Victoria has penned the following for our membership and supporters:
Dear Members,
Cricket at Stoke D’Abernon CC for 2021 is now drawing to a close. After the limited sport in 2020, cricket this season was back and what a season it has been. A massive thank you to everyone who has played, scored, umpired, coached, volunteered and helped to make cricket happen.
Friday Evening’s Colts Awards will be boosted by the appearance of the Ember Big Band who will be playing from 6pm/6.15pm until 8pm.
The Awards event starts at 5pm, and after all the cups and medals are handed out the BBQ will be fired up and the band will do their thing.
Ahead of the big reunion on the 22nd August 2021 to celebrate our 151 years of existence, a few have taken time to reply to their invites. Here is a flavour of the replies:
Ian Lipscombe : “I have been keeping an eye on the club’s progress up the divisions and everyone is to be congratulated about what has been achieved from such humble beginnings.”
Dear Members,
Over the past couple of months it has been wonderful to see so many enjoying their cricket at the Club. There have been some very exciting Junior and Senior matches, whether at home or at away grounds, and many making the most of the nets to improve their skills. The 2nd XI and 3rd XI are in the promotion positions in their respective leagues and the weather has mostly been kind too. The Club has really come to life with many new members and the bar has seen healthy takings. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing support.
Link : Pre Season Newsletter 2020
The full transcript is here:
Dear Members!
2020 is a particularly special year for our club, marking our 150th anniversary. On the playing field, the club is in excellent health. Last season, the first eleven achieved a fourth successive promotion, reaching the giddy heights of Division One in the Surrey Championship. Our colts section also had much to celebrate across the various age groups, with a good number of juniors playing representative cricket at county level.
Stoke 150 Celebrations.
We have three events planned to mark our 150th anniversary.
• A BBQ after the first senior league matches on Saturday 9th May.
• A repeat of last year’s very successful ‘Stoke Smash’ on Friday 12th June, hosted by our former colt and current 1s player, Toby Tarrant, from Radio X.
• A re-union lunch at the club on Sunday July 26th for retired and current senior players before which David Willis and members of the Willis family will scatter some of Bob’s ashes on the outfield. We will also re-name the clubhouse ‘The Bob Willis Pavilion’
Fundraiser
In 2015 we completed the extension and refurbishment of our clubhouse. We raised £250,000 to do this, through a combination of grants, fundraising events and generous donations from members. We will be launching a new project in May to raise funds that will enable us to put bifolding doors at the front of the clubhouse and install an electronic scoreboard in the roof above the entrance. Detailed costings are currently being calculated.
Sponsorship & Donations
The cost of running an amateur cricket club is higher than any other popular outdoor sport. Our square and specialist machinery cost £20,000 a year to maintain. Subscriptions and bar profits cover part of the cost of running our club, but we need to raise another £10,000 each year through sponsorship and grants to ensure that we break even. I ask you all to consider these facts and to offer financial help if you are able to do so. Donations can be made via the Donate button on the first page on our website.
Click here : https://www.justgiving.com/sdacc/donate/
Volunteers
Kevin Morgan is looking for volunteers to help with the U9 and U8 age groups. He will also be arranging a managers workshop with Tim Handel by way of pre-season preparation.
Subscriptions & Shirts
Membership forms will be emailed in a couple of weeks. We have made small increases to the annual cost for every category and we have introduced a new Family membership that covers a playing parent and two or more colts. Senior players and colts will receive an e-voucher for a free “Stoke 150” white cricket shirt, on receipt of individual subscriptions.
Thank you for your support.
Drew
Senior Nets are starting on Sunday 1st March 2020 and will run weekly through to the start of the season in mid-April.
We have a new venue and time slot for this year:
Feltonfleet School
Byfleet Road
Cobham
Surrey
KT11 1DR
Time : 3pm to 5pm
You don’t need to do the full two hours, but if you’re coming late or need to leave early, please let us know in advance so we can work out batting and bowling orders.
This is in addition to the Over 40s sessions that will continue to run every Thursday.
See you all there!
Dear Members!
The Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday 7th April 2019, commencing at 2pm at the Clubhouse.
All playing and social members are expected to attend. I look forward to seeing you.
Best wishes!
Peter Phipps
SDCC Club Secretary
Dear Members!
Senior Nets are starting on Sunday 17th March 2019 and will run through to Sunday 14th April 2019. (No session on Mothers’ Day on 31/3.)
Same venue as last year : Esher Church of England High School, More Lane, Esher, Surrey. KT10 8AP
Asahi, Oranjeboom, bottled lagers/bitters/ciders, wine and soft drinks will be on sale at discounted prices.
The Clubhouse will be open from 7pm/7.30pm on the night.
See you all there!
