News Update – May 23
Spring has arrived and the summer cricket season is fast approaching. Thursday evenings are reserved for adults training (6-8.00pm); these sessions are run by the Club’s professional coach, Ian Stuart, and also include the U15s boys training. Our adult outdoor fixtures are scheduled to commence on Saturday May 6th. Some friendly matches are also planned for Sunday afternoons later in the season for interclub / social games.
The Women’s team train between 6.30 and 8.00pm on Tuesdays; their matches are scheduled for Sunday afternoons. The first fixture is Away to Hartley Wintney on Sunday April 30th.
The Juniors (or Colts) train on Monday or Friday evenings, depending on the age group, and play their Home matches on Sunday mornings, either at Prince’s Mead School or the David Roth Cricket Pitch. The girls also train on Mondays or Fridays and play their matches on Wednesdays or Sundays.
Friday evening will continue to be the Club’s popular social night with children from U5s to U11s training, both boys and girls, from 4.30 pm to 8.00pm. The bar will be open and the BBQ fired up; the first Club Night is Friday April 21st and all are welcome to come down and watch the action – and to introduce their children to the cricket available in the Itchen Valley.
Matches scheduled for early in the season are dependent on our Groundsman, Lee Padwick, being able to prepare a pitch. Heavy rain during March / early April prevented the ground drying out enough for the square to be rolled and the outfield remained very soft. We await further news on when we can play our first games on grass….
New members are welcome across all sections of the Club: Juniors, Women and Men’s cricket; we are looking forward to a busy and successful Ashes Summer!
Please use the contacts below:
Website www.emwcc.com
Chairman Adrian Lee leeadriancj911@gmail.com
Club Captain Mark Dickety markdickety@hotmail.co.uk
Juniors’ Co-ordinator Rhi Kerr juniors@emwcc.com
Press Officer Lynda Gray ldaten453@aol.com