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SEPTEMBER 2016

Beds Under 15 players shine for Regional EPP sideThree Bedfordshire Under 15 players – Alex Rennie, Fayaz Homyoon and Pat Brooke – featured heavily for the Regional Emerging Players Programme side in their victory against their Essex counterparts at Billericay CC during August. The side was a selection of the best players across Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire and Su� olk. Essex set 242 in their 50 overs, with Eversholt’s Rennie taking 3 for 43. The Regional EPP side cruised to victory by 5 wickets with Luton Town and Indian’s Homyoon scoring 90 along with Brooke of Ampthill scoring 77, sharing a partnership of 105.

Pictured: Fayaz Homyoon (back row 2nd from right), Alex Rennie (front row 1st on right) and Pat Brooke (front row 1st on left).

East Beds Shield Under 18s Competition winners

Flitwick were victorious in the Under I8s knock-out competition fi nal over Ickwell. Batting fi rst, Ickwell made 113-6 from their 16 overs with the main scorers being Jamie Barnes, 31, and Sam Barrow, 47 not out. In reply, Flitwick passed the total with eight balls remaining and seven wickets in hand. The East Beds Charity Cricket Shield has been running for a number of years and through the evening knock-out cricket competitions it organises (including the U18s and senior competitions), it raises money for local charities and organisations. For the last few years about £4k has been distributed each year.

Women’s T15 Triangular TournamentBedfordshire’s fi rst women’s and girls’ tournament, sponsored by Storage Essentials, recently took place involving Kempston Ladies, the Bedfordshire Under 15 Development squad and Abbots Langley Ladies. Congratulations to Kempston Ladies who won the tournament.

Summer Cricket Camps successBedfordshire Cricket, in association with Bedfordshire & Luton Crimebeat, ran three successful camps during the summer break at Biggleswade, Leighton Buzzard Town and Blunham Cricket Clubs, designed to get kids playing sport. Almost 90 children of varying ages and abilities attended the events all learning new cricketing skills and how to work as a team. Cricket Development O� cer Brad Matthews said: “It was great to see so many kids wanting to play and learn about cricket. I hope they continue to play at their schools and are encouraged to join local clubs.”

Pictured: Kids enjoy the Summer Camp at Leighton Buzzard CC

National Cricket Playing Survey UpdateThanks again to everyone that completed the survey this year – 35% more responses than last year! Here are some of the insights that are emerging from the analysis. Once the season is fi nished, the ECB will share a much fuller picture and what we need to do to act on the insight. • Cricketers want shorter formats and faster games• Short, social cricket is the most attractive product for lapsed

players to return• Change to formats and league structures needs to go further to

address players’ concerns• Clear evidence that volunteer recognition drives satisfaction• U19 T20 plays a key role in keeping young cricketers in the game• Get the Game On is having a positive impact on games played –

3% more games played and more attempted to be played in Get the Game On leagues

Club A� liation 2016-17Please note the new club a� liation year starts on 1 October 2016 and A� liation Packs will be emailed out to all clubs this month. Please note savings can be achieved on fees if both forms and payment are returned by 30 November 2016.

Safe Hands for Club Welfare O� cersBedfordshire Cricket will run Safe Hands Workshops for Club Welfare O� cers in advance of the 2017 season as follows:

Wednesday 8 March 2017 for New Club Welfare O� cers

Wednesday 22 March 2017 for Refreshers

Both courses will take place at Bedford College 6.30pm to 9.30pm. In addition to the Safe Hands Workshop, the Club Welfare O� cer must complete a Safeguarding & Protecting Children Certifi cate and a cricket-specifi c DBS check. All training and the DBS have a three-year validity period. For details go to: http://www.bedscricket.co.uk/page/compliance/safeguarding/club-welfare-o� cers-3643/ or email sally.church@bedscricket.co.uk.

Sally Church, EditorTelephone: 01234 291824 • Email: sally.church@bedscricket.co.uk • Trinity Arts & Leisure, Bromham Road, Bedford MK40 2QD

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Southill Park win Viegli Bedfordshire T20 CompetitionCongratulations to Southill Park Cricket Club who are winners of the 2016 Viegli Bedfordshire T20 Competition. The competition, sponsored by Viegli – a specialist telecoms company based in Bedfordshire and Kent – was played in 4 regional zones throughout the summer months, culminating in the Finals Day on Sunday 4 September at Dunstable Town Cricket Club. The semi-fi nal matches were Dunstable CC v Flitwick CC (won by Dunstable by 33 runs) and Southill Park CC v Thurleigh CC (won by Southill Park by 82 runs). The Dunstable Town v Southill Park fi nal didn’t disappoint with the innings closing on 100-8 and a victory margin of 45 runs. The winners will receive prize money of £1000, with £500 to the runners-up and £250 to the semi-fi nalists. Steve Cobb, Bedfordshire Cricket’s Director of Operations, said: “Who would have thought that in just three years we would have a Finals Day with coloured clothing, pink balls, black sight screens, fl ashing bails and music? Thanks to the generous support of Viegli; not only do they support this competition, they also provide funding to bring youth cricket to the community. The day was made more special by the superb hosting of Dunstable Town at an excellent cricket facility.”

