ACCA HIT & RUNS IN THIS ISSUE An update on the club’s bank account Page 1 Lambeth Schools Cricket League Page 1 Play cricket training course Page 1 Carnegie Cricket Club celebrates 60 years Page 2-4 London Combined Jamaica tour 2015 Page 5 MAY 2015 ISSUE 02 Our bank account Play Cricket Training Course The ACCA now has a bank account and cheque book. After numerous iterations of form On April 13 2015 members of number of cricket submission and telephone calls we are finally clubs attended a play cricket training session there. organised by the ACCA. Lambeth Schools Cricket League The session was delivered by staff who attended from the ECB and focused on the general As a result of extensive damage to the astro turf administration functions and navigation of the cricket pitches at Kennington Park extension, by new features which were implemented and the footballers; the programme run by West Indies released as part of the major upgrade of the United Cricket Club had to be cancelled for the system. 2015 season due to health & safety reasons. Subject to demand future sessions will be The Academy, Colleges and schools which were arranged. Any one-to-one session or sessions invited to participate were naturally very involving less than ten persons are best scheduled disappointed. to run in house at the the ECB’s training facility. Surrey County Cricket Board have committed We also hope to arrange more advances sessions resources to resolve this issue. Work will which focus on the administration and backend commence during the closed season in order that features which allow users to customise the the facility is available for use in the 2016 season. system. . For further information contact: In addition to using play-cricket to assist with your cricket club’s administration you may wish to Colin Hunte participate in the Sports England Club Matters programme. Full details on this programme are +4479 5828 4133 available at http://sportenglandclubmatters.com
Carnegie Cricket Club recently celebrated its healthcare and transport, low paid and long (sixtieth) 60th anniversary. hours. The jobs generally involved shift work which did not attract or appeal to British workers. At the conclusion of the Second World War there was a shortage of labour in the British Isles whilst In 1952 the McCarren-Walter Immigration Act in the Caribbean Islands there was large scale temporarily halted Caribbean immigration to the unemployment. However, the unemployed in United States. those islands preferred to immigrate to the United States for employment. With the United States closing its doors for the employment of Caribbean workers Britain with its The 1950s and 1960s saw periods of strong shortage of labour became a popular choice for economic expansion with employment employment purposes. opportunities in textile, metal manufacture,
The National Health Service and London Transport Mote Park, Maidstone (Kent), Cheriton Road recruited workers in large numbers directly from the Caribbean islands while other industries gladly Folkestone (Kent), Midland Bank Sport Ground, provide employment for those emigrants on arrival on the shores of Britain. Beckenham (Kent), the Saffrons, Eastbourne Among those immigrants were a number of (Sussex), Arundel Castle Cricket Ground (Sussex), talented young cricketers who had learned and loved the game of cricket from birth. The game of the Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham (Sussex), cricket was the ‘religion’ in the British Caribbean islands. Inevitably the young men would want to Kenton Court Meadows. Sunbury-on-Thames continue to be involved in their ‘religion’. (Surrey), Decca Sports Ground, Tolworth (Surrey), During the 1950s the British politicians and policymakers were ‘hesitant and ambiguous and Imber Court ,East Molesley (Surrey), British little positive was done to assist in their (British Caribbean immigrants) settlement, integration and Aerospace Company Ground, Byfleet, (Surrey), acceptance’. County Ground Leyton (Essex), Southchurch Park, The politicians and policymakers were aware at the beginning of British Caribbean immigration that Southend-on-Sea (Essex), Chalkwell Park, the new workers would face hostile racial prejudice from the majority of the host population. Westcliff-on-Sea (Essex), to name a few venues. These talented young cricketers had to contend with hideous racial prejudice at work and on the The history of Carnegie Cricket Club cannot be completed without including the club’s first and cricket field to name a few places. iconic administrator Robert ‘Bob’ Milne, a British national, who served unstintingly from 1955 to 1983. He was the ‘rock’ of the cricket club and can be safely said that during his reign (yes, he was The local cricket clubs generally did not welcome reigning) he was ‘King Bob’ of Carnegie CC. them as members. Consequently they were forced to establish their own cricket clubs hence the With ‘King Bob’ at the helm of the cricket club and arrival of Carnegie Cricket Club in 1955 at Ruskin his administrative skills Carnegie Cricket Club Park, near the primary settlement of Caribbean moved from playing in local parks to competing on islands nationals in Brixton. The cricket club took County Cricket Club grounds against the best its name from the nearby Carnegie Library in Herne Hill Road. cricket club teams in south east England. During those years the cricket club has had some Since 1955 Carnegie Cricket Club has played wonderfully talented cricketers. continuously as a ‘wandering team’ during the The club has produced, from its humble beginning, four professional cricketers during the summer months until 2013 when they found a aforementioned years to include the late Dennis Marriott (Surrey County Cricket Club and Middlesex ‘home’ at Sinjuns Grammarians Cricket Club County Cricket Club), Lonsdale Skinner (Surrey ground situated between Trinity Road and County Cricket Club and Guyana), Leroy Parris (MCC Young Professionals) and Dillon Levius (MCC Beechcroft Road in Tooting, south-west London. Young Professional). Club members Joe Fortune turned out for Essex County Cricket Club Second Eleven, while Wendell McCall played for Middlesex County Cricket Club Second Eleven. Other This year, 2015, Carnegie will be celebrating 60 outstanding cricketers that must be mentioned are Cedric Gobin (Guyana), Cardo Brown (Jamaica), years as a cricket club. The club played on the Winston ‘Buss’ Reid (Jamaica), Bertie Brown (Barbados), Calstone Bascombe (Barbados), following County Cricket Club grounds: Ashton Sherwood (Jamaica) and Henderson Phillips (Barbados). Cedric Gobin represented the Club Cricket Conference on a number of occasions.
