The Bronze AGM Prize winners light up The Anson

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1 The Bronze V O L U M E 1, I S S U E 6 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2012 I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E : Season 2 Review Junior 3 News Sponsorship 4 Opportunity Club 5 Shop Player 6 Profile Ask the 6 Umpire Ask 7 Woody Bronze CC 8 60 years on Fixtures & 9 Results Statzone Honours 11 Board The Duck 12 Pond Contact us 12 Prize winners light up The Anson Presentation Night 2012 saw a number of players rewarded for their great achievements this season. The main winners were James Bradin who scooped 4 awards and Jake Shearwood who picked up 3 awards. Fine rewards to both on excellent seasons. award for long serving member Barry Wood, who was made an honorary There was also a special recognition AGM 2012 member of the club in light of his service and dedication to Bronze. It is an honour only shared with 7 members in total. The winners of all the prizes were as follows: Saturday 1XI Batting: James Bradin Saturday 1XI Bowling: James Bradin Saturday 1XI Players Player: James Bradin Saturday 2XI Batting: Duncan Coley Saturday 2XI Bowling: Barry Macey Saturday 2XI Players Player: Barry Macey Saturday 3XI Batting: Marcus Jones Saturday 3XI Bowling: Adam Mark Saturday 3XI Players Player: Marcus Jones Sunday 1XI Batting: James Bradin Sunday 1XI Bowling: Steve Whittall Sunday 1XI Players Player: Dave Wood Sunday 2XI Batting: Jake Shearwood Sunday 2XI Bowling: Matt James Sunday 2XI Players Player: Jake Shearwood Young Player of the Year: Jake Shearwood & Matt James Clubman of the Year: Micky Smith The club would like to thank all of its members for their efforts this year and hope to build on these performances in The Committee would like to invite all of its members to the club's AGM on THURSDAY 22nd NOVEMBER It will again be held at THE HUB (at the top of Chapel Lane) and will start at 7:30pm prompt. All members are advised to please park on the Holiday Inn car park opposite as there is no parking on site of The Hub. This meeting is highly important as we need to discuss MANY new plans for the club and your input is really needed, so please try and attend If you are interested in any of the posts available, you can see all the job specifications on our website. We look forward to seeing as many of you as possible there. 1

2 Season Review P A G E 2 First Team Taking all factors into consideration, 2012 has to be regarded as a relative success for the 1 st X1 and indeed for the club as a whole. The unforgiving weather meant that it was difficult to gain any momentum and this also meant that numerous training sessions at the ground had to be cancelled. This gave little chance for a relatively young side to work on any weaknesses that had been exposed during the early season fixtures. That being said, there are positives that can be drawn from the season. The most notable positive was the impressive way the bowling unit carried themselves throughout the season and indeed there were only a handful of occasions where the opposition posted a total of over 200, thus recording maximum batting points against us. The batting line up remains naive, particularly in response to the challenge of target being set. Hopefully, moving forward, this is something that can be addressed by an improvement in the application and maturity of the top order aided by the possibility of one or two additions to the squad. Performances over the last 3 weeks of the season showed considerable improvement with relegation ultimately being comfortably avoided and it is hoped that these improvements can be carried into next season to enable us to hit the ground running. Tidy Second Team 2012 was a testing year for the 2 nd X1 with almost half of the season washed out. It is worth mentioning that without the endeavours of Barry and also Steve, it could have been more. Due to this the early season was very stop start and when combined with player availability, there was not much by way of continuity. That said, we still managed some decent performances. Once the weather bettered so did our performances which culminated in a fantastic second half to t h e s e a s o n especially the last month which led to a healthy mid table finish. A special mention should go to the young players who have really stepped up this year, particularly Matt James & Jake Shearwood (pictured left). Colesey Third Team My first year back at the club has been both highly rewarding and thoroughly frustrating as the weather has had such a massive impact on our season. Over half of our games fell victim to the elements while a couple of other games were lost to other sides unable to get sides out to face us. They had clearly been far too worried to take on the mighty Bronze! The games we did manage to get in were highly competitive and to be captain of such a fantastic side has been an absolute honour. The effort has always been exemplary and the games were played in great spirit. It has been pleasing to see the progress of so many young players this year. Players like Adam Mark and Dan Greatrex have been exceptional this year and will hopefully continue their p r o g r e s s w h i l e t h e experience of the wily old foxes (no names!) has certainly helped. Whoever takes over next year has got a great bunch to work with. Up the Bronze! Mark T H E B R O N Z E 2

