Transport for Saturday - 30th April

Details for the transport for this coming Saturday.  Any questions please ask.

Kamran: Guru, Venu, Cherry, Muthiah - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket on Queens Road at 12.15pm

John W: Bharath, Ajay - Meet outside Parkinson Steps, Leeds Uni at 11.50am

Andy: Rahul & Scorer - Meet outside Headingley Indoor nets at 12.15pm

Public Transport: Sekhar, Ravi Teja. Details of times to follow

Team Selections - 30th April 2011

The 1st and 2nd XI team selections for the games against Kippax and Green Hammerton have been made and can be seen here.

As before, please see here regarding team selection and how we try to approach selection

Player Availability

Just a reminder that with 30+ players registered to the club it is hard working keeping track of when people are available to play on a Saturday.

If you know of any Saturday's you cannot play between now and the 10th September, can you please you let us know (if you haven't already done so).

Week 2 - League Tables

These have been updated and can be seen here.

Subscribe to Updates via E-mail / Cup Games

I've had several people tell me that they wished to play in the Cup matches, but had failed to reply to the request in this post asking for notification of availability. As a result only half a dozen people told me and the game was called off.

If you are available for any of the other games and wish to play please let me know which ones!

If you can't/don't check the website regularly it might be an idea to subscribe so you don't miss the latest news.You can do this by entering your e-mail address in the 'Follow by e-mail' box on the right side of the blog (currently it's just below the latest fixtures box). This will automatically send all the latest news to your e-mail address so you don't miss anything important.

Week 2 - Match Reports

Are now available to view on the Fixtures & Results page.

Week 2 - Results

Week 2 saw the first team suffer a 9 wicket defeat to Kirk Hammerton as they were bowled out for just 69 runs.

The 2nd XI produced a fine display away from home to defeat Scholes as they made 167 all out before bowling the home team out for just 108 runs in reply.

Reports will appear here as and when they are done....

Free cricket shoes on offer!

Shoes have been taken by Guru!

I've bought a new pair of cricket spikes (that convert into trainers!) so i have no need for my old pair, picture below. They are Slazenger, UK size 9's - although they might fit size 8's with a decent pair of sports socks. They need a bit of a clean, otherwise in perfectly good condition.

The first person to e-mail me will have first option on them.

Transport for Saturday - 23rd April

These are the transport arrangements for the 1st XI (Home) and 2nd XI (Away) for the 23rd April 2011.

Chris Allen : Ajay, Shekar, Bharath - Meet outside Headingley Indoor Nets at 12.30pm

Andrew Hirst : Venu, Rahul, Scorer - Meet outside Headingley Indoor Nets at 12.15pm

Kamran : Ashfaq, Cherry, Muthiah, Guru - Meet outside Abubakar's Supermarket on Queens Road at 12.15pm

There is a link to a list of phone numbers on the East Keswick Facebook page. Please use these if you need to speak to the person who is giving you a lift to the ground.


Please check this page to make sure no changes have been made between today and Saturday morning

Team Selections - 23rd April 2011

The team selections for Week 2 can now be seen here.

Please note that anyone who played last week but isn't playing this week has NOT been dropped due to their performance. The club has a squad of players who we are trying to make sure all get to play on as regular basis as possible.

To read our overall policy on selecting players throughout the season please click here.

East Keswick - Phone List

I've put a list of phone numbers on the Facebook Group page - you might find this useful, especially if you are picking people up, or being picked up.

Club Shirts & Subs

We now have the club shirts so if you didn't pick them up and/or pay for them, then you can do so this weekend.

Also, if you didn't pay subs last weekend can you please make sure you pay what you owe plus this week's payment.

Week 1 - League Tables

The (somewhat limited!) league tables have been updated and can be found here.

Week 1 - Match Reports

The Week 1 reports for both 1st and 2nd XI's can be found by clicking on the results column on the Fixtures & Results page.

Week 1 - Results

The first week of the season saw both East Keswick teams take points from their opening games.

The 1st XI fought hard for a point after conceding a massive 276-2 runs on a good batting wicket at Whixley. Guru and Rahul held the Keswick innings together on their way to 71 and 60 runs respectively as the team clocked up a respectable 224-8 in reply. Guru's patient knock was in contrast to Rahul who displayed some exceptional hitting as he blasted five sixes and four fours in this 38 ball knock.

