Chairmans Introduction
Hello,
My name is George Northall and I was a founder member of Swanton Morley Cricket Club when it was re-formed in 1983, after a lapse of about 20 years. Although I played for the club and helped with various activities occasionally, it wasn’t until 1991 that I really became very involved, after being elected Chairman and also Captain of the Sunday Friendlies side, a role which I particularly enjoyed. Having been Chairman now for nearly 18 years the Club has become an integral part of my life, especially since I retired from the Royal Air Force in 1996 and could then devote much more time and energy to every aspect of running a village cricket club. I am also happy to spend a lot of time at the cricket field doing general and more specialised ground maintenance work and also a range of practical tasks from painting and joinery work to repairing nets!
Swanton Morley is in the heart of Norfolk, three miles from the market town of Dereham. We play teams from all across the county and many of the grounds are very attractive. Over the years we have also hosted various touring sides who have always been very complimentary and wished to return again and again.
The Club has a particular focus on youth cricket and to this end we are both “clubmark” accredited and also a “focus club”. I am a qualified coach and special cricket training sessions are held for youngsters throughout the summer.
I am also the club development officer and our current major project is to replace the present inadequate pavilion with a log cabin type structure which will include showers and also have toilets for the disabled. This is an expensive task which will cost in the region of £100.000 so at this present time we are busy applying to various funding bodies.
We offer excellent facilities here at the Angel Cricket Ground, with two practice areas, sightscreens, mobile wicket covers and a square with ten pitches and, almost as important, we have a pleasant tea pavilion! New players of all ages and abilities are welcomed and we look forward to meeting you soon.
Let’s keep village cricket alive – come and join us!
Aims of the Club
To play good cricket with good humour and good grace in the hope that, whatever the result, both teams will go home happy.
To create an atmosphere in which players are valued for themselves and not just their cricketing abilities.
To make every effort to secure a satisfactory level of involvement in the game for all those representing the club.
Description / Facilities
Coaching / Practice
Senior Practice Sessions
Adult practices generally start in April, so keep an eye on the news pages for the specific start dates. Every thursday night 6.00pm - 8.00pm, unless we have an evening fixture the sessions continue throughout the season. We actively welcome anyone interested in playing cricket for Swanton Morley, to attend these sessions. The club has good practice facilities, supported by structured coaching sessions, these include batting sessions against bowling machine, general fielding sessions and supported bowling sessions,
and in addition we run a general netted practice area.
Youth Coaching Sessions
Youth coaching generally starts at the begining of April, keep an eye on the news page
for the specific start date. Every Monday night from 6.00pm to 7.30pm for youngsters
aged 8-14. This will be advertised in the local press, youth cricket coaching and their subsequent under 13 side, has become a key part of Swanton Morley CC. It remains important that this continues to be well supported, so if anyone is interested in volunteering a few hours on a monday night please contact the club.
Monday evenings, 6:00pm onwards, there are special coaching sessions for youngsters (boys and girls) aged 6-14 years.
Subscription
Annual Subscription Rates and Match Fees
Annual subscription: £15.00 payable
(Discretion may be used to charge less if a new player joins from July onwards)
Concessionary rate: £7.50
(for under 18’s, anyone in full time education and the unemployed)
Match Fees: £5.00 per game or £2.00 concessionary
Match Fees for evening games: £2.00 or £1.00
Wet weather policy:
If less than 10 overs are bowled, no match fees are due.
If the game is later called off before at least one ball has been bowled in the second innings, then fees of £3.00, or £1.00 concessionary will be charged. |
