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Tender for Square

02/02/2016 By secretary

The Club are now inviting tenders for the contractural maintenance of the square this coming season.  Closing date: 10th February.

After 17 years of dedication our groundsman Fred Harrison and his able assistant, and wife, Jenn have informed the committee that unfortunately Fred is no longer fit enough to maintain the square this coming season.  We are extremely grateful to them both for all they have done to maintain an excellent ground for many seasons.

We are pleased that Jenny and Fred will continue for at least another year, but this obviously means that the Club will have to make arrangement for maintenance of the square.  Therefore the committee is seeking expressions of interest to maintain the pitch throughout 2016.

For further details please contact:

Simon Adby: simonadby@yahoo.co.uk

Wendy Lambourne: churchsteps44@gmail.com

Or any member of the committee

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November 2015

25/11/2015 By secretary

Thank you so much  to everyone who supported our Jumble Sale, either by donating jumble, helping on the day or by coming along to buy.  We made £1,128 profit!   This is a great result and everyone’s efforts are much appreciated, in particular our thanks to Derek Kirkham for his mammoth effort in selling raffle tickets.  Many people who come to help have no connection with the Club, in fact it’s becoming rather like an annual reunion for some of us!  Once again our thankyou to everyone

For those who are not aware, this year was the 175th anniversary of the Club’s first recorded game.  To celebrate this we commissioned a painting from Mike McCulloch, a very talented local artist.  Mike has created a beautiful, gentle watercolour of part of the ground, whilst a game is taking place, and has captured absolutely the atmosphere which makes Bolney special.  From this original we have fifty limited edition prints which are signed and numbered by the artist.  If anyone would like one of these in their home as a keepsake we are selling them for £50 each.  If you would like to view the painting please do contact me.

By the time you read this we will have held our Annual Award’s Dinner, hosted by Waz and Emma at the Eight Bells.  Recipients this year are:

1st X1 Batsman  –  Kingsley Morris

1st X1 Bowler     –  Jack Collins

1st X1 Fielder     –  Himal Jayarathne

2nd X1 Batsman  –  Luke Martin

2nd X1 Bowler     –  Peter Buch

2nd X1 Fielder      –  Garion Gilchrist

Danny Earp Cup for the Most Improved Player   –  Terry Paton

Trevor Warburton Cup for player making the most runs in the season – James Flower.

Congratulations everyone!

Finally we would like to thank our Vice Presidents and everyone in the community who has supported the club this year, in whatever capacity, and to wish you all

A very Merry Christmas!

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October 2015

29/09/2015 By secretary

Our last game of the season was on September 27th and I feel as though I am still waiting for the season to start – weatherwise!!  It has been a very good year with the First X1 finishing only six points behind Balcombe who were winners of the 1st Division – we could never have hoped to do that in only our second year in that division.  Bolney are a very good team but next season they will have to do it without Jack Collins, who is moving to the Manchester area with his wife Steph – we will miss them both.

Our second X1 look as though they may be relegated to Division 5, unfortunately we struggled to field two teams each week.  A large number of players are needed to do this when injuries, family commitments, holidays, work etc. are taken into account.  However, they finished on a high by winning three of their last four matches so this bodes well for next season.

We had a great day on September 12th which was our Club Day.  This comprised of a tournament with mixed teams of colts, parents, siblings and senior players, a picnic, a barbecue and ended with trophies for winners on the day and the Colt’s Annual Awards.  There are pictures on our Facebook page and we have received many compliments from everyone who took part and, with the help of the children, we managed to keep the parents from falling out!!

Lastly we must thank Mark Barrow and his team at Bolney Nursery for generously providing us with our lovely hanging baskets again this year – they have been beautiful – and without any help from the weather!

PLEASE remember our JUMBLE SALE!!  Saturday October 24th at the Rawson Hall at 2 p.m.

Thank you to all of our Vice Presidents and everyone who came to watch this season – we very much value your support as ever.

