2nd XI Match report for 26th April 2008 Vs Whitwell At Hall Lane

The 2nd teams season opener saw them entertain Whitwell at Papplewick Hall. it was a newlook 2nd team with many changes to the team that finished 3rd last season. one of those changes was of course due to the untimely death of leading batsmen Matt Dear during the winter and a minutes silence was held before the game, by both teams and spectators alike, to pay tribute to a talent that will be sorely missed.
wily veteran skipper Steve Alford won the toss and had no hesitation in asking the visitors to bat first on what was an amazingly dry wicket for April.
Whitwell were soon in trouble losing skipper and leading bat Alan Draycott early to John Thrower who bowled an impressive spell. he was ably supported at the other end by steve alford who trapped the other opener lbw. a change in bowling saw another veteran, Nagasair Sookram, pick up a wicket and 15 year old debutant Dane Straw pick up his 1st league wicket for the club as well. further changes to the bowling saw the introduction of slow bowling at each end - new signing Rohan Shah and youngster Kriss Barfield. Shah returned the very impressive figures of 5 for 38 and Barfield finished the innings by taking the last wicket, leaving Whitwell 111 all out.
in reply, openers Shah and Steve Thomas set off chasing the runs scoring freely at 5 an over. Shah at one point hitting 2 consective 6'S off Whitwell's left arm opening bowler, causing comments from Whiwell's beleaguered players calling into question Shah's impeachable eligibility (and also his parentage!) Wickets began to fall steadily with only Shah, Thomas and Sookram making any contributions of note with the bat, but although it was "squeaky bum" time making the last 20 runs, Papp eased home by 4 wickets with plenty of overs to spare making it a 1st and 2nd team winning double start to the season.

This Weekend........

We see the Mighty Papplewick 1st XI take on Wollaton @ Wollaton....... If your down that way please show your support. Admission is shockinly FREE! So put your money away....

If your not down that way and your close to Papplewick ( the home of cricket) then come down and watch the chaps of the 2nd XI take on the Derbyshire lads of Whitwell 1st XI.... Admission for this one is surprisingly again FREE.....So no excuse's about forgetting your wallet and dishing out IOU's..

Overseas Player for 2008!

For the forthcoming season Papplewick and Linby CC have arranged for Kosela Kulasekara to join us as the registered overseas player. Kosela is a right-handed batter and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He arrives on the 2nd May and so hopefully he will enjoy his time with us. Please introduce yourself to him and make him feel welcome when you see him.
For more information on Kosela visit
Here!

Sunday Newark Alliance Vs Bracebridge Heath 13th April 2008

FUND-RAISING - BINGO LOTTERY

I want to appeal to everyone who is associated with this great Cricket Club. Players, Officials, Supporters, Parents, Helpers, Tea Ladies, Wives, Girlfriends and Children alike. We all need to work together to continue to take our club forward. Unfortunately not enough is done at our club to raise money, the facilities that we see and take for granted do not run for free, electricity, water and insurance bills have to be paid throughout the year and as the club grows and expands, this is going to put greater strain on fund-raising. So we all need to act now. In the past, whenever fund-raising has been mentioned – the odd Steak and Strawberry night or race night aside – people tend to look to others to do something – We are aware that weekends are popular at the club, but the cricket club only gets a small percentage of any bar takings and we all need to help our club continue to grow by attending events or even helping or taking the initiative to organise events One of the ways that you can help is by joining the Bingo Lottery Game, this fund-raiser has run for a number of years now in one form or fashion, with varying numbers of people playing. It involves as many people as possible each paying a pound a week, every week for the season (20 weeks by standing order into club funds, or by paying in advance by cheque/cash debit card (£20). In return for this, you pick 6 numbers from 1-49 and every Saturday (starting 18th April 08)) if any of those numbers are drawn in the main lotto draw (not including bonus ball) they are crossed off your line. When someone crosses off all their numbers they win the jackpot amount. (This amount will depend on how many people have entered the Lottery Bingo and will be communicated via the website and at the clubhouse when known) You can of course contribute more than a pound a week and have additional lines, and additionally, your Gran/Auntie/Cat/Dog might quite fancy contributing. Once the winnings are paid out, everything raised will be ploughed back into the club, in the form of improved playing facilities, equipment, décor and surroundings. This is a really easy way of raising funds and no-one realistically will miss one pound a week. I hope you will support the club in this initiative – all numbers and money will need to be given to Francesca or any member of the committee by the 18th April. Please help to support YOUR cricket Club and play the Bingo Lottery