Cheshire Match Cancelled

Although the Cheshire game was playable as of Fri afternoon, unfortunately heavy overnight rain has meant that the Sun match vs Herefordshire has been cancelled. Thankyou for everyones efforts over the last week, in particular Craggie, Norman Woodside,Travis, Dave Shoesmith, Chris Ashton and Dave Fortune. Also to all members kind offers of help.

The good news is that the new pumping system is making headway, the council start work on the Church Lane drains blockage early next week and the sun is even set to shine from Tuesday!

Those that can make it, please join us at the club this evening to watch the Champions League Final.

Thanks
Bramhall CC

Church Lane Roadworks – Update

Dear Member,

It’s come to our attention that the roadworks contractors have put
diversion signs in place at the Moor Lane entrance that encourage
drivers to use Blossoms Lane.
However, the road between Blossoms Lane and Church Lane is very narrow
and other traffic or pedestrians could cause you delays.

We would recommend, therefore, that members use the Church Lane
entrance from Chester Road/Wilmslow Road close to the Davenport Arms
(Thieves Neck) for the time being.

–
Kind Regards,

BCC.

Urgent Communication about Roadworks on Church Lane‏

Dear Member,

Please be advised that Church Lane is now closed ahead of roadworks
beginning on the collapsed drains at the junction with Moor Lane. The
works are expected to last into the week commencing 28th May.

Church Lane can therefore only be accessed from Chester Road to the
south, or by using the small cut-through from Blossoms Lane to the
north.

We’ll monitor the situation over the coming week and let you know as
soon as the road re-opens.

–
Kind Regards,

BCC.

Important BCC Members Email – Cheshire Match at Church Lane May 20th‏

All Members,

As you know, we have been honoured with our first Minor Counties fixture in nearly 40 years when Cheshire take on Herefordshire in a 1 day match starting at 11am, Sunday May 20th. This will be an opportunity for everyone including all juniors to see top class players, under new captain James Duffy of Hyde and who teaches at Bramhall High School. As well as a great spectator event, as you can imagine there is a big effort required by the club to put on an event like this and do ourselves justice and we are asking for help from all members along the following lines:

Grounds

• There will be extra preparation across the week and so any extra hours people can help Craggie, Travis and Luke would be really useful, particularly rolling wickets and help with junior wicket preparation
• On the day, we will need squads of people ahead and during the game to man covers, net cages, sightscreens, sawdust, ball boys. This can be done in shifts and is best done by teenagers
• There will be a 2nd scoreboard which needs manning and some help rotating extra numbers on the main scoreboard

Car Parking

• Nick Daber will lead this but he will need some adults to help him marshall things

Bar

• Extra bar staff to Steph and we intend to have a second bar, outside the clubhouse
• Can we borrow some gazebos, bigger the better
• Can we source trestle tables to seat 12 people
• Glass collecting & washing up

Catering

• It would be nice to be able to prepare food ourselves. If we have some willing volunteers in this area, it would be a group effort and no-one will be left to do this alone
• Serving of food both cricket teas for players, officials and teas and coffees
• Washing up
• Barbecue food prep and manning for spectators
• Advertising
• Distribution of posters around local clubs, venues, schools, etc

Cleaning

• The cleaners will be in at 6.30 am on the day to clean the clubhouse but with a Champions League social event at the club the night before, there will be a clean up needed around the clubhouse which can either be done late Sat night or early sun am

Rubbish collecting on the day

• If everyone gets involved, this will not be burden on any individuals and we will have a great day. In the first instance, please contact Ian Milligan at ianmilligan62@tiscali.co.uk or 07946 110953 with how you are able to help.

Many Thanks

–

Kind Regards,

BCC.

Bramhall CC Newsletter‏

Dear Member,

 

Firstly a slightly belated spot of info to advise you that the First

XI have a re-arranged 20/20 cup fixture at home to Urmston, starting

at 6pm TONIGHT.

 

All support is welcome along to the first competitive senior fixture

to be held at Church Lane this season.

Last weekend’s matches all fell foul of the weather, but this weekend

sees the 1st XI at Bowdon and the 2nds hosting Nantwich on Saturday.

