Wanstead and Snaresbrook Cricket Club

The new season is here. Annual subscriptions are now due..

If you have not already re-registered, Adult members (both Playing and Social) can do this by going to  https://membermojo.co.uk/wccar and for Juniors  (U18 on 1^st September 2021)  go to https://membermojo.co.uk/wccjm .

The nets are also now open.  We will be using the same net booking system as last season and only members, who have paid their subscriptions, will be able to book net sessions using the link  https://wansteadccnets.skedda.com/booking

Well at last the season has arrived and the first session is this Friday 22 April:) If this is your first year at Wanstead, a particularly warm welcome to you.  Here are the key timings:

• Boys in Years 3,4,5 and 6 - Training from 4:30 to 6pm
• Boys in Years 7,8,9 and 10 - training from 6:30 to 8pm.  
• For both sessions please arrive up to 15 minutes earlier to sign in and you will be directed where to go.

And here's some other key information:

• Parents/carers of children who are in years 3 to 5 must stay at the club during the session
• If children are not taking part in a session, please make sure that they stay off the playing area.
• We also ask parents/ carers to stay off the playing field during sessions. This particularly applies to around the net area.
• Any comfortable sports wear and shoes are appropriate - you don't have to have whites or cricket equipment.  The only exception to this is that boys who are using a hard ball must have their own box to bat in the net.

We take our safeguarding responsibilities at the club very seriously and would ask that you read our Family Charter and Members' Charter before Friday.  

If there's anything I've missed out that you need to know, please do drop me an email of have a chat with me on Friday.  You are also welcome to speak to one of our Safeguarding team.  I look forward to seeing you Friday.

Jon

Head of Junior Cricket

Dear Member,

First may I thank you for your continued support. A particular thanks also to members who attended Friday’s Zoom AGM and Club Update. I hope you found it interesting. 

If you require more information on the following issues please contact Len Enoch (lgenoch43@gmail.com), our Volunteer Coordinator Manager.

• Interested in the Green Heron Forum? 
• Some members have attended training programmes on the Diversity agenda. Please let us know if you want to be included in future ones or if you have particular expertise you could share with us.
• We are looking for members to join our Safeguarding team . Niru Williams, our Safeguarding  Officer, will arrange appropriate training and supervision.
• We will soon commence the preparation of our next club strategic plan under the capable hands of Matloob Piracha . It will involve qualitative ‘open question’ interviews on members’ opinions covering all aspects of your club’s future direction and management.  Interested? Suitable instruction and support will be provided. 

Finally, may I say how much we are looking forward to a full season of cricket and community and social events.

Regards, Martin Pluck, Chair”

I am delighted to announce that at Friday's AGM, Lynn Rising and Simon Andrews were elected Vice Presidents, in recognition of the fantastic service they have both given the club over many years.
Martin Pluck, Chair

I am delighted to announce that the tour of Kenya, originally planned for 2020, will go ahead this autumn. The tour is for those aged 18 (as of 1^st October 2022) and over only. Like previous tours, we encourage male and female playing members, social members and families to join us. There will be a mixture of competitive games of cricket as well as sightseeing, including a personalised safari from the Masai Warriors, and community initiatives.

On the tour to Kenya we will be supporting the East Africa Character Development Trust (EACDF). Click on  EACDT for more details.

Click on  Kenya Tour 2022.pdf  for the proposed schedule including:

• Cost
• Fixtures
• Locations/Accommodation
• Safaris
• Volunteering

There are still places available, so if you are interested, then please drop Arfan Akram (Club Captain and Tour Organiser) an email.

 

Adult Indoor Winter nets will be on Wednesday nights from 8pm to 10.30pm, starting on 12^th January, at the Leyton Cricket Hub, 2 Crawley Rd, London E10 6RJ.

The sessions will cost you £5. If you have not already expressed an interest in attending please contact Joe Ellis-Grewal or Martin Pluck as we have to have the names of those attending.

 

The junior cricket dinner is a traditional highlight of the Wanstead Junior calendar.  This year, for the first time, we hosted two dinners. The first was last month for the U11s, 12s and 13s and was a great success.

Photos from this years Dinner and Awards Evening can be found here.

Congratulations to all those who won awards at the Junior End of Season Dinner!



More photos from the dinner can be found here - Junior Dinner 2021

Congratulations to all those that won awards at last night's End of Season Dinner.

