Hi all,
Seems a long time coming but the 2024 season is finally underway as of this Saturday gone with wins for the 2s and 4s… I know some members were confused as to why the 1s and 3s games were cancelled so early, especially waking up to sunshine on Saturday morning, but the decision was taken by the respective councils. Due to the contestant rain fall neither Southend, nor Chelmsford could prepare the wickets. Apologies for those who missed out and I hope this clarifies matters.
Please take time to read the write of Saturday matches by Brian Jeeves - A solid start by Eastwood XI's (yellowad.co.uk) – including a hat trick on debut in the 4s…
Subscription and Availability
Around 30 members have paid up their subscription so far, please can we encourage more members to do. It is £30 this year and the club bank details can be found here:
Membership Page (hitscricket.com)
Also on the Hits cricket site is where members should be filling out their match availability – this includes being unavailable please. It helps Bills and the Captains get the teams our quicker if you can take a couple of minutes a week to update this. If you are unsure where to find it is under your Profile section once you have logged into the site.
Club Kit
Rob has received a few requests (mainly from new members) for shirts/trousers etc that he can't accommodate from stock. To avoid postage costs Rob is willing to do a bulk order.
To find out what is on offer and size please follow this link Kit And Clothing (hitscricket.com) and you need to be logged into Hits to see the details of this page.
Please send your orders to robpalmer1960@icloud.com by the 17th May
100 Club Winners April 2024
1st Vimal Patel £76.25
2nd John Mitchel JNR £45.75
3rd Mick Adams £30.50.
£152.50 to the club.
If interested in supporting the club and joining the lottery please see 100 Club (hitscricket.com)
Finally Cricket Week (6th August to 9th)
Please start to make plans for cricket week and we are still looking for volunteers to help with the Essex Community match/day on the 7th August. Anyone who is willing to help please contact myself or Nim Patel.
Good luck to all those playing this week and weekend.
Thanks
Tim