Merstham Cricket Club

Cricket Force concentrate on The Ring

About 20 volunteers from Merstham Cricket Club took part in the national NatWest Cricket Force weekend activities, co-ordinated by the England and Wales Cricket Board as a way of encouraging members at all clubs in the country to prepare their club for the season. This year, Merstham decided to concentrate their activities on The Ring, on Earlswood Common, just down from St John's Church. This ground is where our third and fourth teams play on a Saturday, as well as where some junior matches are played. Tasks on Saturday included repainting the inside of the pavilion, including changing rooms and the shower floor as well as giving the kitchen a thorough clean. Volunteers came from across the whole club, juniors as well as adult players from all four Saturday teams and the two Sunday teams, plus club officials.

Then on Sunday, at the club's main home in Quality Street, Merstham, some regular maintenance was carried out to ensure the ground was in order in time for next weekend's opening friendly of the season. We are hoping to build on our 150th anniversary season last year, when the first team won the Fuller's League Division Two title. Anyone interested in playing from under 7s upwards, should email club captainRichard Feist (adults) or (juniors) Simone Murrough.

Ian Lamont 12 April, 2015

Terry Garrett funeral arrangements

The funeral of Terry Garrett, a long-standing member and a treasurer of the club for more than 20 years, will take place on Tuesday April 28th.

This will be at Randalls Park Crematorium, Leatherhead, at 1.15pm. Family flowers only. Donations in his name can be made to St Catherine's Hospice, either at the service or through the Co-op funeral services in Woodhatch.

Ian Lamont 7 April, 2015

NatWest Cricket Force Weekend - updated

Our annual involvement in the NatWest CricketForce weekend, where club members are encouraged to prepare their club's facilities, for the season, will take place on the weekend of April 11-12.

Ian Lamont 5 April, 2015

Merstham Cricket Club Sponsorship Raffle

Could your company be our club sponsor? Buy £50 raffle tickets for your chance to be our main sponsor.

Merstham Cricket Club is pleased to offer different types of sponsorship, allowing businesses of all sizes the opportunity to sponsor our ever developing and increasingly popular cricket club.

IanLamont 30 March, 2015

Juniors encouraged - but you must be in Year 1

A number of enquiries have been made on behalf of children in Reception Class age-group to join Merstham Cricket Club.

However, the club only trains children who are in School Year 1 and above at present.

If, however, a parent were to come forward and wishes to become a coach in order to train children who are in Reception Year, then it is possible that we would take on coaching this age-group, but we do not offer training to this age at present. Anyone who is prepared to become a coach to do that should contact Simone Murrough.

IanLamont 11 March, 2015

Primary school girls can learn to play cricket

Merstham Cricket Club welcomes enquiries from girls of primary school age who want to learn to play cricket.

Training will take place on Friday evenings from late April, between 6-7pm.

IanLamont 10 March, 2015

Introduction to umpiring course

Sutton Cricket Club is holding an introduction to umpiring course on March 25, something which would prove of benefit to anyone who regularly finds themselves carrying out the role of umpire during matches, even for a few overs while their side is batting.

This course runs over an evening and lasts for approximately 2.5 hours. It covers the essential Laws that anyone will need to get started in umpiring, and is particularly useful for those who might umpire occasionally, as parents at a junior match, or perhaps while playing in a game themselves, or coaching.

IanLamont 6 March, 2015

First team pick up third prize at newspaper awards night

Merstham Cricket Club's first team came third tonight in the Surrey Mirror/Dorking Advertiser sports award team of the year section.

Ian 12 February, 2015

Captains appointed, nets have started, time to pay subs!

At the club's AGM in January, the officers were re-elected unchanged.

The position of membership secretary has been merged with the treasurer's role.

IanLamont 9 February, 2015

Cricket Nets, January to March 2015

Cricket nets in preparation for the season have been booked to start at St Bede's School, Redhill, on Sundays, starting on January 18. They run until March 22. Junior sessions run from 12.30pm to 2.30pm and older teens and adults from 2.40pm to 4pm. Please note the agenda for the club's agm on January 20 have now been sent out by email, with the minutes of the meeting held in January 2014. If you have not received them, please notify the information manager.

IanLamont 11 January, 2015