By the time you read this the cricket season will be over for another year – doesn’t time fly? I suppose that after previous recent seasons 2005 has been slightly disappointing. The following report assesses the situation as at August 1st - 

After a bright start our 1st team look as if they will finish about half way in Division 1.

The 2nd team have really struggled and look set to finish at the foot of Division 3S – fortunately, due to League restructuring – they will not be relegated.

The 3rd team need to finish in the top three of Division 6S to gain promotion. They currently are in 5th position. On paper they have a fairly easy run in, so there is still a good chance for them to go up.

The Club retained the Burton Breweries Cup with a fairly comfortable victory over Alrewas at Marston’s sports ground on July 31st.

We were also runners up in the Randall Trophy, losing the final against Lullington.

The 1st team also reached the semi-final of the League Cup, losing to favourites Spondon.

Our Under 17s were also beaten finalists in the Fred Lowe Trophy. Having won the trophy in the previous two years they were beaten by Ticknall. They also finished joint runners-up in the League to Ticknall.

For any information about the Cricket Club please contact the secretary Trevor Foster on 01283 812824 or visit our website at www.rollestoncc.org.uk.

Trevor Foster

The 2005 season is now under way – despite the weather – and the first team have won their first two matches. The seconds and thirds have still yet to register a victory, but it’s early days yet.

HOME fixtures for June and July are as follows 

Sat 4th June – 2nd XI v Draycott & Hanbury 1st XI
Sat 11th June - 1st XI v Matlock 1st XI
Sat 18th June - 2nd XI v Dunstall 2nd XI
Sat 25th June- 1st XI v Elvaston 1st XI
Sun 2nd July -1st XI v Wirksworth 1st XI
Sat 9th July -2nd XI v Ticknall 2nd XI
Sat 16th July -1st XI v Shipley Hall 1st XI
Sat 23rd July -2nd XI v Lullington Park 2nd XI 
Sun 24th July –3rd XI v Littleover Centurions 2nd XI
Sat 30th July –1st XI v Lullington Park 1st XI 

( 1st XI matches start at 1.30 pm and 2nd / 3rd XI matches at 2.00 pm )

Should we make it to the quarter and semi-final stages of this year’s Brewery Cup Competition, we will be at home on Sundays 5th June and 
3rd July respectively – start 11.00 am 

The Cricket Club lounge and bar have recently been refurbished and re-decorated and we would like to thank all those people who have given their time and considerable amounts of work in bringing the project to fruition – particularly Alan & Carol Newbold, Nick Parr and Keith Widdows.

If you are interested in joining the Cricket Club, would like a copy of the full 2005 fixture list, or for any further information please contact Club Secretary Trevor Foster on 01283 812824 . 

Don’t forget to keep up to date with everything that’s going on at the Club via our own web-site at www.rollestoncc.org.uk - it’s well worth a visit.

All three of our senior teams will again be playing in the Derbyshire County Cricket League in 2005. The first team is in Division 1, 2nds in Division 3S and 3rds in Division 6S.

Our junior sides will be competing in the Burton & District Youth League at U-17, U-15 and U-13 levels. We will also be running U-11 sides for Kwik Cricket and Hard Ball competitions. Boys AND girls are welcome to come along and learn to play.

The new season begins on April 23rd and HOME fixtures for April and May are as follows :

Sat 23rd April–Rolleston 2nd XI v Brailsford 1st XI
Sun 24th April-Rolleston 3rd XI v Mugginton 1st XI
Sat 30th April-Rolleston 1st XI v Ticknall 1st XI
Sat 7th May-Rolleston 2nd XI v Rolls Royce 1st XI
Sun 8th May-Rolleston1st XI v Aston on Trent 1st XI
Sat 14th May-Rolleston 2nd XI v Sawley & LE Park 2nd XI
Sat 21st May-Rolleston 2nd XI v Spondon 2nd XI
Sat 28th May-Rolleston 1st XI v Spondon 1st XI 

If you are interested in joining the Cricket Club, or for any further information please contact Club Secretary Trevor Foster on 01283 812824 . 

Don’t forget to keep up to date with everything that’s going on at the Club via our own web-site at www.rollestoncc.org.uk 

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Last updated: 1 October 2005