We’re excited to announce that we will be streaming our first league match of the season live on our brand new You Tube Channel. It’s the 1stXI v local rivals Whalley Range. Coverage begins from 12pm pm Saturday 27th April.
Help Needed – Land Contamination, Ecology, Biodiversity Assessments for our Club House Rebuild Project
I’m leading on a project to rebuild the club house at Stretford and we are at the stage of applying for planning permission. However, pre-planning advice from the council says we need to conduct a land contamination assessment, ecology assessment & bio-diversity assessment to submit with our application. If anyone knows any consultantants or companies that might be able to help with some social value related activity or volunteering/pro-bono please contact me. The club is located on an old landfill site and is part of the green belt therefore the cost just to get to planning is considerable. And I mean considerable. Especially for an open access community cricket club that is already paying £6000 per year for electric (and thats with solar panels covering a third of our use)
Junior Subscriptions 2024
As the 2024 approaches we are pleased to announce our Juniors Subs for the season. This year we have taken a new approach to subs for juniors and incorporated all costs into a package.
There are 3 different packages available depending on your child’s age.
All Stars (Ages 5-8) £40
- All Stars Kitbag inc Bat and Ball
- All Stars Shirt
- Full year of All Stars designed sessions
No SCC merchandise is part of this package however parents are welcome to order separately.
Any current all stars players who want to attend indoor training at Lancashire are welcome to as part of this package.
SCC Softball (Ages 9&10) £84
- All Winter Training Sessions included
- All Summer Training Sessions included
- All Match Fees Included
- 1 Match Shirt & Training Top included
SCC Hardball (Ages 11+) £120
- All Winter Training Sessions included
- All Summer Training Sessions included
- All Junior Match Fees included
- 1 Match Shirt & Training Top Included
This package does not include senior match fees any child if selected for a senior must pay a match fee.
Saynor, Signings and Shifting the Culture
With 2024 approaching the club has been busy in the close season. Here is the latest cricket news coming out of the cricket section..
Ryan Williams leads the senior cricket section as Director of Cricket and will hopefully pull on his new kit, suppliled by Macron, more often next season. Williams wasted no time installing Yorkshireman, Adam Saynor as 1stXI Captain who hopes to improve the club’s fortunes in 2024.
“The primary goal is a swift return to the Championshp and to do that we needed to reset, retain players, attract new ones and continue to bring through our juniors. That’s the long term goal. We want to play the best cricket possible in a sustainable way” said Saynor.
“I know the areas we need to improve and there are certain areas to target however what we really need is to focus on is raising our own standards, that’s why why we are still looking out for a Head Coach who can help players to improve their performance”
“Stretford has always been a community club and that’s something we need to build on and get running through all our teams again. We’ll all be training together, getting to know each other, supporting each other and i’ll be trying to lead on creating a winning inclusive culture”
There are a couple of additions to the squad already for next season. Wil Foley, a first-grade Australian keeper batsman and fast-bowling allrounder, Omed Basir, who has moved up from Hemel Hampstead. Homegrown all rounder Tom Coulson has also committed his future to the club whose wickets and runs will be invaluable next year.
Ben Riddell will try to build on a mid table finish for the 2nd XI last year and again skippers the twos. Over the winter, Pavail Aqueel has undertaken an ECB L2 coaching course and is aiming to put that to good use in leading the 3rdXI in the GMCL Regional League – that means more games for the third team next seaosn and entry into the cup. We’ve also entered the 4th XI Development League which will be an excellent pathway for juniors into longer format open age cricket, this team will have a 10 game fixture list with additional friendlies and will be led by Danny Rowen. If members do want to undertake coaching courses the club will pay for these but you need to contact Ryan before enrolling but nevertheless this is smashing news that Pav is seeking to furtehr his own development and help others by undertaking his L2.
Ruth Cotton has stepped down as Junior Manager and the club would like to thank her for all her hard work, dedication and time that she put into the role. Details about winter nets will be announced soon.
