Author: Paul Johnstone
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2015 Quiz Night
Join us for a night of cryptic quizzing at Barford Village Hall (7:00pm start) on Saturday 14th March. The cost is £8 a head for a two-course meal. It’s (apparently) the most fun that you can have without fear of a hernia… To enter a team (of ideally 4 people) please contact Simon Drage on…
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Yorkshire’s finest puts on a half-century
Rumour has it (and the Tourmeiester knows everything) that Barford’s greatest living Yorkshireman finally has a 50 to his name – and I’m not talking about either his bowling average (which is reassuringly shy of 40!) or accumulated number of innings (which could get there, but he might have to start playing more than once…
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2015 Tour Deposits
From the Tourmeister (seen here in classic tour pose): Once again I’m adding to the misery of post-Christmas credit card bills by asking for tour deposits. This year we’re off to Rutland (which interests Simon D.) on Friday 3rd, Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of July with matches against Uppingham, Empingham and Wakerley & Barrowden.…
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Indoor Nets
Nets supremo Richard Jones has confirmed the first session will take place as scheduled this coming Sunday 18th January at Warwick School from 11am, so it’s definitely time to come out of hibernation and put last years kit through the wash (as the new one won’t be available for a couple of months), although a…
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2014 AGM Report
Following the recent email to-ing and fro-ing over the details, esteemed Club Secretary and next seasons “go-to” bowler, Simon Hawkins, has kindly finally provided the web-friendly version of the minutes of the recent Annual General Meeting here. As usual it’s a crackerjack of a read, capturing the heady atmosphere of several old farts talking beer-lubricated…
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DIY SOS
Current chairman and all-round good egg Sandy Peirson was recently in action demonstrating his peerless skills in replacing the rotten door at the Snitterfield club-house. Fortunately, Mushie Jones was on hand as both jobbing labourer and papparazo to capture the action here. It’s a joy to watch the master craftsman in action, but hopefully he’ll…
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2015 Nets
The Brian Clough and Peter Taylor of Barford Cricket Club coaching (aka Richard Jones and Simon Hawkins) have been arranging things with their usual efficiency and have already confirmed dates for nets and coaching as follows: Nets at Warwick School – 11.00-12.00 Sunday 18th Jan 2015 Sunday 25th Jan 2015 Sunday 1st Feb 2015 Sunday…
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2014 Annual Dinner Report
Once again the annual dinner at Merchants in Warwick drew a good crowd of players, WAGs and associated hangers-on to celebrate another successful season. After sitting down to an excellent dinner, the real business of the evening got underway with the usual smorgasbord of speeches and performances (in the loosest sense of the word). Unfortunately…
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2014 Annual General Meeting
Our esteemed Secretary writes: Chaps, The club’s AGM will take place on Wednesday 29th October at the Joseph Arch pub in Barford. All members are welcome to attend – it’s your chance to give your views and raise any issues relating to the club and there will be sandwiches and chips. If you can’t make…
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2014 Annual Dinner
From the one and only International: After finally sorting everything with the people at Merchants I am pleased to say that here is the menu. It will again be priced at £25.00 per person ( Bargain ). All I need you to do now is have a look through it, decide what you want and…