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August 2015

11/08/2015 By secretary

Bolney 1st X1 are currently 3rd in Division 1, only 1 point short of 2nd –  an excellent position to be in considering it is only the second season in that division.  The team has played really well and enjoyed some very exciting matches.  The 2nd X1 have struggled for players but have enjoyed two good consecutive wins and the team is really beginning to gel.  We still play friendly games on Sunday afternoons if anyone would like to play – we are always looking for players of all abilities.

The juniors have had a very good summer, the progress they have all made is amazing.  The Under 10 and Under 11 teams have enjoyed their league games and have acquitted themselves admirably – in skills, spirit and good sportsmanship – an important part of the game to learn at an early age.  We have been very fortunate this year to have had the expertise of three qualified Sussex CCC coaches.  This has been heavily subsidised by ECB funding and we are very grateful to the Development Team at Sussex for making this possible.

We will be holding a Club Day on Saturday 12th September when senior players, colts and parents will all play in a mixed team tournament.  It should be good fun and a chance for everyone to get to know one another.   Feel free to come along to spectate if you are not playing, bring a picnic and enjoy the fun!

On Saturday 24th October we will hold holding our long awaited JUMBLE SALE – this has been delayed as the Rawson Hall was not ready for use before the beginning of the season.  This will commence at 2.00 p.m. and as usual there will be teas, homemade cakes and a raffle.  If you have jumble please could this be taken to the Rawson on the morning.  Thank you.

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Bolney Cricket Club Day – 26th July 2015

02/07/2015 By secretary

Come and join us at The Vicarage Ground from 09:30 for a day of activities including an Under-11 match, Cricket Tournament, BBQ and all-day Bar. Please download this Bolney Cricket Club Day Flyer for more information and your return slip to be returned by Sunday 12th July.

 

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May 2015

15/05/2015 By secretary

At the time of writing we are two weeks into the league season.  The first team lost to Chailey for the first game but soundly beat Edenbridge for the second game.  The way the points system works resulted in the 1sts being fourth in the division.  The second team have not fared quite so well, losing both games.  The beginning of the season is always very difficult with some players still playing football and others not yet back from university.

Numbers for Juniors are very healthy with 41 children on our register for coaching sessions on Fridays, this is great for the future of cricket.  We have three qualified Sussex coaches and adult helpers also participating – I’m not sure who enjoys it the most!

The Under 10s have played their first game in the friendly softball league and beat Rottingdean.  The Under 11s played St. Andrew’s in their first hardball game and lost to possibly the most experienced team in the league.  All of the children said how much they enjoyed the games – and that is what we strive for.

We are always looking for new players of all abilities, nets have now commenced on Wednesdays, from 6.00 p.m.  Anyone wanting to wander up to the ground for a try will be made very welcome.  Players who may like to join should not feel that it is too big a commitment, some players play both games at the weekend, some play only one and many play only the occasional friendly when they are able to spare the time.

We welcome back Bolney Stoolball team again this year – they play Tuesdays or Thursdays (check the website) commencing 6.30 p.m.  I am sure they would appreciate spectators on a nice summer evening!

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February 2015

13/02/2015 By secretary

By the time you read this plans will be well under way for preparation of the ground for the forthcoming season – where did all of those free weekends go!! As I have no ‘cricket’ news I would just like to mention a few things.

JUNIOR COACHING

This will begin again after Easter with three Sussex CC qualified coaches, one of whom is Alan Perrin (Reg) who has been with us from the start. Children will be welcome from 7 – 14 years and will be divided into three groups to cater for all abilities. One coach will be taking the more experienced children for hardball coaching. This season we will be entering two league teams, one softball friendly team and one hardball team. Coaching sessions will be Fridays 5.30 – 7.00 p.m. at the cricket ground. More details will follow.

JUMBLE SALE

Many people have been asking about. We normally hold this before our cricket season starts so that members are able to help (which they all love!) However this year, as the new village hall will not be completed by the start of our season, we intend to re-schedule it for the end of the season during October. Please hold on to your jumble – we will need it in October!

BOLNEY WINE ESTATE

We are delighted to learn that the Wine Estate will be sponsoring the Club again this season, this is very welcome news and appreciated by us all. Even if you do not enjoy cricket what could be nicer than a glass of Bolney wine on a relaxing summer day evening – or day!

