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England's Strauss and Edwards and NatWest CricketForce 2010

2010-03-16T10:10:18Z

England captains Andrew Strauss and Charlotte Edwards will be swapping their cricket whites for paintbrushes and overalls when they launch this year’s NatWest CricketForce at Harrow St Mary’s CC in London on Friday, March 26th.

The pair will kick off the three-day long volunteering initiative refurbishing local cricket clubs around the country. Fellow England star Graeme Swann, and his Nottinghamshire team-mates will take part at Gedling Colliery CC, near Nottingham on Saturday March 27th.

The programme will round off on Sunday, March 28th when Scarborough CC, will invite England pace bowler James Anderson and former Test Umpire Harold ‘Dickie’ Bird to join forces with volunteers and NatWest staff aiming to rejuvenate one of the oldest and most distinguished cricket grounds in the country.

The 2010 NatWest CricketForce will be the biggest in the project’s nine-year history with more than 1,500 clubs taking part and an estimated 85,000 volunteers: a bigger volunteering programme than the Olympics.

For more information and how to register your club for the 2010 CricketForce have a look here and follow all the links to newsletters etc.

You might also like to read the latest NatWest CricketForce 2010 newsletter which is full of good advice about your Club’s project as well as all sorts of offers for participating clubs. You can download it from here.

Indoor Six a side National Finals 14 March 2010

2010-03-16T09:25:41Z

Betteshanger CWCC narrowly fail to secure a final place

At Lord’s on Sunday 14th March, Betteshanger Colliery Welfare CC just failed in their attempt to become National champions losing in the semi-final to Godmanchester Town CC from Huntingdonshire. Godmanchester featured three players who had played minor county cricket but Betteshanger were not disgraced, losing in the final over.

Godmanchester batted first and finished on 139 so needing to score at around 12 an over and they were up with the rate after 5 overs.

With the score on 127-1 at the end of the 10th over Betteshanger almost had the game won and just 3 were needed off the final over. But Godmanchester produced a stunning finale, helped by some inexperience from Betteshanger and ran out the winners by 2 runs.

In the first semi final Poole Town CC (Dorset) 129 for 4 beat tournament favourites Blaydon CC (Durham) 116 for 5.

In the final Godmanchester had Poole soon in trouble by taking a wicket in the first over though they recovered slowly and with some positive batting ended up with 118 for 5.

The Godmanchester batsmen again started positively and after 6 overs had 80 on the board, Poole fought back and picked up two wickets but the Huntingdonshire team coasted home with 11 balls to spare finishing on 119 for 2.

For the Betteshanger take on the day follow this link and download!

Kent Cricket Board Affiliation Fees 2010

2010-03-16T09:04:59Z

A couple of questions for you -

Ø Is your club paying Affiliation Fees?
Ø Is the club paying the fee at the level it should to receive the benefits it deserves?

Kent Cricket Board’s affiliation packages have been enhanced for 2010 with benefits to clubs dramatically outweighing the cost.

Do please note that whoever is registered with Kent Cricket Board as the Club’s Treasurer will shortly be receiving through the post the NEW LOOK KCB AFFILATION MEMBERSHIP BOOKLET. The club will also receive an invoice showing the 2009 KCB membership (if paid) and much more information too. Please make sure your Management Committee committee is aware of the opportunities the different packages present and consider if your current membership is at the best level for the club.

If the club hasn’t paid then it really will be missing out on all the benefits and information needed to help it develop and/or survive in the current difficult times.

If your club is developing young players or looking to become Clubmark accredited it really may be time for an upgrade to your existing KCB Membership package.

If you think your club would like to go out for a team bonding and rewarding session at a Kent County Cricket Club Match that offer is all part of the cost of KCB’s Premium Membership which is £120 if paid before April 20 and receive 12 tickets (£300 value) for:

Scotland v Kent ECB 40L Game On Bank Holiday Monday 31 May 2010

If you need to update the club’s email contacts in order to receive regular information from Kent Cricket Board, please complete the attached Word document.

Further details and to upgrade your affiliation please contact Jim Cheeseman on 01732 455718 or email at liz.hodgson2@btinternet.com

The NEW LOOK Club Affiliation Membership Scheme booklet is the place for all the options and for all the other offers KCB have made available.

Next Safeguarding and Protecting Children Course

2010-03-15T17:53:00Z

KYC Girls Under 15 - extra winter training sessions

2010-03-12T07:18:26Z

Would all KYC Under 15 Girls Winter Squad members please note two extra sessions of winter training have been added as under.

17.04.10. Canterbury Academy 4pm - 6:30pm*
24.04.10 Canterbury Academy 1:30pm - 4pm*

*PLEASE NOTE THESE ARE EXTRA SESSIONS OVER AND ABOVE THE ORIGINAL
*With a full 3 weeks off over Easter please make every effort to attend these extra indoor sessions

For further information and details contact the KYC Under 15 Girls Head Coach Nick Bier.

NatWest CricketForce 2010

2010-03-11T14:25:33Z

Registrations are open for NatWest CricketForce 2010! The event will take place over the weekend of March 26, 27 and 28 2010. To register your club follow this link. Registrations will close on Monday March 22.

NatWest CricketForce 2010 will see a new record number of clubs participating - with the 2009 total of 1,514 already surpassed by early March!

