NARBOROUGH AND LITTLETHORPE CRICKET CLUB

		President
Hon Treasurer		Ray Julian	Hon Secretary:
Richard Bray			Tony Rogers
4 Strudwick Way		Chairman	12 Church View
Whetstone		Roger Key	Narborough
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	07702 319735

28^th May 2002

Dear Member

Roger finally managed to raise two teams for Saturday - well done and well done to the juniors from the Under 13 squad who stepped in to help the second team, namely, OLIVER BENNETT and ADAM BIRCHENALL. Oliver batted at No 6 and scored 5 and Adam batted and No 8 and was 6 not out. They both also performed very well in the field. Well done boys. Of course, the old boys didn’t too bad either (see below)!!!!!!

Bob Childs (as some of you may know) has decided it is time to retire from the game and, just to let everyone know his reasoning behind it, enclosed is a letter to let you all know what is happening.

Anyway, after all that, here’s the scores:

1^st XI

Bardon Hill 148 for 9 (40 overs)

L Wolloff 16 overs, 2 maidens, 53 runs, 4 wickets

G Wenlock 4 stumpings

Narborough 106 for 4 (30 overs)

N Whitmore 40 not out

R Cooper 36 not out

2^nd XI

Narborough 124 for 7

S Young 40

Bardon Hill 128 for 3

Under 13 XI

Narborough 99 for 3

Dunton Bassett 90 for 6

Team Selection

Saturday 1^st June 2002
1^st XI v	2^nd XI v
Newtown Linford	Countesthorpe
Home	Away
Meet Narborough 1.15 p.m.	Meet Narborough 1.00 p.m.
N Whitmore (Capt)	M Francis (Capt)
G Wenlock (Wk) (VC)	N Young
C Armitage	S Young
L Wolloff	P Warrington
R Key	R Bray
P Julian	W Byland
E Crouch	M Turner
S Francis	M Dunne
C Bateman	D Hederwick
P Thompson	M Robbins
K Dunkley	D Wray

Ground rota

Saturday morning P Julian, S Francis

Saturday evening R Key, E Crouch

PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ATTEND FOR YOUR GROUND ROTA

Under 13 XI

We play Dunton Bassett on Thursday 30^th May at Narborough

Under 11 XI

We play Cosby on Friday 31^st May at Cosby

Good news - and congratulations...........

to Paul and Melissa Norris. Melissa gave birth to a baby boy - JAMIE ALEXANDER (weighing 7 lbs) on 6^th May 2002. Congratulations.

Linda and Yvonne Wenlock

It will be helpful to me to share with all members the reason behind my sudden retirement from the game.

In April I was diagnosed with an hereditary disease called MYOTUBULAR MYOPATHY. It is a very rate condition which has some links to muscular dystrophy. My brother was diagnosed slightly earlier and, being three years older, it would seem likely that a steady loss of muscle tone will also happen to me. In trying to bowl this season I have lost even the momentum I had last year!

I shall continue to help the seconds this year if we are desperately short and, anyway, will be coming to watch and support when I can. I would, with the Committee’s support, like to hold a special charity match sometime this season or in 2003. Maybe we could raise funds for both youth cricket and the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my cricket at Narborough and can reflect upon many happy memories. I would like to pay a particular tribute to all those people, male and female, who have given up their time to make the Club what it is. I wish everyone a happy and successful season and look forward to seeing you inside or outside the boundary.

Thanks once more.

Bob Childs

Chairman

Roger Key