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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!

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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

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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.

C Sharp Admin

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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Bonfire Night 5th Nov @ SCC

Remember, remember, the 5th of November.

Bonfire Night has come round once again. Join us along with Family and Friends at Stretford CC for a renowned evening with food & drink both hot and cold. Along with two spectacular fireworks displays brought to you by Chorlton Fireworks.

Cash and Card payments available at the gate.

Please arrive in plenty of time. There are no advance sales

We look forward to seeing everyone!

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Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday 10th November from 7.30pm. Please ensure nominations for positions and seconders are received no later than 3rd November. Unfilled positions may be nominated on the evening. We will update this list as and when nominations are received. You can nominate/second here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddmqfjwwCTZBgNcuWsHne9YuGYTAq0m7fulF37gM-h8Bppng/viewform

Agenda

Review of 2022

Officer Reports

Election of Officers

AOB

Role/Nominee/Proposed by/Seconded by

President
Chairperson RUSS CARSON (R Renforth/P Spencer)

Vice-Chair

Secretary

Treasurer CHRIS SHARP (R Carson/R Renforth)
Press & Publicity* ADAM SAYNOR (C Sharp/B Evans)

Fundraising

Fundraising Committee*

Director of Cricket
Cricket Secretary

Club Captain

1stXI Captain THOMAS COULSON (B Evans/A Saynor)

1stXI Vice-Captain

2ndXI Captain

2ndXI Vice-Captain

3rdXI Captain

3rdXI Vice-Captain
Junior Manager RUTH COTTON (R Carson/M Foulkes)
Junior Committee*

Child Welfare Officer

Ground Chairperson

Ground Committee*

Social & Events Chair
Social & Events Committee*

Bar Manager ROBERT RENFORTH (B Evans/R Carson)

Bar Treasurer*

Bar Committee*

House Chairperson

House Committee*

Auditors*

Trustees*

*none-management/sub-committee role

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Urban Surveyors and Stretford Cricket Club announce new partnership

Stretford Cricket Club are constantly searching for sponsors and we are delighted to announce that a quality benchmark has been reached with our newest partner.

We are proud to inform you that local company, Urban Surveyors, have agreed to sponsor the club.

The Urban Surveyor’s kind sponsorship will go towards providing essential equipment to the club. Their logo will be emblazoned on all new club caps and are available now to buy from behind the outdoor bar. You will also see their advertising board located near the scoreboard.

Now enough about us and a bit about US

Local businesses help keep clubs such as our running by continuing to donate funds. Urban Surveyors are committed in helping improve Stretford CC and our local community. 

Urban Surveyors are a vibrant, Chartered Building Surveying practice based in Stretford covering the South Manchester area and beyond. They specialize in RICS Building Surveys, HomeBuyer Reports and Specific Structural Reports.

Moving house? Give Urban Surveyors a call on 0161 327 1505 

​ Your survey will be undertaken by a highly qualified and RICS  Chartered Surveyor with extensive knowledge of the residential property market.

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Mid-term Review: Are We Hungry for Success?

Have you ever been halfway through eating a horse and thought to yourself “maybe I wasn’t as hungry as I first thought”?

With 50% of the horse in your gut it’s time to decide whether you are going to pick up your fork and attempt the Hind Shank or just fling it in the green bin and hope One Trafford eventually collects it after a couple of phone calls.

We have reached that point with the cricket season.

Our teams are sitting comfortably in the saddle with the 1st XI placed 5th at the time of writing and four points off a promotion spot, only behind four big spenders. The 2nd XI sit in second place four points behind leaders Flixton; a team defeated only a week ago. The 3rd XI lead the Sunday Central League tied with Ashton.

There have been some sumptuous individual and team performances while others that have been harder to stomach.

Munir Khan (317) Ryan Williams (278) Ajay Shah (184) Jamie Cotton (178) and Josh Julius (198) have all been consistent with the bat. The team have consistently compiled scores over 200 hundred but there hasn’t been an individual who has really cashed in with a big score. That will hopefully change.