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4 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6 PAGE 4 Sponsor Us! The Club are actively seeking a sponsor or several sponsors for the forthcoming season. Do you know of a company who would be willing to make a donation to the club or sponsor a side or sides? The club currently have 5 adult sides and 4 junior ones and we have a reputation for producing home grown talent as the majority of adult players are graduates of the youth system. The club is very family orientated and a great place for players to develop as well as to watch the real beautiful game. Anyone interested would in return have the option of either having the company name in the newsletter, on the front of playing shirts, on the website or all of the above. Currently, the newsletter is sent to over 100 members and the website has had 71,000 hits since its creation in Hopefully you can see the potential this opportunity has and the amount of people that would see your advert. Any interested parties are invited to make themselves known to The Committee either in person or send an to the club. Many thanks in advance. There are various sponsorship packages available which offer different levels of investment to any interested party. These being: Main Club Sponsor As main club sponsor your logo and details would become synonymous with Bronze Cricket Club, taking pride of place in everything we do. From matches to events, newsletters to websites and social media your brand will be heavily featured in everything Bronze related. Match Ball Sponsor As match ball sponsor you would be doing us the kind honour of providing all of match balls for the season. It is Warwickshire league rules to provide 2 new balls per game, one for each innings. To enforce this rule all match balls must be purchased directly from the Warwickshire league Junior Section Sponsor As Junior Section sponsor you would be greatly helping the development of future generations of young cricketers. The Bronze Junior Section take great pride in giving young boys and girls the opportunity to play cricket and to help them develop their skills. A sponsor of the junior section would greatly benefit us by helping provide equipment to make sure we give the youngsters the best experience possible. Kit Sponsor Kit is an important necessity for all cricket teams. Gone are the days of turning up in white flannels and having a bit of a bowl and a bat. Nowadays cricket sides have a full clothing range from playing shirts, trousers and jumpers to training wear and leisure wear enabling everyone to show off their cricketing allegiance. Bronze currently has space for sponsors on all of our clothing range. There is an opportunity for 250 Bronze members to wear clothing branded with your logo. Contact Us We would be happy to discuss any of the options with you. We understand that needs vary from person to person so we are flexible on our offerings. To speak to us further or to make an appointment to speak further please contact us via any of the usual ways. 4

5 P A G E 5 Club Shop White Training Shirt Sizes: Age 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 (Junior) S, M, L, XL, XXL (Adult) 12 Club Polo Shirt (White or Black) Sizes: Age 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 (Junior) XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL (Adult) 10 Grey Hoody Sizes: Age 6, 8, 10, 12 (Junior) XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL (Adult) (Junior) / 15 (Adult) Black Shorts Sizes: Age 6, 8, 10, 12 (Junior) S, M, L, XL, XXL (Adult) 10 (Junior) / 12 (Adult) Grey Sweatshirt Sizes: Age 6, 8, 10, 12 (Junior) XS, S, M, L, XL, XXL (Adult) 10 (Junior) / (Adult) No items are held in stock and are made to order only. If you would like any items for Christmas then please order by: SATURDAY 24TH NOVEMBER Send your order to: bronzecricketclub@yahoo.co.uk Black Tracksuit Bottoms Sizes: Age 6, 8, 10, 12 (Junior) S, M, L, XL, XXL (Adult) 12 (Junior) / 15 (Adult) 5

