Winter Nets 2012
Dulwich CC’s Winter Nets will commence in on 8th January at Dulwich College Sports Centre and are likely to follow a similar format to last year. Places are limited and demand last year was high and so we will be following the same process allowing a maximum of two sessions to be booked ahead. If you would like to be added to the circulation list, please email our nets organiser, Steve Johns at dulwichnets@gmail.com.
Full details can be found on our Nets Information Page (also under the ‘Club Info’ menu).
Key Dates 2012
Saturday March 31st Cricket Force Day
Sunday April 1st Indoor Nets end
Saturday April 7th (Easter) Outdoor Nets start
Saturday April 14th 1st & 2nd XI fixtures start
Saturday April 21st 3rd XI fixtures start, also first games at DSG
Sunday April 22nd Colts Welcome Day
Saturday April 28th 4th & 5th XI fixtures start
Saturday May 5th Surrey Championship & Kent Regional League fixtures start
Saturday July 28th Possible Club Day (no Surrey Championship games)
Saturday September 1st Kent Regional League fixtures end
Sunday September 2nd Colts Day
Saturday September 8th Surrey Championship fixtures end
American Invasion 2011
For the 3rd consecutive year, Dulwich Cricket Club hosted 18 American students from the University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA for a cricket master class. The students visit London as part of a sport and globalization class and 2-week field trip to the UK. During their trip the group meets with major sport franchises, attend professional sporting events, get the chance to try their hand at a host of sports, tour internationally renowned sports facilities and attend academic presentations by sport and globalization experts.
A cornerstone of the trip is their 2-hour training session with Dulwich Coach, Allen Blackford. The students learn fundamental batting, bowling and fielding skills before putting these newfound skills to test in their annual Kwik Cricket match. After last year’s epic battle against Dulwich’s U15 girls team (which ended in a hard fought draw), the students faced off against each other this year, seeking bragging rights as the 2011 cricket champions.
A former D.C.C member and colts coach, Lara Killick, coordinates the excursion to Dulwich C.C. Lara is now based in California, working at the University of the Pacific as an Assistant Professor in Sport Pedagogy and Sociology of Sport. She highlights the important role played by D.C.C in developing the students’ understanding of English sports culture “Our trip to D.C.C truly is one of the highlights of the trip, it gives the students such a unique insight into a quintessential part of an English summer. D.C.C are incredible hosts and it’s wonderful to be able to show my students a part of my life from “back across the pond”.
The students’ themselves value the opportunity to be able to develop first hand experiences of a game that is incredibly alien to them. As Dara Tawarahara (class of 2011) reflects “Cricket is a tough sport that can be extremely confusing for most beginners. I think you need to jump on the pitch to experience the game first hand in order to truly appreciate the strategy and technique involved. At Dulwich Cricket Club we were able to learn about the different positions on the field, test out our bowling and batting skills, and even play a competitive game amongst ourselves. I wouldn’t say it was the most professional game, but it sure was fun”.
This coming season, the American Invasion return with the class of 2012- who will be crowned the ultimate cricket champions?
Firsts make it a club championship double!
(Tues 6th Sept) The first XI held their nerve to defeat Ashford by 9 wickets and win the Surrey Championship Second Division title by two points from Valley End. A great effort from all involved in the squad throughout the season. The second eleven also gained a must-win victory also by 9 wickets over Sunbury to stave off relegation by 3 points from Banstead who also won on the last day. The thirds finished their season with an 8 wicket victory over Sunbury while the club’s other champs, the fours, had much the better of a winning draw also against Sunbury. The fifths finished the season with a defeat at Old Colfeians while the sixes rounded off a great day for the club with victory over Streatham and Marlborough.
The victorious title winning 1st XI
Back row (L-R): John Lewis (scorer), Nick Storey, Richard Farrow, Chris Lester, James Soulsby, Levi Olver, Ed Matten
Front row (L-R): Mark Kelly, James Balmforth, Anil Mahey (Capt), Majeed Jehangir, Arun Mahey.
Electronic scoreboard at Dulwich CC in 2012!
(Wednesday 16th August) We are pleased to announce that Dulwich CC is planning to build an electronic scoreboard at your club.
Our aim is to have a new state of the art electronic scoreboard in place at the Burbage Road ground by the end of March 2012. This work is being taken forward by your club as a focused short term funding raising project, alongside the club’s longer term target of building an indoor cricket school (see the DCC website for more details).
We are delighted to have received the support of the Dulwich Sports Club Council for this project who have kindly agreed to contribute 50% of its funding. This leaves us with the challenge of raising £4000 from members by February 2012 to ensure that the new scoreboard can be installed ready for the 2012 season.
To do this we need your help!
We would be grateful for whatever contribution (however large or small) you can make. For every donation that you give, we are able to claim 25% gift aid, so for example a £100 donation will get the club a fantastic £125.
Please donate at our just giving site:
Through generous contributions and pledges from fellow club members we are very pleased to say that we have already raised approaching £3000 for this project (almost 75% of our total!). We are therefore already well within reach of our target but need every bit of your help to get us over the line!
Your contribution will make a massive difference to achieving our aim and help provide your club with a scoreboard it can be proud of.
Get your name in lights at Dulwich CC in 2012!
We look forward to your support.
David Hookes Memorial Shield
(Monday 11th July) Last Wednesday, the club hosted a very special cricket match when the Great Britain Transplant XI played the Australian Transplant XI in a one day international cricket game. The match was also timed to coincide with Organ Transplant awareness week. The limited overs match was played for the David Hookes Memorial Shield which was won by the Great Britain XI. More info and pictures can be found in the new ‘Social Cricket’ section of the Galleries page.
John Soldan and David Woods of Dulwich welcome Robyn Hookes to David’s old stomping ground
Dulwich CC Alumni
(Monday 11th July) Former Dulwich cricketers used the opportunity of the Australia Transplant XI playing the GB Transplant XI at Dulwich to meet together. Robyn Hookes was making her first visit to Dulwich to see where her husband David played in 1975.
Dulwich Alumni joke about Jimmy's career stats..
The Jack Petchey Gold Award
Make your nominations for your young players of the clubDuring the last ten years the Jack Petchey Foundation has been generously helping young people in a wide range of spheres from Sport to the Arts and Volunteering. Dulwich CC are Gold Award recipients and each year make nine awards to club members aged 11-25, between now and November. The monthly awards of £200 are to be spent on an item, project or activity benefiting their team and is chosen by the Award winner. This might range from funding some specialist coaching, buying training equipment or kit to paying for a team social function. Throughout the season we are looking for nominations of members in the specified age group whose achievements or efforts in playing or training deserve recognition. Send your nominations to Paul Davidson - he will liaise with representatives of each section of the Club. Further information is also displayed in the Club House or at www.jackpetcheyfoundation.org.uk .
