All ages up to 15 years. (U17s train with the adults). Every Friday evening during the season.
Sessions begin Friday 22 April with registration and training. BBQ after. Club open from 5.30pm. £10 Registration Fee (£7.50 for additional children). Sessions £4 per child (2nd and 3rd child from family £3 each).
All new children are always very welcome whatever their abilities and experience.
Sarah McGahan, Youth Cricket Manager. 01953 688295 or 07748 094253
If you hurry, we’ve still got a few tickets left for our annual race night up at the club this Saturday 23 April! It’s our first social event of the season and it is a reliable way of raising much needed funds. Tickets are £6, horses £5 and race sponsors £25. Tickets are available from Club Chairman Robert Leech – please call 01953 498252 or 07770 427361 or email robert.leech@farming.co.uk. Please let Robert know how many tickets and/or horses you require. It’s not too late if you have, or know of, a company that can sponsor a race.
This will be our first opportunity to introduce and entertain our overseas player who will be joining us for the season all the way from Australia. Let’s show him a proper Garby evening!
GCC would like to encourage all members to register with Garboldisham.play-cricket.com which is our ‘sister’ website which is run by the ECB and ourselves alongside our main website.
Garboldisham.play-cricket.com is part of the ECB play-cricket.com initiative which has been rolled out by the ECB over recent years. It provides fixture information, submission of match score cards (which automatically update club, league and player statistics) and other general league administration in conjunction with The Norfolk Alliance and The Norfolk Cricket League.
By registering, members will be able to access all their stats and averages and they’ll be able to fill out a ‘Match Availability’ sheet which captains will be able to view – this will make weekly team selection much easier.
To register, you will need to sign up as follows:
Our next social event and fundraiser is our annual Race Night on Saturday 23 April. These have been very popular in the past and it is a reliable way of raising much needed funds. Tickets are £6, horses £5 and race sponsors £25. Tickets are available from Club Chairman Robert Leech – please call 01953 498252 or 07770 427361 or email robert.leech@farming.co.uk. Please let Robert know how many tickets and/or horses you require and whether you have/know of a company that can sponsor a race.
This will be our first opportunity to introduce and entertain our overseas player who will be joining us for the season all the way from Australia. Let’s show him a proper Garby evening!
LONG MESSAGE ALERT FROM DANNY CASH!
With 30 days until the 1st game there’s plenty of things that need doing. This weekend is Cricket Force. This is a big thing for the club and it’s essential that we get plenty of hands up the ground to get all the jobs done, nets up, covers covered, grass cut, pavilion cleaned and any other jobs that need doing. I have had several people say they are working Saturday, but don’t fear, people will be there Sunday too so no excuse not to give a little time over your weekend for your club!
We have scissor lifts coming up at 8am until 11am on Saturday, this will make putting up the nets much simpler, if we have enough people there to help. Please make the effort to attend. If we get the nets up, we will begin outside practice on the 7th. We have a couple of new players and a potential new player who will be in attendance so again please try your best to get up to the club and get ready for the season.
Finally, we have the Race night on April 23rd at the club, it’ll be Dan Constables first Garby Function experience so would be good to have a packed clubhouse to ensure that its a great night and a good welcome for our Aussie Import. For more information or for tickets/horses/race sponsorship speak to the chairman.
Not long until the start of a massive season for this club but before then we need everyone’s help to ensure that all is ready for it. Thanks all.
Danny Cash, Club Captain
From Robert Leech, Chairman
Dear All
As the season is fast approaching there are various issues that I need to run past you all:
Firstly, those of you who attended the AGM will recall that a vacancy on the committee was created. I have received three applications to stand for the vacant position from Robert Fuller, Paul Baker and James Worby. I have no doubt that all three would be worthwhile additions to the committee but as there is only one vacancy a vote is needed to determine who joins the committee. Would you please email me with your choice from the three applicants. robert.leech@farming.co.uk
Secondly, a text has been circulated by Sarah informing everyone of the Cricket Force weekend on 2nd and 3rd of April. This is a very important weekend as it your opportunity to help prepare the ground for the coming season. There are lots of jobs that need to be done and it is only right that everyone does their bit. There are two days available so please put a couple of hours aside to come and help out. To help allocate jobs please add to your email which day you can attend and whether it will be morning or afternoon.
For those who didn’t attend we had a hugely successful Sportsman’s Dinner at Ling Farm on the 11th of this month. A huge vote of thanks to the sub-committee who organised the event – Peter Barnes, Ryan Jaynes, Jimmy and George Gooderham. The next social event is the Race Night on Saturday 23rd April. These have been very popular in the past and it is a reliable way of raising much needed funds. Tickets will be £6, horses £5 and race sponsors £25. In your email please let me know how many tickets and/or horses you require and whether your company can sponsor a race. This will be our first opportunity to introduce and entertain our Aussie who will be joining us for the season. Let’s show him a proper Garby evening!
