The club would like to all of our players, supporters & sponsors
would their help & support during our first season at the new Castle
Hill ground which has proved to be a fantastic success. We hope to
see you all again next season.
Tickets for the senior presentation evening held at The Falcon
Hotel on 12th November are now on sale, as is a 2011 UTCC calendar
featuring many of the clubs teams & costing only £10.
The 2nd's beat Bretton at home on Sunday to win their fifth game
in a row & finish 3rd in the final league table.
Report.
On Saturday the Northants team won their final game of the season
away at Horton House & are promoted
as champions. Despite some of the opposition in the league not being
of a great standard, you can only play the team that turns up on the
day & as you have to enter the league in the lowest division & play
against other clubs 3rd & 4th teams that was always going to be the
case. Well done to Jamie & his small squad of players. Job done.
The Junior Presentation evening up at the
club featured guests including Ged McDougall & Laura Joyce from the
Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Board & ex England Ladies Player
Laura Newton from the ECB. There was also a good turn-out from
parents for the final junior evening of the year.
The U17's beat Moulton Harrox at Bourne's Abbey Lawns
ground in the final of the Vogal Cup. Report.
The U15's continued the clubs youth successes this season with
victory over Stamford in the final of the cup
competition held at Ketton CC.
The Burrough league team beat Ashby
Carrington to become league champions & be promoted to division 1
next season.
The U13's were confirmed champions of their
division in the Border Counties league after comfortable
victory of local rivals Oakham.
The club now have a 2012 calendar on sale.
Priced at only £10 it would make an ideal Christmas present.
Available from the club, Kev Bennett or Jamie Dumford.
Tickets to the senior presentation evening
which be held at the new look Falcon Hotel will go on sale on 1st
September priced at just £25. Menu.
Despite the weather on Monday 30th May, the official
opening went ahead but
unfortunately no cricket was possible. Mike Turner MBE, a key figure
in securing funds for the club, performed the opening ceremony which
was watched by a good crowd standing out in the rain.
The club would like everyone that has
supported our project which has resulted in a fantastic sporting
facility for the town.
More pictures here.
The club hosted an 'international' fixture recently when a team
from Norway visited the club. Very enthusiastic cricketers, the Norwegians were just not quite
good enough to cause the likes of John & Mickey Clarke, John Tilley
& Mark Barnett any problems & Uppingham recorded an easy victory.
International relations between the two countries were further
cemented in the bar after the game & the Ducks are already planning
to return next year. www.bislettducks.no
The outdoor nets/practice nights have now begun
with the U15's, U17's & seniors on Wednesdays & on Thursdays the U9 - U13's. Both
evenings begin at 6.30pm & will of course be at our new Castle Hill
ground. All players new & old, boys & girls are very welcome to come
along & have a look at our new facilities. The girls coaching will
be taken by James Booth.
We are
asking our members, supporters, companies, local businesses
etc to sponsor a brick for our ‘Wall of Support’. The wall
will feature in a prominent position in the new pavilion.
You are free to have
wording of your choice (subject to the clubs approval) on
your brick & you are not restricted to having just one
brick.
Each brick
costs a minimum of £50 but you may donate more if
you wish.
We really hope that you’ll be able to support the
club in the final stages of our project.
Every pound we can raise now will help us provide a
top-class sporting facility.
Application forms are
available from Kev Bennett, Charlie Scott, Dick
Reeve or Neil Wedge. More
Details here.
The July 2011 100 Club draw was won by Mark Toms, 2nd was Michael
West & 3rd Charles Richardson. New members would be
very welcome as we start a new year in September.
The 2011/12 range of club playing & social wear can be found
here.
Our club newsletters & printing is supplied by
www.think-digital-print.co.uk
We would like to thank Nicky & her team fortheir continued support & hope our members will be able to use
their services.
We would like to take this opportunity of thanking
all of our 2011 sponsors & hope that we can look forward to your
continued support in 2012. Any new sponsors of the club
would be very welcome as we look to build for the future..
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).
helpers are always
available to look after all of our colts. 
