The club has re-applied for, and been successful in achieving Clubmark status once again. ECB Clubmark shows that Garboldisham CC club is sustainable, well run and provides the right environment for its members. Clubmark accreditation also means that GCC is recognised as a safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all ages, as well as assuring parents that their children are well looked after. Thanks to everyone who helped us get through the assessment, particularly Sarah McGahan who spent a lot of time collating and uploading the documentary evidence.

On Friday 25 August, we celebrated the end of the 2017 youth season with our youth presentation evening. With the sun shining, short summaries of the youth team seasons were presented by team managers and awards given. The following were the award winners for each age group: U9s Best Batter – Oscar Harris Best Bowler – Jonny Wynn Most Improved – Darcie Martin Player of the Season – Freya Button U11s  Best Batter – Dylan Starling Best Bowler – Oliver Lambert Most Improved – Arlo Greenwood Player of the Season – Daniel Worby U13s  Best Batter – Jack Whitlam Best Bowler – Harry Pullen Most Improved – William Wright Player of the Season – William Cunningham U15s  Best Batter – William Cunningham Best Bowler – Harry Norman Player of the Season – Arthur Johnson Manager’s Award – Max Champion Rising Stars Eddie Cole, Jasper Cole, Matilda Taylor, Max Walker Youth Achievement Award Beth Champion (Norfolk U13 Girls Squad) A big thank you to James Worby who has run the U9, U11 and U13s teams this …

Congratulations to GCC 2nds who won their final game of the season on Saturday and who are now the Norfolk Alliance Division 4 champions and win promotion to Division 3! And well done  to the 1sts who avoided relegation and finished midway in the Premier Division in 5th place. Here’s a brief summary of all Saturday’s matches: Captain Danny Cash and the 1sts were away to Acle. A win would guarantee themselves a place in the Premier Division for next season – but if they lost, their survival would depend on how other teams performed… Garby won the toss and put the home side in to bat and in a devastating opening spell of bowling, Kieran Pask (4-28) tore through Acle’s top order to leave them floundering on 9-3. Gavin Barnes (3-22) and Alex Hogg (2-1) joined the party and together with a couple of run-outs, Acle were all out for just 65 runs! It took just 12 overs and no wickets lost for Garboldisham to chase down Acle’s total, with Dan Constable scoring 43 …

Leanne (GCC 1st team bowler Rob Fuller’s wife) will be performing her very first solo singing gig up at the club this Saturday evening! Come along and give her your support and drink loads of beer at the same time at our beer festival! Don’t forget that the beer festival is on all weekend with the final league games of the season on Saturday and a 6-a-side tournament on Sunday with BBQs, bouncy castles (for the children…) and real ales, six of which are pictured below.  

The club has got its usual busy end to the season. Here’s a reminder of everything that’s coming up in the next few days and weeks… Friday 25 August Junior presentation evening at the club this Friday night. Normal training from 6-7pm Presentation starts at 7pm £4 per child includes training, BBQ and drink. Please come along to celebrate the season Friday 25 to Sunday 27 August Beer festival, with final league games Saturday, and 6-a-side tournament Sunday. All with normal bar, BBQ, inflatable for kids, and 7 guest ales. Friday 1 September Golf fun day. See Sandy Culling or GCC Facebook group for details Sunday 3 September Presidents day Saturday 16 September End of season party at Lyng Farm. Back from The Dead fancy dress, with the Muppits band, fish+chips, well stocked bar, and normal merriment! See Peter Barnes for tickets.

Tom Davey (pictured above) picked up 3 key wickets and a half-century for Garby against Cromer There were just two games on this week with the 2nds and 3rds both having fixture-less days. The 1sts travelled up to Cromer for a key late season game that could mean the difference between them staying in the Premier Division or facing relegation. Garboldisham won the toss and put the home side in to bat. Cromer started steadily enough and had 30 runs on the board until Tom Davey made the breakthrough with the ball to take the first wicket which sparked a top-order mini collapse for the Crabs with three more wickets falling (two for Davey and one for Gavin Barnes) in quick succession for the addition of just one run (31-4). Cromer’s middle order steadied their ship and a late flurry of runs from their nos. 7 and 10 saw them finish on 205-8 after 50 overs. Tom Davey finished with 3-40 and Sean Taylor, 2-28. Gavin Barnes, Dan Constable and Rob Fuller took a wicket each. In …

Luke Rackham (pictured above from 2014) picked up 5 wickets for just 11 runs for the 2nds in their win against Rocklands   It was another bad day at the office for the 1sts who were up against Fakenham at home. The visitors won the toss, put themselves in to bat and scored 218-8 after a rain-reduced 40 overs. In reply, Garboldisham were bowled out for 123 which saw them slip down into second from bottom in the Norfolk Alliance Premier League. They have three games left in the season to try and pick up some wins to avoid relegation. Meanwhile the 2nds continued their winning streak and remain at the top of Division 4 but going forward, their nearest rivals Bircham (2nd) and Sheringham (3rd) do both have a game in hand. The 2nds were away to Rocklands who won the toss and put Garby in to field. A five-for for Luke Rackham (5-11!)  and a couple of wickets each for Sean Taylor and James Worby left Rocklands on 177-9 after 45 overs. After a wobbly start with the …

Photo from last year’s Junior Presentation evening Junior Presentation Evening  Friday 25 August Normal training from 6-7pm Presentation starts at 7pm £4 per child includes training, BBQ and drink. Please come along to celebrate the season Don’t forget that Friday 25 August is also the first evening of our August Bank holiday weekend beer festival. There’ll be the regular league fixtures on the Saturday and a 6-a-side competition on the Sunday. Plus BBQ, bouncy castle and other goodies…!

Don’t forget to keep your August Bank holiday weekend free for our beer festival and 6-a-side tournament on Friday 25 August-Sunday 27 August. There’ll be the regular league fixtures on the Saturday and the 6-a-side competition on the Sunday. Plus BBQ, bouncy castle and other goodies…!

On a rain affected day, there were wins for Garboldisham 2s and 3s but another loss for the 1s. Here’s a summary of the day’s play The 1sts were away at Downham Market. Garboldisham lost the toss and were put into bat and once again struggled to get runs on the board with only opener Dan Constable (48) and wicket keeper Pascal Walker (33) picking up plenty of runs. Garby found themselves bowled out in the 36th over for 166. In reply Downham were 167-3 with Alex Hogg taking two wickets and there was a run-out from Henry Phoenix. The 1sts remain in third from bottom place in the Premier Division and just out of the relegation zone above Fakenham and Sprowston who both lost their matches. The 2nds were at home and facing bottom of the table Mundford. The game was reduced to 30 overs per side to account for the rain and Garby were put in to bat and, with all of the top and middle order firing, the 2nds wrapped up their innings on a …