The senior net sessions are now taking place at Uppingham school
sports centre on Thursday evenings & have been very well attended.
The nets will run for 10 weeks at a cost of £20 per person or £3.00 per
evening.
The Junior nets have now begun on Sunday evenings at Uppingham
Community College from 5.00pm & Charles Richardson is also running a
dedicated session for girls aged 9-13 from
5-6.00pm. No cricket kit or previous experience is needed, just PE kit &
trainers. These sessions are free.
For more information, you can contact Charles
here.
Charles daughter Rachel is a district player & was the Rutland Times
Young Sportswoman of the year 2009.
Nicky Shaw the England Ladies
Vice Captain will be leading cricket coaching in 5 local
schools on 23rd March and 2 further dates in June. On 23rd March she
will be at Leighfield, Uppingham C of E, North Luffenham and then at the
UCC. The aim of these sessions is to give years 5 & 6 a taste of cricket
and at the UCC specifically girls. She will be promoting Uppingham Town
CC for any youngsters who say they'd like to get more involved in the
game.
The latest news on the new ground is that Scotts of Thrapston have
manufactured the Junior Pavilion including the clock tower and veranda &
it is now stored at their works awaiting our instruction.
We will be placing an order for new club kit on April 1st. If you
need any new kit for the new season (shirts, sweaters, rain-jackets,
caps etc) please contact Adi Salt or Kev Bennett before the end of March.
The NatWest Cricket Force initiative takes place over the
weekend of 27th/28th of March this year & we will be looking for the
help & support of local businesses for the donation of time &
materials as we prepare the club for the coming season. With our new
ground development also ongoing it is an idea time any local firms or
individuals to become involved in our community sports project. If you
would like more information on how we could benefit each other,
please contact us.
Ben Collins was voted the Rutland League Young Player of the
Year 2009. Ben was presented with his award by Leicestershire's Matt
Boyce at the Rutland League dinner held at Peterborough Golf Club.
Ben Collins receives his England cap from Dave Collier.
The latest 100 club draw has now taken place with Gary Marsh winning
the first prize, Claire Cox second & Tony Flowers third. Any new members would be very
welcome.
The 2010 Rutland League fixtures for the first & second teams are now
on the fixture pages.
Next season we have entered a team in the John Wilcox cup & will play
Wisbech at home on 30th May.
The 2009 senior presentation evening was held at The Falcon Hotel on
Friday 9th October & over 140 of the clubs players, members & supporters
were in attendance. We were fortunate to have Mike Turner MBE to present the trophies.
Mike is the ECB Chief Funding Consultant and has taken a keen
interest in our project.
Many thanks to The Falcon Hotel & it's staff for all of their hard
work that made the evening a great success & to Charlie Scott, Adi Salt
& Claire Cox for all of their work preparing for the event.
Pictures here.
The UTCC
100 Club Please read. More support from players
would be muchappreciated.
The U13's & U15's have recently returned from a tour to Kent. Report
& pictures here.
If you ever shop online, please have a look
here as you could raise money for the
club with no extra cost to yourself.
On Thursday 20th August we held the junior presentation &
bowl-out up at the club. Trophy presentation was by club president Mike
Gaul & a barbeque was also be held from 7.00pm
onwards (Thanks to Alan Brown, Scott Green & Jamie Dumford for their
cooking skills). There was a very good turnout that showed great support for the
junior section of the club & was greatly appreciated. Pictures
coming soon.
Many thanks to all of the junior coaches for their dedication & hard
work during the season, Helen Bennett, Sue Wild & Mandy Robertson for
their work on the bar/sweet counter, Charlie Scott, Micky Clarke, Alan
Brown, Adi Salt & Will Cropper for their work preparing the
wickets/outfield & all parents & supporters that supplied transport &
support for the teams during the season. It has once again been a good
season for the junior section of the club & we hope to see you all again
next year.
Before a meeting of the Uppingham Town council on 4th February, Mayor
Karen Senogles presented UTCC chairman Charlie Scott with a cheque for
£10,000 towards towards the development of our new ground. Also present
were former Major Colin Forsyth & Town Clerk Susan Awcock, along with
junior club members George Scott & Rachel Richardson, a Leicestershire
county player.
We would like to take this opportunity of thanking
all of our 2009 sponsors & hoping that we can look forward to your
continued support in 2010. Any new sponsors of the club
would be very welcome as we look to build for the future.
More senior player profiles needed please.
Form here.
The clubs annual dinner & presentation evening was held at
The Falcon hotel & was once again a great success with 160 of the clubs
players, supporters & sponsors attending. Many thanks to all those that
attended. Pictures.
Following last years dismal response to the request
for photos of club members in their
UTCC shirts around the world, I thought we would give it another try
this year. The first picture received was from Ed Scott who wore his
shirt while over in Kenya.
We are a Focus Club & we have now
also gained ECB ClubMark accreditation whereby we have demonstrated that we are fully equipped in
every sense to look after youngsters and promote cricket
to the youth of the community.
To comply with ClubMark regulations we have a
Child Welfare Officer and we ensure that sufficient
qualified coaches and supplementary
helpers are always
available to look after all of our colts.
All of our coaches and helpers have undergone
Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checks and all coaches
have taken first aid courses in addition to their
level 1 or 2 cricket coaching courses.
You can rest assured that your children are in
safe hands at the club.
We are looking to find out as much about the clubs
history as possible. If you have any old
documents, photographs etc that relate to the club that we could have,
or have copies of, please pass them on to a committee member.
Any early
memories or stories about the club would also be of great interest. Many
thanks to club president the late Peter Scott for his contribution.
If any club captains or officials have any reports or information
that they would like posted on the site, please send it to me at
kevbennett@uppinghamtowncc.co.uk
(Ideally in Word or Excel formats).
We have added a Player Profiles section to all teams. If you would like
to add your profile you can download a formhere.
helpers are always
available to look after all of our colts. 
