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CWC Young Cricket of the Year Award 2010

It is time to start thinking about the latest recipient of an Award whose previous winners, at the time of writing, have amassed 2,092 Test caps and 1,492 LO International caps.

A reminder of the rules: players must be both qualified to play for England and under the age of 23 on 1st May, 2010.

The answer to the perennial question “Can someone win the Award twice?” is that there is nothing in the rules to prevent this, it’s just that it has never happened. Of course, the outcome of this year’s ballot could change that. It is entirely a matter for you. A voting form is enclosed and should be returned, either by post or e-mail (preferably e-mail) to the address on the form by midnight on Wednesday, 18th August, 2010. The winner will, we hope, be present to receive his Award at the Annual Dinner on 3rd September 2010.

CWC Annual Dinner 3rd September 2010

Please do your best to support this event, which will once again be taking place at the Plaisterers’ Hall on 3rd September 2010, a venue which has proved extremely popular with Members. Mark Baldwin and his sub-Committee have done their best to schedule the Dinner on a day when there is no county of international cricket in England,as well as holding prices to an all-inclusive rate that compares favourably to similar events. Can I stress that this year,however, tickets will only be issued once payment has been received. As those of you who cover other sports will be aware, this is now standard policy at many Dinners. It is not fair to the Treasurer nor, indeed, the Club’s finances, that so much of her time should be spent chasing payment (mostly from newspaper groups rather than individual Members, it must be said) long after the event.

The 2010 Annual Dinner will be held on Friday, 3rd September and is again at the Plaisterers’ Hall in the City of London. (address: 1 London Wall, www.plaisterershall.com).

FOR TICKETS PLEASE CONTACT WENDY WIMBUSH OR FOR INFORMATION ON THE EVENT CONTACT JULIAN GUYER. EMAIL AND CONTACT DETAILS IN MEMBERS 2010 HANDBOOK

As proposed by the Dinner sub-Committee, and ratified by the Club’s full Committee and AGM, payment for this year’s Dinner needs to be made IN ADVANCE. As the venue must have our final numbers by 23rd August, I am proposing that ALL table and individual tickets must be purchased by Friday, 20th August.

Members should also be delighted to hear that places at this year’s Dinner are again to be offered on the basis of unlimited house wine (red & white), Beck’s beer, Carlsberg lager and seleced soft drinks (including bottled water) - plus an amount of sparkling wine to be available at the pre-Dinner reception - all being included in the overall price.

As a result of valued support from Brit Insurance and the fact that the Club every year subsidises the cost of the Dinner to attending Members, the following ‘all-inclusive’ prices will apply for the 2010 Dinner:-

Individual Member £45 (see note below)

Newspaper/Media table of 10 £850 (Table of 11: £925)

Sponsor’s table of 10 £1,100 (Table of 11: £1,200)

Fuller’s will be providing their usual four firkins of London Pride beer for the evening, so there should be no reason at all not to get ‘Plaistered’. Any individual Member who is teetotal will be charged £35.00 for their three-course meal plus soft drinks. All included drinks will be available throughout the evening, on the table or at the bar. Other wines, champagnes, beers and spirits will be available at a surcharge - to be paid direct on the night, or pre-ordered in the usual way.

The bar will close at midnight, with diners being encouraged to leave the premises by 12.45 a.m (1.00 a.m. at the latest). Any Member who stayed last year at one of the hotels in the Grange group should apply there for a similar deal this year, stating attendance at the Dinner.

With all these excellent all-inclusive incentives, the sub-Committee hopes that lots of CWC Members will attend the 2010 Dinner. Please book your places by 20th August, 2010 direct with Wendy Wimbush or Julian Guyer.

CWC v ECB Giles Clarke's XI 16 August 2010

Brian Scovell has just learned that our game against ECB Giles Clarke's XI on 1 September 2010 is off and there are no vacancies at the Nursery in the whole of September. The only date available is Monday, 16 August 2010, two days before the Brit Oval Test. John Stephenson wants the game to be ended by 7.00 p.m. and if we can start at 2.45 p.m. we can squeeze in a Twenty20 match. It might also enable those who are working at the Brit Oval earlier in the day to get over to Lord's.

As for the npower game, I have yet to hear from those concerned but this match maybe on if we can play at Shenley or another ground nearby. From personal experience, let me assure you these are grand occasions. Members wishing to play should contact Brian Scovell, our Chairman of Selectors, on b.scovell@btinternet.com or tel 07879 612 690 (m) or 0208 464 4133 (h).

CWC Handbook

Thanks to all those who have been complimentary (and otherwise) about this year’s Handbook. Unfortunately one or two gremlins snuck in somewhere along the line. A list of amendments has been circulated and others are with this Bulletin.

