Sport In Profile UK Issue 12 | Page 10

Aston Manor FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/SPORT_IP Aston Manor Cricket CLUB H aving first been established in 1903, Aston Manor CC currently competes in Division 3 of the Birmingham League. We caught up with their Chairman Keith Forman to find out more about the good work that they have been doing lately. Involvement He told us, “I first played for Aston Manor in 1974. I had stopped playing after I left School in 1972. One Friday afternoon at work a colleague was desperately 10 Issue 12 phoning around for an 11th player for the weekend. I still had kit somewhere at home, said I would play, got a few runs and have been involved with the club ever since! The biggest challenge of the role is dealing with people whose only interest is themselves rather than the overall Club. It is rewarding seeing the club teams gel together after the hard work of putting a squad together over the winter months. To see youngsters develop, not only as cricketers but also as dedicated club personnel is fantastic.” This Season “The mood here is very positive. We have a good age mix throughout our teams, who all socialise well with each other. Overall it was a good season for us this year but there are obviously areas we need to improve on to reach our goals. Following the introduction of the ‘Pyramid System’ the 1st XI won promotion to the Birmingham League in 2004. We gained two further promotions, but were ultimately relegated back to the Warwickshire League in 2013. We gained immediate promotion back to the