Worfield Women's and Girl's Cricket

For those people who cannot make this evening's meeting - thank you to those who have let me know  -here is a brief outline of some of the issues I hope to cover. Check back for update after the meeting.
We propose to run teams for U11, U13 and U15 age groups. I also hope that we will be in the position to enter a team in the Women's 6-a-side indoor competition  that the SCB (Shropshire Cricket Board) hope to run mid March to the end of April. PLEASE NOTE that those U15 girls who are now in year 10 would have a big part to play in this competition if we do take part. I would also like to get a women's team up and running for next summer. We need some players aged 16 and over. Therefore I am asking if you or anyone you know would like to join us. You and they need no experience of playing cricket at all- this is an excellent opportunity to start playing. If I know well in advance  what numbers we have, I would plan some indoor training sessions before the season starts - for inexperienced players in the first place, but if we have the capacity, then experienced players would be included. Then, I hope we- you and I,would be confident about competing against other teams. I have some friendlies lined up already and hope to add to these.
For some or all of this we need helpers as well as players. This can come from those already involved at the club and new comers. Please see the list that follows of some of the roles and areas that I know or expect that we will need help with. Please note that anyone giving their time will be supported in their role and this will be co-ordinated by myself, or if it is match day help, by the team's Manager.
                                              
          Worfield Women’s and Girls’ Cricket
                            Need Your Help
 
         Managers –this role can be shared.
         Help is available–at the start & ongoing
         Coach(es)-Friday evening and match days.*
         The Club will pay for your course-as long as you commit at least 2 years to the Club.      
         Umpires-we can send you on a course.
         Scorers-we will help you.
         Help to set up Facebook & Twitter accounts & oversee these.
 
         Help on a match day –setting up and clearing away. Drinks and light refreshments.
        Sponsorship
* Please note that we hope to hold training sessions for a women's side if we have them on an evening other than Friday and alongside training for the older girls.
Regarding sponsorship - please get in touch with me if you wish to sponsor the women and girls or know someone who might like to.
 
Congratulations to all of the girls who received awards last Saturday. Bowling awards went to: U15 Jordi Matthews, U13 Megan Picken. Batting awards went to: U15  Lucy Arnold, U13 Grace Smith. Coach's and Managers awards went to: U15 Rosie Rudd and Jess Evans, U13 Lucy Swancott,  U11 Camilla Oliver and Jess Picken.
All girls who have played for the U15s were invited on to the stage to be re presented with the trophy that the team received for winning the Worcestershire Girls U15 League.
Eileen
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After an unforgiveable gap in entries, I am adding some details of forthcoming events.

Women and Girls Cricket at Worfield: U11s, U13s, U15s through to a Women's Team

We will be holding a meeting at Worfield Cricket Club on Friday 21st October at 7.30pm. This is for girls and their families who are currently members of the Club and anyone who is thinking of joining us and may want to know a little more about what we hope to do next season. Any plans we have in mind at the present time are up for discussion. The meeting is open to any interested parties including girls aged 8 plus along with their parents and adult women - players and those who have never played before. Please pass this information on to anyone you think may be interested. This is an opportunity for you to have an input.  

Yesterday, you should have all received an email detailing the arrangements for Worfield's Junior Presentation evening on Saturday 15th October, to be held at tWorfield Recreation Room, to start at 7pm.  Please remember to reply to Steve to let him know how many of you will be there. ( Juniors free, £4 per adult.).

For the U15 girls who played in the league play off:

The U15 girls, as winners of the Worcestershire Girls U15 League, have been invited to attend  Worcestershire's celebration of women's and girls' cricket. Please see below for details. Worfield Cricket Club have very generously offered to pay for the girls tickets. The trophy and medals will be re presented to any girls who are present on the night - hence if you do attend, please bring your medal along with you. If you would like to attend, please let me know as soon as you can and let me have a cheque to cover the cost of ticket(s) for the adult(s) who will be accompanying the girls - by 6th October- cost is £10 . I hope to let the organisers have our numbers by 7th October and a cheque with them by Saturday 8th October.

Celebration of Womens and Girls Cricket

Friday 14th October 2011, 7 for 7.30pm at the Graeme Hick Pavilion, The County Ground, Worcester.

The Worcestershire Cricket Board invites you and your family to come and join us in celebrating the achievements of the women and girls who have played cricket in Worcestershire for their Club in the Worcestershire Womens 15/15 League, U13 & U15 Girls Leagues, and the Lady Taverners Competitions and for County Womens and all County age groups. PLEASE NOTE THAT COST IS £10 PER HEAD AND INCLUDES A FINGER BUFFET

I realise that this last event may be difficult for some girls to attend because of the distance involved and with the event being on the night before Worfield holds its' presentation evening.

Eileen

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Last Friday, 27th May, I received an update on the points system in the Worcestershire Girls' U15 League. The points awarded are as follows:

Win          12 points

Draw        8 points

Losing points:    Bowling  1 pt for 2 wickets, 2 pts for 4 wickets, 3 pts for 6 wickets, 4 pts for all out

                              Batting     1 pt for 50 runs, 2 pts for 75 runs, 3 pts for 100 runs

Worfield have 36 points at present after three wins.

Other teams in our group have points as follows: Penn 14 pts after two games; Belbroughton 4 points after two games and Himley 1 pt after 1 game.

Worfield have three more fixtures to play as Old Swinford have withdrawn from the league.

Eileen

Please get in touch if you have any questions or if there is no * after your name indicting that you are available -unless you are sure that you have confirmed already with me.

