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Kent Girls in a spin with Scotty!

System Manager — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:39:48 +0000

Former Kent CCC off spin bowler Darren Scott was on hand to give the Kent Under 11 Girls some top tips on spin bowling.

Darren was the third ‘guest coach’ to work with Kent’s youngest girls squad during their winter training, following on from batting with Lydia Greenway and wicketkeeping with Jason Weaver.

Darren, who is captain of Lordswood CC who play in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division, led a one hour session, showing the girls the off spinners grip and bowling action.

Although they worked hard and learnt a lot about spin bowling , most of the girls ending spinning the ball ‘the other way’ – this is quite natural for ten and eleven year olds.

Nevertheless, there were a couple of girls who could spin the ball from off to leg with a good action – notably Stella Gowans from Blackheath and Catherine Heasman from Penshurst.

David Sear, Kent Under 11 coach, said, “Darren gave the girls an excellent lesson in off spin bowling. Although there are plenty of ‘leggies’, Darren’s session has helped me unearth a couple of useful off spinners and they will undoubtedly add variety to our bowling attack this season.”

CRB Forms: new version and distribution

System Manager — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:23:19 +0000

Many of you may be aware that at present TMG CRB are only sending out a maximum of 50 CRB application forms requested. They are also advising that clubs or individuals should contact TMG CRB direct to request relevant CRB applications rather then going through County Boards at this stage.

This is due to the new CRB application form which will be used as from 26th July 2010. The new form will be purple in colour and change in slightly in format relating to the upcoming VBS scheme. We will be sending out further information regarding the new forms along with guidance in due course.

As the current CRB application forms will only be able to be used until the end of June, we need to carefully manage current stock of application forms along with further orders of forms until that time. The CRB also limit supply to registered bodies to ensure that all forms sent out actually come back to them before the new forms come into use .

The current (white) forms can only be used until the end of June. The new (purple) forms will be available in late June for use in July onwards.

We understand that especially during the pre season, many County Boards may have various days arranged in order to get relevant individuals appropriately vetted and may need to request more then 50 CRB applications at a time. If this is the case, you will need to send your request for CRB application forms to us at the ECB via safeguarding@ecb.co.uk, we will need to agree that the request for stock is appropriate and will send it on to TMG CRB. TMG CRB will also need to agree this before sending out - TMG CRB will make the final decision regarding this.

NB - all individual requests / requests under 50 CRB applications should still be sent direct to TMG CRB via ecb@tmgcrb.co.uk / 0115 969 4603.

After 26th July 2010, ALL requests will continue to go through TMG CRB only.

England's Strauss and Edwards and NatWest CricketForce 2010

System Manager — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:10:18 +0000

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

System Manager — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:25:41 +0000

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

System Manager — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:04:59 +0000

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

System Manager — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:53:00 +0000

KYC Girls Under 15 - extra winter training sessions

System Manager — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:18:26 +0000

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

System Manager — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:25:33 +0000

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

System Manager — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:19:52 +0000

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

System Manager — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:11:40 +0000

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.