WELCOME TO OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS IN CRICKET!

We REGRET to announce that:
Due to additional restrictions announced by the prime minister last night, the Society’s AGM and the meeting with Alan Ormrod, both scheduled for 9 April, have been cancelled. 
The AGM will be held at the start of next season.
Now the HAPPY News!
Terry confirms that John Emburey’s visit has been rescheduled for 18 March 2021.
And More Happy News!
We invite members to submit short bits and pieces (anecdotes, cartoons, cricket jokes, profiles, quiz questions, reminiscences etc), focused on local cricket, at club or county level, which can be included in a mid-summer bumper edition of Boundary View.
The editorial guideline is that all contributions should strive to bring a smile to readers’ faces!
The reason for inviting contributions is for members to recall the many good and pleasant experiences the game of cricket has provided us and to take our minds (temporarily) away from fears and worries of self-isolation.
We look forward to receiving your items and shall be delighted to include at least one contribution from each respondent.
It is hoped that the eventual publication also will bring pleasure to members. 
Please email your articles ASAP – but no later than Thursday, 30 April to adcollis@blueyonder.co.uk
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​PORT ELIZABETH TEST

Nasser: “I think our guest pundit has arrived!”
 
S&DCS committee member Brian Lester waits patiently in Port Elizabeth
Supporting cricket is as important as playing cricket!

EXTRA COVER - SECOND ANNUAL JOURNAL

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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  2019/20

Meetings usually commence at 7.30pm, with the exception of February which is normally an afternoon meeting. Visitors are welcome on payment of an entry charge of £5. The complete programme for the 2019/20 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.
Pat Murphy
British sports writer and radio broadcaster.Pat has reported on cricket and football for BBC Radio Sport for the past 25 years.
Fred Rumsey
 (Worcestershire, Somerset & England) together with
Stephen Chalke
(Author, Publisher and a superb Raconteur)
John Emburey
(England, Middlesex, 
Northamptonshire, and Western Province)
18 March 2021
Alan Ormrod
(Worcestershire & Lancashire)
Scored a total of 21,753 runs for Worcestershire.
We hope that Alan will appear in due course.

SUPPORTING CRICKET IS AS IMPORTANT AS PLAYING CRICKET!

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STOURBRIDGE CRICKET CLUB

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.