Finally, the captains will be getting together soon to draw up squads for the start of the season. It would be very helpful if you could let us know your availability for the first four weeks of the season which starts 30th April. We had countless instances of players pulling out having said they were available to play which made life very difficult for the captains. Inevitably at times it is unavoidable but please help us by making yourselves available to start the season with a bang.
So, four thing to let me know. Vote for committee member, Cricket Force weekend, Race Night and availability for the start of the season. That’s it for now and I look forward to your replies flooding in!
Robert
01953 498252 or 07770 427361
ECB Guidance Note: Safety measures for helmets within recreational cricket
The ECB has recently announced new helmet safety measures, which are being introduced with a view to reducing the risk of head and facial injuries within the game. The purpose of this brief note is to assist Leagues and Clubs at the recreational level to understand the key elements of these changes and what they mean.
Players over the age of 18
The ECB strongly recommends that all adult recreational cricketers should wear helmets for certain activities, preferably which meet the most recent British Safety Standard (see below). This recommendation applies to batting against all types of bowling, wicket-keepers standing up to the wicket (who may as an alternative wear face protectors) and fielders fielding closer than eight yards from the batsman’s middle stump, except behind the wicket on the off side.
Under 18s
The position in relation to u18s currently remains unchanged, and is governed by the ‘ECB Guidance on the Wearing of Cricket Helmets by Young Players’ (www.ecb.co.uk/youngplayershelmetguidance). In essence, batsmen and wicket-keepers standing up to the stumps must wear head protection when playing or practising. That Guidance should be referred to in full for the position in relation to u18s.
British Safety Standard
The latest British Safety Standard is BS7928:2013 (for both adults and juniors). The full list of helmets meeting this standard is available at www.ecb.co.uk/helmets. For wicket-keeping face protectors the relevant British Safety Standard is BS7929-2:2009 (again, for both adults and juniors).
The ECB understands that there is currently no specific women’s helmet and as a consequence no specific standard for women’s cricket helmets. As the size of the standard women’s cricket ball is between the standard men and junior balls, it is recommended that women use helmets that have been tested against both the men’s and junior sized ball, or at least against the junior size ball (as that could potentially get through the gap above the face guard on a men’s helmet).
What do Leagues and Clubs need to do?
Whilst it is strongly recommended that all adult recreational cricketers wear helmets in the on-field circumstances detailed above, it is not mandatory for them to do so. For the avoidance of doubt, Leagues or Clubs do not need to go above and beyond the ECB’s recommendation by forcing their cricketers to wear helmets.
However, Leagues and Clubs in recreational cricket should ensure that their cricketers are made aware of the ECB’s above recommendation in relation to helmets, including the need to check that any newly purchased helmets meet the latest British Safety Standard. The ECB recommends that Leagues and Clubs bring the link above (i.e www.ecb.co.uk/helmets) to the attention of their cricketers and encourage all cricketers to carefully consider their own health and safety regarding helmet use.
Leagues and Clubs should always ensure that they have adequate public liability insurance.
Here’s a great picture from the South Norfolk Community League archives. It’s GCC U15s from 2007! They were the winners of the inaugural SNCL U15 league. Pictured standing left to right are: Kieran Eagle, Chris Jones, Ben Garwood(?), James Shepherd and Rowan Freake; and kneeling are Grant Carter, Johnny Leech and Tommy Fiddler.
If anyone has any old photos that they’d like published on the website, please send them in to us.
Please come and join us for the annual NatWest Cricket Force weekend on Saturday and Sunday the 2 and 3 April. We need as many volunteers as possible up at the ground to help out with getting the pitches, nets, covers and pavilion all ready for the new season. There’s loads and loads to be done so do please try and come along even if it’s just for an hour.
Hope to see you there. Can’t wait for the new season to begin!
Garboldisham CC Ladies became the TGS Norfolk Women’s League winners for the second year on the trot on Sunday 13 March after beating Topcroft CC Ladies in a re-match of last year’s final. Batting first, Topcroft notched up 238-7, but with 5 runs deducted for every wicket lost, Topcroft’s net score was 203. Garby batted with confidence and with the loss of just a few wickets, their final score netted down to 261 and they were clear winners by 58 runs. Congratulations to captain Sarah McGahan and the rest of the team!
Pictured above: Primrose Rushen, Sarah McGahan (Captain), Lydia Raven, Amy Heaton, Emma Rogers, Anoushka Williamson, Jade Hoyte
Pictured below: Thetford Grammar School headmaster Mark Bedford presents the winning trophy to captain Sarah McGahan and stand-in captain Lydia Raven. Thetford Grammar School (TGS) are competition sponsors
Thanks to the sponsors of the league, Thetford Grammar School and Norfolk Cricket Board for organising the tournament.
