New Opportunity for Funding for Established Clubs
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Please see below a new funding opportunity for established sports clubs.
It is very rare for funding to be allocated for anything but new projects/activities so this is an opportunity simply to improve your existing activities.
The form is very simple and short and can be completed online.
£10000 will be given aaway each month until Devember 2008. You may only bid up to £500.
To apply click on the link below
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IWCB Senior Team V's MCC
22 Jul 2008
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The Island's Senior team will be playing thier annual fixture against the MCC on the Tuesday 22nd July at Ryde Cricket Club.
The daywill start with the semi finals of the Island Waste Under 9 Schools Kwik Cricket Cup.
Time table for the day
10.15am - Island Waste U9's Schools Kwik Cricket Semi
Finals.
11.30am - Island Senior Teams V's MCC XI
1.30pm - Lunch for Senior V MCC.
Final for the Island Waste U9's Schools Kwik Cricket Semi
Finals.
2,20/2.30pm - Island S...
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Inputting results to Website
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To produce up to date league tables for the website and the County Press, it is important that all results are submitted onto the website as soon as possible
To do this you will need to click on the link below. You will also need to have the clubs username and password to enter the scorecard area.
The username and passwords were sent out by post to the club secretary or fixture secretary. Each club has one username and password, which can be shared amongst the managers who require access ...
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Midweel League Play Off Final
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Carisbrooke High School Old Boys regained the IWCB Midweek League title yesterday, following a high scoring play-off Final against St Helens CC.
St Helens' Captain, Mark Allen, won the toss and elected to field.
Duncan Spite removed both Old Boys openers during his four over spell, bowling Joe McCormack for 15 and dismissing Rich Wilson, caught and bowled, for 14.
Those wickets were followed by an unbroken 136 run partnership between Neil Westhorpe, 80 not out, and Pat Morris, 48 n...
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MCC Spirit of Cricket Under 13 Cup
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Ventnor Under 13's will represent the Island in the Area Finals of the MCC Spirit of Cricket Under 13 Cup after beating Shanklin Under 13's by 9 wickets.
Batting first Shanklin scored 90 for 8 off their 20 overs with Jamie Downer top scoring with 22. Pick of the Ventnor bowlers was Matthew Domingez who took 3 wickets in 4 four balls and finished with 3 for 8 off his 4 overs.
Leo Nutter retired with 30 and Ollie Thompson was not out 19 as Ventnor reached the required total with 4 ...
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Ventnor all-rounder wins Cricketer of the Month Award
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Ventnor's teenage South African all-rounder Nono Pongolo, 19, has won the Southern Electric Premier League's Cricketer of the Month award for May.
Last month, he snapped up 13 wickets and produced two crucial performances with the bat to haul Ventnor out of potential trouble and set up wins over Lymnington and Old Tauntonians & Romsey.
Pongolo (left) is pictured receiving his award from Southern Electric's Group Auditor, Kevan Tate.
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Ryde Cavaliers triumph in Under 15 Cup Final
10 Jun 2008 to 30 Jun 2008
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Ryde Cavaliers Under 15 side pulled off a magnificent 9 wicket win over the favourites Ventnor Under 15’s in the final of the Under 15 Cup at Ryde Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
Batting first Ventnor made an impressive start with Jacob George and Adam Hose putting together a partnership of 40 for the first wicket. George was bowled by a wonderful ball from J Galdsworthy for 25, and Hose quickly followed for 18 also being bowled by Galdsworthy. James Cheek scored a useful 11 but is was Arthur Hals...
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Inputting League Result/Scorecards onto Website
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All results should be put on the website with in 24hs of the fixture taking place.
To do this you will need to go to the following link at the bottom of the page.
You will also need to have the clubs username and password. This was posted out to the Secretary or Fixture Secretary depending on the club, so please speak to them first.
If you need it sending again you can request it through the website or contact the IWCB office who will be able to help.
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Friends Provident Trophy Semi-Finals Draw
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The ECB today confirmed that the Friends Provident semi-finals will be played as follows:
Friday, July 4 (reserve day Saturday, July 5)
Durham Dynamos v Kent Spitfires or Somerset Sabres at Riverside
Saturday, July 5 (reserve day Sunday, July 6)
Essex Eagles v Yorkshire Carnegie at Chelmsford
Both matches start at 12.05pm and will be televised by Sky Sports.
The Friends Provident Final will be held at Lord’s on Saturday, August 16.
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COURSES FOR SPORTS CLUBS, COACHES & VOLUNTEERS!
