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DOWNHAM Town Cricket Club president Don Rowell welcomed members of all the senior teams together with parents and members of the club’s youth teams to the 2011 presentation evening at the Downham Town Sports Federation.
He said that although the club’s first XI had missed out on a fifth Norfolk Alliance Premier Division title it still remained a force within the league, and finally finished third in 2011.
The club’s other sides had also remained competitive in their respective leagues with the second XI finishing mid-table, the third XI runners-up and the fourth XI third.
The club were indebted to the continued support of the main Sponsors namely: C.G.M, Downham Country Garden Store, Shire Foods of Norfolk, The Downham Tandoori, ARC Fabrications and Agecare Eastern, together with all the local companies who took out advertising in the fixture card and on match days, vice-presidents and all those who helped behind the scenes, especially the tea ladies.
Club captain Duncan Lanchester thanked all those who had helped make the season run smoothly.
He paid tribute to Don Rowell in particular, who he said worked tirelessly behind the scenes in obtaining grants and other monies from different sources to keep the club in a very healthy financial situation.
He said the president’s golf day was a major source of Income and this was down to the hard work of Don Rowell himself.
On the playing side, Lanchester said the club lacked some consistency at times during the season which led to their downfall.
Minor things such as players being off form, injuries, the expectancy of players to perform at a higher level and decisions that went against them.
He went on to say that a decade ago if the club had finished third in the Premier Division everyone would have been over the moon but, after the past four seasons it was a disappointment.
However, he and his team were looking forward to the coming season, which will be the longest ever in the Alliance’s history before reverting to the norm, with high hopes of again challenging for the Premier League title.
Chairman Stewart Thulbourne, following brief resumes of the 2011 season by the various team captains, presented the following awards;
Batting; 1st XI: Patrick Yates, 2nd XI: Jack Gould, 3rd XI: Gary Hooker, 4th XI: Colin Edwards, Sunday XI: Patrick Yates.
Bowling: 1st XI: Greg Tulett, 2nd XI: David Grady, 3rd XI: Alan Thulbourne, 4th XI: Danny Marsh, Sunday XI: Steven Sexton.
Merit Award: 1st XI: Robert King, 2nd XI: Jagjit Sandhu, 3rd XI: Adam Morley, 4th XI: Zac Merrishaw, Sunday XI: Tom Tansley.
Niel Wynn, the youth teams co-ordinator, together with the under 14s manager – Tom Tansley, gave details of the 2011 season performances of the ARC Fabrication sponsored Youth Teams, and made the following presentations;
Batting: Under 12s: Jamie Bowler, Under 14s: Jake Fincham, Under 16s: Chris Sharp.
Bowling: Under 12s: Toby Allen, Under 14s: Dom Corbett, Under 16s: Zac Merrishaw.
Merit Award: Under 12s: Jamie Bowler, Under 14s: George Sharp, Under 16s: Kit Bourlet.
Young Cricketer of the Year: Kit Bourlet.
Both Niel and Tom thanked the parents, senior club members and also the Sharp boys for all their help during the 2011 season.
Neil Gromett gave the gathering an insight into the club’s annual tour to Hertfordshire, although the club finished on the losing end of a fantastic day’s cricket in the final over, the tour was another success.
What happened in Hertfordshire, remains in Hertfordshire, but Downham will be back. The Tourist of the Year was Patrick Yates.
Presentations were also made to Dekker Lanchester for his help on preparing the ground and wickets, and to Ray Hubbard for his help in the kitchen during second eleven home fixtures.
Ashleigh Corbett organised the event and provided a powerpoint presentation of the 2011 season with facts, figures and photos, with Niel Wynn and Nicky providing an excellent buffet, which was enjoyed by all those present.
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