Pictured: Winners Southill Park pictured with scorer Ann Pryor

County OSCAs winners celebrateBedfordshire’s 2016 OSCAs winners recently enjoyed a day out at Essex County Cricket Club celebrating their outstanding services to cricket. They watched a fi rst-class game – day three of Essex v Worcestershire, followed by lunch and a certifi cate presentation. The local winners have also been put forward to represent Bedfordshire at the prestigious ECB National OSCAs at Lord’s on Tuesday 4 October.

Pictured: L-R): Bedfordshire Cricket’s Brad Matthews, John Wisson (Lifetime Achiever), Phil Lewis (Get the Game On), Sian Parker (Heartbeat of the Club), Mohammed Bashir (Offi ciating – Umpires and Scorers), Samad Parkar (NatWest CricketForce) and Bedfordshire Cricket’s Martin Darlow

Pictured: Joshua Malkani (Young Volunteer)Not pictured: OSCA winner Anthony Smith (Leagues)

Good season for Bedfordshire Young CricketersSeptember marks the end of another busy season for Bedfordshire’s County Representative sides. Despite a wet June, the sides have enjoyed plenty of cricket with some good results; one of the highlights being the Under 17s winning their County Championship league for the second time in three seasons. The Under 15s also performed exceptionally well, fi nishing third in a tough A division. All other sides saw successes during the season and all age groups enjoyed their tours and festivals at various locations around the country. Individual highlights included centuries from:Hayden Melly – 100*Patrick Brooke – 114Daniel Clarke – 102* v London SchoolsDanyaal Malik – 104 v Cleveland

And 5+ wicket hauls from:Liam Everitt – 7 for 64 v HerefordshireHarry McBrearty – 5 for 9 v OxfordshireAli-Ul Haq – 5 for 36 v NorthamptonshireJason George – 5 for 47 v Shropshire

Well done to all the players involved with this season’s success and many thanks to all those managers, coaches, umpires, scorers, tea makers, clubs, parents and everyone else involved that have made the season possible.

Pictured: Beds Under 17s v Herefordshire

Coach Education 2016/17Bedfordshire Cricket will be running two ECB Certifi cate in Coaching Children courses; one starting on 5 October (Wednesday evenings at Dunstable Cricket Club) and the other starting in January (Saturdays). Coach Support Worker courses will run on 29 October (Cedars Academy, Leighton Buzzard) and in January (Bedford College). There will also be Coach Education Workshops on o� er on 5 November 10am-1pm (Power Hitting – to be run by ex-England star Phil Defreitas), 3 December 10am-1pm (20 Games to Play in your Practice Sessions) and 25 March 10am-3pm (Bowling & Keeping Wicket to Finger Spin). For details go to: http://www.bedscricket.co.uk/page/coaching/coach-education-programme-2015/coach-education-programme-2015-2676/.

Umpire and scorer coursesIf you are interested in becoming an umpire and/or a scorer, the Bedfordshire Association of Cricket O� cials is planning winter training. There will be two fi rst-level (UL1) umpire courses (each sixteen hours): three all-day Sundays, September 18, 25 and October 2 in Luton, and eight Wednesday evenings between January 18 and March 22 in Bedford. There will be a course for scorers at Flitwick in the New Year; details in due time for those expressing an interest. If you are interested in attending any of these courses, email paul.barnes780@ntlworld.com.

ECB City Cup Competition – Luton progress to semisCongratulations to the Luton Select XI who recently played Leicester in the National Quarter Final and came out on top in a thrilling game, winning by 5 wickets. The competition o� ers promising local cricketers the opportunity to begin a fast-track career to the professional game and the best player in the national competition will be awarded a contract with the MCC Young Cricketers. Next Luton will play Cardi� in the National Semi Final at Dunstable Town CC on Sunday 11 September (11.30am start), where the boys will be hoping to defend their national title. The other Semi Final is between Leicester and South London. Well done to the team and good luck for Sunday!