International sub-Committee

Due to an error by the Secretary (neither his first nor last ), the members of the International sub-Committee were incorrectly listed in the AGM Minutes. They are Colin Bateman (Chairman), David Clough, John Etheridge, Simon Mann, Andrew Miller and Simon Wilde.

Well Run and On Yer Bike

Myles Hodgson is briefly taking time off from the arduous job of being Andrew Flintoff’s representative on earth to run in the Jane Tomlinson’s Pennine Lancashire 120k in Blackburn on Sunday, 11th July. Myles will be one of a team of eight from International Sports Management running on behalf of the Andrew Flintoff Foundation as they attempt to raise the funds required by the end of the year to finish the state-of-the-art Child Rehabilitation Unit at Alder Hey hopsital in Liverpool. Anyone who would like to support Myles in this worthy endeavour can make a donation on www.justgiving.com/affoundation/donate.

We have also received the following from Colin Bateman, our former Chairman, who writes:-

After a very long gestation period and protracted labour pains, the book I have been attempting to write is about to be delivered. It is the story of a 1,100-mile cycle ride around the 18 first-class counties that involved fellow CWC Members David (Toff) Lloyd, Ian Todd, Angus Fraser and Steve James plus a few others. The book - String Fellows - is designed to be a humorous account of our escapade rather than a serious cricket book, and there are sparkling contributions from Gus, Jamo, Todd and Toff (listed alphabetically rather than in order of speed on a bike). Matthew Engel has also provided a very moving contribution.

The book is a venture in self-publishing, so I am keen to sell as many as possible!

It retails at £12, but I can offer it to CWC Members for £10 if they buy direct from me (colinjbateman@hotmail.com).

If you prefer to pay the full price I will donate the extra £2 to the two cancer-related charities we supported on the bike ride: the Laurie Engel Fund and Heads Up.

To find out more, go to: http//www.troubador.co.uk/book_info.asp?bookid=1216

Charity Match

One already-completed successful charity venture involving CWC Members was in a match between Freddie Flintoff’s XI, featuring Messrs Hayter, Marks and Pringle against Boycie’s XI (as in the character played by actor John Challis in Only Fools and Horses at Downton Hall in Shropshire last weekend. This has raised at least £20,000 for Help for Heroes. In what was believed to be Flintoff’s first innings since last year’s Ashes, he was caught on the boundary off a 15-year-old leg-spinner.

Christopher Martin-Jenkins- President Elect MCC

As most of you will know by now, Christopher Martin-Jenkins is set to complete the notable double of CWC Chairman and MCC President. I sent him a congratulatory note on behalf of the Club and asked if he could use his new position of influence to ensure some of the windows in the hermetically-sealed Media Centre might be opened in future. I received the following reply. “Press? Ban the bloody lot of them”. This was followed minutes later by another e-mail saying: “Not for quoting, mind!” I think you’ll agree, CMJ will have a splendid year in office.

Update from Annual General Meeting 2010

The AGM took place yesterday 26 April 2010 at Lord's in the MCC President's Suite chaired by Pat Gibson. Prior to the commencement of the formal part of the meeting all those present stood to remember the late Sir Alec Bedser, who had been a great friend of the Club over the years. The Officers for the year 2010-11 remain unchanged. There were some changes to the Committee and sub-Committees. Andrew Miller has joined the main Committee and also the International Committee, where he has been joined by Simon Mann and David Clough. Andy Wilson has joined the Awards Committee and a new Website sub-Committee has been established, chaired by William Powell with Andrew Miller, Graham Morris and George Dobell.

Pat Gibson thanked David Lloyd, Myles Hodgson and David Llewellyn for contributing to Committee and sub-Committees.

Brian Scovell advised that two Twenty20 cricket matches will be played by the Club in 2010 against the ECB XI and the npower XI, with both matches will be staged on the Nursery Ground at Lord's between 3rd and 6th September 2010.

The Annual Dinner in 2010 will be staged on Monday 3rd September 2010 at the Plaisterers' Hall once again. A discussion took place on the Annual Dinner going forward and further information on this will be released to members' in the mail so that members' views can be sort. It is envisaged that a 65th Anniversary Dinner will take place at Lord's in 2011 for members' only. The new CWC 2010 Handbook will be available shortly.

Pat Gibson announced that Dicky Rutnagur will be recognised for all his cricket writing work by being given Life Membership of the Club. Dicky joins Jack Bannister, Richie Benaud, Colin Evans, David Frith, Robin Marlar, Tony Pawson, Brian Scovell and John Woodcock as our nine Life Members.

After the formal part of the meeting we visited the Museum to be given a talk by MCC Curator Adam Chadwick on Cricket and Baseball as part of the MCC latest exhibition due to start at the beginning of May in the MCC Museum. Our Chairman even swung Babe Ruth's Louisville Slugger baseball bat, which he hit his last home run with. An enjoyable time was had by all and thanks go to Clare Skinner of MCC for organising this for the Club officials and members' present.