6 P A G E 6 Player Profile This month we talk to a man who has made a big impact on and off the pitch since his arrival in Devon s finest, Carl Whitney. Nickname? Whitters Current bat? Woodworm Bronze, weight who cares. First bat? GM Scoremaster which I had to share with my brother, proper village. Best performance? Probably all been batting which doesn t say a lot for my bowling. For the purist in me, I would have to say my 42 over blockfest for 9 at Corley after the rarity of a Bronze batting collapse. But for enjoyment probably batting with Woody against Four Oaks and slapping Hamza all over the place. Mainly because I enjoyed watching him mentally crumble under my verbal onslaught. Favourite ground? Performance wise for me Walsall YMF, "it's my type of pitch", but seeing as we ve never done that well there, I'd go with Mount Wise in Plymouth. Cricket hero and why? Dominic Cork. Played cricket how it should be played, with intensity and passion. May not have been the best player but always gave everything. F a v o u r i t e memory? c r i c k e t Probably seeing my brother being caught at gully by a diving catch from the 12th man who only had one proper hand. Hilarious. Funniest man at Bronze? Stocko, have you seen his clothes? Funny man! He's like the chunky one that girls ignore in a boyband. Other sports or hobbies? Part of the Green Army following Plymouth Argyle around the country regularly seeing us get beat at some of the worst football grounds in the land. What would be your T20 entrance song? I Fought the Law by The Clash Stocko is like the chunky one in a boyband that girls ignore Ask the Umpire Q1: A fielder chases a ball to the boundary and goes down injured. The ball has stopped short of the rope. By the time another fielder arrives, the batsmen have run 5. The fielder deliberately fumbles the ball over the boundary. Do you award the boundary? Q2: The batsman pushes the ball to a fielder who holds onto it. The bowler informs the umpire that he is changing his action from over to round the wicket. The batsman now does some gardening at which point the fielder throws down the stumps and appeals. Is he out? Answers on p.12 6

7 P A G E 7 Ask Woody Back by popular demand, we delve into the mind of the irrepressible Craig Wood who has an answer for all of life s quandaries and conundrums. If you have a question for Ask Woody, please feel free to the club at the usual address. In the world of Disney why does Goofy stand upright while Pluto remains on all fours when both are dogs? Well firstly I'd like to say its good to be back after a short absence. Now on with the answer. The main reason that Pluto is stuck on all fours, like a pleb, is because he was one of the first characters to be designed and old Walt Disney didn't care too much for him. When he designed Goofy he thought the character had a bad enough life without being bent over like a stray Darlaston Shire Horse, staked to the floor next to the canal. There were rumours that Pluto also received some less than adequate physio in Bentley. Hence why he's still the same after the treatment. How many vests do you own and which is your favourite and why? This is a question I can answer fairly easily as I get asked it a lot. I'm currently the proud owner of a solid 16 vests. I'd have to say the Canary Yellow number is a personal favourite, as well as the favourite of James Bradin. We have a long history of comedy linked to the colour Yellow. My 2nd favourite is the Kosovan Tribute Vest. Which looks right at home at a car wash on a disused pub car park. We all know the sort. What protein shake do you drink to make you look like a tank? Ahhh, well firstly I'd like to say tank is unfortunately the wrong word. After a long absence from the gym I'm more of a streak than I used to be which is saying something. The protein I used to use in my training days was Maximuscle Cyclone. It doesn't last very long and it is expensive, but it give good results. Holland and Barratt's former 'buy one get one for a penny' sale got demolished that's safe to say. 7