1st XI Premier Division’s Hyde are welcomed to Church Lane on Sunday

for the revised National Knockout fixture, and all support is welcomed

for the 1pm start.

 

Subscriptions

A reminder that all 2012 season subscriptions are now due in, and you

will not be selected for matches after May 11th should your payment

not be received beforehand. Cheques made payable to Bramhall Cricket

Club should be sent to: Steve Driscoll, 3 Oakfield Close, Bramhall,

Cheshire, SK7 1JE at your earliest convenience.

 

Big Weekend at BCC

Saturday 19th May sees the Champions League Final being played, and

after last year’s very successful social evening, it will be repeated

in a fortnight’s time. A big tv screen, drinks promotions and food

will be available to all.. no matter whether you’re supporting Chelsea

or Bayern Munich on the night!

The very next day, Sunday May 20th, sees the club host it’s first

senior Cheshire Fixture in a long time. The one-day fixture against

Herefordshire will be an extremely important day for the club, and all

members are requested to support the day.

A separate communication to members detailing how you can all help the

day go perfectly will be distributed in the next 48 hours.

 

Drainage

With some rain respite, we will start to see cricket return to

Bramhall CC from this evening with the 1sts playing a 2020 cup match,

followed by Fri night u9s and u11 and a full schedule of junior and

senior games over the Bank Holiday weekend. Enjoy your cricket and

please come and support the teams with the highlight being the 1sts

playing Hyde sun (1pm start)in the National Cup after a number of

years absence.

 

Record April rainfall has hit our particular locality very hard with

little or no cricket being played at Cheadle Hulme, Poynton, Woodford,

Trinity and Stockport Georgians. However, while it’s great to be

getting back on the cricket field, we have faced a serious extra

challenge to other clubs over the last few weeks. Our ground shares a

drainage system with the field next door owned by the Fielding family

who have been very helpful to the club over a number of years. That

drainage system has not been able to operate effectively in recent

weeks due to a drains blockage on Church Lane which the council have

been trying to locate and rectify. Those efforts have largely been

unsuccessful although last week, they did identify a collapsed drain

at the junction of Moor Lane but there may be further problems.

 

We along with the Fieldings are obviously pressurising the council to

address the issue urgently but you will understand that our timeframes

are not necessarily theirs, nor do we have direct control of them.

But we are ‘on their case’ and have councillor support and will continue

those efforts to ensure that the Church Lane drainage problem is

sorted to allow our drainage system to work as normal.

 

We cannot afford to wait on the council and so the club have

sanctioned a £3,000 investment which will create a link into out

current drainage system, isolate the cricket ground so that we are not

trying to drain next doors field and then pump the water off our

ground. That work started yesterday and will be completed this Friday.

We should start to see some fairly immediate benefits but importantly,

it provides us a long term additional solution to managing the ground

along which is under our control. Along with the £2,000 water hog

investment last season, you can see that this is a high priority for

the club. We are doing this work with full cooperation of neighboring

land and house holders.

 

This is a big cash outlay that the club was not expecting but I hope

that you support our decision in taking immediate action. At the end

of a day, we are hear to play, practice (and socialise around)cricket

and so we have to do everything we sensibly can to facillitate that.

And it is part of a longer term investment in ensuring cricket can be

played and improving the quality of our ground, which has been rated

the 4th best in Cheshire the last 2 seasons. Given this expenditure,

it is even more imperative that everyone pays their subs in good time

and no later than the deadline date of May 11th.

 

Let’s bring on the cricket!

Ian Milligan

Chair

 

We look forward to seeing you at the club over the next few days to

play or support your club, and do keep your eyes open for the Cheshire

Fixture email.

–

Kind Regards,

BCC.

BCC’s Rupes on the Radio

Congratulations go to 1st teamer Rupert Kitzinger who completed the London Marathon in 5:29 last weekend, a little way behind England Coach Andy Flower.

Rupes is still happy to receive any donations towards The Lord’s Taverners Charity at www.justgiving.com/londonmarathonrupes2012 or in person this weekend.

