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went our way, and we got the promotion we so desperately
wanted.”
2015
“2015 sees the start of a major overhaul in the structure of league
cricket in Yorkshire, with a new pyramid system beginning
to be implemented. In 2015 this means that there will be no
promotion/relegation from the Premier Division (another great
reason to get promoted last season) with the top 6 clubs going up
into a newly formed ‘Elite’ division – I think that this is within
the clubs reach this season, and we will be working hard to get
ourselves into a good position to be challenging for a top 6 spot,
at the back end of the season. The 2nd and 3rd teams will both
be hopeful of gaining promotion as well, after their good seasons
last year.”
Atmosphere
“The mood here is generally very good, there is a lot of excitement,
and probably a bit of trepidation as this new structure takes hold;
as it is a bit of an unknown, but we know the guys in charge of
our league will be looking out for us, and it will give everyone at
the club a better game of cricket.
Off the field we have always had a great atmosphere – our
clubhouse is always full until closing time after the games, the
social side of things has always been an area which we have
particularly excelled at!”
Ambitions
“Our ambitions will be to play at as high a level as possible in
each and every team; get as many of our juniors as possible
playing in senior cricket, and to provide anybody who wants
one, with a place to go to play cricket, for a drink, to see friends,
etc etc. We take great pride in our club and want to continue to
work hard to make it as good a club as it can be.”
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Youth
“Youth development is very important to us! We have a thriving
junior section led by the enigmatic Simon ‘Georgie’ Brown who
is helped out by an army of coaches who run a training night
every Friday throughout the summer. We have at least one team
at each level from under 9’s to under 15’s, with many of them
having 2 teams. We also have a girls team.
We are a ‘clubmark’ registered club, and are always increasing
the number of qualified personnel looking after juniors. We have
a dedicated junior sponsor – All Out Cricket Coaching – which is
run by a club member who gives particular support to our junior
section, enabling them to keep progressing.”
Community
“We are absolutely a community club - I live a few hundred
yards from the ground, as do (or did!) a large number of the
senior players. We are open as a social club all year round and
have social members coming into the bar, enjoying the facilities,
6 nights a week, all year round.”
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Challenges
“On a playing level the club will be faced with new, better quality
teams to play against, as well as the possible re-introduction
of overseas players, which gives the cash rich clubs a distinct
advantage, so upping our game to this level will be a challenge,
one which we have already begun to try and meet by recruiting
well over the past few years.
This will have a knock on affect down the leagues, and we
want our 2’s and 3’s to also progress. We have made big strides
off the field as well in the past few years, and our challenge is
also to keep this on the current up-curve.”
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