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9 2012 Results P A G E 9 Date Opponent (1sts) H/A Res. Opponent (2nds) H/A Res. Opponent (3rds) H/A Res. 21/04/12 Wishaw A PP Wishaw H PP 28/04/12 Rugby A PP Castle Bromwich H PP 29/04/12 Cannock Wood H PP 05/05/12 Southam H L Lyndworth A PP Four Oaks Saints A L 06/05/12 Wednesbury H L Yoxall A L 12/05/12 Walsall YMF A L Moseley Ashfield H W Selly Park H W 13/05/12 Aston Manor H L Burntwood St Mat. A W 19/05/12 Ansley Sports H W Standard A PP MEB A PP 20/05/12 Wall A W Barton H L 26/05/12 Barby A WD Barby H L Sheldon Marl. H W 27/05/12 Lichfield A L Bridge Trust H W 02/06/12 Warwick A W Warwick H L M&B H W 09/06/12 Marston Green H PP Marston Green A PP Studley A PP 10/06/12 Lullington Park A L Pelsall H PP 16/06/12 Pak Shaheen A PP Sheldon Marl H PP Spartans H PP 17/06/12 Wall A L 23/06/12 Atherstone Town H TIE Atherstone Town A LD Bournville A PP 24/06/12 Alrewas A PP 30/06/12 Pickwick A LD Pickwick H PP Aston Unity H PP 01/07/12 Wednesbury A L Yoxall H PP 07/07/12 Old Edwardians H PP Massey Ferguson A PP Four Oaks Saints H PP 08/07/12 Aston Manor A L Burntwood St Mat. H PP 14/07/12 Rugby H PP Castle Bromwich A PP Selly Park A PP 15/07/12 Wall H W Barton A PP 21/07/12 Southam A L Lyndworth H W MEB H PP 22/07/12 Lichfield H W Bridge Trust A W 28/07/12 Walsall YMF H LD Moseley Ashfield A L Sheldon Marl. A W 29/07/12 Lullington Park H L Pelsall A L 04/08/12 Ansley Sports A L Standard H W M&B A PP 05/08/12 Walsall A PP Wall H W 11/08/12 Barby H LD Barby A LD Studley H W 12/08/12 Cannock Wood A W Alrewas H L 18/08/12 Warwick H LD Warwick A L Solihull Mun. A L 25/08/12 Marston Green A L Marston Green H PP Bournville H W 27/08/12 Pak Shaheen H PP Sheldon Marl. A PP 01/09/12 Atherstone Town A W Atherstone Town H W Aston Unity A W 08/09/12 Pickwick H W Pickwick A W 15/09/12 Old Edwardians A W Massey Ferguson H LD 9

10 P A G E 10 Statzone 2012 (as of 15/09/2012) Batting Top Run Scorer James Bradin 933 Craig Wood 588 Jon Macey 422 Hira Patel 369 Jake Shearwood 354 Duncan Coley 325 Ollie Freeman 307 Jitu Mandhyan 255 Best Average James Bradin Tony Forrester Marcus Jones Hira Patel Jake Shearwood Duncan Coley Craig Wood Carl Whitney Best Batting James Bradin 164* Barby (A) James Bradin 108 Lichfield (A) Jake Shearwood 103* Bridge Trust (H) Craig Wood 98 Atherstone (A) Duncan Coley 96 Atherstone (H) Jitu Mandhyan 94 Massey Ferguson (H) James Bradin 84 Lullington Park (A) Hira Patel 84 Bridge Trust (H) Bowling Most Wickets James Bradin 51 Craig Wood 44 Steve Whittall 42 Barry Macey 36 Paul Vale 25 Mo Kasujee 24 Matt James 23 Ollie Freeman 17 Fielding Best Average Joe Clarke Carl Whitney Adam Mark Barry Macey Dan Greatrex Paul Vale Mark Wood Steve Whittall Best Bowling James Bradin 6/29 Old Eds (A) Paul Vale 6/44 Atherstone (H) Craig Wood 5/13 Wall (A) Paul Vale 5/19 Moseley Ashfield (A) Matt James 5/24 Pelsall (A) Steve Whittall 5/24 Wednesbury (H) Steve Whittall 5/36 Wall (H) Steve Whittall 5/36 Pak Shaheen (H) Other Most Catches Most Sixes Most Not Outs Best Economy Jon Macey 19 James Bradin 33 Mo Kasujee 6 Micky Smith 1.89 Tom Bennett 14 Craig Wood 9 Tony Forrester 5 Paul Vale 2.87 Barry Macey 10 Ollie Freeman 7 Barry Macey 5 James Bradin 2.96 Jamie Palmer 9 K. Kamalakannan 5 Carl Whitney 5 Adam Mark 3.02 Craig Wood 9 Jon Macey 4 Matt James 5 Mark Wood 3.13 Kelvyn Brookes 9 Hira Patel 3 Jack Stocking 5 Joe Clarke 3.23 Duncan Coley 8 Marcus Jones 3 G. Cunningham 5 Matt James 3.46 Dave Wood 8 Matt Coley 3 Ollie Freeman 5 Jack Stocking

