Irby
Irby
CRICKET CLUB
Irby CC is based on Mill Hill Road in Cheshire and their first team currently
competes in Division 2 of the Cheshire Cricket League. They are led by the
team of President G Kinsey and Chairman Gareth Lea and the club is looking
to progress under their guidance.
This season their first team put together a steady
campaign as they compiled a league record of eight
wins, four draws and nine defeats from their twenty-two
matches with the other fixture being abandoned. This
saw them finish in a safe mid-table position with 283
points on the board.
This should provide the club with a solid platform
from which to build as they look ahead to their 2019
campaign. As long as they are able to retain their current
group of players and can perhaps make one or two
quality additions they should be well positioned to push
on up the league.
Irby CC is not a club to focus solely upon their senior
set up and this is reflected by the fact that they also run
a youth section. This part of the club looks 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 and this is an area they appear to have
covered. 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 2nd XI.
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 an extra side is that it
allows the first XI to benefit from far greater strength in
depth. If they are ever left short on numbers they have
the option of calling up replacements with a limited
amount of disruption.
There is much to admire about the fine set up that
Irby CC currently has in place. If they continue in the
same manner they should be able to look forwards to a
bright and successful future for many years to come.
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