For more photos click on
EndofSeasonDinner

For full list of Adult Awards click on 2021 Adult Awards

Trevor Hebden has informed the Management Committee that he wishes to stand down as Club Safeguarding Officer. The Management Committee wishes to place on record its appreciation for everything  Trevor has done in this demanding role over the past five years. He will continue to serve the club in a number of other areas. We would also like to thank Vivienne for the support she has given him.

I am delighted that Niru Williams has agreed to take on the position of Club Safeguarding Officer. This was unanimously agreed at the Management Committee Meeting held on 23^rd September, 2021. Niru brings to the position considerable experience in welfare practice. She served as the club's Welfare Coordinator Officer for the 2021 summer season.

Martin Pluck, Chairman

The end of the season ended in triumph for the U16s in the 40 over Trevor Bailey Match play final.  Wanstead got off to a great start with Zoraiz Saeed and Thinod Balage Don putting on  a massive 181 for the first wicket with Thinod going on to make 101 out of a huge total of 268.  In reply Shenfield were never in the hunt finishing on 189.

To make it a cup double, Wanstead u13s comfortably defeated Ilford in the Len Stentiford T20 final. Ilford posted a decent 122 but this was never enough against a confident Wanstead team.  Aryan Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers with 1-8 off his 3 overs.  Not content with that, along with Kiran Arawwawala, both boys hit undefeated 30s with Ilford’s 122 being overhauled with 4 overs to spare.

Congratulations to the 1^st XI, who on Sunday beat Brentwood CC to win the Essex League Cup. It was a great team performance however the biggest star of the show was Robin Das who hit a match winning 93 not out including three massive sixes with just a couple of overs to go. A very tense game was won in the last over.

Not to be outdone, Wanstead women won the first ever NCL T10 trophy, by comfortably defeating Loughton. Saba Nasim with 48 and Zainab Khan with 28, made an impressive total of 82-0, and Aaisha Usman sealed the victory with 4 wickets in 2 overs. What a great day!

After over 20 years of service to the club, Lynn has retired. Thank you so much, Lynn. You have run the bar and so much else. You have looked after our members, young and old; looked after our children; welcomed the opposition and guests; waited for us to come back from distant away games; been there at short notice. You have been the constant face of the club. We wish John and Lynn a long and enjoyable retirement. It isn’t goodbye, but thank you both for everything.

On 1st July, 16 teams made up of friends, mums, daughters, aunts, cousins and even one or two grans took part in Wanstead Cricket Club's Women and Girls' Tournament.  There was some quality cricket played but most importantly, great fun was had by all.  Take a look and you'll get a good idea.

The bar will now be open at the following times:

Friday – 7 to 11pm

Saturday – 7 to 11pm

Sunday – 12 to 8pm

We have submitted a planning application to extend the pavilion as well as refurbish the changing rooms and toilets.
For more details click on https://my.redbridge.gov.uk/planning and type in the club postcode E11 2LW

The club and the Corner House Project (“CHP”) are delighted to announce a partnership, in which the club will support the CHP’s fundraising activities. The club was recently pleased to contribute to the charity £1,400, which was half the money raised at the successful online race night, the other half going to club funds. In addition, the club’s premises were recently used by the CHP for a very successful drop-off of donations of food, gifts and clothes for a variety of causes.

Based in the centre of Wanstead, the objective of the CHP is to help those that are vulnerable, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless with the provision of food, warm clothes, and other essentials, as well as support and guidance.

One of our own, Arfan Akram, is in the Daily Mail!
Click on Daily Mail Arfan Akram to read the article online.

Members can pick up their membership cards any Sunday afternoon from Lynn.

Management Committee & AGM Minutes

Minutes from the 16th December 2021 Management Committee meeting here and the March 2021 AGM here.

Fantastic news, the club has received ECB Clubmark accreditation for another 3 years.

ECB Clubmark is an accreditation scheme for cricket clubs and shows that a club is sustainable, well run and provides the right environment for its members. Clubmark accreditation also means your club is recognised as a safe, rewarding and fulfilling place for participants of all ages, as well as assuring parents and carers that they are choosing the right option for their young people.

To obtain accreditation, clubs are asked to provide evidence that they meet a series of criteria. This is done by loading evidence onto an online portal and by demonstrating good practice at a site visit conducted by an allocated Club Support Officer. Special thanks must go to Trevor Hebden who put in over 200 hours of work on this!

    

Did you know that whenever you buy anything online - from your weekly shop to your annual holiday - you could be collecting free donations for the club?

So go to https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/wandscc/ and join for free.

For more details click on Easy Fundraising.pdf