AGM – Thursday October 12th @ 7.30pm – The Boundary
Nominations for positions on the Management Committee or on Sub-Committees can be made by following this link
https://forms.gle/6P6wBmq1xixPgz2R6
Another year has been and gone and, as ever, the club seeks volunteers to stand for roles in helping to fill teams, recruit, promote, fundraise, arrange events. If you can give anytime at all it is much appreciated – if your preference is not to attend meetings but you’re interested in taking on particular jobs get in touch.
Nominations will be taken up to and including 6th October for the following roles:
President – Paul Walmsley (nominated by Chris Sharp & seconded by Ben Evans)
Chairperson – Russ Carson (nominated by Chris Sharp & seconded by Ben Evans)
Vice-Chairperson –
Secretary – Ben Evans (nominated by Chris Sharp & seconded by Russ Carson)
Treasurer – Chris Sharp (nominated by Ben Evans & seconded by Russ Carson)
Director of Cricket – Ryan Williams (nominated by Chris Sharo & seconded by Ben Evans)
Bar Manager – Robert Renforth (nominated by John Foulkes & seconded by Russ Carson)
Bar Treasurer – John Foulkes (nominated by Chris Sharp & seconded by Ryan Williams)
Ground Chairperson – Phil Spencer (nominated by John Foulkes & seconded by Russ Carson)
House Chairperson
Social Chairperson
Fundraising Chairperson
Child Welfare Officers
Press & Publicity Officer
One Other Member
Cricket Committee
Cricket Secretary
Junior Manager
1st XI Captain
1st XI V/C
2nd XI Captain
2nd XI V/C
3rd XI Captain
3rd XI V/C
Sunday A XI Captain – Daniel Rowen (nominated by Chris Sharp & secodned by Ryan Williams)
Sunday A XI V/C – Tom Syddall (nominated by Russ Carson & Seconded by Ryan Williams)
Junior Committee
Bar Committee
Social Committee
Fundraising Committee
House Committee
Ground Committee
Auditors
FInancial reports and minutes of AGM2022 will be made available in due course until then if you wish to discuss how you can support please speak to Russ Carson or email sccadmin@stretfordcricketclub.co.uk
Social Membership Available Online
Calling all social/associate members, we have now launched a new online payment facility to renew your memberships!
We have frozen the rate for social membership for another year at £15.00. With a full social diary set to be launched in the next week or two there will be plenty at the club to keep you entertained, not least some exciting cricket in the warm manchester sun.
New for 2023, social membership now allows you to build loyalty points which are accrued with each purchase over the bar. The Loyalty scheme is open to all adult social members and senior players. When you have paid your social membership or senior subs our Bar Manager, Robert Renforth will create your account in our point of sale system. You’ll have to download “Goodies” on the app store, create an account and then you’ll start building points.
You can pay for your social membership here
For everyone who is interested to know here is a worked example;
1 point is worth 1 pence
One purchase of Manchester Craft valued at £4.00 will earn you 40 points.
Therefore when you have purchased ten pints of Craft you will have earned enough points to have a free pint!
SCC Powered by the Sun
We are delighted to announce that the club has secured £10,000 funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to install a solar array at the club.
The club has chosen Solar Xpress – Solar Xpress to supply and fit it’s system, they come highly reccomended and have given the club an exceptional price and have been ultra kind while our funding bid went through the process. Any members who are interested in exploring a solar install for themselves contact Tom directly on email addess T.Smith@solarxpress.co.uk
In December, the clubs fixed tariff electricity contract ended. Renewal quotes were quadruple the old rate. Had we not secured this funding from the National Lottery Community it is not an exaggeration to say that the club’s future would be insecure. There is no way the could absorb £12,000 per year in electric without raising prices substantially. The award of this funding and the installation ensures we can keep membership and prices as low as possible for everyone in the community.
We hope you will join us at the club this summer to celebrate our continued development on and off the pitch
Care Solutions Manchester Jobs
Our long time sponsor and friends of SCC, Care Solutions Manchester have Care Assistant vacanies for both full and part time. If you want to make a real difference to peoples lives see the attached flyer
Mavis Hutton RIP
With sadness, I report the death of Mavis Hutton who died peacefully on Saturday surrounded by her family. Mavis was aged 90 and was a long time supporter of the club.
