All The Latest News From The Applegarth

Welcome to the winter edition of the Earby CC newsletter with all the latest information from The Applegarth.

We'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and all the best for 2024 and we look forward to seeing you all during the season.

Since the season finished in the middle of September plenty of work has been going on in the background in order to get ready for 2024 details of which can be found below

Club Officials & Committee Changes

 As we look forward to the new season we are delighted to announce that Stephen Hipgrave has accepted the committee's invite to be the new president of the club. Taking over from Michael Chapple who unfortunately passed away in August last year Stephen was the unanimous choice to fulfil the role as he enters his 50th year of playing senior cricket after making his debut as a 13 year old in 1974.

We would also like to thank Kimberley Chapman for all her hard work, support and dedication as Safeguarding Officer during the past 6 years. Kimberley has now stepped down as Safeguarding Officer and as a result both Gareth McCabe and Lois Hipgrave will take over as Safeguarding Officers for the 2024 season.

In order to progress the cricket side of the club we are delighted to announce that Kevin Jelley will be taking up the role of Senior Cricket Manger. Kevin's role will be to assist in all things relating to senior cricket including training, selection and on match days. Kevin has a wealth of experience in and around the Ribblesdale League and we hope that he will be a big help to all the senior captains, professional, overseas amateur and players.

Finally we'd like to announce that Kevin Holme has taken over from Richard Craddock as Junior Co-Ordinator. Many thanks to Richard for all his hard word, drive and dedication in being in charge of the junior section whilst also managing the under 13's and the success achieved by the junior teams is highlighted by the number of senior players who have come through the junior ranks.

We would like to wish Stephen, Gareth, Lois, Kevin and Kevin all the best in their new roles

100 Club

We are delighted to announce the relaunch of our monthly fundraising draw with the renamed 100 Club which will commence in January to replace the 150 Club which stopped last year.

The 100 Club is an important source of income for the club and it's a great way for players, members, supporters and the local of community of Earby and West Craven to support us whilst also having the chance to win £100 each month.

- 100 Numbers

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- Entry £5 a month

- £100 to the winner each month

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- Christmas draw in December of £500 plus the normal monthly draw

For further information and details on how to enter please visit our website at www.earbycc.co.uk/post/100-club-relaunch

2024 Professional - Raveen Yasas

We are delighted to announce the signing of Sri Lankan Raveen Yasas as professional for the 2024 season.

Raveen is a left handed top order batter and slow left arm orthodox bowler who currently plays for Chilaw Marians back in Sri Lanka.

Raveen is a batting all rounder who averages over 26 in List A cricket and over 37 in the 1st class arena
 

This will be Raveen's first experience of league cricket in the UK but he comes highly recommended by Colne's professional Geeth Kumara and his team mate back in Sri Lanka and Great Harwood's current pro Thikshila De Silva
 

Raveen will be the clubs third Sri Lankan professional following in the footsteps of Ashen Bandara in 2019 and Prasansana Jayamanne in 2021

All his stats can be viewed at www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/raveen-yasas-1056495

We look forward to welcoming Raveen to The Applegarth next year and many thanks to Gary Hunt at CricIntro for all his help in getting the deal finalised

2024 Overseas Amateur - Stefan Breuninger

We are delighted to announce the signing of Stefan Breuninger as our Overseas Amateur for the 2024 North West Cricket League Season.
 

Stefan is a right handed top order batter and right arm medium fast seam bowler from Cape Town in South Africa and he currently plays for Durbanville Cricket Club. He has also previously represented Peninsula Patriots in the Cape Town Premier League (CPL) as well as Paarl Boys High First XI whilst at school.
 

In 2023 Stefan travelled up to Scotland and played for Irvine Cricket Club in the Western District Cricket Union where he scored 990 runs in all competitions at an average of 41.25 with a top score of 119 not out as well as taking 31 wickets at an average of 18.58 with a best of 5/15.
 

We look forward to welcoming Stefan to the Applegarth in April and hope he has a successful season with us.

League Fixtures

 The 2024 fixtures for both the 1st and 2nd teams have been released by the North West Cricket League.

After finishing 17th in the 2023 Senior Division the 1st team will play in the Championship in 2024 after the split and they start on Saturday the 20th April with an away fixture at Cherry Tree.

The 2nds meanwhile will play in Conference Division 2 in 2024 and they also start on the 20th with an away fixture as they travel over to Reedley to play Burnley Belvedere 1st team.

In 2024 all league fixtures will be played on a Saturday with the season running from the 20th April through to the 14th September

The full fixture list for both the 1st and 2nd teams can be viewed below and as soon as the cup draws and 3rd team fixtures are released by the league these will be announced on our social media channels and our website.

