NEWS
IN DETAIL
Ferring
CC play host to Sussex vs Kent
U13 Girls Match 6th June 2009
(Created
09th June 2009)
On a day when the FCC Saturday
side were playing away at East Brighton
Park, the ground with the permission
of ADC was used for a Sussex girls
limited over match. There was a
great attendance from the public
and families of both teams along
with ECB and county coaches, umpires
and scorers A 21 yard pitch was
prepared along with a 40 yard boundary.
The weather was kind to us and a
full match took place between 2
and 5pm, Kent eventually won in
the last few overs of a closely
balanced match after putting on
124 batting first.
The fixture was arraigned with
Charlotte Burton who is the Sussex
Women & Girls' Community Coach,
she made the following comments:
"I would like to thank
you for letting us use Ferring Cricket
Club on Saturday, it was a great
setting and I had some great comments
from many parents, it was just a
shame we lost.
Once again thank you for all
the preparation before the day and
the support you gave us on the day"
There is a album of pictures
taken on the day HERE
Workparties
at the Ground: Spring 2009
(Updated
12th April 09)
Workparties were held on Sunday
29th March and 5th April to work on
the ground and the pavilion. We had
help from club members on both Sundays
as well as work at other times on
the interior of the pavilion. A supply
of Natwest Cricketforce T shirts was
given out to those who attend and
thanks to everyone for supporting
this pre-season work. There will be
a write up and pictures published
at a later date.
Annual
Fundraising event : Jumble Sale
at Ferring Village Hall
10am-12am 21st March 2009
(Updated
27th March 09)
We had another good supply of Jumble
from the local area this year and with
support from the community and members
of the club we had a successful event.
The fundraising was very good including
donations of raffle prizes from a local
supermarket which helped to swell the
coffers. Thanks to everyone before and
on the day for their support and we
look forward to holding the same event
next year.
Thanks to Splash FM and to the
Worthing and Littlehampton Herald group
of paper's for advertising the event.
Annual
General Meeting 2009
(Updated
23rd Jan 09)
This took place on Sunday 11th January
2009 at the Henty between 10 and 12
am. All members were invited to attend
to support the club and influence our
plans for the forthcoming Season and
beyond.
The usual agenda format was followed
with reports from the current officers
and election of officers for 2009. Playing
Statistics for the 2008 season and personal
reviews were available along with the
draft fixture list for the forthcoming
Season.
Annual
Dinner and Presentation
Evening 2008
(Created
30th Nov 08)
This took place on
Friday 28th November 2008 at the Henty.
Our Chairman Rob Miller presented the
annual awards and trophies.
The recipients of
the Awards and the Statistics for the
2008 season are now published on the
News page.
Nets
at Arundel Castle Academy
Indoor School February
to April 2009
(Created
16th Sept 08)
For
a third year. We have managed to
secure Net sessions at the Castle
Academy. These will be on Wednesday
nights starting from 18th Feb 2009
and will run for 8 weeks through
to April. The costs to players is
unchanged from this year, more details
can be obtained from the committee
or Peter.
End
of Season 2008 Workparties at the
ground
(Created
16th Sept 08)
We
had our end of season work to do
on the ground and the pavilion.
The committee asked members to support
us on at least one of the sessions:
Sunday
21st Sept 10am-12am to scarify pitch,spread
grass-seed and the Surrey Loam - Peter
Loaned some equipment from other Cricket
Clubs that should make this easier.
Saturday
27th Sept 2pm-4pm to complete Autumn
renovations on the pitch and weather
permitting to erect the perimeter fencing.
Sunday
5th October Complete any outstanding
groundwork and attend to pavilion repairs/cleanup
Royal
Opera
House
Vs Ferring
CC 2004-2006
(Created
25th July 08)
We
had a tradition over several years
on Presidents day at the end of
July of inviting the ROH to play
a match against FCC. We hope in
revive the fixture in future years,
however until then here is a link
to an article written by the Royal
Opera House CC in 2005 including
photographs taken of the match.
