Saffron Walden won both their matches in the East Anglia Premier League Twenty20 on Sunday 24th May In the first semi final of the day, Walden won the toss and chose to bat. SWCC: 151-5 (Matt Gouldstone 35; Ali Russell 89) Burwell: 120-9 (Joe Barrs 3-16) Walden won by 31 runs. Granta beat Ramsey in second semi final of the day. Granta batted first and scored 164-5. Ramsey only got 108-9 in reply. In the Final, Granta Read more…
The usual Sunday morning training session for children in u10s and below is moving venue for one week only. On 24 May, this will be in Wendens Ambo, at the usual time of 10:00. Directions: Wendens Ambo CB11 4JY This is the post code for The Bell at Wenden. The Ground is next to the Church and you will drive past it on the way to the Bell. Coming from Cambridge, come down the B1383 Read more…
The club would like to invite all members of the Academy, their parents, managers and coaches to lunch on this date. This will be a great way to enjoy a relaxing Saturday afternoon, coinciding with a 1st XI match v Vauxhall Mallards. The lunch is £15 per head: bring other members of your family and show them what we do! You can all enjoy the club and, of course, a high quality cricket match with Read more…
The Academy training programmes begins the week commencing Monday 20 April 2015. All coaches are appropriately qualified with First Aid qualifications and also cleared to work with young people. Senior training is open to all players –Tuesdays for 1st and 2nd XI players wanting extra practice, Thursdays for 3rd, 4th and 5th XI players who aspire to play in the 1st and 2nd XI. For matches and training please be ‘sun safe’ – cap, water and Read more…
The season starts with our Club Open Day on Saturday 18 April – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm at the Anglo American Playing Fields. It is an opportunity for members to sign on and meet old friends Gray Palmers will be present to sell new club kit and there will be a second hand kit stall. As for cricket equipment Saffron Sports and our old friends, United Sports, will also be present, as will Natalie Read more…
There will be a pre-season training afternoon on Sunday 29th March, from 12:00 to 3:00, at Fenner’s Indoor Cricket School in Cambridge (http://www.sport.cam.ac.uk/facilities/indoor-cricket-school/indoor_cricket_school.html ). This training is for all men’s teams and will be a great opportunity to meet and train with people you are likely to be playing with this summer. Teams for the friendly matches two weeks later will be picked on the back of this session. The leagues start for the 1st Read more…
Performance Quality Standards (PQS) provides a means of determining the quality of a cricket square or pitch at any given time. They are best described as a tool in the management process and can be used to provide ‘benchmarks’ against which judgments can be made following the assessment/measurement of the pitch. A course to help you understand these standards will take place at the club (Anglo-American Playing Fields) on 13th April. More details here
The details of Easter Holiday courses provided by Kevin Duers are now available here
Cricket helmets are a matter of safety and sense! We have made arrangements with a supplier for the production of green-covered cricket helmets with the club logo on. We will submit an order as soon as we have 10 orders – we’ve had one so far. An order form is available here . Please complete the form and send it with a cheque, made payable to SWCC, to David Barrs (details on the form).
We will always need people to score and umpire matches. A couple of courses in these useful skills are available in February and March – details here: https://www.saffronwaldencricket.co.uk/useful_courses We will put details of future courses on the same page. And if you are interested in helping out as a scorer or umpire, please contact David Barrs – [email protected]