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THE MILLENNIUM SEASON
Founded in 1974, Winsham Cricket Club's aim was to provide cricket for the village residents, with friendly matches against local clubs. 36 years on it is still providing friendly cricket as well as league games in the guise of tie Chard Evening League on Wednesdays and the Somerset League on Saturdays. The nucleus of the team comes from village residents with the remainder coming from outlying areas. Principally, Norman Good and members of the club keep the ground at Bakersfield in good condition.
The Millennium Season started in late March with the local cricket school at Wambrook being hired for net practice. This was well attended with a good number of young players wanting coaching. As well as the youngsters, the usual stalwarts of the club were there to lend their experience. The club was also glad to welcome some new faces, some which had played cricket at a much higher level and some that just wanted the enjoyment of playing the game. We even had a television celebrity join us. Craig Charles obviously came from good cricketing stock, as one of his close descendants played for the West Indies.
The club had a reasonable start to the season, performing ably with bat and ball, and the young members of the club making very worthwhile contributions. In fact, three fourteen year olds played regularly throughout the season, which is a very good sign for the future. The one thing we lost this year was that little bit of luck that would mean the difference between winning and losing and, win or lose, each game is played with spirit and keenness. Winning is great, but if we lose a game, our heads remain high, as the enjoyment is taking part. Knowing we haven't performed as well as we should, the players immediately agreed to go straight back to the cricket school for net practice to iron out their flaws in preparation for next season. It looks like cricket is wanted all the year round!
The club Annual Dinner and Presentation takes place in October when the members vote for their choice of outstanding players, as well as the Club Person of the year.
Looking to the future we find ourselves in a situation we have never been in before, with hopefully a youth/junior team being formed and possibly, even more exciting, the formation of a ladies' team, which would be a real bonus, as there are very few ladies' teams around. Good Luck, Girls!
The future of the club looks bright and we look forward to die 2001 season.
Maurice Beviss-Secretary
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