Over 40s In Pre-Season

For years Stoke has offered cricket for everyone; 1s, 2s, 3s, Sunday XI, age group from U7-U17, Surrey Trust League, Under 19 T20 Blast, Friendly T20 & Long-Format, Women & Girls T20 & Long-Format to name just a few.

In 2016 an Over 40s squad was assembled for the first time. Affectionately known as “Dads & Pads” and made up mainly of colts’ parents, (but anyone over the age of 40 is welcome to join in and having children is not a pre-requisite!), the team defeated the mighty Weybridge in their inaugural match last May.

Scorecard : http://sdacc.play-cricket.com/website/results/2838764
Report : http://www.stokecc.co.uk/2016/05/26/stoke-over-40s-win-inaugural-fixture/

Cricket enthusiasts that they are, the guys are already into their pre-season, working on their skills under the expert tutorage of Tim Handel. The standard is very good and many of the squad could easily handle the demands of League cricket – some already have. Others have also played the odd Sunday XI friendly and performed well.

The latest session saw Harry Nawaz, Justin Jones, Mark Christie and Kevin Morgan having a bat and bowl against each other; with Jase and Ralphie coming along for a bowl to help their own pre-season planning.

Over 40s Nets 1
Over 40s Nets 2
Over 40s Nets 3

The short sessions are always followed by a few cold ones.

If anyone is interested in bolstering the squad, joining this great group of guys and having a hit/turning their arms over/sinking an optional pint or two afterwards, please e-mail stokecc@hotmail.com and we’ll supply details.

Any prospective opponents for our Over 40s team can also message the same e-mail account  and we’ll gladly set up a friendly fixture; preferably a T20 format in mid-week.