VICE PRESIDENTS

If anyone would like to support the Club by becoming a VP we would be very grateful, our VPs are a vital lifeline for the Club. There are no tasks to perform and you can be assured of a free tea during home games! Please contact me if you are able to help. Many thanks go to all current VPs who have already renewed their subscription for this season.

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November 2014

22/11/2014 By secretary

We held our Annual Awards Evening at the Eight Bells on Thursday, 20th November. Our thanks to John Snow for joining us and presenting the awards. This is always a very enjoyable, sociable evening when everybody has a chance to catch up after the summer. Our thanks go to Waz and Emma for making us so welcome every year.

Winners of the awards are on the awards section of the website, congratulations to everyone!

On behalf of all of our players and members we would like to thanks Vice Presidents and members of the community who so generously continue to support us in so many different ways, and to wish everyone a very

Merry Christmas

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October 2014

04/11/2014 By secretary

By the time this article is printed the cricket season will be over for another year. We can all reflect on a very exciting year, being the first year for a Bolney second team for many years and the first year ever for a Colts side playing league cricket.

Everyone was delighted that the first team remained in Division 1, bearing in mind that we lost Jack Collins for most of the league season following an operation for appendicitis, and Nick Ridgway with a broken thumb which required an operation to have a pin inserted! The script for the last game could not have been better written – both Poynings and Bolney to play each other. Poynings needed to draw to stay in Div. 1 but Bolney needed to win to stay there. Bolney declared on 206 and things were not looking too good with Poynings 140-4 until Jack Collins came to the party taking 8-59 and secured a Bolney win by 11 runs! Jubilant scenes at the Club as you can imagine and thereafter I think Haywards Heath suffered until the early hours!

The second team had a really good season being in the top two of the division for most of the season but unfortunately couldn’t win the last game and so finished third – the top two being promoted. They had some sparkling performances with Dean Hamilton getting the league award for most runs in the division.

The Colts won most of their games in the friendly league they played and there is a lot of potential amongst them for the future. Their season ended with a friendly game of children v parents followed by a barbecue and awards. There was a lot of fun had but there’s no way parents are going to easily let children win!!

Cricket club winnersTheir awards went to:
Best Batsman – Charlie Chandler
Best Bowler – Max Johnson
Most Improved Player – Finn Jordan
Champagne Moment – Charlie Trumble

Our Sponsored Treasure Hunt raised over £700 which was amazing – thank you to those who took part and for some very generous donations from those who were unable to. The clues are still out there and so if anyone would like to do a lovely 2 or 5 mile walk just let me know and I will email the route.

A huge thank you to Mark Barrow and his team from Bolney Nursery for donating our beautiful hanging baskets again and to everyone who has supported us in any way this year, either financially or by just coming to watch – we are always very grateful.

Wendy Lambourne
Secretary

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July and August 2014

25/06/2014 By secretary

Good news to report on the cricket front. The first team, at the time of writing, has played four games, lost one, drew one and won two. The seconds have played three games and won three and the Colts have played two and won two – having had the other two games cancelled due to the weather. So – the firsts are fourth in Div 1 and the seconds are top of Div 5. The Colts have all really enjoyed the experience of playing in a team against unknown opposition and have played, and conducted themselves very well. Well done everyone, excellent news all round.

Some Bolney records have tumbled as well. James Flower hit 179, in just 145 minutes off 85 balls, against Colemans Hatch during a league game on 17th May. The previous record of 160 not out by Terry Sayers had stood since 1994. During that game another record went. James Flower and Rory Delves recorded a partnership of 244, the previous one of 212 had been held by Trevor Warburton and Ian Jarrett since 1975. It was also the highest ever Bolney score, the previous one being 301-3 in 2010.

As there will be no magazine published during August I would like to let you know that we will be organising a sponsored Treasure Hunt on Sunday August 31st in aid of Club funds. This will be held during the morning and will consist of two routes, one for younger members when hopefully the Colts and their families will be taking part and a longer route for adults. It would be lovely if everyone could bring a picnic for lunch and end up at the cricket ground where Bolney will be playing a game at 2.00 p.m. The bar will be open!

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