Chenies
and Latimer
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Chenies
and
Latimer
CRICKET CLUB
C
henies and Latimer CC
is a terrific example of a
well-run village club that
plays an important role in their local
community. They have been enjoying
a strong season and we caught up with
their Chairman John Whitworth to find
out more about the good work that
they’ve been doing lately.
Involvement
He told us, “I first joined the club in
about 1984 so have been involved for
over 30 years now. The most challenging
aspect is probably the same as for any
small club I imagine which is getting
people to help complete all the tasks that
need doing. It’s a beautiful ground that
we’ve got and being up here watching
cricket is a great way to spend a sunny
afternoon.”
2015
“We’re reasonably happy with how
the season has gone so far; we were
hoping for slightly better results and
we’d like to get the first XI promoted at
some point. We feel that they’re good
enough to do so but have dropped
some easy points so with a little more
experience hopefully we can put that
right.”
Youth
“Youth
cricket
is
extremely
important to us. We hold training
sessions three or four times a week and
give the players a chance to participate
in matches to help their development
and give them a platform to develop
their skills. We’ve a thriving youth
section with around 90 colts of all ages
46 Issue 42
including some girls players. That’s a
section of the club that we’re looking to
grow.”
Community
“We’re pretty involved with the
village and host a number of events
over the year. We hold a bonfire night
which is quite a big event for us and the
village, the local primary school uses the
field for their sports day and we play a
match against the village once a year.”
Facilities
“The facilities that we have here are
pretty good for hosting. They could be
improved and we’re always looking to
develop them where possible
but we’re waiting to see
whether a field next
to ours is going to
become available
to us.”
that enjoys are cricket and are happy at
the level we are.
There is a lot of competition around
the area so it can be difficult with some
of the larger clubs poaching some of our
players if they are any good. Basically
we want to keep the club sustainable
and
continue
bringing
through
youngsters with our youth section to go
on and play at senior level. The club has
been here since 1878 and we’re hopeful
that we will still be here in another 100
years’ time.”
There is clearly much to admire
about Chenies and Latimer CC and
they appear to be well set up for a
bright future. Everyone at Cricket
Club Magazine would like to take this
opportunity to wish
them the best of
luck.
Ambitions
“Over
the coming
y e a r s
we
are
looking
to
keep
d o i n g
w h a t
we
are
doing and
there is no
reason why
we shouldn’t.
We are a small
village cricket club
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