Here at Old Elizabethans Cricket Club we are completing a Crickathon from Saturday 11th March Midday until Sunday 12th March Midday. This will be a huge competition between teams and will entail 24 hours of non-stop cricket. Points will be given throughout the 24 hours and the team with the most points wins! For this to be successful we need the WHOLE club to get involved whether it's participating or coming down to support those who are!

If you wish to enter a team. The maximum number of players per team is 10 and each team must provide at least £50 sponsorship. All team members do not need to be on-site all the time, however, there will be options to set up a tent in the paddock and stay the whole time- bonus points will be provided for those that survive the full 24 hours.

To register a team please fill out the following google form, once completed more details will be sent to you. To fill in the form you will need a team name and the number of team members.

https://forms.gle/RF9jhfqNWkT3Nesi7

OEs Junior Competition

Juniors can still get involved, there will be 2 slots for the juniors, 1 at the start and 1 at the end (see the spreadsheet below), and we also have a special competition for them. Those who partake will be given a sponsorship form to fill out (collect these from the Junior Registration Desk on Junior night), if someone does not have cash they can donate to this JustGiving page, they must include their name and the child they are sponsoring e.g. Tia Webb Sponsoring Charis Pavely. The junior player who raises the most money will win an England Cap (worn by an England Player), an hour 1-1 session with a level 2 qualified coach & Fearnley equipment (TBC). The deadline for the collection of the money raised is Friday 10th March. This will need to be handed to Tia Webb at Junior Training. The winner will be announced Sunday 12th March at the end of the fundraiser.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16BzfapY4Tz_SkBwcIpy7K3Mz1QsyH6Hq2cN65pX5Sg0/edit?usp=sharing

Background

Old Elizabethans Cricket Club has been an active member of the local community since 1935. Since that time thousands of people over the years of all ages have enjoyed the warm and convivial atmosphere, playing cricket, socialising and making friends for life.

The Nets

For years OEs had to manage with old, battered nets where 2 out of the 4 nets were deemed completely unsafe and unusable. The other 2 were not far off from being in the same condition. Which causes problems when as a club, we are getting more and more members!

Growing the facilities to facilitate this growing membership is incredibly important. With the juniors training as a whole group on one evening each week it is essential that we are able to give them the best possible practice facilities and the introduction of 4 state of the art lanes will increase our capacity by 50% enabling us to support the growth we have seen.

Similarly, we often see 25+ members at senior training and access to only 2 nets was a limiting factor at these sessions. The new net will enable us to support more people at training as well as provide versatile practice facilities that can be used in a number of different ways (such as the use of a bowling machine in one net, whilst the other nets are used for both batting and bowling).

This CRICKATHON is designed to pay a chunk of the loan which we owe for our fantastic new nets, £1000 will not cover all costs but will be a dent in the figure and in doing so will lay the foundation for many years at Old Elizabethans Cricket Club for each of the sections.

Thank you for visiting our page and for contributing to this vital project at Old Elizabethans Cricket Club.