We wish all our Members and Friends in Cricket
a Happy Christmas and a Covid-free New Year!

AUTUMN 2020 BOUNDARY VIEW - Click the image

A CALAMITOUS SEASON

It is with much regret that it has been decided to cancel the first five meetings of the current season. The host Club and the Society have agreed that, in accordance with government guidelines and social distancing regulations, meetings cannot be held.  

However, we can report that the first three guests, Alan Butcher, Luke Sutton and Daryl Mitchell have agreed to appear in twelve months’ time. 

Both of the afternoon meetings scheduled for January and February 2021 have been cancelled. We have delayed making a decision about the March meeting, but as matters currently stand, it must be regarded as being unlikely to proceed. The decision will be announced in the New Year.

We are very disappointed that this season should be affected so badly, as it is Terry Church’s last season as Programme Secretary. ​

PROGRAMME SECRETARY APPOINTMENT

Carl Jordan has been appointed the Society’s new Speaker Secretary. He will succeed Terry Church, who will be retiring from the position at the end of March 2021.   

We are pleased to have made a swift and excellent appointment as this means that Carl will be able to gain experience by working with Terry before the official handover date. 

A recently retired resident of Alvechurch in North Worcestershire, Carl is a member of neighbouring Warwickshire CCC. He has close ties with the village’s cricket and football clubs. He is also a member of the Cricket Memorabilia Society. 
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Keen and friendly rivals, Stourbridge and Alvechurch football clubs play in the same league, which should produce some lively comments at the Society’s committee meetings!

BRIAN’S BOSTIN’ BLOG - SECOND EDITION NOW AVAILABLE!

S&DCS member, Brian Lester and three Black Country pals popped down to Port Elizabeth in January to see the Test between South Africa and England. Brian has written a 32-page booklet with numerous colour photographs which convey the carnival atmosphere of the match.

To obtain your copy (priced at £4 plus £1 postage) please make direct contact: b.lester@btinternet.com

JUBILEE MEMORIES

The Society’s Golden Anniversary will soon be upon us. We wish to remind all members, longstanding and new, to contribute urgently any anecdotes or favourite memories they have of the Society.   

We are also keen to make use of any photographs of S&DCS members that we can use in our proposed Jubilee publication.  
 
Please send asap memories and photographs by email to adcollis@blueyonder.co.uk  ​

SUBSCRIPTION RENEWALS

Members are reminded that subscription renewals are now due. Should meetings not take place in the 2020/21 season, members may elect to carry their payment forward to the 2021/22 season or to donate their payment to society funds.   

Members are asked to indicate their preference on the renewal form.  Please contact us if you need a replacement form. 
Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket!

EXTRA COVER - SECOND ANNUAL JOURNAL

EXTRA COVER
Stourbridge & District Cricket Society announces that the second annual journal – Extra Cover – is now available.
Extra Cover focuses on cricket, at all levels, past and present, primarily in Worcestershire and the Black Country.
The essays have been penned by S&DCS members or by friends in cricket.
Extra Cover (36 pages, soft back, 11 b/w pictures) is priced at £3 plus £1 dispatch costs.
Please make cheques for £4, payable to Stourbridge & District Cricket Society, and send to: 
Extra Cover, 34a Chawn Hill, Stourbridge DY9 7JB
Do not forget to include your postal address!
S&DCS wishes to thank Brierley Printers for their support.

GUEST SPEAKERS COMING TO STOURBRIDGE IN  2021/22

Sorry – All meetings for 2020 postponed due to Coronavirus. However,  three guests have agreed to visit us next year!  
The following meetings for 2021/22 will be held: "Subject to any government or local restrictions in force" 
Meetings usually commence at 7.30pm, with the exception of January and February which will commence at 2pm. Visitors are welcome on payment of an entry charge of £5. The complete programme for the 2020/21 season can be viewed here. Details of membership can be obtained from the secretary, by using the contact form. Please include your postal address so that we can forward an application form to you.

October 2021*

Alan Butcher
(Surrey, Glamorgan & England)
Alan Butcher is part of a family known for its strong cricketing connections. Alan was lauded for his skills in first-class cricket and was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991.

November 2021*

Luke Sutton
(Somerset, Derbyshire & Lancashire)
 A right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper, Luke won the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2000, 2001 and 2002.


* ALL DATES TO BE CONFIRMED

December 2021*

Daryl Mitchell
(Worcestershire)
A right-hand opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Daryl was born in Badsey, fewer than 20 miles from New Road and became the first Worcestershire captain born inside the county since Maurice Foster in 1925.

SUPPORTING CRICKET IS AS IMPORTANT AS PLAYING CRICKET!

Formed in 1972, the 'District' in the Society's name refers to the various areas in and around Stourbridge, when originally, all local clubs were invited to join as affiliate members. Nowadays the Society warmly welcomes people from all points of the compass.

​The principal aims of the Society are to provide a forum for like‐minded cricket enthusiasts to meet, talk and reminisce about the game during the winter months.

Meetings are held in the pavilion of Stourbridge CC (left) on the third Thursday between October and April. (Dates may vary in December and April). The Society is most grateful to Stourbridge CC and Worcestershire CCC for their continued help and support.

Guests are invited to talk for the first innings (± 45 mins). The second innings, a Q&A session, allows members to put questions to the speaker.