Welcome to Harlow Cricket Club

Founded in 1774, Harlow Cricket Club is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the country & mixes it's rich traditions in the game, with a modern approach to both it's junior & senior cricket teams. This forward looking approach ensured Harlow Cricket Club was one of the first clubs in the county to hold the ECB's clubmark award  The club fields 4 senior teams in the Essex Shepherd Neame League on Saturdays and a friendly team on Sundays. 
Young players are welcome from age 6 upwards and receive coaching from our experienced and qualified coaching staff. The club fields teams at Under 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16 age groups.  It is also home to 'Music at Marigolds' an independent club running Jazz & Blues evenings. New members are always welcome at whatever age and standard and the clubhouse is open at weekends for spectators to enjoy the action on the pitch. Located in Chippingfield, Old Harlow, Harlow Cricket Club is the ideal place to watch, play or learn to play cricket.

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Annual General Meeting...

At the recent AGM the clubs officers for 2012 were decided as follows:

1st XI Captain - Luke Heskett
2nd XI Captain - Jon Perry
3rd XI Captain - Dave Whellams
4th XI Captain - Rob Coldwell
Sunday Friendly Captains - George Messenger and Charlie Allen

President - Alan Howick
Chairman - Andy Jessey
Secretary - Simon Baulcomb
Fixture Secretary - Des Wiltshire
Head Groundsman - Cliff Clark
Treasurer - Christine Baxter
Cricket Development Officer / Youth Cricket Manager - Paul Baxter
Club Welfare Officer - Paul Baxter
Parents Representative - Craig Messenger
Balance of Committee - Karen Heskett, Bill Sorensen, Andy McGarry

It was agreed to make Bill Sorensen and Paul Baxter honorary life members of the club for their longstanding work.

It was also agreed to set up a new cricket committee to deal with issues relating to playing/coaching at the club.

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Twitter

The club now has a twitter page - http://www.twitter.com/harlowcc please follow the page to keep up to date with news from the club

Fantasy League

Congratulations to Dan Stopp, Des Wiltshire and David Rogerson for finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the clubs Fantasy Cricket League.

Youth Academy

The club’s new Youth Academy was launched in 2011. It will provide high quality coaching to the most talented young players at the club, and enable us to aid them in continuing their development from u13 through to first team level. The Academy will consist of an 18 week intensive programme covering all areas of technical development, fitness, nutrition and sports psychology. The academy will be the opportunity for regular one-to-one contact with the participants enabling the club to track and aid their development on a personal level.

Academy coaches will include (subject to confirmation)

• Pete Williams (ECB Level 3 – former manager of Essex Indoor School)
• Andy McGarry (ECB Level 3 - ECB Level 3, ECB Assessor, and minor counties pro for Bedfordshire, former Essex and England U19 cricketer)
• Mike Boyers (ECB Level 3 – Harlow 1st team coach and head of cricket at the University of Essex, former Essex and England U19 cricketer)


Sponsorship 

Club President Alan Howick announced that Old Harlow based estate agents Howick & Brooker were to be the sponsors of the club’s senior League Cup and T20 Cup sides for 2011. Both teams will be wearing a coloured kit that has been kindly donated by Howick & Brooker.

The club will also be launching a match ball sponsorship programme in 2011. The programme will be open to individuals, businesses, parents, grandparents and friends of the club to sponsor a match ball for £15. 

Facebook

The club has an active Facebook group of nearly 200 members, where members can post pictures, swap tales and generally get to know the people they play cricket with a bit better. The group also posts the latest news, match reports and club gossip. Parents of young players are encouraged to join and find out what’s going on. Just search for “Harlow Cricket Club” on Facebook and join the group, or alternatively click on the link on the right hand side of this page.

Club Kit

D&M Sports will continue to be the club’s official kit supplier for 2011. They are currently updating the range that will be available for the new season and items can be purchased with a 2 week delivery time. The club is currently arranging a kit sizing day in April to allow players to check their sizes before purchase.
http://harlow.dm-sports.co.uk/