The Cricket Club

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The Cricket Club is a section of The Sports and Social Club of Lacey Green and Loosley Row.

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Hallmark June 1982

Our cricket season got off to a bad start with us being unable to field a 2nd Xl for the first game. This was due to a large percentage of our players having prior commitments playing football and rugby. The Same problem arose in the 1st round of the Whitbred Village K.O. Competition when we had to forfeit the game to Gt, Kingshill, in our first three matches both teams failed to win or even draw. Fortunes changed in the fourth games however, when the 2nd XI won convincingly against Holmer Green and the 1^st Xl got a very good start scoring 76 – 4 only to see a rainstorm put an abrupt end to the game.

The fighting Spirit is certainty back in the cricket club and it is good to see players like Gordon Turner, Mick Tilbury and Brian Kirby playing again. I should not forget of course the younger players like Steve Gilliland, John Grefton, Simon Williams and Rupert Hawthorne who are contributing a great deal and playing well,

Thanks to the efforts of Dave Sanders, We have been able to purchase a motorised roller, lt is exactly the king Of machine the Sports Club were looking for and is in First class condition, Another bonus was the purchase of 2 tractor /mower to replace the ageing tractor and gang Mowers, This will also prove to be a great deal cheaper in running terms than using the old equipment,

Hallmark October 1982 John Stevens thanked all the people who had helped during the season - Annette Stokes for supplying the food for teas. Nigel Kelloway, Terry Kelloway and Ian Stokes for looking after the wicket. All the people who helped run the Colts Cricket team. And a special thank you to Charlie Currell for marking out the wicket and cleaning the club-room every week!

Hallmark October 1985. Extract from Sports Club report by John A Stevens

The Cricket Club Committee breathed a sigh of relief when Walt Lacey kindly offered to look after the cricket square. I sincerely -hope Walt receives. all the help he has been promised because it is very difficult to find people with the experience and the time to look after’ the sacred turf. I know’ many people think a cricket square is just another piece of grass', but they should try facing medium/fast bowling on a badly prepared wicket - a cricket ball*is very hard, and it hurts: This. is why it is vitally important to have someone who will take on the responsibility of looking after the square; it can make the difference between someone being badly injured.