Pictured: Luton Select XI

NatWest U19 Club T20 Regional Finals DayThe NatWest U19 Club T20 competition returned this year, with over 600 clubs across England and Wales taking part. This vibrant competition lets young players take ownership in their club to create the cricketing experience they want – playing with their friends, fast lively matches, a great social atmosphere and a chance to make the club look and feel di� erent for one night a week. Bedfordshire teams took part in two divisions: Cambs/Hunts/Beds (Blunham, Clifton, Southill Park, Eaton Socon and Royston Cricket Clubs) and Beds/Milton Keynes (Elstow, Leighton Buzzard Town, Great Brickhill and Stony Stratford Cricket Clubs). The clubs played each other twice (home and away) to fi ght it out for a place in the county fi nals at Eaton Socon CC on Sunday 11 September 10am start. The teams that have made it to Finals Day are Eaton Socon, Stony Stratford and Bedfordshire’s Southill Park. Good luck to all the teams!

Luton Wicketz makes a di� erenceWicketz Summer Camps, funded by Crimebeat, Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation’s London Luton Airport Ltd Fund and Lord’s Taverners, ran throughout the summer break and were a great success attracting lots of children from di� erent backgrounds and walks of life. The children enjoyed plenty of cricket in the sunshine and a few visitors along the way including High Sheri� of Bedfordshire Charles Whitbread, who showed o� his fi ne wicket keeping skills and Lord’s Taverners, who interviewed some of the children (go to: http://www.lordstaverners.org/news/501/wicketz-luton-cc-coaches-receive-high-praise-from-parents). Some of the Luton Wicketz attendees were fortunate enough to spend a few days at Felsted School in Essex for cricket training, other activities including rugby, football, a spoken word and personal development workshop and a fantastic tournament on the fi nal day. Two of the Luton boys Abdus Salaam and Reece Hales won awards for the spirit of cricket and best newcomer to the festival. The summer season fi nished with a match between the three Luton Wicketz hubs at Lower Wardown, which went to the last ball with the Luton Rebels beating Ultimate United CC (names chosen by the kids!). There was big hitting, great bowling and some unbelievable fi elding in the fi rst of a number tournaments and matches we hope to run in the coming months. During the autumn, Wicketz will be moving to indoor venues so look out for these online and through leafl ets in schools around Luton. For more information about Wicketz, email dan.wilson@bedscricket.co.uk or call 07493 867729.

Bedfordshire Young Cricketers County Trials COMING SOONThoughts quickly turn to the 2017 season with trials for the county age groups taking place during the autumn. Requests for nominations to trial for our county age group squads have gone out to all clubs and schools within the county. Those players nominated will have received or will shortly be receiving some details on how to take up a trial place. This will come via email so please keep an eye out if you know that you have been put forward by your club or school. If there are any questions regarding the trials process, please contact will.sneath@bedscricket.co.uk.

The Bedfordshire Cricket Academy delivers specialist coaching, training and skills to aspiring cricketers. It o� ers one-to-one coaching sessions, master classes and skills development sessions. All sessions take place at Bedford College Sports Hall and are run by fully qualifi ed ECB coaches. Bookings now being taken – call 01234 291823.

ONE-TO-ONE COACHING SESSIONS

Running on Monday evenings 7.30–9pm from 3 October to 28 November, Thursday evenings 6–9pm from 6 October to 10 November and during the half term break on Monday 24 October and Tuesday 25 October 9am–5pm. More sessions will run starting in February 2017. The 40-minute sessions are open to all ages and costs are: one session £32, 2 for £60, 3 for £88, 4 for £116 or 5 for £144.

MASTER CLASSES

Junior cricket coaching master classes will run from Wednesday 26 to Friday 28 October 2016 (half term) AND Wednesday 15 to Friday 17 February 2017 (half term) 9.30am-4pm for boys and girls from school years 4 to 7 inclusive. Activities will include: the basics of batting and bowling; developing power into your cricket shots; developing pace and spin into your bowling; and taking part in an indoor tournament. The cost is £110 for the 3 days (with £5 sibling discount).

CRICKET SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SESSIONS

A course of 8 sessions for 9 to 13-year-olds will run on Monday evenings 6-7.30pm from 3 October to 28 November. Sessions are: The All-rounder; Facing the Fast Men – Playing Pace; Spin it to win it & the Need for Speed Bowling; The Gun Fielder – developing your fi elding skills; Mastering Mystery – Facing Spin; Spin it to Win it & the Need for Speed – The Sequel; The Athletic Cricketer; T20 Talents. The cost is £100 for the 8 sessions (single sessions not available). The cost is £100 for the 8 sessions (single sessions not available).