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GEOFF EDMUNDS IS THE LEAGUE'S TOP BOWLER
(posted 09-03-2010)
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Town's Geoff Edmunds has topped the Warwickshire Cricket League's Premier Division 1st XI bowling averages for the 2009 season. He also took the most wickets in the Division - an incredible 54 wickets - at a frugal average of 10.69 to head the list that has just been released by the League.
The wily left arm spinner bowled 235.5 overs, conceding just 577 runs and was the third highest wicket taker in all 7 Divisions of the Warwickshire Cricket League, in both 1st and 2nd XI cricket, during the 2009 season. In addition, he bowled the most maiden overs - 68 - than anybody else in the whole League. Congratulations Geoff on such a fine season and for your achievements.
Three other Town bowlers - Mitch Lowe, Charlie Leonard and Gregg Peebles - finished in the top 35 Premier Division 1st XI bowling averages for 2009. Lowe finished 25th. with 34 wickets at 20.44, Leonard 26th. with 33 wickets at 20.52, whilst Peebles came 35th. with 21 wickets at 24.38.
On the batting front, 4 Town batsmen finished in the top 35 Premier Division 1st XI batting averages. Heading the Town players was Mitch Lowe in 24th. place with 502 runs at 27.89. Dave Edmunds was in 27th. place with 517 runs at 27.21, James Nason 30th. with 457 runs at 25.39 and Charlie Leonard in 33rd. spot with 337 runs at an average of 24.07.
The 2nd XI not to be forgotten about, saw two players in the top 10 Division 2 2nd XI batting averages. Mark Deeley came 3rd. with an average of 49.2 after scoring 295 runs whilst Michael Faulkner was 9th. with an average of 39.2 after scoring 392 runs. Mark Stranks was in 22nd. spot with 289 runs at an average of 32.1. On the bowling front, Rob Heath came 3rd. in the Divisional averages with 12.77 after taking 13 wickets and Matt Hone 11th. with an average of 16.47 with 17 wickets. Well done all but in particular to Geoff Edmunds.
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KCC DINNER AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS
(posted 02-03-2010)
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The Annual Dinner and Presentation Night will be held at the Clubhouse on Saturday 27th. March 2010.
It will take the format of a 3 course meal. The meet time is 7 p.m. for a 7.30 p.m. sit down.
Lounge suits or smart clothing. No jeans. The post meal entertainment will be provided by a comedian. The cost is £26.
The annual cricketing awards for the 2009 season will be presented.
Spaces will be limited, so book early. Contact Geoff Edmunds for tickets - Tel: 01926 512852 or by email to geoff.edmunds@paragon-group.co.uk
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Phoenix 100 Club - March 2010 Winner
(posted 01-03-2010)
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The final monthly draw of the Phoenix 100 Club year (April 2009 to March 2010) has taken place. The lucky winner of the £25 is:
10 - PAUL GUTTERIDGE
Congratulations. Your cheque will be in the post shortly.
The Phoenix 100 Club would like to thank every Member for their support over the past 12 months. The 100 Club has raised £350 this year for KCC funds. During the year, 2 parties took place and £600 in monthly prizes paid out. Congratulations to all those who won and bad luck to those who didn't. Be assured your numbers are in the barrel!! Without your continued support, win or no win, the 100 Club would not be the success it is.
Members' subscriptions of £20 for the 2010/2011 year are now due and Members will be sent a letter in due course.
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PHOENIX CLUB II - February 2010 winners
(posted 28-02-2010)
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Below is the Phoenix Club II list of prize winners for February 2010, a draw based on the Bonus Ball of the National Lottery. Each winner receives £15 per Draw. If you haven't joined, please contact the Draw Administrator - Robin Sellar - for details. The cost to you is only £5 a month and is a small amount to help the Fire Appeal. You may well be one of the bi weekly draw winners, too, as the below are. His email address is sellar05@btinternet.com. Robin would like to thank all those who are Members of the Phoenix Club II. So, if you haven't joined yet, please consider doing so. It is YOUR Club. Anyway, February's lucky winners were:
Wed. 3rd - - 31 - Barbara Mortimore ................................................
Sat. 6th - 5 - Roger Mortimore and
Judy Langford
Wed. 10th - 3 - Stuart Dalrymple and
Gillian Peacock ........................... Sat. 13th - 9 - Harry O'Brien
Wed. 17th - 45 - Geoff Edmunds ...................................................
Sat. 20th - 19 - Steve Murphy
Wed. 24th - 34 - Mark Deeley .......................................................
Sat. 27th - 47 - David Edmunds and
Steve Westley
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GRANTS OBTAINED FOR NEW COVERS
(posted 05-02-2010)
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Kenilworth Cricket Club have been awarded grants from Sports England and a smaller £300 grant from Warwick District Council that have enabled the Club to purchase new covers and sheets for the forthcoming season at our Warwick Road ground.
The new covers will help reduce the number of Youth and Senior games cancelled due to bad weather which in turn will help to sustain participation in the sport.