Natwest
Cricketforce
2008
(Modified
18th April 08)
There
were two working sessions at the
ground on Sunday 6th and 13th
April and CricketForce 2008 T-shirts
were available for all who helped.
On
6th April, five "mad"
club members appeared at the ground
to the sight of the heaviest snowfall
in many years on the Sussex Coast.
We agreed that, although far from
ideal, it would really hold up pre-season
preparation if We were not able
to at least remove the perimeter
wire and fencing from around the
square.
This took us a couple of hours (see
the photographs on this page), but
We did manage to complete the work
even though We didn't see the pitch
at any time !
Thanks
go to Bill Isham, Peter Cooke, Terry
Cutler, Rob Miller who helped me
(Peter Bromley) get this work done
, thanks also to Rob for supplying
a flask of coffee and biscuits.
Greg
has been busy refurbishing the kitchen
area with replacement units and We
have also installed a water heater
so We will have hot water on tap for
washing up.
New
metal shutters for
Pavilion
(created
15th March 08)
After
some major vandalism and a break
in at the ground over the winter,
We have had metal shutters designed
to fit all the windows along with
a replacement metal door for the
ground equipment area. These were
installed during March 2008 and
the primer/undercoat of all the
metal surfaces now been complete.
The top coat will be completed hopefully
before the start of the season,
weather permitting ! We also have
new higher security padlocks fitted
on all the windows.
There
is still work to be done to get
the pavilion back to normal but
temporary repairs have been completed.
The
people who caused the vandalism
and break-in/theft were caught and
subsequently charged by the Police.
FCC
Jumble
Sale
2008
(Modified
30th March 08)
Our
annual Jumble sale took place on
Sat morning 29th March at the Ferring
Village Hall. This was very well
supported by the club and by customers
from the village and more widely
in the area.
There
was a large amount of good quality
clothes, books/toys, bric-a-brac
and general jumble which had been
collected by members of the club
during the previous few weeks.
We
were delighted with the support
and actually made more income that
We did last year (which was in itself
a very good year) so making this
are best year for a long time .
Thank you to everyone involved.
FCC
AGM 2008
The
AGM was held at the Henty on Sunday
morning 20th Jan 2008. We had a
better than usual attendance of
players , VP's and the president
was also in attendance. A full report
of the proceedings may be published
later however here are the highlights:
Changes
to the Committee : Ian Edwards and
Chris Harris have retired from Chairman
and Secretary roles, Rob Miller
and Chris Daulby have taken on the
respective roles. Mike Lewis and
Dave Bailey remain Sat Captain/Vice
Captain. Greg Dean has retired from
Sunday Captain and been replaced
by Mat Sealby with Peter Cooke taking
on the Vice Captain role.
FCC
Nets at Arundel Castle
Academy Indoor School
February and April
2008
(Modified
25th March 08)
We
have secured for a second year,
Thursday evenings during February
and Tuesday evenings in April 2007
at probably the best indoor nets
in Sussex. Details can been obtained
from any of the Committee. An additional
session was arranged for 27th March.
Annual
Dinner and Presentation
Evening
This took place on
Friday 30th November 2007 at the Henty.
Our Chairman and MC for the night
was Ian Edwards who provided his witty
observations on the year on and off
the field. He Also presented the annual
awards and trophies. The recipients
of the Awards and the Statistics for
the 2007 season are on the News page.
End
of season Workparties
at the ground
(Updated
1st Dec. 2007)
We had Workparties at the ground,
Sunday mornings @ 10am on 30th Sept
and 7th October. This was the usual
autumn pitch maintenance work followed
by the securing of the square perimeter
fencing. We have started work on preparing
the kitchen for the recently donated
kitchen units. We will Also be installing
new flooring and a hot water heater
for the sink.
Chippingdale
President Dave White
(Updated
14th Aug 2007)
Ferring CC is very sad to hear that
Dave White died whilst playing in a
Chippingdale match on Sunday afternoon,
29th July 2007. The news was brought
to us during our Presidents match held
at the Little Twitten. The Worthing
Herald has subsequently run articles
on Dave's long-standing involvement
in Cricket and other sports in Sussex.
