Outdoor Junior Nets begin on Friday 21 April 2017. Registration from 5.30pm.
Training 6-8pm £4 per session.
£10 membership fee (£7.50 for second/third child).
Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Sarah, Youth cricket manager 01953 688295 or 07748 094253
Photo left to right: Gavin Barnes, James Dunkinson, Matt Allin, Sam Baker, Paul Baker, Rob Fuller
Garboldisham made it through to finals evening (11.12.2016) of the Norfolk Cricket Board 6-a-side Winter Indoor Cricket League, for the second year on the trot. Their semi-final was against Snettisham which they won by 11 runs and Old Buckenham beat North Elmham. The final against local rivals Old Buck’, proved to be a classic and went down to a very tense last over. Despite only scoring 233, Old Buck’ regularly took wickets to restrict Garby who fell short by just 5 runs to finish as runners up.
GCC ladies, who are the 2015 and 2016 Norfolk Women’s Indoor League Champions, made a very good start to their winter campaign with two wins on the trot. Last weekend (Sunday 15 Jan) they beat Winterton by 35 runs and in their first match against Brooke they finished 65 runs ahead. Their next game is this Sunday 22 against Old Buckenham. This years’s squad has so far included Sarah McGahan (capt), Primrose Rushen, Emma Rogers, Amy Heaton, Anoushka Williamson, Jess Davey, Beth Champion and Lydia Raven. We’ll keep you posted on their progress but for very up-to-date results you can follow @NorfolkCB or @GarboldishamCC on twitter.
With the new season just around the corner, here’s an update on a number of role changes and some diary dates:
Chairman: Paul Feavearyear (Fevs) replaces Robert
Secretary: Robert replaces Fevs
Treasurer: Charlie Wright has replaced Phil McGahan
Youth/Parent Rep: Charlie Worby has replaced Ross Johnson
Captains for 2017 season will be as follows:
1sts: Danny Cash
2nds: Charlie Worby
3rds: Eddie Thorne
4ths: Robert Leech
Sundays: Lydia Raven
And some dates for your diaries:
Adult and junior nets are still being finalised, and these will be confirmed shortly.
Groundforce weekend will be the weekend of 1st/2nd April 17.
The sportsman’s dinner is coming up on Friday 24th March. Our speaker is former England and Yorkshire opening bowler Matthew Hoggard and the comedian for the evening is Paul Boardman (former Sky Sports presenter and son of comedian Stan Boardman). It should be a cracking start to the season! Contact Peter Barnes for tickets 01953 681026 or 07825 351062.
Finally, Barnesy is also planning on putting an order together for club ties and we are trying to establish how many people would like to buy one. The cost will be £12-15 depending on final numbers. Contact Barnesy by Jan 26 if you are interested 01953 681026 or 07825 351062.
Photo: GCC 1st XI wicket keeper Pascal Walker (left) and Alex Hogg, ‘1st XI Player of the Year’ (right) present Donna Taylor with the ‘1st XI’ and ‘Club Batsman of the Year Award’ which Donna collected on behalf of Dan Constable. Dan made 808 runs (including friendlies). ‘Club Bowler of the Year’ was awarded to Kieran Pask who took 30 wickets.
Garboldisham CC Presentation Evening Awards, Park Hotel Diss, Saturday 15 October, 2016
1XI
Best Bowler – Kieran Pask
Best Batter – Dan Constable
Player – Alex Hogg
2XI
Best Bowler – Tom Davey
Best Batter – James Worby
Player – Danny Philpot
3XI
Best Bowler – Peter Barnes
Best Batter – Andy Freake
Player – Phil Carr
4XI
Best Bowler –Robbie Starling
Best Batter – Neville Kemp
Player – Andy Smith
BOWLER OF THE SEASON – Kieran Pask 30 wickets
BATTER OF THE SEASON – Dan Constable 571 runs (808 runs including friendlies)
BUNNINGS AWARD – Maurice Bradbury
CLUBMAN OF THE YEAR – Chris Davey
Everyone had a fantastic evening with lots of laughs with good friend reminiscing over what a good season we’ve had and looking forward to the next already. We also managed to Face Time Dan Constable in Australia so he could be there to hear Danny’s first team speech and awards.
Lydia Raven
A message from Peter Barnes
I have been asked to let members of Garboldisham Cricket Club know that last Tuesday, former Club President Mr David Whiting sadly passed away. He was club captain for well over 20 years following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in which the family captained the club for around 70 successive years. He was my first captain and the first to lead us into league cricket with only one side. A true gentleman who all opposition respected and he always was happy to have a drink before and after games. He loved the regular tour fixtures to Podington, Wolverton and Castle Ashby. Many stories will come out about David or ‘Woody’ as the later members addressed him. LEGEND is a word used far too often nowadays but at our club he will always be the biggest legend. Funeral information to follow.
Thanks for the memories old lad and thanks for making the club what it is today.
