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We
are now reaching the conclusion of our shortened league cricket
season and have enjoyed being able to play some competitive
cricket, albeit for only 7 or 8 weeks. We also entered the
National Village Knockout Cup competition and managed to reach the
final for the Buckinghamshire section. Our final league games
will be this weekend and we will then continue with friendly
fixtures, following the cancellation of Bledfest, well into
September. Our last game will be Saturday 19th
September.
Junior
training sessions continue on a Friday evening and Sunday morning
and there have been one or two local games for them to enjoy. We
have also welcomed a small group of children, 7 and under, for the
AllStars programme. All this and we still continue to observe the
restrictions around social distancing, sanitization and hand
washing.
We
are pleased with the continued success of the ‘alternative’
Club bar and would like to thank all those members for their
support and their ongoing patience with the new bar procedures and
the signing in. As we move through September towards the end of
the cricket season, please check the website for any changes to
the opening times.
I
am saddened to have to announce that we suffered an incidence of
wanton vandalism recently when the new fencing around the covers
at the top end of the ground was kicked down. The fence was
erected by a group of members, who gave up their time over two
weekends and it is sad that this can happen in these times. If
anyone saw anything unusual, or any person(s) acting suspiciously
around a week ago, we would be pleased to hear from you. We
were thankful that the rails didn’t get badly damaged and are
pleased to announce that they are back in place. Thanks to Martin
and Jen Richardson for resetting them.
We
look forward to seeing you in the coming weekends of cricket and
appreciate your continued support.
Roger Downes
Chairman
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