West Region Newsletter, 39, February...
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West Region Newsletter, 39, February 2015
Area Group News: Clyde and South Glasgow have requested Talent Max follow-up sessions and it is hoped that these will be
delivered during February or March.
Congratulations to both Dumfries & Galloway and Lanarkshire as both groups were successful with their
applications to the 2015 Cricket Scotland Community Coaching Fund.
Recent Meetings: Dumfries & Galloway, Lanarkshire.
Upcoming Meetings: Dumfries & Galloway.
Club News: Ramsay Allan has been in contact with all clubs regarding the draws for the National Youth Cups
(both the Scottish Cups and the NatWest ECB Qualifying Cups.) If anyone has not received the
draws, please get in contact with me – or visit the West Junior Cricket website.
If your Club wishes to arrange a meeting with me (about Club Development), please ask someone to get in
contact and provide me with a couple of dates, times and a venue that would suit your Club.
Recent Meetings: Ayr CC, East Kilbride CC, East Renfrewshire CC, Irvine CC, Kilmarnock CC,
Uddingston CC.
Upcoming Meetings: East Renfrewshire CC, Kilmarnock CC.
Coaching News: The ECB Certificate in Coaching Children (UKCC Level 2) course began on Saturday 31
st January
– with 14 candidates, from 9 different Clubs, attending the first of four training days.
Cricket Scotland is still able to offer support to individual Clubs by running a Kwik Cricket Game Course –
and, if there is sufficient interest, an ICC Introduction to Cricket course can be run on a local basis too.
Jewson CricketForce: Cricket Scotland are pleased to announce the launch of Jewson CricketForce. For more
information about this exciting club-based initiative, please read the information page attached to
this Newsletter.
Tapeball: Tapeball is now up and running in the West Region. Games take place every Saturday evening
in the Hutchesons’ Grammar School Sports Hall. Anyone wishing more details should contact
me directly.
The Cricket Society of Scotland: The Cricket Society of Scotland Annual Dinner will take place at Titwood (Clydesdale CC) on
Monday 9th
March. The guest speaker will be the former Yorkshire and England
wicketkeeper/batsman Richard Blakey.
For information about the West of Scotland branch of the Cricket Society, or the Annual Dinner, please
contact Graham Hollier ([email protected]) or Ewen McConville ([email protected]).
WDCU News: There will be a WDCU Special General Meeting (SGM) on Monday 16th February 2015 at Poloc CC,
Shawholm at 8pm. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on the proposal submitted by GHK CC and
Hillhead CC regarding their proposal for league structure. Any Club wishing more information about the
SGM should contact Mark Colman, the WDCU Executive Secretary ([email protected]).
WDJCU News: The WDJCU has released the league, and cup, fixtures for 2015. These can be found on the West Junior
Cricket website (http://www.westjuniorcricket.com/), along with a list of the WDJCU Kwik Cricket
Festivals for 2015.
West Regional Development Centre (WRDC): The majority of the Cricket Scotland U15 Inter-Regional fixtures and the WRDC U14 Challenge
Series fixtures have now been confirmed. As soon as the final list of fixtures is confirmed they will
be released.
Women’s Cricket News: Cricket Scotland Women’s Cricket Manager, Kari Carswell, has asked me to pass on the following message:
“Following on from the great success of the National Girls Kwik Cricket Festival in 2014, I’m
pleased to share with you dates and venues for not one but 2 festivals in 2015!” (Please find details
attached to the end of this Newsletter.)
The west region Girls’ Development Centre continues to run too. Anyone wishing further details about
Women’s Cricket in Scotland should contact Kari Carswell ([email protected]) directly.
Other News: Mike Stanger, Chairman of QTV Sports, has asked that I pass on details of “The Long Hop: Down Under”.
This is a series of six live programmes previewing each of Scotland’s games during the eagerly anticipated
2015 Cricket World Cup. Please find full details at the end of this Newsletter.
The next newsletter will be published during March. If you think that you may have something of interest
that could be included in this newsletter please get in contact with me.
Tim Hart
Cricket Scotland Regional Participation Manager
West of Scotland
07825-172-346
Cricket Scotland are pleased to announce the launch of Jewson CricketForce
The Jewson CricketForce Scheme is a club-based initiative aimed at rejuvenating Scotland`s
cricketing facilities by encouraging cricket supporters, local communities, and their friends
and families to volunteer to undertake renovations at their local cricket club in the lead up to
the season. The scheme follows in the footsteps of a similar scheme run by the ECB that has
been hugely successful in promoting the profile of club cricket.
We are hoping that as many cricket clubs sign up to the event and use it as a great opportunity to prepare
their facilities and bring together their membership and communities for the start of the season.
We are targeting the last weekend of March – 27th
, 28th
, 29th
– for the national `CricketForce` weekend
where clubs participate and Cricket Scotland will be publicising, and supporting, the event nationwide. In
fact, some clubs will be chosen for extra volunteering support with national team players coming to your
club to muck in and help out for the day!
To find out all the information on Jewson CricketForce please click on the link below:
http://www.cricketscotland.com/participation-news/jewson-cricket-force/
The dedicated page will include:
- How to register your club for the scheme
- Information on additional benefits clubs can take advantage of – with more to be announced very
soon!
- Step-by-Step Guide to help you make the most of your project
- Links to case studies from clubs in England that have been part of CricketForce
- Posters to download to put around your clubhouse and local community
Should you want any more information or find out more about Jewson CricketForce please contact your
Regional Manager: Tim Hart, [email protected] or 07825-172-346.