Rupes was the star of Stockport Radio Station Pure 107.8 FM last Friday, when he provided an interview for their Stockport Cricket Feature. For anyone that missed it, it can be listened again at: http://podcast.pureradio.org.uk/

Bramhall CC Weekly Newsletter

Dear Member,

Welcome to a miserable start to the 2012 league season!

Results

Last week’s and the weekend’s downpours led to various games across the county being cancelled, including a host of fixtures in the vicinity of Bramhall.

The 2nd XI at home to Alderley Edge on Saturday and 3rd XI cup fixture at home to Macclesfield on Sunday were both victims of the weather before play could begin.

This left the 1st XI in their Saturday fixture at Sale, and it couldn’t have started worse for Bramhall. Having been put into bat, the visitors found themselves 0-2 at the end of the first over. The dressing room door continued to swing as 5 more cheap dismissals left Bramhall at a precarious 18-7, but skipper Nick Cantello found measured support from tailenders Nick Bell, Tom Duffy and Luke Littlewood as the innings ended at 108-9 from 50 overs with Cantello contributing a vital 69*.

Bramhall bowled well and, had this been supported by safer hands, the 5 wicket defeat might have been a different result. Bramhall took 2 points from the game, on a day when only 1 other game in Division One went ahead.

Fixtures

This week sees us keep one eye on the skies, whilst the U13s due to play at Romiley on Thursday.

Saturday sees the 1st XI host Christleton and the 2nds at Macclesfield.

Sunday has Hyde 1st XI visiting Church Lane in the Cup, whilst the 3rds play at Woodley in the Jack Gardner Trophy.

Other News

Congratulations go to 1st teamer Rupert Kitzinger who completed the London Marathon in 5:29, a little way behind England Coach Andy Flower.

Rupes is still happy to receive any donations towards The Lord’s Taverners Charity at www.justgiving.com/londonmarathonrupes2012 or in person this weekend.

Rupes was the star of Stockport Radio Station Pure 107.8 FM last Friday, when he provided an interview for their Stockport Cricket Feature. For anyone that missed it, it can be listened again at: http://podcast.pureradio.org.uk/

Secretary Andy Reynolds runs in the Greater Manchester Marathon this Sunday for The Christie and he is also keen to receive donations at: www.justgiving.com/andrewsmanchestermarathon

Please don’t forget to send your membership forms and payment back as soon as possible, and we look forward to seeing you down at Church Lane for training and this weekend’s matches.

–

Kind Regards,

BCC.

Club Clothing News; Junior Registration; Sponsored Walk/Run

Dear Member,

To all those who ordered their Bramhall CC kit before the first
deadline in March and didn’t choose postal delivery, Monkhouse have
advised that your newly-embroidered kit will be available to collect
from their representatives at the junior registration evening, Church
Lane, at 6pm tomorrow, Friday 13th.

If you’re not able to attend yourself, and want kit ahead of any
weekend games, you might want to request a team-mate to collect your
kit… or pop in to Monkhouse in Cheadle Hulme on Saturday. The kit
will not be left in the clubhouse un-attended.

For those members that haven’t yet ordered kit, Monkhouse will be
ready to take your orders in person and will also have samples
available to look over.

SPONSORED RUN / WALK AT BRAMHALL PARK SAT APRIL 14 AT 8.45AM

As most of you will know, we decided to postpone this years run by one
week, given the easter weekend clash. We want to repeat some of the
success of last year but this time our runners will be joining in the
weekly 5K run that sees 300 – 400 people run at Bramhall Park every
Saturday morning in what is a real community event. We will be raising
club funds to support much needed new grounds equipment to allow
Craggie and his team to continue the fine work that they do. But we
will also be allocating 30% of funds raised to support the efforts of
two club members, Andy Reynolds and Rupert Kitzinger. They are both
doing marathons in April with Andy running Manchester raising money
for Christies Cancer Research and Rupert running London with Andy
Flower for The Lord’s Taverners which supports youth cricket. They
will each get 15% of what we raise.

