The Sound of Leather on Willow
 ...it's
that time of year again
ALAN WILLCOCKS PREVIEWS THE SEASON FOR BARROW CC
Barrow Town Cricket Club is preparing for the 2005 season
with indoor nets for seniors and juniors ongoing from the
start of the New Year at the ECB Academy on Loughborough University
campus.The senior 1st XI will play Saturday League cricket
in the Premier division of the Everards Leicestershire Cricket
Club League with David Millns as captain.The 2nd XI will play
in division five of the same league with Steve Grew captaining.
In the 2004 season both teams consolidated their position
in their respective division, finishing in similar positions
to 2003 although this statistic does not show significant
team changes. David Millns put his faith in a number of local
young players and, after a tough start against some of the
strongest sides in the County, they began to put some results
together and finished in a very creditable position.The second
XI continued with its mixture of youth and experience and
had a successful and enjoyable season.The club now has sufficient
good young players that it was able to enter into a partnership
arrangement with Burton on the Wolds CC to enable juniors
to play in senior matches.
CLUBMARK
The junior side of the Club goes from strength to strength.
Junior cricket nationally has been a major area of development
and the ECB (cricket's governing body) has been requiring
clubs not only to provide facilities and managers for playing
junior matches, but additionally provide appropriate welfare
to achieve a set standard known as 'Clubmark'. Barrow Town
CC should achieve Clubmark accreditation before the start
of the 2005 season. Part of the accreditation requires clubs
to appoint a Club Welfare Officer and we welcome Annette Love
to this important role.There are now around sixty young players
at the club in ages ranging between six and eighteen years
old and many will play in leagues at their respective age
groups in the 2005 season.
Barrow Town CC is an ECB Focus club and has an approved plan
for its development both for players and facilities.We are
currently engaged in raising the funding for the installation
of new, high quality practice nets at the Nottingham Road
ground. The senior season starts on Saturday, 23rd April and
continues until 17th September, 2005.
RON WILLIAMSON
Ron Williamson, Club President and Trustee passed away on
12th January, 2005 at the age of 80 years. Ron was born in
the village and was closely associated with the cricket club
for more than 55 years.
He played for the village teams after he returned from active
service in the Navy during the war and became a driving force
inthe development of the club towards the position it holds
today in Leicestershire cricket. He was Club Captain during
the 1960's and helped develop many promising youngsters into
what was, probably, the club's finest and strongest playing
squad. He was Treasurer for many years and in 1969, following
the fire which destroyed the pavilion on the Quorn fields
site, was instrumental in helping the club secure its present
ground at Nottingham Road.
He was a tireless, committed champion for the club and was
its President for the last twenty years. He rarely missed
a match and whilst he will be missed by everyone, he leaves
a legacy of his sons and grandsons playing for Barrow Town
CC.
CLUB ACCOUNTS - TO 31ST DECEMBER, 1955.
The statement of club accounts shown is nearly
50 years old . At that time the ground was not at Nottingham
Road which was acquired in the early 1970's. It had a ground
adjacent to that which is today used by Barrow Town Football
Club, paid £12.0s.0d for its use and ran the whole season
on less than £100 pounds in 1955.A couple of points I noted
are; in the Expenditure,'teams travelling expenses' - it was
usual to hire a taxi to transport players to away matches
and in the Receipts 'Special Efforts' - which individually
is the largest source of income. I am unsure on the exact
meaning of this but assume it to be fund raising activity
- raffles, collection and selling of old newspaper etc. There's
nothing new in recycling!
CONTACTS AT BARROW TOWN CRICKET CLUB:
Alan Willcocks - Club Secretary
Tel: 01509-413996
John Williamson - Chairman
Tel: 01509-412689
Or visit the Club
website at: This website is linked to Barrow
village website
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