Newsletter: 14th August
Super busy week with a massive amount of news to share! Have a read below, most news items contain links with more information. Below that, there’s an important announcement about the survey Cricket Scotland ran to gain an understanding of cricket in Scotland, before the usual results and fixtures sections.
News & Announcements
Maryam has received her first senior squad call up and will travel to Spain, along with fellow West players Abataha and Nayma, in the ICC World T20 qualifier. Massive congratulations from all at West! Read the article here.
Tom Lord, Areeb Umeed and Mark Wilson represented a WDCU Youth Select XI against Ulster Schools this week. More info here!
Read here about Club Coach Moneeb Iqbal, who took the reigns of the national team for the first time against Mumbai Indians in a series of T20s.
Club member Dougie McCrea nears completion of 14th annual charity walk! More info here.
The End of Season Party will take place on 26th August, beginning at 8pm. The theme is ‘Any sport but cricket’.
Well done to India Harrison, Jenna Stanton, Ellen Watson, Emily Norris and Nayma Sheikh, who played for the Stormers and Eagles in a regional 50 over match in Forthill. Scorecard available here.
Roon of the Week was won by Shayan Anwar for his blistering 126 against East Kilbride last week. Well done Shayan! Link to this week’s poll.
A new batch of club ties has arrived. They are available for purchase for £10 from the bar (cash only).
ICYMI - Read here about Partick XI ‘s winning of the Greenwood Trophy in a dominant display at Langisde.
Cricket Scotland Survey Town Hall Meeting
Cricket Scotland released the results of the survey, which aimed to gain a deeper understanding of cricket within communities in Scotland. You can read about the results here. They will now hold a “town hall”, more details below.
Date & Location: The High School of Glasgow, 637 Crow Road, Glasgow, G13 1PL on Monday 28 August at 6pm
From Cricket Scotland:
“Following the publication of these results, the next stage in the Cricket Scotland consultation process is a series of “town hall” meetings. This is an open invitation to all involved in cricket at all levels to attend these meetings – not only club officials, but also players, volunteers, umpires, coaches, parents and aspiring participants.
The meetings will be structured into three sections:
A presentation of the survey results.
Group workshop sessions, in sizes to be determined at each session, with feedback from each workshop.
An open question and answer session with Cricket Scotland’s Senior Leadership Team, including the CEO and Head of Changing the Boundaries.
There will also be opportunity for questions to be asked anonymously if that is a preferred option during these sessions.”
There is also a women’s focused event on 7pm September 11th at Prestwick Cricket Club.
More dates and how to register for an event can be found here.
Results
Tuesday 8th August
Saturday 12th August
Victoria vs Partick XI - Cancelled due to rain.
Hamilton Crescent XI vs Hillhead - Cancelled due to rain.
Sunday 13th August
Fixtures this week
Tuesday 15th August
Midweek XI vs Renfrew, 6pm, Hamilton Crescent
Saturday 19th August
Your Move Dumfries vs McCrea FS West of Scotland, 12pm, Nunholm
Partick vs Titwood, 12pm, Hamilton Crescent
Hamilton Crescent vs Vale of Leven, 12pm, New Williamfield Pitch 2
Sunday 20th August
McCrea FS West of Scotland Women’s XI will travel to Doo’cot Park in Perth for the Beyond Boundaries Women’s Scottish T20 Cup finals day. Games are due to begin at 11:30 with a semi-final against Grange.
