Latest news
Last updated 17th January 2008
- Sunday League
gets a re-vamp - see seniors
- Toughest
of draws for Morley in the Heavy Woollen and Crowther Cups - see seniors for further details
The winter
nets started at Morley High School over the last weekend - see juniors and seniors for more information. Please note that
due to school exams, there will be no senior session on this Friday (16th January). The School have now notified the Club
that the Junior sessions on Saturday will also need to be cancelled. Therefore, there are no nets at all this coming weekend.
Happy New Year everyone
- News
update provided - see seniors - more info on winter nets,
new Sunday League website, an apology to a new signing while Morley CC sign-up for the inaugural JCT600 Bradford League 20/20
competition
- Winter indoor nets arranged for 2009 - see both seniors and juniors for more details
- Senior fixtures
now available - see seniors - and James Kilroy progresses
to Under 10 League sessions - see juniors
- More updates have been added to the Diary page
- Recruitment for 2009 gets underway - see
seniors
Close season? It just never stops …
There might not be much cricket at the present time,
but the activities at Morley CC continue apace throughout the winter months.
Saturday
15th November saw another excellent fund raising evening at the club with a Curry Night and entertainment. The fund was supplied by our friends from Amaans in Morley while the
superb entertainment came from singer Jill Swanson. Thanks go to the army of helpers on the night not least Joanne Jenkinson,
Dave Nebard, Michael Cooper, Simon Barraclough, Bernard Cooper and Richard Seddon for all their help in organising a great
night. Several more fund raising events are being planned for the winter, details to be announced soon.
The Club’s Junior Development sessions are now up and running every Friday night up until
Christmas at Morley High School. Many thanks to Graham Austin, Colin Nuthall and Joanne Jenkinson for organising this excellent
initiative. Twenty-eight of the clubs juniors are enjoying excellent tuition from Graham, Colin and their team of coaches.
The club
are delighted to announce an official partnership with Morley CC of Perth,
Western Australia. To find out all about "Morley Down Under", log onto
their excellent web site on www.morleycc.org.au to read all about them. One of the benefits of the partnership
will be the opportunity for our own players to play cricket for Morley in Australia
next winter. Help will be provided with work and accommodation by them and one of the Australian Morley officials will be
visiting us next June. Any of our own players interested in this fantastic opportunity should contact Graeme Smith for further
information. Talking of Australia,
First Teamer Nathan Bromby is currently playing in Melbourne.
Another
exciting partnership has been announced, this time between ourselves and Heckmondwike and Carlinghow CC of
the Huddersfield Central League. With plenty of keen competition for places in our senior teams, and a growing number of juniors
pushing for senior recognition, Heckmondwike and Carlinghow are willing to offer a limited number of our players an opportunity
to play competitive cricket every Saturday, a scheme that has the backing of our own Cricket Committee. Any player interested
in finding out more about this venture should contact Graeme Smith.
Other links
with the cricket community are being looked at by David Dowse and Joanne Jenkinson. Both
attended the recent meeting of the North Bradford Cricket development group and they are now busy reviving the Leeds
South and Heavy Woollen Development Group, of which Morley were founder members. The Development Groups are an excellent
way for clubs to resolve mutual problems and gain valuable funding information and assistance.
The Club
were represented at the recent JCT 600 Bradford League AGM and all of the major points from the meeting are
on their own website. Morley CC were awarded with a championship certificate for winning
the 2nd X1 championship 2nd Division and the draws were made for the First Round of next season’s Priestley
Cup and Shield competitions – Morley received a bye in both competitions. The
Leagues’ Annual Dinner takes place in Bradford on Friday 28th
November; anyone wishing to attend should get in touch with Graeme Smith.
Congratulations
go to James McNichol. The talented youngster completed a memorable season by receiving the Heavy Woollen
League u13 Lords Taverners Player of the season award at the recent League presentation night. Well done James from everyone
at the club.
Senior
recruitment for 2009 has been going well with plenty of activity behind the scenes. Several transfers are currently
going through the various administrative stages and the names of the new players will be unveiled on this site in the next
couple of weeks. Two out going transfers have already
been completed with David and Gavin Goodlad joining Ossett CC of the CYL. The Club
wishes them well with the new Club in 2009.
Look out
for a new look Scorebox for 2009! The frontage has been redesigned
and is being rebuilt, completion scheduled for January 2009. Many thanks to Michael Davies for his design and to Richard Seddon
and Seddon Manufacturing for the construction work.
