The Official Newsletter of Ley Hill Cricket Club                     www.lhcc.org

 

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November 2004

 

HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO TOM HOLMAN AND CERI WHO WERE MARRIED LAST MONTH.  AS A WEDDING PRESENT, CERI HAS GENEROUSLY ALLOWED TOM TO CONTINUE IN THE ROLE OF FIXTURES SECRETARY

 

Fancy a quick game of CRICKET to start the New Year???

 

There will be cricket played on the morning of New Year’s Day (not starting TOO early!)

 

If you are interested in participating please contact Andy Rennard

01494 785345 or

andrew.rennard@mediainfo.co.uk

 

Text Box: The ANNUAL DINNER was held on Friday 19th November at the Chess Suite, CUFC and was once again well attended. Many thanks to Denis McCarthy for hosting the disco and to Andy Rennard for organising the evening. After a tasty three course meal provided by Alpine Catering, the awards for the season were handed out. They were as follows: President’s Cup: MATTHEW HARMAN Player of the Year: KEITH STRICKLAND 2nd XI Player of the Year: WILL ROTHWELL 3rd XI Player of the Year: IAN WALTER Young Player of the Year: KASH SHAKOOR Most Improved Player: JAMIE MORRIS Clubman of the Year: DENIS McCARTHY Most Promising Newcomer: JOEL NEWELL Stan Channer Bowling Award: DAVE PETERSON (7 for 29) Century Trophies: KEITH STRICKLAND (127 n.o. & 102) KASH SHAKOOR (122 & 104 n.o.) JON LOWN (102 n.o.) KASH SHAKOOR also received a trophy from the Mid-Bucks League for the highest score of the season in Division 2. The President’s Cup is awarded personally by the President and the Stan Channer Bowling Award goes to the bowler with the best figures of the season. All other awards (apart from the century trophies) are chosen by the committee. The Clubman award goes to the member (who in the committee’s opinion) has done the most for the club off the pitch.
The AGM was held on Friday 26th November in the pavilion.  Attendance was about average – the usual dedicated few.  The results of the voting for next season’s officials were as follows:

 

President                               David Mortimer

Chairman                               Matthew Harman

Treasurer                              Jon Lown

Secretary                              Eleanor Phillips

Fixtures Secretary                    Tom Holman

Juniors Manager                       Dave Peterson

Asst Treasurer & Bar Manager:     Paul Green

Committee -                           Ian Birkett; Nick Lee;

                                         Denis McCarthy

                                         Andy Rennard

                                         Nigel Hill, Tom Holman

                                         Iain Stewart

                                         Robin Carr

1st XI:      Captain:                                Jon Lown

Vice-Captain:                          Ian Birkett

2nd XI:      Captain:                                Iain Stewart

Vice-Captain:                          Graham Harrison

3rd XI:      Captain:                                Ian Walter

Vice-Captain:                          Dave Mortimer

Sunday:     Captain:                                Paul Green

Vice-Captain:                          Kevin Phillips

 

SUBS

Seniors

£60, increasing to £65 if not paid by 17.5.05.

Students 16 & over*, UB40s & Senior Citizens

£30, increasing to £35 if not paid by 17.5.05.

1 Junior + associated fee for parents

£30 (described as “Family Fee”).  For 2005 this will include a free shirt.

Additional siblings

£20.  For 2005 will include a free shirt.

MATCH FEES

Seniors

£6.00

Students 16 & over*; UB40S & Senior Citizens

£5.00

Juniors playing in senior games

£3.00

Juniors playing in junior games

£2.00

Guests – at the discretion of the Captain.

*This was previously 14 & over.  (Rule change passed at the 2004 AGM.)

 

If a member plays Saturday and Sunday the same weekend he gets a reduction of £2 from the fee for the Sunday game.  Any member not having paid his subs by the 17th May deadline runs the risk of having his match fees DOUBLED until his subs are received.

 

The club is in a very healthy financial position thanks to Jon Lown’s management – and it is planned to spend some of this money on installing a permanent net between the pavilion and the garage.  We have a provisional booking for the installation (which if it goes ahead will take place before the start of next season) but this is still subject to approval by Chiltern District Council.  The council committee will be considering our application during December, but we do have the backing of the Parish Council and CDC’s Environmental Officer so we are fairly optimistic.  We will also be spending some of this money on further maintenance for the outfield.

 

Dave Peterson outlined the successful season which was had by the Junior teams and gave details of teams for next season from U-11s up to U-17s.  He personally thanked all his coaches, helpers and team managers for their unstinting and dedicated support over the past season.

 

MORE LHCC RECORDS

 

On 13th September 2004, JON LOWN became the holder of the record for the most runs ever scored for LHCC when he passed Colin Bowden’s previous total.  Here are the top ten scorers of the MOST RUNS EVER for Ley Hill Cricket Club:

 

Runs

Name

From

To

No. of Years

12193

Jon Lown

1988

2004

17

12162

Colin Bowden

1978

1999

22

10567

Keith Brewer

1987

2004

18

  7573

Brian Puddephatt

1981

2004

24

  6624

Richard Lewis

1980

2004

25

  6615

Keith Richardson

1954

2004

51

  6426

Martin Leadbitter

1982

2004

23

  5515

Andy Rennard

1994

2004

11

   5198

Stan Channer

1936

1989

54

  5091

Nick Lee

1983

2004

22

(Bold type indicates current players)

 

And what about bowling?  Who has taken the MOST WICKETS EVER for LHCC?  Well, once again here are the top ten:

 

Wickets

Name

From

To

No. of Years

949

Richard Lewis

1980

2004

25

917

Keith Richardson

1954

2004

51

832

Stan Channer

1936

1989

54

675

Paul Green

1984

2004

21

611

Dave Channer

1976

1994

19

573

Pete Grainger

1978

1991

14

557

Brian Puddephatt

1981

2004

24

452

Jon Lown

1988

2004

17

417

Dave Peterson

1987

2004

18

406

Bob Leadbitter

1981

1999

19

(Bold type denotes current players)

 

WATCH THE WEBSITE (www.lhcc.org) FOR DETAILS OF WINTER NETS FOR BOTH SENIORS AND JUNIORS

 

This newsletter is produced and distributed by the Club Secretary – Eleanor Phillips of 20 West View, Chesham, Bucks, HP5 3DE. Tel: 01494 775400. Mobile: 07799 121361. E-mail address: EleanorPhi@aol.com.  Your contact details are held on a computer database solely for the internal use of Ley Hill Cricket Club.  If you object to this or wish to inspect your entry, please contact the Secretary.