11 P A G E 11 Honours Board Top 10 Batting Name Score Year Opponent Wasim Khan 207* 2005 Bedworth Bert Chambers 204* 1995 Sheldon Marlborough Craig Wood Old Wulfs Richard Croft 177* 1976 Hopwas James Bradin 164* 2012 Barby James Bradin 162* 2004 Water Orton Richard Croft 160* 1977 Aldridge Tom Smith 157* 1978 MEB James Bradin 156* 2011 Alrewas Richard Croft 156* 1981 GKN Top 10 Bowling Name Figures Year Opponent Sid Ali 10/ Wishaw Tom Smith 9/ Birswarton Nick Wheate 9/ Walsall Phoenix Bob Lacy 9/ Walsall Phoenix Mick Tolley 9/ GKN Tom Smith 8/ Abbots Bromley Mick Tolley 8/ Dudley Mick Tolley 8/ GKN Tom Smith 8/ Armitage Khalid Sadiq 8/ Berkswell Bert Chambers The first man to score a double century for the club Richard Croft & James Bradin The only players to have managed to make it in the Top 10 Batting three times. Tom Smith The only man to make it on the Top 10 for batting and bowling. All time Superstars (5 wickets & a 100 in any game) Zed Ali Dennis Anson Simon Baker James Bradin Richard Croft Ollie Freeman Matt Harper Richard Hodge Kenny Jowett Yousuf Kasujee Jon Macey Hira Patel Brian Power Tom Smith Steve Whittall Craig Wood Mick Tolley 1 of only 2 players to have managed to make it in the Top 10 Bowling three times. 11

12 the ball must be dead. It will only become live when he starts his run up again. Bronze C.C Anson Ground, Chapel Lane Great Barr Walsall B43 7BD The Duck Pond 2012 Honorary President Richard Croft Honorary Chairman Bert Chambers Honorary Secretary Tony Forrester Honorary Treasurer Brian Power Fixture Secretary Graham Bennett Social Secretary Vacant Groundsman Barry Macey Welfare Officer Barry Wood 1st XI Sat Captain Brian Power 1st XI Sun Captain James Bradin 2nd XI Sat Captain Matt Coley 2nd XI Sun Captain Gerald Cunningham 3rd XI Sat Captain Mark Wood Brian Power Matt Harper Tom Bennett James Bradin Micky Smith Carl Whitney Jake Shearwood Paul Vale Jake Clarke Ollie Freeman Jamie Palmer Rob Hill Ben Roberts Dave Wood Craig Wood Marcus Jones Steve Whittall Sam Foster Stanton Adam Mark Danny Mander Joe Kasujee Matt Coley Gerald Cunningham Jon Macey K. Kamalakannan Robin Badger Richard Clarke Rathish Venugopal Dan Greatrex Mo Kasujee Tony Forrester Matt Wood Jitu Mandhyan Barry Macey Jack Stocking Matt Turner Kelvyn Brookes Duncan Coley Q2 Not out. Look at the sequence of events. The ball has been played to the fielder who holds on to it; the bowler has informed you that he is going around the wicket and starts to walk back to his mark so 12 Q1 If it was deliberately over the rope, award 5 runs which were completed before the incident, plus the 4 so 9 in total. If you are not certain the act was deliberate, only award five runs.