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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/
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