The 2002 season finished with our 1st team, skippered by Sean Green, narrowly missing out on promotion for the second successive year – by only 2 points !! Overall they had a reasonable year - but on reflection inconsistent batting performances were their main downfall.

Our 2nd team, with Richard Wyatt at the helm, fared much better and followed up their success in the League Cup with the runners-up slot in Division 4a.

The 3rd Team with Mick Clay in charge went one better still and finished the season on top of the Burton and District League’s Division 4.

Award winners for the 2002 season were :

1st XI Batting – Sean Green
1st XI Bowling – Alan Mellor
2nd XI Batting - Adrian Statham ( Adrian scored over 1000 runs in the season )
2nd XI Bowling – Simon Price
3rd XI Batting – Ian Taylor
3rd XI Bowling – John Hodson

Junior award winners were :

U – 17’s – Ben Stockley, Luke Nelson and Matthew Belmore
U – 15’s – Ben Stockley, Michael James and Gareth Marshall
U – 13’s – Joe Morgan and Edward Richardson

A new award – ‘The President’s Shield’ (kindly donated by Mr Alan Partrinfton) for The Young Player of the Year was won by Daniel Robotham.

Next season sees the start of the DCCL’s Pyramid League format. The 1st Team will not be affected, but the 2nd’s will be in Division 4 South. This will mean less travelling but some stiff opposition.

Trevor Foster
Secretary

Rolleston (17) 238-8 (Green 47, Colley 39, Robotham 46, Taylor 41, M Ruhrmund 3-51) drew with Sandiacre Town (12) 212-7 (Bembridge 67, Brown 51) 

Ockbrook & Borrowash (15) 190-9 (Sexton 43, Hickman 3-49, Price 3-39) drew with Rolleston (11) 168-7 (Statham 76, Roberts 3-46)

Saturday 7 September 2002 Results

Aston-on-Trent (27) 170-8 (Faisal 62, R Ali 39, Mellor 4-38) beat Rolleston (6) 148 all out (Green 41) by 22 runs

Rolleston (22) 151-5 (Wakefield 53*) beat Selston Town (4) 147-8 (Dawes 42, Wyatt 3-44) by 5 wickets

Saturday 31 August 2002 Results

Rolleston (18) 212 all out (Colley 45, Allen 48, Bowering 35, Mann 4-44) drew with Denby (12) 182-9 (S Payne 41, Sparham 37, Mellor 5-39, G Dent 4-28)

Clowne Town (6) 127-7 (Holmes 30, Linacre 52*) drew with Rolleston (17) 198-5 (Widdows 52, Bryan 42*, Wakefield 44*, Keys 3-70)

Saturday 24 August 2002 Results

Abbey Glass Derbyshire County League Division 2

Little Eaton (4) 115 all out (S Dolby 39, G Dent 3-43, K Dent 3-25) lost to Rolleston (27) 206-7 (Colley 106, S Dolby 3-30) by 91 runs

Brookside Press Derbyshire County League Division 4A

Rolleston (22) 177-1 (Statham 107*, Marshall 47*) beat Littleover Centurions (4) 176-9 (Ali 60, Haider 37, Wadham 4-58) by 9 wickets

Saturday 17 August 2002 Results

Abbey Glass Derbyshire County League Division 2

Rolleston (22) 177-3 (Green 94) beat Ockbrook & Borrowash (4) 174 all out (Morgan 81, G Dent 3-46, Mellor 3-19, K Dent 3-34) by 7 wickets

Brookside Press Derbyshire County League Division 4A

Morton Colliery (0) 81 all out (Wyatt 4-24, Foster 4-24) lost to Rolleston (22) 85-1 (Statham 50*) by 9 wickets

At the halfway point of the season all three of our senior teams are in with a chance of promotion. The 1st XI is 4th in Division 2 of the Derbyshire County Cricket League. Unfortunately, the team was knocked out of this year’s Brewery Cup Competition by Draycott & Hanbury. However, ultimately this may prove an advantage by allowing them to concentrate on their League status. The 2nds are also in 4th position in Division 4a and there have been some particularly good batting and bowling performances in recent weeks. The 2nd team have also reached the final of the League Cup thanks to good all round performances, the highlights of which were a 7 wickets for 29 runs bowling achievement by Simon Price in the quarter final against Shipley Hall and 101 not out from Daniel Robotham in the semi final against Old Derbeians. The 3rd team are currently second in Division 4 of the Burton & District League and are very hopeful of clinching the title and promotion. The junior season is now over and although no trophies came our way this year, our U-15’s and U-17’s have both fared well in their respective leagues, and a lot of the youngsters are performing admirably in the senior sides.

Forthcoming Home Fixtures:
Sat 31st Aug: 1st XI v Denby
Sat. 7th Sept: 2nd XI v Selston Town
Sun 8th Sept: 1st XI v Sandiacre Town

Start times are August -1.30 pm; Sept. -1.00 pm

Why not come and support your local cricket club – we would love to see you at The Willows.