All runners need to be at the start line this Saturday by 8.45 prompt
as the run sets off at 9am sharp. You also need to register at
www.parkrun.org.uk/bramhall/home by 6pm April 13, if you want your
time recorded(only takes 2 mins). Walkers are also welcome and can
stroll the 2.5K circuit from 9.50am. Please can everyone who plans to
join in let Ian Milligan know in advance at
ianmilligan62@tiscali.co.uk

We look forward to seeing many of you join in and feel free to wear
something Bramhall CC related, although pads are not recommended! And
walkers, dogs and spectators all very welcome. If you are away this
weekend but still want to participate, why not run Sat Apr 21.

More details can be found on the enclosed sponsorship form.

2012 Sponsored Run or Walk Form
–
Kind Regards,

BCC.

Bramhall CC 2012 Pre Season Newsletter and additional forms‏

Early April 2012

Dear Member

WELCOME TO BRAMHALL CC’S 2012 SEASON

I hope that you are well and are looking forward to the new season. While the 125^th anniversary year  will be a tough act to follow, the club is in good shape and targeting progress on and off the field over the coming months. That starts with a busy few weeks, where we need EVERYONES help to get ready for the start of the season.

WINTER DEVELOPMENTS 

• October saw the 125^th year rounded off with 150 people celebrating at The Deanwater Hotel, entertained by guest speaker Lucy Pearson, Cheadle Hulme Head and England Ladies
• November saw a lively AGM, with Ian Milligan (Chair) and Andy Reynolds (Secretary) taking up new roles
• February saw an enjoyable quiz night at the club
• Further investment has been made in grounds equipment
• The kitchen and committee room have been redecorated, thanks to Nick Daber
• New picket fencing will be erected this week in front of the clubhouse
• Congratulations to Wyn Harris who has been promoted onto the Premiership League Umpires list
• Another 10 players and parents have attended their Level 1 or 2 coaching courses and Bramhall continues to be the most heavily subscribed club in the county
• Indoor nets have again been well attended with 100 players working with our external level 3 coaches Atiq Uz-Zaman and Matt Dawson, supported by our own internal coaches
• The league have introduced a new points system for senior cricket, designed to encourage more positive cricket by creating a greater points reward for wins versus losses and draws
• The 2^nd X1 cup competition has moved to 2020
• Sean O’Neill is progressing his accountancy career in Australia, Andy Heyes has returned to his home club Marple and Andy Robertson has joined Worcester. But we are delighted to welcome 20 yr old Aussie Travis Dean who plays for Footscray Edgewater in the Victoria Premiership and has represented Australia at u15s, u17s and u19s level. Travis will be very involved in our coaching programme. Rupert Kitzinger, an experienced Dorset Minor Counties player from premiership club Toft strengthens the bowling and also our coaching strength as he is currently doing his Level 4 course and is Head Coach of the Flintoff Academy. Luke Smith, captain of Bristol University makes the step up from Buxton in the Derbyshire & Cheshire league and we are delighted that Derbyshire Academy player Matt Hughes will be available across the whole league season
• The 1^st team have also returned to the National Cup, scene of our Lord’s victory in 2001
• The club has been honoured with it’s first full Cheshire Minor Counties fixture on Church Lane and first as a club since the 70’s when Cheshire play Herefordshire on May 20^th

We want to start the season with a real drive for all club members to get involved a couple of important events.

NAT WEST CRICKET FORCE WORKING PARTY WEEKENDS

As we all know, cricket grounds do not magically just become ‘ready’ on the first day of a new season. Richard Cragg and his team put in an extraordinary effort and we all need to do our bit to help them. Over the two easter weekends, thank you to the 45 people who committed a couple of hours to a couple of days; including some new members which is great to see. However, that means another 150 members have not participated and there is still plenty of work still to do, to be ready for the new season. Hence, we would really appreciate you still offering a couple of hours work on the ground and / or getting involved in the sponsored run this coming weekend. Richard can be contacted on 01625 576092 if you want to arrange a grounds slot but he will be at the ground each day this week. Please do not leave it to someone else.

Across the season Craggie can always used extra help and particularly over April / May when his no 2 Luke Littlewood will doing uni exams. If you would like to help, which can involve sitting on a roller listening to your ipod, Richard will be glad to hear from you.

