bromham
FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/CRICKETCLUBMAG
Bromham
CRICKET CLUB
B
romham CC has enjoyed a
strong league campaign so
far this time around and
will be looking to build on
this over the remainder of the season.
We caught up with their Chairman
Thomas Cardwell to gain an insight
into what has been behind their
success.
Involvement
He told us, “I first joined the club
in 1999 at the tender age of 14. I joined
because my older brother Ed had been
playing there and naturally wanted to
play cricket with him, added to which
it avoided any parental favouritism
disputes on who was watching who on
a Saturday afternoon.”
Challenges
“I’d say the most challenging aspect
of my role is trying to ensure we have
a steady flow of new players coming
through the door on a year on year basis
without losing the club ethos we have. I
couldn’t comment for bigger clubs, but
as a small club which only post one side
out on a Saturday afternoon and one
midweek side, it’s hard to make sure we
54 Issue 42
always have the pool of players needed
to ensure we can play at a competitive
level.
It’s inevitable your players and
friends at the club move on to new
lives in London, Dubai, Australia, have
children, get married, new careers
etc. so you can never account for the
forthcoming season, and always have to
be on the lookout for new players of all
ages and abilities.”
Rewards
“The most rewarding aspect for me
is seeing the guys turn up on a Saturday
morning at the ground. It’s like they
haven’t seen each other for years; a
handshake, a hug, cup of tea and the
odd bit of banter about what happened
last Saturday night after the game,
where did ‘you’ get too…?
…and then playing cricket with
honestly the best bunch of chaps you
could ever meet in a lifetime, and all
each applying ourselves for your best
mate standing next to you in the field,
making sure you dive and stop that
piece of leather so your mate doesn’t
have to run and fetch it instead, batting
your heart out so that the bowlers are
fresh as a daisy when they need to be,
and the win, nothing tops that, the
chat you have after the game, in the
bar, hearing about some of the howlers
people had and more so some of the
great balls bowled, catches taken and
runs scored, all of this then rolls into the
evening and the rest inevitably becomes
a blur… until the following week.”
2015
“This year, our aim is to win the
Four Counties League Division 2
(FCCL), it’s a long shot but with a good
wind and the right mentality behind
us I have every confidence we can do
it. I’m also in the process of organising
another cricket tour, on the back of an
extremely successful two week tour of
Sri Lanka in November 2013, playing
in Colombo, Seenigama and Kandy, the
interest in the next one is sky high. I’m
aiming to be flying us all out there again
in December 2016, hoping all goes well
and the lads give me their cash, we will
be there.”
Community
“We are certainly a community
club, we have in the past held a stall at
the Bromham Village fate selling cakes
Bromham Club Info - www.bromham.play-cricket.com