Mavis’s first husband was Norman Pomfret, with whom she had two children, Mark and Jan. Following the death of Norman, she remarried the late Pete Hutton; a life-member and first team batter. Mavis and Pete were both very influential figures in the history of SCC. They ran an electrical business and undertook a massive amount of electrical work when the club was rebuilt in 1985.
The club would not be where it is today if it was not for members like Pete and Mavis and we should always remember their contribution.
Condolences to all Mavis’s friends and family. We will announce funeral details when known.
Autumn Newsletter
First of all, thanks for navigating to this newsletter! You’ve either followed a QR code off a leaflet at bonfire night (we hope you are having a good time!) or have simply surfed here along the waves of the information superhighway (yikes, not heard the internet called that since the early 00s)
As all the leaves turn brown and the sky turns grey, it appears to be a long walk to next cricket season however, the club is working hard to make progress.
South African Luke Smith Joins as Overseas Player for 2023
We are delighted to welcome Luke Smith as our overseas player for the 2023 season. The 24 year old, from Kimberley, South Africa, is a left handed top order batsmen and top quality wicket keeper. Luke has enjoyed sucessful seasons at Prestwick CC and Helensburgh CC in Scotland and, last season, at Ainsdale in the Liverpool Comp.
Luke has been schooled in the Northern Cape High Performance Academy and has spent time as a player coach in New Zealand for Takapuna CC in Auckland and is spending the winter playing in Melbourne Australia.
The well travelled yougster is hungry for runs and is keen to immerse himself in the club and offer support to our own youngsters within the junior section.
Membership Price Drop
We are looking for new members!!!! – that’s players both junior and senior of any ability to boost our ranks and social members. If you are new to the area, get on board and make new friends, if you are not getting a fair crack of the whip at your current club, come along! We have loads of opportunity. Our 1stXI finished a respectable 5th last year after promotion to the Championship in the GMCL so if you can join us and make a difference to push us that further forward, please get in touch! We have slashed playing membership for senior players to £90 and students to £70. Junior membership is currently £30 and includes training. We are reviewing the junior rate and details will be available soon because we want to offer winter sessions and increase the number of coaches to aid development for our young people. Anyone of any ability is welcome along. We have 3 senior league teams, a Sunday friendly team and bustling junior section.
If you like to join in socially, we have associate membership available from only £15.00. We are launching our full social calendar shortly so stay tuned but upcoming events are listed below. Follow this link to start joining up so we have your details
Winter Nets
We will start our winter practice program a little later than usual however we have been lucky enough to be able to secure slots at Lancashire County Cricket Club’s Indoor Centre. I understand only four clubs in the whole county were able to use the Centre, whose facilities are one of the best in the UK.
Seniors – every Monday at 9pm from 13th February to 27th March. £5.00 per session
Juniors – every Friday at pm from 27th February to 31st March. £5.00 per session including coaching
Ground & Room Hire
Our cricket ground, complete with pitch, scoreboard and changing rooms is available to hire starting at £50.00. It’s ideal for a charity cricket game, business match or school games. Why not book the whole field and bar for a fun day? Are you more interested in just having a party? Our bar has been newly refitted and our main room will undergo refurbishment following bonfire night, it’s an ideal space for a birthday, anniversary or social gathering. We can accomodate any requests if you need music or food and we are more than happy to let you cater for yourself. Head over to our contact page or email sccadmin@stretfordcricketclub.co.uk. We offer very competetive rates for playing members and social members!
Sponsorship
Sponsors are key to the club’s survival and help us to reinvest in our own facilities. Recently we have re-laid our playing square, gained two new sightscreens, improved outdoor seating and refurbished the bar. Next on our agenda is to install Solar Panels to reduce our expenditure on electricity and reduce our carbon footprint.
If you would like to support the club with sponsorship, we have packages available from £30.00 and with a social media following of over 2000 and 5000 different people through our gates every year we hope to help you with your promotion too!
Bronze – Match Ball Sponsorship £30.00
Silver – Social Media & Weblinks £50.00
Gold – Social Media & Weblinks/Advertising Board at Ground £120.00
All sponsors will be invited down to the club for a day of hospitality at a first team match with food, drink and entertainment.
If you can support us, please email sccadmin@stretfordcricketclub.co.uk or call Vinny Walsh on 07908 555 454
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