Sri Lanka - Easter 2008 - The First Game on Tour - Colombo
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Latest Results
10th May 2008
OPCC 1st XI
vs Addiscombe (a)
Lost by 5 wkts
OPCC 2nd XI
vs Cranleigh (h)
Winning Draw
OPCC 3rd XI
vs Dorking (a)
Won by 9 wkts
Match Reports
After a highly successful tour of Sri Lanka (winning 3 out of 4 matches) and last weeks 1st Round cup match win over Roehampton, the League season kicked off in earnest last weekend.
There was a mixed start to the league campaigns with the 1s losing away to Addiscombe, while the 2s were frustrated in a bore draw against Cranleigh. Despite struggling with availabilities all week the 3s strolled to a 9 wicket win over Dorking. (Click here for full match reports).
Please let Sam Hyman know your availabilities for this week.
NETS continue outside at
St Paul's School, Hammersmith every Thursday.
New members welcome!!
Next Matches
17th May 2008
OPCC 1st XI
vs Ripley (h)
OPCC 2nd XI
vs Thames Ditton (a)
OPCC 3rd XI
vs Old Emanuel (a)
18h May 2008
Sunday 1s
vs (no match)
Sunday 2s
vs Barnes Occasionals (a)
SUBS
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For details of how to pay please see the Subs page, and get your cheque in the post to Paul Frangi today.
Dates for the Season Ahead
Sat 10th May: 1st, 2nd & 3rd XI League campaigns start
Sat 24th May: Club Night at Thames Ditton
Mon 26th May: 2nd Round Cup Match (against Addiscombe - Away) - Bank Hol Monday
Sun 22nd June: Annual Club 6s - (at St Paul's School in Hammersmith)
Wed 25th June: Club Match against the School (at SPS)
Sat 12th July: Club Night at Thames Ditton
Fri 19th Sept: Annual Dinner, at the St Paul's School in Hamersmith
Charity Quiz Night - £900 Raised for Sri Lankan Charity
Ahead of the Tour to Sri Lanka, The Club held a charity quiz night and raised £900 for a local charity in Sri Lanka as the country continues its recovery from the 2004 tsunami. The charity is Senhasa which was part set-up by the parents of a curent Pauline.
Thanks to Mike Kiernan for all his efforts in making the night a success.
A message from the Trust............
Dear Mike,
Thank you very much for the donation of £900 that you gave to the Senahasa Trust on behalf of the Old Pauline's Cricket Club.
We were delighted to receive this generous amount and we are so pleased that you chose to support Senahasa at your pre-tour quiz night. We hope you had a successful tour and hope you all enjoyed the visit to Sri Lanka. How did you get on?
When we spoke before I suggested that any money you raised could be spent on sports equipment/ Following a Trustees meeting we had yesterday, I have a slightly different idea for you to think about.
One of the subjects we discussed was the the playing field at one of the the schools we support. The area has a large overgrown mound of rubble at on end which needs clearing, we would like to build a wall on one side to stop balls (and children) falling into the road which runs alongside, and the whole field needs drainage putting in, then re-turfing. We wondered if you would like your donation to go towards this project which would would be a long-lasting improvement, giving the children a much safer place to play sports
Let me know what you think.
Thank you again for your support.
With best wishes,
Yours,
Lucy Ratnatunga.
News from the AGM - The 2008 Season
OVERSEAS PLAYER
We have hired Andrew Douglas, a pace bowling all rounder from NZ - more details to follow.FULLERS LEAGUE CUP
A change in format sees the matches played at weekends this season (instead of Wednesday afternoons). As a result we are hoping to put out full strength sides in the search for silverware. The first round is Sat 3rd May with a hopefull second round match on Bank Holiday Monday 26th May.NEW CAPTAIN FOR THE SUNDAY 2s
Jamie Lyons returns to the helm of the Sunday 2s after a 3 year stint by Nick Brooks. Thanks Nick for all yuor efforts over the last 3 years.VICE PRESIDENTS
James Grant and James Rolfe were elected Vice-Presidents of the Club in recognition of their service to the Club & Committee over the last 15 plus years (showing your age boys).THE ALL NEW CLUB TIE
The long awaited new Club tie is almost here. Once we have found a decent model a photo of the tie in action will appear here soon. In addition to the tie we will be holding an OPCC kit sale soon. Contact Chuck "Del Boy" Slaughter for more details.SIGHTSCREENS
Fed up of listening to batsmen blaming the sightscreens for their dismissal? Well, we are looking into replacing two of them before the new season starts.
