Welcome to Wizzy News – our regular weekly roundup of news and events at Wisborough Green Cricket Club.
Welcome to Wisborough Josh May
We look forward to finding out from Josh how the Australians are preparing themelvves mentally for the moment they lose the Ashes and have to return them to their rightful home in England
The Primary Club
Honours Boards
Every week we recognise some noteworthy performances by our players and this week is no exception. Top of the list is a fantastic performance by our former President and
Congratulations to all the players who appear on the board this week
Friday night training
Always good to have the professionals looking after the BBQ on a Friday evening – thank you George Vasadi
Friday nights wouldn’t be the same without the ice cream van – a highlight of the evening for many – not only the children ..
Parking
Parking along the Kirdford road remains an issue for us during Friday night training. Last year an ambulance was unable to get through and had to drive across a section of the green to reach a sick patient in one of the properties in Wyatt Close, we clearly cannot have a repeat of this. We ask you to park at the Village Hall or Songhurst Meadow and walk to the green from there.
Kit
We have lots of information on our ‘Ordering Kit ‘ web page including a link to the Gray Nicholls Store online store where kit can be purchased. The web page includes some useful videos on how to choose the right junior bat , how to choose the right bat size and how much you should spend on a junior bat. We have also included details of helmet sizes and a pads size guide.
Hats
We were hoping to have our new hats available for sale last Friday but the stock sadly hasn’t arrived yet. Fingers crossed 🤞it arrives in time for training this Friday …
When they arrive they can be purchased at the BBQ on Friday evening – juniors £10 , ladies £12 and senior men £15
Player safety
Player safety is our number one priority at the club and we will always put that ahead of everything else – particularly when it comes to head injuries. We always adopt a very cautious approach when a player gets injured which may include the player taking no further part in a game. This is not always welcomed by the players who may be keen to continue playing , and we would appeal to parents to discuss this with their children so they aware of club’s approach. The ECB have issued some guidance on head injuries – please click on the following link : https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/3341250/head-injury-advice
Stem/neck guards
One important change this year is that all junior players playing hardball cricket will be required to wear stem/neck guards when batting in a match or during training. This is now mandatory and will also be rolled out for all those under the age of 18yo within the Adult League. Sussex Cricket have made it very clear – no stem guard – no batting in matches. We have purchased a number of generic stemguards for players to use, but it would be a good idea for all players to acquire their own.
Livestreaming of Senior home matches
Over the winter we acquired the technology to livestream matches and have been testing the equipment and software for the last few weeks. Our plan is to livestream all senior home games so please do have a look at on our Playcricket site https://wisboroughgreen.play-cricket.com/Matches?tab=Fixture or our Youtube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@WisboroughGreenCricketClub/featured
Our livestreaming team have been working very hard to produce some graphics which will greatly enhance the viewing experience. A really big thank you to our tech guru Suzanna Braddock who has spent many hours generating player cards and videos using the latest AI wizardry. Here is a sneak peak at what’s coming up on the stream for this Saturday’s home game against Bognor Regis : Click here
Upcoming Fixtures
Many of our teams are in action again this next week and all of our age group fixtures are available on the ECB’s Playcricket website –please click here
- First X1 are playing Bosham away on Saturday afternoon at 1pm
- Second X1 are at home to Bosham at 1pm on Saturday
- Women’s Hardball team are at home to Chichester Priory at 1:30pm on Sunday afternoon
- Sunday X1 are away to Crawley on Sunday afternoon
- Under 12’s are up against Horsham at home on Saturday morning
- Under 11 girls are kicking off their season with an away match against Billingshurst on Wednesay evening
- Under 10’s are at home to Balcombe on Saturday morning
Team selections
Match reports
First X1 vs Bognor Regis
Please click here for the full scorecard
Second X1 vs Rustington
Please click here for the full scorecard
Tim Palmer – Captain
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Match Report by Captain Alfie Lechford
Alfie Lehcford – Captain
Fantastic first game for the team
Captain Finn nominating the Horsham Trinity Player of the match ..
When one hat just isn’t enough.. …
Can you help in any way ?
We have over 200 juniors enjoying playing cricket this year which is in itself a major undertaking. There is an increasingly smaller group of volunteers who put a lot of effort to keep the show on the road and we would welcome support from parents – particularly scorers , umpires , tea makers etc etc . If you are able to help in any way please do let us know. We could do with a lot more help – even if its on an occasional basis
And finally – spotted out and about …
(nothing to do with cricket usually – any excuse to just have a little chuckle ..)
That’s it for this week.
If there is anything we need to know you know where to find us
Have a great cricketing week 🏏😊
Cheers
Wizzy