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WINNING START !!
Bedale got their season off to the best possible start with a hard fought
win at Bishop Auckland. Upon winning the toss Captain Croft had little choice but to bat first as his opening bowler was still
en-route. On a damp wicket every batsman applied themselves well however the honours went to John Wilkin who top scored with
47. A late flurry by Ross Elsworth and Ed Wick took the total to 122-7 from 50 overs.
In reply Bedale got off to a very tidy start with Bishop scoring only 15
runs from the opening 15 overs following some tight bowling by Tim and Bradley. Again all of the bowlers bowled tightly with
Phil Staves and John Wilkin picking up a wicket each however the undoubted man of the match was Brad who took an outstanding
8-26 from 18 economical overs to help dismiss the hosts for just 109 and give Bedale a 13 run victory.
WASHED OUT
Bedale's first game of the season at Hartlepool has been cancelled
due to a waterlogged pitch. Bedale will be hoping to get off to a good start next week against Bishop Aukland. Team news
to follow later in the week .........
BEDALE CC ONLINE
I am currently in the process of trialing a new format for the Bedale CC website. It can be found
here :
The new site will allow each team captain / manager / coach
to input their own results and keep up to date stats for each player. Let me know your thoughts via the messageboard on this
current site. If we go down this line we will transfer the bedalecc.co.uk domain name to that site and this one will cease.
UNDER 15 FIXTURES
The under 15 league and cup fixtures are now available to view online. Just click on the
Under 15's section to view.
AGM NEWS
The Bedale Cricket Club AGM was held on Sunday 16th March at 7:30pm
at BASA. The meeting saw one of the largest attendences at an AGM for a number of years and both the previous and forthcoming
seasons were discussed in depth.
Both the chairman and secretary reported a disappointing year for the first team who had, after a
number of years of struggle, been relegated from division one of the NYSD. It was noted that the majority of the first team
was still very young and that it was hoped that an improvement in consistency would see us push for an immediate return to
division one. The meeting heard that the juniors had again had a sucessful season with the under 15's winning the league and
under 13's reaching the final of the cup. The under 12's had also had a good season and continued to improve.
Financially the club remained in a strong position despite a number of one off costs last year including
a new scurrifier and work on the BASA equipment store. The hard work over the previous year in ressurecting the 100 club and
a very sucessful car boot sale on Easter Saturday had boosted club funds and it is hoped that these two events would
run again this year. Perhaps the main news financially was that Phil Staves, treasurer since 1989, has decided to stand down.
The chairman wished to record the clubs thanks for all of Phil's hard work over the years.
The following officers were elected for the 2008 season :
President :
Micheal Clapham
Chairman :
Adrian Grayson
Secretary :
Mark Shillito
Treasurer :
Laura Croft
Assistant Treasurer : Ross Elsworth
1st XI Captain : Paul
Croft
1st XI Vice Captain : Ross Elsworth
Evening League Captain : George Paton-Williams
Groundsman :
Andy Clapaham
Child Welfare Officer : Mark Shillito
The following were elected, along with the above, to the committee :
Kevin Hall, Julian Coady, Ray Ward, Paul Vernon, Richard Stocks and Bradley Elsworth.
Subscriptions were held at £25 for senior members and £20 for juniors and students. Match fees will
also remain the same at £6 and £3 respectively for Saturday's and £1 for all evening games. Subscriptions should be
paid to team managers / captains by the end of May.
The meeting was updated on the plans for the new artificial nets which it was hoped would be in place
by 1st June. So far grants had been obtained from Lords Taverners, Hambleton District Council and Skipton Building Society
along with donations from patrons.
BEDALE CC ANNUAL DINNER 2008
The Bedale Cricket Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday 1st March at
Bedale Golf Club. The event was attended by nearly 60 people and was a great sucess. Thank you to everyone who attended and
I hope the evening was enjoyed by all.
2008 FIXTURES
The 2008 1st XI fixtures are out and are now available on the 1st XI page. This includes all
league and cup fixtures. We atart away at Hartlepool in the Readman Cup on Saturday April 19th. We also have two local derbies
in the NYSD 15's both home and away against Northallerton.
As soon as I receive junior fixtures I will post them on the relevant pages.
PRE-SEASON NETS
The pre-season nets have been arranged for Wednesday evenings 7pm-9pm
at Bedale High School Sports Hall. The first session will be on Wed March 19th.
The nets are open to anyone who wishes to play any senior cricket
this season - 1st XI, Evening League and Sunday / Friendly XI. New players are welcome whatever your standard or experience.
