Fareham and Crofton Cricket Club

The Clubs social calendar kicked off on Friday 28th May. Unfortunately due to lack of numbers the start times for both the Quiz and Bingo were delayed. Eventually we managed to get the games going in a small way, but a good night was still had by all... ... Congratulations to Jan Wylde for getting a Full House in Bingo.
The Social Committee would like to thank those who attended the evening for their support, and would hope the numbers increase at the next social event.

On what was a scorching day, Luke Gould showed that he could handle the heat to score his first Premier League century. Well Batted Luke!!!

For Match Reports & Scorecards please click on the relevant result, either on the Latest News page (to the right) or on the Results page.

As you well know the weather is one of the major factors to do with ground maintenance and this year so far it has been diabolic!! The grass has most of this year been under snow or water which means at present very little has been achieved in the preseason rolling and the ground temperature has not been warm enough to get the grass growing. It is not all doom and glom, the outfield has been rolled by Luke, we have the boundary marks in, colts practice strips have been cut out and rolled. We are still having to fill up areas where the Gas main was renewed as it keeps sinking. The outfield is still awaiting it’s first cut but the ground is so soft that the tractor and gang mowers would sink.
We have 3 weeks to go before the first match so get your dancing shoes on and pray for wind and sunshine. Les Webb and Luke have been helping and I am assured with their help and others we will ON on the 24 April.( don’t forget the weather will play a BIG part in this)

Pavilion
Fareham Borough Council and it’s contractors have carried over the past month some major work in the pavilion. Home changing room ceiling has been replaced after sections of it fell down during the winter months. The old ceiling had a content of Asbestos so this developed into a major operation, there still is some tidying up to do but all will be well on the day!
The water system has had a complete overhaul. The old roof water tanks, hot water tanks, mild steel pipe work and the old boiler have all been replaced. We now have a condensation boiler which is capable of providing hot water to 4 showers, 2 sinks and the central heating system. 4 shower heads have been removed from both the home and away shower rooms leaving 2 in each. I am assured that we will have ample hot water and if you think about it, it is now the same as in No2 Changing Room.

Tom Kent (U16 Colt) has broken the SEHCA Indoor all time batting record scoring 364 runs this season. The previous records were 309 (Colts) and 338 (Seniors). Tom will receive the under 16 batting award for the second year running, at the presentation evening on March 28th. Ben Kissane will join Tom in the under 16 invitation team to play the league winners.

Groundsman Bomber Brown has found the club a new must have bit of kit for next season, although we are struggling to find somewhere to park it!

P.s For more BBQ's required as it costs £2,000,000.