Most of these cricketers had played high standard Carnegie - Today club cricket in their native countries with West Indies Test players and their island’s first class cricketers. It will be quite a task for Carnegie Cricket Club to source players who have the ability to play the level of cricket which its early players were The club cricket these players were associated with accustomed to. Interest in cricket amongst before venturing to England was of a much higher subsequent generations of the players mentioned standard than English club cricket. in the earlier article have lost interest in the sport. At that time on those Caribbean islands all first It was also stated that Carnegie was until very class cricketers, including West Indies Test players, recent a wandering club. By taking up residence at played regular high standard club cricket. So to be Trinity Fields; Sinjuns Grammarians Cricket Club included in those cricket teams all players had to have committed to form a close working be of the highest standard. relationship which will provide mutual benefits for both clubs. An attempt to forge this relationship was initiated long before the establishment of the This year Carnegie Cricket Club is celebrating its ACCA. However; the ACCA has encouraged and continue to support Carnegie Cricket Club in 60th Anniversary and its evolution from a accepting the challenge of venturing into Caribbean islands immigrant cricket club to unfamiliar territory. reputable sporting organisation that is worthy of Both clubs recently worked together on the pre-season preparation of the clubhouse, dressing recognition by the cricket authorities in England. rooms. This involved general repairs and painting. Carnegie will play (eight) 8 of their 24 fixture at their new home, this season and hope to increase that The club’s growth has seen it moved from playing number next season by encouraging some of the teams which it has visited over the years to on the open common fields in south east and reciprocate. Other key joint initiative which both clubs have embarked on are efforts to engage with south west London to numerous County Club the youth of their community and encourage more of them to participate in cricket. Sinjuns grounds in Kent, Surrey, Sussex, and Essex. Grammarians have an established relationship with local schools and run indoor winter programmes for them. Despite its early handicap of playing in As of May 10th both clubs started junior cricket coaching sessions on Sunday mornings. These substandard conditions the club miraculously sessions are run between 09:30 and 11:30. produced four professional cricketers, a number A summer camp is also being planned for junior cricketers. If you need further details please of County Cricket Club Second Eleven players and contact: at least one Club Cricket Conference representative. Credit must be showered on the late Robert ‘Bob’ Milne for his pioneering work in getting Carnegie Cricket Club as equal by the once racially prejudiced cricket clubs in south-east England. Please note permission was sought from the owner (Mr Stephen Lamb) and granted to use the above image of the library. Derek Gift-Simms +4477 4371 7200
London Combined - Jamaica Tour 2015The tour was a very successful one. Five games of the tour as Allerton posted a score of 298 all out were played with results as follows: one win, one with Phillips 77, Colfe 54 and Butler 34. n an epic draw, three losses and two games lost to the chase London Combined made 294, those coming weather; oh yes, it happened; rain does stop play up short by 4 runs. In order to secure a win, 5 even in the caribbean. runs was need off the last ball; which saw Morlese caught on the long off boundary off the final ball. The opening game at Ultimate a well known ground frequented by many international players This left Greg Smith stranded on 154 not out; Smith from the island in Discovery Bay saw Ultimate was involved in a partnership of 150 in which winning the toss and deciding to put the touring Swaby contributed a stylish 75. That partnership side in the field on what was a very hot day. The put London Combined within touching distance of london Combined toiled away in the heat and the winning target. But with fading light they fell after an early breakthrough with Thomas taking away at the last hurdle; never the less it was an the wicket of Harty after his opening partner absolutely magnificent chase in 35 overs. Anderson was dropped in the previous over off the bowling of Fuller who produced a spell of The team then moved on to Keith; once again in hostile bowling; causing both openers to struggle the parish of Saint Anns where London Combined with his pace. won the toss for the first time on the tour and elected to bat first setting a target of 155. With Ultimate posted a total score of 248 for 6 wickets Geoff Green nursing a bad back scoring 27 and with Michael Marshall an uncle contribution of a stubborn 20 not out from of Xavier Marshall of Jamaica and the West Livingstone Ricketts. Keith knocked off the total for Indies; top scoring with a contribution of 61 runs. the loss of 3 wickets whereby B James scored 115. Thomas and Morlese each took two wickets and The tour ended on a high for London Combined Myrie and Fuller took one apiece. There were other with the final game at Knapdale once again this is contributions with the ball from Livingstone in the parish of Saint Anns. The community is Ricketts, Thomas and Swaby. London Combined currently sponsored by London Combined. made a good attempt to chase down the score but London Combined batted first and posted a total with wickets falling at regular intervals the task of 209 in 35 overs with Flemings hitting 103. soon became beyond them. Sam Ricketts top scored with 38. There was also contributions from Knapdale were then dismissed for 122 with Butler Swaby who made 36 and Reid 23. taking 3 wickets, Fleming 3 Wickets and Fuller, Williams and Thomas a wicket apiece and an The return game with Ultimate on Easter Monday extremely brilliant run out by Fuller making up the was arranged as a charity game to raise funds for 10 wickets which ensured captain Thomas’s the Ultimate grounds man who is ill and awaiting promise that Combined would win at least one an operation; ended in a draw with Pennant who game. made 58 top scoring and Ingram 55 also making for Ultimate. Greg Smith scored 47 in the London The London Combined Tour Party would like to say Combined reply along with Williams and then a big thank you to all who helped in any way and Fuller partnering him at the crease ensured those who sponsored the tour by making various London Combined secured a draw. donations. We are looking forward to 2016 tour. The next game at Allerton in Saint Anns (near Bob Windell Morlese (Tour Manager) Marley’s birthplace). It was by far the best game
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