SPONSORED RUN / WALK AT BRAMHALL PARK SAT APRIL 14 AT 8.45AM

As most of you will know, we decided to postpone this years run by one week, given the easter weekend clash. We want to repeat some of the success of last year but this time our runners will be joining in the weekly 5K run that sees 300 – 400 people run at Bramhall Park every Saturday morning in what is a real community event. We will be raising club funds to support much needed new grounds equipment to allow Craggie and his team to continue the fine work that they do. But we will also be allocating 30% of funds raised to support the efforts of two club members, Andy Reynolds and Rupert Kitzinger. They are both doing marathons in April with Andy running Manchester raising money for Christies Cancer Research and Rupert running London with Andy Flower for The Lord’s Taverners which supports youth cricket.  They will each get 15% of what we raise.

All runners need to be at the start line this Saturday by 8.45 prompt as the run sets off at 9am sharp. You also need to register at www.parkrun.org.uk/bramhall/home by 6pm April 13, if you want your time recorded(only takes 2 mins). Walkers are also welcome and can stroll the 2.5K circuit from 9.50am. Please can everyone who plans to join in let Ian Milligan know in advance at ianmilligan62@tiscali.co.uk

We look forward to seeing many of you join in and feel free to wear something Bramhall CC related, although pads are not recommended! And walkers, dogs and spectators all very welcome. If you are away this weekend but still want to participate, why not run Sat Apr 21.

More details can be found on the enclosed sponsorship form.

2012 Sponsored Run or Walk Form

PRE AND EARLY SEASON NETS, PRACTICES AND GAMES

Seniors

Outdoor practices are well underway and will continue on Monday and Thursday evenings (this week’s are Tues and Thurs). All seniors are expected to practice a minimum of once a week and extra sessions will be arranged ahead of the start of the season.  

Early season matches at senior level

1^st X1 Pre season friendly v Walsden home on Sat Apr 14

1^st X1 League v Sale away on Sat Apr 21

1^st X1 National Cup v Hyde home on Sun Apr 29

1^st X1 Cheshire Cup v Congleton home on Sun May 6

Under 25 2020 pre season friendly v Cheadle Hulme school 1sts at home,  April 16 (4.30 start)

2^nd X1 League v Alderley Edge home on Sat Apr 21

3^rd X1 2020 pre season friendly v Stockport Grammar 1sts away on Sun Apr 15 (11am start)

3^rd X1 2020 cup v Macclesfield home Apr 22

4^th X1 League v Cheadle away May 6

O40s Pre season friendly v Manchester Uni , home May 2 (6pm start)

O40s League v Marple away May 9

JUNIORS

Outdoor practice begins either w/c 9 April or w/c 16 April and respective team managers will be in touch with their squads.

Outdoor practice for u13s is Tuesdays, u15s / 18s Wednesdays and u9s / u11s Friday. These sessions will be led by our Australian Travis Dean, supported by a wide group of internal club coaches so that we have good coach to junior cricketer ratios. The club appreciates the commitment that has gone into winter coaching courses over the last 2 years, along with the time that our junior managers, coaches and helpers will be volunteering this summer. 

Junior Registration evening takes place this Friday, April 13 at the club. This will be an opportunity to meet Travis who arrives on the 11^th, hear about the 2012 season plans and order any Bramhall CC clothing with Monkhouses in attendance. The bar will be open. 

Bank Holiday Monday June 4 sees the reintroduction of the club Junior Trios tournament. This is an all action day of cricket for the youngsters and is a real family day with barbecue, bouncy castle and face painting. More details to follow but if you are able to help on face painting, manning the bouncy castle, collecting and returning the latter (needs a trailer), please let Norman Woodside know at n.woodside@ntlworld.com    

There will also be two holiday courses for juniors hosted on the ground. The first, a 3 day course June 5 to 7 and the second a 5 day course July 30 to Aug 3. These will be jointly run by level 3 coach Matt Dawson alongside our aussie Travis Dean who is a qualified coach. Reasonable rates apply for the full courses but daily rates also apply. More details will follow but meanwhile contact Matt Dawson at matt@thecricket asylum.co.uk  or 07775 614370. Finally on the coaching side Travis will be offering individual or small group extra sessions and there will be more information on this at the junior registration evening. He can be contacted at travis.dean@live.com.au with mobile to follow when he arrives. 