The paper has published a long list
of tributes and details on the funeral
which was held on Wednesday 8th August
at 3pm at West Worthing Baptist Church,
South Street, Tarring.
Dave was a very valued friend and
colleague to many members of Ferring
and Also Highdown Cricket Club, he will
be sadly missed.
The Annual Chippingdale Vs Ferring
match was switched location as a mark
of respect to Dave and was held at the
Little Twitten on Sunday 12th Aug.
Ferring
Saturday XI match
at Arundel Castle
Ground 4th August
2007
(Updated
13th Sept 2007)
We were delighted to be asked to
play play our third match since 2000
at the Castle Ground. The match was
against Arundel Grasshoppers (formally
Castle Estate) . The weather was kind
to us again and a low scoring but closely
fought match was held, the grasshoppers
eventually winning by a no-ball on the
last ball of the match.
A selection of pictures from the
match can be found via our Pictures
page
Fixtures
for the 2007 Season
published
(Updated
26th April 2007)
The
Fixtures for this Season are now available
on the Fixture
Page, the fixture cards are now
printed and are available from Ian Edwards
or the Captains.
Additional
net booked at Arundel Castle Cricket
Academy
(Added
4th April 2007)
After
five very successful nets at the academy
which started in March 2007, an average
of 18 players have attended and it was
decided to extend to a sixth and final
net on 10th April 2007. The start time
has had to be changed so please contact
the organiser if you want more details.
We have Also been very pleased to welcome
five new prospective players to the
nets.
CricketForce
2007 Photographs and report added
(Added
4th April 2007)
Pictures
of the Cricketforce 2007 weekend (30th
March - 4th April) have been added along
with a brief report of what was achieved.
There was a very good turnout, especially
on the Sunday and a great deal of work
was achieved. Thanks go out to the membership,
Arun Mowers and Travis Perkins for their
support.
New
Photograph Albums for 2006 Season
Saturday XI
(Added
9th March 2007)
Photo's
of the 2006 Season Saturday matches
have now been added to the pictures
page . Due to the 500+ digital photographs
available, this has taken sometime in
editing.
The
last 10 years Club and individual playing
statistics published
(Added
28th Jan 2007)
Club
Statistician , Peter Bromley, has entered
the results of the last 10 years records
from the score books into a statistics
package. The results of this analyses
was distributed at the AGM on Sunday
28th Jan 2007 and is Also to be found
here.
Club
featured on BBC South Today - Thursday
18th Jan 2007
(Added
Jan 2007)
Club
treasurer Terry Cutler was interviewed
concerning Southern Waters decision
to remove the sprinkler ban on 18th
Jan 2007. The BBC originally interviewed
FCC in Spring 2006 when the ban was
first imposed. There was, at the time,
a threat of a draught order which would
have had significant impact on all grass
sports. The recent BBC programme gave
a brief history of the issue, an extract
of the original interview held at the
ground with Terry and they were interested
in our views of the impact of the water
restrictions on sport during 2006.
Rob
Goacher
(mod
Dec 2006)
FCC
was very sad to announce that Rob Goacher
died suddenly, aged 50, on 7th Nov 2006
whilst in Hospital. The funeral was
on 24th November at Worthing Crematorium
and was attended by several hundred
people, including many current and previous
club members.
New
Photograph Album for 2005 Season
(Added
12th Nov 2006)
Photo's
of the 2005 Season matches have been
added to the pictures
page
FCC
Nets at Arundel Castle Ground Indoor
School March and April 2007
(Added
3rd Nov 2006)
We
have secured Tuesday mid evenings during
March and April 2007 at possibly the
best nets open to village Cricketers
in Sussex.
In the past We have held nets
at various locations with the aim
of honing our cricket skills during
the winter and Also to introduce new
players to the club. If you would
be interested in attending any of
the sessions and joining the club,
you would be most welcome - please
contact us Here
for details. There will be a charge
for the nets.
Our thanks go to John Barclay at
Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation for
making the nets Available.
