Save the date! Merstham CC is holding its first ever Girls and Women’s Cricket Festival on the 5th May (Bank Holiday Monday)! Across the afternoon, we invite all our female members, along with family and friends, and anyone who wants to try out a new sport to join us for some fun games and matches! Entry will be free for all, and we would love it if families come to spectate too!

How the day will work:

Coming up on the Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th April, the club will be holding its annual get-set weekend.

This weekend we will be preparing the club for the upcoming season.

Last match of the indoor season against table toppers Horley CC and a chance to turn last weeks 2nd place into 1st!

MCC were put into bat and openers Alice and Emma maintained a steady run rate with help from the Horley bowlers who helped the run rate along with some uncharacteristic wayward bowling. Alice was the first out for a rather dashing 16 & in came Skipper Ali full of running and cheeky 3s off the wall.  Emma retired 27* and in came swashbuckling Claire with not many overs left who soon had the crowd on their feet with a lovely straight 6 interspersed with a few 1s and 3s. Claire's innings came to end with one ball to go and in came Amy who went for the single but was run out (I mean, you HAVE to go for the single off the last ball right!). MCC set the Oppo 132 to win.
 
Amy and Alice opened the bowling with some nice tight bowling and the Oppo were feeling the pressure as the pressure started turning into wickets, 5 run outs in total! The fielding was sublime, no quarter asked and none given! Bat 3 (Naomi) and bat 5 (Martha) steadied the innings with some very powerful shots from Naomi who retired 25* and in came the last bat (Ella) who got them even closer to MCCs score before being run out for 14.  That left Naomi as the single bat left with 12 needed off the last over.  Naomi didn't hang about, 2 balls, 2 6s and that was that.

Our fifth indoor match saw us face a very strong Horley side in a top of the table clash.

We won the toss and chose to bowl. Once again our fielding was strong and we managed two run outs. We bowled well with Alice being the standout. But a couple of their players managed to score a few sixes which gave us a pretty big target of 141.

A third successive win today for the indoor team, beating Capel with two overs to spare (and two wickets in hand).

Amy Reeves⁩ back into the side and striking on her first delivery with a wicket. A real team effort from our bowlers; a wicket each for Amy, Bhav, Claire and Emma and excellent economy rate from Abi. Fielding was clinical and superb backing up from everyone.

Please be aware that Indoor Winter Nets will be starting from this weekend for Junior and Open Age groups.  

The practice sessions will be managed via the Spond app whereby a request will be sent to communicate the date and time of each session. Please respond to this request to let the Club know if you (Open Age) or your child (Juniors) will be attending.  This will greatly assist the Coaches in preparing for each practice session.

It is with the greatest sadness that we have to report the passing on Christmas Eve after a short illness of Gaby Mendis, wife of former club stalwart Dil Mendis and mother to their sons Daniel and Alexander. 

Peter Loosley, long time member of the club and one of Dil's contemporaries, remembers:

The club will be open on Christmas Eve to usher in the festive period.

Start your Christmas with the Merstham CC family, bar open from 5pm, mulled wine and snacks.

Notice is given that the Merstham Cricket Club Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 12th January 2025 at The Pavilion, Quality Street. The meeting will start at 6pm.
 
Members should advise Dee Hugo, Club Secretary, in writing of any other business to be moved at the meeting at least 14 days before the meeting.
 
Nominations of candidates for election of Officers should be made in writing to the Secretary at least 14 days in advance of the Annual General Meeting. Nominations can only be made by full members and must be seconded by another full member.