by Matt Wilkie | May 6, 2021 | Club Development, General
Gareth Dawson starts his role with the clear aim of growing the number of volunteers in the game and providing a support package to further help and develop them. The Inspiring Gloucestershire Strategy (2020-2024) has a clear ambition to grow the number of volunteers...
by Matt Wilkie | Apr 27, 2021 | Club Development, General
GLOUCESTERSHIRE are setting an example for the rest of the country over the way new umpires and scorers are being recruited, trained and – most important of all – retained thanks to a new mentoring initiative. That’s the verdict of Clive Poulton, the joint chairman of...
by Matt Wilkie | Apr 16, 2021 | Club Development
THORNBURY are aiming to celebrate their 150th anniversary with the first XI of this vibrant community club securing promotion back to the top division in the West of England Premier League. The South Gloucestershire outfit slipped out of Premier One in 2011, but the...
by Matt Wilkie | Apr 12, 2021 | Club Development
HARESFIELD Gladiators have unveiled an impressive new tea room, replacing an ageing wooden facility that suffered winter flood damage. Second team captain Andy Malpas takes up the story. He said: “The bottom half of the old building suffered terrible rot damage...
by Matt Wilkie | Apr 9, 2021 | Club Development
This guidance is for organised cricket in England only at Step 2 of the Government Roadmap out of Lockdown from 12 April 2021 until progression to Step 3 is confirmed by the UK Government (no earlier than 17 May 2021). It is based upon UK Government Guidance for...
by Matt Wilkie | Apr 9, 2021 | Club Development
LANGFORD launch their bid for glory in the 50th edition of the Voneus Village Cup with a preliminary round trip to Cropredy, near Banbury, on Sunday (1pm). Spectators are not allowed to attend this Oxfordshire group clash because of Government Covid rules. Langford or...