For any further information re above or other issues concerning Rolleston CC please call Trevor Foster on 01283 812824 .

Mid–season Report 2002

At the halfway point of the season all three of our senior teams are in with a chance of promotion. The 1st XI are 4th in Division 2 of the Derbyshire County Cricket League. Unfortunately the team was knocked out of this year’s Brewery Cup Competition by Draycott & Hanbury. However, this may eventually prove an advantage by allowing them to concentrate on their League status. The 2nds are also in 4th position in Division 4a and there have been some particularly good batting and bowling performances in recent weeks. The team have also reached the semi final of the League Cup thanks to good all round performances, the highlight of which was a 7 wickets for 29 runs bowling achievement by Simon Price in the quarter final against Shipley Hall. The 3rd team are currently top of Division 4 of the Burton & District League and are very hopeful of clinching the title and promotion.

Forthcoming Home Fixtures:

Sat 20th July: 1st XI v Allestree
Sat 27th July: 2nd XI v West Hallam WR
Sun 28th July: Wright Cup Semi Final - RCC 2nd XI v Old Derbeians (Starting at 2.00 pm)
Sat 3rd August: 1st XI v Ticknall
Sat 10th August: 2nd XI v Whitmoor RC
Thu 15th August: RCC v MCC XI at The Willows (Starting at 11.00 am)
Sat 17th August: 1st XI v Ockbrook & Borrowash
Sat 24th August: 2nd XI v Littleover Centurions
Sat 31st August: 1st XI v Denby
Sat 7th September: 2nd XI v Selston Town
Sun 8th September: 1st XI v Sandiacre Town

Start times are July - 2.00 pm; August - 1.30 pm; September - 1.00 pm.

Why not go and support your local cricket club – they would love to see you at The Willows. For any further information re above or other issues concerning Rolleston CC please call Trevor Foster on 812824 .

After 3 matches the 1st XI are undefeated and are lying 2nd in Division 2 behind Ockbrook & Borrowash. Several good batting performances have been seen, topped by a ton from skipper Sean Green against Allestree.

The 2nd XI made a promising start with a winning draw against Rolls Royce but then fell to two successive defeats. Several juniors, however, have produced encouraging performances, so hopefully things will improve as experience and confidence grow.

The 3rd XI won their opening match against Kings Bromley where junior Luke Nelson starred with bat and ball. In their second match the team narrowly lost by 10 runs. Once again the blend of experience and youth looks promising.

In May the Club will be participating in the Derek Randall Trophy. This is a mid-week competition sponsored by the former England cricketer.
Matches are played on Wednesday evenings (start 6.30 pm), and Rolleston will be at home on the 8th and 29th May, and 5th June. We shall also be hosting one of the semi-finals on 12th June.

The Brewery Cup starts on 9th June when we have a tough 1st round match at Draycott and Hanbury (start 11.00 am). If successful we will be at home to Tutbury or All Stars on 23rd June.

A reminder that we have a match against an MCC XI in August.

Spectators are always welcome at the Willows - hope to see you there !!

For any further information re Rolleston Cricket Club contact the Secretary, Trevor Foster on 812824. 

The warmer winter has allowed a little more work to be done on the ground and all is looking well for the start of the 2002 season on Saturday 27th April.

In their first season in the Derbyshire County Cricket League our 1st XI narrowly missed promotion from Division 2 and skipper Sean Green will be aiming to go one better this time around. 

The 2nd XI will be in Division 4A again and sees a new captain in Richard Wyatt.

The 3rd XI will be playing in the Burton & District League Division 4 with Mick Clay once again at the helm, and their home matches will again be played at Pirelli S.C.

Indoor nets have just started and are held on Sunday evenings at Chellaston High School - juniors from 7 till 8 pm and seniors from 8 till 9 pm.

Our new £10,000 outdoor practice facilities should be available again from April – weather permitting of course.

We shall be running 3 Saturday teams, 1 (occasionally 2) Sunday teams, a mid week team and junior sides at U-11, U-13, U-15 and U-17.

Members of the Club are holding a sponsored slim between Feb and May to help raise funds for a young girl – Sam Tainton – who is suffering from West Syndrome. Sam is looking to go to America for treatment and needs £15,000 to realise this If you would like to sponsor one of the ‘slimmers’, make a donation or maybe even join the slimmers please contact the Club Secretary.

Early fixtures for the DCCL Leagues are as follows:-

First Team : (home matches) - up to 1st June inc. 

4th May - Brailsford 
11th May - Mickleover
25th May - Duffield
26th May - West Hallam WR (Cup)

Second Team :

27th April - Rolls Royce
5th May - Codnor WMC
18th May - Ticknall
1st June - Morton Colliery

Third Team :

27th April - Walton 2nds
18th May - Tutbury 3rds

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