Cricket Club Issue 49 | Page 69

Peebles County 20/20 games, which also allow us to spread the word to parents about junior coaching.” Present Last year was a very good season. At the start of the season our aim was to consolidate our position in the league but we have actually out-performed expectations. We finished third and had some outstanding performances – plenty of runs and centuries posted by skipper Dougie Voas, Dan Edwards and Sam Sykes and outstanding bowling from Richard Commons, Niall Burns and Pete Caddick. This year we want to build upon last season’s progress; we’ve a few new recruits and our first pre-season friendly was a win against an excellent Carlton CC team in Edinburgh. We’ve also arranged additional midweek and Sunday fixtures to make sure everyone gets some playing time; this also gives us the opportunity to blood some of our very promising juniors into matches – youthful runners are a great benefit for the older players!” The bus you can take your bike on Edinburgh-Peebles-Melrose Youth “Youth cricket is the lifeblood of Peebles CCC. A few of us won’t see fifty again and many others won’t see forty, so bringing through young players to replace us is essential if the club is to thrive. In the last few years, we have made a concerted effort to attract youngsters to contactless space for up to four bikes free wifi table seating with wireless chargers USB chargers www.sportip.biz 69