Everyone at the club will be delighted to hear that club pro, Tendai Chisoro made his international test debut for Zimbabwe last week against the West Indies. The match ended in a draw with TC finishing the match with very impressive bowling figures. From his 41 overs, TC finished with 3 wickets for 113 runs,…
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Following our Junior Awards, we welcomed our senior teams to the stage. There were some fantastic performances all round, kicked off by this years centurions. 2017 centurions are: Jainesh Patel 129, Danny Williams 125, Niall Copper 107, Jinda Cheema 106, Mike Ballamy 100, Alex Christie 126, Jem Stack 100 We also had some outstanding…
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Welcome to the 2017 Junior Cricket Awards! It was fantastic to see so many young players and their families at the club on Friday evening. We’d like to extend our congratulations to all of our players for a fantastic season. We’d also like to thank the many volunteers who give up their time to support…
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First XI – by Chris Guest After last season’s promotion we were confident of challenging again in Division 2 for back to back promotions. New signings Powles, Shah, Stack and the returning Chisoro looked to add depth and challenge to current 1st team players. A strong start to the season with wins vs Penkridge, Wombourne,…
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What a fantastic President’s Day and fitting tribute to 90 years of Fordhouses Cricket Club. A lovely day of wall-to-wall sunshine was kicked off by our youngsters who competed for the junior tournament. It was very exciting to see so many talented kids playing the game with such grace and such big smiles. The eventual…
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President’s Day, the biggest day in the club’s calendar, is nearly upon us! Come down to the club on Sunday 9 July to see friends old and new and join in with a selection of fun packed activities, buy a ticket or two in the raffle or treat yourself at the cake stall. The…
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Match reports from captains. 1st XI Fixture – Home against Coventry & North Warwickshire CC – 1st XI Result – Won Scorecard – http://fordhouses.play-cricket.com/website/results/2918597 Guesty and Kash carried on from last weeks throw downs and allowed Cov to get off to a flyer at 70/1 off 10. Haroon and TC came on and slowed the rate, TC…
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This week saw the first All Stars cricket coaching session at Fordhouses Cricket Club. The club’s Director of Cricket, Chris Guest, was delighted with the turn out. “It was great to see so many young kids trying cricket for the first time, despite the rainy weather! I look forward to seeing them progress in the…
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Next up in our Q & A feature is club Welfare Officer, Jez Thomas. Jez is an extremely popular and well known face around the club having represented Fordhouses CC at every level – from youth team to 1st XI. Jez was a formidable quick opening bowler back in the late 90’s/early 00’s, where he…
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Match reports from captains. 1st XI Fixture – Away at Pershore CC Result – Loss Scorecard – http://fordhouses.play-cricket.com/website/results/2918676 We traveled to Pershore after a disappointed defeat to C and R Hawks last week hoping to get back to winning ways. Following a strong bowling performance on Friday evening vs Shrewsbury we weren’t disappointed to lose…
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