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The Alan Albury Awards were instituted to honour those who give their time and effort to recreational cricket over many years. 2008 was the fifth year of the awards and we continue to be amazed at the loyalty and hard work so many people show to their clubs and to grass roots cricket as a whole. 

The full Kent Cricket Board Press Release is available as a download from this site.

The awards were presented by Derek Underwood during the lunch interval on Thursday 21st August during the Kent v. Lancashire game at Canterbury. After the ceremony the winners had lunch and enjoyed an exciting day’s play.

The 2008  winners were  (in alphabetical order):

    * Rodney Betts (Timanstone Ravens Cricket Club)
    * Michael Bridge (Tenterden Cricket Club)
    * Peter Brown (Eynsford Cricket Club)
    * David Butler (Barham Cricket Club)
    * Brain Dare (HSBC Cricket Club)
    * Jim Macey (Ex Blues Cricket Club)
    * Mike Pike (Old Wilsonians Cricket Club)
    * Derek Towe (Betteshanger Colliery Welfare Cricket Club)
    * Nevill Turner (Eridge Cricket Club)
    * Edric Churchley (Whitstable Cricket Club) who will be receiving his award at a later date.

Commenting on the Awards Jamie Clifford, Director of Cricket Development said:  “The presentation of the Alan Albury Awards gives Kent Cricket Board an opportunity to say thank you to some wonderful servants of the game.  It reminds us again how vital volunteers are to the game.  It is easy to pay lip service to the many hours of work that volunteers give to cricket, but I hope that the recognition of the fantastically long service of those receiving Awards goes to show that we do appreciate their efforts.”

For further details of the Alan Albury Awards contact Jamie Clifford on 01227 456886 or 07710 742437

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8th July 2008

ASDA Kwik Cricket Tournament
Kent Primary Schools County Final 2008
Polo Farm Sports Ground, Canterbury
Sunday 6th July

Wentworth Primary School are the 2008 Primary Schools Kwik Cricket Champions of Kent.  They beat Sandwich Junior School in the ASDA Kwik Cricket final at the Polo Farm Sports Ground in Canterbury.

Wentworth and Sandwich Primary Schools will now represent Kent in the south east regional finals at Regents Park on Monday 7th July, where they will face the champions of London, Surrey and Sussex.  If either wins the regional final, they will reach the ASDA national final at Grace Road, Leicester on 14th July.

The full Press Release from Kent Cricket Board can be found here.

For any further information please contact Heidi Coleman at Kent Cricket Board.

Kent Cricket Board

20^th March 2008

Kent Cricket Board Announce Focus Clubs

Kent Cricket Board today released news of the first Focus Clubs Community Clusters (FCCCs) in Kent. The FCCC programme is designed to help some of Kent’s leading cricket clubs in their future development. KCB have had an amazing response to the initiative and the first cohort of clubs in Kent are now starting to work towards delivering high quality opportunities for young players. The list in full:

Whilst the scheme has been talked about for some time, this is the first time a list has been published confirming which clubs are involved. Clubs have had to work hard to secure the status and it represents the start of an exciting journey that will influence the way in which these clubs develop.

All clubs embarking on the FCCC programme had already achieved ClubMark status which shows that they are well run, ambitious and clearly having aspirations beyond their current activity. KCB will provide support to the management of the club to ensure they continue this good work.

The Kent Cricket Board club development programme is turning out to be a wonderful success story. 45 clubs have now achieved ClubMark accreditation and tales of booming youth sections, improved credibility, successful funding bids and high quality provision for young players abound. This is thought to be the biggest club development programme of any sport in the county.

Commenting on the announcement, Jamie Clifford, KCB Director of Cricket Development, said “the world of cricket club management has changed. These clubs are leading that change. I sincerely hope that with KCB support they can take the development of cricket in their clubs to a new level. It is very exciting times for everyone involved with the sport.”

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For further information, please contact

Jamie Clifford on 07710 742437

· Contact details and map showing location of clubs is also available on request.

HRH Prince Philip, Patron and 12th man of the Lord’s Taverners, presented Charlotte Edwards and her Kent team with the Lady Taverners Trophy and specially struck silver medals for winning recognise the Liverpool Victoria (LV=) Women’s County Championship.  

The ceremony, organised by the Lord’s and Lady Taverners, took place at Buckingham Palace, and crowned another triumphant year for Kent’s women cricketers. 

Kent women, who are sponsored by SeaFrance, have now won the Women’s County Championship for two years in succession.

Afterwards, John Feaver, Chief Executive of the Lord’s Taverners welcomed the team and their guests to the Lord’s Taverners for a further presentation ceremony.

Bill Tidy, President of the Lord’s Taverners, presented medals to Kent Women’s Coach Alan Duncan, managers Malcolm Ings and Julie Beaumont, scorer Jane Sweaney, and the parents of Suzie Rowe, Lydia Greenway and Laura Thompson, who are away playing sport in other parts of the world.

The full Press Release is available for download from this site.

In a another season full of success, Kent’s victorious women’s team proudly show off the County Championship Cup, presented by Mike Denness, at Kent Cricket Board’s annual presentation awards dinner, held recently on the SeaFrance Rodin.

For the second successive year Kent women’s and girls cricket, who are sponsored by SeaFrance and Sportsmatch, have virtually swept all before them, by winning three out of four national county titles.

Special guest Mike Denness, former Kent and England captain, joined two hundred guests as Kent celebrated their remarkable 2007 season by holding their Presentation Awards Ceremony on board the SeaFrance Rodin as it sailed from Dover to Calais and back.

The highlight of the presentation was a second successive victory for Kent women in the Liverpool Victoria County Championship.  This was followed by wins for Kent’s Under 13 and Under 17 teams in their respective county championships. 

The full story is in a KCB press release, available on this site by following this link.