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The following courses which are designed and aimed at sports clubs, coaches & volunteers are being held on the Isle of Wight in 2008
Valuing Sports Volunteers (Running Sports)
- Date: Saturday 21/06/08 Time: 18:00 to 21:00
- Venue: Riverside Centre, Newport
- Cost: £5.00 (includes resource)
A Club for All (Running Sports)
- Date: Saturday 13/09/08 Time: 16:00 to 19:00
- Venue: Riverside Centre, Newport
- Cost: £5.00 (includes resource)
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Umpire Training Courses In May
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The newly formed Isle of Wight Association of Cricket Officials will be running a Level 1 Umpiring training course.
The course is open to anyone who is interested getting involved in Umpiring or those umpires needing to attend a refresher course.
Venue: - IWCB Office (31Quay, Street Newport)
Dates: - 22nd, 28th & 29th May 2008
Time: - 7 - 9pm (Each date)
Cost: - £5 (If a new umpire attending)
Note: - You must attend all three dates to complete the course
To book a place pl...
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IWCB Special General Meeting
12 May 2008
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At the SGM held on 12th May, 2008 at Newport Cricket Club, members of the Isle of Wight Cricket Board voted to begin proceedings to transfer the Board to a Company Limited by Guarantee.
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Medina Cricket Club
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For the 2008 season Medina Cricket Club will not be able to supply a tea to visiting teams, as they will only have changing rooms available for this season due to the fire that destroyed the grounds pavilion.
All teams will be notified before their fixture against Medina by the club as a reminder.
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Island girls miss out on Lords trip!!!
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ISLE OF WIGHT SCHOOLS GIRLS UNDER 15 TEAM
LADY TAVERNERS REGIONAL INDOOR TOURNAMENT NEWBURY
A very successful day was had by the eight girls who represented the Island Schools at the recent Lady Taverners Indoor Tournament held at the Northcroft Leisure Centre in Newbury Berkshire.
After the disappointment of not being able to travel the previous day with the Under 13 team due to the adverse weather we were pleased to arrive at our venue for the day only slightly late due to a number of inc...
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Fancy a game at Ventnor ?
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Ventnor CC have been let down by two potential touring sides. They now have vacancies for early season fixtures at Steephill on Sunday 4 and Monday 5 May. Any club interested in a fixture at Ventnor on either of those two dates is requested to contact Graeme Burnett 07764 405023.
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Charity Auction
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Northwood CC are hosting a charity acution in aid of the Earl Mountbatten Hspoice& the Amy Taylor Trust.
Date 15th March 2008
7PM Start
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Billy Samson receives National Recognition
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One of the Island’s most successful cricket coaches – Billy Sampson of St Helens - has been pipped to a top national award.
Last year Sampson was the regional winner of the ECB’s Outstanding Coaching Achievement award and qualified for the national finals which were held over two days at Warwick University.
The 12 people shortlisted in his category were reduced to two finalists– and Sampson just lost out to a coach from the East Midlands.
Sampson, who guided the Island disabled team to the na...
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VENTNOR CC OSCA & CLUB MARK RE-ACCREDITATION
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VENTNOR CRICKET CLUB RECEIVE AN OSCA!
Ventnor Cricket Club has been recognised by the England & Wales Cricket Board for their services to club cricket.
In conjunction with NatWest, the Island club has been presented with an OSCA (Outstanding Service to Cricket Award), acknowledging the work of club volunteers and their outstanding contribution to the success of the club both on and off the field.
The aim of the OSCA’s is to recognise those who give of their time freely to the game ...
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PRIZE SCALP FOR DAVID GRIFFITHS
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PRIZE SCALP FOR DAVID GRIFFITHS
by Mike Vimpany
Rookie Hampshire medium-pace bowler David Griffiths celebrated the prize wicket of former Australia Test opener Justin Langer on his debut for WACA pennant grade club Rockingham-Mandurah in Perth.
Griffiths, 22, is preparing for the new county season by spending the next three months at Paul Terry’s cricket academy.
He’s playing two-day weekend Retravision Shield cricket for pennant strugglers Rockingham, whose base is a 45-minute drive...
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Sign your Cricket Club up to Natwest CricketForce Today!!!
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NatWest CricketForce encourages cricket supporters, their friends and families to give something back to their local community cricket club by volunteering to undertake major renovations to clubhouses and grounds.
NatWest CricketForce 2008, with the chance not only to build on the success of recent years but also - on the weekend of April 4, 5 and 6 2008 - to focus on green issues in cricket.
NatWest CricketForce 2008 will have a heavy emphasis on energy efficiency. David Collier, ECB chief ...