CLUB CLOTHING

You will have seen recent communications on how to order Bramhall CC clothing at www.monkhouse.com/category/1086/Bramhall_Cricket_Club  On offer is a comprehensive range of GM and Peak Sports gear for adults and juniors.

If you would like a Bramhall CC knitted long or short sleeve sweater, please contact club President Peter Babbage on 0161 612 8213 or 07906 540240. We are looking to submit a minimum order in the next few days so if you would like one of these really classy sweaters, please contact him quickly.

There are also a few club rugby shirts and a number of ties which are available via Ian Milligan on 07946 110953 or ianmilligan62@tiscali.co.uk

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

Details are enclosed and these are due by 23 April and must be paid by 11 May latest or else players will not be eligible for selection. Subscriptions were discussed at length at the November AGM and the necessary increase has been kept within the agreed 5% pro rata range across all age groups. While we recognise that economic times are hard, club operating costs are increasing, even with the high degree of volunteer effort from people. In addition, the club continues to invest in higher levels of coaching and facilities to take the club forward.

Subs letter 2012 fees

Cheques are payable to Bramhall Cricket Club. 

SPONSORSHIP AND ADVERTISING

Members will be issued with a 2012 season handbook, containing junior and club fixtures, social calendar, key contacts along with other useful information. A variety of local and club member businesses have offered their advertising support for which we are grateful. Please reciprocate this support for these businesses where you can, let them know you are a Bramhall CC member and thank them. Some of these business are also committing to a perimeter banner advert and if you are interested in one of these, please contact ianmilligan62@tiscali.co.uk 

We are also offering MATCHDAY SPONSORSHIP across all our senior games. Individual matches can be sponsored for £40 or 3 matches for £100 and this helps to cover some of the match costs including new balls. In return, sponsors will be recognised on the day’s match sheet and website, along with drinks hospitality. We will also choose a couple of matches across the season where we invite all sponsors for a thank you tea. Please choose from the attached list of 1^st team, 2nds, 3rds, 4ths or over 40s matches and contact either James Day at jamesday111@hotmail.com and 07817 721712 or Ian Milligan at ianmilligan62@tiscali.co.uk or 07946 110953.

CHESHIRE ONE DAY MATCH, MAY 20TH

We are delighted to be hosting this high profile minor counties game v Herefordshire, the first of it’s kind at Church Lane. There are also joint sponsorship opportunities for this match so please contact Ian Milligan. We are expecting a big crowd on this day and so as with the Christies game last year, we will need club members to offer their support across a number of fronts (catering, bars, grounds, car parking, marquee sourcing, etc). More details will follow but please contact Ian Milligan in the first instance if you help.

100 CLUB

With nearly £1,000 paid in prizes, we are looking to expand this important regular income source. Members contribute just £4 per month with a monthly draw. The more people that get involved, the bigger the prizes and after Luke Littlewood helps you with the initial set up, you just need to wait to hear that you have won – simple! If you would like to join, please contact Luke at lukelittlewood@hotmail.com or 07850 079348.

SOCIAL

More details to follow but Chris Heppell is putting together a lively programme which will include a Champions League Final night, Race Night, Summer Barbecue and Karioki. Chris has also refreshed the drinks line up which will again include some guest beers across the season.  If you have any ideas that you want Chris to consider, contact him at heppsy@hotmail.com or 07717 363354.

SOCIAL

Hopefully, all members share the natural optimism of the start of a new season. But with the continued progress Bramhall CC is making, there is every reason to believe that if we pull together, we will continue that progress on and off the field.

Best wishes

Ian Milligan, Club Chair

Matchday Sponsorship 2012 Season Senior Fixtures

Bramhall CC Club Clothing – 1st Order Deadline now approaching‏

Dear Member,

We’re resending the recent BCC Clothing Order Information email to all members, for the benefit of those who have not yet placed an order. Please note that the 1st order deadline, to make sure you have kit for the start of the season season, is this coming Friday March 30th.