The 2nd team made 170 all out thanks to a cavalier top score of 39 from Chris Allen and a boundary strewn effort from debutant Shekar Bellum. In reply some good Keswick bowling reduced Whixley 2nd XI to 126 all out with John 'One Armed Bandit' Barber taking four wickets and Chris Allen chipping in with three four more of his own.

Full reports will appear here later.

Twitter Updates

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Cup Games - Availability

The club has the option of entering the cup matches, of which there are several starting in the early part of the season. Some are on Sunday, others during the week - if you would like to play please e-mail the club as soon as possible stating which games you are available for. We are automatically entered into these matches, and have to give a week's notice if we do not wish to play.

Fred Fleetwood Cup - Preliminary Round, Sunday 24th April
Barwick in Elmet vs. East Keswick

Hare Cup - First Round, Sunday 8th May
Crossgates A vs. East Keswick A

Senior Evening Cup - Preliminary Round, Tuesday 3rd May
East Keswick vs. Wighill Park

Reserve Evening Cup - First Round, Tuesday 17th May
Barwick in Elmet A vs. East Keswick A

Transport for Saturday

Please meet at the places below for 11.50am.

I've tried to avoid people having to travel too far to pick and be picked up. I'd suggest people swap phone numbers so they can contact each other in case plans change etc..
 

Andrew: Bharath, Sandeep, Shekar, Ravi, Scorer - Meet outside Abubakar Supermarket on Queens Rd.

Kamran: Guru, Ashfaq, Cherry, Venu - Meet outside Abubakar Supermarket on Queens Rd.

John W: Karthik, Joe, Ajay - Meet outside Leeds Uni, Parkinson steps

Bobby: Rahul, Utchay - Meet outside Indoor Cricket Nets

If you're driving to Whixley it takes roughly an hour from Leeds Indoor Cricket Centre. I'd suggest getting to Whixley for about 12.45pm. It's not too far from East Keswick if you are dropping people off there first.

Team Selections - 16th April 2011

The team selections for Week 1, Saturday 16th April are now available on the Team Selection page.

A reminder about weekly playing fees

Just a reminder about the costs of playing for the forthcoming season.

Subs per game (Home and Away):
£5.00 (Adult/in work)
£3.00 (Junior/student/out of work)

Cricket Tea
£2.50 (Home games - optional payment if you are wanting something to eat)
£2.50 (Away games - not optional as League rules state we have to pay the home team £25 to cover the cots of them making food in advance for all 11 players)

As an example a student would pay the following:
Home games - £3.00 (or £5.50 if you want a tea)
Away games - £5.50 (even if you DON'T want a tea)

The payment of this money each week is especially important for the 1st team players due to additional costs of paying an umpire (£25) and scorer (£15). If the same 1st team were to play this Saturday as played on Sunday afternoon in the friendly we would collect a total of £66.50 which would only just cover the required £65.00.

If you have any problems, or think you will have any problems with the costs please drop the club an email.

Pre-Season Friendlies vs. Kirk Hammerton

East Keswick had mixed fortunes at the weekend during their 20/20 match-up against Kirk Hammerton.

The 2nd XI overcame a good Division 5 team thanks to some excellent stroke-play from Hassan Mushtaq and Chaitanya Nath, alongside some strong late hitting from Afraz Khan. With some unspectacular but important middle order support from Ajay Vasudevan they reached a good total of 119 of their 20 overs.

In reply Kirk Hammerton struggled to get the scoreboard ticking with all bowlers contributing to an excellent performance as the opposition found themselves well behind the run rate and struggling to find the boundary. Backed up by some good fielding Kirk Hammerton fell a dozen or so runs short of the target.


With the 1st XI skipper winning the toss and choosing to bat first the team struggled to post a decent total - in part to some poor shots and in part due to a wicket that was proving harder to bat on. As a result the home team were dismissed for only 44 runs. In reply Keswick retrieved a little pride as they snaffled four Kirk Hammerton wickets thanks to some good bowling from Bidyke Utchay and Muhammad Kamran.


With the friendly matches out of the way the season can begin in earnest next week with both teams taking on Whixley CC. Teams for these games will appear here on Wednesday evening.

Good luck to all concerned!

Google Maps - Driving Directions

For those people driving to games i've added Google map links to the away games in the Fixtures & Results page. Due to some of these grounds being away from built up areas the postcodes provided on the Wetherby League website (see here) won't always bring you exactly to the ground itself.