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England Under-19s make winning start in Colombo
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The England U19 team has won their first match of a seven-week tour which sees them compete in a Tri Nation tournament against Pakistan U19 and Sri Lanka U19, before heading to the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.
The team arrived in Colombo on Saturday and played a warm-up match yesterday against Sri Lanka U19, winning by 12 runs as Duckworth Lewis came into play.
England U19 opener Billy Godleman (Middlesex) top-scored with 123, as England U19 posted 318-6 in their 50 overs. Tom Wes...
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England Women contest Ashes
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England Women contest Ashes
The England Women’s team, led by Charlotte Edwards, are jetting to Australia today departing Heathrow at 12.25pm with Ashes glory just one Test match away.
The team must draw their only Test match on their tour of Australia to retain the Ashes. The four-day match, which will be played at The Bradman Oval, starts on February 15.
As well as the Ashes, the team will play a five-match ODI series, including games at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) and the Sydne...
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England Lions call up?
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England Lions call up Foster, Kirby and Shreck for India tour
The ECB today announced that Essex wicketkeeper James Foster, Gloucestershire pace bowler Steve Kirby and Nottinghamshire pace bowler Charlie Shreck have been called up to the England Lions squad for their forthcoming tour of India.
The trio has been added to the squad following the withdrawal of Worcestershire wicketkeeper Steven Davies with a knee injury and his county colleague Kabir Ali with an ankle injury.
Andrew Flint...
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Roger Knight OBE to Chair ECB Association of Cricket Officials
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Roger Knight OBE to Chair ECB Association of Cricket Officials
Former MCC Secretary and Chief Executive, Roger Knight OBE, will Chair the newly created ECB’s ACO with immediate effect.
The ECB Association of Cricket Officials was formed on January 01 when the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers voted for the establishment of the ACO. Roger Knight has agreed to act as interim Chairman to oversee the new organisation and arrange for the appointment of a management board as soon as pos...
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England Women's team signs with Paul Costelloe
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ECB teams up with Paul Costelloe
The ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) today announced that British fashion designer Paul Costelloe will supply the official formal wear to the England Women’s Team.
Paul will design and manufacture a formal suit as well as a casual travelling outfit for the England Women’s Cricket Team and Management. For official occasions, a two-piece Paul Costelloe suit has been designed, complete with white trim and the ECB logo embroidered onto the left breast poc...
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Officials ballot to combine with ECB
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Officials ballot to combine with ECB
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is delighted to welcome the members of the Association of Cricket Umpires and Scorers (ACU&S) following the result of the ballot on their future.
Requiring a majority of two-thirds to be passed, more than 74% voted for the establishment of the ECB Association of Cricket Officials (ECB ACO) and for ACU&S to be wound up. The ACU&S will cease functioning from January 1, 2008, from when the new organis...
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RSS feeds
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There are two RSS feeds on this web site to let you know what is going on with the Isle of Wight Cricket Board.
The first has fixtures, results and news and can be found at http://www.isleofwightcricketboard.co.uk/rss/scores.xml
The second just has results with links through to the scorecards on this site - http://www.isleofwightcricketboard.co.uk/rss/justscores.xml
There are many ways you can make use of these feeds, the simplest is just to subscribe to them using an up to date web b...
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Putting scorecards and fixtures on your own site
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If your club has its own web site then it may be possible to show your team's results and fixtures on that site using the information supplied on this site; thus keeping your web site fully up-to-date without having to edit it directly.
The information only shows that which is relevant to your team or club.
The fixtures page is automatically updated to remove past fixtures and the scorecards are updated from the results submitted to this site.
If you would like to add either, or both, o...
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Umpires appointed for 2008 season
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Umpires appointed for 2008 season
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have announced that Steve Garratt from Nottingham has been appointed to the full list of First Class Umpires for the 2008 season.
Steve has been on the ECB Reserve List since 2003 and his appointment comes at a time when umpires and officials are being balloted on their future. Steve replaces Roy Palmer who retired at the end of the 2007 season after being on the ECB Full List for 28 seasons.
Chris Kelly, ECB Umpi...
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England Performance Programme in India
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England Performance Programme in India
The England Performance Programme (EPP), formerly known as the ECB National Academy, has temporarily changed venue from the National Cricket Performance Centre (NCPC) in Loughborough and is currently on a specially-designed programme in India under the leadership of EPP head coach Kevin Shine.
The EPP consists of specialist skill sessions in batting and bowling in sub-continent conditions, as well as fitness development and other technical cricket co...
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