Wargrave
“The Owner of Westcoast was a former player and
chairman of the club, he lives in Wargrave, he has
always been a major supporter of the club and local
grass roots sport in general. I myself am a former first
team captain and have been involved with the club
some forty years, through the cricket club and knowing
Joe I started working for him some twenty-five years
ago. I still play occasionally but watch games there
every week.
Westcoast employees are regular visitors to the club,
in particular on Friday colts night as our main focus is
providing top level coaching to the juniors of all levels
and ability.
Westcoast have been supporting the club since
the 1980’s from arranging testimonial games with
Middlesex to new sight screens, they now have some
of the finest facilities in the county to provide the
next generation cricket. We are delighted to have
contributed to their success over the years as they go
from strength to strength, increasing the amount of
sides and doubling the amount of juniors, both girls
and boys.
On Behalf of Westcoast please keep up the good
work, both on and off the pitch - we are very proud of
our association with WCC!”
Sian Walsh
So far this season their first team
has compiled a positive league
record of seven wins, one draw
and six defeats from their fourteen
matches played. This sees them
sitting near the top of the table with
207 points on the board.
This should provide them with
the perfect platform from which to
go on and be successful. They will
now be looking to finish the season
with a good run in order to finish as
high up the league as possible. As
long as they have their key players
available for their remaining fixtures
they should be in with a good chance
of doing just that.
Wargrave CC is not a club to
focus solely upon their senior
section and this is reflected by the
fact that they also have a number
of youth sides in place. These teams
look to provide young players from
the local area 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 section of the
club are confident they’ve a number
of players currently involved with
the potential for a bright future
in the game. It will certainly be
exciting to see how their youngsters
can progress in the coming years.
In order to help make sure that
they enjoy a smooth transition into
the senior game they also run a
number of additional sides. 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 running extra
sides 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 if disruption.
There is much to admire about
the fine set up that Wargrave CC
currently has in place and this is
being reflected in the results that
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.
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