I've tried to make sure the Google map links are as close as possible - so if you can use Google maps on your mobile you should find these easier to find. These links will also be provided each week inside the Upcoming Fixtures box on the top right of the front page.

The good news for 1st team players who are not familiar with teams in the 2nd Division is that 4 of the 11 away games (Thorner, Bramhope, Old Leo's, Leeds Police) are actually in and around Leeds so the driving distances will be quite short - in fact closer than driving to East Keswick (if you live in Leeds that is!)

Money for Club Shirts & Registration Fee

Just a reminder that you can bring money to pay for your club shirt on Sunday, as well as your players registration fee. You don't have to pay for either in full straight away, so any contribution you want to make will be accepted on the day.

Transport for pre-season friendly

Could all players who require a lift to East Keswick please be outside the Indoor Cricket Centre in Headingley no later than 11.15am. PLEASE BE ON TIME! :-) From there you will be picked up by car and taken to the ground.

Important: In order to make sure there is enough space for everyone in the cars could the following people make sure they are picked up by John Barber (not Kamran or Bobby!):

Cherry, Ajay, Karthik & Rahul

Documents Page - Updated

The Documents page now has a link to the Wetherby League Rules document. Not required reading (or even suggested reading!) for anyone except club captains and vice captains.

Don't forget if you have a Excel 2007/10 on your computer you can download (for free) the rather splendid Cricket Stats Tracker Solo from the documents page to keep track of your seasons batting and bowling averages.

Team Selection - Friendly vs. Kirk Hammerton

The teams have now been selected for the friendly against Kirk Hammerton on Sunday 10th April from 12.30pm onwards. You can see them on them by clicking here.

The intention is to make sure everyone who wants to play gets the opportunity to do so. As a result these teams do not necessarily reflect who will play on the opening day of the season on the 16th April. If you cannot make the game, please let the club know as soon as possible.

Transport to the ground is currently being sorted out. Details of where to meet and when will be posted later in the week. Please check for details!

Player Selection – Important information

East Keswick CC's request for new players for the 2011 season has been met with an excellent response, not only in terms of numbers but also of the quality of those attending the indoor nets. As the start of the 2011 season league approaches the selection committee will be sitting down to discuss the teams for the first game of the season on the 16th April. This is always a difficult task and with a squad of more than 22 players it will mean that each week some people will be disappointed when the teams are announced here. In order to help people understand the process of selecting players, the clubs general approach is as follows:

• All players who are signed up to play for East Keswick Cricket Club (regardless of their ability) should be willing to play for either team as and when requested (if they have made themselves available for selection).
  
• The club will do its best to make sure that during the course of the season everyone wanting to play gets to do so as regularly as possible.
  
• The club will give all players the chance at proving themselves.
  
• The club will reward all players who are producing good performances with the opportunity to play a more prominent role in the team they are in, or to play at a higher level.
  
• The club will inform players why they have not been selected, if/when they are asked.
  

A balance will always try to be struck between trying to win games and making sure people enjoy playing for the club. It would be fair to say that 1st team cricket will have more emphasis on winning, but as anyone who has played 2nd team cricket will tell you it's not short of some fierce competition! If you have any questions regarding team selection or anything else at the club please don't hesitate to contact us or speak to either of the club captains throughout the season.

The club would like to put on record its thanks everyone who has signed up to play and wish them the very best for the forthcoming season.

Shirts & Caps Ordered!

Those players who requested shirts and/or caps have had their orders placed. These will be available for the first game of the season. If possible can you please bring the payment (£15 for shirt, £7 for cap) to the friendly game this coming Sunday.

Cricket Clothing

Just a reminder to all new players that you will need a set of white trousers and white t-shirt for the friendly match next Sunday. If you're looking to avoid spending much money then i'd suggest a cheapish pair can be bought over the net, or you could try JJB Sports on Albion Street in the city centre (or the one in Kirkstall near Morrisons).

You might also want to look at buying a pair of cricket shoes (trainers might be fine in the dry weather, but in the wet you might find you spend more time on your backside) and/or a jumper, as im sure you know it can still be cold during an English summer (Mumbai this is not!)

A box and strap would also be beneficial, although im sure people will happily lend you some equipment if needed.

Any questions or problems please feel free to ask...

Final Indoor Net Session

This Sunday’s final indoors net session will be from 2pm – 4pm.