We’ve produced an 8-page full-colour brochure showcasing the best of NatWest CricketForce 2008 and 2009 - download it here now

CricketForce is an England and Wales Cricket Board volunteering initiative aimed at rejuvenating the nation’s cricketing facilities. With enough volunteers involved to fill the Millennium Stadium it is the largest volunteer programme in British sport. CricketForce encourages cricket supporters, their friends and families to give something back to their local community cricket club by volunteering to undertake major renovations to clubhouses and grounds.

Addington Village Cricket Club (AVCC) will be Kent Cricket Board’s main focus event in 2010 over the weekend in March. For AVCC, the weekend will be the culmination of their latest facility development projects over the last couple of years - pavilion extension, new garage workshop, spectator balcony, upgrading insulation, tree and hedge planting, new practice nets etc. They are also about to embark on a children’s playground extension project as the next community project. In addition to the cricket club’s activity, the neighbouring community volunteers in the Addington Village Hall have also done a kitchen upgrade so the club will be looking to highlight their achievement as well.

The reason for nominating Addington this year is because of the level of investment and club development activity that has been achieved by their community volunteers in recent years. The club has invested approximately £200,000 in additional facilities and can demonstrate what is possible given the support they have received from a number of Partners including the County, Borough and Parish Councils.

Various VIPs have been invited to attend throughout the day. So far those who have accepted include Sue Murray, the Mayor of Tonbridge & Malling, Hugh Robertson - Shadow Sports & Olympics Minister, MP Sir John Stanley and members of Kent County Cricket Club - Paul Farbrace - Team Director, first team players Simon Cook, James Tredwell and Matt Coles.

Anyone wanting to volunteer to help out at AVCC or indeed a club local to you, please get in contact with us and we can give you contact details for the clubs in your area.

In previous years, Kent has had an average of 50 clubs registering and in the last two years we have exceeded this number by a long way. Cricket Clubs in Kent can certainly see the value in registering for the scheme and engaging their local community to improve their club’s facilities and relationships with local people. So far 66 in Kent have already signed up for 2010.

Further information:
Get started on the road to CricketForce success by downloading the new NatWest CricketForce 2010 - step by step guide

Whatever your query, whatever information you need, you can contact the CricketForce help desk via email at natwestcricketforce@ecb.co.uk

For a full list of the Clubs in Kent that have registered for the 2010 CricketForce event download this document.

Paul Farbrace at Tunbridge Wells DDG meeting

2010-03-11T14:19:52Z

Representatives from every Kent Club in the Tunbridge Wells District Development Group turned out on Wednesday evening, 10th March 2010 to take the opportunity of a joining a round table discussion with KCCC Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace about the current Kent cricket youth development system.

The meeting was an extremely informative and lively affair and from Paul’s opening words through to Peter Robinson’s closing reminder about ECB’s One Game Pledge, the wheel turned full circle through two and a half hours of thought-provoking discussion about the way the youth development system is organised and managed.

The full report of the meeting is available for download from here. It’s well worth all Kent Club’s who are in the process of developing young players taking time out to read.

ECB Umpire Remuneration and Responsibilities 2010

2010-03-11T11:11:40Z

The remuneration and responsibilities for the appointments of umpires for the new season have been confirmed.

We are sure that this item will be of interest to all Clubs in Kent even if they play in Leagues and competitions that are not part of those detailed in the attached document. If your Club uses Umpires from a local panel for your matches it might help as a guide to what payments might be.

Please note that the appointments to these matches is made according to the reference in the final right hand column with RAC referring to the Regional Appointment Coordinators.

The appointment of umpires for the first three rounds of the National KO are to be made by the county ACO as was the case in 2009.

Expense forms for the competitions where ECB remunerate centrally will be available on the ECB ACO website to download before the start of the season.

These forms should be sent to the appropriate person after the completion of the match for settlement.

London Youth Games

2010-03-08T11:25:49Z

A great achievement for North Kent youth cricket and Bexley in particular. All four Metropolitan Kent girls teams - Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham - qualified for the finals at Lord’s with three getting through to the semi finals and two competing in the final.

Additionally, Bexley and Lewisham were the only two boroughs to get both their boys and girls teams through, with the Bexley boys, practically a brand new squad this year, achieving a very creditable semi-final place.

The day belonged to the girls though and a fairly comfortable win in the quarter final against Hounslow was followed up by a nail-biter against Greenwich which went down to the last couple of balls before Bexley eventually got home. This fixture would have made a good final though the final match against Bromley proved to be equally exciting and would have graced any competition.

Bexley did lose some early wickets and were behind the run rate for much of the match and all appeared to be lost, but the team showed some great spirit, never giving up the cause and again got home with very little time to spare. Every player had an influential role in this success. To end up as champions was a very special moment.

This was the first time that Bexley Girls were able experience Lord’s and the memories are sure to stay with them for a long time to come.

Results – scores to follow:

Quarter Final : Bexley beat Hounslow
Semi Final : Bexley beat Greenwich
Final : Bexley beat Bromley

Some photos from the event:

KCB announces plans for a County VI cricket team

2010-03-04T14:08:12Z

Kent Cricket Board are working to establish a county VI cricket team to participate in the 2011 national VI cricket league and are looking to recruit players in preparation for this.

Adults and young people aged 14 and over are invited to attend the Kent County Visually Impaired Cricket awareness day on Saturday 17th April 2010 from 10am to 1pm at Maplesden Noakes School in Maidstone.

Any family, friends, coaches and teachers with an interest in VI cricket are also invited to attend. The session will include an explanation of the rules of VI cricket followed by an active hands on session.

All details are available in a flyer which is available from the Disability Cricket Section on this website