12th August

12TH AUGUST 2023

GET TO KNOW

JAMIE MEE

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

A WORD FROM OUR CAPTAINS ADAM COLE - 1ST XI 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!

DEAN WHITE - 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

2ND XI V NEWENT 13:00 (A) PETE MOORE Available BAILEY MOORE Available DAN BOWKETT Available TRENT BROWN Lancett & Co

ALFIE JAYNE

FREDDIE GWILLIAM

B&C Builders

Hartpury College & University

NICK JAYNE

ANDY MILLS

Kelmer Homes Ltd

Available

DAN MATTHEWS

AIDEN MOORE

Availabe

Thimble Wood

JAMIE MEE

JOSS MOORE

Available ANDY O'CONNELL

Available KAY MOORE

CPT Engineering

Available

PAUL WEAVING

MASON TURNER

Apex Movement

Available

DEAN WHITE FOD Kettlebells

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

RESULTS SATURDAY 5TH AUGUST 1ST XI

C

Stanway

C

2ND XI

C

Westbury-on-Severn

C

SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST Women

163

Malmesbury

97

Joss Moore

13

Becca Histed

2-5

Kay Moore

8

Joss Moore

1-3

Kiera Daugreilh

6

Iona Moore

1-4

124

Aston Ingham

93

Kiera Daugreilh

8

Becca Histed

4-10

Iona Moore

8

Joss Moore

2-20

Joss Moore

7

Iona Moore

0-4

MONDAY 7TH AUGUST Women

RESULTS WEDNESDAY 9TH AUGUST Women

115

Corse & Staunton

118

Joss Moore

13

Taneya Weaving

1-14

Kay Moore

10

kay Moore

1-15

Iona Moore

9

Iona Moore

0-7

THURSDAY 10TH AUGUST Midweek XI

110-9

Fownhope Strollers

127-7

Dean White

20*

Adam Cole

2-5

Aaron Underwood

16

Jack Weaving

2-14

Jack W

6

Jayden Jones

1-15

AWARDS NIGHT FRIDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER, 6PM @ BELLS HOTEL AND GOLF CLUB

SHIRT & TIE Everyone Welcome Menu Main Roast Chicken Roast Beef Giant Yorkshire Pudding Desert Apple & Pear Crumble Toffee & Honeycomb Cheesecake

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

14

9

0

0

1

4

0

0

49

39

0

208

FOREST EXILES

15

6

0

3

1

5

0

0

36

43

0

175

STANWAY

14

6

0

3

1

4

0

0

37

37

0

164

BREAM

14

5

0

5

1

3

0

0

36

37

0

147

ANDOVERSFORD

14

4

0

5

2

3

0

0

29

40

0

139

ARCADIANS NINE ELMS

14

5

0

5

0

4

0

0

28

35

0

137

ULLENWOOD BHARAT

14

4

0

6

0

4

0

0

35

33

0

132

ST PHILIPS NORTH

14

3

0

7

0

4

0

0

29

34

0

117

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

14

2

0

6

1

5

0

0

28

32

0

116

WITCOMBE

15

3

0

7

1

4

0

0

22

34

0

116

P

W

T

L

A

C

WC

LC

BAT BOW PEN

PTS

UPTON ST LEONARDS

14

9

0

0

1

4

0

0

41

55

0

216

ASTON INGHAM

14

7

0

2

0

4

1

0

31

48

0

193

LYDNEY

14

7

0

3

0

4

0

0

35

45

0

174

HIGHNAM COURT

14

6

0

2

1

5

0

0

31

33

0

160

WOODPECKERS

14

4

0

4

1

4

1

0

26

26

0

142

RUARDEAN HILL

14

3

0

6

0

5

0

0

25

31

0

116

PARKEND

14

2

0

4

0

4

2

2

22

18

0

84

NEWENT

14

0

0

8

1

4

1

0

16

17

0

83

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

14

4

0

4

1

3

0

2

24

32

0

80

ST BRIAVELS

14

0

0

9

1

3

0

1

11

18

0

33

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

6

4

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

27

ASTON INGHAM

6

2

3

0

0

0

1

0

0

21

NEWENT

4

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

HUNTLEY

4

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

11

WESTBURY-ON-SEVERN

4

1

1

0

0

2

0

0

0

7

2023 GFOD SOFTBALL

GET TO KNOW Jamie Mee

AVAILABLE Also known as Meatball/JMEE Who/what made you want to play cricket?

