FEETHAMS

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May Edition 2015

PROUD TO WEAR THE

DARLINGTON BAGGY
May 2016

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HISTORY CREATED AT FEETHAMS

In its 189 year history, the club
has come a long way since the
days of the back room of The
Green Tree Inn in Skinnergate.
This season we have once
again created history as we now
have our very first lady Chairperson in Gloria Howells.
Glorias father, Harry Eastwood
was a long serving treasurer and
committee member at the club.
Her son, Peter played at the
club as a junior and her husband
Brian was the club steward before his retirement.
Gloria has the club and the
cricket in her blood and hopes to
see the club develop further in
Our very first Lady Chair - Gloria Howells
the coming years. She runs the
club shop and is on hand at night matches and Sunday morning organising bacon butties and hot food and drinks.
Back in the sixties, the fairer sex were prohibited from entering the smoky inner
sanctum of the club. In 1961 ladies were allowed inside the clubhouse but only on
three days in the week!

However as the years went on changes were made and in the eighties we saw our
first ladies on the club committee in Mel Dobson and the late Janet Stubbs.
Nowadays the club depends on the input and commitment of all of its members
irrespective of their gender.

No other NYSD cricket club

has won 22 premier titles. We
are proud to hold that record
and look to create a club and
grounds that reflect that
record. It is up to us all, play-

ers, parents, supporters and

members to all pull together
and improve our club in every
way possible.
- Gloria Howells (Chair)

In This Issue
Match reports
May Day BBQ
The Premier Club
Ground Improvements
Membership
Live Play Cricket

These are exciting times for the cricket club and we should congratulate Gloria for
her appointment and get behind her and her committee in their work for the club.
Darlington U11s 221-4 (Net 189) v Stockton U11s 249-4 (Net 217)
Result - Stockton won by 28 runs
Darlington won the toss and elected to bat against an experienced Stockton side. Against
some disciplined and accurate bowling, Darlington lost 4 wickets and ended up with a below
par net total of 189.
Early wickets from Madeleine Atkinson (1-10) and Rory Jones (2-8) put the pressure on the
away side and tight bowling from the rest of the attack kept Darlington in the game. A run
out in the penultimate pair lifted the young side before Amin and Hannah saw the game out
to win 28 runs.

A Star in the
Making?
Six year old Owen Harwood had
his dream come true when he
made his debut for the club in the
Under 11 league match last week.
The first game of the season was
rained off and the little fella was
inconsolable.

Doug Mulholland leading the way with 8 wickets from two games.

Good start to Season By

Senior Sides in 2015
Despite the loss of at least ten players from the senior sides during the off season,
all our teams remain unbeaten at the time of writing.
After two league games the first team lie in 3rd place behind Marske and Richmondshire as we strive to defend our Premier league title of 2014.
Two drawn games with Richmondshire and Marton see us a point behind last
years runners up Richmondshire who have also lost players.

However he got his chance last

week and bowled with good pace,
line and length taking his first wicket for Darlington! It was stumped
by 9 year old wicket keeper, Oli
Clark. Olis dad martin is the manager of the side. He has unbelievable dislocated his shoulder doing
throw downs for Oli!
Anyway back to Owen his dad is
coach of the under 13s and also
skipper of the third team. Owen
batted well too and when he got off
the mark there was a huge cheer!
First teamer, James Dobson was
heard to ask were we ever that
tiny?
Well James...YES you were!

To date, new skipper Matty Brown has looked in form with the bat and also with
his tactical decision making. On the bowling front Doug Mulholland has led the
way with a five wicket haul on the season opener and three wickets in last weeks
rain affected match.
The seconds also returned two drawn games having also played Richmondshire
and Marton. The third team recorded the clubs first senior win with a victory at
Hartlepool and a draw at home to Middlebrough. Keith Barker hit 94 in that game
and matty Fishburn has made two half centuries.

Well done Under 11s we will all

watch your progress.
The team looked immaculate in
the new club kit too!