All details remain the same, and can be found below. However, if you wish to place an order for a traditional cable-knit BCC sweater, please contact Pete Babbage directly on 07906 540240. He will be looking to place an order once approx 6 members have confirmed with him.

Kind Regards, BCC.

We’re pleased to be able to bring you confirmed details of the official 2012 Bramhall CC clubwear, available through Monkhouse Sports. Monkhouse are now based at the one site at their shop in Cheadle Hulme Shopping Precinct, which is easy for members to visit for all their cricket needs.

The playing clothing is predominantly from Gunn & Moore’s new range, and certain items are also available using the lower cost Monkhouse/Peak Sports own brand clothing. The training clothing is also mainly from Gunn & Moore, but there are also some additional training items available – such as the training top which was well received in 2011.

We have established a system of deadline dates with Monkhouse, whereby ordering before one of the set dates enables the clothing to be ready for you approximately a fortnight later.

The first deadline date is going to be March 30th. Any orders placed by this date with Monkhouse will be available by April 13th. This allows a week before the first senior league games – and gives a little bit of extra time in case of Easter Holiday delays.

The second deadline date will be on the day of the Junior Registration Evening, which will probably be the 2nd or 3rd Friday in April… more details to follow shortly – but Monkhouse will be at the Evening to show the clothing range that can be purchased and to take orders on site.

Ordering can be done in 3 ways:

1) Online at our exclusive Bramhall webshop at http://www.monkhouse.com/category/1021/CRICKET_CLUB_SHOPS

The website gives an option of collecting your order from the Cheadle Hulme shop once ready, or paying for delivery once ready. (However, we are looking at the possibility of you collecting your order in bulk on a senior training evening after 13th April, saving you a trip to the shop.)

2.) In store, at their Cheadle Hulme Precinct Store. Make sure you mention that you are a Bramhall CC member ordering the personalised Club clothing. A visit gives you the option of trying G&M clothing for size, and also looking at Monkhouse’s range of equipment.

3.)By phone from their Cheadle Hulme Precinct Store. Make sure you mention that you are a Bramhall CC member ordering the personalised Club clothing.

(Details of the phone number and address are at www.monkhouse.com)

In addition to the clothing through Monkhouse, members who prefer a traditional cable knit cricket jumper will be able to order via Peter Babbage. A minimum order of 6 is required, and some members have already registered their interest, so contact Peter directly or respond to this email and it will be forwarded to him.

To finish, there is an outline list below of the products available. Please direct any questions straight to Monkhouse using the contact information on their website. We are hoping to obtain some samples for members to look at during indoor nets, and also some leaflets to take away.

Monkhouse Clothing Product List (view products at the shop via http://www.monkhouse.com/category/1021/CRICKET_CLUB_SHOPS)

GM Teknik 3/4 Length Cricket Shirt – Bramhall CC £21 Senior, £19 Junior

GM Teknik Club Trousers – Bramhall CC £19

GM Junior Premier Trousers – Bramhall CC £13

GM Plain Sweater – Bramhall CC £26 Senior, £21 Junior

GM Plain Slipover – Bramhall CC £20 Senior, £16 Junior

GM Polo Shirt – Bramhall CC £16

GM Hoody – Bramhall CC £28 Senior, £25 Junior

GM Training Short – Bramhall CC £12 Senior, £10 Junior

GM Training Jacket – Bramhall CC £25 Senior, £20 Junior

GM Training Trouser – Bramhall CC £19 Senior, £15 Junior

PS Half Sleeve Senior Cricket Shirt – Bramhall CC £16

PS Half Sleeve Junior Cricket Shirt – Bramhall CC £13

PS Cricket Trouser (White/Navy) – Bramhall CC £16

PS Junior Cricket Trouser (White/Navy) – Bramhall CC £13

Gamegear K950 Sporting Jacket – Bramhall CC £22

Gamegear K950B Sporting Jacket Jnr – Bramhall CC £17

Gamegear Cooltex Training T-Shirt – Bramhall CC £16

College Hoody – Bramhall CC £20