12th August

RHCC 1ST XI V

ST PHILIPS NORTH

RHCC 2ND XI V

NEWENT

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

ADAM COLE - 1ST XI

A WORD FROM OUR CAPTAINS DEAN WHITE

Things returned to normal for the second half of the season last week as for the 4th time in 5 weeks the weather won But today we welcome St Philips North to the hill and the forecast isn't looking great, but hopefully it will miss us and we can get the game on With a couple of regulars away it will be a good opportunity for others to take their chance and put in a good shift I would also like to remind everyone that Sunday is our Club day, so if you haven't already please confirm your availability!

- 2ND XI

With so many league fixtures being cancelled in recent weeks (why does it always seem to rain on a Saturday?!?), it’s fortunate that this period has coincided with the return of Friendly XI matches to the Hill These friendlies have enabled us to keep momentum going and ensure people haven’t had to go too long without a game of cricket We’ll definitely look to add more friendlies to the calendar next year, to provide more opportunities (and development-level matches) for juniors and seniors to work on their hardball game Only 3 more weeks of the season to go after this Saturday, then the 2024 planning begins in earnest!

SAM WHITE - WOMEN'S

Cricket is like buses, nothing much available and then 3 games come along in quick succession. Sunday saw a road trip to Malmesbury for a friendly softball match. An enjoyable afternoon spent supporting another club who are in the infancy of developing their women ’ s side. Monday saw our best all round performance against Aston Ingham to keep us top of the league. Wednesday we debuted and played hardball against Corse and Staunton. As it was a pairs game, we narrowly lost by 3 runs. However this has definitely given us the confidence to enter a hardball league next season. So much to celebrate. Whatever the results of our final 2 league games next week, who would have ever thought we would be chasing the league title a year ago! I’ll take that!

TEAM NEWS

1ST XI V STPHILIPS NORTH

13:00 (H)

ADAM COLE

RM Cole Agricultural Maintenance

BOBBY BROWN

Andrew Brown Technical Services

AARON BARNETT Available

MARTIN COLEMAN Available

ALFIE JAYNE

B&C Builders

NICK JAYNE

Kelmer Homes Ltd

DAN MATTHEWS

Availabe

JAMIE MEE Available

ANDY O'CONNELL

CPT Engineering

PAUL WEAVING

Apex Movement

DEAN WHITE

FOD Kettlebells

2ND XI V NEWENT

13:00 (A)

PETE MOORE Available

BAILEY MOORE Available

DAN BOWKETT Available

TRENT BROWN

Lancett & Co

FREDDIE GWILLIAM

Hartpury College & University

ANDY MILLS Available

AIDEN MOORE

Thimble Wood

JOSS MOORE Available

KAY MOORE Available

MASON TURNER Available

TONY WILLIAMSON

Blackfriars Wealth Management

ON THIS WEEK

SATURDAY 12TH AUGUST

1st XI v St Philips North (h) 13:00

2nd XI v Newent (a) 13:00

SUNDAY 13TH AUGUST

RHCC Club Day 10:00

MONDAY 14TH AUGUST

TUESDAY 15TH AUGUST

WEDNESDAY 16TH AUGUST

Women's Team v Aston Ingham (h) 18:00

THURSDAY 17TH AUGUST

Women's Team v Westbury-on-Severn (a) 18:00

FRIDAY 18TH AUGUST

Senior Nets 18:00

AWARDS NIGHT

FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER, 6PM

@ BELLS HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB

Everyone Welcome SHIRT & TIE

Menu

Main Roast Chicken

Roast Beef

Giant Yorkshire Pudding

Desert Apple & Pear Crumble

Toffee & Honeycomb Cheesecake

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 Jamie Mee

Also known as Meatball/JMEE

Who/what made you wan

Adam Cole and his persu

Post-match drink of choic

Fanta Lemon or Guiness

Favourite Cricketing mem Sledging a batsman for

Who would be your ideal T

Aaron Barnett

Activities outside of cricke Running, Rugby, Golf

Goals for 2023? Win the League

Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Kane Fellows (Goat)

Game day playlist song?

Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic

If you could only have one 40 overs

BABY GOT BAT Who is the RHCC Star?

Last Week... SAM WHITE

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE

CLUB PARTNERS