Senior Presentation

We held our end of season senior presentation in the middle of October on the annual race trip to York and at The Tempest Arms and we are delighted to announce the following award winners :
 

1st Team :

Batting - Adam Hodge

Bowling - Adam Hodge

Fielding - Sam Parry
 

2nd Team :

Batting - Martyn Windle

Bowling - Martyn Windle

Fielding - Charlie Falshaw
 

3rd Team :

Batting - Joe Swarbrick

Bowling - Alex Hall

Fielding - Charlie Falshaw & Ben Hall

Champagne moment of the season - Joseph Robinson
 

Congratulations also to our young Third Team who had another successful season under the captaincy of Joe Swarbrick retaining the 3rd XI T20 Birchall Cup at The Applegarth at the start of September when they defeated Padiham in the final. It was a great achievement for such a young squad and it was great testament to the work that goes on the in junior section as the majority of the players who played for the 3rds during the season had progressed to senior cricket from our junior teams.

Well done to all the winners and thank you to all the players who have represented the club during the season.

Senior Indoor Nets

Preparations for the 2024 season will start on Wednesday the 7th February 2024 when senior indoor pre season nets start at Nelson & Colne College from 7pm till 8pm.

Although the sessions are only an hour per week there will be plenty going on and everyone will be kept busy under the leadership of Senior Cricket Manager Kevin Jelley and 1st team captain Chris Walton.

The indoor nets will run on a weekly basis for a 10 week period until the 10th April and all existing and any new players are welcome to attend.

Please note there will be a charge for each session to cover the cost of hiring the nets.

Juniors

As per previous years we will once again be running four junior teams in the Upper Airedale Junior Cricket League in 2024.

The managers for each team are as follows :

Under 9's - Chris Gregson

Under 11's - Stefan Breuninger (Overseas Amateur)

Under 13's - Kevin Holme

Under 15's - Jon Hall

We will also be running the tiddlers on a Friday evening for those children who are too young for any of our teams and are just starting out on their cricketing journey.

In order for the juniors to prepare for the 2024 season we will be running indoor pre season nets for the Under 13's and under 11's at The Leisure Box, Brierfield on a Sunday from 3pm till 4pm.

The indoor nets will run on a weekly basis for a 6 week period starting on the 3rd March and running until the 7th April.

Please note there will be a charge for each session to cover the cost of hiring the nets.

We will also be looking at running the ECB National programs during the season (All Stars and Dynamos) and full details will be announced in due course along with details of our Junior Sign On night which will take place before the season starts.

Sponsors/Sponsorship Opportunities

Thank you to all our sponsors for their support during the 2023 season. We really appreciate it and without it the cricket club wouldn't exist

MAIN SPONSORS

Tempest Arms

Individual Inns

1st Look Fire & Security Systems Limited

ADVERTISING BOARD/BANNER SPONSORS 

West Craven Insurance

Andrew Stephenson MP

Hacketts Bodyshop

JH Grooming

Boundary Carpets & Beds

 Vertex Render Supplies

NorthWest Render Ltd

Select Auto Bodies Ltd

J T Print & Design

Frank Street Coffee House

Ryan Waine Plumbing & Heating

Musafir Earby

Robert Nash Joinery

White Lion Earby

Bizzie Lizzies (Skipton)

 Merritt & Fryers

Uptown (Barnoldswick)

True Potential Wealth Management

Perfect Finish (Biray Donmez Painter & Decorator)

Uniroyal Global

MATCH BALL SPONSORS

 Tempest Arms

 1st Look Fire & Security Systems Limited

J H Grooming

James Brindle

Iain Clarkson

Eileen & Michael Chapple

Peter Helps MBE

Jenny Wiseman (In memory of Ronnie Wiseman)

Earby Holiday Hostel

Derek Winder

 White Lion Earby

Samba Sports

Kitchens of Desire

The Mighty Ducks

PLAYER SPONSORS 

DJP Cricket

Kitchens of Desire

Jeff Tipler

Ginger Hospitality

West Craven Insurance

Tempest Arms

JH Grooming

Gaynor Lambert Driving School

Gareth McCabe

William Eastham

Whilst we appreciate times are still tough we feel that there hasn't been a better time to get involved and support the club in 2024 with the sponsorship opportunities we have available for the new season

Whether you are an individual wanting something for a small outlay or a business/company wanting to increase brand awareness within the local area we have various packages available for the 2024 season.

With an expanded geographical area for the senior league which now spans down to Bolton and the junior league which covers both North and West Yorkshire, to increased website visitors and more impressions and potential reaches on our social media platforms exposure through the club has never been higher.

With prices starting from just £35 opportunities include Advertising Board, Advertising Banner, Playing Shirt Sleeve, Back of Playing Shirt, Sightscreen, Match Ball (Home & Away), Match Day and Player Sponsorship Packages.

Full details on each package can be viewed on our website at www.earbycc.co.uk/sponsorship-opportunities

 and keep a look out for our new sponsorship brochure which will be released within the next two weeks by the end of January

If anyone is interested in any of our packages or would like to discuss anything please do not hesitate to contact us via email at earbycc@outlook.com

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