Juniors step up to the plate

The departure of key players has allowed some of
our younger players the opportunity to step up in
standard and seize their chance for recognition.
Tom Sowerby has played in the 1st team on merit
and Rishabh Ray has bowled in the second team.
Several even younger players have made appearances in the third eleven.
These are exciting times for our youngsters. They
must push themselves and listen to advice as they
attempt to secure a place in the senior set up.

Were we ever that tiny?

A dream come true for Owen Harwood

Under 15s Report

Making our
club

Darlington U15s
suffered a surprise
loss against Darlington RA, in the first
outing of the season.
Darlington batted
first, making slow
progress towards a
below par total of 94,
which included only 3
boundaries. Star man
was Jonny Pears
who scored 50 not
out.

THE HOME OF
CHAMPIONS
The inside of the cricket
club now looks beautiful
and there are plans to
renovate the outside of
the clubhouse and surrounds of the ground.

We have been looking at

ideas to make the ground
look even better. The arrival of Darren Gibson as
Head Grounds man has
quickly shown super
wickets and preparation
for matches. He has
worked really hard and
the junior players have
even commented how
grateful they were for the
covering of their wickets.
Increased rolling has
helped the pace and carry of the wickets. Well
done Darren.
He did suggest that hardy
perennial shrubs around
the Skerne side of the
ground would protect the
new fence by taking
moisture away from the
wood. This made people
wonder if there was a
possibility of having a
plant donation and action
force evening or day. Still
at the planning stage it
would involve members
bringing shrubs/plants
down and taking responsibility for planting a section of the boundary
fence. Once a decision
has been made we will let
everyone know.

Despite a solid if
unspectacular bowling performance,
Darlington RA won
with a few balls to
spare.

The area outside the club entrance and behind the paddock seating area
could be developed into a lovely peaceful area with some green fingers. It
come be a lovely memorial garden for members.

Hopefully an early
season blip, but the
bowling needs to be
pitched up and the
boundary needs to be
hit more often if we
are to compete with
the better sides in the
competition.

R Horniman

More professional look

On the playing side, the addition of new playing kit through Tag
team wear and Cotton Traders and the bonus of the new
Darlington Baggy Green caps has made all our teams look more
professional.
The league now state that ALL kit should be team kit and not have any coloured stripes or other
team/county badges on them. Almost all of our players both senior and junior have complied
with this rule. Well done.
The baggy green caps can be ordered from Liam Coates. The
first batch of 20 have already gone so get in touch with him
quickly. In the best team with the Darlington baggy green!
Our committee have also organized new signage around the
ground. The idea is for visitors to be impressed upon arrival at
Feethams. If you can help in any way or have skills that may be
useful to the club then contact Gloria via email
gloria.howells@hotmail.com
We already have discovered that a junior parent is an expert in
the field of I.T. and communications and they are now helping set up a better wifi system. In the
next week or so the playcricket website is introducing live feeds for matches. Once we get the wifi signal
sorted you will be able to see the score updating
online. Exciting times for the clubget involved be
part of the best club!

Help us raise funds for new outdoor cricket nets Please keep looking at Darlington Cricket website for this new venture.
Enjoy shopping in your home comforts and support your cricket club.
Go shopping on our website, click on the Easyfundraising banners on our web site and register with them, and choose
Darlington Cricket Club as your cause. Then every time you want to shop just click on the icon on the website.
For example if you wish to by groceries from Tesco, instead of going on Tesco website, you can go to Darlington Cricket
Club website and use the easy fundraising tool bar, you click from there to the website of Tesco to make a purchase.
The price is the same for you to buy.
After you have bought your shopping, Tesco will make a donation to Darlington Cricket Club as a thank you for shopping
with them.
Easy fundraising collect these donations for us and you will be able to see how we are progressing every time you visit
our website.
Please get behind this venture. Our target is 30k to buy some new outdoor nets.
The more we all do our shopping online, the more money we will get.
Many retailers support this for example
M&S Tesco, Argos, Amazon, Gap, Next, EBay, John Lewis, Lakeland, Toys r us, Boden, Debenhams and more.

