Message from the Chairman

The season approaches the final straight with the weather doing its best to make sure it all ends rather damply.

The 1st XI had a terrific run through June and July which saw them in second place in the Greene King Suffolk Premier Cricket League challenging the leaders and, although results have since slipped a little, whatever transpires they will have had a successful season with a pleasing number of young players finding their feet in league cricket. Luke Edgar and Scott Eade have both scored their maiden 50s this season and Tom Lewis took a hat-trick. Well done to them.

The 2nd XI have had a tough time in a league which has some seriously good sides but even so there have been personal performances of note from a number of players in difficult circumstances. Even a big Charlie Tunstall hundred and a score of 280+ was not enough to secure the winning points in a recent match!

The Wednesday XI won five out of ten matches and for the first time we can recall did not lose a single game to the weather! There was another maiden fifty for a youngster with Tom Abbott this time being the player in question.

The annual President's v Chairman's fixture, played in memory of Gary Small, took place on July 25th. There was a good attendance of families and friends, the weather was kind, and an enjoyable game ended in a win for the Chairman's XI.

Our young players coaching sessions ran from early May until the end of July. Many of the youngsters are making good progress. The senior teams have already benefited from having young players coming through. This year we played a couple of friendly fixtures with our 10-, 11- and 12- year-olds narrowly losing a match against Ipswich and East Suffolk at Chantry Park in Ipswich but winning the return fixture at Stonham.

The final act of this season will be the Annual Dinner/Dance and Presentation Night at the Cedars Hotel on Saturday, October 9th. Tickets are available Simon Edgar on 01449 711572 or Trevor Spall on 01449 673203 or from any club member.

Trevor Spall, Hon. Chairman. August 2010