Norfolk Cricket have released their coaching courses programme for the winter. Anyone who is interested in a course can contact Sarah for more information or to discuss but all are welcome to apply directly to Norfolk Cricket Board.
More information can be found at this link below.
Photo from last year’s awards evening – Danny Cash presents Alex Hogg, Rob Fuller and Kristian Williman with the GCC 1st XI, Player, Bowler and Batsman of the year awards
Adult Presentation Evening
Come along and celebrate a very successful season!
Saturday 15th October, 7pm
2 course meal, £19 per person
Park Hotel, Diss
Contact Sarah or Danny to book tickets.
Partners etc all welcome
On Wednesday 14 September the Garboldisham pitches were ‘put to bed’. The last couple of matches – President’s Day and a friendly – had been played at the weekend and Garby Groundsman Andy Smith could finally put his feet up and call in the contractor Willimots from Norwich to come and do the heavy end-of-season groundwork. The pitches were scarified, dust and dead grass was removed, new grass seed was sewn and a top-dressing was applied. The pitches will be mown at fairly regular intervals throughout the closed season to keep them in tip-top shape ready for 2017.
Safe and sound back in Wollongong! I’d just like to say what I was going to say on Saturday now! Thank you Garboldisham Cricket Club for welcoming me into your community with open arms and making me feel right at home. I couldn’t have wished for a better club to have fallen into the hands of. I’ve had quiet a good Garby experience I’d like to think, ranging from SOS vans, nights out in Bury, directing traffic in Northampton, ‘quiet nights’ up at the club, crabbing, the end-of-season-do just to name a few. I’d like to thank everyone who helped me with the bumps along the way, for example the car, the toilet and how to do the grounds work up at the club. Without you guys I would’ve been useless. I’d like to thank all the parents and junior players that came up to the club for the coaching days and coming up on a friday night. I’ve enjoyed getting to know you guys. To all my cricket friends and teammates – I haven’t enjoyed a season of cricket as much as I have just experienced in the past 5 months and I owe it to you guys. Special mention to Lydia Raven for putting together my photo album and thank you to everyone who left a message. I must’ve looked through it at least 5 times on the flight back and its something I’ll have forever. Also, like to thank Danny Cash. You were the first ever pommy bloke I met in England and you helped me settle in from the start. I’d hate to know what you and the boys were thinking at the start of the season. For one, I couldn’t drink and two I forgot how to play cricket so I was pretty much useless. As the season went on I got a little better at drinking and a little better at cricket, which helped me become more comfortable around the club. I have so many memories with everyone and I’ll miss Garbados, but I’m sure I’ll be back and seeing you guys in the future. Lots of love.
Dan Constable, 12 September 2016.
U11s triumph in Carnival Cup – full report by James Skilleter
After winning their league, the U11s were invited to take part in the South Norfolk Community ‘Carnival of Cricket’ at Garboldisham along with Hethersett, Topcroft & Mattishall.
The format for the matches was 16 overs per side, no bowler could have more than 3 overs, batsman retire at 30 and cannot return, last man stands and 2 power play overs where runs and extras count double.
In their semi final, Garby played Mattishall, runners up in their league. James Davey won the toss and elected to field. However the early break through did not come as Stoltz and Lake put together a useful partnership of 63 before Lake (8) was run out and Stoltz retired for 30 after 8 overs. From here the Garby bowlers turned the game round and were backed by the fielders. The next 8 overs only went for 31 runs as James Davey, Jess Davey & Ethan Harris took a wicket apiece plus another run out as the innings closed on 91.
Elliot Harte gave Garby a solid start hitting 13 off the first over but was soon bowled for 15. Aldous was run out for 1 with Garby on 19-2. The next wicket was the winning partnership. Oscar Skilleter joined Jack Whitlam and both started rotating the strike with boundaries coming to both batsmen. Mattishall decided to bowl their players to try and break the partnership but the Garby batsmen stood firm. Whitlam was caught for 26 and Skilleter was bowled for 25, but the partnership was worth 52. James Davey 9* saw Garby over the line in the 15th over.
Topcroft had beaten Heathersett by 6 wickets in their semi final.
Therefore Garby had to play Topcroft in the final. This time Garby batted first on winning the toss and Harte began brightly before a disputed stumping saw his dismissal for 9. Like in the first match, the second wicket partnership brought 45 runs by Whitlam (29) and Charlie Aldous (21). Emms accounted for both their wickets but the scoring rate continued as Skilleter 14* and James Davey (8) saw the Garby total reach 103 off their 16 overs.
Garby knew that early wickets were key and first Whitlam, then Harte, duly obliged as Pywell (1) and White (0) were bowled. Emms proved to be the best remaining batsman as he reached 28 before he was run out for 28. After 10 overs Topcroft were 47-3 with their three best batsmen back in the pavilion. Charlie Aldous (2-6) and Daniel Worby (1-15) bowled well to keep Topcroft at bay and a further two run outs saw Topcroft all out for 82 and Garby victorious by 21 runs.
Mattishall beat Hethersett in the 3rd/4th play off match.
