226

360

36

Better In Than Out

Jason Ross-Collins

281

354

37

Wombat

Hazel Malcolm

262

353

38

A Tickle Down Leg Side

Tim Gwilliam

168

332

39

Moore to Summer Than Cricket

Kay Moore

163

304

40

Cheesy Marden

Cian Jeffrey

165

284

41

Wicket Ball

Freddie Gwilliam

91

270

42

Forward Defensive

Harrison White

65

266

43

I am The Pro at Racing

Daniel Bowkett

55

222

FANTASY CRICKET PLAYER STANDINGS PLAYER

ROLE

VALUE

Points

1

Jack Weaving

All Rounder

£11.3m

240

2

Paul Weaving

All Rounder

£8m

205

3

Nick Jayne

All Rounder

£9.5m

178

4

AdamCole

All Rounder

£9.1m

142

5

Dean White

Batter

£7m

141

6

Kerry Powell

Batter

£8m

133

7

Alfie Jayne

Bowler

£7m

111

8

Andy O'Connell

Bowler

£9.5

109

9

Aaron Underwood

Batter

£4m

72

10

Bobby Brown

Keeper

£3.9m

71

11

Jayden Jones

Bowler

£5m

68

12

Trent Brown

Bowler

£6m

61

13

Riley Pearce

Bowler

£3m

53

14

Kane Fellows

Bowler

£3m

47

15

Jack Robins

Keeper

£7.5m

44

16

Tony Williamson

Batter

£6m

31

17

Freddie Gwilliam

Bowler

£6m

19

18

Aaron Barnett

All Rounder

£3m

19

19

Andy Pearce

Batter

£4m

15

All Rounder

£5m

11

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