All home matches will now have their scores published online in real time throughout the afternoon.
To view, visit the Club website, or our Play-Cricket site and see the scores in the Total Cricket Scorer
widget.
To view more details just click on the view details button to get a full scorecard.
There is a TCS app available from itunes or google play store for viewing the live scores for our club or
our league. Make sure you get the viewing app not the scoring app.unless you wish to do your own
scoring!
Scoring has come a long way since the first notchers scored notches in a stick each time a run was
made!

Liam Coates bowling fast and with

great carry for the first team against
Marton.
Liam is in charge of the coaching at
the club.
He is also one of the professional
cricketers at the club.
He runs Sporting Futures coaching
organisation. Get in touch with Liam
for coaching advice. You can also ask
him about kit orders.
ONLY CONNECT
NYSD CONNECTIONS
What connects each group of three? 2
POINTS EACH QUESTION

The club website is at www.darlingtoncc.co.uk

Bookmark it now!

1.

Mark Stainsby, Doug Mulholland,

Jonny Barnes

2.

Middlesbrough, Darlington, Hartlepool

3.

Roger Harper, Clayton Lambert,

Desmond Haynes

4.

Saltburn CC, Billingham CC, Stokesley CC

The vowels have been removed

from these cricket phrases. Can
you work them out?
1.
2.

MDN VR
T FR DCK

3.

LST MN N T BT

4.

FNGR SPNNR

5.

WCKT KPR

6.

LFT RM VR

3.

7.

PNNG BTSMN

2.

8.

TH SCRBX

9.

WD BLL

4.

Clubs who have built

new pavilions and clubhouses in the past 50
years
All West Indian Test
players and have played
for Blackhall CC

10 CAUGHT ON THE
BOUNDARY
9. WIDE BALL
8.THE SCOREBOX
7. OPENING BATSMAN
6.LEFT ARM OVER

5.WICKET KEEPER

1.

10. CGHT N TH BNDRY

Have never been relegated from the top flight

all played for both Darlington and Northallerton

Answers

4. FINGER SPINNER
3. LAST MAN TO BAT
2. OUT FOR A DUCK
1.MAIDEN OVER

www.dcchistory.com - a history of Darlington cricket club online. It also includes

all match reports and photos.

http://nysdl.play-cricket.com/ - the league website. Full results available.

http://darlington.play-cricket.com/ - the clubs play cricket website.
www.sgpetch.co.uk - our main sponsor
http://www.tagteamwear.co.uk/index.php?_a=category&cat_id=110 - the
Darlington CC page on tagteam wear. This is where you buy club kit online
Useful phone numbers:

Chair - Gloria Howells 07948 983350

Secretary David Charlton 01325 464907

Treasurer Eric Blench 01325 352134

Groundsman Darren Gibson 07462 206376

Liam Coates Coaching 07765 771006

Matthew Brown Club Captain 07723 328538

Clubhouse 01325 250044

Useful email addresses

feethamsflyer@gmail.com for newsletter items

gloria.howells@hotmail.com Club Chair

steve.charlton@darlingtoncc.co.ukwebsite admin and fixture secretary

SUNDAY 17TH MAYARTHUR AUSTIN FINAL Whitburn v Darlington 1st XI (at Whitburn)
Main senior net nightTuesdays and Thursdays
Under 11 coaching Sunday mornings, Under 13 and 15 coaching Thursday evenings

Summer Starts here!

BBQ on May Day
It may be known as Star Wars Day but May the 4th be with you this Bank Holiday Monday as we prepare for a sizzling summer with our first barbecue of the
season. It all takes place during the Premier league match with Hartlepool.

Memberships are
now long overdue!
Have you got
yours?
The family membership is any combination of two adults and two children
16 and under they get 25%off the total
cost.
Spouse membership is the same 25%
off the total.
The adults then get
membership cards which allows them at
least 10%discount on their bar
purchases.
They also get discount for room hire
as a member.
Can enjoy a relaxing drink in our newly refurbished bar.
Thanks, the committee

If you have ever thought about having a bench at

the ground to commemorate the memory of a loved
one, Sam Turner garden centre at Piercebridge are
doing rustic 4ft 6 benches for 95 and 5ft 6 inch
ones for 115