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2010 Season News

Dorset take on Lincolnshire in the Minor Counties Championship Final at Dean Park, Bournemouth, from September 5th-8th 2010. The match starts at 10:30 and all spectators are welcome at the ground.
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Dorset County Cricket Club are delighted to announce two prestigious friendlies that have been added to their fixture list for the coming season. They will entertain Somerset and Hampshire in T20 matches. The games are being used by the two First Class Counties as warm up games ahead of their respective T20 campaigns. A lot of hard work has gone into negotiating these two fixtures and we are very grateful to Brian Rose (Somerset) and Tim Tremlett (Hampshire) for their co-operation in arranging the games. Dorset will play Somerset at Sherborne School (start time 2.30pm) on Sunday 30th May and Hampshire at Dean Park (start time 5pm) on Tuesday 1st June.


Tickets for these two fixtures are available by application in writing, with s.a.e. & cheque made payable to Dorset County Cricket Club, to the secretary : VB Lewis, 9 Quarry Close, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1ET (01258 475181/472282)

Adults £10 OAP £5 Under 16s £5 Students (with card) £5
Family Ticket(2+2)£20 School Parties/Cricket Clubs (2+12) £50


The matches are being played during half term, so we are hoping for big crowds and that the young cricket supporters in the County will want to come and see some World Class Cricketing talent on display. Both counties have told us they will be bringing strong sides, so the matches are going be very entertaining. If you think about the talent on display this is going to be a real treat for local cricket fans and especially our sponsors The Hearn Group'.

Somerset's side reached finals day of the T20 competition last season and their side will contain the likes of Marcus Trescothick (captain), England player Craig Keswetter and Peter Trego (England Lions). South Africans Zander De Bruyn, Alfonso Thomas and Charl Willoughby are in the squad. We are excited to see leg spinner and Dorset player Max Waller, back from the England Performance training camps in South Africa this winter, playing for Somerset. Their overseas players for the T20 season will be Murali Kartik (India), Cameron White (Australia) and Keiron Pollard (West Indies).

Hampshire have never reached finals day but with their impressive squad they will certainly be looking to do so this season. Their side will contain the likes of Dimi Mascaranhas (captain), England players Dominic Cork, Kevin Pieterson, Michael Carberry, Simon Jones and Kabir Ali. Michael Lumb (England Lions), Nic Pothas, Sean Ervine (Zimbabwe) and Sherborne schoolboy James Adams are also in the T20 squad. Their overseas players for the 2010 season are Ajantha Mendis (Sr Lanka) the exciting leg spinner, Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan) and Shahid Afridi (Pakistan).

Ticket pricing for the the matches is listed below. However, Dorset CCC members will be allowed entry to these games free of charge on production of their membership cards upon entry. We are hoping that this will encourage people to become members of Dorset CCC. Anyone requiring information about becoming a member can do so by contacting Peter Moxam on 01929 462632.

Ticket Prices

Adult - £10

Child under 16 and OAP's - £5

Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) - £20

Dorset CCC Members - Free entry on production of membership card


Sean Walbridge
Dorset CCC Team Manager


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Another treat for Cricket supporters is the news that Dean Park will play host to the Clydesdale Bank 40 match between The Unicorns and Glamorgan CC. This season an ECB Representative XI named The Unicorns (emblem of the Minor Counties Cricket Association) has joined the competition and they will play one of their home group matches at Dean Park on Sunday May 16th start time 11am.


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2009 Season Summary

Dorset enjoyed another season of progress on the field. We finished joint 2nd in our Group in the One Day competition, winning two and losing one of our matches. We beat Cambridgeshire and Wales but lost against Buckinghamshire and therefore missed out to them on net run rate, failing to qualify for the Quarter Finals of the competition.

In the Championship we were in the top 2 of the table for much of the season following victories against Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Unfortunately defeat against Shropshire put and end to our title ambitions but it was pleasing that we finished the season on a positive note with the remarkable victory against Wiltshire where Nick Park scored a record breaking 219 and shared another record with Dave Kidner adding 157 for the 10th wicket. Our aim at the start of the season was to play attacking cricket and take the game to the opposition. This we've done reasonably successfully, our bowling attack once again has proved a highly effective unit, arguably the best in our Division. Our fielding and catching has been excellent this season, it gives the bowlers great confidence knowing that when the chances come they are going to be taken by the guys in the slips or outfield. We do accept that we need to improve our batting, its imperative we make better scores, especially in the first innings. If we can do this then we can be serious contenders in both One Day and Championship competitions next season. There have been to many occasions where we have failed to bat our 90 overs in the first innings and therefore been forced to play catch up cricket for the rest of the match. Its testament to the spirit and character of the team that they have been able to do this with the Oxford and Wiltshire matches highlighting these battling qualities. However, if we want to move forward as a side we must improve this area of our play. We will look at this during at our winter sessions and we may well bring in two or three fresh faces over the winter, we will also have Darren Cowley back from injury next season.