Last year, the Club's Youth section lost 40% of their scheduled matches due to the bad weather that included a prestigious Warwickshire Under 16 two day game.
The Club is most grateful to Sports England and also to Warwick District Council for their generous support.
The new covers will be in use for the first game of the 2010 season.
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INTERESTED IN PLAYING CRICKET??
(posted 17-01-2010)
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WELCOME TO KENILWORTH CRICKET CLUB! We are always looking for players of ANY standard and those interested in the game as possible members. So, if you are keen to give the sport a go, from new to the game, to those who have had a few years rest since last playing or to current players who fancy a change of scene and a new challenge, consider of what we have to offer. We are a very friendly Club and most welcoming to new faces. Any age, any ability! Likewise, if you are a non player but have an interest in the game, think about coming down as a Social member and using our facilities as a watering hole, as well as supporting and being part of the Club!
The Club has three Senior sides that play League cricket on Saturdays. The 1st XI and 2nd XI play in the Warwickshire Cricket League in the Premier Division and Division 1, respectfully. The 3rd XI play in the West Midland 3rd XI Club Cricket Championship and will be in Division 1 for 2010 season in that three division set up.
On Sundays, we run 2 sides in the Warwickshire Sunday League in a limited over format. During the summer, usually from June to August, we play 20 overs a side cricket against local sides on a Thursday evening. There are around 8 to 10 fixtures. We also host the odd touring side during the summer. We also have a Club Tour starting the last Monday in July. This is available to all standards and even to non players. It is always a hoot of few days away! This year, we are off for 3 nights and 4 games to the Brighton area.
We also have a superb Youth section and this year will be running Youth sides at every age group from Under 9's through to Under 17's. Many of the Under 15's and Under 17's have already tasted Senior cricket.
We have super facilities at our picturesque rural ground on the very edge of Kenilworth. The Clubhouse and Pavilion was officially opened last year after an arson attack in 2006 that destroyed our old place. It is a fresh and modern looking building with a great bar area to relax in. At least something good came out of the fire, although it was a very painful episode in our 107 year history. We also have separate large changing rooms on the first floor of our adjacent building each with players' balaconies that give superb views of our Ground, wickets and of the neighbouring fields. We also have two new wide outdoor nets and another throw down net for the cricketers. We are holding winter indoor nets at North Leamington School's new sports hall, commencing on Thursday 11th. February each Thursday for around 8 weeks for Under 15's, Under 17's and Senior players. New faces are most welcome. Junior nets for other age groups will be taking place on Mondays at King Henry VIII school in Coventry. Once the winter nets have finished, we will then be holding outdoor training nets at our Ground on Wednesday evenings for Under 17's and Seniors in the nets and on the ground. Monday evenings host the Under 15's, whilst Tuesday night is reserved for children of other ages and is run separately from the rest of the training with qualified coaches. The Club is a voluntary run Club. No one gets paid a penny for anything, from maintaining the Ground, running the Club and Bar to playing. It costs us money to play! Whether or not you are of 1st team, 2nd team, 3rd team, Midweek, Occasional or Youth standard, we are all interested in how everyone and every side does. We are all part of the same Club. There are certainly no prima donnas nor room for them at our Club! Subscriptions for membership are very reasonable and there is a match fee for players at weekends. We have a great social edge to the Club, both as a player or non playing supporter. You will find us warm and welcoming, so give us a try. For further details, send an email via the 'Contact Us' link (top left hand side) of this web page, or to 'mail@kenilworthcc.co.uk' or 'thetowncc@yahoo.co.uk' and we will get back to you.
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CLUB HIRE - Are you looking for somewhere?
(posted 21-09-2009)
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Looking for a venue to hold your event? - Then think of what Kenilworth Cricket Club has to offer, in its new Clubhouse and Pavilion. It is a great venue and atmosphere and well worth considering for your function. You won't be disappointed.
The new building was officially opened in April 2009. It is a modern, fresh looking and clean building that can comfortably hold any number of people upto around the 80 mark. We have off road car parking on site, too. We have held many functions and received many positive comments from those who have used our Clubhouse. It had a carpeted area with tables and chairs and also a hard floor area, should you want a dance area - all within the same room.
Our facilities are available for daytime and evening functions. However, there will only be limited availability at weekends (Saturday and Sundays) during the cricket season - that tends to run between April and September - due to our cricket commitments but Friday nights are usually free. Between October and March, there is usually no problem in hiring the Clubhouse out at anytime. We will provide bar staff as well, who are all Club members.
We are a totally voluntarily run Club and Premises. All money raised goes back into the Club. Our private hire rates are very reasonable.
Click onto the link - found at the top right of this page and have a look at some photographs of the building internally. Then, if your are still interested, send us an email via the Contact Us link, or to 'mail@kenilworthcc.co.uk' or 'thetowncc@yahoo.co.uk' if you can not open the link, for further details. We will try our very best to accommodate your requests. We will get back in touch with you.
