Melrose
CC: What do you believe could be some of the biggest
challenges the club may face in the next five years?
RW: One of the biggest challenges will be sustaining
good numbers for a youth team and enabling these players
to progress into the senior squad. Another issue could be
progressing up through the leagues. As the opposition
gets better we may need to fund for a professional coach
to do a few sessions a season so that players can identify
key aspects to work on. Melrose CC is a great club with
a lot of support so I’m sure any challenges will be dealt
with in a positive and enthusiastic way.
even further after that. For the youth team, we want to
sustain numbers and also encourage other teams in the
borders to do the same so that a constant youth league
can be set up during the season and not just certain
games set up by players parents involved in the club.
Hopefully we can keep our wicket unpredictable and
‘fun’ and carry on working with the ground staff of the
Borders General Hospital, who kindly cut our outfield.
More generally it would be good to keep this group of
players and add new members to it to sustain the great
mood in and around the club. We will let you know
when the next big night is scheduled!
CC: What are the club’s ambitions for the next five
years?
RW: That’s a good question. I think the players would
like to progress from Division 4 to Division 3 and maybe
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