News Update – March 22

Easton and Martyr Worthy Cricket Club Update

Following on from the indoor training over the Winter, both Junior and Senior sections of the Club plan to commence their outdoor training at the David Roth Cricket Ground in Easton during April, weather permitting. Friendlies fixtures are booked for three Saturdays in April, with Senior league matches scheduled to start in the first week in May; Juniors and Ladies fixtures will start in May as well. 

Training days have been arranged as:

• Mondays – Boys Under 11s and Under 13s
• Tuesdays – Ladies
• Wednesdays – Girls (all ages)
• Thursdays – Seniors and Under 15s
• Fridays – Boys Under 9s and All Stars 

The first competitive match for the Seniors section will be the National Village Cup. This is a national knock out competition giving village cricketers the opportunity to play in the final at Lord’s. EMWCC has been drawn in a local derby against Tichborne CC, to be played at our home ground on Sunday April 24th.

Club Profile – Our Club Captain, Mark Dickety.

Mark’s association with EMWCC goes back many years. His father Andrew played for the Club for over 40 years, he was the Sunday and Midweek Captain and is now a Life Member. His Grandmother Joyce Yeates lived in the village and was also the Club Treasurer. Mark essentially grew up around the boundary at EMWCC.  

Mark started playing at Easton from 10 years old which was the lowest age group at the time. Mark is a batter / wicket keeper. He went through the Colts set up and moved into the 3rd Team where they won their division in his first season as a senior. He moved into the First Team as their wicket keeper aged 18. Mark then took on the responsibility of Captain of the 2nd Team and Midweek Team, before moving on to becoming 1st Team Captain, a position he held for 6 years. Mark’s main achievement as 1st Team Captain was wining promotion back to Division 1 of the Hampshire Cricket League in 2017, where the team still plays.

Mark’s leadership skills were evident at an early age and he was elected Club Captain 7 years ago aged 27. During this time the Club has expanded to nearly 200 playing members across all sections.   

We are fortunate to have a young dynamic Club Captain with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, who is well known within the Hampshire cricketing community and is actively involved with Hampshire Cricket. Mark also helps to run the Winchester and District Indoor Cricket League and he coaches the EMWCC All Stars (5-8 year olds), where he hopes to enthuse the next generation of cricketers, including his son Charlie, who started as an All Star last season.

Whilst valuing the strengths and traditions of village cricket Mark is keen to influence the adaptation and development of the grass roots game to meet the needs and wishes of today’s players. 

In real life Mark is a Mortgage Adviser. He was married in Martyr Worthy church and now lives in Chandlers Ford. His wife Louise is a ward sister at the Countess of Mountbatten Hospice. They have two small children Charlie & Elsie, whom we very much hope will become the 3rd generation of Dickety cricketers at EMWCC.