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SUNDAY 2'S WIN LEAGUE CUP THRILLER
(posted 13-09-2009)
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The Club's Sunday 2's won the Warwickshire Sunday League Division 2 League Cup Final in a thrilling match that went down to the last over of the day against Sutton Coldfield on Sunday 13th. September.
In front of a large crowd, our Warwickshire Cricket League side chased down the Birmingham League outfit's score of 190 to win by 2 wickets in a nail biting climax as number 10, Roger Kelsey, kept his cool to blast the winning runs with only 5 balls of the match to spare after Pranay Turlapati had earlier made 42, Guy Pearson 37, colt Phil Edmonds 17 and Lewis Phillips an unbeaten 15 for the side. The side had bowled well and fielded superbly as Edmonds took 3-37, Andy Smith 2-31, Kelsey 2-33, Phillips 1-39 and Deeley 1-9, who also took 3 stunning catches. Richard Strange held onto a deep skyer whilst keeper Jack Edwards took a smart stumping and made a dead eye, direct hit, run out at the non striker's end.
It is the Sunday 2's first ever League Cup win, having being Cup finalists on 4 previous occasions since 2000 in the Warwickshire Sunday League.
To much appaulse and cheering, skipper Mark Deeley, was presented with the trophy from WSL Secretary, Ken Lancaster, to set off a night of celebrations.
The Club warmly congratulates all those that played their part during the Cup competition matches throughout the season and to the eleven who secured the trophy on the day. Well done lads on a great conclusion to the season and it was really appreciated the support from Members and others who turned up to watch and cheer the side onto glory. It was a great day for all present.
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SATURDAY 1'S ARE LEAGUE RUNNERS UP
(posted 12-09-2009)
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The Club's Saturday 1st XI have finished as League Runners Up of the Warwickshire Cricket League and its Premier Division after they defeated Handsworth, who had been holding pole position going into the last match of the season. Their win secured second spot for the side and our Club in the 7 Division competition.
The side's remarkable victory came defending 135 and was thanks, in part, to Geoff Edmunds, who took a stunning 7-21, as Handsworth were skittled out for 82 and finished the season in 3rd place in the League.
Bablake Old Boys took on 4th placed Atherstone with a win required to secure the title and with it promotion into the Brimingham and District Premier League for the 2010 season. In a nail biting finish, they managed to chase down the Atherstone score of 220, to win by 7 wickets with an over or so to spare. Their win took them to the League title by only 7 points from Kenilworth. Bablake ended the 22 match season on 333 points with Kenilworth in second place on 326 points. Handsworth were third on 315 points whilst Atherstone finished in fourth spot on 295 points.
We would like to genuinely congratulate Bablake Old Boys on winning the title and wish them well for next season in the highest levels of Club Cricket in the Midlands, when they rejoin the Birmingham and District Premier League set up.
However, more importantly, the Club very much congratulates our own 1st XI for their achievements, in particular, in what turned out to be one of the tightest Saturday League competitions for years. They can hold their heads up high and celebrate the fact that they will be bringing some 'silverware' (well - a very nice plaque) back to the Club as Runners Up of the Warwickshire Cricket League and Premier Division - the first by the side since 2004. Well done lads on making it a great season for the Club, the first with our new Clubhouse. There are so many positives to build on for next season. The Club is proud of you all and thanks you for all your efforts throughout the season. Their success follows the Saturday 3rd's who won the Division 2 title in the West Midland 3rd XI Club Cricket Championship, the Saturday 2's who ended their campaign with a win that moved them in to a very creditable 6th place and also the Sunday 2's who won the Warwickshire Sunday League Division 2 Cup Final on Sunday 13th. September.
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SATURDAY 3's WIN TITLE
(posted 31-08-2009)
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The 3rd XI have been crowned Division 2 Champions of the West Midland 3rd XI Club Cricket Championship and with it the first Saturday League title for any Club side since 1997.
The Club would like to congratulate all those players who have turned out for the side during the season - a season that has seen them win an impressive 10 of their 14 matches with only two defeats, the most wins by a Club, in any of the 3 Divisions of the Championship, during 2009.
The side has been a mixture of regular "veterans", youngsters and colts, many of the latter having already progressed into higher Club sides throughout the season, as is the aim of 3rd XI cricket and shows the playing depth and progression of our Club in recent years with a positive youth programme. No one player stood out in the side nor was relied upon, as all those who turned out chipped in with runs and wickets, along with excellent fielding, attitude and spirit to prove it was a truly TEAM performance by everyone involved. Well done to the side and to the unsung heroes of the backroom staff who arranged grounds and teas and the like to ensure everything ran smoothly.
The side rounded off their season in style when they secured an 8 wicket win over Walmley on August 29th. They will be presented with their Winning Plaque at the 3rd XI League Dinner to be held at Moseley Cricket Club in February next year.
Once again, the Club congratulates the 3rd XI on their achievement and for bringing the Club its first Saturday League title for over a decade and the first of the Millennium.
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