Worthing
Herald "Cricket Team of the Week"
- 7th September 2006
(Added
Oct 2006)
An
article titled "Team of the Week
- Ferring Cricket Club" appeared
in the Local Worthing
Herald Newspaper on 7th Sept 2006.
This consisted of a photograph of the
Saturday side taken at the home match
Vs Brighton & Hove Crescent and
an article on our part in the vitality
of Village Cricket. A reproduction of
the Photograph and article may be added
here later.
New
Photograph Albums for 2005 &
2006 Seasons
(Added
9th Oct 2006)
Photo's
of the 2005/2006 Season matches are
being added to the pictures
page . Due to the sheer number of
digital photograph , these are taking
some time to edit down to a manageable
number. Thanks go to Ivan Salter for
the 2006 Sunday XI match photo's.
Annual
End of Season Groundwork
(Modified
9th Oct 2006)
This
year We scarified the square, repair
the last couple of pitches, applied
grass seed/Surrey loam and erected the
perimeter fencing.
These
work parties took place at the ground
on Sundays on 24th Sep, 1st and 7th
October. Thanks to those few members
of the club who leant a hand, the essential
work was completed by early October.
If there are sufficient numbers attending
on subsequent Sundays then We Also plan
to complete the tidy up of the inside
and outside of the pavilion.
Annual
Dinner
(Added
11th Sept 2006)
This
was held at the Henty on the evening
of Friday 24th November 2006.
Pavilion
Maintenance
(updated
17th Sept 2006)
Workparties
were organised for 14th & 15th September
to remove the temporary paneling, replace
the posts and create new balustrades
for the front of the pavilion. Pictures
of work performed over the two days
can be found HERE,
thanks to all those involved and to
Travis
Perkins for supplying and delivering
the materials used.
New
Photograph Albums
Matches
in 2002 and 2005 Vs Arundel Castle
Estate CC at the Arundel Castle Ground
(Modified
28th August 2006)
We
have been hosting matches against
Arundel Castle Estate CC since 2000,
however We were delighted with the
opportunity to visited Arundel Castle
Cricket Ground in April 2001 for an
away fixture. Unfortunately the match
was rained off - the curse of early
season matches.
In 2002 We were fortunate to have
another chance to play at the magnificent
ground Although the weather was overcast
with light drizzle, We managed to
complete the match. In 2005 We were
again offered an away fixture on Saturday
7th May and were blessed this time
with good weather and a very good
match.
Pictures
from both matches can be found within
a new album on our pictures
page
Congratulations
on Examination results
(Added
24th August 2006)
Congratulations
to everyone who took exams in the
last few months. In particular We
would like to say well done to the
following:
- Jason
White (Saturday XI) for gaining
excellent grades in his A levels
which now allow him to go to his
university of choice in September.
- Mark
Isham (Saturday XI) for gaining
an honours degree in Mathematics.
Mark is now having a gap year before
starting his postgraduate teacher
training.
- Sarah
Bromley (Younger daughter of Peter
Bromley) for gaining an honours
degree from the university of Northampton
in Sociology and Psychology.
Wedding
Congratulations
(Added
24th August 2006)
Congratulations
to Mike Lewis (Saturday Captain) for
getting married during August 2006.
Additional information may be added
if Mike
is prepared to spill the beans on
events before/during and after the
wedding.
Pictures
from the pre-wedding bachelor barbecue
evening hosted by Andy Lawrenson on
28th July can be found on our pictures
page
Ferring
Cricket Club web site re-launch
Ferring
Cricket Club Web presence was launched
on www.ferringcricket.co.uk on Monday
21st August 2006. The new website
is hosted by Haylingpages.co.uk for
a peppercorn rent and the domain site
is registered via Gradwell.com again
at a much reduced biannual rate.
Visitors
who attempt to contact the old website
(www.ferringcc.fsnet.co.uk) will be
redirected to this site within a few
seconds.
Royal
Opera House Match
The
Opera House CC returned for the 3rd
successive year to Ferring on Sunday
30th July 2006 for another match to
celebrate our presidents day. A review
and pictures of the match will be posted
at a future date.
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