Malpas
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CC: How would you say the off-
season has gone for the club?
MC: The off season can be
difficult though we have used
ours to generate income via social
functions otherwise the club would
remain closed during this period.
Members have spent time securing
existing and gaining new sponsors
too. Revenue from sponsors is vital
as we are all volunteers.
CC: What are your plans for 2019?
MC: The coming season is
exciting as we aim to strengthen
our place in the South Wales
Premier league, introduce mid-
week cricket at the club along with
a full programme of youth cricket.
All Star sessions, U9s, U11s, U13s
and U15s will all be competing in
their respective leagues. Our lady’s
softball team is going from strength
to strength and will again enter local
competitive tournaments. Along
with our Sunday friendly team we
have a very busy season ahead of
us!
CC: How important is youth
cricket to the club?
MC: Youth cricket is vitally
important to us and some of these
younger players will eventually
want to play senior cricket. We also
encourage these younger players
who are studying their GCSE in
PE to run coaching courses as
part of their PE coursework. This
helps with engagement between
much younger players and current
coaches. It also builds confidence as
it is challenging to coach very young
children.
We also put these young players
through the Level 2 coaching course
when possible and run sessions
themselves. That way they will
continue to feel engaged with the
club’s senior and youth players.
Younger players often look up to
these players as they were once
where they are!
CC: How do you ensure that
young players enjoy a smooth
transition into the senior game?
MC: We will use the mid-week
cricket league and our Sunday
friendly games to introduce them
slowly into adult cricket. Once they
are ready the Captains will meet
with Chairman of selectors to decide
the appropriate team and role they
will play. It is a tricky transition as
young players do not like the idea
of merely fielding and batting at
number 11. They are ambitious and
enthusiastic, so we need to get that
balance right.
CC: Would you consider yours to
be a community club?
MC: We work closely with the
local community offering local
Phone: 01633 852373
www.chucklesnursery.wales
Pentwyn House, Pentwyn Lane,
Bettws, Newport, South Wales , NP20 7AE
“We’re proud to
sponsor Malpas
Cricket Club and
love to encourage
more sport and
activity in the local
area.”
Lisa Owen
“We are still ambitious and will strive to maybe
win a few competitions with both senior men’s and
ladies’ teams and our youth teams.”
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