Pedmore
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Pedmore
CRICKET CLUB
W
hen I moved to a
new teaching post
in Stourbridge in
September
1970
one of my new colleagues asked me
whether I played cricket. I turned out
for the final game that season and, with
two breaks for family reasons, have
been with Pedmore Cricket Club in
various capacities ever since.
Other Committee members joined
either as players or to support their
sons’ progress through Junior and into
Senior Cricket. We are delighted that the
input of two of the latter, our hardestworking members, was recognised with
awards from the Midlands Club Cricket
Conference at the recent dinner.
An obvious attraction is our
picturesque little ground which has
been steadily improved by devoted
groundsmen, especially in the last 10
years. Our efforts were boosted at the
2014 Cricket Force weekend by Mike
Gatting, the ECB and NatWest. The
turn-out of Club members of all ages,
their families, friends and local groups
was amazing!
Running a club gets more difficult
– rules and regulations, the dearth of
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younger people to take over from
older, largely retired ones, not to
mention the question of money.
We have ambitious plans
to extend the Clubhouse,
revamp the changingrooms, kitchen and bar
area, and improve access
for the disabled, but this
will be possible only
if we are successful
in
applications
for
substantial grants.
We just missed
out last time round.
We are keeping our
fingers
crossed
that
the result next time will
be different and that we
will be able to match any
funding requirements. Such
improvements would, we hope,
encourage more local groups to
join the local Men’s Club and WI
groups in using the Clubhouse for some
of their meetings. It is already available
and used for parties for members and
non-members.
We are always optimistic about the
coming season, even if at this stage
we
find
ourselves down on
playing numbers. With 3 Senior sides
on Saturdays and one on Sundays
we need a sizeable nucleus of players
Pedmore Club Info - www.pedmorecc.co.uk - Twitter : @PedmoreCC - Found 1887