ECB Accreditation 2010

Accreditation for the domestic season is now open please refer to online system at https://accred.ecb.co.uk and guidelines at - These are now being handled by Maria O'Donoghue or Martyn Cornish at the ECB who replace Clare Fathers. They can be contacted on 020 7432 1272 or email maria.odonoghue@ecb.co.uk

SJA Journalism Awards

Congratulations go to several Members for winning in various categories in the recent Sports Journalists' Association British Jouranlism Awards. Michael Atherton was named Sports Writer of the Year and Jonathan Agnew the Radio Broadcaster of the Year while Lawrence Booth took the Regular Blog or Column prize. Equally gratifying was that the top three enteries for the Team of the Year award, won by the Daily Telegraph, were all for Ashes coverage.

Laurie Engel Fund

As many of you will be aware, Matthew Engel set up a Fund in memory of his late son, Laurie, to help teenagers suffering with cancer. Last month, the first patients moved into the new Teenager Cancer trust until in Birmingham. Anyone wishing to make a donation should send a cheque or postal order to: TCT Laurie Engel Fund, Fair Oak, Bacton, Herefordshire HR2 OAT for more information see www.laurieengelfund.org

Wisden 2010 Special Offer to Members'

Once again the new Wisden can be obtained by members' at a discount rate as follows: Wisden 2010 Hardback Normal RRP £45.00 available at £22.50, Wisden 2010 Soft Cover Normal RRP £45.00 available at £22.50, Wisden 2010 Large Format Hardback Normal RRP £55.00 available at £30.00, Wisden Book of Test Cricket Vol. 1 1877-1977 Normal RRP £45.00 available at £27.50, Wisden Book of Test Cricket Vol. 2 1977-2000 Normal RRP £45.00 available at £27.50, Wisden Book of Test Cricket Vol. 3 2000-2009 Normal RRP £45.00 available at £27.50 or all three Normal RRP £135.00 available at £80.00. Please note you must £2.50 per title for postage and packing to a UK address and £4.50 per title for Europe outside UK and £7.00 per title for anywhere else in the World. If you wish to take up this offer you should order as follows: Send a cheque made payable to Macmillan Wisden Direct together with your name, address and order details quoting reference GLR 3VV stating which titles you require clearly and post to Macmillan Wisden Direct GLR 3VV, Brunel Road, Houndsmills, Basingstoke RG21 6XS - alternatively to pay by creditcard telephone 01256 302685 quoting the same reference. Any queries on the offer please contact Naomi Webb at nwebb@acblack.com

Ties

Club ties are available for just £4 from Wendy Wimbush. They are silk and available in either navy blue with broad green stripes or navy with the CWC logo in green and gold.

Hotel offer

MCC is pleased to announce a special rate for media staying at the Marriott Regents Park hotel around non-major matches. This deal can also be used when media are staying in town for dinners and other events such as the CWC dinner. It does not apply around Tests, ODIs and finals as they are already fully booked.

The special rate for Bed and Breakfast plus Vat. Please phone reservations on 0800 221 222 quoting code YMMV or Marylebone Cricket Club. Media ID is required on check in. Check

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/lonrp-london-marriott-hotel-regents-park/ for details.

Handbook

Please advise amendments to: Chris Florence (chrisflorence@gmail.com) & WW (wendy@audley-house.freeserve.co.uk)

Message Board

Full and Honorary Life Members can now post messages on new and existing topics via the website's Message Board. To register, please email

cwc@cricketpix.com with your proposed username (this is the name you wish to be known as on the Message Board) and password (which you can change after signing in) plus your name and email address.

Thanks to our website supporters

Brit Insurance.

Grange Hotels

Grange Hotels are kindly providing the following rates for their range of central London hotels (all prices are for single/twin/double - ie per room - unless indicated otherwise, and exclude VAT):

Grange City £130.00 (nearest tube Tower Hill) - free room upgrade included

Grange Fitzrovia £125.00 (Oxford Circus/Goodge St)

Grange White Hall £125.00 (Russell Sq/Goodge St/Holborn)

Grange Rochester £99.00 single; £110.00 twin/double (Victoria)

Grange Langham Court £110.00 (Oxford Circus/Goodge St/Holborn)

Grange Strathmore £85.00 single; £90 twin/double (Gloucester Road)

Blooms Townhouse £125.00 (Russell Sq/Goodge St/Holborn)

The Clarendon £125.00 (Russell Sq/ Goodge St/Holborn)

The Lancaster £65.00 (Russell Sq/Goodge St/Holborn)

Reservations: 0207 233 7888 Ref: ID-18906 Mark Baldwin

Reservations to be confirmed by email to:

reservations@grangehotels.com

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