Archive News February 2007

26/02 Werrington win 6 a side regional play-off

22/02 Easter Holiday 7s-16s Coaching Courses

22/02 Cornwall Sports Awards 2007 - nominate now

19/02 CCL Indoor Six a side - Werrington beat Truro in County Final

15/02 Groundsmen Courses March & Sept 2007

15/02London Cricket Conference

15/02Club Wants/Sales Roller for sale at St Just & Practice Pitch at Mullion

15/02 Marathon run in memory of Nick Carter

14/02 Indoor Sixes Final Time Change

12/02 Death announced of Nick Carter Senior (St Blazey CC)

12/02 CCL East Six a side - Werrington win Final

12/02 Cornwall Association of Groundsmen - AGM Notice - All invited

07/02 Cornwall Schools 2007 Officials & Fixtures

Devon v Cornwall Sixes Play-off 25 February

Cornish indoor champions Werrington travelled to the Ashmoor Centre, Ashburton on Sunday to play Devon champions Cornwood. After losing the toss and being asked to bowl Werrington quickly came to terms with the conditions and Cornwood opener, A Walker was run out without facing a ball. Four more run outs followed plus one wicket falling to part time off-spinner "Mini" Robins, which restricted Cornwood to a very gettable 106 all out. B Warren was the only Cornwood batsman to retire (35). The Smeeth brothers, Ben and Alex, were the pick of the Werrington bowlers only going for 31 in their 5 overs combined. Werrington made light work of their run chase with both openers retiring. Rob May made a quick fire 26 and Mark Horwell retired on 29 to leave the tail a simple task of scoring less than 40 from the last 6 overs. After Mark Hodgson was caught "hooking" a ball that should have been left well alone tail-ender Alex Smeeth brought up the winning runs with a brisk 15 not out from 5 balls. This left Werrington comfortable winners by 4 wickets with over 2 overs to spare. The young Werrington side now travel to the County ground at Taunton to play the regional finals on Sunday 4 March at 3:00pm. They are now only two games away from a trip to Lords, the home of cricket.

Cornwood 106 all out: M Cooksley 22, B Warren 35, M Robins 1 - 34, A Smeeth 0 - 15, B Smeeth 0 - 16, R May 0 - 39.

Werrington 107 - 2: R May 26 n.o, M Horwell 29 n.o, B Smeeth 10 n.o, A Smeeth 15 n.o

Sunday 04 March REGIONAL FINALS at Centre of Excellence, Somerset CCC, Taunton - 3.00pm

Sunday 18 March NATIONAL FINALS at Indoor Cricket School, Lords Cricket Ground - 11.00am

Easter Holiday Courses 2007

The Course Outline: The beginner's course will be aimed at people who are between the ages of 7 and 11 years. The course will concentrate on FUNdamental movements and learning cricket through playing games. There will be technical development on batting, bowling and fielding. With each course coaches will actively promote local cricket clubs.

The Competent Course is aimed at developing players who are used to playing hard ball cricket. The course will concentrate on fundamental movements, Long term athlete development as well as technical, tactical and mental aspects of the game. The course would like to progress each individual player on to their next level of development. All courses will be delivered by highly qualified coaches who have attended Good Practice and Child Protection and First Aid courses. All coaches will be CRB checked. With all courses there will be limited places so if you would like to book please contact Joe Skinner on the number below.

The Redruth course is yet to be confirmed but if you would like to express an interest in the course then please register your interest. Please contact Joe Skinner Cornwall Cricket Development Manager Unit 6, Cornwall Sport Partnership Threemilestone Industrial Estate Truro Cornwall TR4 9LD Tel: 01872 324387 Mob: 077857222521

There are still tickets available to attend a major conference on international cricket – the first of its kind Cricket: Dawn of a New World – growth, development and commerce A conference exploring the influences driving the development of recreational and professional cricket internationally

Thursday 1 - Saturday 3 March Venue: Goodenough College, Bloomsbury, London

Organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies Be part of a unique event looking at international cricket - from its early orgins to the future of this unique game. This special event features presentations from international cricket specialists, session inviting you to ask the experts, receptions, a special exhibition on CLR James. This event is also intrinsically linked to a cricket art exhibition and all conference delegates are invited to attend the private preview of this first solo exhibition by Wendy Nanan, a contemporary artist from Trinidad & Tobago. Featuring presentations from Christopher Martin-Jenkins (Chief Cricket Correspondent for The Times and BBC commentator), Brian Stoddart (former Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University, Australia – widely considered to be the pioneer of the study of sports history), Ehsan Mani, (former President, ICC), John Bale (Professor of Sports Geography at Keele University), David Graveney (Chair, England Test selectors), John Nauright (Professor of Sport Management at Georgia Southern University), Andrew Hignell (Archivist, Glamorgan Cricket), Alan Bairner (Loughborough University), Mihir Bose (Sports Editor, BBC), Anthony Bateman (De Montfort University), Aviston Downes (University of the West Indies) and many more… Tickets are still available for this unique – first of its kind conference – on international cricket. Group Rates and concessions available and negotiable – please contact dee.burn@sas.ac.uk

To register: Please go to the conference website and follow the directions for Conference Registration: www.commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/cricket.html

Re Nick Carter's death      Richard and Gary Isbell are both running in the London Marathon on 22nd April in aid of Cancer Research UK in Nick Carter's memory. We need to raise a minimum of 4,000 for the charity and should anyone wish to make a donation they can do so by visiting www.justgiving.com/gisbell or if they require further information they can contact either of us on (01579) 343491. Thanks in anticipation. Richard & Gary Isbell

Start of the Indoor Cricket County Final at Fowey Community Leisure Centre this coming Sunday between Truro & Werrington has been changed from 5.15pm to 6.00pm

Following ill health the death has been announced of Nick Carter (sen) aged 55 years , a stalwart both on and off the field of St Blazey C C. He was also a respected member of the Cornwall Cricket League Management Committee for 15 years between 1986 and 2000.

The funeral service takes place at St Mary's, Biscovey on Monday 19th February at 11.30am. Click for photo of mark of respect by east indoor 6 a side on Sunday.

Former Cornwall Cricket League Honorary Secretary Wally Hodges of Goldsithney died on Mon 29 January aged 91 years. Having succeeded Wilfred Edwards he held the post of League Secretary from 1981 to 1990. He was made a Life Member of the League on his retirement. The funeral is at St Hilary Church on Friday 2 Feb at 10.30am