The team have been formidable defending scores with evergreen Ryan Williams (32) the dependable Tom Coulson (34) and firecracker Jack Blackwell (15) the leading wicket takers.

Excellent victories against Monton, Swinton and Dukinfield have been offset with defeats by Friarmere, West Leigh and Mottram however we are sitting comfortably in mid table. Injuries and availability could play a part in the second half of the season.

The second team have picked up that winning habit, 8 in 11 to be precise. They are definitely in contention for promotion despite the loss of homegrown Ethan Page who was leading wicket taker. Robert Renforth (16) young left arm seamer Adam Taylor (11) Mark Bevan (14) and Ben Riddle (11) have all filled the void.

Mark Bevan (209) Nasir Ghani (175) and Robert Renforth (129) have scored the bulk of the runs but there have been some outstanding performances by James Watford and Adam Prescott who both scored big match winning half centuries against Winton and Flixton respectively

Usman Hasan has been typically prolific for the thirds scoring 188 runs in four matches including a brutal 137* against Denton but young wicket keeper Waqas Mahmood is not far behind amassing 149 runs from 6 matches (even if he has incurred the wrath of the groundsman for scratching his fielding positions into the outfield). Pav Aqueel has taken 7 wickets and scored 128 runs and is the leading all-rounder.

In the current day and age where some very average cricketers receive brown envelopes perhaps the most pleasing aspect of the season is that we have picked up some very good new players. I honestly don’t remember a time in my 30 years playing at Stretford where 5-6-7 new players have joined who are capable of providing such competition for places in the Saturday teams. My hope is that they settle in quickly and enjoy the culture in our hard-working club. We need to continue to recruit players and I am sure a combination of good league performances, development of facilities and work on our digital profile will do just that.

[BURP} Excuse me, apologies those Short Ribs are repeating on me!

Now it’s time to decide how you want that Sirloin cooked?

We have a top Senior Head Coach in Mike Murphy; his group sessions twice per week are quality and included in the price of your membership. Players need to attend training. There is room for improvement in every team. Every individual should feel suitably prepared to be able to step up to the plate when needed. Give yourself the best chance by practicing.

As mentioned above, availability is also the issue that could affect the remainder of the season. I hope team performance and team spirit will make you want to play as much as possible in the highest standard we possibly can. Rump anyone?

Finally, we are selling advertising space around the ground and on our newly designed website stretfordcricketclub.co.uk so if anyone is a business owner or would dare to ask their boss please direct them my way. If you would like to get stuck in on a subcommittee for ground, events, fundraising again please see Russ Carson, Benjy Evans or me, if you can offer more time in a lead role again please let us know.

Good luck and go well in the second half

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Stretford in 6 point raid at Crime Lake

Daisy Nook is a country park in Failsworth. The park runs through the Medlock Valley in an area once called Waterhouses. Waterhouses was once of three “houses” in the Failsworth area, the other two being Mill Houses and Woodhouses.

 “Daisy Nook” was actually a fictional place created by Benjamin Brierley in his poem “A Day Out” which was written in nearby Waterhouse; however, the name stuck for the country park located on the southern edge of Failsworth.

Within Daisy Nook likes Crime Lake. It was formed in 1795 as  result of the blockage of a canal culvert which spilled into the Crime Valley.  

Centuries later it was Crime Lake providing inspiration for Stretford as they raided Woodhouses in a sting operation. 6 points were taken away and it was the opposition left in floods of tears.

Woodhouses won the toss but failed to take advantage of a hard batting track in patchy sunshine with Stretford’s key all-rounder Ryan Williams missing with injury.

Evans and the exceptional Coulson (4/17) shackled the Woodhouses openers with tight spells which were backed up by Marshall (3/17) and Saynor (2/12). Spender provided resistance with a patient 38 and McGarry (22) entertained briefly but could not get the home side out of jail and were all out for 94.

Adam Prescott (49) was in imperious form backing up his knock of 94 a week earlier and Munir Khan (31*) ensured justice took place as Stretford recorded a comfortable 6 wicket win.