Burslem
Burslem
CRICKET CLUB
Burslem CC is based on Greyhound Way in Staffordshire and their first team currently
competes in the North Staffs and South Cheshire Cricket League Division One. They
are led by the team of Chair Paul Johnson and President Anthony Smith and the club
has been progressing well under their guidance.
They state on their official website www.burslemcricketclub.
com that their main aims and objectives are, “to foster and
promote the sport of cricket at all levels within the community
and within the sport, providing opportunities for recreation,
coaching and competition, to manage Festival Heights, to
ensure that all members, playing and non-playing, abide by
the ECB Code of Conduct which incorporates the Spirit of
Cricket and by the Laws of Cricket, to ensure a duty of care
to all members of the club by adopting and implementing the
ECB ‘Safe Hands – Cricket’s Policy for Safeguarding Children’
and any future versions of the Policy, to ensure a duty of care
to all members of the club by adopting and implementing
the ECB Cricket Equity Policy and any future versions of the
Policy and to encourage all members to participate fully in the
activities of the club.”
So far this season their first team has made a fine start to
their 2019 campaign, having put together a record of two wins
and a draw with the other match being abandoned. This sees
them sitting top of the league with 61 points on the board.
This should provide the team with the perfect platform
from which to move forwards and put together a successful
campaign. As long as they are able to retain their current group
of players they should be in with a good chance of mounting a
serious title challenge.
Burslem is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section
however and this is reflected by the fact that they also have a
number of youth sides in place. These teams look to provide
young players from the local community 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 additional sides.
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 additional sides is that it allows
the first XI to benefit from far greater strength in depth. If
they are ever left short on numbers through injury or work
commitments 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 Burslem
currently has in place and hopefully they will be able to
continue in the same manner for many years to come.
Family run, Established for over 40 years
“Our Managing Director Paul Shallcross is keen on
cricket and goes to watch the matches as he lives close
to the ground. In the Summer I try to get down to watch
the matches but it can be difficult at weekends as that is
when the garage is particularly busy. We have sponsored
the club for two and a half years and this will be our third
season. I wish them all the best for the new season.”
Jonathan Pointon
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