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

A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER!

It is with much regret that we have yet to resume our winter programme of monthly meetings. It is now a full year since Fred Rumsey and Stephen Chalke visited us in February 2020.

Stourbridge CC, which provides our venue, and S&DCS have agreed that, in accordance with government guidelines and social distancing regulations, meetings cannot be held in the current situation.  

However, we are hopeful that meetings can resume in October 2021, after an absence of 18 more than months. Our first three guests, Alan Butcher, Luke Sutton and Daryl Mitchell have agreed to appear after being booked to appear twelve months earlier! Scroll down for biographical notes of each guest. In addition, John Emburey, originally arranged for March 2021  is now  scheduled for March 2022.

We are very disappointed that the current season should be affected so badly, as it is Terry Church’s last season as Programme Secretary.
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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 past 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  ​
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. 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. He was one of Wisden's Cricketers 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 is the first Worcestershire-born captain 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.