Wivenhoe town
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Wivenhoe Town
CRICKET CLUB
Based on Rectory Road in Essex, Wivenhoe Town CC’s first team currently
competes in the Two Counties Cricket Championship Division One. They
are led by the team of President Graham Bowden and Chair Michael
Pulford and the club is progressing well under their guidance.
Their first team has been in fine form so far this
season, having put together a record of nine wins and
two defeats from their thirteen league matches with the
other two being abandoned. This sees them sitting in
second place in the league with 207 points on the board,
just one behind the leaders.
This should provide them with the perfect platform
from which to go on and have a successful season with a
good run of form likely to see them top of the pile before
long. If they can retain their current group of players
they will be in with a great chance of doing just that and
it will certainly be exciting to watch how the end of the
season goes.
Wivenhoe Town is not a club to focus solely upon
their senior set up and this is reflected by the fact that
they also run a number of youth sides. This section of
the club looks to provide young players from the local
community with an opportunity to play the game in a
safe and enjoyable environment whilst helping them to
reach their full potential.
It is important for any club looking to be successful
over a sustained period of time to be able to produce their
own talent, particularly in the current financial climate
and this is an area they appear to have covered. Coaching
staff involved with this part of the club are confident that
they’ve a number of players currently involved with the
potential for a bright future in the game.
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In order to help make sure that these players enjoy
a smooth transition into the senior game they also run
a 2nd XI. This allows them to gain experience of adult
level cricket even if they are not yet considered ready for
first team action which can be an important step in the
development process.
Another benefit of having an extra side is that it allows
the First XI to benefit from far greater strength in depth.
If they are ever left short on numbers through injury or
work commitments they have the option of calling up
replacements with a limited amount of disruption.
There is much to admire about the superb set up that
Wivenhoe Town currently has in place and this is being
reflected in the results they are achieving on the field. If
they continue in the same manner then they should be
able to look forwards to a bright and successful future for
many years to come.