ECB have launched a new initiative for the recruitment of volunteers – there are a number of resources that are available – most notably posters / designed material that can be downloaded by clubs.

They cover a number of areas which are:

• General Volunteering
• Coaching
• Grounds and Facilities
• Building Partnerships between clubs and schools

There is a poster for each area which can be downloaded in Microsoft Word format so you can enter your club’s details electronically, or as a PDF for you to print off and enter the details by hand.  These are the links for the Word documents - we’ve added the KCB’s website details for you:

Coaching 1
Coaching 2
Groundwork
Scoring

(The titles are for identification only!  The posters are each just a little different.)

There are also double-sided postcards for each of the four areas which are only available as a PDF and finally a concertina leaflet which is a fold out of all four posters in an A5 size with information on each area.

Please use these however you see fit to invite more volunteers to ‘Be Involved’ in your club, especially if you are in the process of organising your NatWest CricketForce 2008 event!

A very interesting document has arrived from Volunteering England.  It’s very much worth reading and we are sure will be of great interest to all Clubs.

You can find it by clicking here though you will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to be able to see it.

Do you want to know how to become a volunteer? This link may help you.

Do you need to find volunteers for your organisation? This link will help.

We all need to manage our organisation’s volunteers better. Here’s some information that will help.

Here’s how to get hold of all of ECB’s volunteer resources.

If you want to liaise with all the necessary organisations in the volunteer and cricket world this link will certainly help.

If you’ve got a question about volunteering, here’s where to ask. We’ll do our best to answer you.

Read and suggest additions to our volunteer case studies and useful ideas here.

The Alan Albury Awards were instituted to honour those who give their time and effort to recreational cricket over many years. 2006 was the third 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 2006 awards were presented by Derek Underwood during the lunch interval on Thursday 7th September during the Kent v. Sussex game at Canterbury. After the ceremony the winners had lunch and enjoyed the exciting conclusion to the game.

The 2006  winners were  (in alphabetical order):
Jack Harris of Old Gravsendians C.C.    Jack has been Club Secretary since 1956.

Gordon Jarman, Northdown C.C.   A club member since 1954, Gordon has been Captain, Secretary, Fixture Secretary and also, with his wife, has run the Thanet Emergency Fixture Bureau since 1973. 

Pam Jarman also of Northdown C.C.  Apart from her work with the club, she has been Assistant Secretary AKCC 1984-2001 and as such has run many of our competitions prior to the arrival of KCB.  Especially, she has run the County Indoor Cricket Competition.

John Knock of Leigh C.C.   Club Secretary for 37 years and involved in every aspect of the club.

Bill Lacey of Tenterden C.C.   For over 30 years, Bill has been the club’s Groundsman. He was due to be given an award last year but was helping as part of the groundmen’s team at the Trent Bridge Test.

Wally Laker, Elham Valley C.C.   A club member for over 60 years, Wally now coaches young players, is the Shepway District Development Officer and Treasurer of the Shepway Cricket Partnership.

Peter Lawrence, City of London C.C.   Over the years Peter has served the club in every possible way. He has been Secretary, Treasurer and Fixture Secretary and also Groundsman, Umpire and Scorer.

Hilda Matthews from Stone C.C.  Hilda has been the club’s Tea Lady for 47 years. She has only missed one match in all that time and that was when her husband had a heart attack.

Len Morris of Horton Kirby C.C.   His work for his club has included 30 year’s service as Colts Coach and Manager.  He has also run the Kent Over 50’s side for many years.

John Thirkell from Linton Park C.C.  John joined the club in the 1930’s and was Groundsman for over 30 years. He has been Club Captain and Secretary and is still Fixture Secretary.

Fred Wilson of Deal Victoria and Barnes C.C.   A founder member of the club in 1950, he has been Club Secretary for the past 46 years and is largely responsible for the club having progressed from a park side to a club with 3 Saturday and 2 Sunday sides and a Colts Section.

Without the like of these people there would be no cricket.

The world of cricket relies heavily on the hard work, commitment and dedication of its volunteers.

In this volunteers section we have provided some information which may help you:

OSCAs 2006

  

Who was nominated for the NatWest Outstanding Services to Cricket Awards - the OSCAs - in 2006? Full details of all the nominees can be found by clicking here

Find out everything there is to know about the 2006 NatWest OSCAs by