U15 Girls Monday 16th May, Home, v Penn CC, 6.30pm - please get to the ground by 5.45pm if you can and then we can start sooner if everyone is present and have the opportunity to warm up.

• Lucy Arnold (Captain)* 
• Emma Hudson*
• Amy Ruffell-Hazell*
• Jess Evans* (Vice Captain) WK
• Lucy Swancott*
• Evie Breakwell
• Marsha Evenett*
• Annmarie Peerless
• Reserves
  • Maddie Berrow
  • Ruby Wentworth*

U15 Girls Sunday 22nd May, Home, v Belbroughton, 10am, meet at the ground 9am

• Lucy Arnold (Captain)
• Jess Evans (Vice Captain)*
• Evie Breakwell
• Lucy Swancott*
• Rosie Rudd*
• Georgina Narburgh
• Marsha Evenett*
• Ruby Wentworth WK?
• Reserves
  • Maddie Berrow
  • Annmarie PeerlessWK?

U13 Girls Thursday 26th May, Away, 6.30. Please meet at Wellington by 6pm for a 6.30 start. There is an adult 20/20 game at Wellington on this day, with cars being charged to enter - I shall get in touch with Wellington to arrange free entry for ourselves.

• Marsha Evenett* (Captain)
• Lucy Swancott* (Vice Captain)
• Maddie Berrow
• Annmarie Peerless WK
• Ruby Wentworth* WK
• Megan Picken*
• Emily Spencer*
• Lydia Aldridge
• Reserves
  • Camilla Oliver
  • Jess Picken*

Eileen

Congratulations to the U15 team who won their fixture against Himley yesterday. In a 16 over game Worfield won, scoring 65 for 3, with Himley replying with 39 for 5. 

Worfield batted first. and finished on 65 runs for 3.  Jordi Matthews top scored with14 (RO), Lucy Arnold 11 (ct).

Bowling figures:

• Evie Penzer, 4 overs, 0 maidens, 6 runs, 0 wickets
• Hayley ? 4-0-14-1
• Molly Wood(?) 4-0-22-1
• Pippa Grove 4-0-18-0.

34 runs were scored off the bat with 31 extras. 

In reply, Himley scored 39 (28 extras).

Bowling figures:

• Emma Hudson 3-2-2-2
• Lucy Swancott 3-0-8-1
• Jordi Matthews 3-2-2-0

This was a good alround performance by all of the girls in the team. Well done. Please look out for the team for our next fixture on Monday 16th May, at home v Penn CC. The game should start at 6.30pm. So please be at the ground by 6pm at the latest - please let me know if this is a problem. I shall post the team in the next couple of days and should be in touch with you by phone. As in the past, please do not rely on getting a message to me via text as these can take sometime to reach me - the record is three days to date!

Eileen

 Next Sunday, 8th May sees Worfield girls' season get underway with their first match in the Worcestershire Girls U15 League. They have a home fixture v Himley, due to start at 10am. Players are asked to be at Worfield for 9am, giving them the time they need to warm up properly. The team selected to play are: 

• Lucy Arnold (Captain)* 
• Jordi Matthews (Vice Captain)* 
• Evie Breakwell *
• Jess Evans* 
• Marsha Evenett* 
• Grace Smith  Injured
• Emma Hudson *
• Amy Ruffell-Hazell 
• Lucinda Oliver* 
• Lucy Swancott*
• Reserves:
  • Ruby Wentworth NA
  • Annmarie Peerless*

Players are reminded that this is a hard ball game and so should bring along any pads and a helmet along with their usual kit if they have them. Please wear whites to play the game if you have them.  As has been the practice in the past, I will add an * as players confirm their availability. thank you to all those players who have filled in their availability for the next few weeks or the whole season. 

The fixtures arranged to date are as follows: 

• U15 Team - Worcestershire Girls' U15 League
  • Sunday 8th May, v Himley, home, 10am  
  • Monday 16th May, v Penn, home, 6.30pm 
  • Sunday 22nd May, v Belbroughton, home, 10am 
  • Tuesday 28th June, v Oldswinford, home, 6.30pm 
  • Monday 4th July, v Belbroughton, away, 6.30pm 
  • Wed 13th July, v Oldswinford, away, 6.30pm 
  • Tues 19th July, v Penn, away, 6/6.30pm
  • TBC v Himley, away. 
• U13 Shropshire Central League - All games scheduled to be played on a Thursday, but may be played on another day of the week if re arranged.
  • 26th May v Welligton, away 
  • 9th June v Shifnal 
  • 16th June v Quatt, to be re arranged because both clubs' senior teams are involved in cup games that mean their grounds are not available. 
  • 23rd June Free week 
  • 30th June v St Georges, home 
  • 7th July v Shrewsbury, home 
  • 14th July v Madeley, away 
  • Worfield 6-a-side Tournament, Sunday 17th July
    • All U13 girls should try to keep this date free as we would like to enter two Worfield teams in to this tournament. 

We have entered the Lady Taverner's U15 competition and may have a bye in the county semi-final. I shall advise you of our position in this competition. The U13 county representatives will be found as a result of a match between the winners of the central league v the club that perform best in the festivals to be held between clubs in the north of the county- held in the second half of July.  An U11 festival is planned for this summer, with the date and venue yet to be decided.  Good luck to all of the teams. I hope all of the girls have an enjoyable summer of cricket, both for the club in a girls' or mixed team and for county teams where applicable. 

Eileen

eileenpritchard@shropshirecricket.co.uk 

01952593315 

07886281864