Nick Park had a superb summer scoring 482 runs, well supported by his opening partner Glyn Treagus with 277 runs and Chris Park with 197 but we lack the weight of runs behind these guys, although it was a shame that Chris Jones was only available for 2 matches this summer. With the ball Tom Hicks led the way with 16 wickets including his first 10 wicket haul in a match against Wiltshire. Stefan Jones was a revelation in his 2 matches early in the season and we thank him for that and hope that he goes onto to secure a deal with Derbyshire having performed so well for them in the 2nd half of the season. Matt Metcalfe was his normal reliable self but most pleasing was Ed Denham's first full season, he bowled with great accuracy and control and has firmly established himself as a 1st team regular.

Tom Hicks once again led the side superbly and he was ably assisted by Chris Park, Tom has the full backing of myself and Alan Willows but most importantly the guys in the squad. Its been pleasing for us to see Max Waller progress into Somerset's 1st XI and play such an important role in their T20 and Pro 40 sides. We wish him well for their Champions League campaign. David Payne has played for Gloucestershire in the Pro 40 also Mitch Wilson made his 1st Class début for Gloucestershire against Leeds and Bradford UCCE. Chris Jones, Ed Denham and Simon Watkins have all played 2nd XI cricket on a regular basis this season and its also great to see the Bournemouth lads making the Sky Club T20 Finals Day on September 28.

Id like to thank The Hearn Group for their continued support, our hard working Committee especially Barry Lewis and Peter Moxam, Coach Alan Willows for his dedication and enthusiasm, Scorer Chris Drew and finally our loyal band of followers, I can assure them that the players all appreciated their support.

Sean Walbridge
Dorset CCC Team Manager


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Throughout 2009 we are hoping to add match reports to our results, to give a little more information to those of you unable to attend the game. These will be found by selecting the option at the top of the screen when viewing the match in progress or result, or in the 'Latest News' section at the bottom of this page.

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Dorset CCC have been warming up for this season’s assault on the Minor Counties one-day and Championship trophies with sessions at Bryanston School. Members of the 1st team squad and Development XI have been practising side by side giving the Development players valuable experience and the management a chance to check on their progress. Aaron Williams has joined from Devon and will add extra strength to the batting line. Seamer Paul Warren has been bowling in the nets and 2000 Championship medal winners Toby Sharpe and David Kidner could link up with the squad for the final session on March 22nd.

Several of the players have been busy during the winter working with First Class Counties. Ed Denham has impressed whilst working with Hampshire Academy as has Chris Jones with Somerset. Max Waller has signed a 1 year contract with Somerset but will still be available for Dorset matches. Richard Banham has spent the winter honing his bowling skills on the hard pitches in Australia, whilst Rupes Kitzinger is currently in Hong Kong coaching whilst training for the London Marathon.

Skipper Tom Hicks (who is also running the marathon for a second time) welcomes the competition for places, saying: “We are fortunate to have so many decent players at our disposal this year. It is quite conceivable that some guys who have considerable Minor Counties experience might miss out, such is the strength of the squad.” There appear few weak areas, although the number three slot has been highlighted as an area yet to be set in stone. The three scheduled warm-up games in April should be the perfect opportunity for someone to stake a claim for the season.

All of Dorset’s matches will return to Dean Park this year. It will be interesting to see how it plays following John Fazackerly’s retirement. The management will be visiting John’s replacement on March 17th.

Coach Alan Willows and Manager Sean Walbridge have been working hard over the winter preparing the winter programme and planning for the 2009 season. They both feel that we have the squad to compete for the One Day Knockout and Championship trophies and can’t wait for the season to get under way.

As always, the players, Committee and management of Dorset CCC warmly invite all supporters of cricket in Dorset and the south to come and support the team this season. There can be few better sights than a sunny Dean Park surrounded by deckchairs and opposition wickets tumbling – be a part of it!

Come on you Leopards!

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The fixtures are complete on this site, so please enter them in your diary and we'll look forward to welcoming you at the games.

Dorset CCC have an existing site at dorsetccc.com

 

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