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Sledging a batsman for his use of dating sites Who would be your ideal Tour mate?

Aaron Barnett Activities outside of cricket?

Running, Rugby, Golf Goals for 2023?

Win the League Fantasy Cricket wildcard?

Kane Fellows (Goat) Game day playlist song?

Gerry Cinnamon - Erratic Cinematic If you could only have one format to exist?

40 overs

BABY GOT BAT

Who is the RHCC Star?

Last Week... SAM WHITE

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

1

The Greater Good

Andy Pearce

3047

2

Aaron Barnett's Barmy Army

Alfie Jayne

2766

3

Dale Steyn Removers

Zack Coleman

2680

4

Duck Duck Goose

Liam Jones

2655

5

The Andy Pearce Appreciation Society

Jack Robins

2522

6

Bring the Football Pitch up Where the Square is

Aaron Barnett

2502

7

Cabbage Elect

Tim Yemm

2449

8

Ducked Again

Andy Mills

2413

9

No Duckers

Trent Brown

2401

10

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

Andy O'Connell

2358

11

Squad

Taneya Weaving

2340

12

They Don't like it up um

Kane Fellows

2334

13

Blanco Ball

Dean White

2298

14

I'm Stumped

Rihannah Jones

2268

15

Batsman and Robins

Lewis Bowkett

2267

16

Kiss My Chaminda Vaas

Martin Coleman

2264

17

2nds Fine

Lee Burford

2195

18

A Hole

Jayden Jones

2193

19

Ruardean Rovers

Will Smith

2099

20

Le Kez Bosh

Kerry Powell

2098

21

Part Time CC

Bun Matthews

2079

22

Marching on Together

Tony Williamson

2059

23

Hitting Sixes and Taking Sips

Alun Chesworth-Rickards

2001

24

Jayners Elite

Nick Jayne

1968

25

Where have the sight screens gone?

Adam Cole

1955

FANTASY CRICKET LEAGUE TABLE TEAM

MANAGER

Week

Points

26

Jolly Boys Outing

Greaves

1862

27

ACCC

Adrian Cole

1807

28

The Six Offenders

James Martin

1790

29

How is that?

Pete Moore

1785

30

Up The Hill

Zach White

1744

31

Moore to Summer than Cricket?

Kay Moore

1737

32

Yubs and Squeeks Barmy Army

Martin Symonds

1718

33

Backing my Kids Step-dad

Samantha White

1713

34

Cheesy Marden

Cian Jeffrey

1496

35

Hit & Hope

Matt Cook

1422

36

The Dream Team

Lacey Jones

1367

37

Wombat

Hazel Malcolm

1366

38

Better In Than Out

Jason Ross-Collins

1346

39

Wicket Ball

Freddie Gwilliam

1309

40

Forward Defensive

Harrison White

1220

41

A Tickle Down the Leg Side

Tim Gwilliam

1196

42

Shiny Balls

Jess Shackell

1170

43

I am the Pro at Racing

Dan Bowkett

1158

FANTASY CRICKET PLAYER STANDINGS PLAYER

ROLE

VALUE

Points

Jack Weaving

All Rounder

£11.7m

677

Nick Jayne

All Rounder

£10m

649

Paul Weaving

All Rounder

£8.2m

542

Andy O'Connell

Bowler

£9.7m

423

Trent Brown

Bowler

£6.1m

388

Bobby Brown

Keeper

£4.1m

376

Jack Robins

Keeper

£7.7m

370

Alfie Jayne

Bowler

£7.1m

340

Dean White

Batter

£7.2m

318

Aaron Underwood

Batter

£4.1m

317

Adam Cole

All Rounder

£9.1m

311

Kerry Powell

Batter

£8m

268

Riley Pearce

Bowler

£3.2m

244

Aiden Moore

Bowler

£7m

222

Dan Matthews

Keeper

£3.2m

208

Kane Fellows

Bowler

£3m

206

Tony Williamson

Batter

£6m

150

Aaron Barnett

All Rounder

£3.1m

136

Freddie Gwilliam

Bowler

£5.9m

125

Jayden Jones

Bowler

£5m

102

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